X0303 4 2009-02-26 0 0000042582 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ GT 0001201067 KRAMER RICHARD J THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY 1144 EAST MARKET STREET AKRON OH 44316-0001 0 1 0 0 President, NA Tire 2008 Plan Performance Units 2009-02-26 4 A 0 32222 0.00 A Common Stock 32222 32222 D 2008 Plan Option 4.81 2009-02-26 4 A 0 165048 0.00 A 2019-02-26 Common Stock 165048 165048 D Performance Unit Grant of a maximum of 32,222 units (200% of the base number of Units) granted on February 26, 2009 under the 2008 Performance Plan, contingently payable (to the extent earned) 100% in shares of Common Stock, in February, 2012. The grantee may elect to defer (in Common Stock equivalents) all or a portion of the grant earned. Amounts deferred will be paid in shares of Common Stock. The number of Units paid, which can be zero to 32,222 Units, depends 25% on the attainment of a cumulative net income target and 75% on the attainment of a cumulative cash flow target over a 1-year period ending December 31, 2009. Non-Qualified Stock Option in respect of shares of common stock granted under the 2008 Performance Plan of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The option vests and becomes exercisable in 25% increments over four years commencing one year after the date of grant. /s/ Bertram Bell, signing as an attorney-in-fact and agent duly authorized to execute this Form 4 on behalf of Richard J Kramer pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated 10/3/02, a copy of which has been previously filed with the SEC. 2009-03-02