UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
RAU, ROBERT H.
P. O. Box 8043
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
USA
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
1/00
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 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 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 |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |1/31/0|G | |2,400 |(D)| |37,890 |(I) |By Family Trust (1) |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |2,345 |(I) |By Wife (2) |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |8,071(*) |(D) | |
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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 | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price 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 |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Stock Option | |4/20/|J | |70,000 |A |** |4/19.|Common Stock|70,000 |$12.678| |(D)| |
| |93 | | | | | |/03 | | |6 | | | |
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Stock Option | |7/26/|J | |149,100 |A |** |7/25/|Common Stock|149,100|$21.250|219,100 |(D)| |
| |95 | | | | | |05 | | |0 | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Rau Family
Trust.
(2) Mercedes Rau, as Trustee for Baker children under The William D. and
Mercedes E. Baker Trust. The registrant disclaims beneficial ownership of
these
shares.
* Corrected ownership as per Registrant's
records.
* Fully
vested.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Robert H. Rau
DATE
2/3/00