UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 13G

                 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                            (AMENDMENT NO. )(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)

                               JULY 19, 2006
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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   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
           APPALOOSA INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I

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    2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                      (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

    OWNED BY          6,071,952

      EACH      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   REPORTING

     PERSON           -0-

                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      WITH      8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      6,071,952
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    9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           6,071,952
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   10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                           |_|

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   11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           3.4%
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   12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

           PN
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                                SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO.   382550101                                   PAGE   3  OF  11 PAGES
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    1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
           PALOMINO FUND LTD.

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    2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                      (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
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                6  SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY

    OWNED BY          5,325,871

      EACH      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   REPORTING

     PERSON           -0-

                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      WITH      8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      5,325,871
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    9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           5,325,871
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   10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                           |_|

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   11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           3.0%
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   12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

           CO
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                                SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO.   382550101                                   PAGE   4  OF  11 PAGES
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    1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
           APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.

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    2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                      (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
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                6  SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY

    OWNED BY          11,397,823

      EACH      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   REPORTING

     PERSON           -0-

                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      WITH      8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      11,397,823
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    9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           11,397,823
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   10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                           |_|

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   11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           6.4%
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   12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

           PN
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                                SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO.   382550101                                   PAGE   5  OF  11 PAGES
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    1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
           APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.

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    2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                      (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
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                6  SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY

    OWNED BY          11,397,823

      EACH      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   REPORTING

     PERSON           -0-

                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      WITH      8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      11,397,823
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    9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           11,397,823
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   10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                           |_|

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   11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           6.4%
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   12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

           CO
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                                SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO.   382550101                                   PAGE   6  OF  11 PAGES
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    1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
           DAVID A. TEPPER

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    2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                      (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
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
                6  SHARED VOTING POWER
  BENEFICIALLY

    OWNED BY          11,397,823

      EACH      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
   REPORTING

     PERSON           -0-

                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      WITH      8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                      11,397,823
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    9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           11,397,823
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   10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
        SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                           |_|

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   11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

           6.4%
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   12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

           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 OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

          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 ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) OR
          240.13d-2(b) OR (c), 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 of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

     (e)  [ ] An investment advisor in accordance with
          ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

     (f)  [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
          ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

     (g)  [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
          ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

     (h)  [ ] A savings associations 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 ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Not applicable.

Item 4.   OWNERSHIP:

          The percentages set forth in this Item 4 are based on there being
          177,205,567 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31,
          2006 as disclosed in The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Form
          10-Q filed on May 4, 2006 for the quarterly period ended March
          31, 2006.

     AILP
     ----

     (a)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (AS OF JULY 28, 2006): 6,071,952

     (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS: 3.4%

     (c)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-

          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,071,952

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
               6,071,952

     Palomino
     --------

     (a)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (AS OF JULY 28, 2006): 5,325,871

     (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS: 3.0%

     (c)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-

          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 5,325,871

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
               5,325,871

     AMLP
     ----

     (a)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (AS OF JULY 28, 2006): 11,397,823

     (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS: 6.4%

     (c)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-

          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 11,397,823

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
               11,397,823

     API
     ---

     (a)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (AS OF JULY 28, 2006): 11,397,823

     (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS: 6.4%

     (c)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-

          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 11,397,823

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
               11,397,823

     David A. Tepper
     ---------------

     (a)  AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED (AS OF JULY 28, 2006): 11,397,823

     (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS: 6.4%

     (c)  NUMBER OF SHARES AS TO WHICH THE PERSON HAS:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-

          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 11,397,823

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
               11,397,823

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:
|_|

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.  NOTICE 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.






                                 SIGNATURE
                                 ---------

          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:  July 28, 2006

                               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
                                            --------------------------------
                                            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
                                            --------------------------------
                                            Name:    David A. Tepper
                                            Title:   President

                               APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.

                               By:  APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
                                    Its General Partner

                                         By: /s/ David A. Tepper
                                            --------------------------------
                                            Name:    David A. Tepper
                                            Title:   President

                               APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.

                               By: /s/ David A. Tepper
                                  --------------------------------
                                  Name:    David A. Tepper
                                  Title:   President

                               /s/ David A. Tepper
                               --------------------------------
                               David A. Tepper




                                 EXHIBIT A
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                           JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
                           ----------------------

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:  July 28, 2006

                               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
                                            --------------------------------
                                            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
                                            --------------------------------
                                            Name:    David A. Tepper
                                            Title:   President

                               APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.

                               By:  APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.,
                                    Its General Partner

                                    By: /s/ David A. Tepper
                                        --------------------------------
                                        Name:    David A. Tepper
                                        Title:   President

                               APPALOOSA PARTNERS INC.

                               By: /s/ David A. Tepper
                                  --------------------------------
                                  Name:    David A. Tepper
                                  Title:   President

                               /s/ David A. Tepper
                               --------------------------------
                               David A. Tepper