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
Burner, David L.
c/o The B. F. Goodrich Company
Four Coliseum Centre
2730 West Tyvola Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28217
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The B. F. Goodrich Company
GR
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
12/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
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 |12/20/|M | |5,000 |(A)|$19.0938 | | | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |12/21/|S | |5,000 |(D)|$32.8750 |121,300 |(D) | |
|00 | | | | | | | | |
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option |$19.038 |12/20|M | |5,000 |D |1/2/9|1/1/0|Common Stock|5,000 |$19.093|-0- |(D)| |
| |/00 | | | | |1 |1 | | |8 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/2/9|1/1/0|Common Stock|5,000 |$20.875|5,000 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |2 |2 | | |0 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/4/9|1/3/0|Common Stock|5,000 |$24.437|5,000 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |3 |3 | | |5 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/3/9|1/2/0|Common Stock|6,000 |$20.00 |6,000 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |4 |4 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/3/9|1/2/0|Common Stock|13,000 |$21.781|13,000 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |5 |5 | | |3 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/2/9|1/1/0|Common Stock|26,000 |$34.375|26,000 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |6 |6 | | |0 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/2/9|1/1/0|Common Stock|24,500 |$40.125|24,500 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |7 |7 | | |0 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/2/9|1/1/0|Common Stock|31,950 |$41.406|31,950 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |8 |8 | | |3 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/4/9|1/3/0|Common Stock|96,900 |$36.156|96,900 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |9 |9 | | |3 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |12/31|12/30|Common Stock|50,000 |$26.437|50,000 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |/99 |/09 | | |5 | | | |
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Stock Option | | | | | | |1/3/0|1/2/1|Common Stock|89,200 |$26.593|89,200 |(D)| |
| | | | | | |0 |0 | | |8 | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* Shares acquired under the 1998-2000 and 1999-2001 Long-Term Incentive Plans
of The B. F. Goodrich Company.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ David L. Burner
DATE
1/08/01
