UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 23, 2010

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		001-04329		344297750
(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 2.02.		Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) will host a conference call for investors and security analysts on August 5, 2010, beginning at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Company management will discuss the financial results. Individuals can access a webcast of the conference call at the investor relations web page at www.coopertire.com.

     The information under Item 4.02(a) — Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review below is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.02(a).		Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.

     On July 23, 2010, as a result of a review of the accounting by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) of Noncontrolling shareholders’ interests, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and management of the Company determined that its consolidated financial statements contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Form 10-K”) and the consolidated financial statements contained in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2010 (the “Form 10-Q”) will be restated and such financial statements should no longer be relied upon.

     In accordance with applicable financial guidance, a portion of the Currency translation adjustment recorded in Comprehensive income (loss) and Cumulative other comprehensive loss should have been allocated to the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interests in consolidated subsidiaries which include Cooper Chengshan, Cooper Kenda, and Cooper de Mexico.

     The restatement also relates, in part, to the Company’s classification of the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest in Cooper Chengshan. The Company classified the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest as permanent equity as of December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and March 31, 2010. After completion of a recent review, including consideration of the applicable financial guidance, and evaluation of the agreements related to the Cooper Chengshan joint venture, management determined that the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest in Cooper Chengshan should be classified as a Redeemable noncontrolling shareholders’ interest in mezzanine equity on the balance sheet because, pursuant to the agreements related to Cooper Chengshan, the owners of the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest in Cooper Chengshan had the right to sell and, if exercised, the Company had the obligation to purchase, the remaining 49 percent Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest share at a minimum price of $62.7 million. This put option was previously disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements, with a term beginning on January 1, 2009 and continuing through December 31, 2011.

     The restatement will not affect any items in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations, other than the basic and diluted earnings per share. The restatement will have no impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows as of any date or for any period.

     The following table reflects the impact of the allocation of the currency translation adjustment and the reclassification on the Company’s balance sheet for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010:

(dollar amounts in thousands)
		As of December 31, 2006								As of December 31, 2007
		As Originally								As Originally
		Reported				As Restated				Reported				As Restated
Redeemable noncontrolling shareholders’ interest			—				44,956				—				56,686
Retained earnings			1,256,971				1,256,971				1,350,527				1,350,527
Cumulative other comprehensive loss			(282,552	)			(284,509	)			(205,677	)			(213,414	)
Total parent stockholders’ equity			639,891				637,934				792,291				784,554
Noncontrolling shareholders’ interests in consolidated subsidiaries			71,309				28,310				90,657				41,708
Total stockholders’ equity			711,200				666,244				882,948				826,262
Total Liabilities and Equity			2,235,515				2,235,515				2,298,490				2,298,490
Note: These are selected measures and not intended to sum.

		As of December 31, 2008								As of December 31, 2009
		As Originally								As Originally
		Reported				As Restated				Reported				As Restated
Redeemable noncontrolling shareholders’ interest			—				62,720				—				83,528
Retained earnings			1,106,344				1,096,405				1,133,133				1,133,133
Cumulative other comprehensive loss			(450,079	)			(464,427	)			(455,750	)			(470,272	)
Total parent stockholders’ equity			294,116				269,829				345,330				330,808
Noncontrolling shareholders’ interests in consolidated subsidiaries			86,850				48,417				118,722				49,716
Total stockholders’ equity			380,966				318,246				464,052				380,524
Total Liabilities and Equity			2,042,896				2,042,896				2,100,340				2,100,340

		As of March 31, 2009								As of March 31, 2010
		As Originally								As Originally
		Reported				As Restated				Reported				As Restated
Redeemable noncontrolling shareholders’ interest			—				62,720				—				55,041
Retained earnings			1,078,842				1,067,793				1,137,764				1,137,764
Cumulative other comprehensive loss			(449,340	)			(463,789	)			(444,946	)			(456,816	)
Total parent stockholders’ equity			268,431				242,933				360,503				348,633
Noncontrolling shareholders’ interests in consolidated subsidiaries			84,830				47,608				98,627				55,456
Total stockholders’ equity			353,261				290,541				459,130				404,089
Total Liabilities and Equity			2,025,887				2,025,887				2,142,892				2,142,892

     In addition to the reclassification of the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest in Cooper Chengshan described above, the Company’s management determined that it did not properly consider the accreted value of the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest in Cooper Chengshan. Because the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest in Cooper Chengshan is redeemable at an amount other than fair value, it is considered a preferential obligation of the Company. Accordingly, adjustments (accretion only) to the carrying value of the Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest in Cooper Chengshan must be considered in Retained earnings shown in the previous table, and in the calculation of earnings per share. Based on the election by the Company to accrete the carrying value of this Noncontrolling shareholders’ interest over time, to the date it became redeemable, using the interest method, the following table reflects the impact of this adjustment on Basic and Diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010. There was no impact to Basic or Diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 (not shown) or the three month period ended March 31, 2010 (as shown).

		2008								2009
		As Originally								As Originally
		Reported				As Restated				Reported				As Restated
Net income (loss) attributable to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company			(219,380	)			(219,380	)			51,767				51,767
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling shareholders’ interest			—				(9,939	)			—				9,939
Net income (loss) available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(219,380	)		$	(229,319	)		$	51,767			$	61,706
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(3.72	)		$	(3.88	)		$	1.40			$	1.57
Income (loss) from discontinued operations			—				—				(0.53	)			(0.53	)
Net income (loss) available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(3.72	)		$	(3.88	)		$	0.87			$	1.04
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(3.72	)		$	(3.88	)		$	1.37			$	1.54
Income (loss) from discontinued operations			—				—				(0.52	)			(0.52	)
Net income (loss) available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(3.72	)		$	(3.88	)		$	0.85			$	1.02

		First Quarter 2009								First Quarter 2010
		As Originally								As Originally
		Reported				As Restated				Reported				As Restated
Net income (loss) available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company			(21,267	)			(21,267	)			11,576				11,576
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling shareholders’ interest			—				(1,110	)			—				—
Net income (loss) available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(21,267	)		$	(22,377	)		$	11,576			$	11,576
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(0.35	)		$	(0.37	)		$	0.20			$	0.20
Income (loss) from discontinued operations			(0.01	)			(0.01	)			(0.01	)			(0.01	)
Net income (loss) available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(0.36	)		$	(0.38	)		$	0.19			$	0.19
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(0.35	)		$	(0.37	)		$	0.20			$	0.20
Income (loss) from discontinued operations			(0.01	)			(0.01	)			(0.01	)			(0.01	)
Net income (loss) available to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company common stockholders		$	(0.36	)		$	(0.38	)		$	0.19			$	0.19

     The Company will file an amendment to the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q to restate its consolidated financial statements included therein and otherwise reflect the adjustments described above. These filings are expected to be made by the Company on August 4, 2010.

     In connection with this restatement for the respective periods referenced above, the Company has concluded that a material weakness existed in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company has taken a series of steps designed to improve its control processes. These actions include a review of the accounting for joint ventures from acquisition to present with a special focus on changes to reporting guidance that may affect the Company’s accounting. The Company is also implementing measures to enhance the controls by which authoritative guidance will be monitored and applied on a regular basis. The Company believes that these measures will appropriately address the material weakness related to the issues described above.

     The Company’s management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors have discussed the matters disclosed in this Current Report on Form 8-K with Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

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.