Goodyear Announces Second Quarter 2003 Earnings Release, Conference Call

AKRON, Ohio, July 11 -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will report second quarter 2003 financial results on Wednesday, July 30, to be followed by an investor conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

Participating in the conference call will be Robert J. Keegan, chief executive officer; Robert W. Tieken, executive vice president and chief financial officer; and Stephanie W. Bergeron, senior vice president, corporate financial operations. They will review Goodyear's second quarter results.

Prior to the commencement of the call, Goodyear will post financial information, along with other statistical information that will be presented, on its investor relations Web site: www.goodyear.com/investor/events.html .

Shareholders, members of the media, and other interested persons may access the conference call on the Web site or via telephone by calling (706) 634-5954 before 9:55 a.m. July 30. A taped replay of the conference call will be available at 2 p.m. July 30 by calling (706) 645-9291 and entering access code 1440647. The call replay will also remain available on the Web site.