Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 10, 2021, the Board of Directors ("Board") of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the "Company") elected Tyrone M. Jordan as a new director, effective immediately, for an initial term ending at the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his earlier resignation or removal. Mr. Jordan is not being appointed to any committees at this time. Mr. Jordan is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of DURA Automotive System, LLC. The Board has determined that, as of January 10, 2021, Mr. Jordan satisfies the definition of "independent director" under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

As a non-employee director, Mr. Jordan will receive compensation in the same manner as the Company's other non-employee directors, which compensation the Company previously disclosed in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 26, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

On January 10, 2021, the Company also entered into an Indemnification Agreement (the "Indemnification Agreement") with Mr. Jordan. The Indemnification Agreement is substantially the same as the form indemnification agreement for directors and executive officers that is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 20, 2006.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 11, 2021, the Company issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing the election of Mr. Jordan as a new director of the Company. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be treated as "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

99 . 1 Press release dated January 11, 2021

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