Sec Form 4 Filing - TIEKEN ROBERT W @ GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ - 2004-01-15

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person TIEKEN ROBERT W 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ [ GT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec Vice Pres & Chf Fin Ofcr (Last) (First) (Middle) THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, 1144 EAST MARKET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/15/2004 (Street) AKRON, OH44316-0001 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares 1989 Plan PE Units( 1 ) ( 1 ) 01/15/2004 A 3,013 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Stock 3,013 ( 1 ) 1,685( 2 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other TIEKEN ROBERT W THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY 1144 EAST MARKET STREET AKRON, OH44316-0001 Exec Vice Pres & Chf Fin Ofcr Signatures /s/ Bertram Bell, signing as an attorney-in-fact and agent duly authorized to execute this Form 4 on behalf of Robert W Tieken pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated 10/3/02, a copy of which has been previously filed with the SEC. 01/16/2004 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Performance Equity Units awarded to the reporting person on 1/15/04 pursuant to Performance Equity Units granted on 1/9/96 under the 1989 Goodyear Performance and Equity Incentive Plan (the "1989 Plan"), the payment of which was automatically deferred until 1/15/04 as units, each equivalent to one (1) share of common stock, which units accrued dividend equivalents. In accordance with the reporting person???s election, all of the units were paid on 1/15/04 in cash. The units had a value at 1/15/04 equal to $8.83, the fair market value of the common stock on that date. ( 2 )Total units held in the Mandatory Deferral Account of the reporting person as of the date of this statement.

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