On February 18, 2021, Robert D. Welding, a member of the Board of Directors (the Board"), informed the Board of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company of his intention to retire as a director of the Company at the end of his current term and not stand for re-election at the Company's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Welding has served as a director of the Company since 2007. Mr. Welding, age 72, has reached the retirement age for the Board and his decision not to stand for re-election was based on personal reasons and not the result of any disagreement with the Company.