No Cooper conference call

Financial analysts will need to form their own opinions when Cooper Tire & Rubber releases its second quarter 2013 financial results on 8 August. The US tyre maker has announced that in light of its pending acquisition – described as a “merger” in a Cooper press release – by India’s Apollo Tyres, the company will not host a financial community conference call. In the absence of this otherwise regular event a press release will be published on the tyre maker’s website, and Cooper says further information will be available in Form 10-Q of the company’s quarterly report.