UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Davidson, Jr., George A.
CNG Tower, 625 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3199
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The B.F.Goodrich Company
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Phantom Share Dividend |1-for-1 |1/2/9|A |27.6409 |A |* |* |Common Stock|27.6409| | | | |
| |7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Phantom Share Dividend |1-for-1 |4/1/9|A |30.9118 |A |* |* |" |30.9118| | | | |
| |7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Phantom Share |1-for-1 |4/21/|A |685.3377 |A |* |* |" |685.337| | | | |
| |97 | | | | | | |7 | | | | |
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Phantom Share Dividend |1-for-1 |7/1/9|A |29.9410 |A |* |* |" |29.9410| | | | |
| |7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Phantom Share Dividend |1-for-1 |10/1/|A |29.3142 |A |* |* |" |29.3142| |4,836.2034 |D | |
| |97 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* Payable in 12 monthly installments following retirement as a
Director.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Nicholas J. Calise, Pursuant to Power of Attorney
DATE
February 13, 1998
