Sec Form 4 Filing - BREEN JOHN G @ GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ - 2008-04-01

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 BREEN JOHN G 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) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO, 101 PROSPECT AVENUE, NW 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/01/2008 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH44115 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 ODEPP Units ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 04/01/2008 A 78.3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 78.3 $ 26.68 ( 2 ) 31,077.6 ( 3 ) D ODEPP Units ( 4 ) ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock ( 4 ) 25,883.3 ( 4 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BREEN JOHN G THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO 101 PROSPECT AVENUE, NW CLEVELAND, OH44115 X Signatures /s/ Bertram Bell, signing as an attorney-in-fact and agent duly authorized to execute this Form 4 on behalf of John G Breen pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated 10/01/02, a copy of which has been previously filed with the SEC. 04/03/2008 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Units, each equivalent to a hypothetical share of the common stock of the Company and payable only in cash, awarded pursuant to the Company's Outside Directors' Equity Participation Plan (the "Plan") and accrued to the Equity Participation Account of the reporting person in accordance with the Plan. ( 2 )Each unit was valued at the fair market value (the average of the high and low sale prices on the NYSE) on the Transaction Date. Each unit will be converted to a dollar amount at the fair market value of a share of common stock on the Conversion Date as specified in the Plan. Each unit accrued to a Plan Account receives dividend equivalents (converted into units) until the Conversion Date. After the Conversion Date until paid, the units will accrue interest as provided in the Plan. ( 3 )Total units held in the Mandatory Deferral Account of the reporting person as of the date of this statement. ( 4 )In addition to the units in the Equity Participation Account, there are 25,883.3 total units in the Retainer Deferral Account of the reporting person on the Transaction Date as a result of the prior deferral of retainer and/or meeting fees in accordance with the Plan.

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