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Issuer:     GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO /OH/ (GT)
CIK:        0000042582
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-125113
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Goodyear sells Chemical business to Gemspring for $650M; expected close by late 2025
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- Goodyear Chemical business sale to Gemspring Capital Management for ~$650M cash.
- Assets sold: chemical plants in Houston and Beaumont, TX, and R&D facility in Akron, OH.
- Goodyear retains Niagara Falls, NY and Bayport, TX facilities; includes long-term supply agreement.
- Proceeds to reduce leverage and fund Goodyear Forward transformation plan.
- Transaction subject to regulatory approval; expected close by late 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42582/000119312525125113/0001193125-25-125113-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42582/000119312525125113/d941907d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-125113

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