UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): (~~January~~February 3013, 2025 November 4, 2024)

Month 1, ~~2025~~2023

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

1-1927

34-0253240

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

200 Innovation Way Akron, Ohio		44316-0001
200 Innovation Way, Akron, Ohio		44316-0001
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 796-2121

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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Item 2.0502. ~~Costs~~Results ~~Associated~~of ~~with~~Operations ~~Exit~~and orFinancial ~~Disposal Activities~~Condition.

OnA ~~January 30,~~copy ~~2025,~~of the News Release issued by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company ~~(the~~on ~~“Company”)~~Thursday, ~~reached~~February ~~an agreement with the United Steelworkers and approved a plan to reduce the Company’s production capacity and production cost per tire in Americas. The plan includes approximately 850 job reductions~~13, ~~including associates and contracted positions~~2025, atdescribing its ~~Danville,~~results ~~Virginia~~of ~~tire manufacturing facility, which will continue to produce aviation tires and conduct mixing~~ operations. ~~The~~for ~~Company expects to substantially complete this rationalization plan by~~ the ~~end~~fourth quarter of ~~2025~~2024 and ~~estimates~~ the ~~total~~year ~~pre-tax~~ended ~~charges~~December ~~associated~~31, ~~with this action to be between $130 million and $140 million~~2024, ~~of which $80 million to $90 million~~ is ~~expected~~attached tohereto beas cash charges primarily for associate-related and other exit costs and the remaining costs are expected to be non-cash charges primarily for accelerated depreciation, pension curtailment and other asset-related charges. The Company expects to record approximately $100Exhibit ~~million of pre-tax charges in the first quarter of 2025 and approximately $40 million of pre-tax charges during the remainder of 2025~~99. ~~The majority of the cash outflows associated with this plan will occur by the end of 2025~~1. ~~These actions are expected to improve Americas segment operating income by approximately $15 million in 2025 and by approximately $65 million annually thereafter.~~

~~Safe~~Item ~~Harbor~~9.01. ~~Statement~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~Certain~~(d) information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those statements regarding the expected amounts of charges and savings resulting from the plan. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s estimates, projections and assumptions as of the date hereof. There are a variety of factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could affect its operations, performance, business strategy and results and could cause its actual results and experience to differ materially from the assumptions, expectations and objectives expressed in any forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including but not limited to the risks and other factors described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing management’s estimates as of any subsequent date. While the Company may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if management’s estimates change. Exhibits


99.1		News Release, dated February 13, 2025

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
Date: February 4, 2025	By:	/s/ Daniel T. Young
Date: February 13, 2025	By	/s/ Christina L. Zamarro
		Daniel T. Young
		Christina L. Zamarro
		Secretary
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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