As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2010

Registration No. 333-      

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

Form S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Subsidiary Guarantors Listed on Schedule A Hereto

(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charter)

 

Copies To:

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  o

 

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  þ

 

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o

 

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o

 

If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  þ

 

If this form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

 

Debt Securities

 

We may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, debt securities at prices and on terms determined at the time of any such offering. The debt securities may be guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries. We may offer and sell debt securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis.

 

Each time debt securities are sold, we will provide one or more supplements to this prospectus that will contain additional information about the specific offering and the terms of the securities being offered. The supplements may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement before you invest in any of our securities.

 

Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” on page 5 of this prospectus.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

This prospectus is dated August 10, 2010

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any other offering material filed or provided by us. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any other offering material is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of such document. Any information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any other offering material is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process, which allows us to offer and sell, from time to time, our debt securities in one or more offerings.

 

Each time we offer to sell our debt securities pursuant to this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. In addition, as we describe in the section entitled “Where you can find more information,” we have filed and plan to continue to file other documents with the SEC that contain information about us and the business conducted by us. Before you decide whether to invest in our debt securities, you should read this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the information that we file with the SEC.

 

In this prospectus, “Goodyear,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, except as otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires. The phrase “this prospectus” refers to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) or through our website (http://www.goodyear.com). We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information included on or linked from our website, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus. You may also read any document we file with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Room of the SEC. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Our SEC filings are also available at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, NY 10005.

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” documents that we file with the SEC into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference in this prospectus is considered part of this prospectus. Any statement in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus shall be automatically modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in a subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes such prior statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

We incorporate by reference the following documents that have been filed with the SEC (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under applicable SEC rules rather than filed):

 

 

All documents and reports that we file with the SEC (other than any portion of such filings that are furnished under applicable SEC rules rather than filed) under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, from the date of this prospectus until the termination of the offering of all securities under this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus by reference. The information contained on our website (http://www.goodyear.com) is not incorporated into this prospectus.

 

You may request a copy of any documents incorporated by reference herein at no cost by writing or telephoning us at:

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
1144 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44316-0001
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone number: 330-796-3751

 

Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

Certain information set forth herein or incorporated by reference herein may constitute forward-looking statements regarding events and trends that may affect our future operating results and financial position. The words “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and “project,” as well as other words or expressions of similar meaning, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus or, in the case of information incorporated by reference herein, as of the date of the document in which such information appears. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, are inherently uncertain, are subject to risks and should be viewed with caution. Actual results and experience may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including:

 

 

 

It is not possible to foresee or identify all such factors. We will not revise or update any forward-looking statement or disclose any facts, events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof that may affect the accuracy of any forward-looking statement.

 

We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tires, engaging in operations in most regions of the world. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2010, our net sales were $17.6 billion and Goodyear net income was $160 million. Together with our U.S. and international subsidiaries and joint ventures, we develop, manufacture, market and distribute tires for most applications. We also manufacture and market rubber-related chemicals for various applications. We are one of the world’s largest operators of commercial truck service and tire retreading centers. In addition, we operate approximately 1,500 tire and auto service center outlets where we offer our products for retail sale and provide automotive repair and other services. We manufacture our products in 57 manufacturing facilities in 23 countries, including the United States, and we have marketing operations in almost every country around the world. As of June 30, 2010, we employed approximately 70,000 full-time and temporary associates worldwide.

 

We are an Ohio corporation, organized in 1898. Our principal executive offices are located at 1144 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44316-0001. Our telephone number is (330) 796-2121.

 

Investing in our securities involves risk. You should carefully consider the specific risks discussed or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement, together with all the other information contained in the prospectus supplement or contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters discussed under “Risk Factors” included in the applicable prospectus supplement, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and in other documents that we subsequently file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future.

 

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds from any sale of debt securities offered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include:

 

 

Our management will retain broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds from the sale of our debt securities.

 

 

 

 

The following description of the terms of the debt securities sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general provisions may apply to those debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those debt securities. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of a particular issue of debt securities, reference must be made to both the prospectus supplement relating thereto and to the following description. For purposes of this section, the term “Company” refers only to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and not to any of its subsidiaries, and the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and, where the context so requires, certain or all of its subsidiaries.

 

We may issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series. The debt securities will be general obligations of the Company. In the event that any series of debt securities will be subordinated to other indebtedness that we have outstanding or may incur, the terms of the subordination will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the subordinated debt securities. Debt securities will be issued under one or more indentures between us and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, or another trustee named in the prospectus supplement. A copy of the form of indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The following discussion of certain provisions of the indenture is a summary only and should not be considered a complete description of the terms and provisions of the indenture. Accordingly, the following discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the indenture, including the definition of certain terms used below.

 

General

 

The debt securities represent direct, general obligations of the Company and:

 

 

The aggregate principal amount of debt securities that we may issue and deliver is unlimited. The debt securities may be issued in one or more series as we may authorize from time to time. You should refer to the applicable prospectus supplement for the terms of the debt securities of the series with respect to which that prospectus supplement is being delivered, which terms may include:

 

 

 

The prospectus supplement will also describe any material U.S. federal income tax consequences or other special considerations applicable to the series of debt securities to which such prospectus supplement relates.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, debt securities in registered form may be transferred or exchanged at the office of the trustee at which its corporate trust operations are administered in the United States, subject to the limitations provided in the indenture, with the payment of any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the indenture payable in connection therewith. Securities in bearer form will be transferable only by delivery. Provisions with respect to the transfer or exchange of securities in bearer form will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities in bearer form.

Subject to applicable abandoned property laws, all funds that we pay to a paying agent for the payment of principal or interest with respect to any debt securities that remain unclaimed at the end of two years after that principal or interest shall have become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holders of those debt securities or any related coupons will thereafter look only to us for payment thereof.

 

Guarantees

 

Any debt securities may be guaranteed by one or more of our direct or indirect subsidiaries. Each prospectus supplement will describe any guarantees for the benefit of the series of debt securities to which it relates.

 

Global Securities

 

The debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the prospectus supplement. Global securities will be issued in registered form and in either temporary or definitive form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for the individual debt securities, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of such depositary or by a nominee of such depositary to such depositary or another nominee of such depositary or by such depositary or any such nominee to a successor of such depositary or a nominee of such successor. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any debt securities of a series and the rights of and limitations upon owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Limitations on Issuance of Securities in Bearer Form

 

The debt securities of a series may be issued as securities in registered form (which will be registered as to principal and interest in the register maintained by the registrar for such debt securities) or securities in bearer form (which will be transferable only by delivery). If such debt securities are issuable as securities in bearer form, the applicable prospectus supplement will describe certain special limitations and considerations that will apply to such debt securities.

 

Certain Covenants

 

If debt securities are issued, the indenture, as supplemented for a particular series of debt securities, may contain certain covenants for the benefit of the holders of such series of debt securities, which will be applicable (unless waived or amended) so long as any of the debt securities of such series are outstanding, unless stated otherwise in the prospectus supplement. The specific terms of the covenants, and summaries thereof, will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to such series of debt securities.

 

Subordination

 

Debt securities of a series, or any related subsidiary guarantee, may be subordinated to senior indebtedness (as defined in the applicable prospectus supplement) to the extent set forth in the prospectus supplement relating thereto. The Company currently conducts a portion of its operations through its subsidiaries. To the extent such subsidiaries are not subsidiary guarantors for a series of debt securities, creditors of such subsidiaries, including trade creditors, and preferred stockholders, if any, of such subsidiaries generally will have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such subsidiaries over the claims of creditors of the Company, including holders of such series of debt securities. A series of debt securities, therefore, will be effectively subordinated to the claims of creditors, including trade creditors, and preferred stockholders, if any, of our subsidiaries that are not subsidiary guarantors with respect to such series of debt securities.

 

Events of Default

 

Each of the following constitutes an event of default under the form of indenture with respect to any series of debt securities:

 

 

 

A prospectus supplement may omit, modify or add to the foregoing events of default.

 

A default under the fourth or the sixth (only with respect to a subsidiary guarantor that is not a significant subsidiary) clause above will not constitute an event of default until the trustee or the holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series notify us (and also the trustee if given by holders) of the default and we do not cure such default within the time specified after receipt of such notice. As used herein, “significant subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company that would be a “significant subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

 

If any event of default (other than an event of default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) occurs and is continuing with respect to a particular series of debt securities, either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series by notice to us (and also the trustee if given by holders) may declare the principal amount of and accrued but unpaid interest on the debt securities of that series to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal and interest will be due and payable immediately. If an event of default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occurs, the principal of and interest on the debt securities of that series will become immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holders. Under certain circumstances, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the debt securities of that series and its consequences.

 

Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, in case an event of default occurs and is continuing with respect to a series of debt securities, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of that series of debt securities unless such holders have offered to the trustee indemnity satisfactory to the trustee against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium (if any) or interest (if any) with respect to the debt securities of a series when due, no holder of the debt securities of such series may pursue any remedy with respect to the indenture or such series of debt securities unless:

 

(1) such holder has previously given the trustee notice that an event of default is continuing with respect to that series of debt securities,

 

(2) holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have requested the trustee in writing to pursue the remedy,

 

(3) such holders of debt securities of that series have offered the trustee indemnity satisfactory to the trustee against any loss, liability or expense,

 

(4) the trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of indemnity, and

 

(5) the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have not given the trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

Subject to certain restrictions, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will, with respect to that series of debt securities, be given the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee. The trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the indenture or that the trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other holder of debt securities of such series or that would involve the trustee in personal liability. Prior to taking any action under the indenture, the trustee will be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

 

If a default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing and is known to the trustee, the trustee must mail to each holder of debt securities of such series, notice of the default within the earlier of 90 days after it occurs or 30 days after it is actually known to certain officers of the trustee or written notice of it is received by the trustee. Except in the case of a default in the payment of principal of, premium (if any) or interest (if any) on any debt securities of any series (including payments pursuant to the redemption provisions of such debt securities), the trustee may withhold notice if and so long as a committee of its officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the holders of that series of debt securities. In addition, we will be required to deliver to the trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a certificate indicating whether the signers thereof know of any default that occurred during the previous year. We will also be required to deliver to the trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which would constitute certain events of default, their status and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof.

 

Modification and Waiver

 

The indenture may be amended with respect to any series of debt securities with the written consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series then outstanding voting as a single class and any past default or compliance with any provisions with respect to any series of debt securities may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series then outstanding voting as a single class. However, without the consent of each holder of an outstanding debt security affected thereby, no amendment may, among other things:

 

 

Without the consent of any holder, the Company, any subsidiary guarantors and the trustee may amend the indenture or the debt securities of any series for one or more of the following purposes:

 

 

 

Mergers and Sales of Assets

 

Unless otherwise provided for a particular series of debt securities in the prospectus supplement for that series, we will not, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our assets in one or a series of related transactions to, any person, unless:

 

(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee person (the “Successor Company”) will be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Company) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the trustee, in form satisfactory to the trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the debt securities and the indenture;

 

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(3) we shall have delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the indenture.

 

The Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the indenture, and the predecessor company, other than in the case of a lease, will be released from the obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the debt securities.

 

In addition, we will not permit any subsidiary guarantor to, directly or indirectly, consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions to, any person unless:

 

(A) except in the case of a subsidiary guarantor (i) that has been disposed of in its entirety to another person (other than to the Company or an affiliate of the Company), whether through a merger, consolidation or sale of capital stock or assets or (ii) that, as a result of the disposition of all or a portion of its capital stock, ceases to be a subsidiary, the resulting, surviving or transferee person (the “Successor Guarantor”) will be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof, the District of Columbia or any other jurisdiction under which such Subsidiary Guarantor was organized, and such person (if not such subsidiary guarantor) will expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the trustee, in form satisfactory to the trustee, all the obligations of such subsidiary guarantor under its subsidiary guarantee;

 

(B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

(C) the Company will have delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger or transfer and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with the indenture.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

 

(A) any subsidiary may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or any subsidiary guarantor, and

 

(B) the Company may merge with an affiliate incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Company in another jurisdiction within the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia to realize tax or other benefits.

 

Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture; Defeasance

 

Unless otherwise provided for in the prospectus supplement for a series of debt securities, the indenture shall generally cease to be of any further effect with respect to a series of debt securities if (i) we have delivered to the trustee for cancellation all debt securities of such series (with certain limited exceptions) or (ii) all debt securities of such series not theretofore delivered to the trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable, whether at maturity or on a redemption date as a result of the mailing of a notice of redemption pursuant to the provisions of the indenture relating to redemption, and, in the case of clause (ii), we shall have irrevocably deposited with the trustee funds or U.S. government obligations sufficient to pay at maturity or upon redemption all such debt securities including premium, if any, and interest, if any, thereon to maturity or such redemption date (and if, in either case, we shall also pay or cause to be paid all other sums payable under the indenture by us).

 

In addition, we shall have a “legal defeasance option” (pursuant to which we may terminate, with respect to the debt securities of a particular series, all of our obligations under such debt securities and the indenture with respect to such debt securities) and a “covenant defeasance option” (pursuant to which we may terminate, with respect to the debt securities of a particular series, our obligations with respect to such debt securities under certain specified covenants contained in the indenture). If we exercise our legal defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be accelerated because of an event of default. If we exercise our covenant defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities, payment of such debt securities may not be

accelerated because of an event of default related to the specified covenants. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the procedures we must follow in order to exercise our defeasance options.

 

Regarding the Trustee

 

The indenture provides that, except during the continuance of an event of default, the trustee will perform only such duties as are specifically set forth in the indenture. During the existence of an event of default, the trustee will exercise such rights and powers vested in it under the indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. The indenture and provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are incorporated by reference therein contain limitations on the rights of the trustee, should it become one of our creditors, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain property received by it in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with us or any of our affiliates; provided, however, that if it acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in the Trust Indenture Act), it must eliminate such conflict or resign as provided in the indenture.

 

Governing Law

 

The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

We may sell our debt securities offered by this prospectus:

 

 

Any underwriters or agents will be identified and their discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

We (directly or through agents) may sell, and the underwriters may resell, the debt securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.

 

In connection with the sale of our debt securities, the underwriters or agents may receive compensation from us or from purchasers of the debt securities for whom they may act as agents. The underwriters may sell debt securities to or through dealers, who may also receive compensation from purchasers of the debt securities for whom they may act as agents. Compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the debt securities may be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act, and any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of the debt securities by them may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

 

We may indemnify the underwriters and agents against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribute to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.

 

Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us or our affiliates in the ordinary course of their businesses.

 

If so indicated in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of debt securities, we will authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase the debt securities from us under delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery at a future date. These contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of these contracts.

 

In connection with particular offerings of debt securities, and if stated in the applicable prospectus supplements, the validity of the debt securities and certain other matters will be passed upon for us by Covington & Burling LLP, New York, New York. In connection with particular offerings of debt securities, and if stated in the applicable prospectus supplements, certain matters with respect to the debt securities will be passed upon for us by David L. Bialosky, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Bialosky is paid a salary by us, is a participant in our Management Incentive Plan, Executive Performance Plan and equity compensation plans, and owns and has options to purchase shares of our common stock. In connection with particular offerings of debt securities, and if stated in the applicable prospectus supplements, certain legal matters relating to Arizona law will be passed upon for us by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., Phoenix, Arizona. In connection with particular offerings of debt securities, and if stated in the applicable prospectus supplements, certain legal matters relating to the laws of Ontario, Canada, will be passed upon for us by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Toronto, Ontario. Any underwriter, dealer or agent will be advised about other issues relating to any offering by its own legal counsel named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

 

The following table sets forth the expenses payable by us in connection with the sale of the debt securities being registered hereby. All of the amounts shown are estimates.

 

 

 

 

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an Ohio corporation. Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code gives a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ohio authority to indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities in connection with criminal or civil suits or proceedings, other than an action brought by or in the right of the corporation, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that an indemnification shall not be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which (a) the person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of their duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas or the court in which the action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for expenses that the court considers proper or (b) any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a director is pursuant to Section 1701.95 of the Ohio Revised Code.

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has adopted provisions in its Code of Regulations that provide that it shall indemnify its directors and officers against any and all liability and reasonable expense that may be incurred by a director or officer in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which the person may become involved by reason of his or her being or having been a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of any past or future action taken or not taken in his or her capacity as such director or officer, provided such person acted in good faith, in what he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, in addition, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company maintains and pays the premiums on contracts insuring the Company and its subsidiaries (with certain exclusions) against any liability to directors and officers they may incur under the

above provisions for indemnification and insuring each director and officer of the Company and its subsidiaries (with certain exclusions) against liability and expense, including legal fees, which he or she may incur by reason of his or her relationship to the Company even if the Company does not have the obligation or right to indemnify such director or officer against such liability or expense.

 

Delaware Guarantors

 

Each of the guarantors, except for those described separately below, is a Delaware corporation. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers, against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities in connection with criminal or civil suits or proceedings, other than an action brought by or in the right of the corporation, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that an indemnification shall not be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which the person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for expenses that the court considers proper. The bylaws of each Delaware guarantor require such guarantor to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by Delaware law.

 

In addition, the bylaws of Wingfoot Ventures Eight Inc., Wheel Assemblies Inc., Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation, Goodyear International Corporation, and Goodyear Export Inc. provide that the directors and officers of each of these guarantors shall not be liable to the respective guarantor for any loss, damage, liability or expense suffered by such guarantor, provided that the director or officer (i) exercised the same degree of care and skill as a prudent man would have exercised under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs, or (ii) took or omitted to take such action in reliance upon advice of counsel for the corporation or upon statements made or information furnished by directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation which he had no reasonable grounds to disbelieve.

 

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC

 

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC is an Ohio limited liability company. Section 1705.32 of the Ohio Revised Code gives a limited liability company formed under the laws of Ohio authority to indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities in connection with criminal or civil suits or proceedings, other than an action brought by or in the right of the company, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the company, the company may indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the company, except that an indemnification shall not be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which the person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the company unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas or the court in which the action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for expenses that the court considers proper. The operating agreement of Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC requires the company to indemnify and advance expenses to each present and future director or officer of the company to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Ohio.

Goodyear Canada Inc.

 

Goodyear Canada Inc. is an Ontario corporation. Under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the “OBCA”), a corporation may indemnify a director or officer of the corporation (or former directors or officers or persons who have acted as a director or officer of another body corporate at the request of the corporation) against all costs, charges and expenses (including any settlement amount paid) reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of such corporation or body corporate, if: (i) the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation; and (ii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the person had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful. A director or officer of a corporation is entitled to such indemnity from the corporation if he or she was not judged by a court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that he or she ought to have done and if he or she fulfilled the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) above. A corporation may, with the approval of a court, also indemnify a director or officer in respect of an action by or on behalf of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or an officer of the corporation, if he or she fulfills the conditions set out in (i) above.

 

In addition, the bylaws of Goodyear Canada Inc. require the corporation to indemnify its directors and officers, subject to the OBCA, from and against (a) any liability and all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, that the director or officer sustains or incurs in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action, suit or proceeding that is proposed or commenced against such person by reason of his or her being or having been a director or officer of the corporation or such other body corporate; and (b) all other costs, charges and expenses that the person sustains or incurs in respect of the affairs of the corporation.

 

Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. and Goodyear Farms, Inc.

 

Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. and Goodyear Farms, Inc. are Arizona corporations. Section 10-851 of the Arizona Revised Statutes authorizes a corporation to indemnify a director made a party to a proceeding in such capacity, provided that the individual’s conduct was in good faith and the individual reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of any criminal proceedings, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. Indemnification permitted in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation is limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding. Additionally, a corporation may not indemnify a director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation or in connection with any other proceeding charging improper financial benefit to the director in which the director was adjudged liable on the basis that financial benefit was improperly received by the director.

 

Unless otherwise limited by its articles of incorporation, Section 10-854 of the Arizona Revised Statutes requires a corporation to indemnify (a) an outside director whose conduct was in good faith and who reasonably believed that the conduct was in best interests of the corporation and, in the case of any criminal proceedings, the director had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful and (b) a director who was the prevailing party, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because the director is or was a director of the corporation, against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding. Neither the articles of incorporation of Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. nor Goodyear Farms, Inc. limit the indemnification provisions provided by Section 10-854.

 

Section 10-856 of the Arizona Revised Statutes provides that a corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding because the individual is or was an officer of the corporation to the same extent as a director.

 

Dapper Tire Co., Inc.

 

Dapper Tire Co., Inc. is a California corporation. Section 317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities in connection with criminal or civil suits or proceedings, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in

a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, the indemnification is limited to expenses actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with the defense or settlement of the action. A corporation is required to indemnify a director or officer to the extent that such person has been successful on the merits in defense of such criminal or civil suit. However, a corporation is not authorized to indemnify a director or officer: (a) in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation in the performance of that person’s duty to the corporation and its shareholders, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses and then only to the extent that the court shall determine, (b) in respect of amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a pending action without court approval or (c) in respect of expenses incurred in defending a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval.

 

 

A list of exhibits filed herewith is contained in the exhibit index that immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement or contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

 

Name:     Darren R. Wells

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

Celeron Corporation

 

Name: Damon J. Audia

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

Dapper Tire Co., Inc.

 

Name:     Damon J. Audia

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Smith, State of Arkansas, on August 10, 2010.

 

Divested Companies Holding Company

 

Name:     D. Brent Copeland

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Smith, State of Arkansas, on August 10, 2010.

 

Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc.

 

Name:     D. Brent Copeland

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, on August 10, 2010.

 

Goodyear Canada Inc.

 

Name:     Douglas S. Hamilton

 

Name:     Robin M. Hunter

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

Goodyear Export Inc.

 

Name:     Damon J. Audia

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

Goodyear Farms, Inc.

 

Name:     Damon J. Audia

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

Goodyear International Corporation

 

Name:     Damon J. Audia

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation

 

Name:     Damon J. Audia

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

Wheel Assemblies Inc.

 

Name:     Damon J. Audia

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on August 10, 2010.

 

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC

 

Name:     Scott A. Honnold

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Smith, State of Arkansas, on August 10, 2010.

 

Wingfoot Ventures Eight Inc.

 

Name:     D. Brent Copeland

 

Power of Attorney

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, THOMAS A. CONNELL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Exhibit Index