Edgar Filing: Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.

Form 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark one)

x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 333-123708

COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

20-1945088

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

39550 Orchard Hill Place Drive

Novi, Michigan 48375

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (248) 596-5900

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	x	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

The number of the registrant’s shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of March 24, 2010 was 3,482,612 shares.

The registrant’s common stock is not publicly traded.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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PART I

Item 1.	Business	3
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	20
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	32
Item 2.	Properties	32
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	34
Item 4.	Reserved	35

PART II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	35
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	35
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	37
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	58
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	60
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	117
Item 9A(T).	Controls and Procedures	117
Item 9B.	Other Information	117

PART III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	118
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	123
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	157
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence	158
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	158

PART IV

Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	159
Signatures		167
Supplemental Information		168

PART I

Item 1.

Business

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”, “Cooper-Standard”, “we” or “us”) is a leading manufacturer of fluid handling, body sealing, and Anti-Vibration Systems (“AVS”) components, systems, subsystems, and modules, primarily for use in passenger vehicles and light trucks for global original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and replacement markets. The Company conducts substantially all of its activities through its subsidiaries.

We believe that we are the largest global producer of body sealing systems, one of the two largest North American producers in the AVS business, and the second largest global producer of the types of fluid handling products that we manufacture. We design and manufacture our products in each major region of the world through a disciplined and consistent approach to engineering and production. The Company operates in 75 locations in 18 countries around the world.

Approximately 80% of our sales in 2009 were to automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), including Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), “GM” (defined as General Motors Corporation combined with General Motors Company), and “Chrysler” (defined as Chrysler LLC combined with Chrysler Group LLC) (collectively, the “Detroit 3”), Fiat, Volkswagen/Audi Group, Renault/Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Daimler, BMW, Toyota, Volvo, Jaguar/Land Rover and Honda. The remaining 20% of our 2009 sales were primarily to Tier I, and Tier II automotive suppliers and non-automotive manufacturers. In 2009, our products were found in 17 of the 20 top-selling models in North America and in 19 of the 20 top-selling models in Europe. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 39550 Orchard Hill Place Drive, Novi, Michigan 48375, and its telephone number is (248) 596-5900. Additional information is available at our website at www.cooperstandard.com, which is not a part of this Form 10-K.

Corporate History and Recent Business Developments

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. was formed and capitalized in 2004 as a Delaware corporation and began operating on December 23, 2004 when it acquired the automotive segment of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (the “2004 Acquisition”). Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. operates the business primarily through its principal operating subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.

In February 2006, the Company acquired fifteen fluid handling systems operations in North America, Europe and China (collectively, “FHS”) from ITT Industries, Inc. In August 2007, the Company acquired nine Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems sealing systems operations in Germany, Italy, Poland, Belarus and Belgium, and a joint venture interest in China (collectively, “MAPS”) from Automotive Sealing Systems S.A. The Company completed a related acquisition of a joint venture interest in India (“MAP India”) in December 2007. In addition to the FHS and MAPS acquisitions, the Company acquired a hose manufacturing operation in Mexico from the Gates Corporation and a fuel rail operation in Mexico from Automotive Component Holdings, LLC, in 2005 and 2007, respectively. For additional information on the Company’s acquisitions, see Note 5. “Acquisitions” to our consolidated financial statements.

From the time of the 2004 Acquisition until March 2009, the Company operated its businesses through global operating divisions organized on a product-line basis. In March 2009, in response to a severe decline in worldwide automotive production that began in the second half of 2008, the Company announced the implementation of a comprehensive plan involving the discontinuation of its global product line operating divisions, formerly called the Body & Chassis Systems division and the Fluid Systems division, and the establishment of an operating structure organized on the basis of geographic regions. The Company now operates from two divisions, North America and International (covering Europe, South America and Asia). The new operating structure has allowed the Company to maintain its full portfolio of global products and provide unified customer contact points, while better managing its operating costs and resources. This plan resulted in a reduction in the Company’s worldwide salaried workforce by approximately 20%.

As part of the plan, the Company’s reporting segments changed to reflect the new operating structure. Segment information concerning sales to external customers, intersegment sales, segment profit, depreciation and amortization expense, capital expenditures and segment total assets for the last three fiscal years is set forth in Note 20, Business Segments, to the consolidated financial statements. See also Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of

Operations—Segment Results of Operations.”

In addition to the measures associated with the reorganization of the Company’s operating units, the Company has implemented a number of restructuring initiatives in recent years, including the closure of facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. For information on these restructuring initiatives, see Note 6. “Restructuring” to our consolidated financial statements and also Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Restructuring.”

Bankruptcy Cases

Business Downturn

During the first half of 2009, the Company experienced a substantial fall off in revenues caused by the severe decline in worldwide automotive production that followed the global financial crisis that began in 2008. GM and Chrysler each filed for chapter 11 protection during the second quarter of 2009. The impact of the crisis on the OEMs had a direct and immediate impact on suppliers. As a result, the Company was overleveraged, with outstanding indebtedness of approximately $1.170 billion as of July 31, 2009.

The Company undertook a concentrated effort to reduce its operating costs and leverage to maintain its position as a leading global supplier. In addition to the reorganization of its operating structure announced in March 2009, the Company undertook a series of other cost reduction measures, including temporary salary and benefit reductions. In addition, the Company engaged Lazard Freres & Co. LLC to advise it on restructuring its debt. The Company engaged in negotiations with its sponsoring shareholders, its lenders under its senior credit facilities and certain holders of the Company’s 7% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Senior Notes”) and 8 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes” and, together with the Senior Notes, the “Notes,” and the holders of the Notes, the “Noteholders”) in an effort to obtain liquidity and avoid the need for chapter 11 protection. On June 15, 2009, the Company announced that it would utilize a 30-day grace period in connection with interest payments scheduled for June 15, 2009 on its Notes to allow the Company to continue these negotiations in order to increase liquidity and improve its capital structure. The 30-day grace period expired on July 15, 2009.

Filing of Bankruptcy Cases

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities are subject to uncertainty. While operating as debtors-in-possession under the protection of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and subject to Bankruptcy Court approval or otherwise as permitted in the normal course of business, the Debtors may sell or otherwise dispose of assets and liquidate or settle liabilities for amounts other than those reflected in the consolidated financial statements, and may pursue various strategic alternatives as deemed appropriate by our Board of Directors to serve the best interests of the Company and its stakeholders.

In general, under the priority scheme established by the Bankruptcy Code, post-petition liabilities and secured claims must be satisfied before pre-petition unsecured creditors and interest holders can receive any distribution or retain any property under a chapter 11 plan of reorganization. The ultimate recovery, if any, to the Noteholders and other interest holders will not be determined until confirmation of a chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization. No assurance can be given as to what values, if any, will be ascribed in the Chapter 11 Cases to each of these constituencies or what types or amounts of distributions, if any, they will receive. If certain requirements of the Bankruptcy Code are met, a chapter 11 plan of reorganization can be confirmed notwithstanding its rejection by such holders and notwithstanding the fact that such holders do not receive or retain any property on account of their interests under the chapter 11 plan. Accordingly, the Company urges that the appropriate caution be exercised with respect to existing and future investments in the Company’s securities as the value and prospects are highly speculative. At this time there is no assurance we will be able to restructure as a going concern or successfully obtain confirmation of and implement a plan of reorganization.

Filing of the Original Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and Original Disclosure Statement

Prior to commencing the Chapter 11 Cases and since the filing of the Debtors’ petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors have sought a consensual restructuring of their balance sheets so as to be able to emerge from chapter 11 with an appropriate capital structure that would enable the Debtors to remain competitive. After exploring a number of restructuring alternatives, which included discussions with the Creditors’ Committee, the lenders under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement (as defined below) and a group of Noteholders (the “First Backstop Parties”) came forward with a proposal to backstop an equity rights offering, the proceeds of which would be used to pay the claims under the Pre-Petition Credit Facility in full. After further negotiations with the First Backstop Parties and the Creditors’ Committee regarding the proposal, on February 1, 2010, the Debtors filed their Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the “Original Plan”), an accompanying Disclosure Statement (the “Original Disclosure Statement”) and a Commitment Agreement, dated February 1, 2010 (the “Original Equity Commitment Agreement”), which the Company entered into with the First Backstop Parties. The Original Plan provided for a backstopped $245 million equity rights offering which, when combined with proposed exit financing, would allow the Debtors to pay the claims under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement in full, in cash, while distributing equity in the Company upon emergence from chapter 11 to the Noteholders, as well as rights to purchase additional equity.

Filing of Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement

Shortly after filing the Original Plan, certain Noteholders (the “Second Backstop Parties” and, with the “First Backstop Parties”, the “New Backstop Parties”) approached the Debtors with an alternative proposal to backstop a rights offering that contained certain advantages when compared to the recovery provided for in the Original Plan. While the Debtors made significant progress negotiating a commitment agreement with the Second Backstop Parties, the Debtors had significant concerns about going forward with such alternative proposal for various reasons including, without limitation, uncertainty about receiving sufficient votes to confirm any plan of reorganization based on such alternative.

After extensive, arm’s-length negotiations between the Debtors, the Creditors’ Committee, the First Backstop Parties and the Second Backstop Parties, all parties agreed upon the terms of a revised restructuring proposal incorporated in a new Commitment Agreement, dated March 19, 2010 (the “New Equity Commitment Agreement”), which terminated the Original Equity Commitment Agreement upon execution, and the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court on March 20, 2010, a First Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (as amended by the Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, dated March 26, 2010, the “Amended Plan”) and an accompanying new Disclosure Statement (as amended by the First Amended Disclosure Statement, dated March 26, 2010, the “Disclosure Statement”). The Disclosure Statement and the New Equity Commitment Agreement were approved by the Bankruptcy Court on March 26, 2010. The New Equity Commitment Agreement and the Amended Plan provide for a backstopped equity rights offering and the purchase of new common stock and new preferred stock of the Company by the New Backstop Parties (as described below), with aggregate proceeds to the Company of $355 million, that would unimpair the claims under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement and the Senior Notes and improve the recovery to the Senior Subordinated Noteholders. The New Equity Commitment Agreement is subject to certain customary conditions, including, among other things, confirmation of the Amended Plan. Under the Amended Plan, holders of Senior Notes will receive payment in full, in cash, provided that certain of the New Backstop Parties have each agreed to forgo their right as holders of Senior Notes to receive payment in full, in cash, and in lieu thereof, have agreed to accept their pro rata share of 20.95% of the new common stock of the Company. In addition, holders of Senior Subordinated Notes will receive a distribution of 8% of the new common stock of the Company and warrants to acquire an additional 3% of the new common stock of the Company that may be exercised at a strike price of $27.33 per share, and eligible noteholders of Senior Subordinated Notes will receive rights to purchase 39.6% of the new common stock of the Company pursuant to the rights offering at a subscription price of $21.54 per share. In addition, the New Backstop Parties have agreed to purchase 11.75% of the new common stock of the Company at a price per share of $27.07 and 1,000,000 shares of new preferred stock of the Company at a price per share of $100.00 and will receive warrants to acquire an additional 7% of the new common stock of the Company that may be exercised at a strike price of $27.33 per share.

In order for the Debtors to successfully emerge from chapter 11, the Bankruptcy Court must first confirm a chapter 11 plan with respect to the Debtors that satisfies the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code. To be confirmed, a chapter 11 plan would, among other things, need to resolve the Debtors’ pre-petition obligations, set forth the revised capital structure of the newly reorganized entity and provide for corporate governance subsequent to exit from bankruptcy.

In order for the Amended Plan to be confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to section 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, at least one class of impaired claims must accept the Amended Plan, determined without including votes to accept the Amended Plan cast by “insiders,” as that term is defined in section 101(31) of the Bankruptcy Code. A class of claims has accepted a plan if such plan has been accepted by creditors that hold at least two-thirds in amount and more than one-half in number of the allowed claims of such class held by creditors that have accepted or rejected such plan. The New Backstop Parties (which hold a substantial majority in dollar amount of the outstanding principal amount of Senior Subordinated Notes) support the Amended Plan and have agreed to vote in favor of the Amended Plan. In addition, confirmation of the Amended Plan is subject to the satisfaction of numerous conditions, including, among other things, consummation of the rights offering and entry into a new debt agreement and a new secured working capital facility.

Under the Bankruptcy Code, the exclusive period in which the Debtors may file a chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization is 120 days from the date of the filing of the petition. The exclusive period in which the Debtors may solicit acceptances for any chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization is 180 days from the date of the filing of the petition. The Bankruptcy Code also provides that the Bankruptcy Court may extend the 120-day plan exclusivity period up to 18 months after the petition date and the 180-day solicitation exclusivity period up to 20 months after the petition date. The Debtors’ exclusive period to file a chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization has been extended to June 29, 2010. The Debtors’ exclusive period to solicit any plan or plans has been extended to August 30, 2010. If the Debtors’ exclusivity periods expire, other parties in interest will be allowed to file their own plans and solicit acceptances in connection therewith.

This 10-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities in the contemplated Rights Offering. Securities that may be issued pursuant to the contemplated Rights Offering or the New Equity Commitment Agreement will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an available exemption from registration.

Debtor-in-Possession Financing

In connection with the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings, the Company entered into a Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, dated August 5, 2009 (the “Initial DIP Credit Agreement”), among the Company, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (“CSA U.S.”), and CSA Canada, various lenders party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as the administrative agent, Banc of America Securities LLC, General Electric Corporation and UBS Securities LLC, as co-syndication agents, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as documentation agent, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and General Electric Capital Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and book runners, and Banc of America Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as co-arrangers. On December 2, 2009, Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems GmbH, a German limited liability company (the “German Borrower” and together with CSA U.S. and CSA Canada, the “DIP Borrowers”) became an additional borrower under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement. Under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement, the DIP Borrowers borrowed an aggregate of $175 million principal amount of superpriority senior secured term loans in order to finance their operating, working capital and other general corporate needs (including the payment of fees and expenses in accordance with the orders of the Bankruptcy Court and the Canadian Court authorizing such borrowings).

In order to refinance the Initial DIP Credit Agreement on terms more favorable to the Company, on December 18, 2009, the Company entered into a new Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement (the “DIP Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the DIP Borrowers, various lenders party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “DIP Agent”), collateral agent and documentation agent, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, sole lead arranger and book runner.

On December 29, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered a final order approving the DIP Credit Agreement (and related loan documentation) and the borrowings thereunder. Funding under the DIP Credit Agreement occurred on December 30, 2009, whereby (i) $75 million was borrowed by CSA U.S., (ii) $50 million was borrowed by CSA Canada and (iii) $50 million was borrowed by the German Borrower. Concurrently with such funding, liens on assets of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries were granted and guarantees by certain subsidiaries of the Company of the obligations under the DIP Credit Agreement were made. All of the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement, together with cash on hand of the DIP Borrowers, were used to repay all borrowings and amounts outstanding under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement, and to pay related fees and expenses.

For additional information on the DIP Credit Agreement, see Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Other Proceedings in Chapter 11 Cases

On October 2, 2009, the Debtors filed their schedules of assets and liabilities (the “Schedules”) and statements of financial affairs with the Bankruptcy Court. On October 27, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order establishing December 4, 2009 as the deadline (the “General Bar Date”) for all entities, other than governmental agencies, to file proofs of claim against the Debtors stating the amounts to which the claimants contend that they are entitled, subject to the rights of the Debtors to contest both the validity and amount of the claims. The Bankruptcy Court also set February 1, 2010 as the deadline for governmental entities to file their proofs of claim (the “Governmental Bar Date” and, together with the General Bar Date, the “Bar Dates”). The Debtors will continue to evaluate all claims asserted in the Chapter 11 Cases and may file periodic motions seeking to modify, reject, liquidate or allow such claims.

Fresh-Start Accounting

As required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), we will adopt fresh start accounting when the amended plan becomes effective, in accordance with the guidance of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 852, “Reorganizations” (“ASC 852”). The consolidated financial statements for the periods ended December 31, 2009 and prior do not include the effect of any changes in our capital structure or changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities as a result of fresh start accounting.

Liquidity and Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. This assumes a continuing of operations and the realization of assets and liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result if we were forced to discontinue operations. We have had a history of net losses. Our net losses are principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover our relatively high percentage of fixed costs, including the interest costs on our debt and our depreciation expense. We also have an accumulated deficit of $306.5 million at December 31, 2009. See Note 3. “Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code” to our consolidated financial statements regarding the impact of the Chapter 11 Cases and the proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court on the Company’s liquidity and its status as a going concern.

Bankruptcy Reporting Requirements

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Debtors are now required to file various documents with, and provide certain information to, the Bankruptcy Court and various third parties, including statements of financial affairs, schedules of assets and liabilities, and monthly operating reports in forms prescribed by federal bankruptcy law, as well as certain financial information on an unconsolidated basis. Such materials will be prepared according to requirements of the Bankruptcy Code. Although such materials accurately provide then-current information required under the Bankruptcy Code, they are nonetheless unconsolidated, unaudited, and are prepared in a format different from that used in the Company’s consolidated financial statements filed under the securities laws. Accordingly, the Company believes that the substance and format do not allow meaningful comparison with its regular publicly disclosed consolidated financial statements. Moreover, the materials filed with the Bankruptcy Court are not prepared for the purpose of providing a basis for an investment decision relating to the Company’s securities or for comparison with other financial information filed with the SEC.

Strategy

Throughout 2009, we implemented a number of initiatives to reduce our cost and simplify our operating structure to offset severe macroeconomic and industry conditions. With the reduced cost structure that resulted from these initiatives, the Company remains well positioned to continue as one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers of body sealing, AVS, and fluid handling components and systems. Our focus is on the following key areas:

Ongoing Reconfiguring of our Business and Cost Structure

We plan to continue to identify and implement restructuring opportunities so that the Company is appropriately configured in the rapidly changing industry environment.

In the second half of 2009, the Company closed two manufacturing facilities, one located in Ohio and another located in Germany. In addition, in March 2010, we announced the closure of our manufacturing facility in Spain. We have taken a number of other actions which have reduced the size of the Company’s salaried and hourly workforce and adjusted work hours, wages, salaries and benefits at all levels of the Company, including the following:

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implementation of across-the-board 10% reductions in the base salaries of the Company’s salaried employees in the United States and Canada that remained in effect from January 2009 through October 2009,

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implementation of workforce reductions, reduced work weeks and mandatory time-off in many of the Company’s locations,

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implementation of reduced work weeks, voluntary salary reduction programs and other actions in Europe to effectuate cost-savings in accordance with applicable laws,

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the freezing of benefit accruals in certain defined benefit retirement plans and the suspension of matching contributions under the Company’s defined contribution plans for 2009, and

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the reduction and deferral of discretionary capital expenditures.

Solidifying global leadership position with emphasis on high growth vehicles around the world

We plan to maintain our leading positions with the Detroit 3, with particular emphasis on vehicles they produce globally, and to continue to strengthen our relationships with European and Asian manufacturers. Many conquest business opportunities are becoming available worldwide as a result of significant automotive supply base consolidations. China, India and South America will continue to be regions of emphasis as the light vehicle market is projected to grow in those regions as their economies continue to develop.

Further Developing Technologies and Customer Service

To further strengthen our customer relationships, we plan to continue to focus on innovative product development, program management, engineering excellence, and customer service, all of which enhance the value we offer our customers. We will continue to seek customer feedback with respect to quality, manufacturing, design and engineering, delivery, and after-sales support in an effort to provide the highest level of customer service and responsiveness. We believe our efforts have been successful to date and we continue to be awarded content on our customers’ new programs. We have also achieved several recent successes with other OEMs, such as PSA, Bosch, Volkswagen, Fiat, Honda, Jaguar, Land Rover and BMW.

As a result of our global presence and reputation for innovation we are postioned to work with many of our OEM partners early in the development of their next generation vehicles. As a result of this “up-front” involvement, we have been able to develop innovative product and modular designs to meet these customers’ complex next generation vehicle designs.

In Asia, and particularly in China, we have been successful in entering new markets and are developing a substantial manufacturing and marketing presence to serve local OEMs and to follow our customers as they target these markets. We operate eight manufacturing locations in China, which provide products and services to both Chinese OEMs and our traditional customers.

Targeting fuel efficient vehicles, global platforms and certain high volume vehicles

With the recent shift in customer preferences toward light weight, fuel efficient vehicles, we intend to target small car, hybrid and alternative powertrains and increase the content we provide to each of these segments.

Furthering our position in the small car and hybrid market and alternative powertrains will allow us to gain market share, create greater economies of scale, and provide more opportunities to partner with customers, as we can assist with newly introduced lightweight high-performance plastic materials in our hose and body sealing products and fuel rail assemblies, improve fuel flow and help reduce fuel consumption. Our engineering teams have also partnered with customers to deliver state-of-the-art thermal management solutions to enhance cooling effectiveness for the electric motors and batteries of their new hybrid vehicle platforms.

Use of global platforms that feature the same vehicle design produced in multiple regions of the world is a growing trend as it enables OEMs to reduce cost by leveraging global engineering, purchasing and supply base synergies. These types of programs allow us to showcase our production capabilities in all major regions of the world. The combination of our global footprint, experience in global program management and worldwide customer service puts us in a leadership position as a proven supplier for future global programs.

While smaller cars and crossover vehicles have grown in popularity, certain large car and truck platforms (pick-up trucks) continue to be in demand and remain important as we look to maximize content and utilize our lean manufacturing program to continuously improve processes and increase productivity. One example is the Ford F-150, which continues to be a popular selling truck. Our overall content on the F-150 consists of the following products: engine mounts, transmission mounts, engine and transmission brackets (AVS products), appliqué, inner belts, outer belts, below belt brackets, body seals, door seals, glass runs, cutline seals, roof rail secondary seals, hood to radiator seals (sealing products), fuel tank bundle, fuel rails, chassis fuel bundle, brake line assemblies (fuel and brake products), radiator hose assemblies, heater hose assemblies, transmission oil cooler line assemblies (thermal management products) and engine emission tubes.

Through our extensive product portfolio, innovative solutions for emerging technology trends and broad global capabilities, we expect to continue winning new business across all major regions and automakers.

Developing systems solutions and other value-added products

We also believe that significant opportunities exist to grow by providing complete sub-systems, modules, and assemblies. As a leader in design, engineering, and technical capabilities, we are able to focus on improving products, developing new technologies, and implementing more efficient processes in each of our product lines. Our body sealing products are visible to vehicle passengers and can enhance the vehicle’s aesthetic appeal, in addition to creating a barrier to wind, precipitation, dust, and noise. Our AVS products are a fundamental part of the driving experience and can be important to the vehicle quality and significantly improve ride and handling. Our fluid handling modules and sub-systems are designed to increase functionality and decrease cost to the OEM, which can be the deciding factor in winning new business.

To remain a leader in new product innovation, we will continue to invest in research and development and to focus on new technologies, materials and designs. We believe that extensive use of Design for Six Sigma and other development strategies and techniques has led to some of our most successful recent product innovations, including our ESP Thermoplastic Glassruns (Body & Chassis), a proprietary plastics-to-aluminum overmolding process (Fluid Handling), and our hydromounts (Body & Chassis). Examples of successful innovations include:

Vehicle Sealing:

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Safe Seal

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Four Sided Flush Glass Assembly

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STRATLINK

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Inner Door trim Module

Fuel & Brake:

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Direct Injection Fuel Rail

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Quick Connect with Integrated Sensor

Thermal Management:

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Series IV Electric Cooling Pumps

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3-Way and 4-Way Valves

Anti-Vibration Systems:

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Hydro Body Mounts

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Multi-State Mounts

Selectively pursuing complementary acquisitions and alliances

We intend to continue to selectively pursue acquisitions and joint ventures to enhance our customer base, geographic penetration, market diversity, scale, and technology. Consolidation is an industry trend and is encouraged by the OEMs’ desire for fewer supplier relationships. We believe we have a strong platform for growth through acquisitions based on our past integration successes, experienced management team, global presence, and operational excellence. In addition, we believe joint ventures allow us to penetrate new markets with less relative risk and capital investment. We operate through several successful joint ventures, including those with Nishikawa Rubber Company, Zhejiang Saiyang Seal Products Co., Ltd. (“Saiyang Sealing”), Guyoung Technology Co. Ltd. (“Guyoung”), Hubei Jingda Precision Steel Tube Industry Co., Ltd. (“Jingda”), Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (“SAIC”) and Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (“Toyoda Gosei”).

Focusing on operational excellence and cost structure

We will continue to intensely focus on the efficiency of our manufacturing operations and on opportunities to further reduce our cost structure. Our primary areas of focus are:

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Identifying and implementing Lean initiatives throughout the Company. Our Lean initiatives are focused on optimizing manufacturing by eliminating waste, controlling cost, and enhancing productivity. Lean initiatives have been implemented at each of our manufacturing and design facilities and continue to be an important element in our disciplined approach to operational excellence.

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Evaluating opportunities to relocate operations to lower-cost countries. We are supplementing our Western European operations with Central and Eastern European facilities to take advantage of lower operating costs and to more closely match our customers’ footprints for more efficient transport of parts. In addition, some components’ manufacturing has been moved to China and India, and we have expanded operations in Mexico.

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Consolidating facilities to reduce our cost structure. Our restructuring efforts are primarily undertaken to streamline our global operations. We will continue to take a disciplined approach to evaluating opportunities that would improve our efficiency, profitability, and cost structure.

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Maintaining flexibility in all areas of our operations. Our operational capital needs are generally lower than many in the automotive industry. Our manufacturing machinery is movable from job-to-job providing us flexibility in adapting to market changes and serving customers.

Developing business in non-automotive markets

While the automotive industry will continue to be our core business, we supply other industries with products using our expertise and material compounding capabilities. An example is the technical rubber business, which develops and produces synthetic rubber products for a variety of industry applications ranging from aircraft flooring, commercial flooring, insulating sheets for power stations, non-slip step coverings, rubber for appliances and construction applications. The technical rubber business has several thousand elastomer compounds to draw from and can custom fit almost any application.

Products

We supply a diverse range of products on a global basis to a broad group of customers. Our two principal product lines are body and chassis products and fluid handling products, which are described below. The Company sells its body and chassis and fluid handling products through its two reportable segments, North America and International (covering Europe, South America and Asia). For information related to our reportable segments, please refer to Note 20 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. For the year ended December 31, 2009, body and chassis and fluid handling products accounted for 65% and 35% of sales, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2008, body and chassis and fluid handling products accounted for 66% and 34% of sales, respectively. The top ten vehicle platforms we supply accounted for nearly 32% of sales in 2009, with the remainder derived from a multitude of sport-utility, light truck, and various classes of sedans and other vehicle platforms. Our principal product lines are described below:

Body & Chassis Products

We are a leading global supplier of automotive body sealing and AVS products. Body sealing products protect vehicle interiors from weather, dust and noise intrusion. AVS products isolate and reduce noise and vibration to improve ride and handling. Body sealing and AVS products lead to a better driving experience for all occupants. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we generated approximately 65% and 66%, respectively, of total corporate revenue from the sale of body and chassis products (before corporate eliminations).

Body Sealing

Based on third party analysis, we are the leading global supplier of body sealing products to the automotive industry. We are known throughout the industry to be a leader in providing innovative design and manufacturing solutions for complex automotive designs.

Our body sealing products are comprised of ethylene propylene diene M-class rubber (EPDM)-(synthetic rubber) and thermoplastic elastomers (TPE). The typical production process involves: mixing of rubber compounds, extrusion (supported with metal and woven wire carriers or unsupported), cutting, notching, forming, injection molding, and assembly.

Below is a description of our primary sealing products:


Product Category		Description
Dynamic Seals		Designed and used for areas of the vehicle in which a gap exists between the vehicle body and movable closures. The seals function to isolate cockpit occupants and engine components from exterior climate conditions such as wind noise and water, providing the occupants with an improved vehicle experience.

		Door Seals: Sectional seal design that fits the door structure and body cabin to seal rain, dust, and noise from the occupants of vehicles.

		Body Seals: Secondary seal used to provide further noise and aesthetic coverage of welt flanges on the vehicle body.

		Hood Seals: Located on body flanges in the engine compartment protecting against water and dust penetration while also reducing engine and road noise in the vehicle cabin during high speed travel.

		Trunk Lid and Lift Gate Seals: Located on body flanges in the truck or lift gate compartment offering protection against water and dust penetration.

		Lower Door Seals/Rocker Seals: Offers protection in the “rocker” area against water and dust penetration. Reduces loud road noise entering the cabin during high speed driving.

		Sunroof Seals: Creates a narrow sealing space and minimize resistance for the sunroof.


Product Category		Description
Static Seals		Designed for stationary areas of the vehicle body. The seals function to isolate cockpit occupants and engine components from exterior climate conditions such as wind noise and water for improved vehicle experience. Belt Line Seal: Provides protection against water, dust and noise for driver and passenger door moveable glass. Glass Run Assembly: Enables the movable door glass and door to form one surface, improving glass movement and sealing the vehicle cabin from the exterior environment. Quarter Window Trim/Glass Encapsulation: Integral pillar moldings and decorative plastic or metal corner trims seal fixed quarter side glass windows. Appliqués: Also referred to as greenhouse moldings, these seals act as an aesthetic covering for A, B and C pillars.

Convertible Seals		Sealing materials that combine compressibility with superior design for use on a convertible vehicle soft top weather sealing application.

Chassis

Based on third party analysis, we are one of the leading suppliers of AVS products in North America. We are known in North America for utilizing our advanced development and testing of AVS products and subsystems to provide innovative solutions.

Our AVS products include components manufactured with various types of rubber-natural rubber, butyl or EPDM in combination with stamped steel, aluminum or cast iron sub-components. Additionally, we supply brackets that are manufactured from stamped steel, aluminum or cast iron as individual final products. The typical production process for a rubber and metal product involves mixing of rubber compounds, metal preparation (cleaning and primer application), injection molding of the rubber and metals, final assembly, and testing as required based on specific products.

Below is a description of our primary chassis products:

Product Category

Description

Body/Cradle Mounts

Enable isolation of the interior cabin from the vehicle body reducing noise, vibration, and harshness.

Hydro Body Mounts: A body mount filled with fluid providing spring rate and damping performance that varies according to frequency and displacement of vibration. Conventional (non-hydro) mounts provide fixed response. Hydromounts can provide a more comfortable ride in a vehicle during idling or traveling.


Product Category		Description
Powertrain Mounts		Secures and isolates vehicle powertrain noise, vibration, and harshness from the uni-body or frame. Transmission Mounts: Enables mounting of transmission to vehicle body while reducing vibration and harshness from the powertrain. Torque Strut: Controls the fore and aft movement of transverse mounted engines within their compartment while isolating engine noise and vibration from the vehicle body. Hydro Engine Mounts: This technology applies the same principles as the above mentioned hydro body mounts specific for an engine application.

Suspension		Allows flexibility in suspension components and eliminates AVS from entering the interior cabin. Hydrobushing: Similar benefits to hydromounts; however, these are designed to be installed in a link or control versus a bracket attached to a vehicle. Mass Damper: Developed to counteract a specific resonance at a specific frequency to eliminate undesirable vibration.

Fluid Handling Products

We are one of the leading global integrators of fluid subsystems and components that control, sense, and deliver fluids and vapors in motor vehicles. We believe we are the second largest global provider of fluid handling system products manufactured in our industry. We offer an extensive product portfolio and are positioned to serve our diverse customer base around the world. Utilizing our core competencies in thermal management, emissions management, and fuel delivery systems, we create the highest value for our global customers by engineering unique solutions that anticipate and exceed their needs through Design For Six Sigma (DFSS), seamless launches, Lean enterprise principles and key strategic alliances. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we generated approximately 35% and 34% of total corporate revenue from the sale of fluid handling products (before corporate eliminations).

We support the green technology trend as our customers expand towards hybrids and alternative powertrains required to meet future fuel efficiency demands. We provide thermal management solutions that enhance hybrid and electric vehicle powertrain cooling systems and offer bio-fuel compatible materials for alternative fuel vehicles. Our products support improved fuel economy initiatives with lightweight, high performance plastic and aluminum materials that reduce weight and offer an improved value equation. We specialize in complete fuel system integration encompassing products from the fuel rail to the fuel tank lines. Our low permeation fuel lines meet and exceed LEV II (low emission vehicle) and PZEV (partial zero emission vehicle) emission standards. We support reduced emissions through the control of flow and temperature of exhaust gas.

Our fluid handling products are principally found in four major vehicle systems: thermal management; fuel and brake; emissions management; and power management. Below is a description of our primary fluid handling products:


Product Category	Description
Thermal Management	Direct, control and transport oil, coolant, water, and other fluids throughout the vehicle
	Engine oil cooling subsystems with over molded connections	Transmission oil cooling subsystems
	Engine oil cooler tube and hose assemblies	Transmission oil cooler tube and hose assemblies
	Engine oil cooling quick connects	Engine oil level indicator tube assemblies
	Electro/mechanical water valves and pumps	Integrated thermostats and plastic housings
	Coolant subsystems	Bypass valves
	Radiator and heater hoses	Auxiliary oil coolers

Fuel & Brake	Direct, control, and transport fuel, brake fluid, and vapors throughout the vehicle
	Fuel supply and return lines	Flexible brake lines
	Fuel/Vapor quick connects	Vacuum brake hoses
	Fuel/Vapor lines

Emissions Management	Direct, control, and transmit emission vapors and fluids throughout the vehicle
	Fully integrated exhaust gas recirculation modules	Exhaust gas recirculation valves
	EGR coolers and bypass coolers Exhaust gas recirculation tube assemblies	DPF lines Secondary air tubes

Power Management	Direct, control, and transmit power management fluids throughout the vehicle
	High pressure roof lines	Power steering pressure and return lines
	Hydraulic clutch lines	Air bag tubes

Supplies and Raw Materials

Raw material prices have fluctuated greatly in recent years. We have implemented strategies with both our suppliers and our customers to help manage spikes in raw material prices. These actions include material substitutions, use of hedging and leveraging our global buy. Global optimization also includes using benchmarks and selective sourcing from low cost regions. We have also made process improvements to ensure the most efficient use of materials through scrap reduction, as well as standardization of material specification to maximize leverage over a higher volume purchase.

The primary raw materials for our business include fabricated metal-based components, synthetic rubber, carbon black, and natural rubber.

Patents and Trademarks

We believe one of our competitive advantages is our application of technological innovation to customer challenges. We hold over 500 patents in key product technologies, such as Daylight Opening Modules, Engineered Stretched Plastics, Low Fuel Permeation Nylon Tubing and Quick Connect Fluid Couplings, as well as core process methods, such as molding, joining, and coating. Our patents are grouped into two major categories: products, which relate to specific product invention claims for products which can be produced, and processes, which relate to specific manufacturing processes that are used for producing products. The vast majority of our patents fall within the products category. We consider these patents to be of value and seek to protect our rights throughout the world against infringement. While in the aggregate these patents are important to our business, we do not believe that the loss or termination of any one of them would materially affect our company. We continue to seek patent protection for our new products. Additionally, we develop significant technologies that we treat as trade secrets and choose not to disclose to the public through the patent process, but they nonetheless provide significant competitive advantage and contribute to our global leadership position in various markets.

We also have technology sharing and licensing agreements with various third parties, including with Nishikawa Rubber Company, one of our joint venture partners in vehicle sealing products. We have mutual agreements with Nishikawa Rubber Company for sales, marketing, and engineering services on certain body sealing products we sell and have maintained a relationship for more than 35 years. Under those agreements, each party pays for services provided by the other and royalties on certain products for which the other party provides design or development services.

We own or have licensed several trademarks that are registered in many countries, enabling us to protect and market our products worldwide. Key trademarks include StanPro^® (aftermarket trim seals), SafeSeal™ (obstacle detection sensors), and Stratlink™ (proprietary TPV polymer).

Seasonality

Historically, sales to automotive customers are lowest during the months prior to model changeovers and during assembly plant shutdowns. However, economic conditions and consumer demand may change the traditional seasonality of the industry as lower production may prevail without the impact of seasonality. Historically, model changeover periods have typically resulted in lower sales volumes during July, August, and December. During these periods of lower sales volumes, profit performance is lower but working capital improves due to continuing collection of accounts receivable.

Competition

We believe that the principal competitive factors in our industry are price, quality, service, performance, design and engineering capabilities, innovation, and timely delivery. We believe that our capabilities in these core competencies are integral to our position as a market leader in each of our product lines. Our body and chassis products compete with Toyoda Gosei, Trelleborg, Tokai, Vibracoustic, Paulstra, Hutchinson, Henniges, Meteor, SaarGummi, and Standard Profil, among others. Our fluid handling products compete with TI Automotive, Martinrea, Hutchinson, Conti-Tech and Pierburg Gustav Wahler, along with numerous smaller companies in this competitive market.

Industry Structure

The automotive industry has historically been one of the world’s largest and most competitive. Recent economic conditions have changed the traditional structure of the industry. The industry is mature in North America and Europe and now undergoing broad sales reductions as consumers are holding onto their vehicles longer. Vehicle production in Asia, particularly in China and India, is expected to account for a relatively larger share of worldwide vehicle production as these economies expand.

The ability for consumers to obtain financing is an important factor in the sale of new vehicles. Recently, the tightening of credit has put significant pressure on the industry, prompting a consolidation among OEMs and major shifts in product offerings and market share positions.

These developments have also led to a more challenging environment for automotive suppliers. The automotive supply industry is generally characterized by high barriers to entry, significant start-up costs, and long-standing customer relationships. Suppliers that have not reduced their overall cost structure and diversified relative to customer and geographic mix may be unable to compete in the future global industry as these structural changes take hold. Based on this, it is believed that industry consolidations will continue.

Customers

We are a leading supplier to the Detroit 3 in each of our product categories and are increasing our presence with European and Asian OEMs. During the year ended December 31, 2009, approximately 31%, 14%, 8%, 7% and 4% of our sales were to Ford, GM, Fiat, Volkswagen/Audi and Chrysler, respectively, as compared to 25%, 16%, 7%, 8% and 7% for the year ended December 31, 2008, respectively. Our other major customers include OEMs such as Renault/Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroën, BMW, Daimler and various Indian and Chinese OEMs. We also sell products to Visteon/ACH, Toyota, Porsche, and through NISCO, Honda. Our business with any given customer is typically split among several contracts for different parts on a number of platforms.

Backlog

Our OEM sales are generally based upon purchase orders issued by the OEMs and as such we do not have a backlog of orders at any point in time. Once selected to supply products for a particular platform, we typically supply those products for the platform life, which is normally six to eight years, although there is no guarantee that this will occur. In addition, when we are the incumbent supplier to a given platform, we believe we have an advantage in winning the redesign or replacement platform.

Research and Development

We operate nine design, engineering, and administration facilities throughout the world and employ approximately 500 research and development personnel, some of whom reside at our customers’ facilities. We utilize Design for Six Sigma and other methodologies that emphasize manufacturability and quality. We are aggressively pursuing innovations which assist in resource conservation with particular attention to developing materials that are lighter weight and made of materials that can be recycled. Our development teams are also working closely with our customers to design and deliver thermal management solutions for cooling electric motors and batteries for new hybrids. We also devote considerable research and development resources into AVS, resulting in high value, state-of-the-art solutions for its customers. These activities are applied not only in our AVS product lines, but also in vehicle sealing (noise transmission isolation and abatement via vehicle windows and doors), fuel delivery systems (isolation of fuel injectors on fuel rails) and thermal management (noise and vibration free coolant pumps and valves).We spend significantly each year to maintain and enhance our technical centers, enabling us to quickly and effectively respond to customer demands. We spent $77.2 million, $81.9 million, and $62.9 million in 2007, 2008, and 2009, respectively, on research and development.

Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances

Joint ventures represent an important part of our business, both operationally and strategically. We have used joint ventures to enter into new geographic markets such as China, Korea, and India, to acquire new customers and to develop new technologies. In entering new geographic markets, teaming with a local partner can reduce capital investment by leveraging pre-existing infrastructure. In addition, local partners in these markets can provide knowledge and insight into local practices and access to local suppliers of raw materials and components. In North America, joint ventures have proven valuable in establishing new relationships with North American Manufacturers. For example, we have business with Honda through our NISCO joint venture. In 2005, we acquired a 20% equity interest in and expanded our technical alliance with Guyoung, a Korean supplier of metal stampings, which built a manufacturing facility in Alabama that services Hyundai. In 2006, we finalized two joint venture agreements with Jingda, one of the largest tube manufacturers in China, to expand our presence in that country. As part of the acquisition of the MAPS business in 2007, we acquired a 47.5% equity interest in Shanghai SAIC-Metzeler Sealing Systems Co. Ltd., a joint venture with SAIC, which also owns a 47.5% equity interest, and Shanghai Qinpu Zhaotun Collective Asset Management Company, which owns the remaining 5% equity interest. This joint venture business is the leading manufacturer of automotive sealing products in China. Also, in 2007, we acquired a 74% equity interest in MAP India, a joint venture with Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., which owns the remaining 26% equity interest. MAP India is a leading manufacturer of automotive sealing products in India.

Geographic Information

In 2009, we generated approximately 47% of sales in North America, 40% in Europe, 6% in South America and 7% in Asia/Pacific. Approximately 27%, 14%, 11% and 9% of our sales were generated from our United States, German, Mexican and Canadian operations, respectively.

In 2008, we generated approximately 48% of sales in North America, 42% in Europe, 5% in South America and 5% in Asia/Pacific. Approximately 26%, 17%, 12% and 10% of our sales were generated from our United States, German, Canadian and Mexican operations, respectively.

In 2007, we generated approximately 61% of sales in North America, 31% in Europe, 5% in South America and 3% in Asia/Pacific. Approximately 34%, 15%, 13% and 12% of our sales were generated from our United States, Canadian, German and Mexican operations, respectively.

Employees

We maintain good relations with both our union and non-union employees and, in the past ten years, have not experienced any major work stoppages. We renegotiated some of our domestic and international union agreements in 2009 and have several contracts set to expire in the next twelve months. As of December 31, 2009, approximately 35% of our employees were represented by unions and approximately 13% of our employees were union represented employees located in the United States.

As of December 31, 2009, we had approximately 17,800 full-time and temporary employees.

Environmental

We are subject to a broad range of federal, state, and local environmental and occupational safety and health laws and regulations in the United States and other countries, including those governing: emissions to air, discharges to water, noise and odor emissions; the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of waste materials; the cleanup of contaminated properties; and human health and safety. We may incur substantial costs associated with hazardous substance contamination or exposure, including cleanup costs, fines, and civil or criminal sanctions, third party property or natural resource damage, personal injury claims, or costs to upgrade or replace existing equipment as a result of violations of or liabilities under environmental laws or the failure to maintain or comply with environmental permits required at our locations. In addition, many of our current and former facilities are located on properties with long histories of industrial or commercial operations and some of these properties have been subject to certain environmental investigations and remediation activities. We maintain environmental reserves for certain of these sites, which we believe are adequate. Because some environmental laws (such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and analogous state laws) can impose liability retroactively and regardless of fault on potentially responsible parties for the entire cost of cleanup at currently or formerly owned and operated facilities, as well as sites at which such parties disposed or arranged for disposal of hazardous waste, we could become liable for investigating or remediating contamination at our current or former properties or other properties (including offsite waste disposal locations). We may not always be in complete compliance with all applicable requirements of environmental law or regulation, and we may receive notices of violation or become subject to enforcement actions or incur material costs or liabilities in connection with such requirements. In addition, new environmental requirements or changes to interpretations of existing requirements, or in their enforcement, could have a material adverse effect on our businesses, results of operations, and financial condition. For example, while we are not large emitters of greenhouse gases, laws, regulations and certain regional initiatives under consideration by the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and various states, and in effect in certain foreign jurisdictions, could result in increased operating costs to control and monitor such emissions. We have made and will continue to make expenditures to comply with environmental requirements. While our costs to defend and settle claims arising under environmental laws in the past have not been material, such costs may be material in the future.

Market Data

Some market data and other statistical information used throughout this Form 10-K is based on data available from CSM Worldwide, an independent market research firm. Other data is based on good faith estimates, which are derived from our review of internal surveys, as well as third party sources. Although we believe all of these third party sources are reliable, we have not independently verified the information and cannot guarantee its accuracy and completeness. To the extent that we have been unable to obtain information from third party sources, we have expressed our belief on the basis of our own internal analyses of our products and capabilities in comparison to our competitors.

Available Information

The Company makes available free of charge on or through its Internet website its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after it electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. We make forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and may make such statements in future filings with the SEC. We may also make forward-looking statements in our press releases or other public or stockholder communications and in filings made by the Company and the Debtors with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenue or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions, business trends, and other information that is not historical information and, in particular, appear under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Risk Factors,” “Business,” and in filings made by the Company with the Bankruptcy Court. When used in this report, the words “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “intends,” “believes,” “forecasts,” or future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “should,” “could,” or “may,” and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends and data are based upon our current expectations and various assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs, and projections are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, no assurances can be made that these expectations, beliefs and projections will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or achievements to be materially different from the future results or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this report are set forth in this Form 10-K, including under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and those described in filings made by us with the Bankruptcy Court.

Such risks and uncertainties and other important factors include, but are not limited to:

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the effects of the Chapter 11 Cases on us;

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the risks and uncertainties relating to approval by the Bankruptcy Court of the Amended Plan, the Amended Disclosure Statement and the New Equity Commitment Agreement;

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the ability to obtain approval of motions in the chapter 11 proceedings from time to time;

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the ability to maintain contracts and suppliers and customer relationships;

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the ability to obtain exit financing;

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limitations on flexibility in operating our business contained in our debt agreements;

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our dependence on the automotive industry;

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availability and cost of raw materials;

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our dependence on certain major customers;

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competition in the automotive industry;

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sovereign and other risks related to our conducting operations outside the United States;

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the uncertainty of our ability to achieve expected cost reduction savings;

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our exposure to product liability and warranty claims;

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labor conditions;

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our vulnerability to changes in interest rates;

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our ability to meet customers’ needs for new and improved products in a timely manner;

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our ability to attract and retain key personnel;

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potential conflicts of interest between our owners and us;

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our legal rights to our intellectual property portfolio;

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our pension plans;

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environmental and other regulations;

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the possibility that our bankruptcy exit strategy will not be successful; and

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other risks listed in the our filings with the SEC, including but not limited to the risks contained in this Form 10-K under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and those described in filings made by the Company with the Bankruptcy Court.

The outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases is uncertain and subject to substantial risk. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in achieving our financial restructuring. There may be other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this Form 10-K and other reports we file with the SEC and the date of any filings we make with the Bankruptcy Court and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included herein and therein. We undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Our business and financial condition can be impacted by a number of factors, including the risks described below and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any of these risks could cause our actual results to vary materially from recent or anticipated results and could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.

Risks Related to our Bankruptcy Filings

The Debtors filed for protection under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on August 3, 2009 and CSA Canada commenced bankruptcy proceedings on August 4, 2009.

During the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings, our operations, including our ability to execute our business plan, are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with our bankruptcy. Risks and uncertainties associated with these proceedings include the following:

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actions and decisions of our creditors and other third parties with interests in the proceedings, which may be inconsistent with our plans;

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our ability to obtain court approval with respect to motions in the proceedings made from time to time;

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our ability to develop, prosecute, confirm and consummate a chapter 11 plan of reorganization with respect to the proceedings;

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our ability to obtain and maintain commercially reasonable terms with vendors and service providers;

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our ability to maintain contracts that are critical to our operations;

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our ability to retain management and other key individuals;

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our ability to retain the tax refunds relating to the pre-acquisition period; and

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risks associated with third parties seeking and obtaining court approval to terminate or shorten the exclusivity period for us to propose and confirm a chapter 11 plan of reorganization, to appoint a trustee under chapter 11 or to convert the Chapter 11 Cases into liquidations under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

These risks and uncertainties could affect our business and operations in various ways. For example, negative events or publicity associated with the proceedings could adversely affect our sales and relationships with our customers, as well as with vendors and employees, which in turn could adversely affect our operations and financial condition, particularly if the proceedings are protracted. Also, transactions outside the ordinary course of business are subject to the prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court and the Canadian Court, which may limit our ability to respond timely to certain events or take advantage of certain opportunities. In addition, in order to successfully emerge from the proceedings, senior management will be required to spend significant amounts of time developing a comprehensive chapter 11 plan of reorganization, instead of concentrating exclusively on business operations. Further, we have made, and will continue to make, judgments as to whether we should limit investment in, exit or dispose of certain businesses. These proceedings and the development of a chapter 11 plan of reorganization may result in the sale or divestiture of assets or businesses, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any sale or divestiture on acceptable terms or at all. Any decision by management to further limit investment in, exit or dispose of businesses may result in the recording of additional charges.

Because of the risks and uncertainties associated with the proceedings, the ultimate impact that events that occur during these proceedings will have on our business, financial condition and results of operations cannot be accurately predicted or quantified. There can be no assurance as to what values, if any, will be ascribed in the proceedings to our various pre-petition liabilities, common stock and other securities.

Our liquidity position imposes significant challenges to our ability to continue operations.

As global economic conditions have deteriorated, we have experienced significant pressure on our business, including our liquidity position. The Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings may increase this pressure. Because of the public disclosure of our liquidity constraints, our ability to maintain normal credit terms with suppliers has become impaired. The terms of the trade credit received from suppliers has been reduced. If liquidity problems persist, suppliers could refuse to provide key products and services in the future. Our financial condition and results of operations, in particular with regard to our potential failure to meet debt obligations, may lead some customers to become reluctant to enter into long-term agreements with us. In addition to the cash requirements necessary to fund continuing operations, it is anticipated that we will incur significant professional fees and other restructuring costs in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings and the restructuring of our business operations.

We are currently conducting operations using borrowings from the DIP Credit Agreement. There can be no assurance that the amounts of cash from operations and amounts made available under the DIP Credit Agreement will be sufficient to fund our operations. In the event that cash flows and borrowings made under the DIP Credit Agreement are not sufficient to meet our liquidity requirements, our operations would be adversely affected and we may not be able to continue as a going concern. For additional information on the DIP Credit Agreement, see Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debtor-in-Possession Financing,” and Note 10. Debt—DIP Credit Agreement to our consolidated financial statements.

During the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings, our financial results may be unstable and may not reflect historical trends.

During the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings, our financial results may fluctuate as they reflect asset impairments, asset dispositions, restructuring activities, contract terminations and rejections, and claims assessments. As a result, our historical financial performance may not be indicative of our financial performance following the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings. Further, we may sell or otherwise dispose of assets or businesses and liquidate or settle liabilities, with court approval, for amounts other than those reflected in our historical financial statements. Any such sale or disposition and any comprehensive restructuring plan could materially change the amounts and classifications reported in our historical consolidated financial statements, which do not give effect to any adjustments to the carrying value of assets or amounts of liabilities that might be necessary as a consequence of a comprehensive restructuring plan.

We may not be able to obtain confirmation of the Amended Plan or any alternative chapter 11 plan of reorganization submitted for Bankruptcy Court approval.

In order to successfully emerge from Chapter 11 as a viable entity, we believe that we must develop, and obtain requisite court and creditor approval of, a feasible chapter 11 plan of reorganization. The Company and the other Debtors filed their Amended Plan with the Bankruptcy Court on March 26, 2010. The process of confirming the Amended Plan or an alternative chapter 11 plan of reorganization requires the Company and the other Debtors to meet certain statutory requirements with respect to adequacy of disclosure with respect to the plan of reorganization, soliciting and obtaining creditor acceptances of the plan, and fulfilling other statutory conditions for confirmation. The Company and the other Debtors may not receive the requisite acceptances to confirm a plan. Even if the requisite acceptances of a plan of reorganization are received, the Bankruptcy Court may not confirm the plan. A dissenting holder of a claim against the Debtors may challenge the balloting procedures and results as not being in compliance with the Bankruptcy Code. Even if the Bankruptcy Court determined that the balloting procedures and results were appropriate, the Bankruptcy Court could still decline to confirm the plan of reorganization if it found that any of the statutory requirements for confirmation had not been met, including that the terms of the plan are fair and equitable to non-accepting classes. Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code sets forth the requirements for confirmation and requires, among other things, a finding by the Bankruptcy Court that (i) the plan of reorganization “does not unfairly discriminate” and is “fair and equitable” with respect to any non-accepting classes, (ii) confirmation of the plan is not likely to be followed by a liquidation or a need for further financial reorganization and (iii) the value of distributions to non-accepting holders of claims within a particular class under the plan will not be less than the value of distributions such holders would receive if the Debtors were to be liquidated under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The Bankruptcy Court may determine that the Amended Plan or an alternative chapter 11 plan of reorganization does not satisfy one or more of these requirements, in which case it would not be confirmable by the Bankruptcy Court. If a plan of reorganization is not confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, it is unclear whether the Debtors would be able to reorganize their businesses and what, if any, distributions holders of claims against it would ultimately receive with respect to their claims. If an alternative reorganization could not be agreed upon, it is possible that the Debtors would have to liquidate their assets, in which case it is likely that holders of claims would receive substantially less favorable treatment than they would receive if the Debtors were to emerge as a viable, reorganized entity.

In addition, there can be no assurance that, once confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, the Amended Plan or an alternative plan would become effective or would not be significantly delayed. If the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of a plan have not occurred and have not been waived as provided in a plan, such plan would be deemed null and void and the Company and the other Debtors could propose and solicit votes on an alternative chapter 11 plan of reorganization that may not be as favorable to holders of claims. In addition, a party may appeal the entry of a confirmation order by the Bankruptcy Court, which could prevent the confirmation order from becoming a final order for an extended period of time.

A chapter 11 plan of reorganization may result in the holders of the Notes receiving no distribution on account of their interests and cancellation of their Notes.

The ultimate recovery, if any, to the holders of the Notes and other interest holders will not be determined until confirmation of the Amended Plan or an alternative chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization. Although we believe that the Amended Plan will satisfy all requirements necessary for confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court, there can be no assurance that the Bankruptcy Court will reach the same conclusion. No assurance can be given as to whether the Amended Plan or an alternate plan will be confirmed and what values, if any, will be ascribed in the Chapter 11 Cases to each of these constituencies or what types or amounts of distributions, if any, they would receive. Under the priority scheme established by the Bankruptcy Code, generally, post-petition liabilities and secured claims must be satisfied before pre-petition unsecured creditors and interest holders can receive any distribution or retain any property under a chapter 11 plan of reorganization. A chapter 11 plan of reorganization could result in holders of the Notes receiving no distribution on account of their claims and cancellation of their existing Notes. If certain requirements of the Bankruptcy Code are met, a chapter 11 plan of reorganization can be confirmed notwithstanding its rejection by such holders and notwithstanding the fact that such holders do not receive or retain any property on account of their interests under the plan. Accordingly, appropriate caution should be exercised with respect to existing and future investments in our securities as the value and prospects are highly speculative.

The Canadian Court may not extend the stay under the Canadian Proceedings or may not sanction the Canadian Plan and our Canadian subsidiary may be subject to involuntary liquidation.

There can be no assurance that the Canadian Court will extend the stay applicable to CSA Canada in connection with the Canadian Proceedings filed under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. The creditors of CSA Canada or others may cause the stay to be lifted, in which case CSA Canada could be petitioned into bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and liquidated on an involuntary basis, or they make seek the appointment of a receiver over CSA Canada.

In addition, there can be no assurance that the Canadian Court will sanction the plan of compromise or arrangement of CSA Canada, which was prepared and filed on March 12, 2010 in the Canadian Proceedings (the “Canadian Plan”), or that the conditions precedent to the Canadian Plan will be satisfied or waived. If the Canadian Plan is not sanctioned by the Canadian Court, or implemented in accordance with its terms, a restructuring of CSA Canada may not be implemented, which may delay or prevent the confirmation of the Amended Plan or an alternative chapter 11 plan of reorganization.

A long period of operating under Chapter 11 may harm our business.

A long period of operating under Chapter 11 could adversely affect our business and operations. So long as the Chapter 11 cases continue, our senior management will be required to spend a significant amount of time and effort dealing with the Bankruptcy reorganization instead of focusing exclusively on business operations. A prolonged period of operating under Chapter 11 will also make it more difficult to attract and retain management and other key personnel necessary to the success and growth of our business. In addition, the longer the Chapter 11 cases continue, the more likely it is that our customers and suppliers will lose confidence in our ability to successfully reorganize our businesses and seek to establish alternative commercial relationships. Furthermore, so long as the Chapter 11 cases continue, we will be required to incur substantial costs for professional fees and other expenses associated with the proceedings. A prolonged continuation of the Chapter 11 cases may also require us to seek additional financing. If we require additional financing during the Chapter 11 cases and we are unable to obtain the financing on favorable terms or at all, our chances of successfully reorganizing our businesses may be seriously jeopardized.

Our DIP Credit Agreement imposes significant operating and financial restrictions on us, compliance or non-compliance with which could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and operations.

Restrictions imposed by the terms of our DIP Credit Agreement could adversely affect us by limiting our ability to plan for or react to market conditions or to meet our capital needs and could result in an event of default under the DIP Credit Agreement. These restrictions might limit our ability, subject to certain exceptions, to, among other things:

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incur additional indebtedness and issue stock;

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make prepayments on or purchase indebtedness in whole or in part;

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pay dividends and other distributions with respect to our capital stock or repurchase our capital stock or make other restricted payments;

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make investments;

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enter into transactions with affiliates on other than arm’s-length terms;

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create or incur liens to secure debt;

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consolidate or merge with another entity or allow one of our subsidiaries to do so;

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lease, transfer or sell assets and use proceeds of permitted asset leases, transfers or sales;

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incur dividend or other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries;

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engage in specified business activities; and

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acquire facilities or other businesses.

In addition, the DIP Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants that include (i) maintenance of a minimum amount of liquidity, (ii) limitations on the amount of capital expenditures and (iii) the achievement of a minimum amount of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the DIP Credit Agreement).

These limitations could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and operations. If we fail to comply with the restrictions under the DIP Credit Agreement and are unable to obtain a waiver or amendment or a default exists and is continuing under the DIP Credit Agreement, the lenders could declare outstanding borrowings and other obligations under the DIP Credit Agreement immediately due and payable. Our ability to comply with these restrictions may be affected by events beyond our control, and any material deviations from our forecasts could require us to seek waivers or amendments of covenants or alternative sources of financing or to reduce expenditures. There can be no assurances that such waivers, amendments or alternative financing could be obtained, or if obtained, would be on acceptable terms to us. In addition, additional waivers or amendments could substantially increase our cost of borrowing. If we are unable to comply with the terms of the DIP Credit Agreement, or if we fail to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, or if it became necessary to obtain such waivers, amendments or alternative financing, it could adversely impact the timing of, and our ultimate ability to successfully implement, a chapter 11 plan of reorganization.

Our DIP Credit Agreement requires us to generate sufficient cash to service our debt, which depends on numerous factors beyond our control.

Our ability to make scheduled payments or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We may not be able to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness. See Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, seek additional capital or seek to restructure or refinance our indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. In the absence of such operating results and resources, we could face substantial liquidity problems and might be required to sell material assets or operations to attempt to meet our debt service and other obligations.

Our emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings may limit our ability to offset future U.S. taxable income with tax losses and credits incurred prior to emergence from the chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

In connection with our chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the discharge of a debt obligation by a taxpayer for an amount less than the recorded value generally creates cancellation of indebtedness (COD) income, which is excludable from a taxpayer’s taxable income. However certain tax attributes otherwise available and of value to a debtor will be reduced to the extent of the excludable COD income. Additionally, Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Sections 382 and 383 provide an annual limitation with respect to the ability of a corporation to utilize its tax attributes, as well as certain built-in-losses, against future U.S. taxable income in the event of a change in ownership.

Our historical financial information may not be comparable to our financial information for periods following our emergence from bankruptcy.

If a chapter 11 plan of reorganization reflecting the Amended Plan or an alternative chapter 11 plan of reorganization is consummated, our financial condition and results of operations from and after such plans’ effective date may not be comparable to the financial condition or results of operations reflected in our historical financial statements, which among other effects, could limit investment in our securities.

Our restructuring may require us to apply fresh start accounting which could result in additional impairments in future periods.

As a result of our restructuring under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, our financial statements are subject to the accounting prescribed by ASC 852. Given that our Amended Plan provides, or an alternative chapter 11 plan of reorganization may provide, that our existing stockholders will end up with less than 50% of our voting shares after we emerge from chapter 11, we expect to apply “fresh–start accounting,” in which our assets and liabilities will be recorded at their estimated fair value using the principles of purchase accounting contained in ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations,” with the difference between our estimated fair value and our identifiable assets and liabilities being recognized as goodwill. Any increase in the valuation of our long lived assets as a result of the application of those accounting principles could result in additional impairments in future periods.

Risks Related to our Business

We are highly dependent on the automotive industry, and a prolonged contraction in automotive sales and production volumes could have a material adverse affect on our results of operations and liquidity.

The great majority of our customers are OEMs and their suppliers. In 2009, the automotive industry was severely affected by the turmoil in the global credit markets and the economic recession in the U.S. and global economies. These conditions had a dramatic impact on consumer vehicle demand in 2009. During 2009, North American light vehicle industry production declined by approximately 32% from 2008 levels to 8.6 million units. European light vehicle industry production declined by approximately 20% from 2008 levels to 16.3 million units.

The negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations could have negative effects on us under our DIP Credit Agreement by affecting our ability to comply with the covenants contained in our DIP Credit Agreement. An inability to comply with these covenants would require us to seek waivers or amendments of such covenants. There is no guarantee that such waivers or amendments would be obtained and, even if they were obtained, we would likely incur additional costs. An inability to obtain any such waiver or amendment could result in a breach and a possible event of default under our DIP Credit Agreement, which could allow the lenders thereunder to declare any amounts outstanding to be due and payable. There is no assurance that we would have sufficient funds to repay such obligations or that we could obtain alternative funding on terms acceptable to us.

Our liquidity could also be adversely impacted if our suppliers reduced their normal trade credit terms as the result of any decline in our financial condition or if our customers extended their normal payment terms. If either of these situations occurred, we would need to rely on other sources of funding to cover the additional gap between the time we pay our suppliers and the time we receive corresponding payments from our customers.

The financial conditions of our customers, particularly the Detroit 3, may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Significantly lower global production levels, tightened liquidity and increased costs of capital have combined to cause severe financial distress among many of our customers and have forced those companies to implement various forms of restructuring actions. In some cases, these actions have involved significant capacity reductions, the discontinuation of entire vehicle brands or even reorganization under bankruptcy laws. Discontinuation of a brand can result in not only a loss of sales associated with any systems or components we supplied but also customer disputes regarding capital we expended to support production of such systems or components for the discontinued brand, and such disputes could potentially be resolved adversely to us.

In North America, Chrysler, Ford and GM have been engaged in unprecedented restructuring, which included, in the case of Chrysler and GM, reorganization under bankruptcy laws and subsequent asset sales. While portions of Chrysler and GM have successfully emerged from bankruptcy proceedings in the United States, it is still uncertain what portion of their respective sales will return and whether they can be viable at a lower level of sales.

A prolonged contraction in automotive sales and production volumes and the financial conditions of our customers could adversely affect the viability of our supply base.

Our supply base has also been adversely affected by the current industry environment. Lower global automotive production, turmoil in the credit markets and extreme volatility over the past several years in raw material, energy and commodity costs have resulted in financial distress within our supply base and an increase in the risk of supply disruption. In addition, several automotive suppliers have filed for bankruptcy protection or have ceased operations. While we have developed and implemented strategies to mitigate these factors, these strategies have offset only a portion of the adverse impact. The continuation or worsening of these industry conditions could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows, thereby making it more difficult for us to make payments under our indebtedness.

A further material contraction in automotive sales and production could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and liquidity as well as on the viability of our supply base.

Automotive sales and production are highly cyclical and depend, among other things, on general economic conditions and consumer spending and preferences (which can be affected by a number of issues, including fuel costs, employment levels and the availability of consumer financing). As the volume of automotive production fluctuates, the demand for our products also fluctuates. Declines in automotive sales and production in the second half of 2008 and into 2009 lead to our focused efforts, which are ongoing, to restructure our business and take other actions in order to reduce costs. There is no assurance that our actions to date will be sustainable over the long term or will be sufficient if there is further decline. In addition, if lower levels of sales and production are forecasted, non-cash impairment charges could result as the value of certain long-lived assets is reduced. As a result, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by further declines in vehicle production. Production levels in Europe

and North America, most notably, affect us given our concentration of sales in those regions, which accounted for 40% and 47%, respectively, of our 2009 sales.

In addition, if our suppliers were to reduce normal trade credit terms as the result of any decline in our financial condition our liquidity could also be adversely impacted. Likewise, our liquidity could also be adversely impacted if our customers were to extend their normal payment terms, whether or not permitted under our contracts. If either of these situations occurs, we may need to rely on other sources of funding to bridge the additional gap between the time we pay our suppliers and the time we receive corresponding payments from our customers.

As a result of the above factors, further material contraction in automotive sales and production could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and liquidity. In addition, our suppliers would also be subject to many of the same consequences, which could adversely impact their results of operations and liquidity. If a supplier’s viability was challenged, it could impact the supplier’s ability to perform as we expect and consequently our ability to meet our own commitments.

Disruptions in the financial markets are adversely impacting the availability and cost of credit which could continue to negatively affect our business.

Disruptions in the financial markets, including the bankruptcy, insolvency or restructuring of certain financial institutions, and the general lack of liquidity continue to adversely impact the availability and cost of incremental credit for many companies, including us, and may adversely affect the availability of credit already arranged including, in our case, credit already arranged under our DIP Credit Agreement. These disruptions are also adversely affecting the U.S. and world economy, further negatively impacting consumer spending patterns in the automotive industry. In addition, as our customers and suppliers respond to rapidly changing consumer preferences, they may require access to additional capital. If required capital is not obtained or its cost is prohibitively high, their businesses would be negatively impacted, which could result in further restructuring or even reorganization under bankruptcy laws. Any such negative impact, in turn, could negatively affect our business, either through loss of sales to any of our customers so affected or through inability to meet our commitments (or inability to meet them without excess expense) because of our suppliers’ inability to perform.

We could be adversely affected by any shortage of supplies.

In the event of a rapid increase in production demands, either we or our customers or other suppliers may experience supply shortages of raw materials or components. This could be caused by a number of factors, including a lack of production line capacity or manpower or working capital constraints. In order to manage and reduce the cost of purchased goods and services, we and others within our industry have been rationalizing and consolidating our supply base. In addition, due to the turbulence in the automotive industry, several suppliers have initiated bankruptcy proceedings or ceased operations. As a result, there is greater dependence on fewer sources of supply for certain components and materials, which could increase the possibility of a supply shortage of any particular component. If any of our customers experience a material supply shortage, either directly or as a result of a supply shortage at another supplier, that customer may halt or limit the purchase of our products. Similarly, if we or one of our own suppliers experience a supply shortage, we may become unable to produce the affected products if we cannot procure the components from another source. Such production interruptions could impede a ramp-up in vehicle production and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Escalating pricing pressures from our customers may adversely affect our business.

Pricing pressure in the automotive supply industry has been substantial and is likely to continue. Virtually all vehicle manufacturers seek price reductions in both the initial bidding process and during the term of the contract. Price reductions have impacted our sales and profit margins and are expected to do so in the future. If we are not able to offset continued price reductions through improved operating efficiencies and reduced expenditures, those price reductions may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We may be at risk of not being able to meet significant increases in demand.

If demand increases significantly from what has been a historical low for production over the last two years, we may have difficulty meeting such demand, particularly if such demand increases occur rapidly. This difficulty may include not having sufficient manpower or relying on suppliers who may not be able to respond quickly to a changed environment when demand significantly increases. In addition, as demand and volumes increase, we will need to purchase more inventory, which will increase our working capital needs. If our working capital needs exceed our cash flows from operations, we will be required to use our cash balances and available borrowings under our DIP Credit Agreement or any future credit agreement to satisfy those needs, as well as potential sources of additional capital, which may not be available on satisfactory terms and in adequate amounts, if at all.

Increasing costs for, or reduced availability of, manufactured components and raw materials may adversely affect our profitability.

The principal raw materials we purchase include fabricated metal-based components, synthetic rubber, carbon black and natural rubber. Raw materials comprise the largest component of our costs, representing approximately 45% of our total costs in 2009. A significant increase in the price of these items could materially increase our operating costs and materially and adversely affect our profit margins because it is generally difficult to pass through these increased costs to our customers. Although raw material costs have recently moderated, these costs remain volatile and could have an adverse impact on our profitability in the foreseeable future.

Because we purchase various types of raw materials and manufactured components, we may be materially and adversely affected by the failure of our suppliers of those materials to perform as expected. This non-performance may consist of delivery delays or failures caused by production issues or delivery of non-conforming products. The risk of non-performance may also result from the insolvency or bankruptcy of one or more of our suppliers. Our suppliers’ ability to supply products to us is also subject to a number of risks, including availability of raw materials, such as steel and natural rubber, destruction of their facilities or work stoppages. In addition, our failure to promptly pay, or order sufficient quantities of inventory from our suppliers may increase the cost of products we purchase or may lead to suppliers refusing to sell products to us at all. Our efforts to protect against and to minimize these risks may not always be effective.

We consider the production capacities and financial condition of suppliers in our selection process and expect that they will meet our delivery requirements. However, there can be no assurance that strong demand, capacity limitations, shortages of raw materials or other problems will not result in any shortages or delays in the supply of components to us.

We could be adversely affected if we are unable to continue to compete successfully in the highly competitive automotive parts industry.

The automotive parts industry is highly competitive. We face numerous competitors in each of the product lines we serve. In general, there are three or more significant competitors for most of the products offered by our company and numerous smaller competitors. We also face increased competition for certain of our products from suppliers producing in lower-cost countries such as Korea and China, especially for certain lower-technology noise, vibration and harshness control products that have physical characteristics that make long-distance shipping more feasible and economical. We may not be able to continue to compete favorably, and increased competition in our markets may have a material adverse effect on our business.

We are subject to other risks associated with our non-U.S. operations.

We have significant manufacturing operations outside the United States, including joint ventures and other alliances. Our operations are located in 18 countries, and we export to several other countries. In 2009, approximately 73% of our sales originated outside the United States. Risks are inherent in international operations, including:

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exchange controls and currency restrictions;

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currency fluctuations and devaluations;

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changes in local economic conditions;

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changes in laws and regulations, including the imposition of embargos;

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exposure to possible expropriation or other government actions; and

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unsettled political conditions and possible terrorist attacks against American interests.

These and other factors may have a material adverse effect on our international operations or on our business, results of operations and financial condition. For example, we are faced with potential difficulties in staffing and managing local operations and we have to design local solutions to manage credit risks of local customers and distributors. Also, the cost and complexity of streamlining operations in certain European countries is greater than would be the case in the United States, due primarily to labor laws in those countries that can make reducing employment levels more time-consuming and expensive than in the United States. Our flexibility in our foreign operations can also be somewhat limited by agreements we have entered into with our foreign joint venture partners.

Our overall success as a global business depends, in part, upon our ability to succeed in differing economic, social and political conditions. We may not continue to succeed in developing and implementing policies and strategies that are effective in each location where we do business, and failure to do so could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our sales outside the United States expose us to currency risks. During times of a strengthening U.S. dollar, at a constant level of business, our reported international sales and earnings will be reduced because the local currency will translate into fewer U.S. dollars. In addition to currency translation risks, we incur a currency transaction risk whenever one of our operating subsidiaries enters into either a purchase or a sales transaction using a different currency from the currency in which it receives revenues. Given the volatility of exchange rates, we may not be able to manage our currency transaction and translation risks effectively, or volatility in currency exchange rates may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Our Lean manufacturing and other cost savings plans may not be effective.

Our operations strategy includes cutting costs by reducing product errors, inventory levels, operator motion, overproduction and waiting while fostering the increased flow of material, information and communication. The cost savings that we anticipate from these initiatives may not be achieved on schedule or at the level anticipated by management. If we are unable to realize these anticipated savings, our operating results and financial condition may be adversely affected. Moreover, the implementation of cost saving plans and facilities integration may disrupt our operations and performance.

Our business would be materially and adversely affected if we lost any of our largest customers.

In 2009, sales to our three largest customers on a worldwide basis represented approximately 58% of our sales. Although business with each customer is typically split among numerous contracts, if we lost a major customer or that customer significantly reduced its purchases of our products, there could be a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may incur material losses and costs as a result of product liability and warranty and recall claims that may be brought against us.

We may be exposed to product liability and warranty claims in the event that our products actually or allegedly fail to perform as expected or the use of our products results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury and/or property damage. Accordingly, we could experience material warranty or product liability losses in the future and incur significant costs to defend these claims.

In addition, if any of our products are, or are alleged to be, defective, we may be required to participate in a recall of that product if the defect or the alleged defect relates to automotive safety. Our costs associated with providing product warranties could be material. Product liability, warranty and recall costs may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Work stoppages or similar difficulties could disrupt our operations.

As of December 31, 2009, approximately 35% of our employees were represented by unions, and approximately 13% of our employees were union represented employees located in the United States. It is possible that our workforce will become more unionized in the future. A work stoppage at one or more of our plants may have a material adverse effect on our business. Unionization activities could also increase our costs, which could have an adverse effect on our profitability. We may be subject to work stoppages and may be affected by other labor disputes. Additionally, a work stoppage at one or more of our customers or our customers’ suppliers could adversely affect our operations if an alternative source of supply were not readily available. Work stoppages by employees of our customers also could result in reduced demand for our products and could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our success depends in part on our development of improved products, and our efforts may fail to meet the needs of customers on a timely or cost-effective basis.

Our continued success depends on our ability to maintain advanced technological capabilities, machinery and knowledge necessary to adapt to changing market demands as well as to develop and commercialize innovative products. We may be unable to develop new products as successfully as in the past or to keep pace with technological developments by our competitors and the industry generally. In addition, we may develop specific technologies and capabilities in anticipation of customers’ demands for new innovations and technologies. If such demand does not materialize, we may be unable to recover the costs incurred in such programs. If we are unable to recover these costs or if any such programs do not progress as expected, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Our ability to operate our company effectively could be impaired if we fail to attract and retain key personnel.

Our ability to operate our business and implement our strategies depends, in part, on the efforts of our key employees. The severe down-turn in the automotive industry may add additional pressure to our ability to retain key employees. In addition, our future success will depend on, among other factors, our ability to attract and retain other qualified personnel. The loss of the services of any of our key employees or the failure to attract or retain other qualified personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our intellectual property portfolio is subject to legal challenges.

We have developed and actively pursue developing proprietary technology in the automotive industry and rely on intellectual property laws and a number of patents in many jurisdictions to protect such technology. However, we may be unable to prevent third parties from using our intellectual property without authorization. If we had to litigate to protect these rights, any proceedings could be costly, and we may not prevail. We also face increasing exposure to the claims of others for infringement of intellectual property rights. We may have material intellectual property claims asserted against us in the future and could incur significant costs or losses related to such claims.

Our pension plans are currently underfunded and we may have to make cash payments to the plans, reducing the cash available for our business.

We sponsor various pension plans worldwide that are underfunded and will require cash payments. Additionally, if the performance of the assets in our pension plans does not meet our expectations, or if other actuarial assumptions are modified, our required contributions may be higher than we expect. If our cash flow from operations is insufficient to fund our worldwide pension liability, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, seek additional capital or seek to restructure or refinance our indebtedness.

As of December 31, 2009, our $270.8 million projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) for U.S. pension benefit obligations exceeded the fair value of the relevant plans’ assets, which totaled $186.6 million, by $84.2 million. Additionally, the international employees’ plans’ PBO exceeded plan assets by approximately $77.6 million as of December 31, 2009. The PBO for other postretirement benefits (“OPEB”) was $69.4 million as of December 31, 2009. Our estimated funding requirement for pensions and OPEB during 2010 is approximately $18.4 million. Net periodic pension costs for U.S. and international plans, including pension benefits and OPEB, were $18.9 million and $14.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. See Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” in particular, Note 11, Pensions, and Note 12, Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, to our consolidated financial statements.

We are subject to a broad range of environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We are subject to a broad range of federal, state and local environmental and occupational safety and health laws and regulations in the United States and other countries, including those governing: emissions to air, discharges to water, noise and odor emissions; the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste materials; the cleanup of contaminated properties; and human health and safety. We may incur substantial costs associated with hazardous substance contamination or exposure, including cleanup costs, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third party property or natural resource damage, personal injury claims, or costs to upgrade or replace existing equipment as a result of violations of or liabilities under environmental laws or the failure to maintain or comply with environmental permits required at our locations. In addition, many of our current and former facilities are located on properties with long histories of industrial or commercial operations and some of these properties have been subject to certain environmental investigations and remediation activities. We maintain environmental reserves for certain of these sites, which we believe are adequate. Because some environmental laws (such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and analogous state laws) can impose liability retroactively and regardless of fault, on potentially responsible parties for the entire cost of cleanup at currently or formerly owned and operated facilities, as well as sites at which such parties disposed or arranged for disposal of hazardous waste, we could become liable for investigating or remediating contamination at our current or former properties or other properties (including offsite waste disposal locations). We may not always be in complete compliance with all applicable requirements of environmental law or regulation, and we may receive notices of violation or become subject to enforcement actions or incur material costs or liabilities in connection with such requirements. In addition, new environmental requirements or changes to interpretations of existing requirements, or in their enforcement, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. For example, while we are not large emitters of greenhouse gases, laws, regulations and certain regional initiatives under consideration by the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and various states, and in effect in certain foreign jurisdictions, could result in increased operating costs to control and monitor such emissions. We have made and will continue to make expenditures to comply with environmental requirements. While our costs to defend and settle claims arising under environmental laws in the past have not been material, such costs may be material in the future. For more information about our environmental compliance and potential environmental liabilities, see Item 1. “Business—Environmental.”

If our acquisition strategy is not successful, we may not achieve our growth and profit objectives.

We may selectively pursue complementary acquisitions in the future as part of our growth strategy. While we will evaluate business opportunities on a regular basis, we may not be successful in identifying any attractive acquisitions. We may not have, or be able to raise on acceptable terms, sufficient financial resources to make acquisitions. Our ability to make investments may also be limited by the terms of our existing or future financing arrangements (including our DIP Credit Agreement). In addition, any acquisitions we make will be subject to all of the risks inherent in an acquisition strategy, including integrating financial and operational reporting systems, establishing satisfactory budgetary and other financial controls, funding increased capital needs and overhead expenses, obtaining management personnel required for expanded operations, and funding cash flow shortages that may occur if anticipated sales are not realized or are delayed, whether by general economic or market conditions or unforeseen internal difficulties.

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments.

Not applicable.

Item 2.

Properties

As of December 31, 2009, our operations were conducted through 75 facilities in 18 countries, of which 66 are manufacturing facilities and nine are used for multiple purposes, including design, engineering and administration. Our corporate headquarters is located in Novi, Michigan. Our manufacturing facilities are located in North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Australia. We believe that substantially all of our properties are in good condition and that we have sufficient capacity to meet our current and projected manufacturing and design needs. The following table summarizes our property holdings by geographic region:


Region	Type	Total Facilities	Owned Facilities
North America	Manufacturing Other^(a)(b)	27 5	23 —

Asia	Manufacturing Other^(b)	15 2	7 —

Europe	Manufacturing Other^(b)	19 3	16 1

South America	Manufacturing Other^(b)	2 1	1 —

Australia	Manufacturing	1	1

(a)	Includes Nishikawa Standard Company (“NISCO”) joint venture operations.

(b)	Includes design, engineering or administrative locations.

The Company’s global locations, and the number of facilities in each country with more than one facility, are as follows:

Americas

Europe

Asia Pacific

Brazil

Camaçari

Varginha

Sao Paulo^(a)

Canada

Georgetown, ON

Glencoe, ON

Mitchell, ON

Stratford, ON (3)

Mexico

Aguascalientes

Atlacomulco

Guaymas

Juarez

Saltillo

Torreon (2)

USA

Auburn, IN

Auburn Hills, MI^(a)

Bowling Green, OH (2)

Bremen, IN^(b)

East Tawas, MI

Fairview, MI

Farmington Hills, MI^(a)

Gaylord, MI

Goldsboro, NC (2)

Leonard, MI

Mt. Sterling, KY

New Lexington, OH

Novi, MI^(a)

Oscoda, MI

Spartanburg, SC

Surgoinsville, TN

Topeka, IN^(b)

Belgium

Gent

Czech Republic

Zdar

France

Argenteuil^(a)

Baclair

Creutzwald

Lillebonne

Vitré

Germany

Grünberg

Hockenheim

Lindau

Mannheim

Schelklingen

Netherlands

Amsterdam^(a)

Italy

Battipaglia

Ciriè

Poland

Bielsko-Biala

Dzierzoniow (2)

Myslenice

Piotrkow

Spain

Getafe^(d)

United Kingdom

Coventry^(a)

Australia

Adelaide^(c)

China

Changchun^(b)

Chongqing

Huai-an^(b)

Jingzhou ^(b)

Kunshan

Panyu^(b)

Shanghai^(b)

Wuhu

India

Chennai

Dharuhera

Ghaziabad ^(b)

Gurgaon^(b)

Pune

Japan

Hiroshima^{(a) (b)}

Nagoya^(a)

Korea

Cheong-Ju

Seo-Cheon

(a)	Denotes non-manufacturing locations, including design, engineering or administrative locations.

(b)	Denotes a joint venture facility.

(c)	Denotes a location closed in 2009.

(d)	Denotes a location scheduled to be closed in 2010.

We have granted the lenders under our DIP Credit Agreement a mortgage on substantially all of our properties located in the United States and certain other properties located outside the United States.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

We are periodically involved in claims, litigation and various legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, we conduct and monitor environmental investigations and remedial actions at certain locations. Each of these matters is subject to various uncertainties, and some of these matters may be resolved unfavorably for us. A reserve estimate is established for each matter and updated as additional information becomes available. We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

On August 3, 2009, the Debtors filed the Chapter 11 Cases and on August 4, 2009 CSA Canada commenced the Canadian Proceedings. For a further discussion of these matters, see Item 1. “Business—Bankruptcy Cases”. At this time, it is not possible to predict the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases or the Canadian Proceedings or their effect on our business.

In general, all pending litigation involving the Debtors and CSA Canada was stayed upon the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceeding, respectively.

The Company, CSA U.S. and CSA Canada (collectively, the “Defendants”) were named as defendants in an adversary proceeding (Case No. 09-52014 (PJW)) initiated by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and Cooper Tire Rubber & Company UK Limited (together, “CTR”) in the Bankruptcy Court on August 19, 2009 (the “CTR Adversary Proceeding”). CTR’s complaint had sought a declaratory judgment that CTR was entitled to a portion of the CAD$80 million tax refund received by CSA Canada from the Canadian government on July 27, 2009 and a portion of all future refunds received by CSA Canada, in each case relating to the period prior to the Company’s 2004 Acquisition. CTR also sought imposition of a resulting trust or, in the alternative, a constructive trust in favor of CTR and turnover of the portion of the Canadian income tax refunds attributable to the years 2000 through 2004. On September 29, 2009, the Canadian Court issued an order lifting the stay in the Canadian Proceedings to allow CTR to commence proceedings against CSA Canada in the Chapter 11 Cases and ordering all income tax refunds received by CSA Canada after September 29, 2009 be segregated immediately upon receipt and not disbursed, encumbered or otherwise dealt with in any way until further order of the Canadian Court. On October 5, 2009, CTR filed an amended complaint in the adversary proceeding against the Company, CSA U.S. and CSA Canada. In connection with the CTR Adversary Proceedings, the Defendants, CTR and the Creditors’ Committee entered into an Agreement Concerning Terms and Conditions of a Compromise and Settlement, dated March 17, 2010 (the “CTR Settlement Agreement”). Under the terms of the CTR Settlement Agreement, which is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, CTR agreed to dismiss its complaint in the Bankruptcy Court with prejudice and claim no further entitlement to the tax refunds. The Defendants agreed to, among other things, (i) pay CTR approximately $17.6 million in cash and (ii) to obtain a release of CTR’s obligations in connection with a guarantee of one of the Company’s leases or, alternatively, provide a letter of credit in favor of CTR, in the initial amount of $7 million (but declining by $1 million per year for seven years) to reimburse CTR for any amounts that it is required to pay the Company’s landlord on account of such guarantee. The Defendants and CTR have also granted general mutual releases to each other with respect to claims and liabilities under the purchase agreement governing the 2004 Acquisition and other claims and liabilities, subject to certain exceptions relating to certain continuing indemnification obligations. As noted above, the effectiveness of the CTR Settlement Agreement is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, and the Bankruptcy Court has scheduled a hearing on April 15, 2010 to consider the settlement.

Item 4.

Reserved

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Equity interests in Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. consist of shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has been a privately held entity since its formation and no trading market exists for its common stock. At December 31, 2009, 3,482,612 shares of its common stock were issued and outstanding. As of that date, there were 21 holders of record of Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.’s common stock.

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has never paid or declared a dividend. The declaration of any prospective dividends is at the discretion of the Board of Directors and would be dependent upon sufficient earnings, capital requirements, financial position, general economic conditions, state law requirements and other relevant factors. Under the terms of our DIP Credit Agreement and applicable bankruptcy law, we may not pay dividends on our common stock while we are in bankruptcy. In addition, any future financing arrangements we may enter into will also limit or prohibit the payment of cash or other dividends on our common stock unless the lenders to such agreements consent. The following table presents all stock-based compensation plans of the Company at December 31, 2009:


Compensation Plan	Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options and Warrants	Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Options and Warrants		Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders	195,017	$	102.77	228,598
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders	—		—	—

Total	195,017	$	102.77	228,598

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

The selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 have been derived from our consolidated financial statements, which have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

The audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and 2009 and for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. See Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

You should read the following data in conjunction with Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2005			2006			2007			2008			2009
	(dollars in millions)
Statement of operations
Sales	$	1,827.4		$	2,164.3		$	2,511.2		$	2,594.6		$	1,945.3
Cost of products sold		1,550.2			1,832.1			2,114.1			2,260.1			1,679.0

Gross profit		277.2			332.2			397.1			334.5			266.3
Selling, administration, & engineering expenses		169.7			199.8			222.1			231.7			199.5
Amortization of intangibles		28.2			31.0			31.9			31.0			15.0
Impairment charges		—			13.2			146.4			33.4			363.5
Restructuring		3.0			23.9			26.4			38.3			32.4

Operating profit (loss)		76.3			64.3			(29.7	)		0.1			(344.1	)
Interest expense, net of interest income		(66.6	)		(87.2	)		(89.5	)		(92.9	)		(64.3	)
Equity earnings		2.8			0.2			2.2			0.9			4.0
Reorganization items, net		—			—			—			—			(17.4	)
Other income (expense)		(0.1	)		7.9			(0.5	)		(1.4	)		9.9

Income (loss) before income taxes		12.4			(14.8	)		(117.5	)		(93.3	)		(411.9	)
Provision for income taxes (benefit)		2.4			(7.3	)		32.9			29.3			(55.7	)

Consolidated net income (loss)		10.0			(7.5	)		(150.4	)		(122.6	)		(356.2	)
Add: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1.2	)		(0.9	)		(0.6	)		1.1			0.1

Net income (loss) attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.		8.8			(8.4	)		(151.0	)		(121.5	)		(356.1	)

Statement of cash flows data
Net cash provided (used) by:
Operating activities		113.0			135.9			185.4			136.5			130.0
Investment activities		(133.0	)		(281.8	)		(260.0	)		(73.9	)		(45.5	)
Financing activities		(7.2	)		147.6			55.0			14.1			166.1

Other financial data
Capital expenditures		54.5			82.9			107.3			92.1			46.1

Balance sheet data
Cash and cash equivalents		62.2			56.3			40.9			111.5			380.3
Net working capital (1)		162.9			212.1			249.8			154.5			240.8
Total assets		1,734.2			1,911.4			2,162.3			1,818.3			1,737.4
Total non-current liabilities		1,112.8			1,256.1			1,351.6			1,346.9			263.9
Total debt (2)		902.5			1,055.5			1,140.2			1,144.1			204.3
Liabilities subject to compromise		—			—			—			—			1,261.9
Equity (deficit)	$	317.3		$	324.0		$	276.8		$	19.7		$	(306.5	)

(1)	Net working capital is defined as current assets (excluding cash and cash equivalents) less current liabilities (excluding debt payable within one year).

(2)	Includes $175.0 million of borrowings under our DIP Credit Agreement, $0.8 million in capital leases, and $28.5 million of other third-party debt at December 31, 2009.

(3)	Due to the implementation of ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation,” certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation.

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to assist in understanding and assessing the trends and significant changes in our results of operations and financial condition. Our historical results may not indicate, and should not be relied upon as an indication of, our future performance. Our forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events, are based on assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. See Item 1. “Business—Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of risks associated with reliance on forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause differences between actual results and those contemplated by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-K, particularly in Item 1A.“ Risk Factors.” Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with Item 6.“ Selected Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Basis of Presentation

The financial information of the Company included in this Form 10-K represents our consolidated financial position as of December 31, 2008 and 2009 and our consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and reflects the application of purchase accounting.

Company Overview

We design, manufacture and sell body sealing, AVS and fluid handling components, systems, subsystems and modules for use in passenger vehicles and light trucks manufactured by global OEMs. In 2009, approximately 80% of our sales consisted of original equipment sold directly to OEMs for installation on new vehicles. The remaining 20% of our sales were primarily to Tier I and Tier II suppliers and non-automotive manufacturers. Accordingly, sales of our products are directly affected by the annual vehicle production of OEMs and, in particular, the production levels of the vehicles for which we provide specific parts. Most of our products are custom designed and engineered for a specific vehicle platform. Our sales and product development personnel frequently work directly with the OEMs’ engineering departments in the design and development of our various products.

Although each OEM may emphasize different requirements as the primary criteria for judging its suppliers, we believe success as an automotive supplier generally requires outstanding performance with respect to price, quality, service, performance, design and engineering capabilities, innovation and timely delivery. Importantly, we believe our continued commitment to investment in our design and engineering capability, including enhanced computerized software design capabilities, is important to our future success, and many of our present initiatives are designed to enhance these capabilities. In addition, in order to remain competitive we must also consistently achieve and sustain cost savings. In an effort to continuously reduce our cost structure, we seek to identify and implement “Lean” initiatives, which focus on optimizing manufacturing by eliminating waste, controlling cost and enhancing productivity and we evaluate opportunities to consolidate facilities and to relocate certain operations to lower cost countries We believe we will continue to be successful in our efforts to improve our design and engineering capability and manufacturing processes while achieving cost savings, including through our Lean initiatives.

Our OEM sales are principally generated from purchase orders issued by OEMs and as a result we have no order backlog. Once selected by an OEM to supply products for a particular platform, we typically supply those products for the life of the platform, which is normally six to eight years, although there is no guarantee that this will occur. In addition, when we are the incumbent supplier to a given platform, we believe we have a competitive advantage in winning the redesign or replacement platform.

We provide parts to virtually every major global OEM for use on a multitude of different platforms. However, we generate a significant portion of our sales from Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), “GM” (defined as General Motors Corporation combined with General Motors Company) and “Chrysler” (defined as Chrysler LLC combined with Chrysler Group LLC (collectively, the “Detroit 3”). For the year ended December 31, 2009, our sales to Ford, GM and Chrysler comprised approximately 31%, 14% and 4% of our sales, respectively, or 49% in the aggregate of our sales. Consequently, any significant reduction of our sales to, or the loss of any one of, the Detroit 3 or any significant reduction in the market shares of the Detroit 3 could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

In the year ended December 31, 2009, approximately 47% of sales were generated in North America while approximately 53% of our sales were generated outside of North America. Because of our significant international operations, we are subject to the risks associated with doing business in other countries. Historically, our operations in Canada and Western Europe have not presented materially different risks or problems from those we have encountered in the United States, although the cost and complexity of streamlining operations in certain European countries is greater than would be the case in the United States. This is due primarily to labor laws in those countries that can make reducing employment levels more time-consuming and expensive than in the United States. We believe the risks of conducting business in less developed markets, including Brazil, Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic, China, Korea and India are sometimes greater than in the U.S., Canadian and Western European markets. This is due to the potential for currency volatility, high interest, inflation rates, and the general political and economic instability that are associated with these markets.

Bankruptcy Cases

On August 3, 2009, Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. and each of its direct and indirect wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors chapter 11 cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) are being jointly administered under Case No. 09-12743(PJW). The Debtors continue to operate their businesses and manage their properties as “debtors in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. On August 14, 2009, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Creditors’ Committee”) was appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases. On August 4, 2009, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Canada Limited, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario (“CSA Canada”), commenced proceedings seeking relief from its creditors under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “Canadian Proceedings”) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Canada (Commercial List) (the “Canadian Court”), court file no. 09-8307-00CL. The Company’s subsidiaries and operations outside the United States and Canada are not included in the Chapter 11 Cases or the Canadian Proceedings (other than CSA Canada) and continue to operate in the ordinary course of business.

Following the Debtors’ entry into a Commitment Agreement (the “New Equity Commitment Agreement”) with certain holders (the “New Backstop Parties”) of the Company’s 7% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Senior Notes”) and 8 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes” and, together with the Senior Notes, the “Notes”) on March 19, 2010, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court on March 20, 2010 a First Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (as amended by the Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, dated March 26, 2010, the “Amended Plan”) and an accompanying Disclosure Statement (as amended by the First Amended Disclosure Statement, dated March 26, 2010, the “Disclosure Statement”). The Disclosure Statement and the New Equity Commitment Agreement were approved by the Bankruptcy Court on March 26, 2010. The New Equity Commitment Agreement and the Amended Plan provide for a backstopped equity rights offering and the purchase of new common stock and new preferred stock of the Company by the New Backstop Parties (as described below), with aggregate proceeds to the Company of $355 million, that would unimpair the claims under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement and the Senior Notes and improve the recovery to the holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes. The New Equity Commitment Agreement is subject to certain customary conditions, including, among other things, confirmation of the Amended Plan. Under the Amended Plan, holders of Senior Notes will receive payment in full, in cash, provided that certain of the New Backstop Parties have each agreed to forgo their right as holders of Senior Notes to receive payment in full, in cash, and in lieu thereof, have agreed to accept their pro rata share of 20.95% of the new common stock of the Company. In addition, holders of Senior Subordinated Notes will receive a distribution of 8% of the new common stock of the Company and warrants to acquire an additional 3% of the new common stock of the Company that may be exercised at a strike price of $27.33 per share, and eligible noteholders of Senior Subordinated Notes will receive rights to purchase 39.6% of the new common stock of the Company pursuant to the rights offering at a subscription price of $21.54 per share. In addition, the New Backstop Parties have agreed to purchase 11.75% of the new common stock of the Company at a price per share of $27.07 and 1,000,000 shares of new preferred stock of the Company at a price per share of $100.00 and will receive warrants to acquire an additional 7% of the new common stock of the Company that may be exercised at a strike price of $27.33 per share. Confirmation of the Amended Plan is subject to the satisfaction of numerous conditions, including, among other things, consummation of the rights offering and entry into a new secured debt agreement and a new secured working capital facility. For more information on the Chapter 11 Cases, the Canadian Proceedings and the Amended Plan, the Disclosure Statement, the New Equity Commitment Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, see Item 1. “Business-Bankruptcy Cases” and Note 3. “Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code” to our consolidated financial statements.

Business Environment and Outlook

Our business is directly affected by the automotive build rates in North America and Europe. New vehicle demand is driven by macro-economic and other factors, such as interest rates, manufacturer and dealer sales incentives, fuel prices, consumer confidence, employment levels, income growth trends and, in 2009, government incentives such as “cash for clunkers” and tax incentives. The severe global financial crisis that started in the second half of 2008 and continued throughout 2009 has reduced vehicle demand to historic lows putting severe financial stress on the entire automotive industry.

Competition in the automotive supplier industry is intense and has increased in recent years as OEMs have demonstrated a preference for stronger relationships with fewer suppliers. There are typically three or more significant competitors and numerous smaller competitors for most of the products we produce. However, the financial crisis and difficult industry environment is expected to result in significant consolidation among suppliers. The full impact of these consolidations has yet to be determined as the process is on-going.

OEMs have shifted some research and development, design and testing responsibility to suppliers, while at the same time shortening new product cycle times. To remain competitive, suppliers must have state-of-the-art engineering and design capabilities and must be able to continuously improve their engineering, design and manufacturing processes to effectively service the customer. Suppliers are increasingly expected to collaborate on, or assume the product design and development of, key automotive components, and to provide value added solutions under more stringent time frames.

Pricing pressure has continued as competition for market share has reduced the overall profitability of the industry and resulted in continued pressure on suppliers for price concessions. Consolidations and market share shifts among vehicle manufacturers continues to put additional pressures on the supply chain. These pricing and market pressures, along with the current financial crisis, will continue to drive our focus on reducing our overall cost structure through lean initiatives, capital redeployment, restructuring and other cost management processes.

In addition to the cost-reduction actions we have taken through the year ended December 31, 2009, which are described under “—Restructuring,” on March 26, 2009, we announced the implementation of a comprehensive plan involving the discontinuation of our global product line operating divisions, formerly called the Body & Chassis Systems division and the Fluid Systems division, and the establishment of a new operating structure organized on the basis of geographic regions. We now operate from two divisions, North America and International (covering Europe, South America and Asia). This new operating structure allows us to maintain our full portfolio of global products and provide unified customer contact points, while better managing our operating costs and resources in severe industry conditions. Our new operating structure resulted in a reduction in our worldwide salaried workforce by approximately 20%.

In the year ended December 31, 2009, our business was negatively impacted by reduced OEM production volumes as a result of severe negative macroeconomic conditions, disruptions in the financial markets which limited access to credit, a significant decline in the demand for and production of passenger cars and light trucks and a deterioration in the financial conditions of certain of our customers, all of which led to the bankruptcy filings of Chrysler and GM. According to CSM Worldwide, actual North American light vehicle production volumes in 2009 were 8.6 million compared to 12.6 million in 2008, a decline of approximately 32%, and European light vehicle production volumes in 2009 were 16.3 million compared to 20.5 million in 2008, a decline of approximately 20%. Additionally, we continued to experience significant pricing pressure from our customers in the face of the significant volume declines. Our performance in 2009 has been, and will continue to be, impacted by changes in light vehicle production volumes, platform mix, customer pricing pressures and the cost of raw materials.

Results of Operations


	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2007			2008			2009
	(dollars in thousands)
Sales	$	2,511,153		$	2,594,577		$	1,945,259
Cost of products sold		2,114,039			2,260,063			1,678,953

Gross profit		397,114			334,514			266,306
Selling, administration, & engineering expenses		222,134			231,709			199,552
Amortization of intangibles		31,850			30,996			14,976
Impairment charges		146,366			33,369			363,496
Restructuring		26,386			38,300			32,411

Operating profit (loss)		(29,622	)		140			(344,129	)
Interest expense, net of interest income		(89,577	)		(92,894	)		(64,333	)
Equity earnings		2,207			897			4,036
Reorganization items, net		—			—			(17,367	)
Other income (expense), net		(468	)		(1,368	)		9,919

Loss before income taxes		(117,460	)		(93,225	)		(411,874	)
Provision (benefit) for income tax expense		32,946			29,295			(55,686	)

Consolidated net loss		(150,406	)		(122,520	)		(356,188	)
Add: Net (income) loss attributed to noncontrolling interests		(587	)		1,069			126

Net loss attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$	(150,993	)	$	(121,451	)	$	(356,062	)

Year ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008

Sales. Our sales decreased from $2,594.6 million in 2008 to $1,945.3 million in 2009, a decrease of $649.3 million, or 25.0%. The decrease resulted primarily from lower unit sales volume in both our North America (primarily the United States and Canada) and International (primarily Europe) segments. In addition, foreign currency exchange had a net unfavorable impact on sales of $110.8 million due to the relative strength of the dollar against other currencies (most notably the euro). Customer price concessions also contributed to our decrease in sales.

Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased $68.2 million from $334.5 million in 2008 to $266.3 million in 2009. As a percentage of sales, gross profit increased to 13.7% of sales in 2009 as compared to 12.9% of sales in 2008. The decrease in gross profit resulted primarily from reduced North America and Europe volume, and unfavorable product mix. The increase in gross profit margin is primarily the result of the favorable impact of management actions and various cost saving initiatives, partially offset by the lower volume.

Selling, Administration, and Engineering. Selling, administration, and engineering expenses decreased $32.2 million to $199.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $231.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease is due primarily to the favorable impact of various cost saving initiatives and management actions.

Operating Profit (Loss). Operating loss in 2009 was $344.1 million compared to an operating profit of $0.1 million in 2008. This decrease is primarily due to the impairment charges of $363.5 million in 2009 compared to $33.4 million in 2008, reduced volumes and unfavorable foreign exchange, partially offset by the favorable impact of management actions and various cost saving initiatives.

Impairment Charges. In 2009, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $157.2 million and impairment charges of $202.4 million related to certain intangible assets and $3.8 million related to certain fixed assets within our North America and International segments. During the second quarter of 2009, several events occurred that indicated potential impairment of the Company’s goodwill, other intangible assets and certain fixed assets. Such events included: (a) the chapter 11 bankruptcy of both Chrysler and GM and unplanned plant shut-downs by both Chrysler and GM; (b) continued product volume risk and negative product mix changes; (c) the Company’s commencement of negotiations with its Sponsors, senior secured lenders and bondholders to recapitalize its long term debt and equity; (d) the Company’s recognition as the second quarter progressed that there was an increasing likelihood that it would breach its financial covenants under its Pre-Petition Credit Agreement; (e) the Company’s decision to defer its June 15, 2009 interest payment on its Notes pending the outcome of its quarterly financial results; (f) an analysis of whether the Company would meet its financial covenants for the past quarter; and (g) negotiations with its various constituencies. As a result of the combination of the above factors, the Company significantly reduced its second quarter projections.

In 2008, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $23.1 million in our International segment. This charge resulted from the weakening global economy, the global decline in vehicle production volumes and changes in product mix. Also, in 2008 we recorded intangible impairment charges of $3.9 million related to certain technology in our North America segment. Based on a discounted cash flow analysis it was determined that the historical cost of these intangible assets exceeded their fair value and impairment charges were recorded. Also, in 2008 we recorded fixed asset impairment charges of $6.4 million in our North America and International segments.

Interest Expense, net. The decrease in interest expense of $28.6 million in 2009 resulted primarily from the cessation of recording interest expense on our debt obligations that are in default, decreased interest rates and decreased term loan balances.

Other Income (Expense). Other income was $9.9 million in 2009 as a result of foreign currency gains of $4.5 million and gains on debt repurchases of $9.1 million, partially offset by the loss on the sale of receivables of $1.2 million and losses on interest rate swaps of $2.4 million. Other expense of $1.4 million in 2008 was primarily a result of foreign currency losses of $0.9 million and a loss on the sale of receivables of $2.2 million, partially offset by gains on debt repurchases of $1.7 million.

Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Income taxes in 2008 included an expense of $29.3 million for an effective tax rate of 31.4% as compared to an income tax benefit of $55.7 million for an effective tax benefit rate of 13.5% in 2009. The effective tax benefit rate in 2009 differs from the statutory tax rate primarily as a result of the nondeductible nature of the goodwill impairment charge, the valuation allowances recorded on tax losses and credits generated in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions, the benefit related to the settlement of a bi-lateral advanced pricing agreement, the distribution of income between the United States and foreign sources and other non-recurring discrete items.

Year ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007

Sales. Our sales increased from $2,511.2 million in 2007 to $2,594.6 million in 2008, an increase of $83.4 million, or 3.3%. The increase resulted primarily from the full twelve months impact of the MAPS, El Jarudo and MAP India acquisitions and favorable foreign exchange rates of $70.6 million, partially offset by lower volume. In our North America segment, our sales decreased by $282.0 million primarily due to lower unit sales volume, partially offset by $6.0 million of favorable foreign currency translation. In our International segment, sales increased by $365.4 million primarily due to a combination of factors including the acquisition of MAPS and MAP India, a $64.6 million favorable impact from foreign currency translation and higher unit sales volumes, partially offset by customer price concessions.

Gross Profit. Gross profit decreased $62.6 million from $397.1 million in 2007 to $334.5 million in 2008. As a percentage of sales, gross profit decreased to 12.9% of sales in 2008 as compared to 15.8% of sales in 2007. This decrease resulted primarily from reduced North America volume and unfavorable product mix.

Operating Profit (Loss). Operating profit in 2008 was $0.1 million compared to an operating loss reported in 2007 of $29.6 million. This increase is primarily due to the impairment charges of $146.4 million in 2007 compared to $33.4 million in 2008, partially offset by reduced volumes, increased material costs and unfavorable foreign exchange.

Impairment Charges. In 2008, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $23.1 million in our International segment. This charge resulted from the weakening global economy, the global decline in vehicle production volumes and changes in product mix. Also, in 2008 we recorded intangible impairment charges of $3.9 million related to certain technology in our North America segment. Based on a discounted cash flow analysis it was determined that the historical cost of these intangible assets exceeded their fair value and impairment charges were recorded. Also, in 2008 we recorded fixed asset impairment charges of $6.4 million in our North America and International segments.

In 2007 we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $142.9 million and a $3.5 million charge related to the impairment of certain intangible assets within our North America segment. These charges resulted from projected declines in anticipated production volumes and a change in the production mix for certain key platforms in North America since our 2004 acquisition as well as the impact of increases in material costs and customer price concessions in North America.

Interest Expense, net. Interest expense increased by $3.3 million in 2008 primarily due to increased indebtedness resulting from the acquisition of MAPS and increased short-term borrowings.

Other Expense. Other expense of $1.4 million in 2008 was primarily a result of foreign currency losses of $0.9 million and a loss on the sale of receivables of $2.2 million, partially offset by gains on debt repurchases of $1.7 million. Other expense of $0.5 million in 2007 was primarily a result of foreign currency losses.

Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Income taxes in 2007 included an expense of $32.9 million for an effective tax rate of 28.0% as compared to income tax expense of $29.3 million for an effective tax rate of 31.4% in 2008. The effective tax rate in 2008 differs from the statutory tax rate primarily as a result of the nondeductible nature of the goodwill impairment charge, the valuation allowances recorded on tax losses and credits generated in the United States and certain foreign jurisdictions, the write-off of deferred tax assets in the United Kingdom, the distribution of income between the United States and foreign sources and other non-recurring discrete items. The effective tax rate in 2007 differs from the statutory tax rate primarily as a result of the nondeductible nature of the goodwill impairment charge, the valuation allowances recorded on tax losses and credits generated in the United States, the tax rate changes enacted during 2007 in the Czech Republic, Canada, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom resulting in additional expense related to the impact of deferred taxes recorded in those jurisdictions, the distribution of income between the United States and foreign sources and other non-recurring discrete items.

Segment Results of Operations

During 2007, we began reporting our operating results in the following three business segments: Body & Chassis Systems, Fluid Systems and Asia Pacific. The Body & Chassis Systems segment consisted mainly of body sealing products and components that protect vehicle interiors from weather, dust and noise intrusion as well as systems and components that control and isolate noise vibration in a vehicle to improve ride and handling. The Fluid Systems segment consisted primarily of subsystems and components that direct, control, measure and transport fluids and vapors throughout a vehicle. The Asia Pacific segment consisted of both Body & Chassis Systems and Fluid Systems operations in that region with the exception of our interest in a joint venture in China, which was acquired as part of the MAPS acquisition, and the MAP India joint venture. These joint ventures were included in the Body & Chassis Systems segment, which was in line with the internal management structure at the time. We continued to report our operating results in three business segments for all of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009.

On March 26, 2009, we announced the implementation of a plan involving the discontinuation of our Body & Chassis Systems and Fluid Systems segments and the establishment of a new operating structure organized on the basis of geographic regions. Under the plan, our operating structure as well as our reporting segments changed. As a result, we revised our segment disclosure beginning with the second quarter of 2009 from three reportable segments to the following two reportable segments, North America and International (comprising all of our operations outside of North America). Prior periods presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been recast to conform to the current period presentation.

The following table presents sales and segment loss for each of our reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009:


	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2007			2008			2009
	(dollars in thousands)
Sales
North America	$	1,526,458		$	1,244,423		$	910,306
International		984,695			1,350,154			1,034,953

	$	2,511,153		$	2,594,577		$	1,945,259

Segment loss
North America	$	(86,723	)	$	(36,662	)	$	(246,015	)
International		(30,737	)		(56,563	)		(165,859	)

	$	(117,460	)	$	(93,225	)	$	(411,874	)

Year Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008

North America. Sales decreased $334.1 million, or 26.8%, primarily due to lower sales volume of $302.4 million and unfavorable foreign exchange of $23.4 million. Segment loss increased by $209.4 million primarily due to the increased impairment charges of goodwill, intangibles and fixed assets of $234.9 million, lower sales volume and unfavorable foreign exchange, partially offset by the favorable impact of management actions and various cost saving initiatives.

International. Sales decreased $315.2 million, or 23.3%, primarily due to lower sales volume of $225.6 million and unfavorable foreign exchange $87.4 million. Segment loss increased by $109.3 million primarily due to the increased impairment charges of goodwill, intangibles and fixed assets of $95.2 million, lower sales volume and unfavorable foreign exchange, partially offset by the favorable impact of management actions and various cost saving initiatives.

Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007

North America. Sales decreased $282.0 million, or 18.5%, primarily due to lower sales volume, partially offset by favorable foreign exchange of $6.0 million. Segment loss decreased by $50.1 million as the result of a decrease of $138.5 million in impairment charges, offset by lower sales volumes and higher raw material costs in 2008.

International. Sales increased $365.5 million, or 37.1%, primarily due to the MAPS and MAP India acquisitions, favorable foreign exchange of $64.6 million, partially offset by lower sales volume. Segment loss increased by $25.8 million as the result of lower sales volume, unfavorable foreign exchange, impairment charges of $25.5 million and higher raw material costs, partially offset by the acquisitions.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As a part of our working capital management, we sell certain foreign receivables through third party financial institutions without recourse. The amount sold varies each month based on the amount of our underlying receivables and cash flow needs.

At December 31, 2009, we had $39.7 million of receivables outstanding under receivables transfer agreements entered into by various foreign locations. We incurred losses on the sale of the receivables in 2009 of $0.9 million, which is recorded in other income (expense) in our consolidated statements of operations. We are continuing to service receivables for one of the locations. These are permitted transactions under our DIP Credit Agreement. We are is also pursuing similar arrangements in various locations.

In addition, during the second quarter of 2009, we elected to participate in the Auto Supplier Support Program sponsored by the U.S. Treasury Department. The Auto Supplier Support Program is designed to provide eligible suppliers with access to government-backed protection on those Chrysler and GM U.S. dollar receivables that are accepted into the program. In applying for the program, we selected the program option that provides government-backed protection on collection of the receivables and expedited payment terms, for which a charge of 3% of the accepted receivables is applicable. We have been designated by both Chrysler and GM as an eligible supplier. During the year ended December 31, 2009, we received payments of $8.9 million and incurred charges of $0.3 million which was recorded in other income (expense) in our consolidated statements of operations.

As of December 31, 2009, we had no other material off-balance sheet arrangements.

At December 31, 2008, we had $43.5 million of receivables outstanding under receivable transfer agreements entered into by various foreign locations. We incurred losses on the sale of the receivables for the year ended December 31, 2008 of $2.2 million, which was recorded in other income (expense) in our consolidated statements of operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Short and Long-Term Liquidity Considerations and Risks

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings and the circumstances that led to them, we face uncertainty regarding the adequacy of our liquidity and capital resources and have limited access to financing. During the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings, we expect that our primary sources of liquidity will be cash flows from operations and borrowings made under our DIP Credit Agreement. In addition to the cash requirements necessary to fund ongoing operations, we have incurred significant professional fees and other costs in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings and expect to continue to incur significant professional fees and costs. There can be no assurance that the amount of cash available from operations, together with borrowings made under our DIP Credit Agreement, will be sufficient to fund our operations, including during the period of time prior to a chapter 11 plan of reorganization being confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court. Our long-term liquidity requirements and the adequacy of our capital resources are difficult to predict at this time and ultimately cannot be determined until a chapter 11 plan of reorganization is confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court.

Cash Flows

Operating Activities. Cash flow provided by operations was $130.0 million in 2009, which included $25.9 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities. Cash flow provided by operations was $136.5 million in 2008, which included $59.3 million of changes in operating assets and liabilities.

Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities was $45.5 million in 2009, which primarily consisted of $46.1 million of capital spending. This compared to $73.9 million in 2008, which primarily consisted of $92.1 million of capital spending, partially offset by gross proceeds of $8.6 million from a sale-leaseback transaction and $4.8 million of proceeds from the sale of fixed assets. We anticipate that we will spend approximately $80 million to $90 million on capital expenditures in 2010.

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $166.1 million in 2009, which consisted primarily of debtor-in-possession financing net of debt issuance costs of $154.4 million, a net increase of short-term debt, partially offset by normal debt payments and repurchases of $10.0 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding Notes for $0.7 million. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $14.1 million in 2008, which consisted primarily of a net increase of short-term debt, partially offset by normal debt payments and repurchases of $7.2 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding Notes for $5.3 million.

Credit Facilities

DIP Financing. In connection with the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings, the Company entered into a Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, dated August 5, 2009 (the “Initial DIP Credit Agreement”), among the Company, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (“CSA U.S.”), and Cooper-Standard Automotive Canada Limited (“CSA Canada”), various lenders party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as the administrative agent, Banc of America Securities LLC, General Electric Corporation and UBS Securities LLC, as co-syndication agents, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as documentation agent, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and General Electric Capital Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and book runners, and Banc of America Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as co-arrangers. On December 2, 2009, Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems GmbH, a German limited liability company (the “German Borrower” and together with CSA U.S. and CSA Canada, the “DIP Borrowers”) became an additional borrower under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement. Under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement, the DIP Borrowers borrowed an aggregate of $175 million principal amount of superpriority senior secured term loans in order to finance their operating, working capital and other general corporate needs (including the payment of fees and expenses in accordance with the orders of the Bankruptcy Court and the Canadian Court authorizing such borrowings).

In order to refinance the Initial DIP Credit Agreement on terms more favorable to the Company, on December 18, 2009 the Company entered into a new Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement (the “DIP Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the DIP Borrowers, various lenders party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as the administrative agent (in such capacity, the “DIP Agent”), collateral agent and documentation agent, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, sole lead arranger and book runner. Under the DIP Credit Agreement, the lenders party thereto committed to provide superpriority senior secured term loans to the DIP Borrowers in an aggregate principal amount of up to $175 million (the “DIP Facility”), subject to certain conditions. The DIP Credit Agreement also provides for an additional uncommitted $25 million incremental facility, for a total DIP Facility of up to $200 million (if the incremental facility is requested and committed to by the requisite lenders).

On December 29, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered a final order approving the DIP Credit Agreement (and related loan documentation) and the borrowings thereunder. Funding under the DIP Credit Agreement occurred on December 30, 2009, whereby (i) $75 million was borrowed by CSA U.S., (ii) $50 million was borrowed by CSA Canada and (iii) $50 million was borrowed by the German Borrower. All of the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Facility, together with cash on hand of the DIP Borrowers, were used to repay all borrowings and amounts outstanding under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement, and to pay related fees and expenses. On January 29, 2010, the German Borrower prepaid $25 million of its borrowings under the DIP Facility. On March 26, 2010, CSA Canada prepaid $25 million of its borrowings under the DIP Facility.

The obligations of the DIP Borrowers under the DIP Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its U.S. and foreign subsidiaries, subject to limitations on guarantees by foreign entities of the obligations of the DIP Borrowers. The obligations under the DIP Credit Agreement and related guarantees are secured by liens on the assets of the Company, the DIP Borrowers and certain of the Company’s U.S. and foreign subsidiaries, subject to limitations on liens granted by foreign entities supporting certain of the obligations of the DIP Borrowers and guarantors. Liens under the DIP Credit Agreement have first priority priming status with respect to substantially all of the assets of the Company, the DIP Borrowers and their subsidiaries in the United States and Canada and are entitled to superpriority administrative expense claim status in the Chapter 11 Cases.

Loans under the DIP Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR (with a LIBOR floor of 2%) plus 6% or (ii) a base rate based on the higher of the federal funds overnight rate plus 0.5% and the prime lending rate (with a floor of 3%) plus 5%. Overdue principal and interest bear interest at a default rate of 2% over the applicable rate as determined under the terms of the DIP Credit Agreement. In addition, the DIP Credit Agreement obligates the DIP Borrowers to pay an agency fee to the DIP Agent.

Loans under the DIP Credit Agreement will amortize at a rate of 1% per annum, payable in quarterly installments. The outstanding principal amount of the loans under the DIP Credit Agreement, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, will be due and payable in full at maturity, which is the earliest of: (i) August 4, 2010, (ii) the first date that both a plan of reorganization for each of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries, which is confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, and a plan of compromise or arrangement of CSA Canada, which is confirmed by the Canadian Court, in each case providing for the repayment of the obligations under the DIP Credit Agreement, become effective, and (iii) the acceleration of the DIP Facility or termination of the commitments thereunder, including, without limitation, as a result of the occurrence of an event of default. With the consent of the requisite lenders and payment of an extension fee equal to 1% of the outstanding loans and commitments, the DIP Borrowers may at their option extend the maturity date by 90 days if no default exists or would result therefrom. Loans under the DIP Credit Agreement may be prepaid by the DIP Borrowers at any time in whole or in part without premium or penalty (except for customary breakage costs).

The DIP Credit Agreement includes affirmative and negative covenants that impose substantial restrictions on the financial and business operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, including their ability to:

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incur additional indebtedness and issue stock;

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make prepayments on or purchase indebtedness in whole or in part;

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pay dividends and other distributions with respect to our capital stock or repurchase our capital stock or make other restricted payments;

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make investments;

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enter into transactions with affiliates on other than arm’s-length terms;

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create or incur liens to secure debt;

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consolidate or merge with another entity, or allow one of our subsidiaries to do so;

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lease, transfer or sell assets and use proceeds of permitted asset leases, transfers or sales;

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incur dividend or other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries;

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engage in specified business activities; and

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acquire facilities or other businesses.

The DIP Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants that include (i) maintenance of a minimum amount of liquidity, (ii) limitations on the amount of our capital expenditures and (iii) the achievement of a minimum amount of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the DIP Credit Agreement).

The following table provides a reconciliation of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined under the DIP Credit Agreement) to net income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP):


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2009			Six Months Ended December 31, 2009
	(dollars in millions)
Net income	$	10.8		$	48.2
Plus:
Provision for income tax expense (benefit)		3.8			(20.6	)
Interest expense, net of interest income		11.9			22.6
Depreciation and amortization		26.0			51.7

EBITDA	$	52.5		$	101.9
Joint ventures adjustment⁽¹⁾		(0.5	)		(2.2	)
Non-cash (gains)⁽²⁾		(3.3	)		(1.3	)
Unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses⁽³⁾		(2.8	)		1.4
Cash restructuring		4.3			2.7
Reorganization costs⁽⁴⁾		10.3			23.3
Realized foreign exchange losses⁽⁵⁾		0.5			0.6

Total EBITDA adjustments		8.5			24.5

Consolidated EBITDA	$	61.0		$	126.4

(1)	The Company’s share of the earnings of its joint ventures to the extent of cash received as dividends from the joint ventures.

(2)	Includes non-cash restructuring expense and unrealized foreign exchange gain pertaining to the intercompany note executed between the U.S. and Canadian entities resulting from settlement of the U.S./Canadian Advance Pricing Agreement (APA).

(3)	Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss on acquisition related indebtedness (July) and the DIP loan in Canada.

(4)	Reorganization and bankruptcy-related expenses, including professional fees.

(5)	Realized loss pertaining to the conversion of the non-U.S. Dollar denominated pre-petition debt to U.S. Dollar debt as required by the pre-petition credit agreement upon the resulting CAM event on the date of filing for bankruptcy protection.

As of December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with its covenants under the DIP Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2009:

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the Company’s minimum liquidity was $383.4 million compared to the covenant requirement of $100 million;

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Capital Expenditures for the six months ended December 31, 2009 were $31.8 million compared to maximum limitations for the period of $52.5 million; and

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Consolidated EBITDA for the six months ended December 31, 2009 was $126.4 million compared to a minimum requirement of $72.5 million.

Our current revenue forecast for 2010 is determined from specific platform volume projections consistent with a North American and European light vehicle production estimate of 10.8 million units and 16.2 million units, respectively. Adverse changes to the vehicle production levels could have a negative impact on our future sales, liquidity, results of operations and ability to comply with our debt covenants under the DIP Credit agreement or any future financing arrangements we enter into. We took significant actions during the second half of 2008 and first quarter of 2009 to reduce our cost base and improve profitability. While we believe the vehicle production and other assumptions within our forecast are reasonable, we have also considered the possibility of even weaker demand. In addition to the potential impact of changes on our sales, our current operating performance and future compliance with the covenants under the DIP Credit Agreement or any future financing arrangements we enter into are dependent upon a number of other external and internal factors, such as changes in raw material costs, changes in foreign currency rates, our ability to execute our cost savings initiatives, our ability to implement and achieve the savings expected by the changes in our operating structure and other factors beyond our control.

Pre-Petition Debt Obligations. As of August 3, 2009, the date of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases by the Debtors, the Company had approximately $1.2 billion of outstanding indebtedness on a consolidated basis, of which $86.4 million consisted of draws on a senior secured revolving credit facility, $527.0 million consisted of five senior secured term loan facilities, $513.4 million consisted of the Senior Notes and Senior Subordinated Notes and $50.8 consisted of debt on account of other credit facilities, capital leases for affiliates, swaps, and other miscellaneous obligations. As a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the loan commitments of the lenders under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement were terminated (including the availability under the revolving credit facility, including with respect to standby letters of credit) and all principal and accrued and unpaid interest outstanding under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes accelerated and became due and payable, subject to an automatic stay of any action to collect, assert or recover a claim against the Company as a result of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Proceedings and applicable bankruptcy law. Absent an order of the Bankruptcy Court, substantially all pre-petition liabilities are subject to compromise under a chapter 11 plan of reorganization. Effective August 3, 2009, the Company ceased recording interest expense on outstanding pre-petition debt instruments classified as liabilities subject to compromise. An additional $28.3 million of interest expense would have been recorded from August 3, 2009 to December 31, 2009 if the Company had continued to accrue interest on these instruments.

Pre-Petition Senior Credit Agreement. In connection with Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.’s acquisition of the automotive segment of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in 2004 (the “2004 Acquisition”), the Company, CSA U.S. and CSA Canada entered into a Credit Agreement with various lending institutions, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as administrative agent, Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as syndication agent, and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners, L.P., UBS Securities LLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as co-documentation agents (with subsequent amendments thereto, the “Pre-Petition Senior Credit Agreement”) which provided for revolving credit facilities and term loan facilities. Our revolving credit facilities provided for loans in a total principal amount of up to $125.0 million with a maturity of December 2010. The term loan facilities included a Term Loan A facility of the Canadian dollar equivalent of $51.3 million with a maturity of December 2010, a Term Loan B facility of $115.0 million with a maturity of December 2011 and a Term Loan C facility of $185.0 million with a maturity of December 2011. These term loans were used to fund the 2004 Acquisition. To finance, in part, the FHS and MAPS acquisitions, the Company also established and borrowed under two new term loan tranches, with an aggregate of $190 million borrowed in U.S. dollars and €64.725 million borrowed in Euros. As of August 3, 2009, the date of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Proceedings, approximately $613.4 million of principal and accrued and unpaid interest was outstanding under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, of which $86.4 million consisted of draws on the revolving credit facilities and $527.0 million consisted of five term loan facilities.

As a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Petitions, the loan commitments of the lenders under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement were terminated and all principal and accrued and unpaid interest outstanding under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement accelerated and became due and payable, subject to an automatic stay under applicable bankruptcy law.

Senior Notes and Senior Subordinate Notes. In connection with the 2004 Acquisition, CSA U.S. issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Senior Notes”) and $350 million aggregate principal amount of 8 3/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes”, and together with the Senior Notes, the “Notes”). During 2008 we repurchased $7.2 million notional amount of our Senior Subordinated Notes for $5.3 million and during 2009 we repurchased $10.0 million notional amount of our Senior Subordinated Notes for $0.7 million.

As a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, all principal and accrued and unpaid interest outstanding under the Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes accelerated and became due and payable, subject to an automatic stay under applicable bankruptcy law.

Exit Financing. The Amended Plan and Amended Disclosure Statement contemplate that the Company would, in connection with the consummation of the Rights Offering contemplated thereby, enter into a new debt agreement (the “New Debt Agreement”) in a committed amount of up to $450 million, and a new secured working capital facility (the “New Working Capital Facility”) in a committed amount of up to $150 million. Borrowings under the New Debt Agreement, together with the proceeds of the Rights Offering and cash on hand, would be used to pay claims under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, the DIP Credit Agreement and the portion of the Senior Notes payable in cash, in full, together with related fees and expenses. The New Working Capital Facility would provide working capital for the Company and its subsidiaries, and borrowings thereunder would be used for general corporate purposes.

Working capital

Historically, we have not generally experienced difficulties in collecting our accounts receivable, but the dynamics associated with the recent economic downturn have impacted both the amount of our receivables and the stressed ability for our customers to pay within normal terms. Certain government sponsored programs may ease these constraints, but pressure on accounts receivable will continue until vehicle sales and production volumes stabilize. As of December 31, 2009, we had net cash of $380.3 million and no additional borrowing capacity under our DIP Credit Facility. Our DIP Credit Agreement provides for an uncommitted $25 million incremental facility.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual cash obligations consist of legal commitments requiring us to make fixed or determinable cash payments, regardless of the contractual requirements of the vendor to provide future goods or services. Except as disclosed, this table does not include information on our recurring purchase of materials for use in production, as our raw materials purchase contracts typically do not meet this definition because they do not require fixed or minimum quantities.

The filing of the Chapter 11 Cases constituted an event of default under certain of our debt obligations, including the Senior Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes and amounts owed under our Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, which became automatically and immediately due and payable, subject to an automatic stay of any action to collect, assert, or recover a claim against the Company and the application of applicable bankruptcy law. We are in the process of evaluating our executory contracts in order to determine which contracts will be assumed in our Chapter 11 proceedings. Therefore, obligations as currently quantified in the table below and in the footnotes to the table are expected to change.

The following table summarizes the total amounts due as of December 31, 2009, under all debt agreements, commitments and other contractual obligations. However, it assumes that the acceleration of the Senior Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes and amounts owed under our Pre-Petition Credit Agreement did not occur. These amounts are excluded from the table below and are classified as liabilities subject to compromise.


	Payment due by period
Contractual Obligations	Total		Less than 1 year		1-3 Years		3-5 years		More than 5 Years
	(dollars in millions)
Debt obligations	$	175.0	$	175.0	$	—	$	—	$	—
Interest on debt obligations⁽¹⁾		7.3		7.3		—		—		—
Capital lease obligations		0.8		0.7		0.1		—		—
Operating lease obligations		71.5		14.5		21.8		15.2		20.0
Other obligations⁽²⁾		47.8		39.7		6.2		1.0		0.9

Total	$	302.4	$	237.2	$	28.1	$	16.2	$	20.9

(1) Interest rates on long-term debt were increased as a result of the chapter 11 filing and the amounts that will actually be paid related to interest are uncertain as they will be subject to the claims process in the bankruptcy case. Interest on debt obligations in the above table excludes accrued and unpaid interest owed under the Senior Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes and the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement.

(2) Noncancellable purchase order commitments for capital expenditures and other borrowings.

In addition to our contractual obligations and commitments set forth in the table above, the Company has employment arrangements with certain key executives that provide for continuity of management. These arrangements include payments of multiples of annual salary, certain incentives, and continuation of benefits upon the occurrence of specified events in a manner that is believed to be consistent with comparable companies.

We also have minimum funding requirements with respect to our pension obligations. We expect to make cash contributions of approximately $14.8 million to our domestic and foreign pension plan asset portfolios in 2010. Our minimum funding requirements after 2010 will depend on several factors, including the investment performance of our retirement plans and prevailing interest rates. Our funding obligations may also be affected by changes in applicable legal requirements. We also have payments due with respect to our postretirement benefit obligations. We do not prefund our postretirement benefit obligations. Rather, payments are made as costs are incurred by covered retirees. We expect other postretirement benefit net payments to be approximately $3.6 million in 2010.

We may be required to make significant cash outlays due to our unrecognized tax benefits. However, due to the uncertainty of the timing of future cash flows associated with our unrecognized tax benefits, we are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement, if any, with the respective taxing authorities. Accordingly, unrecognized tax benefits of $3.2 million as of December 31, 2009, have been excluded from the contractual obligations table above. For further information related to unrecognized tax benefits, see Note 13. “Income Taxes” to our consolidated financial statements.

In addition, excluded from the contractual obligation table are open purchase orders at December 31, 2009 for raw materials and supplies used in the normal course of business, supply contracts with customers, distribution agreements, joint venture agreements and other contracts without express funding requirements.

Raw Materials and Manufactured Components

The principal raw materials for our business include fabricated metal-based components, oil based components, synthetic rubber, carbon black and natural rubber. We manage the procurement of our raw materials to assure supply and to obtain the most favorable pricing. For natural rubber, procurement is managed by buying in advance of production requirements and by buying in the spot market. For other principal materials, procurement arrangements include short-term supply agreements that may contain formula-based pricing based on commodity indices. These arrangements provide quantities needed to satisfy normal manufacturing demands. We believe we have adequate sources for the supply of raw materials and components for our products with suppliers located around the world. We often use offshore suppliers for machined components, metal stampings, castings and other labor-intensive, economically freighted products.

Extreme fluctuations in material pricing have occurred in recent years adding challenges in forecasting. The inability to recover higher than anticipated prices from our customers may impact profitability.

Seasonal Trends

Sales to automotive customers are lowest during the months prior to model changeovers and during assembly plant shutdowns. These typically result in lower sales volumes during July, August, and December. However, economic conditions can change normal seasonality trends causing lower demand throughout the year. The impact of model changeovers and plant shutdowns is considerably less in years of lower demand overall.

Restructuring

The Company implemented several restructuring initiatives in prior years in connection with the closure of facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. The Company initiated all of these initiatives prior to December 31, 2007 and continued to execute the closures through the end of 2009. The majority of the costs associated with the closures were incurred shortly after the original implementation. However, the Company continues to incur costs related to principally to the liquidation of the respective facilities. The following table summarizes the 2008 and 2009 activity related to these initiatives:


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs			Asset Impairments			Total
Balance at January 1, 2008	$	8,723		$	4,752		$	—		$	13,475
Expense incurred		2,209			4,780			4,687			11,676
Cash payments		(8,822	)		(8,792	)		165			(17,449	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			(4,852	)		(4,852	)

Balance at December 31, 2008	$	2,110		$	740		$	—		$	2,850
Expense incurred		(517	)		3,298			1,089			3,870
Cash payments		(1,593	)		(3,800	)		—			(5,393	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			(1,089	)		(1,089	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	—		$	238		$	—		$	238

2008 Initiatives

In July 2008, the Company implemented a restructuring action and announced the closure of two manufacturing facilities, one located in Australia and the other in Germany. Both closures are a result of changes in market demands and volume reductions and were substantially completed in 2009. The estimated total cost of this initiative is approximately $21.1 million. The following table summarizes the activity for this initiative during the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009:



	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs			Asset Impairments			Total
Balance at January 1, 2008	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Expense incurred		14,455			149			3,282			17,886
Cash payments		(995	)		(149	)		—			(1,144	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			(3,282	)		(3,282	)

Balance at December 31, 2008	$	13,460		$	—		$	—		$	13,460
Expense incurred		562			2,557			118			3,237
Cash payments		(12,579	)		(2,322	)		—			(14,901	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			(118	)		(118	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	1,443		$	235		$	—		$	1,678

As a result of this initiative, a pension plan curtailment gain of $0.8 million was recognized as a reduction to restructuring expense during the fourth quarter of 2009.

In 2008, the Company initiated the closing of a European facility and the idling of a Canadian facility. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded other exit costs of $0.5 million and asset impairments of $0.1 million in connection with this initiative.

Reorganization-Product Line Operating Group Discontinuation Initiative

During 2008, the Company commenced the initial phase of a reorganization ultimately involving the discontinuation of its global product line operating divisions, formerly called the Body & Chassis Systems division (which included the body sealing and AVS product lines) and the Fluid Systems division, and the establishment of a new operating structure organized on the basis of geographic regions. The estimated cost of this initial phase is approximately $7.8 million. The following table summarizes the activity for this initiative during the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009:


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs		Asset Impairments		Total
Balance at January 1, 2008	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Expense incurred		7,670			—		—		7,670
Cash payments		(3,741	)		—		—		(3,741	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—		—		—

Balance at December 31, 2008	$	3,929		$	—	$	—	$	3,929
Expense incurred		134			—		—		134
Cash payments		(3,405	)		—		—		(3,405	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	658		$	—	$	—	$	658

2009 Initiatives

In the first quarter of 2009, the Company initiated the final phase of the reorganization of its operating structure, formally discontinuing its product line operating divisions and putting into place the new operating divisions based on geographic regions. The estimated total cost of this initiative is $18.7 million. The following table summarizes the activity for this initiative during the year ended December 31, 2009:


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs			Asset Impairments		Total
Balance at January 1, 2009	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—
Expense incurred		18,570			86			—		18,656
Cash payments		(11,457	)		(86	)		—		(11,543	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	7,113		$	—		$	—	$	7,113

As a result of this initiative, a curtailment gain related to other postretirement benefits of $3.4 million was recognized as a reduction to restructuring expense during the fourth quarter of 2009.

The Company also initiated several other initiatives during 2009. These initiatives relate to the reorganization or closure of operating facilities in South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The estimated total cost associated with these actions amount to $19.3 million. The following table summarizes the activity for these initiatives during the year ended December 31, 2009:


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs			Asset Impairments		Total
Balance at January 1, 2009	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—

Expense incurred		9,864			368			—		10,232
Cash payments		(5,649	)		(312	)		—		(5,961	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			—		—

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	4,215		$	56		$	—	$	4,271

The Company expects the reorganization of its operating structure and the other 2009 initiatives to be substantially completed by the end of 2010.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies,” to the combined financial statements. Application of these accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that of our significant accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment or estimation than other accounting policies.

Reorganization. As a result of filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Company adopted ASC 852 on August 3, 2009. ASC 852, is applicable to companies in chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and generally does not change the manner in which financial statements are prepared. However, among other disclosures, it does require that the financial statements for periods subsequent to the filing of the chapter 11 petition distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses, and provisions for losses that can be directly associated with the reorganization and restructuring of the business must be reported separately as reorganization items in the statements of operations. The balance sheet must distinguish prepetition liabilities subject to compromise from both those prepetition liabilities that are not subject to compromise and from postpetition liabilities. Liabilities that may be affected by a plan of reorganization must be reported at the amounts expected to be allowed, even if they may be settled for lesser amounts. In addition, reorganization items must be disclosed separately in the statement of cash flows. The Company has segregated those items as outlined above for all reporting periods subsequent to such date.

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities are subject to uncertainty. While operating as debtors-in-possession under the protection of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and subject to Bankruptcy Court approval or otherwise as permitted in the normal course of business, the Debtors may sell or otherwise dispose of assets and liquidate or settle liabilities for amounts other than those reflected in the consolidated financial statements and may pursue various strategic alternatives as deemed appropriate by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve the best interests of the Company and its stakeholders. For additional discussion, please refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Pre-Production Costs Related to Long Term Supply Arrangements. Costs for molds, dies, and other tools owned by us to produce products under long-term supply arrangements are recorded at cost in property, plant, and equipment and amortized over the lesser of three years or the term of the related supply agreement. The amount capitalized was $10.9 million and $9.3 million at December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Costs incurred during the engineering and design phase of customer-owned tooling projects are expensed as incurred unless a contractual arrangement for reimbursement by the customer exists. Reimbursable tooling costs included in other assets was $3.8 million and $2.6 million at December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Development costs for tools owned by the customer that meet the requirements of ASC Topic 340, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs,” are recorded in accounts receivable in the accompanying combined balance sheets if considered a receivable in the next twelve months. At December 31, 2008 and 2009, $77.8 million and $65.4 million, respectively, were included in accounts receivable for customer-owned tooling of which $32.8 million and $40.5 million, respectively, was not yet invoiced to the customer.

Goodwill. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested annually for impairment. The Company evaluates each reporting unit’s fair value versus its carrying value annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may exceed the fair value of the reporting unit. Estimated fair values are based on the cash flows projected in the reporting units’ strategic plans and long-range planning forecasts discounted at a risk-adjusted rate of return. The Company assesses the reasonableness of these estimated fair values using market based multiples of comparable companies. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. Goodwill fair value measurements are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, which are generally determined using unobservable inputs.

During the second quarter of 2009, several events occurred that indicated potential impairment of the Company’s goodwill. Such events included: (a) the chapter 11 bankruptcy of both Chrysler and GM and unplanned plant shut-downs by both GM and Chrysler; (b) continued product volume risk and negative product mix changes; (c) the Company’s commencement of negotiations with its Sponsors, senior secured lenders, and bondholders to recapitalize its long term debt and equity; (d) the Company’s recognition as the second quarter progressed that there was an increasing likelihood that it would breach its financial covenants under its Pre-Petition Credit Agreement; and (e) the Company’s decision to defer its June 15, 2009 interest payment on its Notes pending the outcome of its quarterly financial results, an analysis of whether the Company would meet its financial covenants for the past quarter and negotiations with its various constituencies. As a result of the combination of the above factors, the Company significantly reduced its second quarter projections.

Other significant assumptions used in the discounted cash flow model include discount rate, terminal value growth rate, future capital expenditures, and changes in future working capital requirements. These assumptions were not modified significantly as part of the interim goodwill impairment assessment. The significant decrease in the financial projections resulted in an enterprise value significantly lower than the amount computed in connection with the prior year annual impairment assessment. This significant decrease in enterprise value results in the carrying value of assets at all of our reporting units being greater than the related reporting units’ fair value. As a result, the Company recorded goodwill impairment charges of $93.6 million in its North America reporting unit, $39.6 million in its Europe reporting unit, $22.6 million in its South America reporting unit and $1.4 million in its Asia Pacific reporting unit during the second quarter of 2009. Changes in the factors noted above, including a change in the estimated transaction value of the bankruptcy could impact the valuation of the Company’s remaining goodwill and other intangibles.

While we believe our estimates of fair value are reasonable based upon current information and assumptions about future results, changes in our businesses, the markets for our products, the economic environment and numerous other factors could significantly alter our fair value estimates and result in future impairment of recorded goodwill in the North American reporting unit. An adjustment to the financial projections or other assumptions used to value the North American reporting unit would have had a direct impact on the amount of goodwill impairment recognized during the second quarter and the amount of goodwill remaining on the December 31, 2009 balance sheet.

Long-Lived Assets. We monitor our long-lived assets for impairment indicators on an ongoing basis in accordance with ASC Topic 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment.” If impairment indicators exist, we perform the required analysis by comparing the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the long-lived assets to the related net book values. If the net book value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the difference between the net book value and the fair value of the long-lived assets. Fair value is estimated based upon either discounted cash flow analyses or estimated salvage values. Cash flows are estimated using internal budgets based on recent sales data, independent automotive production volume estimates and customer commitments, as well as assumptions related to discount rates. Change in economic or operating conditions impacting these estimates and assumptions could result in the impairment of long-lived assets.

As a result of our testing performed in accordance with ASC 360 we recorded asset and definite lived intangible asset impairment charges of $3.8 million and $202.4 million, respectively. Of the $3.8 million of asset impairment charges, $1.1 million was recorded in our North America segment and $2.7 million was recorded in our International segment. Of the $202.4 million of definite lived intangible asset impairment charges, $148.1 million was recorded in our North America segment and $54.3 million was recorded in our International segment.

Restructuring-Related Reserves. Specific accruals have been recorded in connection with restructuring our businesses, as well as the integration of acquired businesses. These accruals include estimates principally related to employee separation costs, the closure and/or consolidation of facilities, contractual obligations, and the valuation of certain assets. Actual amounts recognized could differ from the original estimates. Restructuring-related reserves are reviewed on a quarterly basis and changes to plans are appropriately recognized when identified. Changes to plans associated with the restructuring of existing businesses are generally recognized as employee separation and plant phaseout costs in the period the change occurs. For additional discussion, please refer to Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue Recognition and Sales Commitments. We generally enter into agreements with our customers to produce products at the beginning of a vehicle’s life. Although such agreements do not generally provide for minimum quantities, once we enter into such agreements, fulfillment of our customers’ purchasing requirements can be our obligation for an extended period or the entire production life of the vehicle. These agreements generally may be terminated by our customer at any time. Historically, terminations of these agreements have been minimal. In certain limited instances, we may be committed under existing agreements to supply products to our customers at selling prices which are not sufficient to cover the direct cost to produce such products. In such situations, we recognize losses as they are incurred.

We receive blanket purchase orders from many of our customers on an annual basis. Generally, such purchase orders and related documents set forth the annual terms, including pricing, related to a particular vehicle model. Such purchase orders generally do not specify quantities. We recognize revenue based on the pricing terms included in our annual purchase orders as our products are shipped to our customers. As part of certain agreements, we are asked to provide our customers with annual cost reductions. We accrue for such amounts as a reduction of revenue as our products are shipped to our customers. In addition, we generally have ongoing adjustments to our pricing arrangements with our customers based on the related content and cost of our products. Such pricing accruals are adjusted as they are settled with our customers.

Amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are included in sales in our consolidated statements of operations. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales in our consolidated statements of operations.

Income Taxes. In determining the provision for income taxes for financial statement purposes, we make estimates and judgments which affect our evaluation of the carrying value of our deferred tax assets as well as our calculation of certain tax liabilities. In accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” we evaluate the carrying value of our deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis. In completing this evaluation, we consider all available positive and negative evidence. Such evidence includes historical operating results, the existence of cumulative losses in the most recent fiscal years, expectations for future pretax operating income, the time period over which our temporary differences will reverse, and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of this evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods.

During 2009, due to our recent operating performance in the United States and current industry conditions, we continued to assess, based upon all available evidence, that it was more likely than not that we would not realize our U.S. deferred tax assets. During 2009, our U.S. valuation allowance increased by $33.1 million, primarily related to operating losses incurred in the United States during 2009, offset by reductions in tax attributes resulting from the settlement of the U.S. and Canadian Advanced Pricing Agreement.

At December 31, 2009, deferred tax assets for net operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards of $193.8 million were reduced by a valuation allowance of $146.7 million. These deferred tax assets relate principally to net operating loss carry-forwards in the U.S and our subsidiaries in the France, Italy, Germany, Brazil, China, Australia and Spain. They also relate to Special Economic Zone Credits in Poland, U.S foreign tax credits, research and development tax credits, state net operating losses, and state tax credits. Some of these can be utilized indefinitely, while others expire from 2010 through 2029. We intend to maintain these allowances until it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Effective January 1, 2009, with the adoption of ASC Topic 805 the benefit of the reversal of the valuation allowances on pre-acquisition contingencies will be included as a component of income tax expense. Adjustments in post-acquisition valuation allowances will be offset to future tax provision.

In addition, the calculation of our tax benefits and liabilities includes uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations in a multitude of jurisdictions across our global operations. We recognize tax benefits and liabilities based on our estimate of whether, and the extent to which additional taxes will be due. We adjust these liabilities based on changing facts and circumstances; however, due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties and the impact of any tax audits, the ultimate resolutions may be materially different from our estimated liabilities. For further information, related to income taxes, see Note 13. “Income Taxes” to our consolidated financial statements.

Pensions and Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. Included in our results of operations are significant pension and postretirement benefit costs, which are measured using actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including assumptions about discount rates and expected returns on plan assets. These assumptions are updated at the beginning of each fiscal year. We are required to consider current market conditions, including changes in interest rates, in making these assumptions. Changes in pension and postretirement benefit costs may occur in the future due to changes in these assumptions. Our net pension and postretirement benefit costs were approximately $14.9 million and $(0.5) million, respectively, during 2009.

To develop the discount rate for each plan, the expected cash flows underlying the plan’s benefit obligations were discounted using the December 31, 2009 Citigroup Pension Discount Curve to determine a single equivalent rate. To develop our expected return on plan assets, we considered historical long-term asset return experience, the expected investment portfolio mix of plan assets and an estimate of long-term investment returns. To develop our expected portfolio mix of plan assets, we considered the duration of the plan liabilities and gave more weight to equity positions, including both public and private equity investments, than to fixed-income securities. Holding all other assumptions constant, a 1% increase or decrease in the discount rate would have decreased or increased the fiscal 2010 net pension expense by approximately $3.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively. Likewise, a 1% increase or decrease in the expected return on plan assets would have decreased or increased the fiscal 2010 net pension cost by approximately $2.3 million. Decreasing or increasing the discount rate by 1% would have increased or decreased the projected benefit obligations by approximately $54.4 million and $44.6 million, respectively. Aggregate pension net periodic benefit cost is forecasted to be approximately $12.5 million in 2010.

The rate of increase in medical costs assumed for the next five years was held constant with prior years to reflect both actual experience and projected expectations. The health care cost trend rate assumption has a significant effect on the amounts reported. Only certain employees hired are eligible to participate in our company’s subsidized postretirement plan. A 1% change in the assumed health care cost trend rate would have increased or decreased the fiscal 2010 service and interest cost components by $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and the projected benefit obligations would have increased or decreased by $2.6 million and $2.2 million, respectively. Aggregate other postretirement net periodic benefit cost is forecasted to be approximately $2.3 million in 2010.

The general funding policy is to contribute amounts deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes or amounts required by local statute.

Derivative Financial Instruments. Derivative financial instruments are utilized by the Company to reduce foreign currency exchange, interest rate and commodity price risks. The Company has established policies and procedures for risk assessment including the assessment of counterparty credit risk and the approval, reporting, and monitoring of derivative financial instrument activities. On the date the derivative is established, the Company designates the derivative as either a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge, or a net investment hedge in accordance with its established policy. The Company does not enter into financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

By using derivative instruments to hedge exposures to changes in commodity prices and interest rates, the Company exposes itself to credit risk. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes the Company, which creates credit risk for the Company. When the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, the Company owes the counterparty and the Company does not possess credit risk. To mitigate credit risk, it is the Company’s policy to execute such instruments with creditworthy banks and not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. During 2009, there were no material changes in the methods or policies used to establish estimates and assumptions. Generally, matters subject to estimation and judgment include amounts related to accounts receivable realization, inventory obsolescence, asset impairments, useful lives of intangible and fixed assets, unsettled pricing discussions with customers and suppliers, restructuring accruals, deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income taxes, pension and other post retirement benefit plan assumptions, accruals related to litigation, warranty and environmental remediation costs and self-insurance accruals. Actual results may differ from estimates provided.

Fair Value Measurements. We measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a non-recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3 input based on the GAAP fair value hierarchy). For further information on these fair value measurements, see “—Goodwill,” “—Long-Lived Assets,” “—Restructuring-Related Reserves,” and “—Derivative Financial Instruments” above.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, to the consolidated financial statements.

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Prior to filing for bankruptcy the Company had entered into derivative financial instruments to monitor its exposure to these risks, but as a result of the bankruptcy filing all but one of these instruments were dedesignated. We actively monitor our exposure to risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates through the use of derivative financial instruments in accordance with management’s guidelines. We do not enter into derivative instruments for trading purposes. See Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies—Derivative financial instruments” and Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” especially Note 21. “Fair Value of Financial Instruments” to our consolidated financial statements.

Excluding pre-petition debt, as of December 31, 2009, we had $182.0 million of variable rate debt. A 1% increase in the average interest rate would increase future interest expense by approximately $1.8 million per year.

At December 31, 2009 the Company had one interest rate swap contract outstanding with $9.5 million of notional amount pertaining to EURO denominated debt fixed at 4.14%.

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Annual Financial Statements


Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		61
Consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009		62
Consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009		63
Consolidated statements of changes in equity (deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009		64
Consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009		65
Notes to consolidated financial statements		66
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts		116

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Management

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 included in Item 8. These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As more fully described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, on August 3, 2009, Cooper Standard Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned United States subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. On August 4, 2009, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary, Cooper Standard Automotive Canada Limited commenced proceedings seeking relief from its creditors under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Canada. As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, uncertainties inherent in the bankruptcy process raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s intentions with respect to these matters are also described in Note 3. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2009, the Company changed its method of accounting for and presentation of consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Cooper- Standard Holdings, Inc. and non-controlling interests.

As discussed in Notes 11 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements in 2008 and in 2007, the Company changed its method of accounting for pension and other postretirement benefit plans, respectively.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Detroit, Michigan

March 31, 2010

COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC.

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollar amounts in thousands)


	Year Ended December 31, 2007			Year Ended December 31, 2008			Year Ended December 31, 2009
Sales	$	2,511,153		$	2,594,577		$	1,945,259
Cost of products sold		2,114,039			2,260,063			1,678,953

Gross profit		397,114			334,514			266,306
Selling, administration, & engineering expenses		222,134			231,709			199,552
Amortization of intangibles		31,850			30,996			14,976
Impairment charges		146,366			33,369			363,496
Restructuring		26,386			38,300			32,411

Operating profit (loss)		(29,622	)		140			(344,129	)
Interest expense, net of interest income		(89,577	)		(92,894	)		(64,333	)
Equity earnings		2,207			897			4,036
Reorganization items, net		—			—			(17,367	)
Other income (expense), net		(468	)		(1,368	)		9,919

Loss before income taxes		(117,460	)		(93,225	)		(411,874	)
Provision (benefit) for income tax expense		32,946			29,295			(55,686	)

Consolidated net loss		(150,406	)		(122,520	)		(356,188	)
Add: Net (income) loss attributed to noncontrolling interests		(587	)		1,069			126

Net loss attributable to Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.	$	(150,993	)	$	(121,451	)	$	(356,062	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC.

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2008 and 2009

(Dollar amounts in thousands)


	December 31, 2008			December 31, 2009
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	111,521		$	380,254
Accounts receivable, net		333,693			355,543
Inventories, net		116,952			111,575
Prepaid expenses		19,162			22,153
Other		42,226			76,454

Total current assets		623,554			945,979
Property, plant, and equipment, net		623,987			586,179
Goodwill		244,961			87,728
Intangibles, net		227,453			10,549
Other assets		98,296			106,972

	$	1,818,251		$	1,737,407

Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
Debt payable within one year	$	94,136		$	18,204
Debtor-in-possession financing		—			175,000
Accounts payable		192,948			166,346
Payroll liabilities		69,601			71,523
Accrued liabilities		94,980			87,073

Total current liabilities		451,665			518,146
Long-term debt		1,049,959			11,059
Pension benefits		161,625			148,936
Postretirement benefits other than pensions		76,822			76,261
Deferred tax liabilities		28,265			7,875
Other long-term liabilities		30,253			19,727
Liabilities subject to compromise		—			1,261,903

Total liabilities		1,798,589			2,043,907
Equity (deficit):
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 4,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009, 3,479,100 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008, 3,482,612 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009		35			35
Additional paid-in capital		354,894			356,316
Accumulated deficit		(280,216	)		(636,278	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(59,536	)		(31,037	)

Total Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. equity (deficit)		15,177			(310,964	)
Noncontrolling interests		4,485			4,464

Total equity (deficit)		19,662			(306,500	)

Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$	1,818,251		$	1,737,407

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC.

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(Dollar amounts in thousands)


	Common Shares		Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital			Retained Earnings (Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. Equity (Deficit)			Non-Controlling Interest			Total Equity (Deficit)
Balance at December 31, 2006	3,238,100		$	32	$	323,778		$	(4,151	)	$	1,050		$	320,709		$	3,254		$	323,963
Investment noncontrolling interest																		2,453			2,453
Adoption of Fin 48									(195	)					(195	)					(195	)
Issuance of common stock	250,000			3		29,997									30,000						30,000
Repurchase of common stock	(4,500	)				(450	)								(450	)					(450	)
Stock-based compensation						1,549									1,549						1,549
Impact of change in measurement date on benefit plans net of ($1,020) tax effect												25,846			25,846						25,846
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) for 2007									(150,993	)					(150,993	)		587			(150,406	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Benefit plan liability, net of ($1,934) tax effect												6,794			6,794						6,794
Currency translation adjustment												43,246			43,246			1,949			45,195
Fair value change of derivatives, net of $19 tax effect												(7,948	)		(7,948	)					(7,948	)

Comprehensive income (loss):															(108,901	)		2,536			(106,365	)

Balance at December 31, 2007	3,483,600			35		354,874			(155,339	)		68,988			268,558			8,243			276,801
Impact of Change in measurement date on benefit plans									(3,426	)					(3,426	)					(3,426	)
Transaction with affiliate																		(1,741	)		(1,741	)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest																		(662	)		(662	)
Repurchase of common stock	(4,500	)				(540	)								(540	)					(540	)
Stock-based compensation						560									560						560
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net loss for 2008									(121,451	)					(121,451	)		(1,069	)		(122,520	)
Other comprehensive loss:
Benefit plan liability, net of ($1,097) tax effect												(53,614	)		(53,614	)					(53,614	)
Currency translation adjustment												(58,929	)		(58,929	)		(286	)		(59,215	)
Fair value change of derivatives, net of ($44) tax effect												(15,981	)		(15,981	)					(15,981	)

Comprehensive loss															(249,975	)		(1,355	)		(251,330	)

Balance at December 31, 2008	3,479,100			35		354,894			(280,216	)		(59,536	)		15,177			4,485			19,662
Issuance of common stock	3,512					88									88						88
Stock-based compensation						1,334									1,334						1,334
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net loss for 2009									(356,062	)					(356,062	)		(126	)		(356,188	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Benefit plan liability, net of $1,120 tax effect												(3,499	)		(3,499	)					(3,499	)
Currency translation adjustment												25,898			25,898			105			26,003
Fair value change of derivatives, net of ($3,843) tax effect												6,100			6,100						6,100

Comprehensive loss															(327,563	)		(21	)		(327,584	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	3,482,612		$	35	$	356,316		$	(636,278	)	$	(31,037	)	$	(310,964	)	$	4,464		$	(306,500	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

COOPER-STANDARD HOLDINGS INC.

(DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollar amounts in thousands)


	Year Ended December 31, 2007			Year Ended December 31, 2008			Year Ended December 31, 2009
Operating Activities:
Consolidated net loss	$	(150,406	)	$	(122,520	)	$	(356,188	)
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation		104,199			109,109			98,801
Amortization of intangibles		31,850			30,996			14,976
Impairment charges		146,366			33,369			363,496
Reorganization items		—			—			17,367
Non-cash restructuring charges		626			9,029			1,268
Gain on bond repurchase		—			(1,696	)		(9,096	)
Amortization of debt issuance cost		4,883			4,866			10,286
Deferred income taxes		(1,296	)		14,045			(36,797	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired:
Accounts receivable		(10,976	)		163,279			14,886
Inventories		14,836			28,062			9,914
Prepaid expenses		3,440			(2,880	)		(974	)
Accounts payable		39,945			(86,316	)		50,081
Accrued liabilities		(16,567	)		(28,148	)		27,117
Other		18,473			(14,702	)		(75,155	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		185,373			136,493			129,982
Investing activities:
Property, plant, and equipment		(107,255	)		(92,125	)		(46,113	)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired		(158,671	)		4,937			—
Gross proceeds from sale-leaseback transaction		4,806			8,556			—
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets		1,096			4,775			642
Other		7			—			—

Net cash used in investing activities		(260,017	)		(73,857	)		(45,471	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debtor-in-possession financing		—			—			175,000
Payments on debtor-in-possession financing		—			—			(313	)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		59,968			—			—
Increase in short term debt, net		6,189			37,004			24,104
Principal payments on long-term debt		(37,557	)		(16,528	)		(11,646	)
Proceeds from issuance of stock		30,000			—			88
Debt issuance cost		(3,104	)		(561	)		(20,592	)
Repurchase of common stock		(450	)		(540	)		—
Repurchase of bonds		—			(5,306	)		(737	)
Other		—			—			171

Net cash provided by financing activities		55,046			14,069			166,075
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash		4,153			(6,061	)		18,147

Changes in cash and cash equivalents		(15,445	)		70,644			268,733
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		56,322			40,877			111,521

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	40,877		$	111,521		$	380,254

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

1. Description of Business

Description of business

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (“CSA U.S.”), is a leading global manufacturer of fluid handling, body sealing, and Anti-Vibration Systems (“AVS”) components, systems, subsystems, and modules, primarily for use in passenger vehicles and light trucks for global original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and replacement markets. The Company conducts substantially all of its activities through its subsidiaries.

The Company is one of the largest global producers of body sealing systems, one of the two largest North American producers in the AVS business, and the second largest global producer of the types of fluid handling products that we manufacture. We design and manufacture our products in each major region of the world through a disciplined and consistent approach to engineering and production. The Company operates in 66 manufacturing locations and nine design, engineering, and administrative locations in 18 countries around the world.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of combination and consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and the wholly owned and less than wholly owned subsidiaries controlled by the Company. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Acquired businesses are included in the consolidated financial statements from the dates of acquisition.

Effective January 1, 2009 the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation.” ASC Topic 810-10-65 establishes accounting and reporting standards for noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries. This statement requires the reporting of all noncontrolling interests as a separate component of equity, the reporting of consolidated net income (loss) as the amount attributable to both the parent and the noncontrolling interests and the separate disclosure of net income (loss) attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interests. In addition, this statement provides accounting and reporting guidance related to changes in noncontrolling ownership interests. Upon adoption, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on our previously reported results of operations. Refer to Note 17, Other Income (Expense) for additional information on the adoption of ASC Topic 810-10-65.

The equity method of accounting is followed for investments in which the Company does not have control, but does have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies. Generally this occurs when ownership is between 20 to 50 percent. The cost method is followed in those situations where the Company’s ownership is less than 20 percent and the Company does not have the ability to exercise significant influence.

The Company’s investment in Nishikawa Standard Company (“NISCO”), a 50 percent owned joint venture in the United States, is accounted for under the equity method. This investment totaled $11,905 and $13,400 at December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s investment in Guyoung Technology Co. Ltd (“Guyoung”), a 20 percent owned joint venture in Korea, is accounted for under the equity method. This investment totaled $1,179 and $1,370 at December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of Guyoung’s stock has declined since the Company’s 2006 acquisition and during 2008, the Company determined that the decline in fair value was other than temporary and an impairment of $2,669 was recorded in equity earnings in our consolidated statement of operations.

The Company’s investment in Shanghai SAIC-Metzler Sealing Systems Co. Ltd., a 47.5 percent owned joint venture in China, is accounted for under the equity method. This investment totaled $20,166 and $20,994 at December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

Foreign currency – The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars at the end-of-period exchange rates for assets and liabilities and a weighted average exchange rate for each period for revenues and expenses. Translation adjustments for those subsidiaries whose local currency is their functional currency are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. Transaction related gains and losses arising from fluctuations in currency exchange rates on transactions denominated in currencies other that the functional currency are recognized in earnings as incurred, except for those intercompany balances which are designated as long-term.

Cash and cash equivalents – The Company considers highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Accounts receivable – The Company records trade accounts receivable when revenue is recorded in accordance with its revenue recognition policy and relieves accounts receivable when payments are received from customers. Generally the Company does not require collateral for its accounts receivable.

Allowance for doubtful accounts – The allowance for doubtful accounts is established through charges to the provision for bad debts. The Company evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts on a periodic basis. The evaluation includes historical trends in collections and write-offs, management’s judgment of the probability of collecting accounts, and management’s evaluation of business risk. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to revision as more information becomes available. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $4,040 and $5,871 at December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively.

Advertising expense – Expenses incurred for advertising are generally expensed when incurred. Advertising expense was $842 for 2007, $1,080 for 2008, and $345 for 2009.

Inventories – Inventories are valued at lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Finished goods and work-in-process inventories include material, labor and manufacturing overhead costs. The Company records inventory reserves for inventory in excess of production and/or forecasted requirements and for obsolete inventory in production. As of December 31, 2008 and 2009, inventories are reflected net of reserves of $14,242 and $17,158, respectively.

Derivative financial instruments – Derivative financial instruments are utilized by the Company to reduce foreign currency exchange, interest rate, and commodity price risks. The Company has established policies and procedures for risk assessment and the approval, reporting, and monitoring of derivative financial instrument activities. On the date the derivative is established, the Company designates the derivative as either a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge, or a net investment hedge in accordance with its established policy. The Company does not enter into financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Income taxes – Income tax expense in the consolidated and combined statements of operations is accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires the recognition of deferred income taxes using the liability method.

Deferred tax assets or liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax laws and rates. A valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets if we determine that it is more likely than not that the asset will not be realized.

Long-lived assets – Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using primarily the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the expected life of the asset or term of the lease, whichever is shorter. Intangibles with finite lives, which include technology, customer contracts, and customer relationships, are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets when events and circumstances indicate that the assets may be impaired and the undiscounted net cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying value. If the net carrying value exceeds the fair value, an impairment loss exists and is calculated based on a discounted cash flow analysis or estimated salvage value. Discounted cash flows are estimated using internal budgets and assumptions regarding discount rates and other factors.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

Pre-Production Costs Related to Long Term Supply Arrangements – Costs for molds, dies, and other tools owned by us to produce products under long-term supply arrangements are recorded at cost in property, plant, and equipment and amortized over the lesser of three years or the term of the related supply agreement. The amounts capitalized were $10,896 and $9,324 at December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Costs incurred during the engineering and design phase of customer-owned tooling projects are expensed as incurred unless a contractual arrangement for reimbursement by the customer exists. Reimbursable tooling costs included in other assets were $3,822 and $2,561 at December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively. Development costs for tools owned by the customer are recorded in accounts receivable in the accompanying combined balance sheets if considered a receivable in the next twelve months. At December 31, 2008 and 2009, $77,769 and $65,351, respectively, was included in accounts receivable for customer-owned tooling of which $32,768 and $40,510, respectively, was not yet invoiced to the customer.

Goodwill – Goodwill is not amortized but is tested annually for impairment by reporting unit which is determined in accordance with ASC Topic 350 “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other”. The Company utilizes an income approach to estimate the fair value of each of its reporting units. The income approach is based on projected debt-free cash flow which is discounted to the present value using discount factors that consider the timing and risk of cash flows. The Company believes that this approach is appropriate because it provides a fair value estimate based upon the reporting unit’s expected long-term operating cash flow performance. Fair value is estimated using recent automotive industry and specific platform production volume projections, which are based on both third-party and internally-developed forecasts, as well as commercial, wage and benefit, inflation and discount rate assumptions. Other significant assumptions include the weighted average cost of capital, terminal value growth rate, terminal value margin rates, future capital expenditures and changes in future working capital requirements. While there are inherent uncertainties related to the assumptions used and to management’s application of these assumptions to this analysis, the Company believes that the income approach provides a reasonable estimate of the fair value of its reporting units. The Company conducts its annual goodwill impairment analysis as of October 1^st of each fiscal year.

Revenue Recognition and Sales Commitments – We generally enter into agreements with our customers to produce products at the beginning of a vehicle’s life. Although such agreements do not generally provide for minimum quantities, once we enter into such agreements, fulfillment of our customers’ purchasing requirements can be our obligation for an extended period or the entire production life of the vehicle. These agreements generally may be terminated by our customer at any time. Historically, terminations of these agreements have been minimal. In certain limited instances, we may be committed under existing agreements to supply products to our customers at selling prices which are not sufficient to cover the direct cost to produce such products. In such situations, we recognize losses as they are incurred.

Research and development – Costs are charged to selling, administration and engineering expense as incurred and totaled, $77,183 for 2007, $81,942 for 2008, and $62,880 for 2009.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

Stock-based compensation – Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted ASC Topic 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation,” using the prospective method. The prospective method requires compensation cost to be recognized for all share-based payments granted after the effective date of ASC 718. All awards granted prior to the effective date are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.”

Use of estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of (1) revenues and expenses during the reporting period and (2) assets and liabilities, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications – Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. For further segment reclassifications, see Note 20. “Business Segments.”

Going Concern

The Company is operating pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and continuation as a going concern is contingent upon, among other things, the Company’s ability to complete and execute a plan of reorganization. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern and contemplate the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities upon execution of the plan of reorganization. For additional details regarding the Company’s reorganization under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code and the current status of its plan of reorganization see Note 3. “Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.”

Recent accounting pronouncements

In June 2009, the FASB approved the “FASB Accounting Standards Codification” (“the Codification” or “ASC”) as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP. The Codification does not change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place. All existing accounting standard documents will be superseded and all other accounting literature not included in the Codification will be considered nonauthoritative. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The adoption of the Codification changed the Company’s references to U.S. GAAP accounting standards, but did not impact the Company’s results of operating financial position or liquidity.

In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC Topic 855, “subsequent events,” which provides guidance to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or available to be issued. ASC Topic 855 also requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent events were evaluated as well as the rationale for why that date was selected. ASC Topic 855 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company adopted this statement effective June 30, 2009. See Note 26. “Subsequent Events” for additional information.

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP ASC Topic 320-10-65, which extends the Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to interim reporting periods. The provisions of this standard are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The effects of adoption were not significant. See Note 21. “Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” for additional disclosures related to the fair value of the Company’s Pre-Petition Credit Facility and Notes.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

In August 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-05 which amends “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures—Overall” (ASC Topic 820-10) to provide guidance on the fair value measurement of liabilities. This update requires clarification for circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more of the following techniques: 1) a valuation technique that uses either the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as an asset; or 2) another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles in ASC Topic 820 such as the income and market approach to valuation. The amendments in this update also clarify that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability. This update further clarifies that if the fair value of a liability is determined by reference to a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability, that price would be considered a Level 1 measurement in the fair value hierarchy. Similarly, if the identical liability has a quoted price when traded as an asset in an active market, it is also a Level 1 fair value measurement if no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required. This update is effective for the fourth quarter 2009.

In December 2008, the FASB issued “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets” (ASC Topic 715-20-65). This guidance will expand disclosure by requiring the following new disclosures: 1) how investment allocation decisions are made by management; 2) major categories of plan assets; and 3) significant concentrations of risk. Additionally, ASC 715-20-65 will require an employer to disclose information about the valuation of plan assets similar to that required in ASC Topic 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. This guidance is effective for fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. The principal impact was expanded disclosure regarding the Company’s benefit plan assets.

In March 2008, the FASB issued “Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities-an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (ASC Topic 815). ASC Topic 815 requires entities that utilize derivative instruments to provide qualitative disclosures about their objectives and strategies for using such instruments, as well as any details of credit risk related contingent features contained within derivatives. ASC Topic 815 also requires entities to disclose additional information about the amounts and locations of derivatives located within the financial statements, how the accounting provisions have been applied and the impact that hedges have on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The Company adopted this statement as of January 1, 2009.

In September 2006, the FASB issued “Fair Value Measurements” (ASC Topic 820). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurement. This statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and does not require any new fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASC Topic 820 as of January 1, 2008 except for non-financial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a non-recurring basis, for which the effective date was fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. See Note 21, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for additional discussion of ASC Topic 820.

3. Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code

Filing of Bankruptcy Cases

During 2009, the Company’s revenues were adversely affected, particularly in the first half of the year, by the sharp decline in worldwide automotive production that followed the disruption in the global financial markets that began in 2008. Faced with a highly-leveraged balance sheet with debt exceeding $1.2 billion and unfavorable market conditions, including the severe downturn in the automotive industry and the accompanying decrease in production volumes, diminishing availability of credit and the overall deterioration in the U.S. economy, the Company dedicated a substantial portion of its cash flows from operations to the payment of principal and interest on the Company’s indebtedness. Due to the adverse business impact of these factors, the Company’s ability to maintain sufficient liquidity, satisfy its financial covenant requirements under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement (as defined below) and make interest and principal payments on its outstanding indebtedness became uncertain. Recognizing the need for a comprehensive solution for these financial issues, prior to seeking bankruptcy protection, the Company engaged in discussions regarding possible alternatives to filing for bankruptcy, including refinancing a portion of its indebtedness with its key creditors. However, the Company was unable to complete those negotiations prior to seeking bankruptcy protection.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

On August 3, 2009, the Company and each of its direct and indirect wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries (collectively with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors chapter 11 cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) are being jointly administered under Case No. 09-12743(PJW). The Debtors continue to operate their businesses and manage their properties as “debtors in possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. On August 14, 2009, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Creditors’ Committee”) was appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases.

On August 4, 2009, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Canada Limited, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario ( “CSA Canada”), commenced proceedings seeking relief from its creditors under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “Canadian Proceedings”) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto, Canada (Commercial List) (the “Canadian Court”), court file no. 09-8307-00CL. The Canadian court has granted the Canadian debtors a stay of any Canadian proceedings to allow the Debtors to pursue confirmation of a plan of reorganization in the U.S. proceedings. The stay is currently in effect through May 31, 2010. The Company (and its legal counsel) believe the Canadian court will continue to issue this stay through completion of the Chapter 11 proceedings. The Company’s subsidiaries and operations outside the United States and Canada are not included in the Chapter 11 Cases or the Canadian Proceedings (other than CSA Canada) and continue to operate in the ordinary course of business.

In general, under the priority scheme established by the Bankruptcy Code, post-petition liabilities and secured claims must be satisfied before pre-petition unsecured creditors and interest holders can receive any distribution or retain any property under a chapter 11 plan of reorganization. The ultimate recovery, if any, to the holders of the Company’s 7% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Senior Notes”) and 8³/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the “Senior Subordinated Notes” and, together with the Senior Notes, the “Notes,” and the holders of the Notes, the “Noteholders”) and other interest holders will not be determined until confirmation of a chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization. No assurance can be given as to what values, if any, will be ascribed in the Chapter 11 Cases to each of these constituencies or what types or amounts of distributions, if any, they will receive. If certain requirements of the Bankruptcy Code are met, a chapter 11 plan of reorganization can be confirmed notwithstanding its rejection by such holders and notwithstanding the fact that such holders do not receive or retain any property on account of their interests under the chapter 11 plan. Accordingly, the Company urges that the appropriate caution be exercised with respect to existing and future investments in the Company’s securities as the value and prospects are highly speculative. At this time there is no assurance we will be able to restructure as a going concern or successfully obtain confirmation of and implement a plan of reorganization.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

Filing of the Original Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and Original Disclosure Statement

Prior to commencing the Chapter 11 Cases and since the filing of the Debtors’ petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors have sought a consensual restructuring of their balance sheets so as to be able to emerge from chapter 11 with an appropriate capital structure that would enable the Debtors to remain competitive. After exploring a number of restructuring alternatives, which included discussions with the Creditors’ Committee, the lenders under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement (as defined below) and certain Noteholders (the “First Backstop Parties”) came forward with proposal to backstop an equity rights offering, the proceeds of which would be used to pay the claims under the Pre-Petition Credit Facility in full. After further negotiations with the First Backstop Parties and the Creditors’ Committee regarding the proposal, on February 1, 2010, the Debtors filed their Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (the “Original Plan”), an accompanying Disclosure Statement (the “Original Disclosure Statement”) and a Commitment Agreement, dated February 1, 2010 (the “Original Equity Commitment Agreement,” which the Company entered into with the First Backstop Parties). The Original Plan provided for a backstopped $245,000 equity rights offering which, when combined with proposed exit financing, would allow the Debtors to pay the claims under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement in full, in cash, while distributing equity in the Company upon emergence from chapter 11 to the Noteholders, as well as rights to purchase additional equity.

Filing of Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement

After extensive, arm’s-length negotiations between the Debtors, the Creditors’ Committee, the First Backstop Parties and the Second Backstop Parties, all parties agreed upon the terms of a revised restructuring proposal incorporated in a new Commitment Agreement, dated March 19, 2010 (the “New Equity Commitment Agreement”), which terminated the Original Equity Commitment Agreement upon execution, and the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court on March 20, 2010 a First Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization (as amended by the Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, dated March 26, 2010, the “Amended Plan”) and an accompanying new Disclosure Statement (as amended by the First Amended Disclosure Statement, dated March 26, 2010, the “Disclosure Statement”). The Disclosure Statement and the New Equity Commitment Agreement were approved by the Bankruptcy Court on March 26, 2010. The New Equity Commitment Agreement and the Amended Plan provide for a backstopped equity rights offering and the purchase of new common stock and new preferred stock of the Company by the New Backstop Parties (as described below), with aggregate proceeds to the Company of $355,000, that would unimpair the claims under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement and the Senior Notes and improve the recovery to the Senior Subordinated Noteholders. The New Equity Commitment Agreement is subject to certain customary conditions, including, among other things, confirmation of the Amended Plan. Under the Amended Plan, holders of Senior Notes will receive payment in full, in cash, provided that certain of the New Backstop Parties have each agreed to forgo their right as holders of Senior Notes to receive payment in full, in cash, and in lieu thereof, have agreed to accept their pro rata share of 20.95% of the new common stock of the Company. In addition, holders of Senior Subordinated Notes will receive a distribution of 8% of the new common stock of the Company and warrants to acquire an additional 3% of the new common stock of the Company that may be exercised at a strike price of $27.33 per share, and eligible noteholders of Senior Subordinated Notes will receive rights to purchase 39.6% of the new common stock of the Company pursuant to the rights offering at a subscription price of $21.54 per share. In addition, the New Backstop Parties have agreed to purchase 11.75% of the new common stock of the Company at a price per share of $27.07 and 1,000,000 shares of new preferred stock of the Company at a price per share of $100.00 and will receive warrants to acquire an additional 7% of the new common stock of the Company that may be exercised at a strike price of $27.33 per share.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

Under the Bankruptcy Code, the exclusive period in which the Debtors may file a chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization is 120-days from the date of the filing of the petition. The exclusive period in which the Debtors may solicit acceptances for any chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization is 180-days from the date of the filing of the petition. The Bankruptcy Code also provides that the Bankruptcy Court may extend the 120-day plan exclusivity period up to 18 months after the petition date and the 180-day solicitation exclusivity period up to 20 months after the petition date. The Debtors’ exclusive period to file a chapter 11 plan or plans of reorganization has been extended to June 29, 2010. The Debtors’ exclusive period to solicit any plan or plans has been extended to August 30, 2010. If the Debtors’ exclusivity periods expire, other parties in interest will be allowed to file their own plans and solicit acceptances in connection therewith.

Debtor-in-Possession Financing

In connection with the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and the Canadian Proceedings, the Company entered into a Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement, dated August 5, 2009 (the “Initial DIP Credit Agreement”), among the Company, CSA U.S., and Cooper-Standard Automotive Canada Limited ( “CSA Canada”), various lenders party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as the administrative agent, Banc of America Securities LLC, General Electric Corporation and UBS Securities LLC, as co-syndication agents, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as documentation agent, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and General Electric Capital Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and book runners, and Banc of America Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as co-arrangers. On December 2, 2009, Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems GmbH, a German limited liability company (the “German Borrower” and together with CSA U.S. and CSA Canada, the “DIP Borrowers”) became an additional borrower under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement. Under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement, the DIP Borrowers borrowed an aggregate of $175,000 principal amount of superpriority senior secured term loans in order to finance their operating, working capital and other general corporate needs (including the payment of fees and expenses in accordance with the orders of the Bankruptcy Court and the Canadian Court authorizing such borrowings).

On December 29, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court entered a final order approving the DIP Credit Agreement (and related loan documentation) and the borrowings thereunder. Funding under the DIP Credit Agreement occurred on December 30, 2009, whereby (i) $75,000 was borrowed by CSA U.S., (ii) $50,000 was borrowed by CSA Canada and (iii) $50,000 was borrowed by the German Borrower. Concurrently with such funding, liens on assets of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries were granted and guarantees by certain subsidiaries of the Company of the obligations under the DIP Credit Agreement were made. All of the proceeds of the borrowings under the DIP Credit Agreement, together with cash on hand of the DIP Borrowers, were used to repay all borrowings and amounts outstanding under the Initial DIP Credit Agreement, and to pay related fees and expenses.

For additional information on the DIP Credit Agreement, see Note 10. “Debt” below.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

Other Chapter 11 Cases Updates

Liquidity and Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. This assumes a continuing of operations and the realization of assets and liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result if we were forced to discontinue operations. We have had a history of net losses. Our net losses are principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover our relatively high percentage of fixed costs, including the interest costs on our debt and our depreciation expense. We also have an accumulated stockholders’ deficit of $306,500 at December 31, 2009.

As a result of filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Company adopted ASC 852, Reorganization on August 3, 2009. ASC 852, is applicable to companies in chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, generally does not change the manner in which financial statements are prepared. However, among other disclosures, it does require that the financial statements for periods subsequent to the filing of the chapter 11 petition distinguish transactions and events that are directly associated with the reorganization from the ongoing operations of the business. Revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses, and provisions for losses that can be directly associated with the reorganization and restructuring of the business must be reported separately as reorganization items in the statements of operations. The balance sheet must distinguish prepetition liabilities subject to compromise from both those prepetition liabilities that are not subject to compromise and from postpetition liabilities. Liabilities that may be affected by a plan of reorganization must be reported at the amounts expected to be allowed, even if they may be settled for lesser amounts. In addition, reorganization items must be disclosed separately in the statement of cash flows. The Company has segregated those items as outlined above for all reporting periods subsequent to such date.

As a result of the Chapter 11 Cases, realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities are subject to uncertainty. While operating as debtors-in-possession under the protection of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and subject to Bankruptcy Court approval or otherwise as permitted in the normal course of business, the Debtors may sell or otherwise dispose of assets and liquidate or settle liabilities for amounts other than those reflected in the consolidated financial statements, and may pursue various strategic alternatives as deemed appropriate by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve the best interests of the Company and its stakeholders.

Liabilities Subject to Compromise

The majority of the Debtors’ pre-petition debt is in default and is classified as “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

In addition to the Debtors pre-petition debt which is in default, liabilities subject to compromise reflects the Debtors other liabilities incurred prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy proceedings. These amounts represent the Company’s estimate of known or potential pre-petition claims to be resolved in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings. Such claims remain subject to future adjustments. Future adjustments may result from: (i) negotiations; (ii) actions of the Bankruptcy Court; (iii) further developments with respect to disputed claims; (iv) rejection of executory contracts and leases; (v) the determination of value of any collateral securing claims; (vi) proofs of claims; or (vii) other events. Payment terms for these claims will be established in connection with a plan of reorganization. The Debtors liabilities subject to compromise consist of the following:


	December 31, 2009
Pre-petition debt (including accrued interest of $27,095)	$	1,138,565
Accounts payable		12,148
Pension and deferred compensation		20,680
Derivatives		18,090
Other		72,420

Debtor liabilities subject to compromise	$	1,261,903

Effective August 3, 2009, the Company ceased recording interest expense on outstanding pre-petition debt instruments classified as liabilities subject to compromise. An additional $28,274 of interest expense would have been recorded from August 3, 2009 to December 31, 2009 if the Company had continued to accrue interest on these instruments.

Reorganization Items

ASC Topic 852-10 requires reorganization items such as revenues, expenses such as professional fees directly related to the process of reorganizing the Debtors under chapter 11, realized gains and losses, provisions for losses, and interest income resulting from the reorganization and restructuring of the business to be separately disclosed. The Debtors’ reorganization items consist of the following:


	(Income)/Expense
	For the year ended December 31, 2009
Professional fees directly related to reorganization	$	17,737
Miscellaneous-other		(370	)

Total reorganization items	$	17,367

4. Debtor-in-Possession Financial Statements

The financial statements contained within this note represent the combined financial statements for the Debtors’ and Canadian Debtor only. The Company’s non-Debtor subsidiaries are treated as non-consolidated affiliates in these financial statements and as such their net income is included as “Equity loss from non-Debtor affiliates, net of tax” in the statement of operations and their assets are included as “Investments in non-Debtor affiliates” in the balance sheet. The Debtors’ and Canadian Debtor financial statements contained herein have been prepared in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 852-10.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CONDENSED COMBINED

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


	Year Ended December 31, 2009
Sales	$	871,047
Cost of products sold		748,339

Gross profit		122,708
Selling, administration, & engineering expenses		90,827
Amortization of intangibles		11,093
Impairment charges		242,822
Restructuring		6,660

Operating loss		(228,694	)
Interest expense, net of interest income		(53,101	)
Equity earnings		1,650
Reorganization items, net		(17,367	)
Other income		24,192

Loss before income taxes		(273,320	)
Benefit for income tax expense		(26,551	)
Equity loss from non-Debtor affiliates, net of tax		(109,293	)

Consolidated net loss		(356,062	)
Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		—

Net loss attributable to Debtors	$	(356,062	)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)


DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CONDENSED COMBINED
BALANCE SHEET

	December 31, 2009
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	186,930
Accounts receivable, net		145,398
Inventories, net		48,017
Prepaid expenses		4,232
Receivable from non-Debtor affiliates, net		27,484
Other		66,363

Total current assets		478,424
Property, plant, and equipment, net		216,634
Goodwill		87,728
Investment in non-Debtor affiliates		279,215
Intangibles, net		1,679
Notes receivable from non-Debtor affiliates, net		260,139
Other assets		32,511

	$	1,356,330

Liabilities and Deficit
Current liabilities:
Debt payable within one year	$	47
Debtor-in-possession financing		125,000
Accounts payable		60,846
Payroll liabilities		26,284
Accrued liabilities		31,632

Total current liabilities		243,809
Pension benefits		71,668
Postretirement benefits other than pensions		65,831
Deferred tax liabilities		10,662
Other long-term liabilities		13,421
Liabilities subject to compromise		1,261,903

Total liabilities		1,667,294

Total deficit		(310,964	)

Total liabilities and deficit	$	1,356,330

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CONDENSED COMBINED

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW


	Year Ended December 31, 2009
Operating Activities:
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(22,677	)
Investing activities:
Property, plant, and equipment		(15,033	)
Other		236

Net cash used in investing activities		(14,797	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debtor-in-possession financing, net of debt issuance costs		104,720
Payments on debtor-in-possession financing		(313	)
Increase (decrease) in short term debt		21,398
Principal payments on long-term debt		(9,029	)
Transactions with non-Debtor subsidiaries		(22,443	)
Repurchase of bonds		(737	)
Other		123

Net cash provided by financing activities		93,719
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash		16,248

Changes in cash and cash equivalents		72,493
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		114,437

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	186,930

5. Acquisitions

In March of 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of the El Jarudo fuel rail manufacturing business of Automotive Components Holdings, LLC (“El Jarudo” or the “El Jarudo business”). The business is located in Juarez, Mexico and is a producer of automotive fuel rails. This acquisition does not meet the thresholds for a significant acquisition and therefore no pro forma financial information is presented.

On August 31, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of nine Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems sealing systems operations in Germany, Italy, Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and a joint venture interest in China (“MAPS” or the “MAPS businesses”), from Automotive Sealing Systems S.A. The MAPS businesses were acquired for $143,063 subject to an adjustment based on the difference between targeted working capital and working capital at the closing date, which was settled in June 2008. After adjusting for working capital and direct acquisition costs, the total acquisition value under purchase accounting was $144,378.

In December of 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of the 74% joint venture interest of Automotive Sealing Systems, S.A. (ASSSA) in Metzeler Automotive Profiles India Private Limited (“MAP India”). The remaining 26 percent in the joint venture is owned by Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. This acquisition does not meet the thresholds for a significant acquisition and therefore no pro forma financial information is presented.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

6. Restructuring


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs			Asset Impairments			Total
Balance at January 1, 2008	$	8,723		$	4,752		$	—		$	13,475
Expense incurred		2,209			4,780			4,687			11,676
Cash payments		(8,822	)		(8,792	)		165			(17,449	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			(4,852	)		(4,852	)

Balance at December 31, 2008	$	2,110		$	740		$	—		$	2,850
Expense incurred		(517	)		3,298			1,089			3,870
Cash payments		(1,593	)		(3,800	)		—			(5,393	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			(1,089	)		(1,089	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	—		$	238		$	—		$	238

2008 Initiatives

In July 2008, the Company implemented a restructuring action and announced the closure of two manufacturing facilities, one located in Australia and the other located in Germany. Both closures are a result of changes in market demands and volume reductions and are substantially completed as of December 31, 2009. However, the Company will continue to incur costs until the facilities are sold. The estimated total cost of this initiative is approximately $21,100. The following table summarizes the activity for this initiative during the year ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009:


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs			Asset Impairments			Total
Balance at January 1, 2008	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Expense incurred		14,455			149			3,282			17,886
Cash payments		(995	)		(149	)		—			(1,144	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			(3,282	)		(3,282	)

Balance at December 31, 2008	$	13,460		$	—		$	—		$	13,460
Expense incurred		562			2,557			118			3,237
Cash payments		(12,579	)		(2,322	)		—			(14,901	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			(118	)		(118	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	1,443		$	235		$	—		$	1,678

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

As a result of this initiative, a pension plan curtailment gain of $800 was recognized as a reduction to restructuring expense during the fourth quarter of 2009.

In 2008, the Company initiated the closing of a European facility and the idling of a Canadian facility. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded other exit costs of $483 and asset impairments of $61 in connection with this initiative.

Reorganization-Product Line Operating Group Discontinuation Initiative

During 2008, the Company commenced the initial phase of a reorganization ultimately involving the discontinuation of its global product line operating divisions, formerly called the Body & Chassis Systems division (which included the body sealing and AVS product lines) and the Fluid Systems division, and the establishment of a new operating structure organized on the basis of geographic regions. The estimated cost of this initial phase is approximately $7,800. The following table summarizes the activity for this initiative during the year ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009:


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs		Asset Impairments		Total
Balance at January 1, 2008	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Expense incurred		7,670			—		—		7,670
Cash payments		(3,741	)		—		—		(3,741	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—		—		—

Balance at December 31, 2008	$	3,929		$	—	$	—	$	3,929
Expense incurred		134			—		—		134
Cash payments		(3,405	)		—		—		(3,405	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	658		$	—	$	—	$	658

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

2009 Initiatives

In the first quarter of 2009, the Company initiated the final phase of the reorganization of its operating structure, formally discontinuing its product line operating divisions and putting into place the new operating divisions based on geographic regions. The estimated total cost of this initiative is $18,700. The following table summarizes the activity for this initiative during the year ended December 31, 2009:


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs			Asset Impairments		Total
Balance at January 1, 2009	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—
Expense incurred		18,570			86			—		18,656
Cash payments		(11,457	)		(86	)		—		(11,543	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	7,113		$	—		$	—	$	7,113

As a result of this initiative a curtailment gain related to other postretirement benefits of $3,404 was recognized as a reduction to restructuring expense during the fourth quarter of 2009.

The Company also initiated several other initiatives during 2009. These initiatives relate to the reorganization or closure of operating facilities in South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The estimated total cost associated with these actions amount to $19,250. The following table summarizes the activity for these initiatives during the year ended December 31, 2009:


	Employee Separation Costs			Other Exit Costs			Asset Impairments		Total
Balance at January 1, 2009	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	—

Expense incurred		9,864			368			—		10,232
Cash payments		(5,649	)		(312	)		—		(5,961	)
Utilization of reserve		—			—			—		—

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	4,215		$	56		$	—	$	4,271

The Company expects the reorganization of its operating structure and the other 2009 initiatives to be substantially completed by the end of 2010.

7. Inventories

Inventories are comprised of the following:


	December 31, 2008		December 31, 2009
Finished goods	$	35,069	$	27,826
Work in process		26,520		25,616
Raw materials and supplies		55,363		58,133

Inventories, net	$	116,952	$	111,575

8. Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment is comprised of the following:


	December 31,						Estimated Useful Lives
	2008			2009			Estimated Useful Lives
Land and improvements	$	78,548		$	81,609
Buildings and improvements		229,384			240,413		15 to 40 years
Machinery and equipment		640,350			696,259		5 to 14 years
Construction in Progress		48,123			41,499

		996,405			1,059,780
Accumulated depreciation		(372,418	)		(473,601	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	623,987		$	586,179

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

During 2008 it was determined that fixed assets at two of the Company’s locations were impaired. As a result of this impairment, Property, Plant and Equipment was reduced by $6,408 during 2008.

During 2009 it was determined that fixed assets at several of the Company’s locations were impaired. As a result of this impairment, Property, Plant and Equipment was reduced by $3,825 during 2009.

Depreciation expense totaled $104,199 for 2007, $109,109 for 2008, and $98,801 for 2009, respectively.

9. Goodwill and Intangibles

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable operating segment for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009 are summarized as follows:


	North America			International			Total
Balance at January 1, 2008	$	181,687		$	108,901		$	290,588
Adjustments to the Acquisition of El Jarudo		(379	)		—			(379	)
Purchase price adjustments pre-acquisition		—			(22,107	)		(22,107	)
Impairment charge		—			(23,141	)		(23,141	)

Balance at December 31, 2008	$	181,308		$	63,653		$	244,961
Impairment charge