THE GOODYEAR TIRE Change in Fiscal Year
Item5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
Change in Fiscal Year.
On February28, 2017, the Board of Directors (the Board) of The
Goodyear Tire Rubber Company (the Company) approved amendments to
the Companys Code of Regulations (the Regulations) to implement
proxy access for eligible shareholders of the Company. In
particular, Article II, Section2A was added to the Regulations
and permits an eligible shareholder, which includes an eligible
group of 20 or fewer shareholders, owning at least 3% of the
number of outstanding shares of the Companys common stock
continuously for at least three years to nominate and include in
the Companys proxy materials director nominees constituting up to
20% of the number of directors then serving on the Board,
provided that the shareholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the
requirements specified in the Regulations.
The preceding description is qualified in its entirety by
reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the full
text of the Regulations, as amended, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by this
reference.
Item9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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| 3.1 |
Code of Regulations of The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company, as most recently amended on February 28, 2017. |
About THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (NASDAQ:GT)
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is a manufacturer of tires. The Company operates through three segments. The Americas segment develops, manufactures, distributes and sells tires and related products and services in North, Central and South America, and sells tires to various export markets. The Americas segment manufactures and sells tires for automobiles, trucks, buses, earthmoving, mining and industrial equipment, aircraft and for various other applications. The Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) segment develops, manufactures, distributes and sells tires for automobiles, trucks, buses, aircraft, motorcycles, and earthmoving, mining and industrial equipment throughout EMEA under the Goodyear, Dunlop, Debica, Sava and Fulda brands. The Asia Pacific segment develops, manufactures, distributes and sells tires for automobiles, trucks, aircraft, farm, and earthmoving, mining and industrial equipment throughout the Asia Pacific region, and sells tires to various export markets. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (NASDAQ:GT) Recent Trading Information
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (NASDAQ:GT) closed its last trading session down -0.28 at 35.33 with 2,308,570 shares trading hands.
