UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(X) 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, Richard K.
1717 Main Street, Suite 5900
Dallas, TX 75201-4605
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
12/31/98
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) (X) Other
(specify below)
Former Director
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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Phantom Shares |3/31/9|A |96.2116 |A | |-0- |D | |
|8 | | | | | | | |
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" |5/1/98|D |121.5213 |D | | | | |
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" |6/1/98|D |121.5213 |D | | | | |
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" |7/1/98|D |122.1934 |D | | | | |
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" |8/3/98|D |122.1934 |D | | | | |
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" |9/1/98|D |122.1934 |D | | | | |
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" |10/1/9|D |123.2456 |D | |-0- |D | |
|8 | | | | | | | |
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Phantom Shares |1-for-1 |4/20/|A |756.0536 |A |* |* |Phantom Shar|756.053| | | | |
| |98 | | | | | |es |6 | | | | |
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" |1-for-1 |5/1/9|M |121.5213 |A |* |* |" |121.521| | | | |
| |8 | | | | | | |3 | | | | |
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" |1-for-1 |6/1/9|M |121.5213 |A |* |* |" |121.521| | | | |
| |8 | | | | | | |3 | | | | |
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" |1-for-1 |7/1/9|M |122.1934 |A |* |* |" |122.193| | | | |
| |8 | | | | | | |4 | | | | |
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" |1-for-1 |8/3/9|M |122.1934 |A |* |* |" |122.193| | | | |
| |8 | | | | | | |4 | | | | |
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" |1-for-1 |9/1/9|M |122.1934 |A |* |* |" |122.193| | | | |
| |8 | | | | | | |4 | | | | |
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" |1-for-1 |10/1/|M |123.2456 |A |* |* |" |123.245| |492.9823 |D | |
| |98 | | | | | | |6 | | | | |
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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 16, 1999
