The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Form: 8-K)

0001299933-12-002691.txt : 20121204 0001299933-12-002691.hdr.sgml : 20121204 20121204165537 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-12-002691 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121204 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121204 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121204 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-01927 FILM NUMBER: 121241243 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 8-K 1 htm_46582.htm LIVE FILING The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Form: 8-K)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):		December 4, 2012

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Ohio	1-1927	34-0253240
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1144 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio		44316-0001
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		330-796-2121

Not Applicable
______________________________________________
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 4, 2012, John E. McGlade, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., was elected, effective December 5, 2012, to the Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to a term expiring at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. McGlade will join the Governance Committee and the Committee on Corporate Responsibility and Compliance of the Board of Directors. Mr. McGlade will receive the compensation established from time-to-time for non-employee directors.

A copy of the news release announcing Mr. McGlade’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit 99.1 – News release, dated December 4, 2012

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

December 4, 2012	By:	David L. Bialosky

		Name: David L. Bialosky
		Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		News release, dated December 4, 2012

EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1


		News Release
Corporate Headquarters: 1144 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44316-0001		Media Website: www.GoodyearNewsRoom.com

CONTACT: Keith Price

330-796-1863

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

John McGlade Elected to Goodyear Board

AKRON, Ohio, December 4, 2012 – John E. McGlade, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Air Products & Chemicals Inc., has been elected to the Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.

“We are pleased to have John McGlade join the Goodyear Board of Directors,” said Goodyear Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard J. Kramer. “He is a respected business leader with significant operational experience and a background of driving growth in emerging markets.”

McGlade has served as president and chief executive officer of Air Products since 2007 and chairman of the board since 2008. He joined Air Products in 1976 and held various positions within its Industrial Gases division before being named general manager of the Chemical and Process Industries division in 1994 and vice president of the division in 1996. McGlade was named vice president and general manager, Chemical and Process Industries and Energy Systems in 1998, vice president and general manager, Performance Materials in 2001 and vice president, Chemicals Group in 2003. Later that year, he was named group vice president, Chemicals Group. McGlade was appointed president and chief operating officer in 2006 before assuming his current position.

A native of Bethlehem, Pa., McGlade attended Lehigh University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering in 1976 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 1980.

McGlade, 58, serves on the board of directors of the American Chemistry Council and the executive committee of the Council on Competitiveness. He is a trustee of Lehigh University.

The election of McGlade brings the size of Goodyear’s board to 12 members.

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs approximately 71,000 people and manufactures its products in 53 facilities in 22 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

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