Edgar Filing: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 ^*

WEIDEMEYER THOMAS H

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

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

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

615 WINNMARK DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2005

(Street)

ROSWELL, GA 30076-5525

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

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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								1,000	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

ODEPP Units ⁽¹⁾

$ 13.32 ⁽²⁾

04/01/2005

1,313.8 ⁽³⁾

⁽⁴⁾

Common Stock

1,313.8 ⁽³⁾

$ 13.32 ⁽²⁾

1,313.8 ⁽⁵⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEIDEMEYER THOMAS H 615 WINNMARK DRIVE ROSWELL, GA 30076-5525	X

Signatures

/s/ Bertram Bell, signing as an attorney-in-fact and agent duly authorized to execute this Form 4 on behalf of Thomas H Weidemeyer pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated 12/09/04, a copy of which has been previously filed with the SEC.		04/04/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Units, each equivalent to a hypothetical share of the common stock of the Company and payable only in cash, awarded pursuant to the Company's Outside Directors' Equity Participation Plan (the "Plan") and accrued to the Equity Participation Account of the reporting person in accordance with the Plan.
(2)	Each unit was valued at the fair market value (the average of the high and low sale prices on the NYSE) on the Transaction Date. Each unit will be converted to a dollar amount at the fair market value of a share of common stock on the Conversion Date as specified in the Plan. Each unit accrued to a Plan Account receives dividend equivalents (converted into units) until the Conversion Date. After the Conversion Date until paid, the units will accrue interest as provided in the Plan.
(3)	Units, each having a value equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock on the Transaction Date, were awarded pursuant to the Plan and accrued to the Equity Participation Account of the reporting person on the Transaction Date.
(4)	Not applicable.
(5)	Total units accrued to the Equity Participation Account of the reporting person as of the Transaction Date.

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