Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Couch Christopher
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. [CPS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
39550 ORCHARD HILL PLACE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Innovation
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NOVI, MI 48375
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock options (right to buy) (1)   (2) 07/11/2026 Common stock 2,700 $ 81.45 D  
Employee stock options (right to buy) (3)   (2) 02/13/2027 Common stock 1,897 $ 107.48 D  
Employee stock options (right to buy) (4)   (2) 02/13/2028 Common stock 1,581 $ 112.71 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) 07/11/2019(6) 07/11/2019(6) Common stock 500 $ (7) D  
Restricted Stock Units (8) 02/13/2020(6) 02/13/2020(6) Common stock 394 $ (7) D  
Restricted Stock Units (9) 02/13/2021(6) 02/13/2021(6) Common stock 335 $ (7) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Couch Christopher
39550 ORCHARD HILL PLACE
NOVI, MI 48375
      Sr. VP, Innovation  

Signatures

/s/ Denise Balog, on behalf of Christopher Couch under Power of Attorney 01/02/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These are time-restricted employee stock options (right to buy) granted to the reporting person on July 11, 2016, under the Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
(2) Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the company or its affiliate, one third of the options shall vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
(3) These are time-restricted employee stock options (right to buy) granted to the reporting person on February 13, 2017, under the Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
(4) These are time-restricted employee stock options (right to buy) granted to the reporting person on February 13, 2018, under the Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(5) These are restricted stock units (RSU's) granted to the reporting person on July 11, 2016, under the Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
(6) Subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the company or its affiliate, these RSU's shall vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture on the third anniversary date of the grant.
(7) The company, in its sole discretion, settles such RSU's by electing either to (i) make an appropriate book entry in the reporting person's name for a number of shares equal to the number of RSU's that have vested or (ii) deliver an amount of cash equal to the fair market value, determined as of the vesting date, of a number of shares equal to the number of RSU's that have vested.
(8) These are restricted stock units (RSU's) granted to the reporting person on February 13, 2017, under the Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated
(9) These are restricted stock units (RSU's) granted to the reporting person on February 13, 2018, under the Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

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