UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT _____)(1)
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
382550101
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(CUSIP Number)
JANUARY 13, 2005
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
|_| Rule 13d-1(b)
|X| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
(1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 382550101 PAGE 2 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
6,981,607
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
6,981,607
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,981,607
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 382550101 PAGE 3 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
PALOMINO FUND LTD.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
6,117,093
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
6,117,093
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,117,093
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 382550101 PAGE 4 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
13,098,700
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
13,098,700
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
13,098,700
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 382550101 PAGE 5 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
DELAWARE
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
13,098,700
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
13,098,700
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
13,098,700
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 382550101 PAGE 6 OF 11 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
DAVID A. TEPPER
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
UNITED STATES
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
13,098,700
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
13,098,700
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
13,098,700
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Item 1.
(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
1144 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44316-0001
Item 2.
(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
This Statement is being filed by and on behalf of Appaloosa
Investment Limited Partnership I ("AILP"), Palomino Fund Ltd.
("Palomino"), Appaloosa Management L.P. ("AMLP"), Appaloosa
Partners Inc. ("API") and David A. Tepper ("Mr. Tepper" and,
together with AILP, Palomino, AMLP and API, the "Reporting
Persons"). Mr. Tepper is the sole stockholder and the President
of API. API is the general partner of, and Mr. Tepper owns a
majority of the limited partnership interests in, AMLP. AMLP is
the general partner of AILP and acts as investment adviser to
Palomino.
(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
The business address of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o
Appaloosa Management L.P., 26 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928.
(c) CITIZENSHIP:
AILP is a Delaware limited partnership. Palomino is a British
Virgin Islands corporation. AMLP is a Delaware limited
partnership. API is a Delaware corporation. Mr. Tepper is a
citizen of the United States.
(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, without par value.
(e) CUSIP NUMBER: 382550101
Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR 13-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e) [ ] An investment advisor in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
If this statement is filed pursuant to ss. 240.13d-1(c), check this box. [X]
Item 4. OWNERSHIP:
The percentages set forth in this Item 4 are based on there being
175,373,802 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September
30, 2004 as disclosed in The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's
Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2004 for the quarterly period
ended September 30, 2004.
AILP
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 6,981,607
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 4.0%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,981,607
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
6,981,607
Palomino
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 6,117,093
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 3.5%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,117,093
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
6,117,093
AMLP
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 13,098,700
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 7.5%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 13,098,700
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
13,098,700
API
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 13,098,700
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 7.5%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 13,098,700
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
13,098,700
David A. Tepper
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(a) AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 13,098,700
(b) PERCENT OF CLASS: 7.5%
(c) NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH SUCH PERSON HAS:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 13,098,700
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
13,098,700
Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following:
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Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:
Not applicable.
Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
Not applicable.
Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
Not applicable.
Item 9. NOTICES OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not applicable.
Item 10. CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: January 24, 2005
APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP I
By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
Its General Partner
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
PALOMINO FUND LTD.
By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
Its Investment Adviser
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
/s/ David A. Tepper
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David A. Tepper
EXHIBIT A
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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The undersigned agree that the foregoing Statement on Schedule 13G
(including any and all amendments thereto) is being filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of each of the undersigned
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) under the Act and further agree that this Joint
Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.
Dated: January 24, 2005
APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP I
By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
Its General Partner
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
PALOMINO FUND LTD.
By: APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
Its Investment Adviser
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.
By: APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
Its General Partner
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.
By: /s/ David A. Tepper
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Name: David A. Tepper
Title: President
/s/ David A. Tepper
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David A. Tepper