Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Declares 146th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

FINDLAY, Ohio, July 31 -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share on common stock, payable Sept. 30, 2008, to stockholders of record at the close of business Sept. 2, 2008. This will mark the 146th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by 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.