Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says its 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due June 15, 2034, are now convertible at the option of the holders. They will remain convertible through Sept. 28, 2007 -- the last business day of the current fiscal quarter.
The notes became convertible on Wednesday, July 18, because the last reported sale price of the company's common stock for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading-day period ending on July 17, 2007 (the 11th trading day of the current fiscal quarter), was greater than 120% of the conversion price in effect on such day.
The company will deliver shares of its common stock or pay cash upon
conversion of any notes surrendered on or prior to Sept. 28, 2007. If shares are delivered, cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares
only.
Issued in June 2004, the notes are currently convertible at a rate
of 83.0703 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which is equal to a conversion price of $12.04 per share. (Goodyear's common stock price on the New York Stock Exchange closed at $35.35 per share on Tuesday, July 17.)
There is approximately $350 million in aggregate principal amount of
notes outstanding.
If all outstanding notes are surrendered for conversion, the aggregate
number of shares of common stock issued would be approximately 29
million. The notes could be convertible after Sept. 30, 2007, if the
sale price condition described above is met in any future fiscal quarter, or if any of the other conditions to conversion set forth in the indenture governing the notes are met.
