As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2013
Registration No. 333-168704
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio | 34-0253240 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
Subsidiary Guarantors Listed on Schedule A Hereto | ||
(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charter) |
1144 East Market Street Akron, Ohio 44316-0001 (330) 796-2121 |
David L. Bialosky, Esq. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 1144 East Market Street Akron, Ohio 44316-0001 (330) 796-2121 | |
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices) |
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) |
Copies To: | ||
Carey S. Roberts, Esq. Covington & Burling LLP The New York Times Building 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 (212) 841-1000 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
If this form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated Filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities to Be Registered |
Amount to Be Registered |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Security |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price |
Amount of Registration Fee | ||||
Debt Securities |
(1) | (1) | (1) | (2) | ||||
Guarantees of Debt Securities |
(1) | (1) | (1) | (3) | ||||
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(1) | An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of each identified class of securities is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices. |
(2) | In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. |
(3) | Subsidiaries of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company may fully and unconditionally guarantee the debt securities of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. In accordance with Rule 457(n), no separate fee is payable with respect to the guarantees of the debt securities being registered. |
SCHEDULE A
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
Registrant |
State of Incorporation or Organization |
I.R.S. Employer |
Address of Registrants |
Address of Agent for Service | ||||
Celeron Corporation |
Delaware | 51-0269149 | 1144 East Market Street Akron, Ohio 44316 (330) 796-2121 |
Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Dapper Tire Co., Inc. |
California | 95-2012142 | 4025 Lockridge Street San Diego, California 92102 (714) 375-6146 |
CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service 2710 Gateway Oaks Drive Suite 150N Sacramento, California 95833 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Divested Companies Holding Company |
Delaware | 51-0304855 | 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 |
Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. |
Arizona | 51-0304856 | 2338 W. Royal Palm Road Suite J Phoenix, Arizona 85021 (800) 927-9801 |
Corporation Service Company 2338 W. Royal Palm Road Suite J Phoenix, Arizona 85021 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Goodyear Canada Inc. |
Ontario | Not applicable | 450 Kipling Avenue Toronto Ontario M8Z 5E1 Canada (416) 201-4300 |
Secretary 450 Kipling Avenue Toronto Ontario M8Z 5E1 Canada (416) 201-4300 | ||||
Goodyear Export Inc. |
Delaware | 26-2890770 | 1144 East Market Street Akron, Ohio 44316 (330) 796-2121 |
Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Goodyear Farms, Inc. |
Arizona | 86-0056985 | 2338 W. Royal Palm Road Suite J Phoenix, Arizona 85021 (800) 927-9801 |
Corporation Service Company 2338 W. Royal Palm Road Suite J Phoenix, Arizona 85021 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Goodyear International Corporation |
Delaware | 34-0253255 | 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 |
Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation |
Delaware | 34-0736571 | 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 |
Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Wheel Assemblies Inc. |
Delaware | 34-1879550 | 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 |
Corporation Service Company 2711 Centerville Road Suite 400 Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC |
Ohio | 31-1735402 | 1144 East Market Street Akron, Ohio 44316 (330) 796-2121 |
CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service (Corporation Service Company) 50 West Broad Street Suite 1800 Columbus, Ohio 43215 (800) 927-9801 | ||||
Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company |
Nova Scotia | Not applicable | 1100 Purdys Wharf Tower One 1959 Upper Water Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N2 Canada (902) 421-6262 |
1100 Purdys Wharf Tower One 1959 Upper Water Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N2 Canada (902) 421-6262 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to our registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-168704) is being filed to add our wholly-owned subsidiary Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company as a registrant guarantor under such registration statement and to add the guarantees of debt securities of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company by Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to the securities registered under such registration statement. In addition, the amended Schedule A - Subsidiary Guarantors reflects the dissolution, effective December 7, 2010, of Wingfoot Ventures Eight Inc. and its consequent removal from such schedule. No changes are being made to the base prospectus that already forms a part of the registration statement. Accordingly, such base prospectus is being omitted from this filing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other expenses of issuance and distribution
The following table sets forth the expenses payable by us in connection with the sale of the securities being registered hereby. All of the amounts shown are estimates.
Expense |
Amount to be Paid | |||
SEC registration fee | $ | (1) | ||
Legal fees and expenses | * | |||
Accounting fees and expenses |
* | |||
Printing and duplicating expenses |
* | |||
Stock exchange listing fees |
* | |||
Rating agency fees |
* | |||
Trustee fees |
* | |||
Miscellaneous |
* | |||
Total |
$ | * |
(1) | Under SEC Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r), the SEC registration fee will be paid at the time of any particular offering of securities under the registration statement, and is therefore not currently determinable. |
* | Not presently known. |
Item 15. Indemnification of directors and officers
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an Ohio corporation. Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code gives a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ohio authority to indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities in connection with criminal or civil suits or proceedings, other than an action brought by or in the right of the corporation, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that indemnification shall not be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which (a) the person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of their duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas or the court in which the action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for expenses that the court considers proper or (b) any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a director is pursuant to Section 1701.95 of the Ohio Revised Code.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has adopted provisions in its Code of Regulations that provide that it shall indemnify its directors and officers against any and all liability and reasonable expense that may be incurred by a director or officer in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which the person may become involved by reason of his or her being or having been a director or officer of the Company, or by reason of any past or future action taken or not taken in his or her capacity as such director or officer, provided such person acted in good faith, in what he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, in addition, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company maintains and pays the premiums on contracts insuring the Company and its subsidiaries (with certain exclusions) against any liability to directors and officers they may incur under the above
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provisions for indemnification and insuring each director and officer of the Company and its subsidiaries (with certain exclusions) against liability and expense, including legal fees, which he or she may incur by reason of his or her relationship to the Company even if the Company does not have the obligation or right to indemnify such director or officer against such liability or expense.
Delaware Guarantors
Each of the guarantors, except for those described separately below, is a Delaware corporation. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities in connection with criminal or civil suits or proceedings, other than an action brought by or in the right of the corporation, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the corporation, the corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that indemnification shall not be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which the person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for expenses that the court considers proper. The bylaws of each Delaware guarantor require such guarantor to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents to the full extent permitted by Delaware law.
In addition, the bylaws of Wheel Assemblies Inc., Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation, Goodyear International Corporation, and Goodyear Export Inc. provide that the directors and officers of each of these guarantors shall not be liable to the respective guarantor for any loss, damage, liability or expense suffered by such guarantor, provided that the director or officer (i) exercised the same degree of care and skill as a prudent man would have exercised under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs, or (ii) took or omitted to take such action in reliance upon advice of counsel for the corporation or upon statements made or information furnished by directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation which he had no reasonable grounds to disbelieve.
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC is an Ohio limited liability company. Section 1705.32 of the Ohio Revised Code gives a limited liability company formed under the laws of Ohio authority to indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities in connection with criminal or civil suits or proceedings, other than an action brought by or in the right of the company, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the company, the company may indemnify or agree to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the company, except that indemnification shall not be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which the person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the company unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas or the court in which the action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for expenses that the court considers proper. The operating agreement of Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC requires the company to indemnify and advance expenses to each present and future director or officer of the company to the full extent allowed by the laws of the State of Ohio.
Goodyear Canada Inc.
Goodyear Canada Inc. is an Ontario corporation. Under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the OBCA), a corporation may indemnify a director or officer of the corporation (or former directors or officers or persons who
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have acted as a director or officer of another body corporate at the request of the corporation) against all costs, charges and expenses (including any settlement amount paid) reasonably incurred by such person in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of such corporation or body corporate, if: (i) the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation; and (ii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the person had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful. A director or officer of a corporation is entitled to such indemnity from the corporation if he or she was not judged by a court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that he or she ought to have done and if he or she fulfilled the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) above. A corporation may, with the approval of a court, also indemnify a director or officer in respect of an action by or on behalf of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or an officer of the corporation, if he or she fulfills the conditions set out in (i) above.
In addition, the bylaws of Goodyear Canada Inc. require the corporation to indemnify its directors and officers, subject to the OBCA, from and against (a) any liability and all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, that the director or officer sustains or incurs in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action, suit or proceeding that is proposed or commenced against such person by reason of his or her being or having been a director or officer of the corporation or such other body corporate; and (b) all other costs, charges and expenses that the person sustains or incurs in respect of the affairs of the corporation.
Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. and Goodyear Farms, Inc.
Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. and Goodyear Farms, Inc. are Arizona corporations. Section 10-851 of the Arizona Revised Statutes authorizes a corporation to indemnify a director made a party to a proceeding in such capacity, provided that the individuals conduct was in good faith and the individual reasonably believed that the conduct was in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of any criminal proceedings, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. Indemnification permitted in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation is limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding. Additionally, a corporation may not indemnify a director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation or in connection with any other proceeding charging improper financial benefit to the director in which the director was adjudged liable on the basis that financial benefit was improperly received by the director.
Unless otherwise limited by its articles of incorporation, Section 10-852 of the Arizona Revised Statutes requires a corporation to indemnify (a) an outside director whose conduct was in good faith and who reasonably believed that the conduct was in best interests of the corporation and, in the case of any criminal proceedings, the director had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful and (b) a director who was the prevailing party, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because the director is or was a director of the corporation, against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding. Neither the articles of incorporation of Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. nor Goodyear Farms, Inc. limit the indemnification provisions provided by Section 10-852.
Section 10-856 of the Arizona Revised Statutes provides that a corporation may indemnify and advance expenses to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding because the individual is or was an officer of the corporation to the same extent as a director.
Dapper Tire Co., Inc.
Dapper Tire Co., Inc. is a California corporation. Section 317 of the California Corporations Code authorizes a corporation to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities they may incur in such capacities in connection with criminal or civil suits or proceedings, provided that the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification is limited to expenses actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with the defense or settlement of the action. A corporation is required to indemnify a director or officer to the extent that such person has been successful on the merits in defense of such
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criminal or civil suit. However, a corporation is not authorized to indemnify a director or officer: (a) in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation in the performance of that persons duty to the corporation and its shareholders, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses and then only to the extent that the court shall determine, (b) in respect of amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a pending action without court approval or (c) in respect of expenses incurred in defending a pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval.
Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company
Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company is a Nova Scotia unlimited liability corporation. The Companies Act (Nova Scotia) does not restrict a company from indemnifying directors and provides that if in any proceeding against a director, or a person occupying the position of a director, of a company for negligence or breach of trust it appears to the court hearing the case that the director or person is or may be liable in respect of the negligence or breach of trust, but has acted honestly and reasonably and ought fairly to be excused for the negligence or breach of trust, that court may relieve the director or person, either wholly or partly, from the directors liability on such terms as the court may think proper.
The Articles of Association of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company (the Company) provide for the indemnity of every director or officer, former director or officer, or person who acts or acted at the Companys request as a director or officer of the Company, a body corporate, partnership or other association of which the Company is or was a shareholder, partner, member or creditor, and the heirs and legal representatives of such person, in the absence of any dishonesty on the part of such person, shall be indemnified by the Company against, and it shall be the duty of the directors out of the funds of the Company to pay, all costs, losses and expenses, including amounts paid to settle an action or claim or satisfy a judgment, that such director, officer or person may incur or become liable to pay in respect of any claim made against such person or any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which such person is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the Company or such body corporate, partnership or other association, whether the Company is a claimant or party to such action or proceeding or otherwise; and the amount for which such indemnity is proved shall immediately attach as a lien on the property of the Company and have priority as against the shareholders over all other claims.
The Articles of Association of the Company also provide that no director or officer, former director or officer, or person who acts or acted at the Companys request as a director or officer of the Company, a body corporate, partnership or other association of which the Company is or was a shareholder, partner, member or creditor, in the absence of any dishonesty on such persons part, shall be liable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other director, officer or such person, or for joining in any receipt or other act for conformity, or for any loss, damage or expense, happening to the Company through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired for or on behalf of the Company, or through the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the funds of the Company are invested, or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious acts of any person with whom any funds, securities or effects are deposited, or for any loss occasioned by error of judgment or oversight on the part of such person, or for any other loss, damage or misfortune whatsoever that happens in the execution of the duties of such person or in relation thereto.
Item 16. Exhibits
A list of exhibits filed herewith is contained in the exhibit index that immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
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(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement or contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the
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underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | ||||
By: | /s/ Darren R. Wells | |||
Name: | Darren R. Wells | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||||
/s/ Richard J. Kramer |
Director, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief | February 20, 2013 | ||||
Richard J. Kramer | Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Darren R. Wells |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | February 20, 2013 | ||||
Darren R. Wells | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||
/s/ Richard J. Noechel |
Vice President and Controller | February 20, 2013 | ||||
Richard J. Noechel | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||
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Director | |||||
William J. Conaty | ||||||
* |
Director | |||||
James A. Firestone | ||||||
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Director | |||||
Werner Geissler | ||||||
* |
Director | |||||
Peter S. Hellman | ||||||
* |
Director | |||||
W. Alan McCollough | ||||||
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Director | |||||
John E. McGlade | ||||||
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Director | |||||
Roderick E. Palmore | ||||||
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Director | |||||
Shirley D. Peterson | ||||||
* |
Director | |||||
Stephanie A. Streeter | ||||||
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Director | |||||
Thomas H. Weidemeyer |
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Director | |||||
Michael R. Wessel | ||||||
*By: | /s/ Darren R. Wells |
February 20, 2013 | ||||
Darren R. Wells | ||||||
Attorney-in-fact for each of the persons indicated |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
Celeron Corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Stephen R. McClellan | |||
Name: | Stephen R. McClellan | |||
Title: | President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Stephen R. McClellan |
Director and President (Principal Executive Officer) |
February 20, 2013 | ||
Stephen R. McClellan | ||||
/s/ Scott A. Honnold |
Director, Vice President and Treasurer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Scott A. Honnold | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
/s/ Laura K. Thompson |
Director, Vice President and Controller | February 20, 2013 | ||
Laura K. Thompson | (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
Dapper Tire Co., Inc. | ||||
By: |
/s/ Steven T. Hale | |||
Name: | Steven T. Hale | |||
Title: | President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Steven T. Hale |
President | February 20, 2013 | ||
Steven T. Hale | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Ryan G. Patterson |
Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Ryan G. Patterson | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ John F. Winterton |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
John F. Winterton | ||||
/s/ Deborah A. Okey |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Deborah A. Okey | ||||
/s/ Darren R. Wells |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Darren R. Wells |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Smith, State of Arkansas, on February 20, 2013.
Divested Companies Holding Company | ||||
By: | /s/ Paul J. Wanstreet | |||
Name: | Paul J. Wanstreet | |||
Title: | President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Paul J. Wanstreet |
Director and President | February 20, 2013 | ||
Paul J. Wanstreet | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Todd M. Tyler |
Director, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary | February 20, 2013 | ||
Todd M. Tyler | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Randall M. Loyd |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Randall M. Loyd |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Smith, State of Arkansas, on February 20, 2013.
Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Paul J. Wanstreet | |||
Name: | Paul J. Wanstreet | |||
Title: | President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Paul J. Wanstreet |
Director and President | February 20, 2013 | ||
Paul J. Wanstreet | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Todd M. Tyler |
Director, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary | February 20, 2013 | ||
Todd M. Tyler | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Randall M. Loyd |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Randall M. Loyd |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, on February 20, 2013.
Goodyear Canada Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Douglas S. Hamilton | |||
Name: | Douglas S. Hamilton | |||
Title: | President | |||
By: | /s/ Caroline A. Pajot | |||
Name: | Caroline A. Pajot | |||
Title: | Comptroller |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Douglas S. Hamilton |
Director and President | February 20, 2013 | ||
Douglas S. Hamilton | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Caroline A. Pajot |
Comptroller | February 20, 2013 | ||
Caroline A. Pajot | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Charles L. Mick |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Charles L. Mick | ||||
/s/ Stephen R. McClellan |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Stephen R. McClellan | ||||
/s/ Laura K. Thompson |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Laura K. Thompson |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
Goodyear Export Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Darren R. Wells | |||
Name: | Darren R. Wells | |||
Title: | Chairman of the Board and President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Darren R. Wells |
Director, Chairman of the Board and President | February 20, 2013 | ||
Darren R. Wells | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Scott A. Honnold |
Vice President and Treasurer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Scott A. Honnold | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
/s/ Richard J. Noechel |
Vice President and Controller | February 20, 2013 | ||
Richard J. Noechel | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
/s/ Bertram Bell |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Bertram Bell | ||||
/s/ Anthony E. Miller |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Anthony E. Miller |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
Goodyear Farms, Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Stephen R. McClellan | |||
Name: | Stephen R. McClellan | |||
Title: | President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Stephen R. McClellan |
Director and President | February 20, 2013 | ||
Stephen R. McClellan | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Scott A. Honnold |
Vice President and Treasurer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Scott A. Honnold | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
/s/ Richard J. Noechel |
Director, Vice President and Controller | February 20, 2013 | ||
Richard J. Noechel | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
/s/ Bertram Bell |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Bertram Bell | ||||
/s/ Darren R. Wells |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Darren R. Wells | ||||
/s/ Anthony E. Miller |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Anthony E. Miller |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
Goodyear International Corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Richard J. Kramer | |||
Name: | Richard J. Kramer | |||
Title: | Chairman of the Board and President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Richard J. Kramer |
Director, Chairman of the Board and President | February 20, 2013 | ||
Richard J. Kramer | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Scott A. Honnold |
Vice President and Treasurer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Scott A. Honnold | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
/s/ Richard J. Noechel |
Director, Vice President and Controller | February 20, 2013 | ||
Richard J. Noechel | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
/s/ David L. Bialosky |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
David L. Bialosky | ||||
/s/ Bertram Bell |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Bertram Bell | ||||
/s/ Stephen R. McClellan |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Stephen R. McClellan | ||||
/s/ Darren R. Wells |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Darren R. Wells |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Darren R. Wells | |||
Name: | Darren R. Wells | |||
Title: | Chairman of the Board and President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Darren R. Wells |
Director, Chairman of the Board and President | February 20, 2013 | ||
Darren R. Wells | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Scott A. Honnold |
Director, Vice President and Treasurer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Scott A. Honnold | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
/s/ Richard J. Noechel |
Director, Vice President and Controller | February 20, 2013 | ||
Richard J. Noechel | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
/s/ Bertram Bell |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Bertram Bell | ||||
/s/ Stephen R. McClellan |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Stephen R. McClellan |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
Wheel Assemblies Inc. | ||||
By: | /s/ Stephen R. McClellan | |||
Name: | Stephen R. McClellan | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Stephen R. McClellan |
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Stephen R. McClellan | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Scott A. Honnold |
Director, Vice President and Treasurer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Scott A. Honnold | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Deborah A. Okey |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Deborah A. Okey |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Smith, State of Arkansas, on February 20, 2013.
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Paul J. Wanstreet | |||
Name: | Paul J. Wanstreet | |||
Title: | President and Chief Operating Officer |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
/s/ Paul J. Wanstreet |
Director, President and Chief Operating Officer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Paul J. Wanstreet | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Kelly J. McFall |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | February 20, 2013 | ||
Kelly J. McFall | (Principal Financial Officer) | |||
/s/ Evan M. Scocos |
Director, Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
February 20, 2013 | ||
Evan M. Scocos | ||||
/s/ Stephen R. McClellan |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Stephen R. McClellan | ||||
/s/ Deborah A. Okey |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Deborah A. Okey | ||||
/s/ Laura K. Thompson |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Laura K. Thompson | ||||
/s/ Scott A. Honnold |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Scott A. Honnold | ||||
/s/ Richard J. Noechel |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Richard J. Noechel |
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Akron, State of Ohio, on February 20, 2013.
Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company | ||||
By: | /s/ Anthony E. Miller | |||
Name: | Anthony E. Miller | |||
Title: | President |
Power of Attorney
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, DAMON J. AUDIA, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such said attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
Director and President | ||||
/s/ Anthony E. Miller |
(Principal Executive Officer) | February 20, 2013 | ||
Anthony E. Miller | ||||
Vice President | ||||
/s/ Caroline A. Pajot |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
February 20, 2013 | ||
Caroline A. Pajot | ||||
/s/ Douglas S. Hamilton |
Director | February 20, 2013 | ||
Douglas S. Hamilton |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit |
Description | |
1.1* | Form of Underwriting Agreement related to Debt Securities | |
4.1 | Indenture, dated as of August 13, 2010, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2010) | |
4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 13, 2010, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2010) | |
4.3 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 28, 2012, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2012) | |
4.4 | Supplemental Indenture to First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2012, among the Company, Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee | |
4.5 | Supplemental Indenture to Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2012, among the Company, Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee | |
4.6 | Form of global note for 8.250% Senior Notes due 2020 (set forth as Exhibit 1 to the First Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.2) | |
4.7 | Form of global note for 7.000% Senior Notes due 2022 (set forth as Exhibit 1 to the Second Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.3) | |
4.8** | Form of Indenture | |
4.9* | Form of Debt Securities | |
5.1 | Opinion of Covington & Burling LLP | |
5.2 | Opinion of David L. Bialosky, Esq. | |
5.3 | Opinion of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP | |
5.4 | Opinion of Squire Sanders (US) LLP | |
5.5 | Opinion of Cox & Palmer | |
12.1 | Statement setting forth the Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed on February 12, 2013) | |
23.1 | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
23.2 | Consent of Covington & Burling LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
23.3 | Consent of David L. Bialosky, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.2) | |
23.4 | Consent of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.3) | |
23.5 | Consent of Squire Sanders (US) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.4) | |
23.6 | Consent of Cox & Palmer (included in Exhibit 5.5) | |
24.1 | Power of Attorney of Persons signing this registration statement on behalf of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
24.2 | Power of Attorney of Persons signing this registration statement on behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantors (included on Subsidiary Guarantor signature pages) | |
25.1** | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility with respect to the Debt Securities and related Guarantees |
* | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. |
** | Previously filed with this registration statement. |
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Exhibit 4.4
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture) dated as of June 1, 2012, among WINGFOOT MOLD LEASING COMPANY (the New Guarantor), a subsidiary of THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (or its successor), an Ohio corporation (the Company), the Company, the subsidiary guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto (the Subsidiary Guarantors) and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the Trustee).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (the Existing Guarantors) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the first supplemental indenture dated as of August 13, 2010 (the First Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture dated as of August 13, 2010 (the Base Indenture, and together with the First Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture), providing for the issuance of the Companys 8.250% Senior Notes due 2020 (the Notes), initially in the aggregate principal amount of $900,000,000.
WHEREAS Section 4.11 of the First Supplemental Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Company is required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Companys obligations under the Notes pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the First Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all Existing Guarantors, to unconditionally guarantee the Companys obligations under the Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the First Supplemental Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture with respect to the Notes and of the Notes themselves.
2. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture with respect to the Notes only is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture with respect to the Notes only for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
4. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction thereof.
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
WINGFOOT MOLD LEASING COMPANY, | ||
by | /s/ D.S. Hamilton | |
Name: D.S. Hamilton | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
by | /s/ R. M. Hunter | |
Name: R.M. Hunter | ||
Title: Secretary |
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2010 1st Supp. Ind.]
EXISTING GUARANTORS:
CELERON CORPORATION | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
DAPPER TIRE CO., INC. | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
DIVESTED COMPANIES HOLDING COMPANY | ||
by | /s/ Todd M. Tyler | |
Name: Todd M. Tyler | ||
Title: Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary |
by | /s/ Randall M. Loyd | |
Name: Randall M. Loyd | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
DIVESTED LITCHFIELD PARK PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
by | /s/ Todd M. Tyler | |
Name: Todd M. Tyler | ||
Title: Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary |
by | /s/ Randall M. Loyd | |
Name: Randall M. Loyd | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2010 1st Supp. Ind.]
GOODYEAR CANADA INC. | ||
by | /s/ D.S. Hamilton | |
Name: D.S. Hamilton | ||
Title: President | ||
by | /s/ R.M. Hunter | |
Name: R.M. Hunter | ||
Title: Secretary |
GOODYEAR EXPORT INC. | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
GOODYEAR FARMS, INC. | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
GOODYEAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2010 1st Supp. Ind.]
GOODYEAR WESTERN HEMISPHERE CORPORATION | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
WHEEL ASSEMBLIES INC. | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
WINGFOOT COMMERCIAL TIRE SYSTEMS, LLC | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2010 1st Supp. Ind.]
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee, | ||
by | /s/ Gregory S. Clarke | |
Name: Gregory S. Clarke | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2010 1st Supp. Ind.]
Exhibit 4.5
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture) dated as of June 1, 2012, among WINGFOOT MOLD LEASING COMPANY (the New Guarantor), a subsidiary of THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (or its successor), an Ohio corporation (the Company), the Company, the subsidiary guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto (the Subsidiary Guarantors) and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee under the indenture referred to below (the Trustee).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (the Existing Guarantors) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the second supplemental indenture dated as of February 28, 2012 (the Second Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture dated as of August 13, 2010 (the Base Indenture, and together with the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture), providing for the issuance of the Companys 7.000% Senior Notes due 2022 (the Notes), initially in the aggregate principal amount of $700,000,000.
WHEREAS Section 4.11 of the Second Supplemental Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Company is required to cause the New Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the New Guarantor shall unconditionally guarantee all the Companys obligations under the Notes pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee, the Company and the Existing Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Notes as follows:
1. Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all Existing Guarantors, to unconditionally guarantee the Companys obligations under the Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 10 of the Second Supplemental Indenture and to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture with respect to the Notes and of the Notes themselves.
2. Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture with respect to the Notes only is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture with respect to the Notes only for all purposes, and every holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.
3. Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
4. Trustee Makes No Representation. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
5. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction thereof.
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
WINGFOOT MOLD LEASING COMPANY, | ||
by | /s/ D.S. Hamilton | |
Name: D.S. Hamilton | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
by | /s/ R.M. Hunter | |
Name: R.M. Hunter | ||
Title: Secretary |
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2012 2nd Supp. Ind.]
EXISTING GUARANTORS:
CELERON CORPORATION | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
DAPPER TIRE CO., INC. | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
DIVESTED COMPANIES HOLDING COMPANY | ||
by | /s/ Todd M. Tyler | |
Name: Todd M. Tyler | ||
Title: Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary | ||
by | /s/ Randall M. Loyd | |
Name: Randall M. Loyd | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
DIVESTED LITCHFIELD PARK PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
by | /s/ Todd M. Tyler | |
Name: Todd M. Tyler | ||
Title: Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary | ||
by | /s/ Randall M. Loyd | |
Name: Randall M. Loyd | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2012 2nd Supp. Ind.]
GOODYEAR CANADA INC. | ||
by | /s/ D.S. Hamilton | |
Name: D.S. Hamilton | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
by | /s/ R.M. Hunter | |
Name: R.M. Hunter | ||
Title: Secretary |
GOODYEAR EXPORT INC. | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
GOODYEAR FARMS, INC. | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
GOODYEAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2012 2nd Supp. Ind.]
GOODYEAR WESTERN HEMISPHERE CORPORATION | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
WHEEL ASSEMBLIES INC. | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
WINGFOOT COMMERCIAL TIRE SYSTEMS, LLC | ||
by | /s/ Scott A. Honnold | |
Name: Scott A. Honnold | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2012 2nd Supp. Ind.]
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee, | ||
by | /s/ Gregory S. Clarke | |
Name: Gregory S. Clarke | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to Addition of Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company to 2012 2nd Supp. Ind.]
Exhibit 5.1
[COVINGTON & BURLING LLP LETTERHEAD]
February 20, 2013
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
1144 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44316-0001
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation (the Company), and are rendering this opinion in connection with the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), of: (i) one or more series of debt securities (the Debt Securities) and (ii) guarantees of the Debt Securities (the Guarantees) by certain subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the Guarantors), pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (the Initial Registration Statement), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on August 10, 2010, and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto (Amendment No. 1, and together with the Initial Registration Statement, the Registration Statement), filed with the Commission on the date hereof. As described in the Registration Statement, the Debt Securities and Guarantees may be issued from time to time in one or more offerings.
We have reviewed such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. We have assumed that all signatures are genuine, that all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and that all copies of documents submitted to us conform to the originals. We have assumed further that the Company and the Guarantors that are incorporated or formed in the State of Ohio, the State of Arizona, the province of Nova Scotia, Canada or the province of Ontario, Canada (such Guarantors, listed on Schedule B hereto, the Non-Covered Guarantors), are validly existing and in good standing or in full force and effect under the laws of the jurisdiction in which each is incorporated or formed, as applicable, and that each has the corporate or limited liability company power, authority and legal right, as applicable, to execute, deliver and perform the indenture referred to below, the Debt Securities and the Guarantees, as applicable. With respect to all matters of Ohio law, we note that you are relying on an opinion of David Bialosky, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, which is filed as Exhibit 5.2 to the Registration Statement. With respect to all matters of the law of the province of Ontario, Canada, we note that you are relying on an opinion of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, which is filed as Exhibit 5.3 to the Registration Statement. With respect to all matters of Arizona law, we note that you are relying on an opinion of Squire Sanders (US) LLP, which is filed as Exhibit 5.4 to the Registration Statement. With respect to all matters of the law of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, we note that you are relying on an opinion of Cox & Palmer, which is filed as Exhibit 5.5 to the Registration Statement.
We have relied as to certain matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company and the Guarantors, and other sources believed by us to be responsible.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that when, as and if: (i) the Registration Statement and any required post-effective amendments thereto have become effective under the Act and all prospectus supplements required by applicable law have been delivered and filed as required by applicable law, (ii) an indenture in the form of Exhibit 4.8 to the Registration Statement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Company, the Guarantors and a trustee qualified to act as such under applicable law and such indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (iii) all necessary corporate or limited liability company action has been taken by the Company and the Guarantors to authorize the form, terms, execution and delivery of the Debt Securities, the Guarantees and the applicable indenture, (iv) any legally required consents, approvals, authorizations and other orders of the Commission and other regulatory authorities have been obtained,
and (v) the Debt Securities have been duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the trustee in accordance with the applicable indenture and the Debt Securities and Guarantees have been duly issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with such corporate or limited liability company action and as contemplated in the Registration Statement and the applicable prospectus supplement setting forth the terms of the Debt Securities and the Guarantees, and assuming the Debt Securities and Guarantees as issued and delivered comply with all requirements and restrictions, if any, applicable to the Company and the Guarantors, whether imposed by any agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Guarantor is a party or by which it is bound or any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company or any Guarantor or otherwise, then, upon the happening of such events, the Debt Securities and the Guarantees will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, enforceable against the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles.
We are members of the bars of the State of New York and the State of California. We do not express any opinion herein on any laws other than the law of the State of New York, the law of the State of California, the Delaware General Corporation Law and applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting these laws, and the federal law of the United States of America.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Covington & Burling LLP |
SCHEDULE A
Guarantors
Guarantor |
State of Incorporation or Formation | |
Celeron Corporation | Delaware | |
Dapper Tire Co., Inc. | California | |
Divested Companies Holding Company | Delaware | |
Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. | Arizona | |
Goodyear Canada Inc. | Ontario, Canada | |
Goodyear Export Inc. | Delaware | |
Goodyear Farms, Inc. | Arizona | |
Goodyear International Corporation | Delaware | |
Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation | Delaware | |
Wheel Assemblies Inc. | Delaware | |
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC | Ohio | |
Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company | Nova Scotia, Canada |
SCHEDULE B
Non-Covered Guarantors
Guarantor |
State of Incorporation or Formation | |
Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. | Arizona | |
Goodyear Canada Inc. | Ontario, Canada | |
Goodyear Farms, Inc. | Arizona | |
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC | Ohio | |
Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company | Nova Scotia, Canada |
Exhibit 5.2
[LETTERHEAD OF THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY]
February 20, 2013
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
1144 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44316-0001
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation (the Company), and am rendering this opinion in connection with the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), of: (i) one or more series of debt securities (the Debt Securities) and (ii) guarantees of the Debt Securities (the Guarantees) by certain subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the Guarantors), pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (the Initial Registration Statement), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on August 10, 2010, and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto (Amendment No. 1, and together with the Initial Registration Statement, the Registration Statement), filed with the Commission on the date hereof. As described in the Registration Statement, the Debt Securities and Guarantees may be issued from time to time in one or more offerings.
I, or members of my staff, have reviewed such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. I have assumed that all signatures are genuine, that all documents submitted to me as originals are authentic and that all copies of documents submitted to me conform to the originals.
I have relied as to certain matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company and the Guarantors, and other sources believed by me to be responsible.
Based upon the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:
(1) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Ohio and possesses the requisite corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform the Debt Securities and the indenture related thereto.
(2) Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC is duly formed, validly existing and in full force and effect under the laws of the State of Ohio and possesses the limited liability company power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform the Guarantees and the indenture related thereto.
I am a member of the bar of the State of Ohio. I do not express any opinion herein on any laws other than the law of the State of Ohio.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.2 to the Registration Statement. I also hereby consent to the reference to my name under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ David Bialosky |
SCHEDULE A
Guarantors
Guarantors |
State of Incorporation or Formation | |
Celeron Corporation | Delaware | |
Dapper Tire Co., Inc. | California | |
Divested Companies Holding Company | Delaware | |
Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. | Arizona | |
Goodyear Canada Inc. | Ontario, Canada | |
Goodyear Export Inc. | Delaware | |
Goodyear Farms, Inc. | Arizona | |
Goodyear International Corporation | Delaware | |
Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation | Delaware | |
Wheel Assemblies Inc. | Delaware | |
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC | Ohio | |
Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company | Nova Scotia, Canada |
Exhibit 5.3
[FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP LETTERHEAD]
February 20, 2013
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 1144 East Market Street Akron, Ohio 44316-0001 |
Dear Sirs:
Goodyear Canada Inc.
We have acted as special Ontario counsel for Goodyear Canada Inc. (Goodyear Canada) in connection with the registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), of the guarantees of Goodyear Canada (the Guarantees) of one or more series of debt securities (the Debt Securities) of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear US), pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on August 10, 2010 (the Initial Registration Statement), and a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Initial Registration Statement filed with the Commission on February 20, 2013 (Amendment No. 1 and, together with the Initial Registration Statement, the Registration Statement). As described in the Registration Statement, the Debt Securities and the Guarantees may be issued from time to time in connection with one or more offerings.
Scope of Enquiry
In order to render our opinions, we have examined originals or copies of the following documents:
(a) | the unexecuted indenture in the form of Exhibit 4.8 to the Registration Statement (which includes the form of the Guarantees (the Indenture)); |
(b) | a certificate of status for Goodyear Canada issued by the Ministry of Government Services dated February 20, 2013; |
(c) | a certified copy of the certificate and articles of amalgamation of Goodyear Canada effective January 1, 2002; |
(d) | a certified copy of the by-laws of Goodyear Canada; and |
(e) | a certificate of Douglas S. Hamilton, the President of Goodyear Canada, dated February 20, 2013 (the Officers Certificate). |
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In addition to the review of the documents recited above, we have considered such questions of law applicable in the Province of Ontario, and such law, statutes and regulations of the Province of Ontario and of Canada applicable in Ontario (collectively, Ontario Law), and conducted the searches detailed below, as we considered necessary as a basis for our opinions.
Assumptions
As a basis for our opinions, we have made the following assumptions:
(a) | all signatures on documents submitted to us are genuine, all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, and all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic and complete original documents; |
(b) | all facts set forth in official public records and certificates and other documents supplied by public officials or otherwise conveyed to us by public officials are and remain at all material times complete, true and accurate; |
(c) | all facts addressed and statements made in the Officers Certificate (to the extent that such statements are not conclusions of law) are complete, true and accurate as of, and at all material times prior to, the date of this opinion letter; |
(d) | all relevant individuals had full legal capacity at all relevant times; |
(e) | none of the documents, originals or copies of which we have examined has been amended, and there are no agreements or understandings between the parties, written or oral, and there is no usage of trade or course of prior dealing between the parties that would, in either case, define, supplement or qualify the terms of the Indenture; and |
(f) | the accuracy and currency of the indices and filing systems maintained at all public offices where, as applicable, we made or conducted registrations, searches or inquiries or have caused registrations, searches or inquiries to be made or conducted, and the accuracy and completeness of all public records and any certificates issued pursuant thereto. |
Applicable Law
The opinions expressed in this opinion letter are limited to Ontario Law.
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Opinions
Based and relying on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. | Goodyear Canada is a corporation existing under the OBCA and has not been dissolved under the OBCA. |
2. | Goodyear Canada has the capacity of a natural person and the corporate power and authority under the OBCA and its articles and by-laws to execute, deliver and grant the Guarantees contemplated by, and perform its obligations under, the Indenture. |
Reliance
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the registration statement relating to the Guarantees and to the reference to us under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus relating thereto. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Yours truly,
/s/ FASKEN MARTINEAU DuMOULIN LLP
Exhibit 5.4
[SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP LETTERHEAD]
February 20, 2013
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
1144 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44316-0001
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special Arizona counsel to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation (the Company), and its subsidiaries Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc., an Arizona corporation (DLPP), and Goodyear Farms, Inc., an Arizona corporation (Goodyear Farms), relating to the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), of (i) one or more series of debt securities (the Debt Securities) and (ii) Guarantees of the Debt Securities (the Guarantees) by certain subsidiaries of the Company listed on Schedule A hereto (collectively, the Guarantors), pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (the Initial Registration Statement), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on August 10, 2010, and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto (Amendment No. 1, and together with the Initial Registration Statement, the Registration Statement), filed with the Commission on the date hereof. As described in the Registration Statement, the Debt Securities and Guarantees may be issued from time to time in one or more offerings.
We have reviewed such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion and have examined an indenture in the form of Exhibit 4.8 to the Registration Statement (the Indenture). We have assumed that all signatures are genuine, that all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and that all copies of documents submitted to us conform to the originals.
We have relied as to certain matters on information furnished by public officials, officers of the Company and the Guarantors, and other sources believed by us to be responsible.
Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that each of DLPP and Goodyear Farms: (i) is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Arizona and (ii) possesses the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform the Guarantees and the Indenture.
We are members of the bar of the State of Arizona. We do not express any opinion herein on any laws other than those of the State of Arizona.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
February 20, 2013
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.4 to the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ Squire Sanders (US) LLP |
Attachment: Schedule A - List of Guarantors
SCHEDULE A
Guarantors
Guarantors |
State of Incorporation or Formation | |
Celeron Corporation | Delaware | |
Dapper Tire Co., Inc. | California | |
Divested Companies Holding Company | Delaware | |
Divested Litchfield Park Properties, Inc. | Arizona | |
Goodyear Canada Inc. | Ontario, Canada | |
Goodyear Export Inc. | Delaware | |
Goodyear Farms, Inc. | Arizona | |
Goodyear International Corporation | Delaware | |
Goodyear Western Hemisphere Corporation | Delaware | |
Wheel Assemblies Inc. | Delaware | |
Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, LLC | Ohio | |
Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company | Nova Scotia, Canada |
Exhibit 5.5
[COX & PALMER LETTERHEAD]
February 20, 2013
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
1144 East Market St.
Akron, Ohio 44316-0001
Dear Sirs and Mesdames:
Re: | Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company |
We have acted as special Nova Scotia counsel to Wingfoot Mold Leasing Company (the Corporation), a Nova Scotia Corporation, in connection with the registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), of the guarantees by the Corporation (the Guarantees) of one or more series of debt securities (the Debt Securities) of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear US), pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on August 10, 2010 (the Initial Registration Statement), and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Initial Registration Statement filed with the Commission on February 20, 2013 (Amendment No. 1 and, together with the Initial Registration Statement, the Registration Statement). As described in the Registration Statement, the Debt Securities and the Guarantees may be issued from time to time in connection with one or more offerings.
Scope of Enquiry
In order to render our opinions, we have examined originals or copies of the following documents:
(a) | the unexecuted indenture in the form of Exhibit 4.8 to the Registration Statement (which includes the form of the Guarantees (the Indenture)); |
(b) | the Initial Registration Statement; and |
(c) | Amendment No. 1. |
We have also examined and relied on the contents of the following documents:
(a) | a certificate of status (the Certificate of Status) for the Corporation issued by the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies for Nova Scotia dated February 20, 2013; |
(b) | a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation dated June 1, 2001; |
(c) | a copy of the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the Corporation; |
(d) | a certified copy of a resolution of the directors of the Corporation authorizing, among other things, the grant of the Guarantees and the execution, delivery and performance of the documents related thereto, including the Indenture; and |
(e) | a certificate of Robin M. Hunter, the Secretary of the Corporation, dated February 20, 2013 (the Officers Certificate). |
In addition to the review of the documents recited above, we have considered such questions of law applicable in the Province of Nova Scotia, and such law, statutes and regulations of the Province of Nova Scotia and of federal laws of Canada applicable therein, and conducted such other examinations as we considered necessary as a basis for our opinion.
Assumptions
As a basis for our opinions, we have made the following assumptions:
(a) | all signatures on documents submitted to us are genuine, all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, and all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic and complete original documents; |
(b) | all facts set forth in official public records and certificates and other documents supplied by public officials or otherwise conveyed to us by public officials are and remain at all material times complete, true and accurate; |
(c) | the Certificate of Status is conclusive evidence that the Corporation is a corporation existing under the Companies Act (Nova Scotia) (the Companies Act) and has not been dissolved under the Companies Act; |
(d) | all facts addressed and statements made in the Officers Certificate (to the extent that such statements are not conclusions of law) are complete, true and accurate as of, and at all material times prior to, the date of this opinion letter; |
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(e) | all relevant individuals had full legal capacity at all relevant times; |
(f) | none of the documents, originals or copies of which we have examined, have been amended; and there are no agreements or understandings between the parties to the Indenture, written or oral, and no usage of trade or course of prior dealing between the parties to the Indenture that would, in either case, define, supplement or qualify the terms of the Indenture; and |
(g) | the accuracy and currency of the indices and filing systems maintained at all public offices where, as applicable, we made or conducted registrations, searches or inquiries or have caused registrations, searches or inquiries to be made or conducted, and the accuracy and completeness of all public records and any certificates issued pursuant thereto. |
Applicable Law
The opinions expressed in this letter are limited to the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia (the Province) and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein in force as at the date of this opinion letter.
Opinions
Based and relying on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications outlined below, we are of the opinion that:
1. | The Corporation is a corporation existing under the Companies Act and has not been dissolved under the Companies Act. |
2. | The Corporation has the capacity of a natural person and the corporate power and authority under the Companies Act and its Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association to execute, deliver and grant the Guarantees contemplated by, and perform its obligations under, the Indenture. |
The foregoing opinions are subject to the following qualifications:
1. | No opinion is expressed as to any of those matters which we have assumed for the purposes of rendering the opinions expressed above. |
2. | We are solicitors qualified to practise law in the Province and as such are only qualified to express an opinion with respect to the laws of the Province and the federal laws of Canada applicable to this matter. The opinions expressed herein relate only to the laws of the Province and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein in effect on the date hereof, and no opinions are expressed as to the laws of any other jurisdiction. |
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3. | The opinions expressed herein are given as of the date of this letter and we undertake no responsibility to advise you of any change in any laws or facts which may hereafter occur and which may affect our opinions. |
Reliance
We consent to your filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 filed by Goodyear US relating to the Guarantees and to the reference to our firm under the heading Legal Matters in the prospectus relating thereto that is part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Yours very truly,
/s/ COX & PALMER
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 12, 2013 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
February 20, 2013
Exhibit 24.1
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio corporation (the Company), hereby constitutes and appoints DARREN R. WELLS, DAVID L. BIALOSKY, RICHARD J. NOECHEL and SCOTT A. HONNOLD, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the others, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements on Form S-3 or other appropriate form and any and all amendments to any such Registration Statements (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments), to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), of any or all of the following, as any authorized officer of the Company may deem appropriate, bonds, notes, debentures, sinking fund debentures, zero coupon bonds or other debt instruments, whether in a single issue or in two or more classes or series or otherwise (each, together with the instrument evidencing the same, a Debt Security, and collectively, the Debt Securities), each such Debt Security to be registered for offer and sale and issuance and delivery from time to time by the Company; and with power in each case where appropriate to affix thereto the corporate seal of the Company and to attest said seal, and to file Registration Statements, including in each case a form of prospectus, and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments and other amendments to such Registration Statements, with all exhibits thereto, and any prospectus supplements, and any and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which Registration Statements may be filed as a shelf registration pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act; and hereby granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has hereunto set his or her name as of the 5th day of December, 2012.
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ Richard J. Kramer Richard J. Kramer |
Director, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
/s/ Darren R. Wells Darren R. Wells |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
/s/ Richard J. Noechel Richard J. Noechel |
Vice President and Controller | |
/s/ William J. Conaty William J. Conaty |
Director | |
/s/ James A. Firestone James A. Firestone |
Director | |
/s/ Werner Geissler Werner Geissler |
Director | |
/s/ Peter S. Hellman Peter S. Hellman |
Director | |
/s/ W. Alan McCollough W. Alan McCollough |
Director | |
/s/ John E. McGlade John E. McGlade |
Director | |
/s/ Roderick A. Palmore Roderick A. Palmore |
Director | |
/s/ Shirley D. Peterson Shirley D. Peterson |
Director | |
/s/ Stephanie A. Streeter Stephanie A. Streeter |
Director | |
/s/ Thomas H. Weidemeyer Thomas H. Weidemeyer |
Director | |
/s/ Michael R. Wessel Michael R. Wessel |
Director |