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Goodyear Declares Dividend

3 February 1998

Goodyear Declares Dividend

    AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 3 -- Directors of The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company today declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share.  The
dividend is payable March 16 to shareholders of record Feb. 17.
    The payout represents an annual rate of $1.20 per share and is the highest
in the company's history on a post-stock-split basis.  Goodyear increased its
dividend in October 1997 from 28 cents to its current level.

SOURCE  Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company