Cooper Tire Agreement with Local 207L Ratified

FINDLAY, Ohio, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cooper Tire & Rubber
Company (NYSE: CTB) today announced the United Steelworkers of America Local
207L ratified a new three-year contract in voting which took place Dec. 7 and
8.

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Mark W. Krivoruchka, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, said,
“This contract was very different from any negotiations we have faced before.
The Local 207L committee needed to adjust wages and working conditions in a
way that makes Cooper more cost competitive in the marketplace. I would like
to thank the local and international union leadership as well as membership
and acknowledge the good work they provided to approve and ratify a contract
that positions the Findlay plant more competitively in today’s uncertain
economic environment.”

The contract will expire on Oct. 31, 2011.

About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the
design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car, light truck, medium
truck tires and subsidiaries that specialize in motorcycle and racing tires.
With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has manufacturing, sales,
distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies
located in 10 countries around the world. For more information, visit Cooper
Tire’s web site at: http://www.coopertire.com .

SOURCE Cooper Tire & Rubber Company