Goodyear Announces Conversion Period for Convertible Notes

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced on October 16 that its 4.00 per cent Convertible Senior Notes due June 15, 2034 are now convertible at the option of the holders and will remain convertible through to December 31, 2007, the last business day of the current fiscal quarter. The notes became convertible because the last reported sale price of Goodyear’s common stock for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading-day period ending on October 15, 2007 (the 11th trading day of the current fiscal quarter), was greater than 120 percent of the conversion price in effect that day.

Goodyear will deliver common stock shares or pay cash upon conversion of any notes surrendered on or prior to December 31, 2007. If shares are delivered, cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares only. Issued in June 2004, the notes are currently convertible at a rate of 83.0703 shares of common stock per US$1,000 principal amount of notes, which is equal to a conversion price of $12.04 per share.

At present there is approximately $350 million in aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding. If all outstanding notes are surrendered for conversion, the aggregate number of shares of common stock issued would be approximately 29 million. The notes could be convertible after December 31, 2007 if the sale price condition described above is met in any future fiscal quarter or if any of the other conditions to conversion set forth in the indenture governing the notes are met.