UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Rau, Robert H.
850 Lagoon Drive
Chula Vista, CA 91910-2098
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
December 22, 1997
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The B.F.Goodrich Company
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |3,500 |D | |
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" |2,345 |I |By Spouse (1) |
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" |64,799 |I |By Family Trust (2) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Non-Qualified Stock Opti|4/20/94 |4/19/03 |Common Stock |70,000 |$12.6786 |D | |
on (right to buy) | | | | | | | |
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7-3/4% Convertible Subor|(3) |5/15/04 |Common Stock |3,381 |$14.7857 |D | |
dinated Notes due 2004 | | | | | | | |
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Non-Qualified Stock Opti|9/20/96 |7/26/05 |Common Stock |149,000 |$21.25 |D | |
on (right to buy) | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Mercedes Rau, as Trustee for Baker children under the William D. and
Mercedes E. Baker Trust. Beneficial
ownership of these securities
disclaimed.
(2) Rau Family
Trust
(3) 7-3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due May 15, 2004 are convertible at
$10.35 per share, at any time
prior to maturity, subject to adjustment in certain
events.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Nicholas J. Calise, Pursuant to Power of Attorney
DATE
December 22, 1997
