Edgar Filing: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â de Bok Arthur

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/04/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ [GT]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY,Â 1144 EAST MARKET STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President, European Union Tire

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

AKRON,Â OHÂ 44316-0001

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)
Common Stock	0	D	Â

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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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1997 Plan Option ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/31/2011	Common Stock	15,000	$ 24.09	D	Â
1997 Plan Tandem SARs ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/31/2011	Common Stock	15,000	$ 24.09	D	Â
2002 Plan Option ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/03/2012	Common Stock	12,000	$ 7.94	D	Â
2002 Plan Tandem SARs ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/03/2012	Common Stock	12,000	$ 7.94	D	Â
2002 Plan Option ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/03/2012	Common Stock	5,000	$ 7.94	D	Â
2002 Plan Tandem SARs ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/03/2012	Common Stock	5,000	$ 7.94	D	Â
2002 Plan Option ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/02/2013	Common Stock	16,500	$ 6.81	D	Â
2002 Plan Tandem SARs ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/02/2013	Common Stock	16,500	$ 6.81	D	Â
2002 Plan Option ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/09/2014	Common Stock	17,680	$ 12.54	D	Â
2002 Plan Tandem SARs ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	12/09/2014	Common Stock	17,680	$ 12.54	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
de Bok Arthur THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY 1144 EAST MARKET STREET AKRON,Â OHÂ 44316-0001	Â	Â	Â President, European Union Tire	Â

Signatures

/s/ Bertram Bell, signing as an attorney-in-fact and agent duly authorized to execute this Form 3 on behalf of Arthur de Bok pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated 09/21/05, a copy of which is filed herewith.		10/07/2005
^**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)	Non-Qualified Stock Option in respect of shares of common stock granted under the 1997 Performance Incentive Plan of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, (the "1997 Plan"). The option permits the optionee to purchase the option shares with previously owned shares (at their market value on the date of exercise) and to satisfy withholding tax obligations by requesting the Issuer to withhold option shares to cover such taxes or with previously owned shares (at market value at exercise).
(2)	The option vests and becomes exercisable in 25% increments over four years commencing one year after the date of grant.
(3)	SARs granted in tandem with the 1997 Plan Option which are automatically canceled upon the exercise of the related option granted the same day (see line above and Note (1)).
(4)	Non-Qualified Stock Option in respect of shares of common stock granted under the 2002 Performance Plan of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The option permits the optionee to purchase the option shares with previously owned shares (at their market value on the date of exercise) and to satisfy withholding tax obligations by requesting the Issuer to withhold option shares to cover such taxes or with previously owned shares (at market value at exercise). The option includes the right to receive a new option for that number of common shares used to pay the exercise price of the option, or any portion thereof.
(5)	SARs granted in tandem with the 2002 Plan Option which are automatically canceled upon the exercise of the related option granted the same day (see line above and Note (4)).

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