Cooper-Standard Automotive Discloses Historical Financial Information Regarding Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems Acquisition

NOVI, Mich., June 27 -- As previously reported, Cooper- Standard Automotive Inc. entered into a definitive agreement with Automotive Sealing Systems S.A. providing for the acquisition by Cooper-Standard of Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems (MAPS) sealing systems operations in Germany, Italy, Poland and Belgium, including joint venture interests in India and China in a transaction valued at approximately 100 million euros. Today Cooper-Standard Automotive disclosed certain historical financial information relating to that business, which has been posted on the company's website at http://www.cooperstandard.com/ under the Investor Relations/Presentations link. Cooper-Standard Automotive is sending out this release to comply with Regulation FD.

About Cooper-Standard Automotive

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., headquartered in Novi, Michigan, specializes in the manufacture and marketing of systems and components for the global automotive industry. Its primary businesses include Body and Chassis Systems, consisting of sealing, noise, vibration, and harshness control parts, and Fluid Handling Systems, consisting of subsystems and components that direct, control, measure, and transport fluids and vapors throughout a vehicle. Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. employs more than 16,000 across 62 facilities in 15 countries. For more information, visit the company's Web site at: www.cooperstandard.com.

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