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
HUGGINS, STEPHEN R.
c/o The B. F. Goodrich Company
Three Coliseum Centre
2550 West Tyvola Road
Charlotte, NC 28217
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2/21/00
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)
Senior VP - Strategic Resources and Information Technology
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 |10,865 |(D) | |
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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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Stock Option |* |1/2/04 |Common Stock |5,000 |$20.00 |(D) | |
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Stock Option |* |1/2/05 |Common Stock |14,400 |$21.7813 |(D) | |
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Stock Option |* |1/1/06 |Common Stock |11,400 |$34.3750 |(D) | |
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Stock Option |* |1/1/07 |Common Stock |4,600 |$40.1250 |(D) | |
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Stock Option |* |1/1/08 |Common Stock |7,000 |$41.4063 |(D) | |
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Stock Option |** |1/3/09 |Common Stock |8,300 |$36.1563 |(D) | |
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Stock Option |* |2/14/09 |Common Stock |5,000 |$33.4063 |(D) | |
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Stock Option |* |12/2/10 |Common Stock |25,200 |$26.5938 |(D) | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* Fully
Vested
** Vests in three equal annual installments commencing January 4,
2000.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Stephen R. Huggins
DATE
2/28/00
