Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 8-K
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 13, 2005
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   001-04329   34-4297750
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
         
701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio
   45840
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
   (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (419) 423-1321
     
Not Applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
     On December 13, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that its previously announced fixed spread tender offer to purchase up to $175.0 million in aggregate principal amount of specified series of its outstanding debt (the “Notes”) had expired. In connection with the tender offer, an aggregate principal amount of $175.0 million of the Notes were validly tendered and accepted for payment by the Company. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (c)   Exhibits.
         
Number   Exhibit
       
 
  99    
Press release, dated December 13, 2005

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
          COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
 		  
  By:   /s/ James E. Kline    
    Name:   James E. Kline   
    Title:   Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   
 
Date: December 14, 2005

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
         
Number   Description
       
 
  99    
Press release, dated December 13, 2005

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