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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 
  

			
	BETWEEN :	  	Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V., a private company with limited liability by Dutch law, with its statutory seat in Amsterdam and with enterprise number 332252515, represented by Ms Rajita D’Souza and Mr Olivier
Rousseau in their capacity of director;
		
		  	Hereinafter referred to as “the Company”;
		
	AND :	  	Mr Arthur de Bok, residing at [Address Omitted];
		
		  	Hereinafter referred to as “Mr de Bok”;

 Hereinafter together referred to as “the Parties”; 

AFTER CONSIDERING AS FOLLOWS : 
  

	(A)	The Company and Mr de Bok entered into an employment agreement of indefinite duration as of 1 January 2002 (hereinafter referred to as “the Employment Agreement”). In the framework of an
international assignment to the EMEA-headquarters of the group the Company belongs to (hereinafter referred to as “the Goodyear Group”), Mr de Bok is currently President in transfer. 

 

	(B)	Mr de Bok accepted the offer of the holding parent company of the Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, to execute the position of Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing Excellence and will
sign a new employment agreement with this US company. 

  

	(C)	The Parties wish to end any and all disputes arising from the execution and/or the termination of the Employment Agreement in an exhaustive way in this agreement (hereinafter referred to as “this Settlement
Agreement”). 

 IT HAS BEEN AGREED AND ACCEPTED AS FOLLOWS BETWEEN THE PARTIES: 

 

	1	TERMINATION EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

 The Employment Agreement will because of this Settlement Agreement
come to an end on 31 December 2013 by mutual consent (hereinafter referred to as “the Termination Date”), as well as any other agreement, mandate or relation whatsoever with the Company and with other companies within
the Goodyear Group (including the international assignment of Mr de Bok to Belgium). Mr de Bok will resign on the Termination Date from all his functions as director as well as his corporate mandates which he currently executes within the Goodyear
Group, except for his mandate within The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. 
 The Company will provide to Mr de Bok in order to resign all documents
in relation to the resignation of the corporate mandates. 
 Until the Termination Date, Mr de Bok will remain President in transfer and he will transfer
his responsibilities and files to his successor in a duly way. 

  
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	2	INDEMNITIES AND ALLOWANCES 

 2.1 The Company will not later than 10 January 2014 pay to Mr de Bok,
who explicitly accepts, for final settlement the normal fixed base salary for the period until the Termination Date, including the usual expat allowances. Parties confirm that the normal base salary is subject to tax equalization in line with the
terms and conditions of the Company’s Tax Equalisation Policy. This implies that from an income tax perspective Mr de Bok will be no better nor worse off than had he remained exclusively chargeable to U.S. tax on this payment. Social security
contributions and withholding taxes (tax on wages) will be deducted from the corresponding amount in EUR. 
 2.2 Until the Termination Date the pension
coverage/life premiums in the Dutch group insurance will be paid to the insurer by the Company. Accruing these rights will end at the Termination Date. The Company guarantees to Mr De Bok that in view of the exercise of all his rights on the basis
of the afore-mentioned insurance agreement, all legally obligated funding’s took place or will take place. 
 2.3 Any and all incentive plans will
expire, unless otherwise agreed at a later stage by the Company or by a company within the Goodyear Group 
  

	 	a)	No incentive for any reference period in the past or in the future will be granted and/or paid. In other words, no variable remuneration whatsoever will be granted under the Employment Agreement (including the
international assignment) and/or no entitlement in relation to long term incentives will become exercisable or vest (long term) and all unvested awards/shares will forfeit, expire or lapse without Mr Bok receiving any executive compensation for
them, with exception to what follows. The following awards/options that may become exercisable through 28 February 2014 will not forfeit and will become exercisable, as far as Mr de Bok is still employed to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company and all the other terms and conditions that are applicable for those awards/shares/options apply. 

  

															
	 	  	 Plan ID
	  	Option/Award Price	 	  	Shares	 	  	Vesting Date	 
	 2008
	  	RSU	  	 	0,00	  	  	 	6.667	  	  	 	23/02/2014	  
	 2008
	  	Plan NQ SAR	  	 	12,74	  	  	 	18.211	  	  	 	23/02/2014	  
	 2008
	  	Plan NQ SAR	  	 	13,91	  	  	 	18.896	  	  	 	22/02/2014	  
	 2008
	  	Plan NQ SAR	  	 	12,94	  	  	 	21.935	  	  	 	27/02/2014	  
	 2008
	  	Plan NQ SAR	  	 	12,98	  	  	 	23.793	  	  	 	28/02/2014	  

 As provided in the respective grant agreements and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, the RSUs will
vest on 23 February 2014, and the aforementioned SARs, once vested as provided above, as far as granted after 7 June 2010 may be exercised until 90 days following the separation date with the Goodyear Group. Any tax and social security
arising from exercising stock options or rights under these plans will be the sole responsibility of Mr de Bok and will not be subject to any tax equalization. 
  

	 	b)	Mr de Bok is not entitled to repatriation costs. 

  
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	3	RETURN OF COMPANY’S PROPERTY 

 3.1 Mr de Bok undertakes to return all originals and copies of
documents and all objects which belong to the Company and or the Goodyear Group and that he has obtained during the execution of the Employment Agreement, to the Company without prejudice to what follows. 

3.2 Mr de Bok is entitled to continue to use his company car not later than 30 June 2014, with a fuel card for a maximum budget of 250 EUR per month. Mr
de Bok shall use the car with due care and he shall return the company car in the best state not later than 30 June 2014 during normal business hours at the premises of the Company. Only the fuel costs exceeding 250 EUR per month are at the
expense of Mr de Bok. 
  

	4	TAX AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE 

 Mr De Bok shall be entitled to advice and counseling by a fiscal counselor of
Ernst&Young for the preparation and submission of all tax declarations to be made in Belgium or in other countries, with regard to the remunerations and advantages that he has received or shall receive of the Company, The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company or of other companies within the Goodyear Group, including yet not limited to the advantages as referred to in article 2 of this Settlement Agreement. 

The Company will bear the costs of this fiscal counselor entirely, up to a maximum of 16.529 EUR VAT excluded. 

In order to facilitate the task of the fiscal advisor, Mr de Bok commits to promptly providing all information and documents necessary to enable a timely and
correct preparation of the tax declaration. This documentation includes but is not limited to: 
  

	 	•	 	The completion of the E&Y questionnaire for all relevant tax years in order to provide full disclosure on non-Goodyear source income. 

 

	 	•	 	The validation and completion of the whereabouts calendar for the relevant calendar years up to 2014 for all calendar days (including working days, weekends and holidays). 

The Company protects Mr De Bok against all fines, interests or tax increases that would be imposed by the competent tax authorities pursuant to any late
submission of his tax declarations with regard to the remuneration and advantages that Mr De Bok has received or shall receive of the Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company or of other companies within the Goodyear Group, on condition
that Mr De Bok extends his full cooperation to complete and submit these tax declarations, as referred to in the second paragraph of this article 4. 

Should tax refunds result from the tax return filings for the relevant tax years, the Company’s designated tax advisor will advise the Parties at the
expense of the Company on the portion of these refunds that belongs to the Company in application of its Tax Equalization Policy. Mr de Bok commits to remit the portion of the refunds that belongs to the Company within 15 days as from receipt of the
possible refund. 
 Should an obligation for Mr De Bok to pay additional taxes results from the tax assessments with regard to the income and advantages
that Mr De Bok has received or shall receive of the Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company or of other companies within the Goodyear Group and that were subject to or will be to tax equalization within the scope of the Tax Equalization
Policy of the Company, the Company is obliged to compensate Mr De Bok for the additional taxes. A tax counselor assigned by the Company shall, if necessary, advise the Parties about the part of the additional taxes with regard to the remuneration
and advantages that Mr De Bok has received or shall receive of the Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company or of other companies within the Goodyear Group and that are subject to or shall be to tax equalization. 

  
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	5	CONFIDENTIALTY 

 Mr de Bok remains after the Termination Date bound by the confidentiality clause as in
force between the parties and as stipulated in article VII of the Employment Agreement, including the corresponding penalty clause. 
 Mr de Bok undertakes
not to disclose any information (including electronic information) pertaining to business secrets and/or other confidential matters, from which he has gained knowledge in the framework or as a consequence of his employment at the Company, unless
there is a legal obligation to disclose such information. In such case, he will inform the Company prior to this disclosure and will assist the Company to minimize the impact of the disclosure. 

This obligation is also applicable towards any other company of the Goodyear Group. 

Mr de Bok will not engage in any acts of unfair competition, such as for example the solicitation of employees. 

 

	6	NON-SOLICITATION 

 For a period of 2 years, following the Termination Date, Mr de Bok shall refrain from
inducing or attempting to induce, directly or indirectly, any staff of the Company or of the Goodyear Group, to end their relationship with the Company or with the Goodyear Group. 

This non-solicitation clause will only apply on employees which, at the termination of this employment agreement, are bound to the Company or to the Goodyear
Group during 1 year preceding the Termination Date. 
  

	7	NON DISPARAGEMENT 

 The Parties agree not to undertake any direct or indirect action which could possibly
affect or damage the reputation of, as the case may be, Mr de Bok or the Company, its management and/or its personnel. That way, the Parties accept not to express any negative comments regarding, as the case may be, each other, the management, the
personnel, the business of the Company and/or any other matter related to each others activities. This obligation is also applicable towards any other company of the Goodyear Group. 

 

	8	WARRANTIES 

 Mr de Bok warrants and represents to the Company as a strict condition of this Settlement
Agreement that to the best of his knowledge 
  

	 	•	 	he has committed no breach of any duty (including fiduciary duty) owed to the Company or any company of the Goodyear Group in a serious way; and, 

 

	 	•	 	he, to his knowledge, has not incurred any liability on behalf of the Company or any company of the Goodyear Group of which the board of directors of the Company or any Group Company is not aware; and,

  

	 	•	 	he has not, prior to the date of this Settlement Agreement, done or failed to do anything which amounts to a breach of the terms of this Settlement Agreement, or would have been such a breach had it occurred after the
date of this Settlement Agreement. 

  
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	9	ASSISTANCE 

 Up to a maximum three (3) years starting as from the Termination Date, Mr de Bok will
at the request of the Company promptly provide the Company and any company of the Goodyear Group with such assistance as it may require in the conduct of legal proceedings or any inquiry or investigation in respect of which the Company or its legal
advisers believe Mr de Bok may be able to provide assistance. Mr de Bok’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing such assistance, and the actual,
documented losses in any form that he might suffer (ex. loss of salary), will be reimbursed by the Company. 
  

	10	WAIVING OF RIGHTS 

 10.1 The Parties irrevocably and reciprocally waive all other rights resulting from
the existence, the execution and/or termination of the Employment Agreement, including but not limited to arrears of salary, termination indemnities (among which the indemnity named in article V sub (e) of the Employment Agreement). 

Mr de Bok also waives this right towards any other company of the Goodyear Group. 

10.2 The Parties acknowledge that upon the realization of this Settlement Agreement mutual concessions have been made and that this Settlement Agreement
constitutes a settlement in the sense of article 2044 and following of the Belgian Civil Code and a settlement agreement in conformity with article 7:900 and subsequent of the Dutch Civil Code. 

10.3 The Parties also waive the right to avail themselves of any errors as to law or fact and any omissions relating to the existence of and/or the extent of
their rights. 
 10.4 The Parties acknowledge that any non-competition clause in the Employment Agreement or assignment agreement will not apply. 

10.5 The waiver of rights does not impact the rights of the Parties based on this Settlement Agreement. 

10.6 The Company guarantees that except in the event of fraud or gross misconduct by Mr de Bok the shareholders of the companies and/or entities of the
Goodyear Group where he executed a mandate, will discharge Mr de Bok for all his acts that he executed in the name of the company. This clause does not affect the corporate mandate within The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. 

10.7 Mr de Bok recognises that he is assisted by a lawyer, Mr Paul Geerebaert. 
  

	11	CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 

 The Parties agree to keep the provisions and the terms
of this Settlement Agreement strictly confidential and will thus not disclose this Settlement Agreement or its content to any third party, unless there is a legal obligation to disclose this Settlement Agreement or a part of this Settlement
Agreement (as e.g. the obligation to publication based on U.S. securities law). 
  

	12	NULLITY 

 If any provision in this Settlement Agreement shall be held to be illegal or invalid, in whole
or in part, under any applicable law, that provision shall be deemed not to form part of this Settlement Agreement, and the legality, validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Settlement Agreement shall not be affected. 

If such illegal or invalid provision affects the entire nature of this Settlement Agreement, each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to immediately
negotiate in good faith a valid replacement provision. 

  
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	13	APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPETENT JURISDICTION 

 This Settlement Agreement is subject to Belgian law. 

Only Belgian courts are exclusively competent to deal with any disputes related to this Settlement Agreement. 

Executed in 2 original copies in Brussels on 20-12-2013 and in good faith, each party acknowledging having received one copy, duly initialled and signed by
each party. 
  

					
	Mr de Bok	 		 	For the Company
			
	“read and approved”	 		 	“read and approved”
			
	 /s/ Arthur de Bok
	 		 	 /s/ Rajita D’Souza

	Arthur de Bok	 		 	Rajita D’Souza
			
		 		 	 /s/ Olivier Rousseau

		 		 	Olivier Rousseau

 Precede signature with a handwritten mentioning “read and approved” 

  
 6EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 

December 20, 2013 
 Arthur de Bok 

[Address Omitted] 
 Belgium 

Re:   Employment Agreement 
 Dear Arthur: 

This letter agreement (this “Agreement”) sets out our understanding regarding your employment by The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company (the “Company”) and the termination of your employment with the Company and its affiliates. As used in this Agreement, the term “affiliate” means any entity controlled by, controlling, or under common
control with, the Company. This Agreement outlines the terms and conditions of your employment, effective as of January 1, 2014 (the “Effective Date”). 

1. Employment Term. The Company agrees to employ you and you agree to accept such employment with the Company, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, for the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the date your employment with the Company terminates for any reason or no reason; provided that the Company shall not be permitted to
terminate this Agreement and your employment hereunder without Cause (as defined in Section 4(e) hereof) prior to February 28, 2014 (the “Term”).  

2. Position; Duties; Location. During the Term, you will be employed by the Company as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Excellence (“SVP-SME”) and shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”). In this role, your responsibilities shall include: (a) teaming with the CEO to further design the
SVP-SME position, including establishing a detailed position description; (b) developing a plan for introducing global standards for sales and marketing tools, work products and processes; (c) leading the Goodyear leadership team’s
efforts to facilitate the development of Goodyear’s Customer Value Proposition, including a view on establishing a corporate organization to support such an initiative; (d) working with the Goodyear leadership team to understand our
current brand strategy in the context of considering a future Global Brand Strategy; and (e) such other duties as may be reasonably requested by the CEO. During the Term, you shall perform your duties conscientiously and faithfully subject to
the reasonable and lawful directions of the CEO, and in accordance with the policies, rules and decisions adopted from time to time by the Company. In connection therewith, you shall make yourself available to perform your duties hereunder (by
telephone or otherwise) at reasonable times during normal business hours on at least twenty (20) business days during the Term and on reasonable advance notice from the CEO. On such occasions you shall devote substantially all of your business
time to providing your services hereunder. You may take up to eighteen (18) vacation days during the Term. We anticipate that you will perform your services hereunder at your home office; provided that you shall make yourself available to
travel in connection with your services if reasonably requested by the CEO. Any travel expenses associated therewith shall be reimbursed to the extent provided by Section 3(b). 

 3. Compensation and Benefits. 

(a) Base Salary. During the Term, the Company will pay you an annualized base salary at a rate of EUR 439,393, payable in regular
installments in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices. 
 (b) Expense Reimbursements. The Company shall
reimburse you for any and all reasonable business expenses incurred by you in connection with the performance of your duties hereunder during the Term, in accordance with the Company’s policies for reimbursement of business expenses (including
the Company’s requirement with respect to supporting receipts and/or documentation). 
 (c) Forfeiture of Short-Term and Long-Term
Incentives. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3(c), your participation in the Company’s annual and long-term incentive compensation programs shall cease as of the date of this Agreement, and you hereby waive any right to
receive any payments whatsoever pursuant to (i) the Company’s Management Incentive Plan (the “MIP”) for the 2013 fiscal year, (ii) the Company’s Executive Performance Plan (the “EPP”) for the
three-year performance cycle ending on December 31, 2013 (and any performance cycle ending thereafter), and (iii) your performance share awards under the 2008 Performance Plan for the three-year performance cycle ending on
December 31, 2013 (and any performance cycle ending thereafter). You will not be eligible to participate in the MIP, the EPP or any other short-term or long-term incentive plan or arrangement of the Company or an affiliate for any fiscal or
performance cycle beginning after December 31, 2013. Notwithstanding the foregoing, those long-term equity incentive awards specifically identified in Section 2.3(a) of that certain Settlement Agreement dated as of December 20, 2013
between you and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V. (the “Settlement Agreement”) shall remain outstanding and shall vest and be exercisable in accordance with the existing terms and conditions of the applicable award agreements and
equity plan documents, based upon your continued employment by the Company hereunder. Except as otherwise provided in the immediately preceding sentence, any and all of your short-term and long-term incentives shall be forfeited immediately upon the
date of this Agreement, and you shall not be entitled to receive any payments or benefits from the Company or an affiliate thereunder. 

4. Termination of Employment.  

(a) Resignation. Effective as of the last day of the Term (the “Separation Date”), your employment with the Company and
its affiliates shall terminate and you shall resign from any and all directorships and officer positions you may hold with the Company and its affiliates. You hereby agree to execute any and all documentation to effectuate such resignations upon
request by the Company, but you shall be treated for all purposes as having so resigned on the Separation Date, regardless of when or whether you execute any such documentation. You agree to promptly return to the Company all identification cards;
credit cards; computers; smart phones; files; disks; work papers; customer, vendor and employee records; and any other 

  
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property belonging the Company that is in your possession or control as of the Separation Date. You also agree, upon the Company’s request, to certify that you have returned the foregoing
information and materials to the Company. 
 (b) Termination for any Reason. Within fifteen (15) days after the Separation Date
(or such earlier date as required by law), the Company shall issue your final paycheck, reflecting (i) any earned but unpaid base salary through the Separation Date, and (ii) any accrued but unused vacation pay through the Separation Date.
Within thirty (30) days after the Separation Date, and provided that you have submitted adequate supporting receipts and/or documentation to the Company no later than fifteen (15) days after the Separation Date, the Company shall reimburse
you for any and all reasonable business expenses incurred during the Term and not previously reimbursed, all in accordance with the Company’s policies for reimbursement of business expenses. 

(c) Severance Pay. In consideration of, and subject to and conditioned upon your execution and non-revocation of the Release (as
defined in, and in accordance with, Section 4(d) of this Agreement), and provided that (i) you have fully complied with your obligations set forth in the Release and in Sections 2, 4(a), 5 and 6 of this Agreement, and (ii) you have
remained employed by the Company as SVP-SME from the Effective Date until February 28, 2014 (the “Trigger Date”), then upon the termination of your employment with the Company and its affiliates on or after the Trigger Date for
any reason or no reason, other than termination by the Company for Cause (as defined in Section 4(e) hereof), the Company shall pay you severance based on Exhibit B. Such severance shall be paid to you in a single lump sum in cash within thirty
(30) days after the Release becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms. You acknowledge and agree that the severance paid pursuant to this Section 4(c) constitutes adequate and valuable consideration, in and of itself,
for the promises contained in this Agreement. 
 (d) Release. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company
shall not be obligated to make any payment or provide any benefit to you under Section 4(c) hereof unless: (i) you first execute, within thirty-one (31) days after the Separation Date, a release of claims agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A, with such changes as the Company may determine to be required or reasonably advisable in order to make the release enforceable and otherwise compliant with applicable law (the “Release”),
(ii) you do not revoke the Release, and (iii) the Release becomes effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms. The Company shall provide you with the Release within ten (10) days after the Separation Date. 

(e) Termination for Cause. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that the Separation Date results
from the Company’s termination of your employment for Cause (as defined below), the Company shall pay to you the amounts provided in Section 4(b) and no further amounts shall be payable to you under Section 4 hereof on or after the
Separation Date. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (i) your continued failure to substantially perform your duties with the Company or its affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity
due to physical or mental illness); (ii) your engaging in conduct which is demonstrably injurious to the Company or its affiliates, monetarily or otherwise; (iii) your commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, breach of trust
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misappropriation; or (iv) any breach or violation of this Agreement or any other agreement relating to your employment with the Company and its affiliates where the CEO, in his sole but
reasonable discretion, determines that such breach or violation materially and adversely affects the Company or any affiliate. 
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Settlement Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that you remain obligated to comply with the provisions of Articles 5 (Confidentiality), 6 (Non-Solicitation), 7 (Non Disparagement) and 9 (Assistance) of the Settlement Agreement, which provisions
shall continue to apply, in accordance with their terms, on and after the Effective Date, notwithstanding any subsequent termination of your employment.  

6. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery, or by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by overnight courier. Notices to you shall be sent to your most recent address on file in the Company’s payroll records. Notices to the Company should be sent to The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company, 200 Innovation Way, Akron, OH 44316-00001, Attention: Joseph B. Ruocco, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources. Notice and communications will be effective on the date of delivery if delivered by hand, on the
first business day following the date of dispatch if delivered utilizing overnight courier, or three business days after having been mailed, if sent by registered or certified mail. 

7. Governing Law and Arbitration. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and will be
interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of the State of Ohio without regard to any conflicts of law or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement to the substantive law of
another jurisdiction. Any and all controversies arising out of or relating to the validity, interpretation, enforceability, or performance of this Agreement will be solely and finally settled by means of binding arbitration. Any arbitration shall be
conducted in accordance with the then-current Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration will be final, conclusive and binding upon the parties. All arbitrator’s fees and related expenses shall
be divided equally between the parties. Further, each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with the arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to seek or participate in
arbitration regarding any breach of any restrictive covenants applicable to you, but may pursue its remedies for such breach in a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Summit County, Ohio, and you agree to the jurisdiction and venue of such
courts for such purpose. 
 8. Miscellaneous. Except with respect to the Release and the Settlement Agreement, this Agreement
embodies the complete agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and effective as of its date supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or between the parties,
written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the prior written consent of the Company and you, and no course of conduct or failure or delay in
enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall affect the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement. If any portion of this Agreement shall be found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall be given effect to the maximum extent permitted without  

  
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considering the invalid or unenforceable provision. This Agreement may not be assigned by you, without the prior written consent of the Company, otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. The Company and its affiliates may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city, foreign or other taxes that the Company reasonably determines are required to be withheld pursuant to any law or
government regulation or ruling. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and both of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 

9. Section 409A Compliance. The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement be exempt from, or comply
with, Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”), and this Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with such intent. In particular, to the extent required to comply
with Section 409A, if you are a “specified employee” at the time of your “separation from service” (both within the meaning of Section 409A), any payment to you of nonqualified deferred compensation shall be made no
earlier than first business day that is more than six (6) months after your separation from service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax treatment of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed, and
neither the Company and its affiliates, nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by you (or any other individual claiming a benefit through
you) as a result of this Agreement. 
 If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please sign, date and return this
Agreement to me. 
 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY 
  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph B. Ruocco

		 	Joseph B. Ruocco
		 	Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources

 AGREED AND ACCEPTED: 
  

					
	 /s/ Arthur de Bok
	 		 	December 20, 2013        
	Arthur de Bok	 		 	Date

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

GENERAL RELEASE 
 This General Release
(this “Release”) is entered into by and between Arthur de Bok (the “Executive”) and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) effective as of the     day of
            20    . 
 1. Employment Status.
Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliates terminated effective as of             , 20    . 

2. Payments and Benefits. Upon the effectiveness of the terms set forth herein, the Company shall provide Executive with the severance
pay set forth in Section 4(c) of the letter agreement between Executive and the Company dated as of December 20, 2013 (the “Letter Agreement”), upon the terms, and subject to the conditions, of the Letter Agreement.
Executive agrees that he is not entitled to receive any additional payments as wages, vacation or bonuses except as otherwise provided under Sections 4(b) and (c) of the Letter Agreement or under Sections 2 and 4 of the Settlement Agreement
dated as of December 20, 2013 between Executive and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V. (the “Settlement Agreement”). 

3. No Liability. This Release does not constitute an admission by the Company or its affiliates or their respective officers,
directors, partners, agents, or employees, or by Executive, of any unlawful acts or of any violation of federal, state or local laws. 

4. Claims Released by Executive. In consideration of the severance pay set forth in Section 4(c) of the Letter Agreement,
Executive for himself, his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns (collectively, “Releasors”) does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release, acquit and forever discharge the Company, its
subsidiaries, affiliates and their respective successors and assigns (the “Goodyear Group”) and each of its officers, directors, partners, agents, and former and current employees, including without limitation all persons acting by,
through, under or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Releasees”), and each of them, from any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorney fees, and all liability whatsoever, whether known or
unknown, fixed or contingent, which Executive has, had, or may ever have against the Releasees relating to or arising out of Executive’s employment or separation from employment with the Goodyear Group, from the beginning of time and up to and
including the date Executive executes this Release. This Release includes, without limitation, (a) law or equity claims; (b) contract (express or implied) or tort claims; (c) claims for wrongful discharge, retaliatory discharge,
whistle blowing, libel, slander, defamation, unpaid compensation, wage and hour violations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, public policy contract or tort, and implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, whether based in
common law or any federal, state or local statute; (d) claims under or associated with any of the Goodyear Group’s equity compensation plans or arrangements; (e) claims arising under any federal, state, or local laws of any
jurisdiction that prohibit age, sex, race, national origin, color, disability, religion, veteran, military status, sexual orientation, or any other form of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation (including without limitation under the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Equal Pay Act of 1962, and the Americans with 

 
Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, the Equal Pay Act, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act or any other foreign, federal, state or local law or judicial decision); (f) claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; and (g) any
other statutory or common law claims related to Executive’s employment with the Goodyear Group or the separation of Executive’s employment with the Goodyear Group. 

Without limiting the foregoing paragraph, Executive represents that he understands that this Release specifically releases and waives any
claims of age discrimination, known or unknown, that Executive may have against the Goodyear Group as of the date he signs this Release. This Release specifically includes a waiver of rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
of 1967, as amended, and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act. Executive acknowledges that as of the date he signs this Release, he may have certain rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §626 and he
voluntarily relinquishes any such rights or claims by signing this Release. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 4, nothing herein shall release the Goodyear Group from (i) any obligation under the Letter Agreement, including without limitation Section 4 of the Letter Agreement; (ii) any obligation under the Settlement Agreement;
(iii) any obligation to provide benefit entitlements under any benefit or welfare plan maintained by the Company or its affiliates that were vested as of the Separation Date, including under the Company’s 401(k) plan and the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended; and (iv) any rights or claims that relate to events or circumstances that accrue after the date that Executive executes this Release. In addition, nothing in this Release is intended to
interfere with Executive’s right to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any state or local human rights commission in connection with any claim Executive believes he may have against the Releasees. However, by
executing this Release, Executive hereby waives the right to recover any remuneration, damages, compensation or relief of any type whatsoever from the Company in any proceeding that Executive may bring before the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission or any similar state commission or in any proceeding brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any similar state commission on Executive’s behalf. 

5. Representations. Executive acknowledges and represents that, as an employee of the Company and its affiliates, he has been obligated
to, and has been given the full and unfettered opportunity to, report timely to the Company any conduct that would give rise to an allegation that the Company or any affiliate has violated any laws applicable to its businesses or has engaged in
conduct which could otherwise be construed as inappropriate or unethical in any way, even if such conduct is not, or does not appear to be, a violation of any law. Executive acknowledges that a condition of the payment of severance pay under
Section 4(c) of the Letter Agreement is his truthful and complete representation to the Company regarding any such conduct, including but not limited to conduct regarding compliance with the Company’s Code of Ethics, policies and
procedures, and with all laws and standards governing the Company’s business. Executive’s truthful and complete representation, based on his thorough search of his knowledge and memory, is as follows: Executive has not been directly or
indirectly involved in any such conduct; no one has asked or directed him to participate in any such conduct; and  

  
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Executive has no specific knowledge of any conduct by any other person(s) that would give rise to an allegation that the Company or any affiliate has violated any laws applicable to its
businesses or has engaged in conduct which could otherwise be construed as inappropriate or unethical in any way. 
 6. Bar.
Executive acknowledges and agrees that if he should hereafter make any claim or demand or commence or threaten to commence any action, claim or proceeding against the Releasees with respect to any cause, matter or thing which is the subject of the
release under Section 4 of this Release, this Release may be raised as a complete bar to any such action, claim or proceeding, and the applicable Releasee may recover from Executive all costs incurred in connection with such action, claim or
proceeding, including attorneys’ fees, along with the severance pay set forth in Section 4(c) of the Letter Agreement.  

7. Governing Law. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to
conflicts of laws principles. 
 8. Acknowledgment. Executive has read this Release, understands it, and voluntarily accepts
its terms, and Executive acknowledges that he has been advised by the Company to seek the advice of legal counsel before entering into this Release. Executive acknowledges that he was given a period of 21 calendar days within which to consider and
execute this Release, and to the extent that he executes this Release before the expiration of the 21-calendar-day period, he does so knowingly and voluntarily and only after consulting his attorney. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the
promises made by the Goodyear Group hereunder represent substantial value over and above that to which Executive would otherwise be entitled. 

9. Revocation. Executive has a period of 7 calendar days following the execution of this Release during which Executive may revoke this
Release by delivering written notice to the Company pursuant to Section 6 of the Letter Agreement, and this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until such revocation period has expired. Executive understands that if he revokes
this Agreement, it will be null and void in its entirety, and he will not be entitled to any payments or benefits provided in this Release, including without limitation under Section 2 of the Release. 

10. Miscellaneous. This Release, together with the Letter Agreement and Settlement Agreement, represents the final and entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations and discussions between the parties hereto and/or their respective counsel with respect to the subject matter hereof. Executive has not
relied upon any representations, promises or agreements of any kind except those set forth herein in signing this Release. In the event that any provision of this Release should be held to be invalid or unenforceable, each and all of the other
provisions of this Release shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Release is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified as necessary to permit this Release to be upheld and enforced to the maximum
extent permitted by law. Executive agrees to execute such other documents and take such further actions as reasonably may be required by the Goodyear Group to carry out the provisions of this Release. 

  
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 11. Counterparts. This Release may be executed by the parties hereto in counterparts
(including by means of facsimile or other electronic transmission), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one original instrument. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Release on the date first set forth above. 

 

			
	THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
		
	By:	 	  

		
	Its:	 	  

	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	[SIGN AFTER SEPARATION DATE]
	
	  
 Arthur de
Bok

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

The Severance Pay under Section 4(c) will be equal to an amount of EUR 5,195,000.00 gross. You acknowledge, agree and fully accept that this amount is
lower than the amount set forth in the column “Termination Without Cause” on page 58 of the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 18, 2013. 

  
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