-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NEJEWZjW/vtYwnkQTl+YkuVX/Ok35aAMzBJrOvitRMoh919qs2oa3GHbMM99I2YS UphFeHEgl+t4H5GxP4qmNg== 0000950152-99-005635.txt : 19990630 0000950152-99-005635.hdr.sgml : 19990630 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-99-005635 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19981231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990629 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000042582 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TIRES AND INNER TUBES [3011] IRS NUMBER: 340253240 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01927 FILM NUMBER: 99654377 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1144 E MARKET ST CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44316 BUSINESS PHONE: 2167962121 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1144 E MARKET ST CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44316 11-K 1 GOODYEAR (HOURLY EMPLOYEES) 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------ FORM 11-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-1927 ------ THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES (FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN) ------ THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (NAME OF ISSUER OF THE SECURITIES) 1144 EAST MARKET STREET AKRON, OHIO 44316-0001 (ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE) 2 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES ITEM 1. Not applicable. ITEM 2. Not applicable. ITEM 3. Not applicable. ITEM 4. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PLAN. The Financial Statements of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Employee Savings Plan for Hourly Employees for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 together with the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, are attached to this Annual Report on Form 11-K as Annex A, and are by specific reference incorporated herein and filed as a part of hereof. The Financial Statements and the Notes thereto are presented in lieu of the financial statements required by Items 1, 2 and 3 of Form 11-K and were prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. EXHIBITS. EXHIBIT 4. FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN. First Amendment to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Employee Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (January 1, 1997 Restatement), dated December 22, 1998. EXHIBIT 23. CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, to incorporation by reference of their report set forth at page 2 of Annex A to this Form 11-K in Registration Statement No. 33-65181 on Form S-8. SIGNATURES PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR HAS DULY CAUSED THIS ANNUAL REPORT TO BE SIGNED BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, PLAN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES Dated: June 29, 1999 By: /s/ John W. Richardson ---------------------------------- John W. Richardson, Vice President 1 3 ANNEX A TO FORM 11-K THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES * * * * * FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 4 [PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LOGO] THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 5 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAGE ---- Report of Independent Accountants 2 Financial Statements: Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information at December 31, 1998 and 1997 3-4 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information for the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 3-4 Notes to Financial Statements 5-16 Note: Certain schedules required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required. 6 [PricewaterhouseCoopers Letterhead] REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Plan Administrator and Participants of the Employee Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (sponsored by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company) In our opinion, the accompanying statement of net assets available for plan benefits and the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Employee Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (the "Plan") (sponsored by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company) at December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit 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 the opinion expressed above. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The fund information in the statement of net assets available for plan benefits and the statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available for plan benefits of each fund. The fund information is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The fund information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP June 18, 1999 7 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Fund Information ------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Moderate Aggressive S&P 500 Stable Asset Asset Asset Index Value Allocation Allocation Allocation Stock Equity Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Plan's Interest in Master Trust Representing Total Assets Available for Plan Benefits $ 40,583 $ 11,753 $ 59 $ 369 $ 188 $ 13,701 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== (Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Fund Information ------------------------------------------------------------------ Large Small International Capitalization Capitalization Stock Company Stock Equity Stock Equity Equity Stock Loan Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Plan's Interest in Master Trust Representing Total Assets Available for Plan Benefits $ 1,671 $ 964 $ 189 $ 8,615 $ 3,074 ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands) For the Year Ended December 31, 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information ---------------------------------------------------- Conservative Moderate Aggressive S&P 500 Stable Asset Asset Asset Index Value Allocation Allocation Allocation Stock Equity Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Increase in Assets: Contributions: Employer $ 618 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Employee 2,108 1,064 14 47 34 764 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 2,726 1,064 14 47 34 764 Investment Income from Plan's Interest in Master Trust 2,316 741 8 54 32 2,950 Decrease in Assets: Benefits Paid to Participants or Their Beneficiaries 2,472 1,738 5 1 1 342 Administrative Expenses 28 17 - - - 11 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 2,500 1,755 5 1 1 353 Transfers: Transfers Between Plans (218) - - - (1) (180) Transfers Between Funds - 102 (20) (45) (16) (455) Loan Transfers To or From Plan - - - - - - Loans to Participants - (635) (11) (17) (32) (663) Loan Repayments: Principal - 888 8 17 12 516 Interest - 152 1 3 3 95 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- (218) 507 (22) (42) (34) (687) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Increase (Decrease) in Assets During the Year 2,324 557 (5) 58 31 2,674 Net Assets at Beginning of Year 38,259 11,196 64 311 157 11,027 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net Assets at End of Year $ 40,583 $ 11,753 $ 59 $ 369 $ 188 $ 13,701 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== (Dollars in Thousands) For the Year Ended December 31, 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information --------------------------------------------------------------- Large Small International Capitalization Capitalization Stock Company Stock Equity Stock Equity Equity Stock Loan Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Increase in Assets: Contributions: Employer $ - $ - $ - $ 618 $ - Employee 68 82 35 - - -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 68 82 35 618 - Investment Income from Plan's Interest in Master Trust 150 86 (12) (1,967) 274 Decrease in Assets: Benefits Paid to Participants or Their Beneficiaries 3 3 - 379 - Administrative Expenses - - - - - -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 3 3 - 379 - Transfers: Transfers Between Plans - - - (37) - Transfers Between Funds 946 (57) (64) (391) - Loan Transfers To or From Plan - - - - Loans to Participants (104) (30) (8) - 1,500 Loan Repayments: Principal 57 41 21 - (1,560) Interest 9 10 1 - (274) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 908 (36) (50) (428) (334) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Increase (Decrease) in Assets During the Year 1,123 129 (27) (2,156) (60) Net Assets at Beginning of Year 548 835 216 10,771 3,134 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net Assets at End of Year $ 1,671 $ 964 $ 189 $ 8,615 $ 3,074 ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. -3- 8 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information ------------------------------------------------------------ Conservative Moderate Aggressive S&P 500 Stable Asset Asset Asset Index Value Allocation Allocation Allocation Stock Equity Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Plan's Interest in Master Trust Representing Total Assets Available for Plan Benefits $38,259 $11,196 $ 64 $ 311 $ 157 $11,027 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= (Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information ------------------------------------------- Large Small International Capitalization Capitalization Stock Company Stock Equity Stock Equity Equity Stock Loan Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Plan's Interest in Master Trust Representing Total Assets Available for Plan Benefits $ 548 $ 835 $ 216 $10,771 $ 3,134 ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS, WITH FUND INFORMATION - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands) For the Year Ended December 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Moderate Aggressive Stable Asset Asset Asset Index Value Allocation Allocation Allocation Stock Equity Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Increase in Assets: Contributions: Employer $ 644 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Employee 2,104 1,152 12 51 31 661 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 2,748 1,152 12 51 31 661 Investment Income from Plan's Interest in Master Trust 4,600 563 6 44 30 1,869 Decrease in Assets: Benefits Paid to Participants or Their Beneficiaries 1,963 1,168 - - 10 378 Administrative Expenses 19 11 - - - 8 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 1,982 1,179 - - 10 386 Transfers: Transfers Between Plans (863) (401) (2) (53) (3) (129) Transfers Between Funds - (1,173) (14) (8) (63) 2,724 Loan Transfers To or From Plan - 82 - 7 - 1 Loans to Participants - (660) (2) (9) (9) (538) Loan Repayments: Principal - 867 2 14 11 343 Interest - 174 1 3 3 87 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- (863) (1,111) (15) (46) (61) 2,488 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Increase (Decrease) in Assets During the Year 4,503 (575) 3 49 (10) 4,632 Net Assets at Beginning of Year 33,756 11,771 61 262 167 6,395 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net Assets at End of Year $ 38,259 $ 11,196 $ 64 $ 311 $ 157 $ 11,027 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== (Dollars in Thousands) For the Year Ended December 31, 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information --------------------------------------------------------------------- S&P 500 Large Small International Capitalization Capitalization Stock Company Stock Equity Stock Equity Equity Stock Loan Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Increase in Assets: Contributions: Employer $ - $ - $ - $ 644 $ - Employee 61 97 39 - -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 61 97 39 644 - Investment Income from Plan's Interest in Master Trust 110 35 5 1,674 264 Decrease in Assets: Benefits Paid to Participants or Their Beneficiaries (15) 10 (4) 416 - Administrative Expenses - - - - - -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- (15) 10 (4) 416 - Transfers: Transfers Between Plans (5) (2) (2) (266) - Transfers Between Funds 26 (886) 56 (662) - Loan Transfers To or From Plan (1) (1) - - (88) Loans to Participants (67) (72) (7) - 1,364 Loan Repayments: Principal 39 66 7 - (1,349) Interest 9 14 1 - (292) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 1 (881) 55 (928) (365) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Increase (Decrease) in Assets During the Year 187 (759) 103 974 (101) Net Assets at Beginning of Year 361 1,594 113 9,797 3,235 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net Assets at End of Year $ 548 $ 835 $ 216 $ 10,771 $ 3,134 ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements. -4- 9 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: BASIS OF ACCOUNTING The accounts of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Employee Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (the "Plan") are maintained on the accrual basis of accounting and in accordance with The Northern Trust Company (the "Trustee") Trust Agreement, effective as of November 1, 1995. TRUST ASSETS Savings plans sponsored by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and certain subsidiaries (the "Company") maintain their assets in a master trust administered by the Trustee. At December 31, 1998 and 1997, the Company sponsored six savings plans that participated in the master trust. The Plan's undivided interest in the trust is presented in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the allocation made by the Trustee. The Plan's undivided interest in the master trust was 1.9% at December 31, 1998 and 1997. ASSET VALUATION The majority of the assets of the Plan are valued at the fair market value. Investments in the Company Stock Fund are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the month. If no sales were reported on that date, the shares are valued at the last bid price. Investments held in the Stable Value Fund are invested in various instruments that have a rate of return, and are reported at contract value. Investments in the Conservative Asset Allocation Fund, Moderate Asset Allocation Fund, Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund, S&P 500 Index Stock Equity Fund, Small Capitalization Stock Equity Fund, Large Capitalization Stock Equity Fund, and the International Stock Equity Fund are valued based on units of participation in commingled funds and mutual funds as reported by the fund manager, which approximates fair market value. The allocation of assets, interest and dividend income, and realized and unrealized appreciation and depreciation is made based upon contributions received and benefits paid by each participating plan on a monthly basis. -5- 10 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCOME RECOGNITION Employer and employee contributions are recognized in Plan equity on the accrual basis of accounting. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded as earned. Appreciation or depreciation on Company common stock distributed to participants is the difference between the weighted average cost and the current market value at the time of distribution. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK The Stable Value Fund of the Plan invests part of the fund in investment contracts of financial institutions with strong credit ratings and has established guidelines relative to diversification and maturities that maintain safety and liquidity. USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the basic financial statements and related notes to financial statements. Changes in such estimates may affect amounts reported in future years. 2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION OF THE PLAN: INCEPTION The Plan is a defined contribution plan which became effective July 1, 1984. ELIGIBILITY Certain hourly employees of the Company are eligible to participate in the Plan after completing up to one year of continuous service depending upon hire date. At the end of the 1998 Plan year, approximately 497 employees (498 in 1997) of the Company were eligible with approximately 422 employees (404 in 1997) participating in the Plan. -6- 11 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VESTING Employee contributions are fully vested. Employer matching contributions become vested after the participant has completed four years of continuous service with the Company. CONTRIBUTIONS Eligible employees may elect to contribute any whole percent from 1% to 16% of earnings including wages, bonuses, commissions, overtime and vacation pay into the Plan. Participating employees may elect to have their contributions invested in the Stable Value Fund, Conservative Asset Allocation Fund, Moderate Asset Allocation Fund, Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund, S&P 500 Index Stock Equity Fund, Small Capitalization Stock Equity Fund, Large Capitalization Stock Equity Fund, the International Stock Equity Fund, or in any combination of these eight funds in multiples of 1%. The Company calculates and deducts employee contributions from gross earnings each pay period based on the percent elected by the employee. Employees may change their contribution percent any time up to the 15th day of the month for changes to be effective on the 1st day of the following month. Employees may transfer amounts attributable to employee contributions from one fund to the other on a daily basis. Eligible employees may enroll in the Plan effective on the 1st day of the month by enrolling by the 15th day of the prior month. Employees may suspend their contributions at any time effective immediately. Employees who are 52 years of age or older are able to transfer employer contributions from the Company Stock Fund into the Plan's other investment funds. The Plan has been established under section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, employee and employer contributions to the Plan are not subject to federal withholding tax, but are taxable when they are withdrawn from the Plan. The Board of Directors of the Company determines the matching percent used as the employer contribution for each Plan year. The Company matching contributions are limited to the first 6% of employee contributions at the rate of 50% and employee contributions are limited to $10,000 and $9,500 in 1998 and 1997, respectively. -7- 12 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INVESTMENTS The Trustee of the Plan maintains the following ten funds under the Plan: - Stable Value Fund - Employee contributions are invested in various investment contracts which provide for rates of return for particular periods of time. - Conservative Asset Allocation Fund - Employee contributions are invested in a commingled fund containing a portfolio of U.S. common stocks and bonds which provide an investment return similar to a portfolio invested 40% in the Russell 3000 Equity Index plus reinvested dividends and 60% in bonds which compose the Lehman Aggregate Long-Term Bond Index. - Moderate Asset Allocation Fund - Employee contributions are invested in a commingled fund containing a portfolio of U.S. common stocks and bonds which provide an investment return similar to a portfolio invested 60% in the Russell 3000 Equity Index plus reinvested dividends and 40% in bonds which compose the Lehman Aggregate Long-Term Bond Index. - Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund - Employee contributions are invested in a commingled fund containing a portfolio of U.S. common stocks, international stocks, and bonds which provide an investment return similar to a portfolio invested 65% in the Russell 3000 Equity Index plus reinvested dividends, 15% in the MSCI EAFE Index, and 20% in bonds which compose the Lehman Aggregate Long-Term Bond Index. - S&P 500 Index Stock Equity Fund - Employee contributions are invested in a commingled fund consisting of a portfolio of common stocks which provide a return similar to the Standard and Poor's Composite Index of 500 stocks plus reinvested dividends. - Large Capitalization Stock Equity Fund - Employee contributions are invested in a commingled fund containing a portfolio of common stocks of medium and large companies that are expected to provide better-than-average prospects for appreciation. -8- 13 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Small Capitalization Stock Equity Fund - Employee contributions are invested in a commingled fund containing a portfolio of common stocks of small companies that are expected to provide long-term capital growth. - International Stock Equity Fund - Employee contributions are invested in a commingled fund containing a portfolio of common stocks and debt obligations of companies and governments located outside of the United States that are expected to provide long-term capital growth. - Loan Investment Fund - Employee contributions are transferred from other funds into the Loan Investment Fund, and then loaned to the participant. The interest rate on the loan is prime plus 1%. - Company Stock Fund - Employer contributions are invested in Goodyear common stock except for short-term investments needed for Plan operations. During 1998, the price per share of Goodyear common stock on The New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions ranged from $45.88 to $76.75 ($49.25 to $71.25 during 1997). The closing price per share was $50.44 at December 31, 1998 ($63.63 at December 31, 1997). PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS A Stable Value Fund, Conservative Asset Allocation Fund, Moderate Asset Allocation Fund, Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund, S&P 500 Index Stock Equity Fund, Small Capitalization Stock Equity Fund, Large Capitalization Stock Equity Fund, the International Stock Equity Fund, Loan Investment Fund, and Company Stock Fund have been established for each participant in the Plan. All accounts are valued daily by the Trustee. Interest is automatically reinvested in each participant's respective accounts. Price fluctuations and dividends in common stock of the Company and companies in the Conservative Asset Allocation Fund, Moderate Asset Allocation Fund, Aggressive Asset Allocation Fund, S&P 500 Index Stock Equity Fund, Small Capitalization Stock Equity Fund, Large Capitalization Stock Equity Fund, the International Stock Equity Fund, and the Company Stock Fund are reflected in the unit value of the fund which affects the value of the participants' accounts. -9- 14 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAN WITHDRAWALS AND DISTRIBUTIONS Participants may withdraw vested amounts from their accounts if they: - Attain the age of 59 1/2, or - Qualify for a serious financial hardship. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidelines governing financial hardship. Under the IRS guidelines, withdrawals are permitted for severe financial hardship. Contributions to the Plan are suspended for 12 months subsequent to a financial hardship withdrawal. Participant vested amounts are payable upon retirement, death or other termination of employment. All withdrawals and distributions are valued as of the end of the month they are processed, and are subject to federal income tax upon receipt. Any non-vested Company contributions are forfeited and applied to reduce future contributions by the Company. During 1998 and 1997, the Plan had forfeiture credits in the amounts of $524 and $2,806, respectively. LOAN INVESTMENT FUND Eligible employees may borrow money from their participant accounts. The minimum amount to be borrowed is $1,000. The maximum amount to be borrowed is the lesser of $50,000 reduced by the highest outstanding balance of any loan during the preceding twelve month period, or 50% of the participant's vested account balance. Participants may have up to two loans outstanding at any time. The interest rate charged will be a fixed rate which will be established at the time of the loan application. The interest rate at the beginning of 1998 was 9.50%, which decreased throughout the year to 8.75% at December 1998. The interest rate at the beginning of 1997 was 9.25%, but was changed to 9.50% at the end of March 1997. Loan repayments, with interest, are made through payroll deductions. If a loan is not repaid when due, the loan balance will be treated as a taxable distribution from the Plan. -10- 15 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPENSES Expenses of administering the Plan are paid partly by the Company and partly by the Trust. The payment of Trustee's fees and brokerage commissions associated with the Company Stock Fund are paid by the Company. Expenses related to the asset management of the Investment Funds are paid from such Funds which reduces the investment return reported and credited to participant accounts. TERMINATION PROVISIONS The Company anticipates and believes that the Plan will continue without interruption, but reserves the right to discontinue the Plan. In the event of termination, the obligation of the Company to make further contributions ceases. All participants' accounts would then be fully vested with respect to Company contributions. 3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: The Trustee serves as the fund manager of the S&P 500 Index Stock Equity Fund. The Company Stock Fund is designed primarily for investment in common stock of the Company. 4. TAX STATUS OF PLAN: The IRS advised on May 22, 1995 that the Plan is qualified in accordance with the appropriate sections of the Internal Revenue Code, and the trust established with the Plan constitutes a qualified trust and is therefore exempt from federal income taxes. The plan administrator does not anticipate that changes in the Plan or other events occurring after the receipt of the IRS ruling will affect the qualification of the Plan or the tax exempt status of the Trust. -11- 16 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. SUBSEQUENT EVENT Effective January 1, 1999, the Plan was amended to allow employees to participate in the Plan as of the first enrollment date after completing three months of continuous service with the Company. The Plan was also amended effective January 1, 1999 to permit employees, Plan participants, or former Plan participants to transfer eligible cash distributions from any other employer sponsored plan qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code into the Plan by a direct transfer from such other plan. 6. FINANCIAL DATA OF THE MASTER TRUST: See pages 13 through 16 of these financial statements which set forth the financial data of the master trust. -12- 17 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY MASTER TRUST STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS, WITH FUND INFORMATION - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fund Information -------------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Moderate Aggressive S&P 500 Stable Asset Asset Asset Value Allocation Allocation Allocation Total Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Assets: Investments at Fair Market Value: State Street Income and Growth Fund, Cost $21,581 - 1,766,916 Units $ 25,873 $ - $ 25,873 $ - $ - State Street Moderate Asset Allocation Fund, Cost $46,196 - 3,855,019 Units 65,003 - - 65,003 - State Street Life Solutions Growth A, Cost $19,647 - 1,374,562 Units 26,314 - - - 26,314 Collective Daily Stock Index Fund, Cost $354,398 - 19,581,254 Units 595,064 - - - - Twentieth Century Investors Income Ultra Fund, Cost $77,783 - 2,507,006 Units 83,563 - - - - Franklin Strategic Series Small Cap Growth Fund, Cost $53,003 - 2,492,731 Units 56,414 - - - - Templeton Foreign Fund, Cost $26,138 - 2,606,497 Units 21,876 - - - - Common Stock of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Cost $220,470 - 8,437,850 Shares 424,953 - - - - Short-Term Investments 45,470 34,835 - - - Promissory Notes 85,997 - - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1,430,527 34,835 25,873 65,003 26,314 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Investments at Contract Value: Guaranteed Investment Contracts 687,488 687,488 - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Receivables: Employee Contributions - - - - - Employer Contributions 54 - - - - Transfers - (287) - - - Accrued Interest and Dividends 940 740 2 27 10 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 994 453 2 27 10 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Assets 2,119,009 722,776 25,875 65,030 26,324 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Liabilities: Administrative Expenses Payable 57 36 - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Liabilities 57 36 - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Assets $2,118,952 $ 722,740 $ 25,875 $ 65,030 $ 26,324 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== (Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Small International Index Capitalization Capitalization Stock Company Stock Equity Stock Equity Stock Equity Equity Stock Loan Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Assets: Investments at Fair Market Value: State Street Income and Growth Fund, Cost $21,581 - 1,766,916 Units $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== State Street Moderate Asset Allocation Fund, Cost $46,196 - 3,855,019 Units - - - - - - State Street Life Solutions Growth A, Cost $19,647 - 1,374,562 Units - - - - - - Collective Daily Stock Index Fund, Cost $354,398 - 19,581,254 Units 595,064 - - - - - Twentieth Century Investors Income Ultra Fund, Cost $77,783 - 2,507,006 Units - 83,563 - - - - Franklin Strategic Series Small Cap Growth Fund, Cost $53,003 - 2,492,731 Units - - 56,414 - - - Templeton Foreign Fund, Cost $26,138 - 2,606,497 Units - - - 21,876 - - Common Stock of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Cost $220,470 - 8,437,850 Shares - - - - 424,953 - Short-Term Investments - - - - 10,635 - Promissory Notes - - - - - 85,997 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 595,064 83,563 56,414 21,876 435,588 85,997 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Investments at Contract Value: Guaranteed Investment Contracts - - - - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Receivables: Employee Contributions - - - - - - Employer Contributions - - - - 54 - Transfers - - - - - 287 Accrued Interest and Dividends 47 20 4 2 81 7 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 47 20 4 2 135 294 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Assets 595,111 83,583 56,418 21,878 435,723 86,291 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Liabilities: Administrative Expenses Payable 19 - - - 2 - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Liabilities 19 - - - 2 - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Assets $ 595,092 $ 83,583 $ 56,418 $ 21,878 $ 435,721 $ 86,291 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
-13- 18 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY MASTER TRUST STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS, WITH FUND INFORMATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information ---------------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Moderate Aggressive S&P 500 Stable Asset Asset Asset Index Value Allocation Allocation Allocation Stock Equity Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Assets: Investments at Fair Market Value: State Street Income and Growth Fund, Cost $14,517 - 1,289,423 Units $ 16,463 $ - $ 16,463 $ - $ - $ - State Street Moderate Asset Allocation Fund, Cost $41,282 - 3,675,050 Units 53,127 - - 53,127 - - State Street Life Solutions Growth A, Cost $15,514 - 1,179,187 Units 18,931 - - - 18,931 - Collective Daily Stock Index Fund, Cost $306,918 - 19,116,281 Units 451,335 - - - - 451,335 Twentieth Century Investors Income Ultra Fund, Cost $45,978 - 1,555,172 Units 42,456 - - - - - Franklin Strategic Series Small Cap Growth Fund, Cost $58,150 - 2,732,539 Units 62,657 - - - - - Templeton Foreign Fund, Cost $26,699 - 2,573,654 Units 25,608 - - - - - Common Stock of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Cost $207,812 - 8,275,576 Shares 526,534 - - - - - Short-Term Investments 24,286 12,310 - - - - Promissory Notes 85,517 - - - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1,306,914 12,310 16,463 53,127 18,931 451,335 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Investments at Contract Value: Guaranteed Investment Contracts 656,767 656,767 - - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Receivables: Employee Contributions - - - - - - Employer Contributions 12 - - - - - Transfers - 723 128 5 (1) (1,081) Accrued Interest and Dividends 1,886 1,160 3 11 4 535 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1,898 1,883 131 16 3 (546) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Assets 1,965,579 670,960 16,594 53,143 18,934 450,789 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Liabilities: Administrative Expenses Payable 113 72 - - - 41 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Liabilities 113 72 - - - 41 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Assets $1,965,466 $ 670,888 $ 16,594 $ 53,143 $ 18,934 $ 450,748 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Dollars in Thousands) December 31, 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information ------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Small International Capitalization Capitalization Stock Company Stock Equity Stock Equity Equity Stock Loan Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Assets: Investments at Fair Market Value: State Street Income and Growth Fund, Cost $14,517 - 1,289,423 Units $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - State Street Moderate Asset Allocation Fund, Cost $41,282 - 3,675,050 Units - - - - - State Street Life Solutions Growth A, Cost $15,514 - 1,179,187 Units - - - - - Collective Daily Stock Index Fund, Cost $306,918 - 19,116,281 Units - - - - - Twentieth Century Investors Income Ultra Fund, Cost $45,978 - 1,555,172 Units 42,456 - - - - Franklin Strategic Series Small Cap Growth Fund, Cost $58,150 - 2,732,539 Units - 62,657 - - - Templeton Foreign Fund, Cost $26,699 - 2,573,654 Units - - 25,608 - - Common Stock of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Cost $207,812 - 8,275,576 Shares - - - 526,534 - Short-Term Investments - - - 11,976 - Promissory Notes - - - - 85,517 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 42,456 62,657 25,608 538,510 85,517 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Investments at Contract Value: Guaranteed Investment Contracts - - - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Receivables: Employee Contributions - - - - - Employer Contributions - - - 12 - Transfers 82 97 (260) (18) 325 Accrued Interest and Dividends 9 12 (6) 168 (10) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 91 109 (266) 162 315 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Assets 42,547 62,766 25,342 538,672 85,832 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Liabilities: Administrative Expenses Payable - - - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total Liabilities - - - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Assets $ 42,547 $ 62,766 $ 25,342 $ 538,672 $ 85,832 ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
-14- 19 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY MASTER TRUST STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, WITH FUND INFORMATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands) For the Year Ended December 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information ------------------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Moderate Aggressive S&P 500 Stable Asset Asset Asset Index Value Allocation Allocation Allocation Stock Equity Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Increase in Assets: Contributions: Employer $ 41,179 $ 296 $ - $ - $ - $ - Employee 127,675 57,837 1,690 6,746 3,310 42,779 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 168,854 58,133 1,690 6,746 3,310 42,779 Interest and Dividend Income 63,486 43,675 2 27 10 47 Net Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Market Value of Assets 50,525 - 2,837 9,261 3,949 129,561 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 114,011 43,675 2,839 9,288 3,959 129,608 Decrease in Assets: Benefits Paid to Participants or Their Beneficiaries 127,891 67,110 1,104 3,146 1,056 24,280 Administrative Expenses 1,488 911 - - - 577 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 129,379 68,021 1,104 3,146 1,056 24,857 Transfers: Transfers Between Plans - - - - - - Transfers Between Funds - 12,142 5,859 (1,010) 1,036 (3,564) Loan Transfers To or From Plan - - - - - - Loans to Participants - (22,562) (470) (1,479) (759) (15,509) Loan Repayments: Principal - 24,264 406 1,272 775 13,463 Interest - 4,221 61 216 125 2,424 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- - 18,065 5,856 (1,001) 1,177 (3,186) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Increase (Decrease) in Assets During Year 153,486 51,852 9,281 11,887 7,390 144,344 Net Assets at Beginning of Year 1,965,466 670,888 16,594 53,143 18,934 450,748 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Assets at End of Year $2,118,952 $ 722,740 $ 25,875 $ 65,030 $ 26,324 $ 595,092 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Dollars in Thousands) For the Year Ended December 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information -------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Small International Capitalization Capitalization Stock Company Stock Equity Stock Equity Equity Stock Loan Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Increase in Assets: Contributions: Employer $ - $ - $ - $ 40,883 $ - Employee 6,224 6,212 2,877 - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 6,224 6,212 2,877 40,883 - Interest and Dividend Income 20 803 614 10,594 7,694 Net Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Market Value of Assets 16,582 (476) (2,001) (109,188) - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 16,602 327 (1,387) (98,594) 7,694 Decrease in Assets: Benefits Paid to Participants or Their Beneficiaries 1,868 2,044 1,083 26,200 - Administrative Expenses - - - - - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 1,868 2,044 1,083 26,200 - Transfers: Transfers Between Plans - - - - - Transfers Between Funds 19,945 (11,347) (4,021) (19,040) - Loan Transfers To or From Plan - - - - - Loans to Participants (1,864) (1,260) (512) - 44,415 Loan Repayments: Principal 1,699 1,509 570 - (43,958) Interest 298 255 92 - (7,692) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 20,078 (10,843) (3,871) (19,040) (7,235) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Increase (Decrease) in Assets During Year 41,036 (6,348) (3,464) (102,951) 459 Net Assets at Beginning of Year 42,547 62,766 25,342 538,672 85,832 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net Assets at End of Year $ 83,583 $ 56,418 $ 21,878 $ 435,721 $ 86,291 ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
-15- 20 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY MASTER TRUST STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, WITH FUND INFORMATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands) For the Year Ended December 31, 1997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conservative Moderate Aggressive S&P 500 Stable Asset Asset Asset Index Value Allocation Allocation Allocation Stock Equity Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Increase in Assets: Contributions: Employer $ 38,672 $ 350 $ - $ - $ - $ - Employee 117,000 61,243 1,027 5,376 2,270 34,307 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 155,672 61,593 1,027 5,376 2,270 34,307 Interest and Dividend Income 71,550 42,776 (9) (47) (17) 13 Net Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Market Value of Assets 217,853 - 1,776 8,390 2,641 101,723 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 289,403 42,776 1,767 8,343 2,624 101,736 Decrease in Assets: Benefits Paid to Participants or Their Beneficiaries 104,377 55,553 624 2,118 702 16,633 Administrative Expenses 595 410 - - - 173 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 104,972 55,963 624 2,118 702 16,806 Transfers: Transfers Between Plans - - - - - - Transfers Between Funds - (48,549) 6,977 6,446 1,813 42,872 Loan Transfers To or From Plan - - - - - - Loans to Participants - (25,459) (212) (1,264) (491) (13,612) Loan Repayments: Principal - 24,568 244 1,114 574 10,384 Interest - 4,524 43 188 100 1,967 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- - (44,916) 7,052 6,484 1,996 41,611 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Increase in Assets During Year 340,103 3,490 9,222 18,085 6,188 160,848 Net Assets at Beginning of Year 1,625,363 667,398 7,372 35,058 12,746 289,900 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net Assets at End of Year $ 1,965,466 $ 670,888 $ 16,594 $ 53,143 $ 18,934 $ 450,748 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Dollars in Thousands) For the Year Ended December 31, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund Information -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Large Small International Capitalization Capitalization Stock Company Stock Equity Stock Equity Equity Stock Loan Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Increase in Assets: Contributions: Employer $ - $ - $ - $ 38,322 $ - Employee 4,097 5,915 2,765 - - ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 4,097 5,915 2,765 38,322 - Interest and Dividend Income 8,601 2,641 762 9,577 7,253 Net Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Market Value of Assets (2,607) 3,719 531 101,680 - ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 5,994 6,360 1,293 111,257 7,253 Decrease in Assets: Benefits Paid to Participants or Their Beneficiaries 803 1,686 568 25,690 - Administrative Expenses - - - 12 - ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 803 1,686 568 25,702 - Transfers: Transfers Between Plans - - - - - Transfers Between Funds 7,741 6,469 4,792 (28,561) - Loan Transfers To or From Plan - - - - - Loans to Participants (1,256) (1,666) (565) - 44,525 Loan Repayments: Principal 972 1,391 501 - (39,748) Interest 192 269 89 - (7,372) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- 7,649 6,463 4,817 (28,561) (2,595) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Increase in Assets During Year 16,937 17,052 8,307 95,316 4,658 Net Assets at Beginning of Year 25,610 45,714 17,035 443,356 81,174 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net Assets at End of Year $ 42,547 $ 62,766 $ 25,342 $ 538,672 $ 85,832 =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
-16- EX-4 2 EXHIBIT 4 1 EXHIBIT 4 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES (January 1, 1997 Restatement) The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (the "Plan"), originally established effective as of July 1, 1984, and amended and restated most recently as of January 1, 1997, is hereby further amended, effective as of January 1, 1999, in the respects hereinafter set forth: 1. A new sentence is added at the end of Section 2.1(u) to provide as follows: A Participant shall also mean, except for purposes of Section 3.1, Section 4.1, and Section 5.1, an Employee who elects to make a rollover contribution to the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.5. 2. The second sentence of Section 3.1 of the Plan is amended to provide as follows: Each other Employee shall become a Participant as of the Enrollment Date next following the date on which he completes three months of Continuous Service, or any subsequent Enrollment Date, if he has timely filed with the Company an election in the manner and form as prescribed by the Company. 3. Article V of the Plan is renamed "After-Tax Contributions and Rollover Contributions," and a new Section 5.5 is added to the Plan to provide as follows: 5.5 Rollover Contributions. ----------------------- Any Employee, regardless of whether he has satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1, Participant, or Former Participant who was a participant in another plan qualified under Section 401 of the Code and who receives an eligible rollover distribution within the meaning of Section 402(c)(4) of the Code from such plan may elect to make a rollover contribution to the Plan. An Employee, Participant, or Former Participant shall make a rollover contribution to the Plan either by a direct 2 rollover pursuant to Section 401(a)(31) of the Code, or by delivering, or causing to be delivered, to the Trustee the cash that constitutes the rollover contribution amount within (60) days of receipt of the distribution from such other plan, in either case in the manner prescribed by the Company. A separate sub-account shall be established pursuant to Section 8.7 for the rollover contribution, and the rollover contribution shall be invested pursuant to the investment election of the Employee, Participant, or Former Participant in effect under Section 7.2 with respect to the investment of Tax-Deferred Contributions and After-Tax Contributions. An Employee, Participant, or Former Participant who makes a rollover contribution to the Plan who does not already have an investment election in place under Section 7.2 shall also make such an investment election. An Employee's, Participant's, or Former Participant's interest in his sub-account for rollover contributions shall be fully vested at all times. 4. The last sentence of Section 12.3 of the Plan is amended to provide as follows: Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the balance carried in the separate account of a Former Participant is or ever was in excess of $5,000 and the Former Participant has not attained age 65, no distribution shall be made to such Former Participant without his written consent. EXECUTED at Akron, Ohio, this 22nd day of December, 1998. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY By: /s/ James Boyazis -------------------------------- Vice President Attest: /s/ P.A. Kemph - ------------------------------------- Assistant Secretary EX-23 3 EXHIBIT 23 1 EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-65181) of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of our report dated June 18, 1999 appearing at page 2 of Annex A of this Form 11-K. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP Cleveland, Ohio June 29, 1999 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----