Findlay, Ohio, May 11, 2012 - Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:CTB) today announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable June 29, 2012, to stockholders of record at the close of business June 1, 2012. This will mark the 161st consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company.

About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (Cooper) is the parent company of a global family of companies that specialize in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sales of passenger car and light truck tires. Cooper has joint ventures, affiliates and subsidiaries that also specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper's headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies, located in 11 countries around the world. For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com, www.facebook.com/coopertire or www.twitter.com/coopertire.

Company Contact: Jerry A. Long, 419-424-4165

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