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
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Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
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February
26, 2009
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Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-04329
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344297750
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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701
Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio
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45840
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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419-423-1321
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Not
Applicable
Former
name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
We are
furnishing our earnings release dated February 26, 2009 that is filed as Exhibit
99 as part of this Form 8-K.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99 Press
release dated February 26, 2009
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.
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Cooper
Tire & Rubber Company
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February
26, 2009
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By:
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/s/Jack Jay McCracken
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Name:
Jack Jay McCracken
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Title:
Assistant Secretary
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99
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Press
release dated February 26,
2009
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