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                                                                     Exhibit 4.4

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                           FIRST AMENDMENT dated as of November 8, 2001 (this
                  "AMENDMENT"), to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 30,
                  2001 (the "TERM LOAN AGREEMENT"), among THE GOODYEAR TIRE &
                  RUBBER COMPANY, an Ohio corporation (the "BORROWER"); the
                  lenders party thereto (together with their successors and
                  permitted assigns thereunder, the "LENDERS"); THE CHASE
                  MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking corporation, as
                  administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the
                  "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"); and CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL
                  LIMITED, as London agent for the Lenders (the "LONDON AGENT").

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Term Loan
Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans to the Borrower; and

         WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that certain provisions of the Term
Loan Agreement be modified in the manner provided for in this Amendment, and the
Lenders are willing to agree to such modifications on the terms and conditions
set forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good
and valuable consideration the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Term Loan Agreement, as amended hereby.

         2. AMENDMENT TO THE TERM LOAN AGREEMENT. Clause (a) of Article V of the
Term Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting in its entirety the table set
forth therein and inserting in its place the following table:

          Fiscal Quarter End                 Minimum Ratio
          ------------------                 -------------

          September 30, 2001                 2.75 to 1.00
          December 31, 2001                  2.75 to 1.00
          March 31, 2002                     2.75 to 1.00
          June 30, 2002                      2.75 to 1.00
          September 30, 2002                 2.75 to 1.00
          December 31, 2002                  2.75 to 1.00
          March 31, 2003                     3.00 to 1.00
          June 30, 2003                      3.25 to 1.00
          September 30, 2003 and each
          Fiscal Quarter End thereafter      3.50 to 1.00

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         3. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS OR WAIVERS; CONFIRMATION. Except as expressly
amended hereby, the provisions of the Term Loan Agreement are and shall remain
in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower
to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of
the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the
Term Loan Agreement in similar or different circumstances.

         4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, as of the date
hereof:

                  (a) No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

                  (b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
         this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and
         other action and does not and will not require any registration with,
         consent or approval of, notice to or action by, any person (including
         any Governmental Body) in order to be effective and enforceable. The
         Term Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment constitutes the legal,
         valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against it in
         accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
         insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other
         laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general
         principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding
         in equity or at law.

                  (c) All representations and warranties of the Borrower set
         forth herein and in the Term Loan Agreement are true and correct in all
         material respects on and as of the date hereof.

         5. AMENDMENT FEE. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent for the account of each Lender that executes and delivers a copy of this
Amendment at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 8, 2001, an
amendment fee (the "AMENDMENT FEE") equal to 0.15% of such Lender's Commitment
(whether then utilized or unutilized) as of November 8, 2001. The Amendment Fee
shall be payable upon the effectiveness of this Amendment.

         6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become
effective as of and with effect from the date hereof, subject to the receipt by
the

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Administrative Agent of counterparts hereof duly executed and delivered by the
Borrower and the Majority Lenders.

         7. EXPENSES. The Borrower agree to pay or reimburse the Administrative
Agent for its out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment,
including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine &
Moore, counsel for the Administrative Agent.

         8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

         9. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the
parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of
said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile transmission of the
relevant signature pages hereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and
year first above written.

                              THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER
                              COMPANY,

                                by
                                  ____________________________________
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

                              THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                              individually and as
                              Administrative Agent,

                                by
                                  ____________________________________
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

                              CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL
                              LIMITED, as London Agent,

                                by
                                  ____________________________________
                                  Name:
                                  Title:

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                                  Signature page to the First Amendment dated
                                  as of November 8, 2001, to the Term Loan
                                  Agreement

                 Name of Lender:
                                 ______________________________________________

                                  by
                                    ___________________________________________
                                    Name:
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                                                                     Exhibit 4.5

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                           FIRST AMENDMENT dated as of November 8, 2001 (this
                  "AMENDMENT"), to the Amended and Restated Five-Year Revolving
                  Credit Agreement dated as of August 14, 2001 (the "FIVE-YEAR
                  cREDIT AGREEMENT"), among THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY,
                  an Ohio corporation (the "BORROWER"), the lenders party
                  thereto (the "LENDERS") and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New
                  York banking corporation, as administrative agent for the
                  Lenders (in such capacity, the "AGENT").

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Five-Year Credit
Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans to the Borrower; and

         WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that certain provisions of the
Five-Year Credit Agreement be modified in the manner provided for in this
Amendment, and the Lenders are willing to agree to such modifications on the
terms and conditions set forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good
and valuable consideration the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1. DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Five-Year Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby.

         2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT.

         (a) Section 1.01 of the Five-Year Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting in its entirety the

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table set forth in the definition of "Applicable Spread" and inserting in its
place the following table:

   Category       Leverage Ratio      Eurodollar     CD Spread
   --------       --------------      ----------     ---------
                                      Spread Per     Per Annum
                                      ----------     ---------
                                      Annum
                                      -----

     1           less than or           0.3750%      0.5000%
                 equal to 25%

     2           greater than 25%       0.4750%      0.6000%
                 but less than or
                 equal to 40%

     3           greater than 40%       1.0500%      1.1750%
                 but less than or
                 equal to 55%

     4           greater than 55%       1.2500%      1.3750%

         (b) Clause (a) of Article V of the Five-Year Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting in its entirety the table set forth therein and inserting in
its place the following table:

          Period Ending                     Minimum Ratio
          -------------                     -------------

          September 30, 2001                 2.75 to 1.00
          December 31, 2001                  2.75 to 1.00
          March 31, 2002                     2.75 to 1.00
          June 30, 2002                      2.75 to 1.00
          September 30, 2002                 2.75 to 1.00
          December 31, 2002                  2.75 to 1.00
          March 31, 2003                     3.00 to 1.00
          June 30, 2003                      3.25 to 1.00
          September 30, 2003 and each
          Annual Period ending thereafter    3.50 to 1.00

         3. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS OR WAIVERS; CONFIRMATION. Except as expressly
amended hereby, the provisions of the Five-Year Credit Agreement are and shall
remain in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the
Borrower to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change
of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained
in the Five-Year Credit Agreement in similar or different circumstances.

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         4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to the Agent and the Lenders that, as of the date hereof:

                  (a) No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

                  (b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
         this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and
         other action and does not and will not require any registration with,
         consent or approval of, notice to or action by, any person (including
         any Governmental Body) in order to be effective and enforceable. The
         Five-Year Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment constitutes the
         legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable
         against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
         bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
         moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
         subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether
         considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

                  (c) All representations and warranties of the Borrower set
         forth herein and in the Five-Year Credit Agreement are true and correct
         in all material respects on and as of the date hereof.

         5. AMENDMENT FEE. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the
account of each Lender that executes and delivers a copy of this Amendment at or
prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 8, 2001, an amendment fee
(the "AMENDMENT FEE") equal to 0.15% of such Lender's Commitment (whether then
utilized or unutilized) as of November 8, 2001. The Amendment Fee shall be
payable upon the effectiveness of this Amendment.

         6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment (including the
pricing increases effected by Section 2(a) hereof) shall become effective as of
and with effect from the date hereof, subject to the receipt by the Agent of
counterparts hereof duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Majority
Lenders.

         7. EXPENSES. The Borrower agree to pay or reimburse the Agent for its
out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, counsel
for the Agent.

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         8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

         9. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the
parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of
said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. This Amendment may be delivered by facsimile transmission of the
relevant signature pages hereof.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and
year first above written.

                              THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER
                              COMPANY,

                               by
                                ____________________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

                              THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                              individually and as Agent,

                               by
                                ____________________________________________
                                 Name:
                                 Title:

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                       Signature page to the First
                       Amendment dated as of November
                       8, 2001, to the Amended and
                       Restated Five-Year Revolving
                       Credit Agreement

       Name of Lender:
                       __________________________________________

                        by
                          ____________________________________________
                          Name:
                          Title:

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