Company: CPS
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001320461-25-000073
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Company: Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-03
Form: DEF 14A
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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

#### SCHEDULE 14A

#### Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

#### Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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#### Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
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| A Letter from our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 To Our Investors,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 On behalf of the Board of Directors of Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (the “Board”), I am pleased to invite you to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held virtually May 15, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 The Cooper Standard team consistently demonstrates its dedication to excellence, achieving world-class results in safety, product quality, program launches and customer service. Our experts are developing innovative solutions that are gaining industry recognition and securing new business opportunities. Furthermore, the streamlined, product-focused organizational structure we implemented in early 2024 has resulted in significant operational improvements and greater efficiencies, positively impacting our financial performance and overall execution. These accomplishments are a result of our strong culture and unwavering commitment to excellence. 
 Our achievements in 2024 included: