# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000042582
**File Stem:** 0001628280-25-048294
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-25-048294.hdr.sgml**: 20251103

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-25-048294

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251031

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251103

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251103

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000042582
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** TIRES AND INNER TUBES [3011]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 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:** 251444631

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 INNOVATION WAY
- **CITY:** AKRON
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44316
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 330-796-2121

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 200 INNOVATION WAY
- **CITY:** AKRON
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 44316

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**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): October 31, 2025**

**___________________________________**

**The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

**___________________________________**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Ohio** | **1-1927** | **34-0253240** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of** <br>**incorporation or organization)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)** |
| **200 Innovation Way**<br>**Akron, Ohio 44316-0001** | **200 Innovation Way**<br>**Akron, Ohio 44316-0001** | **200 Innovation Way**<br>**Akron, Ohio 44316-0001** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** | **(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** | **(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** |
| **(330) 796-2121** | **(330) 796-2121** | **(330) 796-2121** |
| **(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** | **(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** | **(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)** |

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**___________________________________**

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
| **<u>Title of each class</u>** | **<u>Trading Symbol</u>** | **<u>Name of each exchange on which registered</u>** |
| Common Stock, Without Par Value | GT | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ☐

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**Item 2.01 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.**

On October 31, 2025, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), completed the previously announced sale of its polymer chemical business (the "<u>Business</u>") to G-3 Chickadee Purchaser, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "<u>Purchaser</u>"), for a purchase price of $650 million, subject to adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of May 22, 2025 (as amended, the "<u>Agreement</u>"), by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the "<u>Transaction</u>"). At closing, the Company received cash proceeds of approximately $580 million, which reflects working capital adjustments, including the elimination of intercompany receivables. The purchase price remains subject to customary post-closing adjustments as set forth in the Agreement. The Transaction includes the sale of assets primarily related to the Business, including the Business' chemical plants in Houston, Texas and Beaumont, Texas and a research and development facility in Akron, Ohio.

In connection with the closing of the Transaction, the Company and the Purchaser have entered into certain ancillary commercial agreements, including (a) a master supply agreement, pursuant to which the Purchaser will, or will cause its affiliates to, supply to the Company or its affiliates certain polymer chemical products for a period of fifteen (15) years, (b) a transition services agreement, pursuant to which the Company will provide certain transition services to the Purchaser for a period of up to eighteen (18) months and (c) a patent and know-how license agreement, pursuant to which the Purchaser will license back to the Company certain intellectual property related to the Business for use in connection with the Company's retained businesses, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.

Immediately prior to the closing of the Transaction, on October 30, 2025, the parties entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement (the "<u>Amendment No. 2</u>"), which provided for, among other items, certain clarifications and updates to certain sections of and exhibits to the Agreement and disclosure letter.

The foregoing description of the Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Agreement and the first amendment thereto, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2025 as Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 2.2 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025, and are incorporated herein by reference, and the full text of Amendment No. 2 which will be filed with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2025.

**Item 2.02 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.**

A copy of the News Release issued by the Company on Monday, November 3, 2025, describing its results of operations for the third quarter of 2025, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.**

A copy of the News Release issued by the Company announcing the completion of the Transaction is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.2 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "<u>Exchange Act</u>"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except in the event that the Company expressly states that such information is to be considered filed under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by specific reference in such filing.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) Exhibits.

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| <u>Exhibit No.</u> | <u>Description</u> |
| 99.1 | <u>[News Release, dated](q32025nrearningsrelease_day.htm)[November 3, 2025](q32025nrearningsrelease_day.htm)</u> |
| 99.2 | <u>[News Release, dated November 3, 2025](goodyearpressrelease-trans.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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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.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY** | **THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY** |
| Date: November 3, 2025 | By: | /s/ Christina L. Zamarro |
|  |  | Christina L. Zamarro |
|  |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.2

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**Exhibit 99.2**

**NEWS RELEASE**

**GOODYEAR COMPLETES DIVESTITURE OF CHEMICAL BUSINESS**

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2025 – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:

GT) ("Goodyear" or the "Company") has completed the previously announced

divestiture of the majority of its Goodyear Chemical Business to an affiliate

of Gemspring Capital Management, LLC, effective Oct. 31, 2025, for a

purchase price of $650 million, subject to adjustments. At the time of

closing, Goodyear received cash proceeds of approximately $580 million,

which reflects working capital adjustments, including an adjustment for

intercompany receivables.

"With the sale of our Chemical business, we have completed all of the

planned asset sales included in our Goodyear Forward transformation

program," said Goodyear Chief Executive Officer and President Mark

Stewart. "Additionally, we surpassed initial expectations, with total gross

proceeds from the divestitures of approximately $2.2 billion. As a result, we

have a more focused, streamlined portfolio that will allow us to grow our

core products and services and achieve our vision of being #1 in Tires and

Service."

The Goodyear Chemical facilities in Houston and Beaumont, Texas, and a

related research office in Akron, Ohio, are included in this sale. Goodyear

retains its Chemical facilities in Niagara Falls, New York, and Bayport, Texas,

and its rights to the products produced at these facilities.

Goodyear intends to use transaction proceeds for debt reduction and to fund

initiatives in connection with the Goodyear Forward transformation plan.

Lazard acted as lead financial advisor; Deutsche Bank acted as financial

advisor; and Squire Patton Boggs acted as legal advisor to Goodyear.

**About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company**

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about

68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 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.

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** 

**GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS:** 

200 INNOVATION WAY,

AKRON, OHIO 44316-0001

**MEDIA WEBSITE:** 

<u>WWW.GOODYEARNEWSROOM.COM</u>

**MEDIA CONTACT:** 

KELLY MCGLUMPHY

330.607.6857 KELLY_MCGLUMPHY@GOODYEAR.COM

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**Forward-Looking Statements**

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The

Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act

and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.

Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements

relating to the transaction, including statements regarding the benefits of the

transaction. There are a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control,

that affect our operations, performance, business strategy and results and could

cause our actual results and experience to differ materially from the assumptions,

expectations and objectives expressed in any forward-looking statements. These

factors include, but are not limited to: our ability to implement successfully the

Goodyear Forward plan and our other strategic initiatives; risks relating to our

ability to achieve the anticipated benefits from the transaction; actions and

initiatives taken by both current and potential competitors; increases in the prices

paid for raw materials and energy; inflationary cost pressures; delays or disruptions

in our supply chain or the provision of services to us; a prolonged economic

downturn or period of economic uncertainty; deteriorating economic conditions or

an inability to access capital markets; a labor strike, work stoppage, labor shortage

or other similar event; financial difficulties, work stoppages, labor shortages or

supply disruptions at our suppliers or customers; the adequacy of our capital

expenditures; changes in tariffs, trade agreements or trade restrictions; foreign

currency translation and transaction risks; our failure to comply with a material

covenant in our debt obligations; potential adverse consequences of litigation

involving the Company; as well as the effects of more general factors such as

changes in general market, economic or political conditions or in legislation,

regulation or public policy. Additional factors are discussed in our filings with the

Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K,

quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. In addition, any

forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of today and should

not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While

we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we

specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change.