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
Koney, Jr., Robert D.
4020 Kinross Lakes Parkway
Richfield, OH 44286-9368
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
4/20/98
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)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President and Controller
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) 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 |-0- |D | |
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" |2,194.7724 |I |Savings Plan Trust |
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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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Employee Stock Option (1|1/2/99 |1/1/08 |Common Stock |1,050 |$41.4063 |D | |
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" |1/2/00 |1/1/08 |" |1,050 |$41.4063 |D | |
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" |1/2/01 |1/1/08 |" |900 |$41.4063 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Right to buy - a portion of the options are incentive stock
options.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Nicholas J. Calise, pursuant to Power of Attorney
DATE
April 27, 1998
