SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
(Amendment No. 3)
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF
SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
| Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | ||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| Delaware | 34-4297750 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 701 Lima Avenue, Findlay, Ohio | 45840 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
If this form relates to the
registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the
Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following
box. [x]
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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective Pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [ ] |
| Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: | —————— (If applicable) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which | |
| to be so Registered | Each Class is to be Registered | |
Rights to Purchase Series A Preferred Stock
|
New York Stock Exchange | |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
| (Title of class) |
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
On May 4, 2004, the Board of Directors of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) approved Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 7, 2004 (the “Amendment”), to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1998 (the “Rights Agreement”), between the Company and The Fifth Third Bank, as rights agent. The Amendment removed The Fifth Third Bank as rights agent, appointed Computer Share Investor Services, LLC as successor rights agent, and made various other changes to the Rights Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated herein by this reference. Copies of the Rights Agreement are available free of charge from the Company.
Item 2. Exhibits.
| Number | Description | |
4.1
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Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 7, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1998. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY | ||
|
By: /s/ James E. Kline Name: James E. Kline Title: Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
Date: September 24, 2004
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Number | Description | |
4.1
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Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 7, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of May 11, 1998. |
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