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New Championships a highlight for Cooper, Avon 2013 motorsport season

Cooper’s Avon brand celebrated 30 years of motorsport by adding a number of new championships to its portfolio, including the Time Attack Series, to which Avon became an official tyre supplier at the start of the year and the F1 Era Superbike Championship – a new series for 2013. Meanwhile, Cooper Tires became a principal partner to the burgeoning FIA European Rallycross Championship and sponsor to rising star Timmy Hansen in his maiden season. Both brands were once again the title sponsors of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship and the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 Series.

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Apollo Cooper takeover on the rocks

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Apollo Tyres’ planned takeover of Cooper Tire appears to be in serious jeopardy as the latest court proceedings reveal the depth mistrust between the two companies. Cooper’s suggestion that Apollo has “buyer’s remorse” and is using the industrial dispute at Cooper Chengshan as a way of sabotaging the deal is the clearest example of this yet. The question of whether or not Apollo is putting everything it can into closing the deal is at the centre of the case. Apollo says it is doing everything it can despite the Chengshan and USW issues. Cooper says these are being used as delay tactics.

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Chengshan wanted to acquire Cooper Tire, court hears

Yesterday the court case between Apollo Tyres & Cooper Tire & Rubber began in the US. The case is scheduled to run until tomorrow, and on the first day Cooper chairman, chief executive officer and president Roy Armes shared why relations with the partner in its Cooper Chengshan joint venture operation turned sour once the Apollo acquisition deal became known.

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Pirelli signs for 2014 Mini Challenge supply

Pirelli has signed an extension to its supply of the Mini Challenge. The tyre supplier, which has original equipment deals to supply its P Zero and Cinturato tyres to the road-going Mini Countryman and Mini Cooper S, will supply both the Cooper class and the turbo-charged John Cooper Works class throughout 2014, the series’ 13th year. The series organiser said it had agreed to place controls on tyre usage in conjunction with the tyre supplier, with the aim of keeping down the cost of competing.

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USW deal brings Cooper closer to Apollo agreement

A merger-facilitating deal has been struck between Cooper Tire & Rubber and the United Steelworkers Union. On 30 October, the tyre maker entered into a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers and United Steelworkers (USW) Local 207L (representing workers at the company’s Findlay plant) and Local 752L (Texarkana), along with USW Local 556L (Clarksdale). Details of the tentative agreement have not yet been disclosed –the agreement must first meet with Apollo’s approval and be ratified by union members.

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Cooper lawsuit to go ahead

A Delaware Chancery Court judge has turned down Apollo Tyres’ bid to have Cooper Tire & Rubber’s lawsuit against it dismissed. Judge Sam Glasscock III stated during a telephone hearing that both parties should “prepare for trial” if they can’t settle their differences alone.

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Cooper uncertainty good for Apollo share price

Are investors experiencing a case of schadenfreude towards the latest Apollo/Cooper developments? The Apollo Tyres share price took a nose dive following the announcement of plans to acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber, falling from a 52-week high of Rs 101.5 on 8 May to a 52-week low of Rs 54.6 on 21 June. Now, buoyed by speculation that the deal may fall apart, the Apollo share price looks set to rise.

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Apollo responds to Cooper claims

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Both Cooper Tire & Rubber and Apollo Tyres state they want the merger/acquisition deal to close, yet each blames the other for delaying this. First Cooper alleged its suitor wasn’t settling certain issues; now Apollo says Cooper has failed to address everything required for the agreement to be finalised.

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Cooper counters Apollo offer reduction talk with statement

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On October 7th, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company issued a statement regarding the pending merger with Apollo Tyres, in which Cooper makes it plain that it believes that a reduction in share price is unwarranted. The statement, in full, reads as follows:

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Cooper takes suitor Apollo to court

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has filed a legal complaint against the company that has agreed to buy it in a friendly takeover, Apollo Tyres. Cooper filed a complaint on 4 October in Delaware Chancery Court asking that “subsidiaries of Apollo Tyres Ltd be required to expeditiously close the pending merger between the two tyre companies in accordance with the terms of the definitive merger agreement”.

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It’s on – Cooper shareholders vote ‘yes’

Cooper Tire & Rubber has announced that its stockholders voted to approve its pending merger with a wholly-owned subsidiary of India’s Apollo Tyres, with more than 74 per cent of Cooper’s outstanding common shares voted in favor of the transaction. Approximately 78 per cent of Cooper’s outstanding common shares were voted, with more than 48 million shares voted in favor of the merger, representing approximately 96 per cent of Cooper’s voted shares.

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Today is ‘D-Day’ for Cooper/Apollo deal

Within the next few hours, Cooper Tire & Rubber shareholders will cast their votes in favour or against Apollo Tyres’ bid to acquire the US tyre maker for US$2.5 billion.

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Court rejects bid to relocate Cooper Chengshan case

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Following the rescheduling of the Cooper Chengshan court hearing to an undetermined date, the Chengshan Group sought to have the case moved from China to Hong Kong. However, Bloomberg reports that the Weihai Intermediate People’s Court has decided not to allow this change of venue.

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Moscow office to aid Cooper’s drive into Russia

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Cooper Tire has shared details of the sales office it has set up in Moscow. Alex Kolkov heads the office as sales manager; he joined Cooper Tire after serving in leadership positions at multinational companies with sales and production facilities in Russia, including Paulig Rus LLC and Sappi.

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Cooper to supply Indy Lights Series

Cooper Tire has replaced Firestone as the official tyre supplier to the US-based Indy Lights Series from 2014, making Cooper the official tyre of the entire Mazda Road to Indy ladder. The agreement will initially run for five years, with an option to extend beyond the end of the 2018 season.

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