FORM 11-K
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 11-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
Commission File No. 1-4329
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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34-4297750 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. employer |
incorporation or organization)
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identification no.) |
Lima and Western Avenues, Findlay, Ohio 45840
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(419) 423-1321
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
ITEM 1. Not applicable.
ITEM 2. Not applicable.
ITEM 3. Not applicable.
ITEM 4. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PLAN
The Financial Statements of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay) for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, together with the report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm, are attached to this Annual Report on Form 11-K. The Financial
Statements and the notes thereto are presented in lieu of the financial statements required by
items 1, 2 and 3 of
Form 11-K and were prepared in accordance with the financial reporting
requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
EXHIBITS:
(23) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(99) Certification Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. § 1350
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan Administrator
has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
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/s/ Stephen O. Schroeder
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STEPHEN O. SCHROEDER |
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Vice President and Treasurer
Plan Administrator |
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Date:
June 25, 2009
Financial Statements and
Supplemental Schedule
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
December 31, 2008 and 2007, and
Year Ended December 31, 2008
With Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2008 and 2007, and
Year Ended December 31, 2008
Contents
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Financial Statements |
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Supplemental Schedule |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Pre-Tax Savings Plan Committee
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Cooper Tire
& Rubber Company Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay) (the Plan) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and
the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December
31, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We
were not engaged to perform an audit of the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting, as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plans internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the
changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008, in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken
as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December
31, 2008 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the
financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labors Rules
and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plans management. The supplemental
schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the financial
statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the
financial statements taken as a whole.
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June 22, 2009
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Toledo, Ohio
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Ernst & Young LLP |
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
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December 31 |
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2008 |
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Investments, at fair value: |
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Interest in investment trust fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts |
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9,800,829 |
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9,982,012 |
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Pooled separate accounts |
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9,492,072 |
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17,753,320 |
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Common stock |
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6,607,299 |
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9,840,173 |
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Mutual funds |
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4,116,120 |
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7,540,422 |
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Participant loans |
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1,217,401 |
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1,201,499 |
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31,233,721 |
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46,317,426 |
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Receivables: |
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Employer contributions |
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1,110,472 |
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Net assets available for benefits, at fair value |
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31,233,721 |
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47,427,898 |
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
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342,870 |
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25,967 |
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Net assets available for benefits |
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31,576,591 |
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47,453,865 |
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See accompanying notes.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2008
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Additions |
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Investment income: |
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Interest and dividends |
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558,117 |
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Total investment income |
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558,117 |
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Contributions: |
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Participant |
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2,857,342 |
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Participant rollover |
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492 |
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Total contributions |
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2,857,834 |
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Total additions |
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3,415,951 |
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Deductions |
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Net depreciation in fair value of investments |
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15,989,211 |
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Participant withdrawals |
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3,303,439 |
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Transfer to other Plan |
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575 |
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Total deductions |
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19,293,225 |
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Net decrease |
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(15,877,274 |
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Net assets available for benefits: |
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Beginning of year |
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47,453,865 |
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31,576,591 |
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See accompanying notes.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2008
1. Description of Plan
The following description of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay) (the Plan)
provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more
complete description of the Plans provisions.
General
The Plan, as amended and restated effective December 1, 2006, is a defined contribution plan
covering all hourly employees who have completed 30 days of continuous credited service and are
covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the United Steelworkers of America Local
#207L and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the Company and the Plan Administrator). The Plan is
subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The Plan has established a trust agreement with Principal Financial Group (the Trustee), to act as
trustee and record-keeper of the Plans assets. The Trustee administers and invests the Plans
assets and income for the benefit of the Plans participants.
Contributions
Each year, participants may contribute up to 25% of their pretax compensation. Participants may
direct their contributions to any of the Plans investment fund options.
The Company contributions are made annually at the discretion of the Companys Board of Directors
as provided in the Plan document. Participants may direct employer contributions immediately upon
receipt. There were no Company contributions to the Plan for the year ended December 31, 2008. The
Company made a contribution in the amount of $1,110,472 for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Vesting
The participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon.
Participants are 100% vested in the Companys contributions plus actual earnings thereon after
three years.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
1. Description of Plan (continued)
Participant Accounts
Individual accounts are maintained for each participant in the Plan. Each participants account is
credited with the participants contributions, their allocation of the Companys contributions and
plan earnings. The benefit to which a participant is entitled to is the benefit that can be
provided from the participants vested account.
Forfeitures
At December 31, 2008 and 2007, forfeited nonvested accounts held in the plan totaled $3,957 and
$27,426, respectively. Future employer contributions can be reduced by future amounts forfeited by
participants. Forfeitures of $27,426 were utilized in 2008 to reduce the 2007 employer contribution
that was made in September 2008.
Participant Loans
Under the Plan participants may borrow the lesser of 50% of the vested value of their entire
account or $50,000. The interest rate is established based on the prime rate. Interest rates as of
December 31, 2008, range from 4.00% to 8.25%. The loan repayment schedule can be no longer than 60
months. Principal and interest is paid ratably through payroll deductions.
Participant Withdrawals
In the event of retirement, death, termination, permanent disability, or other separation from
service, participants are entitled to receive an amount equal to the value of the vested interest
in their accounts. Payments of benefits are taken in a lump-sum distribution. Under the Plan the
participants who are entitled to a benefit for the reasons outlined above will have their vested
balance automatically distributed if their vested balance is less than $1,000 and rolled over to an
IRA account administered by the trustee if their vested balance is greater than $1,000 but less
than $5,000.
In the event of hardship, as defined by the Plan, participants may make a partial or full
distribution of their accounts, subject to certain tax withholdings.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)
1. Description of Plan (continued)
Termination of the Plan
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right, under the Plan to
discontinue contributions at any time, and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of
ERISA. In the event of plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. Participant
withdrawals are recorded upon distribution.
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The shares of common stock are valued at quoted market prices on the last business day of the plan
year. The shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset
value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. The fair value of the participation units in the
pooled separate accounts are based on the quoted price of the underlying securities and the number
of units owned by the Plan at year-end. Participation units in the Invesco Stable Value Fund are
valued at a unit price determined by the portfolios sponsor based on the fair value of the
underlying assets held by the portfolio. The participant loans are valued at their outstanding
balances, which approximate fair value.
As described in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Staff Position (FSP) AAG INV-1 and SOP
94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment
Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare
and Pension Plans (the FSP), investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required
to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for
that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable
to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants
would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. The Plan
invests in a fully benefit-responsive guaranteed investment contract (GIC) and synthetic investment
contracts (synthetics GICs). As required by the FSP, the
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition (continued)
statements of net assets available for benefits present the fair value of the fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts. The fair value of the GIC is calculated by discounting the
related cash flows based on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations. The
underlying investments of the synthetic GICs are valued at quoted redemption values on the last
business day of the Plans year-end. The fair value of the wrap contracts for synthetic GICs is
determined using the market approach discounting methodology that incorporates the difference
between current market level rates for contract level wrap fees and the wrap fee being charged. The
difference is calculated as a dollar value and discounted by the prevailing interpolated swap rate
as of period-end. The contract value of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded
on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Administrative Expenses
The Company pays the administrative expenses of the Plan, therefore no administrative expense are
reported by the Plan.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the
financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
New Accounting Pronouncement
On January 1, 2008 the Plan adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157).
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
New Accounting Pronouncement (continued)
SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework on measuring fair value, establishes a
fair value hierarchy on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure
requirements for fair value measurements. The Plan accounts for certain financial assets at fair
value under various accounting literature.
In accordance with SFAS No. 157, the Plan has categorized its financial instruments, based on the
priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into the three-level fair value hierarchy. The
fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the
inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within the different levels of the hierarchy,
the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value
measurement of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits are
categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
Level 1. Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for
identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Plan has the ability to access.
Level 2. Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that
are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for
substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:
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Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; |
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Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets; |
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Pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full
term of the asset or liability; and |
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Pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated
by observable market data through correlation of other means for substantially the
full term of the asset or liability. |
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
New Accounting Pronouncement (continued)
Level 3. Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques
that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value
measurement. These inputs reflect managements own assumptions about the assumptions a market
participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.
There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2008 and 2007.
Pooled Separate Accounts: The net asset value (NAV) of these accounts is based on the market
value of its underlying investments. The NAV is not a publicly-quoted price in an active
market.
Interest in Investment Trust: Valued at fair value by discounting the related cash flows based
on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations considering the
credit-worthiness of the issuer.
Common Stock: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual
securities are traded.
Mutual Funds: Valued at the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year end.
Participant Loans: Valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net
realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its
valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of
different methodologies and assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial
instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
New Accounting Pronouncement (continued)
The following table presents the Plans fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities
measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2008:
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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2008 Using |
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Quoted Prices |
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Significant |
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Interest in investment trust |
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9,800,829 |
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$ |
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9,800,829 |
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Pooled separate accounts |
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9,492,072 |
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9,492,072 |
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Common stock |
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6,607,299 |
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6,607,299 |
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Mutual funds |
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4,116,120 |
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4,116,120 |
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Participant loans |
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1,217,401 |
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1,217,401 |
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Total investment assets at
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31,233,721 |
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10,723,419 |
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19,292,901 |
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1,217,401 |
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
New Accounting Pronouncement (continued)
The following table presents a reconciliation of beginning and ending balances of Level 3 inputs as
of December 31, 2008:
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Loans |
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1,201,499 |
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Purchases, issuances, and settlements |
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15,902 |
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Ending balance |
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1,217,401 |
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The amount of total gains or losses for the period
attributable to the change in unrealized gains or
losses relating to assets still held at the
reporting date |
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
3. Investments
During 2008, the Plans investments (including investments purchased, sold, as well as held during
the year) appreciated (depreciated) in fair value, as determined by quoted market prices, as
follows:
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Interest in investment trust |
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372,092 |
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Mutual funds |
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Pooled separate accounts |
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(6,613,929 |
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Common stock |
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(7,075,641 |
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(15,989,211 |
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Investments in mutual funds, common stock, and pooled separate accounts that exceed 5% or more of
the Plan net assets available for benefits are as follows:
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2008 |
2007 |
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Invesco Stable Value Fund |
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9,800,829 |
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9,982,012 |
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Common Stock |
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6,607,299 |
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9,840,173 |
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Allegiant Large Cap Value I Fund |
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4,116,120 |
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7,540,422 |
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Alliance Bernstein LP PTR Large Cap |
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3,836,916 |
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7,313,103 |
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
4. Investment Trust
At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Invesco Stable Value Fund of the Plan was held in an Investment
Trust, which also combined similar investments of the other defined contribution plans sponsored by
the Company. Each participating retirement plan has an undivided interest in the Investment Trust.
The Plans interest in the Investment Trust was determined by the Plans relative asset value to
the Investment Trusts total asset value at the end of the year. Investment income was allocated to
the Plan based on its pro rata share in the net assets of the Investment Trust. These assets were
identified and allocated to each participating retirement plan.
At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Plans interest in the net assets of the Investment Trust was
approximately 14.02% and 13.4%, respectively.
The following presents the fair value of the investments in the Investment Trust:
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December 31 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Investments, at fair value: |
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Fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
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69,916,026 |
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$ |
74,719,032 |
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Total assets, at fair value |
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69,916,026 |
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74,719,032 |
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Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
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2,445,925 |
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194,369 |
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Total assets |
|
$ |
72,361,951 |
|
|
$ |
74,913,401 |
|
|
|
|
Investment income for the Investment Trust for the year ended December 31, 2008, is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and dividends |
|
$ |
3,266,905 |
|
Net appreciation of fair value of investments, as
determined by quoted prices: |
|
|
|
|
Investment contracts |
|
|
2,583,656 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,850,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts
The Plan includes an account called the Invesco Stable Value Fund as an investment option available
to participants. This account is managed by Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc. The account is
credited with participant contributions plus earnings and charged for participant withdrawals and
administrative expenses.
Investments of the Invesco Stable Value Fund may periodically include Guaranteed Investment
Contracts (GICs), typically issued by insurance companies and which provide for guarantees of
interest and repayment of principal. An issuer of a GIC is contractually obligated to repay the
principal and a specified interest rate or interest rate index that is guaranteed to the Plan.
There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer. The crediting
interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuer, but may not be less than 0%. Such
interest rates are reviewed and may be reset on a monthly basis.
The Plan also invests in synthetic GICs which are wrap contracts paired with an underlying
investment or investments, usually a portfolio, owned by the Plan, of high quality, intermediate
term fixed income securities. The Plan purchases wrapper contracts from financial services
institutions. Synthetic GICs credit a stated interest rate for a specified period of time.
Investment gains and losses are amortized over the expected duration through the calculation of the
interest rate applicable to the Plan on a prospective basis. Synthetic GICs provide for a variable
crediting rate, which typically resets at least quarterly, and the issuer of the wrap contract
provides assurance that future adjustments to the crediting rate cannot result in a crediting rate
less than zero. The crediting rate is primarily based on the current yield-to-maturity of the
covered investments, plus or minus amortization of the difference between the market value and
contract value of the covered investments over the duration of the covered investments at the time
of the computation. The crediting rate is most affected by the change in the annual effective
yield-to- maturity of the underlying securities, but is also affected by the difference between the
contract value and the market value of the covered investments. Depending on the change in duration
from reset period to reset period, the magnitude of the impact to the crediting rate of the
contract to market difference is heightened or lessened. The crediting rate can be adjusted
periodically and is usually adjusted either monthly or quarterly, but in no event is the crediting
rate less than 0%.
Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the insurance
company and the financial institution issuer. Such events include (1) amendments to the plan
documents (including complete or partial plan termination or merger with another plan),
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts (continued)
(2) changes to the Plans prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash
provisions, (3) bankruptcy of the plan sponsor or other plan sponsor events (for example,
divestitures or spin-offs of a subsidiary) that cause a significant withdrawal from the Plan, or
(4) the failure of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required
prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA. The plan administrator does not believe that the
occurrence of any such events that would limit the Plans ability to transact at contract value
with participants is probable.
GICs do not permit the insurance company to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity
date; however, the synthetic GICs generally impose conditions on both the Plan and the issuer. If
an event of default occurs and is not cured, the nondefaulting party may terminate the contract.
The following may cause the Plan to be in default:
|
|
|
A breach of material obligation under the contract |
|
|
|
|
A material misrepresentation |
|
|
|
|
A material amendment to the plan agreement |
The issuer may be in default if it breaches a material obligation under the investment contract,
makes a material misrepresentation, or is acquired or reorganized and the successor issuer does not
satisfy the investment or credit guidelines applicable to issuers. If, in the event of default of
an issuer, the Plan was unable to obtain a replacement investment contract, withdrawing
participants may experience losses if the value of the Plans assets no longer covered by the
contract is below contract value. The Plan may seek to add additional issuers over time to
diversify the Plans exposure to such risk, but there is no assurance the Plan may be able to do
so. The combination of the default of an issuer and an inability to obtain a replacement agreement
could render the Plan unable to achieve its objective of maintaining a stable contract value.
The terms of an investment contract generally provide for settlement of payments only upon
termination of the contract or total liquidation of the covered investments. Generally, payments
will be made pro rata, based on the percentage of investments covered by each issuer. Contract
termination occurs whenever the contract value or market value of the covered investments reaches
zero or upon certain events of default. If the contract terminates due to issuer default, the
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts (continued)
issuer will generally be required to pay to the Plan the excess, if any, of contract value over
market value on the date of termination. If a synthetic GIC terminates due to a decline in the
ratings of the issuer, the issuer may be required to pay to the Plan the cost of acquiring a
replacement contract (that is, replacement cost) within the meaning of the contract. If the
contract terminates when the market value equals zero, the issuer will pay the excess of contract
value over market value to the Plan to the extent necessary for the Plan to satisfy outstanding
contract value withdrawal requests. Contract termination also may occur by the Trust upon election
and notice. In certain limited circumstances, contract termination by the issuer may also occur but
with the Trust retaining the right to require that the contract will remain in force under original
terms over a period of time as underlying assets mature and are repaid.
As described in Note 2, because GICs and synthetic GICs are fully benefit-responsive, contract
value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for
benefits attributable to the GIC and synthetic GICs. Participants may ordinarily direct the
withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
Average yields for GIC and synthetic GICs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Based on actual earning |
|
|
6.87 |
% |
|
|
5.22 |
% |
Based on interest rate credited to participants |
|
|
4.13 |
% |
|
|
4.80 |
% |
6. Income Tax Status
The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated July 2, 2003,
stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code)
and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this determination by the
Internal Revenue Service, the Plan was amended. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in
conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is
being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes
that the Plan, as amended, is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
7. Related-Party Transactions
Certain plan investments are units of pooled separate accounts managed by the trustee, Principal
Financial Group, and, therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. In
addition, the plan investments include the Companys common stock. There have been no known
prohibited transactions with a party-in-interest.
8. Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various
risks such as interest rate, market, and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with certain
investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that the changes in the values of
investment securities will occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect
participants account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available
for benefits.
9. Reconciliation of Form 5500 to Net Assets Available for Benefits, at Contract Value
Form 5500 reports net assets at fair value and the financial statements report at contract value.
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
Net assets available for benefits, Form 5500 |
|
$ |
31,233,721 |
|
|
$ |
47,318,637 |
|
Benefits approved and processed but not yet paid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
109,261 |
|
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for
fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
|
|
342,870 |
|
|
|
25,967 |
|
|
|
|
Net assets available for benefits, at contract value |
|
$ |
31,576,591 |
|
|
$ |
47,453,865 |
|
|
|
|
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
9. Reconciliation of Form 5500 to Net Assets Available for Benefits, at Contract Value (continued)
The following is a reconciliation of net additions to net assets available for benefits:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
Total loss on investments, Form 5500 |
|
$ |
(16,084,341 |
) |
Adjustments from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts |
|
|
316,903 |
|
Adjustment for prior year benefits payable |
|
|
(109,261 |
) |
Transfers from this Plan |
|
|
(575 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total net decrease to net assets available for benefits,
per the financial statements |
|
$ |
(15,877,274 |
) |
|
|
|
|
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
EIN
#34-4297750 Plan #014
Schedule H, Line 4i Schedule of Assets
(Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description of Investment |
|
|
Identity of Issue, |
|
Including Maturity Date, |
|
|
Borrower, Lessor, or |
|
Rate of Interest, Collateral, |
|
Current |
Identity of Issue |
|
Par, or Maturity Value |
|
Value |
|
Investment Trust: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Invesco
|
|
9,577,683 shares, Stable Value Fund
|
|
$ |
9,800,829 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pooled Separate Accounts: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alliance Bernstein LP
|
|
401,178 shares, Large Cap Value
|
|
|
3,836,916 |
|
Fidelity Management and
Research
|
|
39,344 shares, International
|
|
|
962,965 |
|
Turner Investment Partners
|
|
97,511 shares, Midcap Growth
|
|
|
835,054 |
|
Columbus Circle Investors
|
|
47,091 shares, Large Cap Growth
|
|
|
821,606 |
|
Goldman Sachs Asset Mgmt.
|
|
283 shares, Midcap Value
|
|
|
6,302 |
|
*Principal Global Investors
|
|
60,398 shares, Principal Lifetime 2020
|
|
|
678,728 |
|
|
|
13,753 shares, Principal Large Cap S&P 500 Index
|
|
|
506,905 |
|
|
|
10,747 shares, Principal Diversified International
|
|
|
417,586 |
|
|
|
36,378 shares, Principal Lifetime 2030
|
|
|
396,673 |
|
|
|
33,306 shares, Principal Lifetime 2040
|
|
|
360,949 |
|
|
|
307 shares, Principal US Property
|
|
|
192,555 |
|
|
|
17,086 shares, Principal Lifetime 2010
|
|
|
190,071 |
|
|
|
11,592 shares, Principal Lifetime 2050
|
|
|
120,258 |
|
|
|
154 shares, Principal Bond and Mortgage
|
|
|
106,428 |
|
|
|
4,901 shares, Principal Lifetime STR INC
|
|
|
56,932 |
|
|
|
74 shares, Principal International Emerging Markets
|
|
|
2,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
|
|
1,072,613 shares, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company stock
|
|
|
6,607,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mutual Funds: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Allegiant Asset Management Co.
|
|
385,044 shares, Allegiant Large Cap Value I Fund
|
|
|
4,116,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*Participant loans
|
|
Interest rates ranging from 4.00% to 8.25%, latest
maturity date December 2013
|
|
|
1,217,401 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
31,233,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan. |
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