STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING IN 2007

        Any stockholder who intends to present a proposal at the Annual Meeting in 2007 and who wishes to have the proposal included in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy for that Annual Meeting must deliver the proposal to the Secretary of the Company, at the Company’s principal executive offices, so that it is received not later than November 21, 2006. In addition, if a stockholder intends to present a proposal at the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting without the inclusion of that proposal in the Company’s proxy materials and written notice of the proposal is not received by the Company on or before February 4, 2007, proxies solicited by the Board for the 2007 Annual Meeting will confer discretionary authority to vote on the proposal if presented at the Annual Meeting.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

        The Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation that begins on page 15 of this proxy statement, the Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return Among the Company, S&P 500 Index and S&P 500 Auto Parts & Equipment Index set forth on page 31 of this proxy statement, disclosure regarding the Company’s Audit Committee and audit committee financial expert set forth on page 33 of this proxy statement, and the Audit Committee Report that begins on page 37 of this proxy statement shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating this proxy statement by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.

SOLICITATION AND OTHER MATTERS

        The Board of Directors is not aware of any other matters that may come before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matters properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote the proxy in accordance with their judgment on such matters.

        The solicitation of proxies is being made by the Company, and the Company will bear the cost of the solicitation. The Company has retained Georgeson Shareholder Communications Inc., 17 State Street, New York, New York, to aid in the solicitation of proxies, at an anticipated cost to the Company of approximately $7,500, plus expenses. The Company also will reimburse brokers and other persons for their reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy material to the beneficial owners of the Company’s stock. In addition to the solicitation by use of the mails, solicitations may be made by telephone, facsimile or by personal calls, and it is anticipated that such solicitation will consist

primarily of requests to brokerage houses, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward soliciting material to the beneficial owners of shares held of record by such persons. If necessary, officers and other employees of the Company may by telephone, facsimile or personally, request the return of proxies.

        Please mark, execute and return the accompanying proxy, or vote by telephone or Internet, in accordance with the instructions set forth on the proxy form, so that your shares may be voted at the Annual Meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

James E. Kline

Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

March 21, 2006

APPENDIX A

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

2006 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

1. Purposes.

        The purposes of the Plan are to advance the interests of the Company and its stockholders by attracting and retaining officers and key employees and to reward officers and key employees for contributing to the success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value. The Plan permits the Committee to make Awards which constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

        (a)  Definitions. For purposes of the Plan, the following capitalized words shall have the meanings set forth below:

        “ Award ” means a Stock Award, RSU, Option, Performance Unit, Dividend Equivalent, Other Award, Performance Award or any combination of the foregoing.

        “ Award Document ” means an agreement, certificate or other type or form of document or documentation approved by the Committee which sets forth the terms and conditions of an Award. An Award Document may be in written, electronic or other media, may be limited to a notation on the books and records of the Company and, unless the Committee requires otherwise, need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant.

        “ Beneficiary ” means the person designated in writing by the Participant to exercise or to receive an Award or payments or other amounts in respect thereof in the event of the Participant’s death or, if no such person has been designated in writing by the Participant prior to the date of death, the Participant’s estate. No Beneficiary designation under the Plan shall be effective unless it is in writing and is received by the Company prior to the date of death of the applicable Participant.

        “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

        “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rulings and regulations promulgated thereunder.

        “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, or such other committee of the Board as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan, comprised solely of two or more non-employee directors, who are “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule  16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

        “ Common Shares ” means shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company or any security into which such Common Shares may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type referred to in Section 16.

        “ Companies ” means the Company and each Subsidiary.

        “ Company ” means Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware corporation.

        “ Covered Employee ” means a Participant who is, or is determined by the Committee to be likely to become, a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor provision).

        “ Deferred Compensation Account ” means the account established on the books and records of the Company to record the amount of deferred compensation payable under the Plan to a Participant.

        “ Dividend Equivalent ” means a right granted in accordance with Section 10 to receive a payment in cash, Common Shares or other property equal in value to the dividends declared and paid on a specified number of Common Shares. A Dividend Equivalent may constitute a free-standing Award or may be granted in connection with another type of Award.

        “ Effective Date ” means May 2, 2006.

        “ Eligible Individual ” means an individual described in Section 4(a).

        “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rulings and regulations promulgated thereunder, as such law, rules and regulations may be amended from time to time.

        “ Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to the Company’s Common Shares, the fair market value thereof as of the relevant date of determination, as determined in accordance with a valuation methodology approved by the Committee. In the absence of any alternative valuation methodology approved by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of a Common Share shall equal the average of the highest and the lowest quoted selling price of a Common Share as reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or such other national securities exchange as may be designated by the Committee, or, in the event that the Common Shares are not listed for trading on a national securities exchange but are quoted on an automated system, on such automated system, in any such case on the valuation date (or, if there were no sales on the valuation date, the average of the highest and the lowest quoted selling prices as reported on said composite tape or automated system for the most recent day during which a sale occurred).

        “ GAAP ” means United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

        “ Immediate Family ” has the meaning ascribed to “family member” in General Instruction A(1)(a)(5) to Form  S-8, as amended from time to time.

        “ Incentive Stock Option ” means an Option that is intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

        “ Nonqualified Stock Option ” means any Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

        “ Option ” means an Option granted under Section 8, including an Incentive Stock Option and a Nonqualified Stock Option.

        “ Other Award ” means an Award granted under Section 11.

        “ Participant” means an Eligible Individual who holds an outstanding Award under the Plan.

        “ Performance Award ” means the right of a Participant to receive a specified amount following the completion of a Performance Period based upon performance in respect of one or more of the Performance Goals applicable to such period.

        “ Performance Goal ” means the measurable performance objective or objectives established pursuant to the Plan for Participants who have received grants of Performance Awards pursuant to this Plan. The Performance Goals applicable to any Award to a Covered Employee will be based on specified levels of or growth in one or more of the following criteria: any of the following: earnings per share, net income, net operating income, pretax profits, pretax operating income, revenue growth, return on sales, return on equity, return on assets managed, return on investment, return on invested capital, increase in the Fair Market Value of Common Shares, total return to stockholders, specified levels of cashflow, economic value added, expenses, working capital, profit margins or liquidity measures. A Performance Goal may be measured over a Performance Period on a periodic, annual, cumulative or average basis and may be established on a Company-wide basis or established with respect to the performance of the individual Participant, one or more operating units, divisions, subsidiaries, acquired businesses, minority investments, partnerships or joint ventures in which the Participant is employed. The Performance Goals may be relative to the performance of other corporations. If the Committee determines that a change in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, or the manner in which it conducts its business, or other events or circumstances render the Performance Goals unsuitable, the Committee may in its discretion modify such Performance Goals or the related minimum acceptable level of achievement, in whole or in part, as the Committee deems appropriate and equitable, except in the case of a Covered Employee where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code. In such case, the Committee shall not make any modification of the Performance Goals or minimum acceptable level of achievement. To the extent that there is a change in GAAP during a Performance Period, the Committee may calculate any Performance Goal with or without regard to such change, provided that in the case of a Covered Employee the Committee’s decision whether or not to take such changes into account shall be made no later than the time the Committee specifies the Performance Goal for such Performance Period.

        “ Performance Period ” means a period of time designated by the Committee over which one or more Performance Goals are measured.

        “ Performance Unit ” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 9.

        “ Plan ” means this Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.

        “ Restricted Shares ” means Common Shares subject to a Stock Award that have not vested or remain subject to forfeiture, transfer or other restrictions in accordance with Section 7 and the applicable Award Document.

        “ RSU” means a restricted stock unit award granted in accordance with Section 7.

        “ Stock Award ” means a grant of Common Shares in accordance with Section 7.

        “ Subsidiary ” means (i) a corporation or other entity with respect to which the Company, directly or indirectly, has the power, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, to elect at least a majority of the members of such corporation’s board of directors or analogous governing body, or (ii) any other corporation or other entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, has an equity or similar interest and which the Committee designates as a Subsidiary for purposes of the Plan. For purposes of determining eligibility for the grant of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan, the term “Subsidiary” shall be defined in the manner required by Section 424(f) of the Code. For purposes of determining whether, under Section 409A of the Code, a

Participant is employed by a member of the Company’s controlled group of corporations under Section 414(b) of the Code (or by a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control with the Company under Section 414(c) of the Code) and, therefore, whether the Common Shares that are or have been purchased by or awarded under this Plan to the Participant are shares of “service recipient” stock within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code:

        “ Substitute Award ” means an Award granted upon assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by a company or other entity in connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, combination, consolidation or acquisition of property or stock.

        “ Target ” means the target performance objective set by the Committee for a Performance Goal.

        “ Target Payment ” means the amount payable to a Participant for a Performance Period upon the achievement of one of more Targets set by the Committee for that period.

        (b)  Rules of Construction. The masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include the feminine pronoun and the singular form of a word shall be deemed to include the plural form, unless the context requires otherwise. Unless the text indicates otherwise, references to sections are to sections of the Plan.

        (a)  Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, no member of which shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. The action of the members of the Committee present at any meeting, or acts unanimously approved in writing, shall be the acts of the Committee. The Committee shall have full and final authority, in each case subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan, (i) to select the Participants, (ii) to grant Awards, (iii) to determine the type, number and other terms and conditions of, and all other matters related to, Awards, (iv) to prescribe Award Documents (which need not be identical for each Participant), (v) to establish rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, (vi) to construe and interpret the Plan and the forms of Award Documents and to correct defects, supply omissions or reconcile inconsistencies therein, (vii) to make factual determinations in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan, and (viii) to make all other decisions or interpretations as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Any decision of the Committee in the administration of the Plan shall be final and conclusive on all interested persons.

        (b)  Delegation. The Committee may delegate its responsibility with respect to the administration of the Plan to one or more officers of the Company, to one or more

members of the Committee or to one or more members of the Board; provided, however, that the Committee may not delegate its responsibility (i) to make Awards to individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, (ii) to make Awards which are intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code or (iii) to amend or terminate the Plan in accordance with Section 18. The Committee may also appoint agents to assist in the day-to-day administration of the Plan and may delegate the authority to execute documents under the Plan to one or more members of the Committee or to one or more officers of any of the Companies.

        (c)  Reliance and Indemnification. The Committee shall be entitled to rely in good faith upon any report or other information furnished to it by any officer or employee of the Companies or from the financial, accounting, legal or other advisers of any of the Companies. Each member of the Committee, each individual to whom the Committee delegates authority hereunder, each individual designated by the Committee to administer the Plan and each other person acting at the direction of or on behalf of the Committee shall not be liable for any determination or anything done or omitted to be done by him or by any other member of the Committee or any other such individual in connection with the Plan, except for his own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute, and, to the extent permitted by law and the bylaws of the Company, shall be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to such determination, act or omission.

        (a)  Eligible Individuals. Only officers and key employees of one of the Companies (or a division or operating unit thereof) or key consultants or advisers to any of the Companies or any individual who has accepted an offer of employment with any of the Companies as an officer or key employee to commence serving in any such capacities within 30 days of the date of grant shall be eligible to participate in the Plan and to receive Awards under the Plan.

        (b)  Awards to Participants. The Committee shall have no obligation to grant any Eligible Individual an Award or to designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant for a Performance Period solely by reason of such Eligible Individual having received a prior Award or having been designated as a Participant for any prior Performance Period. The Committee may grant more than one Award to a Participant at the same time or may designate an Eligible Individual as a Participant in Performance Periods that begin on the same date or that cover overlapping periods of time.

        (a)  Plan Limit. (i) Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 5(b) and Section 16, the Company is authorized to issue or transfer up to 5,000,000 Common Shares under the Plan (the “Plan Limit”). Such Common Shares may be newly issued Common Shares or reacquired Common Shares held in the treasury of the Company, plus any Common Shares relating to awards that expire or are forfeited or cancelled under the Plan.

        (b)  Substitute Awards. Except as otherwise required by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, any Common Shares issued in connection with Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Plan Limit and shall not be subject to Section 5(d).

        (c)  Reserve. In administering the Plan, the Committee may establish reserves against the Plan Limit for amounts payable in settlement of Awards or in settlement of Deferred Compensation Accounts. The Committee may also promulgate additional rules and procedures for calculating the portion of the Plan Limit available for Awards. This Section 5 shall be applied and construed by the Committee so that no Common Shares are counted more than once for purposes of any debit or credit to the Plan Limit.

        (d)  Special Limits. Anything to the contrary in Section 5(a) notwithstanding, but subject to Section 16(b), the following special limits shall apply to the number of Common Shares available for Awards under the Plan:

6. Awards in General.

        Awards under the Plan may consist of Stock Awards, RSUs, Options, Performance Units, Dividend Equivalents, Other Awards, Performance Awards or any combination of the foregoing. Any Award may be granted singly or in combination or tandem with any other Award, as the Committee may determine. Awards may be made in combination with or as alternatives to grants or rights under any other compensation or benefit plan of the Companies, including the plan of any acquired entity. The terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Document in a form approved by the Committee for such Award, which shall contain terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan. Each Award shall specify the conditions of vesting that are necessary before the Award or installments thereof will become exercisable and may provide for the earlier exercise of such Award in the event of a change in control or similar event. Except in

connection with a transaction or event described in Section 16(b) or in connection with the grant of Substitute Awards, nothing in the Plan shall be construed as permitting the Company to reduce the exercise price of Options previously granted under this Plan or options previously granted under any other plan of the Company without stockholder approval.

        (a)  Form of Award. The Committee is authorized to grant Common Shares to an Eligible Individual as a Stock Award (including, without limitation, a Stock Award in the form of Restricted Shares) and RSUs for no consideration other than the provision of services or at a purchase price determined by the Committee. In the case of an RSU, the Committee is authorized to grant one Common Share or cash and other property with a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of settlement of the RSU. Stock Awards or RSUs may be granted in lieu of other compensation or benefits payable to a Participant or in settlement of previously granted Awards. Common Shares granted pursuant to this Section 7 shall be subject to such restrictions on transfer or other incidents of ownership for such periods of time, and shall be subject to such conditions of vesting, as the Committee may determine. If Common Shares are offered for sale under the Plan, the purchase price shall be payable in cash, or as set forth in the applicable Award Document, in Common Shares already owned by the Participant, for other consideration acceptable to the Committee or in any combination of cash, Common Shares or such other consideration.

        (b)  Share Certificates; Rights and Privileges. At the time Restricted Shares are granted or sold to a Participant, share certificates representing the appropriate number of Restricted Shares may be registered in the name of the Participant but shall be held by the Company in custody for the account of such person. The certificates shall bear a legend restricting their transferability as provided herein. Except as may be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Agreement relating to an award or sale of Restricted Shares, a Participant shall have the rights of a stockholder as to such Restricted Shares, including the right to receive dividends and the right to vote in accordance with applicable law.

        (c)  Distributions. Unless the Committee determines otherwise at or after the time of grant, any Common Shares or other securities of the Company received by a Participant to whom Restricted Shares or RSUs have been granted or sold as a result of a non-cash distribution to holders of Common Shares or as a stock dividend on Common Shares shall be subject to the same terms, conditions and restrictions as such Restricted Shares or RSUs.

        (d)  Risk of Forfeiture.

        (a)  Form of Award. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Eligible Individuals. An Option shall entitle a Participant to purchase a specified number of Common Shares, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5, during a specified time at an exercise price that is fixed at the time of grant, all as the Committee may determine; provided, however, that, except in the case of Options which are Substitute Awards, the exercise price per share shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share on the date of grant. An Option may be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Document.

        (b) Payment of the exercise price of an Option shall be made:

        To the extent permitted by law, the requirement of payment in cash will be deemed satisfied if the Optionee has made arrangements satisfactory to the Company with a bank or broker that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. to sell on the date of exercise a sufficient number of Common Shares being purchased so that the net proceeds of the sale transaction will at least equal the aggregate exercise price and pursuant to which the bank or broker undertakes to deliver the aggregate exercise price to the Company not later than the date on which the sale transaction will settle in the ordinary course of business.

        (c) The Committee may determine, at or after the date of grant, that payment of the exercise price of any Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) may also be made in whole or in part in the form of Restricted Shares or other Common Shares that are forfeitable or subject to restrictions on transfer, other Options (based on the Spread on the date of exercise) or Performance Units. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after the date of grant, whenever any exercise price is paid in whole or in part by means of any of the forms of consideration specified in this Section 8(c), the Common Shares received upon the exercise of the Options shall be subject to such risks of forfeiture or restrictions on transfer as may correspond to any that apply to the consideration surrendered, but only to the extent, determined with respect to the consideration surrendered, of (i) the Spread of any unexercisable portion of Options, or (ii) the stated value of Performance Units.

        (d) An Option shall be effective for such term as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Document relating to such Option; provided, however, that the term of an Option may in no event extend beyond the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of such Option.

        (e)  Incentive Stock Options. Each Option granted pursuant to this Plan shall be designated at the time of grant as either an Incentive Stock Option or as a Nonqualified Stock Option. No Incentive Stock Option may be issued pursuant to this Plan to any individual who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, unless (A) the exercise price determined as of the date of grant is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of the Common Shares subject to such Option, and (B) the Incentive Stock Option is not exercisable more than five (5) years from the date of grant thereof. No Incentive Stock Option may be granted under this Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Incentive Stock Options may only be granted Eligible Individuals who meet the definition of “employees” under Section 3401(c) of the Code.

        (f) Each grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and shall be subject to all of the requirements contained in the following provisions:

9. Performance Units.

        The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Units to Eligible Individuals. Performance Units may be granted as fixed or variable share- or dollar-denominated units subject to such conditions of vesting and time of payment as the Committee may determine and as shall be set forth in the applicable Award Document relating to such Performance Units. Performance Units may be paid in cash, Common Shares, Awards, other property or any combination thereof, as the Committee may determine at or after the time of grant. Such award may be subject to adjustment to reflect changes in compensation or other factors; provided, however, that no such adjustment shall be

made in the case of a Covered Employee where such action would result in the loss of the otherwise available exemption of the award under Section 162(m) of the Code.

10. Dividend Equivalents.

        The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to a Participant, entitling the Participant to receive cash, Common Shares, Awards or other property equal in value to the dividends paid in respect of a specified number of Common Shares. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free standing basis or in connection with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents will be paid or distributed when accrued or will be deemed reinvested in additional Common Shares, Awards, or other investment vehicles as the Committee may specify. Dividend Equivalents may be subject to the same terms and conditions as any Award granted in connection therewith or to such other terms and conditions as the Committee specifies in connection with the granting of the Dividend Equivalents.

11. Other Awards.

        The Committee is authorized to grant Other Awards in addition to the Awards as described in Sections 6 through 10 pursuant to which cash, Common Shares or other securities of the Company, other property or any combination thereof is, or in the future may be, acquired by a Participant. Other Awards may be valued in whole or in part with reference to, or otherwise based upon or related to one or more Performance Goals, the value of a Common Share or the value of other securities of the Company, including preferred stock, debentures, notes, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, rights or warrants, the value of any asset or property of the Company or such other criteria as the Committee shall specify. Other Awards may consist solely of cash bonuses or supplemental cash payments to a Participant, including without limitation, payments to permit the Participant to pay some or all of the tax liability incurred in connection with the vesting, exercise, payment or settlement of an Award. Other Awards may be granted in lieu of other compensation or benefits payable to a Participant or in settlement of previously granted Awards.

        (a)  Form of Award. Subject to the further provisions of this Section 12, the Committee is authorized to grant Performance Awards under this Section 12 which shall provide for Target Payments to Participants for a Performance Period upon the achievement of the Target or Targets established by the Committee for such Performance Period. Target Payments may be made in cash, Common Shares, Awards, other property or any combination thereof. Performance Awards may take the form of any other Award or an annual or long-term cash incentive bonus. The provisions of this Section 12 shall be construed and administered by the Committee in a manner which complies with the requirements under Section 162(m) of the Code applicable to “qualified performance based compensation.”

        (b)  Performance Goals and Targets. The Performance Goals and Targets applicable to a Performance Period shall be established by the Committee prior to, or reasonably promptly following the inception of, a Performance Period but, to the extent required by Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, by no later than the earlier of the date that is ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Performance Period or the day prior to the date on which 25% of the Performance Period has elapsed. At the time that the Committee specifies the Performance Goals and Targets applicable

to a Performance Period, the Committee shall also specify (i) the Target Payment payable for the Performance Period if the applicable Target or Targets are achieved, the amount, if any, payable in excess of the Target Payment if actual performance exceeds the Target or Targets and (iii) the amount by which the Target Payment will be reduced if actual performance is less than the Target or Targets established for the Performance Period. The Committee may also establish the minimum level of performance on one or more Performance Goals for a Performance Period below which no amounts will be payable for the Performance Period.

        (c)  Additional Provisions Applicable to Performance Periods. More than one Performance Goal may apply to a given Performance Period and the payment in connection with a Performance Award for a given Performance Period may be made based upon (i) the attainment of the performance Targets for only one Performance Goal or for any one of the Performance Goals applicable to that Performance Period or (ii) performance related to two or more Performance Goals, whether assessed individually or in combination with each other. The Committee may, in connection with the establishment of Performance Goals and Targets for a Performance Period, establish a matrix setting forth the relationship between performance on two or more Performance Goals and the amount of the Award payable for that Performance Period.

        (d)  Duration of the Performance Period. The Committee shall establish the duration of each Performance Period at the time that it sets the Performance Goals and Targets applicable to that period. The Committee shall be authorized to permit overlapping or consecutive Performance Periods.

        (e)  Certification. Following the completion of each Performance Period, the Committee shall certify, in accordance with the requirements in the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code, whether the criteria for paying amounts in respect of each Performance Award related to that Performance Period have been achieved. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no amounts payable in respect of Performance Awards shall be paid for a Performance Period until the Performance Period has ended and the Committee has certified the amount of the Awards payable for the Performance Period in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code.

        (f)  Discretion. The Committee is authorized at any time during or after a Performance Period to reduce or eliminate the amount payable in respect of a Performance Award to any Participant, for any reason, including, without limitation, (i) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, any Subsidiary, or any business division or unit or the financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, (ii) to take into account a change in the position or duties of a Participant during the Performance Period or a change in the Participant’s employment status during the Performance Period or (iii) to take into account subjective or objective performance factors not otherwise set forth in the Plan or applicable Award Documents.

        (g)  Timing of Payment. Subject to Section 12(e) and 14(b), the amounts, if any, payable in respect of Performance Awards for a Performance Period will generally be paid within two and one-half (2 ¹ / 2 ) months following the end of the applicable Performance Period.

        (h)  Maximum Amount Payable Per Participant Under This Section 12. The maximum aggregate value of the cash and other property in settlement of any particular dollar-denominated Performance Award payable per Participant for any Performance Period of twelve (12) months or less (e.g. as annual cash incentive bonus) may not

exceed $3,000,000 and, for any Performance Period of more than twelve (12) months (e.g. the cash component of a long-term incentive compensation plan) may not exceed $7,000,000.

        (i)  Payment of Performance Awards in Common Shares. In the event that the Company settles a Performance Award through the payment of Common Shares that is subject to either forfeiture or transfer restrictions, the Company may apply a reasonable discount to the then Fair Market Value of the stock in determining the number of shares issued in settlement of such portion of the award; provided, however, that the amount of the discount applied to the Fair Market Value of a Common Share may not exceed 25%.

        The Committee shall specify at or after the time of grant of an Award the vesting, forfeiture and other conditions applicable to the Award and the provisions governing the disposition of an Award in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment with the Companies and may provide for the earlier exercise of such award in the event of a change in control or similar event.

        (a)  Acceleration. To the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may accelerate the payment or settlement of an Award and may apply a reasonable discount to the amount delivered to the Participant to reflect such accelerated payment or settlement. If the Committee accelerates the payment or settlement of a Performance Award, the amount of the discount applied to such accelerated payment or settlement shall meet the requirements of the regulations under Section 162(m) of the Code.

        (b)  Deferral. Except with respect to Options and Other Awards in the form of “stock appreciation rights,” in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee, the Committee (i) may permit a Participant at the time of grant to defer receipt of payment or settlement of some or all of an Award to one or more dates elected by the Participant, subsequent to the date on which such Award is payable or otherwise to be settled, or (ii) may require at the time of grant that the portion of an Award in excess of an amount specified by the Committee be mandatorily deferred until one or more dates specified by the Committee. Amounts deferred in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be noted in a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company for this purpose and may periodically be credited with notional interest or earnings in accordance with procedures established by the Committee from time to time. Deferred amounts shall be paid in cash, Common Shares or other property, as determined by the Committee at or after the time of deferral, on the date or dates elected by the Participant or, in the case of amounts which are mandatorily deferred, on the date or dates specified by the Committee. If any such deferral is permitted or required by the Committee under this Section 14(b), the Committee shall establish rules and procedures relating to such deferral in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, the time when an election to defer may be made, the time period of the deferral and the event that would result in payment of the deferred amount, the interest or other earnings attributed to the deferral and the method of finding, if any, attributed to the deferred amount.

        (a)  Non transferability of Award. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no Award or amount payable under, or interest in, the Plan shall be transferable by a Participant except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or otherwise be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge; provided, however, that this sentence shall not preclude a Participant from designating a Beneficiary to receive the Participant’s outstanding Award following the death of the Participant. The Committee, may in its discretion, permit transfers of Awards other than those contemplated by this Section 15(a).

        (b) The Committee may specify at the date of grant that part or all of the Common Shares that are (i) to be issued or transferred by the Company upon the exercise of Options, or upon payment under any grant of Performance Units or (ii) no longer subject to the substantial risk of forfeiture and restrictions on transfer referred to in Section 7, shall be subject to further restrictions on transfer.

        (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 15(a), Options (other than Incentive Stock Options) shall be transferable by a Participant, without payment of consideration therefor by the transferee, to any one or more members of the Participant’s Immediate Family (or to one or more trusts established solely for the benefit of one or more members of the Participant’s Immediate Family or to one or more partnerships in which the only partners are members of the Participant’s Immediate Family); provided, however, that (i) no such transfer shall be effective unless reasonable prior notice thereof is delivered to the Company and such transfer is thereafter effected in accordance with any terms and conditions that shall have been made applicable thereto by the Company or the Committee and (ii) any such transferee shall be subject to the same terms and conditions hereunder as the Participant.

        (d)  Rights with Respect to Shares. A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Common Shares covered by an Award until the date the Participant or his nominee becomes the holder of record of such shares, and, except as provided in Section 10, no adjustments shall be made for cash dividends or other distributions or other rights as to which there is a record date preceding the date such person becomes the holder of record of such shares.

        (e)  No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the creation of this Plan nor the granting of Awards thereunder shall be deemed to create a condition of employment or right to continued employment with the Company, and each Participant shall be and shall remain subject to discharge by the Company as though the Plan had never come into existence.

        (f)  Consent to Plan. By accepting any Award or other benefit under the Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through him shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, any action taken under the Plan by the Company, the Board or the Committee.

        (g)  Wage and Tax Withholding. To the extent that the Company or any Subsidiary is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes in connection with any payment made or benefit realized by a Participant or other person under this Plan, and the amounts available to the Company or any Subsidiary for such withholding are insufficient, it shall be a condition to the receipt of such payment or the realization of such benefit that the Participant or such other person make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of the balance of such taxes required to be withheld, which arrangements (in the discretion of the Committee) may include relinquishment of a

portion of such benefit. Common Shares or benefits shall not be withheld in excess of the minimum number required for such tax withholding.

        (h)  Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent applicable, it is intended that the Plan and any grants made hereunder comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code. The Plan and any grants made hereunder shall be administrated in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause this Plan or any grant made hereunder to fail to satisfy Section 409A of the Code shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and may be made by the Company without the consent of Participants). Any reference in the Plan to Section 409A of the Code will also include any proposed, temporary or final regulations, or any other guidance, promulgated with respect to such Section by the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.

        (i)  Compliance with Securities Laws. An Award may not be exercised, and no Common Shares may be issued in connection with an Award, unless the issuance of such shares has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and qualified under applicable state “blue sky” laws, or the Company has determined that an exemption from registration and from qualification under such state “blue sky” laws is available.

        (j)  Awards to Individuals Subject to Non U.S. Jurisdictions. To the extent that Awards under this Plan are awarded to individuals who are domiciled or resident outside of the United States or to persons who are domiciled or resident in the United States but who are subject to the tax laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States, the Committee may adjust the terms of the Awards granted hereunder to such person (i) to comply with the local laws, tax policy or custom of such jurisdiction and (ii) to permit the grant of the Award not to be a taxable event to the Participant. The authority granted under the previous sentence shall include the discretion for the Committee to adopt, on behalf of the Company, one or more subplans applicable to separate classes of Eligible Individuals who are subject to the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of this Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes, without thereby affecting the terms of this Plan as in effect for any other purpose, and the Secretary or other appropriate officer of the Company may certify any such document as having been approved and adopted in the same manner as this Plan. No such special terms, supplements, amendments or restatements, however, shall include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of this Plan as then in effect unless this Plan could have been amended to eliminate such inconsistency without further approval by the shareholders of the Company. For purposes of this Section 15(j), Eligible Individual shall also include any person who provides services to the Company or a Subsidiary that are equivalent to those typically provided by an employee.

        (k)  Unfunded Plan. This Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. Nothing contained in the Plan (or in any Award Documents or other documentation related thereto) shall give any Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company; provided, however, that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Common Shares, or other property or make other arrangements, to meet the Company’s obligations under this Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of this Plan unless the Committee determines otherwise. The trustee of such trusts may be authorized to dispose of trust assets and reinvest the proceeds in

alternative investments, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify.

        (l)  Other Employee Benefit Plans. Payments received by a Participant under any Award made pursuant to the Plan shall not be included in, nor have any effect on, the determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan or similar arrangement provided by the Company, unless otherwise specifically provided for under the terms of such plan or arrangement or by the Committee.

        (m)  Compliance with Rule  16b-3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan or in any Award Document to the contrary, if the consummation of any transaction under the Plan would result in the possible imposition of liability on a Participant pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, but shall not be obligated, to defer such transaction or the effectiveness of such action to the extent necessary to avoid such liability, but in no event for a period longer than six (6) months.

        (n)  Expenses. The costs and expenses of administering and implementing the Plan shall be borne by the Company.

        (o)  Application of Fund. The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Common Shares or other securities pursuant to Award will be used for general corporate purposes.

        (a)  Authority of the Company and Stockholders. The existence of this Plan, the Award Documents and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect or restrict in any way the right or power of the Company or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of stock or of options, warrants or rights to purchase stock or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks whose rights are superior to or affect the Common Shares or the rights thereof or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

        (b)  Change in Capitalization. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award Document, the number and kind of shares authorized for issuance under Section 5(a), including the maximum number of shares available under the special limits provided for in Section 5(d), may be equitably adjusted in the sole discretion of the Committee, in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, extraordinary dividend, split-up, spin-off, combination, exchange of shares, warrants or rights offering to purchase Common Shares at a price substantially below Fair Market Value or other similar corporate event affecting the Common Shares in order to preserve, but not increase, the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan. In addition, upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing events, the number of outstanding Awards and the number and kind of shares subject to any outstanding Award and the purchase price per share, if any, under any outstanding Award may be equitably adjusted (including by payment of cash to a Participant) in the sole discretion of the Committee in order to preserve the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available to Participants granted Awards. Such adjustments shall be made by the Committee, whose determination as to what adjustments shall be made,

and the extent thereof, shall be final. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, such adjusted Awards shall be subject to the same vesting schedule and restrictions to which the underlying Award is subject. Moreover, in the event of any of the foregoing events, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in substitution for any or all outstanding Awards under this Plan such consideration, including, but not limited to, cash, as it may determine to be equitable in the circumstances and may require in connection therewith the surrender of all Awards so replaced. The Committee may also make or provide for such adjustments in the numbers of shares specified in Section 5 as the Committee in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, may determine is appropriate to reflect any transaction or event described in this Section 16(b); provided, however, that any such adjustment to the number specified in Section 5(d)(iii) shall be made only if and to the extent that such adjustment would not cause any Option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option to fail so to qualify.

17. Effective Date.

        The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date, subject to subsequent approval thereof by the Company’s stockholders at the first annual meeting of stockholders to occur after the Effective Date, and shall remain in effect until it has been terminated pursuant to Section 18. If the Plan is not approved by the stockholders at such annual meeting, the Plan and all interests in the Plan awarded to Participants before the date of such annual meeting shall be void ab initio and of no further force and effect.

        (a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, the Board or the Committee may, at any time, terminate or, from time to time, amend, modify or suspend this Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no amendment which (i) increases the Plan Limit or increases limits set forth in Section 5(d) (except as otherwise contemplated by the terms of the Plan as approved by stockholders), (ii) allows for grants of Options (other than Substitute Awards) at an exercise price less than Fair Market Value at the time of grant or (iii) amends the last sentence of Section 6 in a manner that would permit a reduction in the exercise price of Options (or options granted under another plan of the Companies), under circumstances other than those stated in such sentence, shall be effective without shareholder approval. Presentation of this Plan or any amendment hereof for shareholder approval shall not be construed to limit the Company’s authority to offer similar or dissimilar benefits under other plans without shareholder approval.

        (b) The Committee shall not, without the further approval of the shareholders of the Company, authorize the amendment of any outstanding Option Right to reduce the Option Price. Furthermore, no Option Right will be cancelled and replaced with awards having a lower Option Price without further approval of the shareholders of the Company. This Section 18(b) is intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater” Option Rights and shall not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section 16 of the Plan.

        (c) The Committee may condition the grant of any award or combination of awards authorized under this Plan on the surrender or deferral by the Participant of his or her right to receive a cash bonus or other compensation otherwise payable by the Company or a Subsidiary to the Participant.

        (d) If permitted by Section 409A of the Code and except in the case of a Covered Employee where such action would result in the loss of an otherwise available exemption under Section 162(m) of the Code, in case of termination of employment by reason of death, disability or normal or early retirement, or in the case of hardship or other special circumstances, of a Participant who holds an Option not immediately exercisable in full, or any Restricted Shares as to which the substantial risk of forfeiture or the prohibition or restriction on transfer has not lapsed, or any RSUs as to which the period of restrictions has not been completed, or any Performance Units or Performance Awards which have not been fully earned, or any other awards made pursuant to Section 11 subject to any vesting schedule or transfer restriction, or who holds Common Shares subject to any transfer restriction imposed pursuant to Section 15(b), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which such Option may be exercised or the time at which such substantial risk of forfeiture or prohibition or restriction on transfer will lapse or the time when such restriction period will end, or the time at which such Performance Units or Performance Awards will be deemed to have been fully earned or the time when such transfer restriction will terminate or may waive any other limitation or requirement under any such award.

        (e) No grant shall be made under this Plan more than ten (10) years after the date on which this Plan is first approved by the shareholders of the Company, but all grants made on or prior to such date shall continue in effect thereafter subject to the terms thereof and of this Plan.

19. Governing Law.

        The validity, construction and effect of the Plan, any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and any Award shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts to be performed entirely within such state and without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

NOTICE

OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

AND PROXY STATEMENT

May 2, 2006

IMPORTANT:

+

---

Annual Meeting Proxy Card           123456           C0123456789           12345

---

A. Election of Directors		PLEASE REFER TO THE REVERSE SIDE FOR TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING INSTRUCTIONS.

1.	The Board of Directors recommends a vote “ FOR ” the listed nominees.

		For		Withhold
01    - John J. Holland		o		o
02    - John F. Meier		o		o
03    - John H. Shuey		o		o

B. Other Proposals
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “ FOR ” the following proposals.

				For		Against		Abstain
2.		Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2006.		o		o		o

				For		Against		Abstain
3.		Approval of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, including the Performance Goals listed thereunder.		o		o		o
4.		In their discretion, the proxies named herein are also authorized to take action upon any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting.

C. Authorized Signatures — Sign Here — This section must be completed for your instructions to be executed.
NOTE: Please sign your name(s) EXACTLY as your name(s) appear(s) on this proxy. All joint holders must sign. When signing as attorney, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or corporate officer, please provide your FULL title.

Signature 1 - Please keep signature within the box		Signature 2 - Please keep signature within the box		Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
					/		/

---

Proxy — Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

---

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 2, 2006

The undersigned hereby appoints Thomas A. Dattilo, James E. Kline and Philip G. Weaver, or any of them or their substitutes, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitutes, and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as designated herein, all the shares of common stock of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company held of record by the undersigned at the close of business on March 7, 2006, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in the Alumni Memorial Union, North Multi-Purpose Room at the University of Findlay, 1000 North Main Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840, on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. E.D.T., or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting.

This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder(s). If no direction is indicated, this proxy will be voted “FOR” each of the director nominees named herein, “FOR” ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors and “FOR” approval of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, including the Performance Goals listed thereunder. The proxies are authorized to take action in accordance with their judgment upon any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE APPROPRIATE BOXES ON THE REVERSE SIDE, BUT YOU NEED NOT MARK ANY BOXES IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PROXIES CANNOT VOTE YOUR SHARES UNLESS YOU SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD.

PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

(Continued and to be voted on the reverse side)

   

TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

You can vote by telephone OR Internet! Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week!
Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy.

To vote using the Telephone (within U.S. and Canada)				To vote using the Internet
•		Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) in the United States or Canada any time on a touch tone telephone. There is NO CHARGE to you for the call.		•		Go to the following web site: WWW.COMPUTERSHARE.COM/EXPRESSVOTE
•		Follow the simple instructions provided by the recorded message.		•		Enter the information requested on your computer screen and follow the simple instructions.

If you vote by telephone or the Internet, please DO NOT mail back this proxy card.

Proxies submitted by telephone or the Internet must be received by 2:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on May 2, 2006.

THANK YOU FOR VOTING

 

+

---

Annual Meeting Voting Instruction Card          123456          C0123456789          12345

---

A. Election of Directors		PLEASE REFER TO THE REVERSE SIDE FOR TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING INSTRUCTIONS.

1.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “ FOR ” the listed nominees.

				For		Withhold
		01 – John J. Holland		o		o
		02 – John F. Meier		o		o
		03 – John H. Shuey		o		o

B. Other Proposals
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “ FOR ” the following proposals.

				For		Against		Abstain
2.		Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2006.		o		o		o

				For		Against		Abstain
3.		Approval of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, including the Performance Goals listed thereunder.		o		o		o
4.		In its discretion, the trustee is also authorized to take action upon any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting.

C. Authorized Signatures — Sign Here — This section must be completed for your instructions to be executed.
NOTE: Please sign your name(s) EXACTLY as your name(s) appear(s) on this voting instruction card. All joint holders must sign. When signing as attorney, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or corporate officer, please provide your FULL title.

Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box		Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box		Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
					/		/

 

---

THESE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 2, 2006

To: National City Bank, Trustee under certain defined contribution plans (the “Plans”) sponsored by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company or a wholly owned subsidiary.

Pursuant to the applicable terms of the Plan in which I, the undersigned, am a participant, I hereby direct the Trustee to vote (in person or by proxy) all shares of common stock of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company held in my account under the Plan at the close of business on March 7, 2006 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in the Alumni Memorial Union, North Multi-Purpose Room at the University of Findlay, 1000 North Main Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840, on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. E.D.T., or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting, in accordance with the instructions given by me on the opposite side of this voting instruction card.

This voting instruction card allows participants in the following defined contribution plans sponsored by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (or one of its subsidiaries) to direct the Trustee to vote the shares of common stock of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company held in their accounts under such Plans in accordance with their instructions:

	•	Spectrum Investment Savings Plan
	•	Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Findlay)
	•	Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Texarkana)
	•	Pre-Tax Savings Plan (Clarksdale)
	•	The Standard Products Company Collectively Bargained Savings and Retirement Plan (Reid Division), United Steelworkers of America Local #3586

This voting instruction card, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned participant(s). If no direction is indicated, the Trustee will vote in the same manner in which the Trustee is directed to vote the majority of the aggregate shares held by Plan participants. In its discretion, the Trustee is authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE APPROPRIATE BOXES ON THE REVERSE SIDE. IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU WILL NEED TO MARK THE “FOR” BOXES FOR PROPOSAL 1, PROPOSAL 2 AND PROPOSAL 3.

PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

(Continued and to be voted on the reverse side)

TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

You can vote by telephone OR Internet! Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week!
Instead of mailing your voting instruction card, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined below to vote your voting instruction card.

If you vote by telephone or the Internet, please DO NOT mail back this voting instruction card.
Voting instructions submitted by telephone or the Internet must be received by 2:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on April 28, 2006.

THANK YOU FOR VOTING

---

Annual Meeting Proxy Card

---

1.	The Board of Directors recommends a vote “ FOR ” the listed nominees.

B. Other Proposals
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “ FOR ” the following proposals.

				For		Against		Abstain
2.		Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2006.		o		o		o

				For		Against		Abstain
3.		Approval of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, including the Performance Goals listed thereunder.		o		o		o
4.		In their discretion, the proxies named herein are also authorized to take action upon any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting.

C. Authorized Signatures – Sign Here – This section must be completed for your instructions to be executed.
NOTE: Please sign your name(s) EXACTLY as your name(s) appear(s) on this proxy. All joint holders must sign. When signing as attorney, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian or corporate officer, please provide your FULL title.

Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box		Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box		Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
					/		/

 

---

Proxy — Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

---

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 2, 2006

The undersigned hereby appoints Thomas A. Dattilo, James E. Kline and Philip G. Weaver, or any of them or their substitutes, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitutes, and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as designated herein, all the shares of common stock of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company held of record by the undersigned at the close of business on March 7, 2006, with all powers that the undersigned would possess if personally present, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in the Alumni Memorial Union, North Multi-Purpose Room at the University of Findlay, 1000 North Main Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840, on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. E.D.T., or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting.

This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder(s). If no direction is indicated, this proxy will be voted “FOR” each of the director nominees named herein, “FOR” ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditors and “FOR” approval of the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan, including the Performance Goals listed thereunder. The proxies are authorized to take action in accordance with their judgment upon any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any reconvened Annual Meeting following any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE APPROPRIATE BOXES ON THE REVERSE SIDE, BUT YOU NEED NOT MARK ANY BOXES IF YOU WISH TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PROXIES CANNOT VOTE YOUR SHARES UNLESS YOU SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD.

PLEASE VOTE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.

(Continued and to be voted on the reverse side)