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
Guffey, Jr., John W.
3 Coliseum Centre
2550 West Tyvola Road
Charlotte, NC 28217
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/12/99
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 (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Director and Executive Vice President
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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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |147,473 |D | |
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Common Stock |1,881 |I (1) |By Trust for Grandchildren |
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option (right to b|7/12/99 |03/31/02 |Common Stock |126,000 |$26.7857 |I (1) |By Limited Partnership |
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Stock Option (right to b|7/12/99 |12/14/04 |Common Stock |64,400 |$29.0179 |D | |
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Stock Option (right to b|7/12/99 |10/30/05 |Common Stock |274,400 |$19.1964 |D | |
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Stock Option (right to b|7/12/99 |10/06/07 |Common Stock |392,000 |$39.6205 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these
shares.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Nicholas J. Calise, Pursuant to Power of Attorney
DATE
07/20/99
