Goodyear Declares Dividend of 12 Cents per Share

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 6 - Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today declared a quarterly dividend of 12 cents a share. The dividend is payable September 16, to shareholders of record August 15. The payout represents an annual rate of 48 cents per share.

Goodyear is the world's largest tire company. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, the company manufactures tires, engineered rubber products and chemicals in more than 90 facilities in 28 countries. It has marketing operations in almost every country around the world. Goodyear employs about 95,000 people worldwide.