UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

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Acquisition: Creating a Global Tire Leader

Apollo to Acquire Cooper Apollo Tyres and Cooper Tire & Rubber combining to create a global leader in tire manufacturing and distribution  • Agreement must be approved by regulators and shareholders • Assuming a timely process, expected to take place in the coming months • Until agreement closes, we remain separate companies and operate as such • Business as usual! 1

2 Combined Revenues of $6.6 Billion 2012 Global Tire Company Rankings Based on 2011 Sales 2011 2010 2011 RANK 2010 RANK COMPANY / HEADQUARTERS TIRE SALES % OF TOTAL CORP. SALES TIRE SALES % OF TOTAL CORP. SALES 7 7 Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. 6,028.0 81.0% 4,750.4 Tokyo, Japan 6 6 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. 7,413.0 87.2% 5,850.0 85.0% Kobe, Japan 5 5 Pirelli & C. S.p.A. 7,802.2 99.0% 6,320.5 98.4% Milan, Italy 4 4 Continental A.G. 10,645.0 25.1% 8,100.0 23.5% Hanover, Germany 3 3 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 20,490.0 90.0% 16,950.0 90.0% Akron, Ohio 2 2 Group Michelin 27,413.6 95.0% 22,515.0 95.0% Clermont-Ferrand, France 1 1 Bridgestone Corp. 28,450.0 75.0% 24,425.0 75.0% Tokyo, Japan 16 16 Apollo Tyres Ltd. 2,526.8 100.0% 1,943.4 100.0% Kerala, India 15 14 Triangle Group Co. Ltd. 2,527.1 100.0% 2,258.9 100.0% Shandong, China 14 15 GITI Tire Pte. Ltd. 2,893.6 100.0% 2,207.5 100.0% Singapore 13 13 Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. 3,064.6 75.4% 2,500.0 73.6% Osaka, Japan 12 12 Kumho Tire Co. Inc. 3,522.1 99.4% 3,025.9 99.8% Seoul, South Korea 11 9 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 3,927.2 100.0% 3,361.0 100.0% Findlay, Ohio 10 11 Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. 4,262.6 95.1% 3,226.1 97.2% Hangzhou, China 9 10 Maxxis International/Cheng Shin Rubber 4,268.0 100.0% 3,356.4 100.0% Yuanlin, Taiwan 8 8 Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. 5,744.2 97.8% 4,513.1 Seoul, South Korea Combined Company 8 #7

NORTH AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA ASIA Durban, South Africa Ladysmith, South Africa 3 Guadalajara, Mexico Texarkana, AR Clarksdale, MS Tupelo, MS Findlay, OH Enschede, Netherlands Melksham, England Kruševac, Serbia Rongcheng City, China Kunshan, China Limda, India Oragadam, India Perambra, India Kalamassery, India Significant Presence in the Largest and Fastest Growing Geographies Apollo Cooper

Track Record of Driving Sales Growth 4 COOPER NET SALES  (in billions) APOLLO NET SALES  (INRbn) 2009 2010 2011 2012 2.78 3.36 3.93 4.20 $ 5B 4 3 2 1 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 49.8 81.2 88.7 121.5 125B 100 75 50 25 0

5 Diversified Product Offering LIGHT VEHICLE TIRES Both companies primarily focus on the replacement tire business PASSENGER TIRES COMMERCIAL TRUCK TIRES FARM VEHICLE TIRES

Key OE Relationships COOPER APOLLO 6

Strong Brands Respected for Quality 7

NORTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA Melksham, England Pearsall, Texas Shanghai, China Findlay, OH Enschede, Netherlands Limda, India Oragadam, India Perambra, India Kalamassery, India Apollo Cooper Committed to Innovation and Technology 8

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Shared Values 10 Both companies commit equally to employee safety and development as well as sustainability and giving back to communities.

Continuity and Business as Usual 11 • Apollo to retain and grow existing Cooper facilities • Cooper to continue to recognize unions • Cooper to continue to honor collective bargaining agreements • Compensation and benefit levels for non-union employees generally maintained • Management continuity

Key Takeaways—A Great Match 12 • Combined organization will be world’s seventh-largest tire company with sales of $6.6B • More options for customers; growth opportunities for employees • Existing Cooper facilities maintained • No plan to outsource manufacturing from North America • Cooper will generally maintain current employee compensation and benefit levels • Cooper will recognize labor unions and honor collective bargaining agreements • Management continuity

13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In connection with the proposed transaction, Cooper will file a proxy statement with the SEC.  INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND COOPER.  You will be able to obtain the proxy statement, as well as other filings containing information about Cooper, free of charge, at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.  Copies of the proxy statement and other filings made by Cooper with the SEC can also be obtained free of charge, by directing a request to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, 701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio 45840, c/o Jerry Long (investorrelations@coopertire.com). Participants in the Solicitation Cooper and its directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Cooper’s stockholders with respect to the special meeting of stockholders that will be held to consider the proposed transaction.  Information about Cooper’s directors and officers and their ownership of Cooper’s common stock is set forth in its Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on February 25, 2013 and the proxy statement for Cooper’s Annual Meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 26, 2013.  Stockholders may obtain additional information regarding the interests of Cooper and its directors and executive officers in the proposed transaction, which may be different than those of Cooper’s stockholders generally, by reading the proxy statement and other relevant documents regarding the proposed transaction, when filed with the SEC.

14 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts but instead reflect Cooper’s and Apollo’s expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events.  These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “may,” “could,” “intend,” “intent,” “belief,” “estimate,” “plan,” “likely,” “will,” “should” or similar words or phrases.  These statements are not guarantees of performance and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or indicated by those statements.  We cannot assure you that any of our expectations, estimates or projections will be achieved. The forward-looking statements included in this presentation are only made as of the date of this document and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Numerous factors could cause our actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: volatility in raw material and energy prices, including those of rubber, steel, petroleum based products and natural gas and the unavailability of such raw materials or energy sources; the failure of Cooper’s or Apollo’s suppliers to timely deliver products in accordance with contract specifications; changes in economic and business conditions in the world; failure to implement information technologies or related systems, including failure by Cooper to successfully implement an ERP system; increased competitive activity including actions by larger competitors or lower-cost producers; the failure to achieve expected sales levels; changes in Cooper’s or Apollo’s customer relationships, including loss of particular business for competitive or other reasons; litigation brought against Cooper or Apollo, including products liability claims, which could result in material damages against Cooper or Apollo; changes to tariffs or the imposition of new tariffs or trade restrictions; changes in pension expense and/or funding resulting from investment performance of Cooper’s pension plan assets and changes in discount rate, salary increase rate, and expected return on plan assets assumptions, or changes to related accounting regulations; government regulatory and legislative initiatives including environmental and healthcare matters; volatility in the capital and financial markets or changes to the credit markets and/or access to those markets; changes in interest or foreign exchange rates; an adverse change in Cooper’s or Apollo’s credit ratings, which could increase borrowing costs and/or hamper access to the credit markets; the risks associated with doing business outside of the United States; the failure to develop technologies, processes or products needed to support consumer demand; technology advancements; the inability to recover the costs to develop and test new products or processes; the impact of labor problems, including labor disruptions at Cooper or Apollo or at one or more of their large customers or suppliers; failure to attract or retain key personnel; consolidation among competitors or customers; inaccurate assumptions used in developing Cooper’s or Apollo’s strategic plan or operating plans or the inability or failure to successfully implement such plans; failure to successfully integrate acquisitions into operations or their related financings may impact liquidity and capital resources; changes in Cooper’s relationship with joint-venture partners; the inability to obtain and maintain price increases to offset higher production or material costs; inability to adequately protect Cooper’s or Apollo’s intellectual property rights; inability to use deferred tax assets; other factors that are set forth in management’s discussion and analysis of Cooper’s most recently filed reports with the SEC; and uncertainties associated with the proposed acquisition of Cooper by Apollo, including uncertainties relating to the anticipated timing of filings and approvals relating to the transaction, the expected timing of completion of the transaction and the ability to complete the transaction.  This list of factors is illustrative, but by no means exhaustive.  All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.