TBC CORP
10-K, 1995-02-07
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                  FORM 10-K

                ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED              COMMISSION FILE NUMBER
   DECEMBER 31, 1994                      0-11579

                              TBC CORPORATION  
                                                                 
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                 31-0600670           
  (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

     4770 Hickory Hill Road
       Memphis, Tennessee                            38141   
     (Address of principal                        (Zip Code)
       executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (901)363-8030

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
                                    Name of each exchange   
      Title of each class            on which registered 

             None                            None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                          COMMON STOCK

Indicate  by check  mark whether  the  registrant (1)  has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section  13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during  the preceding  12 months  (or for  such shorter  period that  the
registrant was  required to file  such reports), and  (2) has  been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes    X          No       

Indicate by  check mark if  disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to  Item
405 of Regulation  S-K is not contained herein,  and will not be contained, to
the  best  of  registrant's  knowledge,  in  definitive proxy  or  information
statements incorporated by  reference in Part  III of  this Form  10-K or  any
amendment to this Form 10-K.  [ X ]



                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS  at page 32 of this Report<PAGE>











Aggregate market value of outstanding shares
     of  Common Stock, par value $.10, held by 
     non-affiliates of the Company on December  
     31,  1994 (for  purposes  of this  calcu-
     lation, 2,420,509 shares beneficially  
     owned by  directors and  executive officers  
     of the Company were treated as being held
     by affiliates of the Company).................  $220,717,377


Number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.10,
     outstanding at the close of business on
     December 31, 1994 ............................    26,281,847




                DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

TBC Corporation's  Proxy Statement for its  Annual Meeting  of Stockholders to 
be held on April  20, 1995.  Definitive copies  of the Proxy Statement will be
filed with  the Commission  within 120  days after  the end  of the  Company's
fiscal year.  Only  such portions of the  Proxy Statement as  are specifically
incorporated by reference under  Part III of this Report shall be deemed filed
as part of this Report.

                     _______________________


























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                                    PART I

Item 1. BUSINESS


        TBC Corporation  was incorporated in Delaware  in 1970  under the name
THE  Tire &  Battery  Corporation.   It  succeeded by  merger to  the business
previously  conducted  by  Cordovan   Associates,  Incorporated,  a   Virginia
corporation.  In 1983, the Company changed its name to TBC Corporation.

        The Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are  principally engaged
in  the  business  of  distributing  automotive  products  in  the  automotive
replacement  market.    Unless  the  context  indicates  otherwise,  the  term
"Company" refers to TBC Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Products

        The Company's  products are  made to  the Company's  order by  leading
manufacturers  and  include  tires,  batteries,  tubes,  wheels,  ride-control
products, filters,  brake parts, chassis  parts, automotive service  equipment
and other products.  Gross margin percentages on  sales of tires and  non-tire
products do  not differ  significantly.   Substantially all  of the  Company's
products carry the Company's own brand names.

        The Company's Cordovan, Multi-Mile and  Sigma brand lines of tires are
three of the  most complete lines  in the  replacement tire market,  including
tires  for  passenger,   truck,  farm,  industrial,  recreational  and   other
applications.    Sales  of  tires  accounted  for  approximately  89%  of  the
Company's total  sales in  1994, 88%  in 1993  and 87% in  1992.   The Company
believes it  is the largest  independent wholesale  distributor of replacement
tires in the United States.

        Other brands  under which the  Company's products are marketed include
Grand  Prix, Grand  Am, Grand  Spirit,  Wild  Spirit, Grand  Sport, Aqua-Flow,
Power King, Harvest King, and Astro-Lite.

Marketing and Distribution

        The Company distributes  its products  other than  those sold  through
its Battery Associates, Inc. subsidiary ("TBC products")  through a nationwide
network  of distributors,  some  of which  act as  wholesalers, some  of which
operate retail  outlets, and some  of which  function as both  wholesalers and
retailers.   The  loss of any major  distributor of TBC products  could have a
material adverse  effect upon  the Company's  business  pending the  Company's
establishment of a replacement distributor.

        Through its  distributors and their  customers, the Company  estimates
that TBC products are sold by over 20,000 retail outlets.  The retail  outlets
handling TBC products consist primarily of independent tire dealers.  


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        Battery  Associates, Inc.  distributes batteries and  related products
for   automobiles,  trucks,  motorcycles   and  other  uses  through  its  own
nationwide distribution  network of  approximately  140  wholesale and  retail
distributors. 

Major Customers

        The Company's  ten  largest  distributors  accounted for  52%  of  the
Company's gross sales in  1994.  Sales to Carroll's, Inc., Hapeville, Georgia,
excluding sales to distributors  which operate under arrangements with and may
pay compensation  to Carroll's, represented 15%  of the Company's gross  sales
(16% of net sales) in 1994.   No distributor other than Carroll's individually
accounted for  more than 10%  of the Company's 1994 gross sales.   See Item 13
of this Report for additional information concerning major customers.

Suppliers

        The Company  purchases its  products, in finished form,  from a number
of major rubber companies,  battery manufacturers and other  suppliers to  the
automotive replacement market.   Since the Company owns  the brand names under
which most of  its products are sold  and, in the case  of tires, many of  the
molds  in  which they  are  made, the  Company  can  choose  the manufacturing
resource  for each  product  in  its line.    The Company  has not  heretofore
experienced any difficulty in purchasing products in quantities  needed by it,
but there can be no assurance that such  difficulties will not be  encountered
in the future.

       The Kelly-Springfield  Tire Company, a  subsidiary of Goodyear Tire and
Rubber  Company, has  been  a  supplier to  the  Company since  1963.   Kelly-
Springfield manufactured more than half of the  tires purchased by the Company
in 1994,  pursuant to a supply  agreement entered into in  1977 and a  10-year
commitment signed in March 1994.  The Company also has  written contracts with
certain other suppliers.

Trademarks

       Substantially all  of the  Company's products  carry the Company's  own
brand names.

       The ability  to offer  products under recognized  trademarks represents
an  important marketing advantage in the automotive  replacement industry, and
the Company  regards its trademarks as  valuable assets of  its business.  The
Company holds federal registrations for substantially all of its trademarks.




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Seasonality and Inventory

       The Company  normally experiences  its highest  level of  sales in  the
second and third quarters of each year, with  the first quarter exhibiting the
lowest  level.   Since  1990, first  quarter  sales have  represented, on  the
average, approximately  22% of  annual sales;  the second  and third  quarters
approximately 26% and 28%, respectively; and the fourth quarter  approximately
24%.   The Company's inventories generally fluctuate with anticipated seasonal
sales volume.

        Orders for the Company's products  are usually placed with the Company
by  telephone, facsimile or  computer transmission.   Orders  for TBC products
are filled either out  of the Company's inventory or by direct shipment to the
customer from  the manufacturers'  plants at  TBC's request.    Sales made  by
Battery  Associates  to its  distributors  are  made  by  direct shipments  to
customers from the manufacturers' plants at Battery Associates' request.

        Since  distributors look  to the  Company  to  fulfill their  needs on
short  notice,  the Company  maintains a  large  inventory  of products.   The
average  of beginning  and end-of-year  inventories was  $41,500,000  in 1994.
The  Company's inventory  turn rate  (cost  of sales,  including the  cost  of
direct  shipments  from manufacturers  to  distributors,  divided  by  average
inventory) was 12.0 for 1994.

Competition
     
       The industry in which the Company  operates is highly competitive,  and
many  of the Company's competitors are  significantly larger and have  greater
financial  and  other  resources  than  the  Company.    The  Company's direct
competitors at its level of distribution  are the manufacturers, including its
own  suppliers,  and  independent  distributors  of  the  products  it  sells.
Indirectly, the  Company also competes against  tire company stores, chain and
department  stores, warehouse  clubs,  oil companies  and  automotive  product
retailers,  since  retailers  selling  the  Company's  products  must  compete
against the products offered  by other retailers.   The Company believes it is
able to compete successfully  in its industry because of its ability to  offer
products under  recognized brand  names, its  efficient distribution  systems,
and its good relationships with its distributors and suppliers.  

Employees

       As  of  December 31,  1994,  the  Company employed  215  persons.   The
Company considers  its employee relations to  be satisfactory.   The Company's
employees are not currently represented by a union.







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Item 2.  PROPERTIES

       The Company's executive offices and warehouse  distribution facilities,
which  total approximately 1,300,000  square feet  under roof,  are located in
Memphis, Tennessee.   The  Company owns  the office  building and  one of  its
warehouses.  One warehouse  is leased under an agreement expiring in 2005  and
two  other warehouses are leased  under agreements expiring  in 2000.  Battery
Associates, Inc. owns its facilities, which are also located in Memphis.

Item 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS           

       The Company  is a  defendant in  a number  of personal  injury lawsuits
based upon alleged defects  in products sold by the Company.  Such actions are
commonplace   in  the  automotive  replacement  business,  particularly   with
respect to tires.   The Company believes that in substantially all such  cases
it is  covered by  its manufacturers'  indemnity agreements  or their  product
liability  insurance.  The  Company also  maintains its  own product liability
insurance.


Item 4.      SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

        None.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

        The  following  table  presents  certain  information  concerning  the
executive  officers of  the Company.   The  term  of  office of  all executive
officers of the Company  is until the next  Annual Meeting of Directors (April
20, 1995) or until their respective successors are elected.
                                        
                                        Capacities in which
                                        Individual Serves
       Name               Age              the Company     

Louis S. DiPasqua         60            President and Chief
                                        Executive Officer

Kenneth P. Dick           48           Senior Vice President
                                       Sales

Bob M. Hubbard            60           Senior Vice President
                                       Purchasing and Engineering

Ronald E. McCollough      54           Senior Vice President
                                       Operations

Larry D. Coley            37           Vice President and
                                       Controller

Charles B. Quinn, Jr.     46           Vice President and
                                       Treasurer


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       Mr. DiPasqua  has been  Chief Executive  Officer since  July 1994,  and
President  since  joining  the Company  in  1991.   Mr.  DiPasqua  has  been a
director since 1991 and  served as the Company's  Chief Operating Officer from
1991 until July 1994.  From 1989 until 1991,  Mr. DiPasqua was Vice President,
Replacement Tire  Sales and Marketing for  the Goodyear Tire  & Rubber Company
and  prior  to  that  was  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of Kelly
Springfield Tire  Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary  of Goodyear.   From 1984
to 1988, Mr.  DiPasqua was Chairman  and Managing Director  of Goodyear  Great
Britain.  

       Mr.  Dick  has served  as Senior  Vice President  Sales of  the Company
since 1988.  From 1982 until his election as Senior Vice President Sales,  Mr.
Dick  served as  Vice President  Sales of  the Company.   Mr. Dick  joined the
Company  in 1971,  and from  1980 until 1982,  served as Sales  Manager of the
Company.


       Mr.   Hubbard  was  elected   Senior  Vice   President  Purchasing  and
Engineering of the Company  in 1982.  From 1973 until his election as a Senior
Vice  President,  Mr.  Hubbard  was  Vice  President  Purchasing  and  Quality
Assurance of the Company.

       Mr.  McCollough has  been  Senior  Vice  President  Operations  of  the
Company since 1982 and served as Controller of  the Company from 1973 to 1985.
From  1978 until his election as  a Senior Vice President,  Mr. McCollough was
also Vice President Operations of the Company.

       Mr. Coley has  been a Vice President of  the Company since 1993 and the
Controller  of the  Company since  1989.   Prior  to that,  Mr. Coley  was the
Company's Manager of Financial Reporting.

       Mr. Quinn has  been a Vice President of the Company since  1982 and the
Treasurer of the Company since 1980.




















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                                   PART II


Item 5.      MARKET  FOR REGISTRANT'S  COMMON  EQUITY AND  RELATED STOCKHOLDER
             MATTERS



        The Common Stock of  the Company is traded on The Nasdaq Stock  Market
under  the  symbol  TBCC.    As  of  December   31,  1994,  the  Company   had
approximately 6,000  stockholders based on the number of holders of record and
an estimate of the number of  individual participants represented by  security
position listings.   The  Company did  not declare  any cash  dividends during
1994 or 1993.

        The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high  and
low sale  prices for  the Company's  Common Stock  as reported  by the  Nasdaq
National Market. 



                                                      Price Range

                                                    High        Low   
        Quarter ended

          03/31/93............                     18.25        15.50

          06/30/93............                     18.25        11.25

          09/30/93............                     14.25        11.75

          12/31/93............                     13.25        10.25

          03/31/94............                     13.88        11.25

          06/30/94............                     13.50        11.50

          09/30/94............                     11.75         9.38

          12/31/94............                     10.25         8.50














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Item 6.    SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


           Set forth  below is selected financial  information of the  Company
for  each year in the five-year  period ended December 31, 1994.  The selected
financial  information  should be  read in conjunction  with the  consolidated
financial statements of the Company and  notes thereto which appear  elsewhere
in this Report.   The Company did not  declare any cash  dividends during  the
five-year period ended December 31, 1994.


                        Year ended December 31,             

                                1994      1993      1992      1991      1990  

INCOME STATEMENT
DATA (1):

Net sales .............       $551,920  $568,700  $569,508  $499,469  $498,912

Net income ............         19,546    21,375    22,474    17,667    16,604

Earnings per share (2).            .71       .74       .76       .59       .52
 
Average shares 
    and equivalents 
    outstanding (2)....         27,683    28,945    29,584    30,106    31,772 


BALANCE SHEET
DATA (1):


Total assets ..........       $169,682  $166,746  $176,859  $135,284  $136,920

Working capital .......         91,279    95,114    80,630    71,959    65,910

Long-term debt.........            -         -         -         -         -   

Stockholders' equity ..        113,983   116,550   102,960    90,370    76,663


 
                   

(1) In thousands except per share amounts.

(2) Reflects 3-for-2 stock splits effective November 15, 1991 and 
    December 11, 1992. 

                                                                         






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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


1994 Compared to 1993:

        Net sales  for 1994 were $551.9 million, a 3.0% decrease from 1993 net
sales of $568.7  million.  Sales of tires  accounted for approximately 89%  of
total  sales in 1994 compared to  88% in 1993.   Tire sales declined 1.5%, the
result  of a 1.7% decrease in  unit tire shipments partially offset  by a 0.2%
increase in the  average tire sales price.  The reduction in sales of non-tire
products was primarily due to lower unit shipments of batteries. 

        Cost of  sales as a  percentage of net sales  increased from 90.4%  in
1993 to  90.6% in 1994, due to  higher net product costs from suppliers and an
increase  in  shipments  direct from  manufacturers  rather  than  through the
Company's distribution facilities.

        Distribution expenses  decreased 9.2%  in 1994  compared to  1993, due
principally to decreases in labor and related costs.

        Selling and  administrative expenses  increased from  the 1993  level,
due  primarily  to   charges  of  $2.5  million  for  supplemental  retirement
benefits.  See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.

        Net other  income was higher  in 1994 than in  1993, due primarily  to
decreased interest expenses associated with lower bank borrowings.  


1993 Compared to 1992:

        Net sales for  1993 totaled $568.7  million, relatively unchanged from
the $569.5  million in  net sales  reported for  1992.   Tire sales  increased
0.8%, due to a 1.5% increase in the  average tire sales price, which more than
offset  a 0.7% decline in unit  tire shipments.   Sales of tires accounted for
approximately  88% of  total sales  in  1993 compared  to 87%  in  1992.   The
reduction  in sales  of non-tire  products was  principally due to  lower unit
shipments of batteries. 

        Cost  of sales as  a percentage  of net sales  increased from 90.1% in
1992 to 90.4% in 1993, due to higher  net product costs from suppliers.   This
factor  more  than  offset  the   favorable  effects  of   marketing  programs
implemented in 1993 that shifted the  Company's sales toward shipments through
the Company's distribution facilities rather than direct from manufacturers.


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        Distribution expenses  increased 18.1% in  1993 compared  to 1992, due
principally to an expansion completed in  late 1992 to accommodate the planned
increase in shipments through the Company's distribution facilities.

        Selling and administrative  expenses decreased 17.8% in 1993  compared
to 1992, due primarily to lower  compensation-related expenses, which included
a decrease in the provision for stock appreciation rights.

        Net other income  was lower in 1993  than in 1992, due principally  to
an increase in net interest expense.  




LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

        The  Company's  financial   position  and  liquidity  remain   strong.
Working  capital at  December 31,  1994  was $91.3  million compared  to $95.1
million  at the end of 1993.  The Company's current ratio  was 2.66 at the end
of 1994 compared to 2.89 at December 31, 1993.  

        The Company has lines of credit  available totaling $59.5 million,  as
well as  $20 million available  under a bank revolving loan.   At December 31,
1994, borrowings under these arrangements totaled  $25.8 million.  The Company
had no  long-term debt at  the end of  1994.   Capital expenditures, primarily
for tire molds,  totaled $3.6 million in 1994 and  $3.1 million in 1993.   The
Company  expects  to  fund  1995 day-to-day  operating  expenses  and normally
recurring  capital  expenditures  out  of  operating  funds  and  its  present
financial resources.   The  Company had  no material  commitments for  capital
expenditures at the end of 1994. 

        Cash  generated by  operations,  together  with the  available  credit
arrangements,  enabled the Company  to fund  stock repurchases  totaling $22.3
million in  1994 and  $8.5 million  in 1993,  as well  as the  above-mentioned
capital expenditures.   The latest repurchase  plan, approved by  the Board of
Directors  on  August  26, 1994,  authorized  the  repurchase  of  a  total of
1,500,000 shares of  common stock in market  and other transactions, of  which
approximately 268,000 shares had been repurchased as of the end of 1994.

        Included  in  other  assets  at  December  31,  1994  and  1993  is  a
promissory note  receivable of  $4,897,000 from  a former  distributor.   (See
Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the  legal
proceedings  relative  to  that receivable.)    Other  assets  increased  $2.7
million  during 1994, due  primarily to  the conversion of an  amount due from
one  distributor  from   an  account  receivable   to  a  collateralized  note
receivable. 





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Item 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

        The  financial  statements  and  supplementary  financial  information
required  by  this  Item 8  are included  on the  following  12 pages  of this
Report. 















































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              REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To the Stockholders
TBC Corporation

        We have  audited the accompanying consolidated  balance sheets of  TBC
Corporation  and  Subsidiaries as  of  December  31,  1994 and  1993,  and the
related  consolidated statements  of income,  stockholders' equity,  and  cash
flows  for each  of the  three years  in the period  ended December  31, 1994.
These  financial   statements  are   the  responsibility   of  the   Company's
management.  Our  responsibility is to  express an opinion on  these financial
statements based on our audits.

        We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with   generally  accepted
auditing standards.   Those  standards require that  we plan  and perform  the
audit to  obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the  financial statements
are  free of material  misstatement.   An audit includes examining,  on a test
basis,  evidence  supporting the  amounts  and  disclosures  in the  financial
statements.  An audit also includes  assessing the accounting principles  used
and significant  estimates  made by  management,  as  well as  evaluating  the
overall financial statement presentation.  We  believe that our audits provide
a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our  opinion, the  financial statements referred  to above  present
fairly, in all material respects, the  consolidated financial position of  TBC
Corporation  and Subsidiaries  as  of December  31,  1994 and  1993,  and  the
consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of  the
three  years  in  the  period  ended  December  31, 1994  in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.



                                    COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.



Memphis, Tennessee
January 27, 1995







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                               TBC CORPORATION

                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



                                (In thousands)

                                    ASSETS


                                                            December 31,      

                                                        1994           1993  
                       
CURRENT ASSETS


   Accounts and notes receivable, less
     allowance for doubtful accounts
     of $7,069 in 1994 and $7,828 in 1993:
       Related parties                                $ 13,557      $ 14,207
       Other                                            88,221        83,743

       Total accounts and notes receivable             101,778        97,950

   Inventories                                          39,754        43,313

   Refundable federal and state income taxes               383           -  
   Deferred federal income taxes                         1,928         2,166
   Other current assets                                  2,482         1,881

       Total current assets                            146,325       145,310

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST

   Land and improvements                                 1,560         1,545
   Buildings                                             8,438         8,503
                                                                 
   Equipment                                            16,943        16,370
   Furniture and fixtures                                2,101         1,606
   Leasehold improvements                                  600           600
                                                        29,642        28,624
   Less accumulated depreciation                        15,020        13,196

       Total property, plant and equipment              14,622        15,428


OTHER ASSETS                                             8,735         6,008



TOTAL ASSETS                                          $169,682      $166,746





   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.





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                               TBC CORPORATION

                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


 
                                (In thousands)

                     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


                                                         December 31,      

                                                     1994           1993  
                       

CURRENT LIABILITIES

   Outstanding checks, net                        $  4,257       $    981

   Notes payable to banks                           25,780         26,091

   Accounts payable, trade                          20,763         18,482

   Federal and state income taxes payable               -              84

   Other current liabilities                         4,246          4,558

       Total current liabilities                    55,046         50,196




NONCURRENT LIABILITIES                                 653             -  





STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

   Common stock, $.10 par value, 
      shares issued and outstanding -
      26,281,847 in 1994 and
      28,377,020 in 1993                             2,628          2,838

   Additional paid-in capital                       10,391         11,056


   Retained earnings                               100,964        102,656

       Total stockholders' equity                  113,983        116,550


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        $169,682       $166,746







   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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                               TBC CORPORATION

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME



                   (In thousands, except per share amounts)




                                               Years ended December 31,    
 


                                            1994         1993        1992  

NET SALES*                                $551,920     $568,700    $569,508    

COSTS AND EXPENSES

      Cost of sales                        500,085      514,174     513,334
      Distribution                           8,010        8,825       7,475
      Selling and administrative            14,158       11,991      14,596
      Other (income) expense - net          (1,764)       (915)      (1,476)


         Total costs and expenses           520,489     534,075     533,929

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                   31,431      34,625      35,579


PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                   11,885      13,250      13,105

NET INCOME                                 $ 19,546    $ 21,375    $ 22,474



Earnings per share                         $    .71    $    .74    $    .76



Weighted average number of shares
    and equivalents outstanding              27,683      28,945      29,584







* Including sales to related parties of $135,786, $140,343 and $149,505 in
  the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.


 


  The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.





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                               TBC CORPORATION

                          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

                             STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                (In thousands)



                             Years ended December 31, 1992, 1993 and 1994    

                                 Common Stock     Additional
                             Number of              Paid-In   Retained
                              Shares     Amount    Capital    Earnings  Total 

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 1992       19,847   $1,985   $ 9,690    $ 78,695  $ 90,370

  Net income for year                                         22,474    22,474

  Issuance of common stock
    under stock option and
    incentive plans, net          261       26     1,234         -       1,260

  Repurchase and retirement
    of common stock              (754)     (76)     (339)    (11,705)  (12,120)

  Effect of 3-for-2 stock split
    on December 11, 1992        9,678      968      (970)        -          (2)

  Tax benefit from exercise of
    stock options                  -        -        978         -         978 
 
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1992     29,032    2,903    10,593      89,464   102,960

  Net income for year                                         21,375    21,375

  Issuance of common stock
    under stock option and
    incentive plans                48        5       713         -         718

  Repurchase and retirement
    of common stock              (703)     (70)     (272)     (8,183)   (8,525)

  Tax benefit from exercise of
    stock options                  -         -        22         -          22

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1993     28,377     2,838   11,056     102,656   116,550

  Net income for year                                         19,546    19,546

  Issuance of common stock
    under stock option and
    incentive plans                20         2      131         -         133

  Repurchase and retirement
    of common stock            (2,115)     (212)    (837)    (21,238)  (22,287)

  Tax benefit from exercise of
    stock options                  -          -       41         -          41

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1994     26,282     $2,628 $10,391    $100,964  $113,983


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.



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                               TBC CORPORATION

                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                (In thousands)

                                                    Years ended December 31,  
                                                   
                                                    1994      1993     1992    
Operating Activities:
   Net income                                    $ 19,546  $ 21,375   $ 22,474

   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
        Depreciation                                4,012     3,838      3,197
        Amortization                                   86       105         71
        Deferred federal income taxes                 238       839       (717)
        Changes in operating assets
          and liabilities:
            Receivables                            (6,270)    1,981    (16,273)
            Inventories                             3,559     4,768    (20,193)
            Other current assets                     (601)     (240)       245 
            Other assets                             (375)      -          -   
            Outstanding checks, net                 3,276       981        -  
            Accounts payable, trade                 2,281   (13,674)     6,163 
            Federal and state income taxes
             refundable or payable                   (426)     (771)       265
            Other current liabilities                (312)   (2,694)     1,785
            Noncurrent liabilities                    653       -          -   

        Net cash provided by (used in)
          operating activities                     25,667    16,508     (2,983)

Investing Activities:
   Purchase of property, plant and equipment       (3,580)   (3,078)    (6,800)
   Other                                              378        29        286

        Net cash used in investing activities      (3,202)   (3,049)    (6,514)

Financing Activities:
   Net bank borrowings (repayments) under
     short-term borrowing arrangements               (311)   (7,523)    21,969 
   Issuance of common stock under stock option
     and incentive plans, net of repurchase           133       718      1,260
   Repurchase and retirement of common stock      (22,287)   (8,525)   (12,120)

        Net cash provided by (used in) 
          financing activities                    (22,465)  (15,330)    11,109 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents      -      (1,871)     1,612 

Cash and cash equivalents:
   Balance - Beginning of year                        -       1,871        259 

   Balance - End of year                         $    -    $    -     $  1,871


Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
   Cash paid for - Interest                      $  1,324  $  1,844   $  1,101
                 - Income Taxes                    12,073    13,182     13,557

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing
  Activity:
    Tax benefit from exercise of stock options   $     41  $     22   $    978
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                               TBC CORPORATION

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        Principles  of consolidation -  The accompanying  financial statements
include  the accounts of TBC  Corporation and its subsidiaries,  all  of which
are  wholly-owned.    All  significant  intercompany  transactions  have  been
eliminated.

        Cash equivalents  - Cash  equivalents  consist of  short-term,  highly
liquid investments which are readily convertible into cash.

        Inventories - Inventories, consisting of automotive  products held for
resale,  are valued at  the lower  of cost (principally last  in-first out) or
market.   Current costs of inventories  exceeded the LIFO  value by $5,746,000
and $4,973,000 at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively.  

        Revenue recognition  - Sales are recognized upon shipment of products.
Estimated costs  of returns and allowance are accrued at the time products are
shipped.

        Interest on early payments to  suppliers for product - Interest income
associated  with early  payments to  suppliers for  product  is recorded  as a
reduction of product  cost.  The portion of  this interest which was  included
in the statements of income as a  reduction to cost of sales represented 1.44%
of net sales in 1994, 1.45% in 1993 and 1.43% in 1992.  

        Concentrations  of credit  risk -  The Company  sells its  products to
distributors  in the  automotive  replacement market.    The  Company performs
ongoing credit  evaluations of its customers  and typically requires some form
of security,  including collateral,  guarantees or other  documentation.   The
Company  maintains  allowances  for  potential  credit  losses.   The  Company
maintains cash balances  with financial institutions who maintain high  credit
ratings.  The  Company has not  experienced any  losses with  respect to  bank
balances in excess of government-provided insurance.
        
        Standard warranty - The costs of anticipated adjustments for defective
workmanship  and materials  that  are  the responsibility  of the  Company are
estimated and charged to expense currently.

        Property,  plant and  equipment  -  Depreciation  is computed  on  the
straight-line method  over 3-20 years.   Amounts expended for maintenance  and
repairs are  charged to  operations, and  expenditures for major  renewals and
betterments are capitalized.   When property, plant and  equipment is  retired
or otherwise disposed of, the related gain or loss is included in operations.

        Income taxes  - In  1993, the Company  adopted Statement  of Financial
Accounting  Standards No.  109, "Accounting  for Income  Taxes."  Accordingly,
the Company  follows the liability approach  of accounting for income taxes as
prescribed by SFAS  No. 109.   Prior to  1993, the  Company used the  deferred
method  of accounting  for income  taxes.   The cumulative  effect of applying
SFAS No. 109 was not material.

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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED


1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) 

        Earnings  per share    -  Earnings per  share  have been  computed  by
dividing net income by  the weighted average number of shares of common  stock
and equivalents  outstanding, as  restated for  shares issued  in the  3-for-2
stock split  effective December 11, 1992.   Common stock equivalents  included
in the computation represent  shares issuable  upon assumed exercise of  stock
options, which would have  a dilutive effect in  the respective years.   Fully
diluted earnings  per share did not significantly differ from primary earnings
per share in the years presented.


2.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

        The Company's operations, consisting  of the distribution of  products
for  the automotive  replacement  market, are  managed  through the  Board  of
Directors,  members of  which  owned  or are  affiliated with  companies which
owned approximately  9% of  the Company's common  stock at December  31, 1994.
Sales to  distributors represented on the  Board, including affiliates of such
distributors,  accounted for  approximately 25%  of  the Company's  net  sales
during   1994  and  1993 and 26%  in  1992.    One  distributor  accounted for
approximately  16%  of net  sales  in  1994  and 1993  and  17%  during  1992.
Accounts  receivable  resulting from  transactions  with  related  parties are
presented separately in the balance sheets.


3.  OTHER ASSETS

        Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):

                                                          December 31,  

                                                        1994        1993 

   Notes receivable                                   $7,900      $5,458
   Intangible assets, net of amortization                835         546
   Other                                                 -             4

                                                      $8,735      $6,008


       The  notes   receivable  totals  include   $4,897,000  from  a   former
 distributor.  The  maker of  the note was discharged  in 1991 in a proceeding
under Chapter 11  of the Bankruptcy Code.   The Company received distributions
totaling $290,000 from the bankruptcy proceeding.   The Company holds  written
guarantees of  the distributor's  account, absolute  and  continuing in  form,
signed by  the principal  former owners  and officers of  the distributor  and
their wives, upon  which the Company filed suit in 1989.   The defendants have
pleaded  various  defenses  based  on, among  other  things,  an alleged  oral
cancellation of the guarantees.  The defendants have  also filed a third party
complaint against the Company's  former chief executive officer in which  they
claim the right to recover against him for  any liability they may have to the


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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED


3.  OTHER ASSETS (Continued)

Company.   The Company  believes, on  the basis  of applicable  Tennessee law,
that those defenses are invalid and that there is no merit  to the third-party
complaint.    In October  1994,  the Court  granted  the Company's  motion  to
exclude  evidence of  any oral  cancellation of  the guarantees.   The Court's
order  has been  appealed and  no date  for  trial has  been scheduled.    The
Company knows of no reason  to believe that  the defendants will be unable  to
pay any judgment that may be entered against them in the action.

4.  SHORT-TERM FINANCING AGREEMENTS

       The Company  has  lines of  credit for  short-term borrowings  totaling
$59,500,000, bearing interest at  a negotiated rate  not to exceed prime.   In
addition, the  Company may  borrow up to  $20,000,000 under  a bank  revolving
loan.  The unused  amount under these arrangements  at  December 31,  1994 was
$53,720,000.  The weighted average interest  rate on short-term borrowings  at
December 31, 1994 and 1993 was 7.23% and 4.16%, respectively.

5.  INCOME TAXES

       Income taxes provided for the  years ended December 31, 1994, 1993  and
1992 were as follows (in thousands):

                                                 1994      1993       1992 
       Current:
           Federal                              $10,349   $11,095   $12,425
           State                                  1,298     1,316     1,397
                                                 11,647    12,411    13,822
       Deferred - Federal                           238       839      (717)

                                                $11,885   $13,250   $13,105

       In 1994 and 1993, the provision  for deferred income taxes is based  on
the  liability  method   prescribed  by  Statement  of  Financial   Accounting
Standards No.  109 and  represents the  change in  the Corporation's  deferred
income tax  asset during the  year, including the  effect of  enacted tax rate
changes.  Deferred income taxes arise  from temporary differences between  the
tax basis of  the Company's assets and  liabilities and their reported amounts
in the  financial statements.    The  net deferred  income tax  assets in  the
financial statements  at December  31,  1994 and  1993 included  approximately
$2,474,000  and  $2,740,000,  respectively,  related  to  the  allowance   for
doubtful accounts and notes. 

       In 1992,  the provision for  deferred income taxes  represented the tax
effect of differences in the timing of income  and expense recognition for tax
and financial  reporting purposes.  Components  of the  provision for deferred
income taxes  included depreciation, the provision  for doubtful accounts  and
notes,  deferred compensation,  stock appreciation  rights, pension  cost  and
standard warranty.   None  of these  differences individually  had a  material
effect on the provision for income taxes in 1992.

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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

5.  INCOME TAXES (Continued)

       The difference  between the Company's effective income tax rate and the
statutory U. S. Federal income tax rate is reconciled as follows:
                                                  1994      1993      1992

       Statutory U.S. Federal rate                35.0%     35.0%     34.0%
       State income taxes                          2.7       2.5       2.6   
       Other                                        .1        .8        .2 

       Effective tax rate                         37.8%     38.3%     36.8%

       Tax benefits  related to  the exercise  of certain  stock options  were
credited to additional paid-in capital and were not included  in the provision
for income taxes for financial statement purposes.

6.  RETIREMENT PLANS
       The Company has a defined  benefit pension plan covering  substantially
all of its  employees.  The  benefits are  based on years  of service and  the
employee's  final compensation.   The Company's  present funding  policy is to
contribute annually  the  maximum amount  that  can  be deducted  for  federal
income  tax purposes.   This  amount is computed  using a  different actuarial
cost method and different assumptions from  those used for financial reporting
purposes.  

       The  following table  sets  forth the  defined  benefit pension  plan's
funded  status and  amounts recognized  in  the  Company's balance  sheets (in
thousands):
                                                             December 31,  

                                                          1994        1993 
   Actuarial present value of accumulated
       benefit obligations, including
       vested benefits of $2,863 in 1994
       and $3,538 in 1993                               $(3,202)    $(3,917)

   Actuarial present value of projected       
   benefit obligations for service
       rendered to date                                 $(4,553)    $(5,442)

   Plan assets at fair value, primarily
       listed stocks and U.S. bonds                       5,247       6,419 

   Plan assets over (under) projected
       benefit obligation                                   694         977 

   Unrecognized net loss (gain)       
   from experience different from
       that assumed                                       1,485         802

   Unrecognized net assets at January 1, 
       1994 and 1993, being recognized
       over 15.53 years                                    (108)       (173)

   Unrecognized prior service cost                          170         185

   Prepaid pension cost                                 $ 2,241     $ 1,791

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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED


6.  RETIREMENT PLANS (Continued)  

           The net  expense for  the defined  benefit pension  plan for  1994,
1993 and 1992 included the following (in thousands):

                                            1994        1993         1992

     Service cost                          $  319      $  289       $  278
     Interest cost                            375         356          320
     Return on plan assets                     (2)       (862)        (323)
     Net amortization and deferral           (633)        291         (178)

                                           $   59      $   74       $   97


       The  weighted  average discount  rate and  rate  of increase  in future
compensation levels  used in determining the  1994 actuarial  present value of
the projected  benefit obligation were 8%  and 5%, respectively.  The expected
long-term rate of return on assets was 10%.

       The  Company also  has  an unfunded  supplemental  retirement plan  for
certain of its  executive officers, to provide  benefits in excess of  amounts
permitted to  be paid by its  defined benefit pension  plan under current  tax
law.   In addition,  supplemental retirement  provisions are  included in  the
employment agreement of the  Company's President and  Chief Executive  Officer
and  were  included  in  the  former  Chief  Executive  Officer's   employment
agreement.   During  1994, the  Company  determined  that expenses  should  be
recorded  under   these  arrangements,  and   that  the  accumulated   benefit
obligation,  which  was  previously  unaccrued,  should   be  reflected  as  a
liability in  the  consolidated  balance  sheets until  paid.   As  a  result,
expenses for 1994 included supplemental retirement  charges of $2,548,000.  At
December  31, 1994, the  projected benefit  obligation was  $1,362,000 and the
accumulated  benefit   obligation,  which  was   reflected  as  a   noncurrent
liability, totaled $653,000.  

       In 1994, the  Company adopted an  employee savings  plan under  Section
401(k)  of  the Internal  Revenue  Code,  covering  substantially  all of  its
employees.  Contributions made by the  Company to the 401(k) plan are based on
a specified  percentage of  employee contributions.   The  expense recorded in
1994 for the Company's contributions totaled $39,000.


7.  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

       The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares  of $.10 par value
common  stock.   In  addition, 2,500,000  shares of  $.10 par  value preferred
stock are authorized, none  of which were outstanding at December 31, 1994  or
1993. 


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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

7.  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Continued)

       The  Company has  a 1983  stock option  plan ("1983  Plan") and  a 1989
stock incentive plan ("1989  Plan").  The 1989  Plan effectively replaced  the
1983 Plan;  however, all  options  and stock  appreciation rights  outstanding
under the 1983 Plan remain  in full force and effect.   The 1989 Plan provides
for the grant  of options to purchase shares of the Company's  common stock to
officers  and other  key employees  of the  Company upon terms  and conditions
determined  by a committee of the Board of Directors.   The committee may also
grant  stock  appreciation rights,  either  singly  or in  tandem  with  stock
options, which  entitle the holder to  benefit from market appreciation in the
Company's  common stock  without  requiring any  payment on  the  part  of the
holder. 

       The  1989  Plan also  authorizes  the  committee to  grant  performance
awards and  restricted  stock  awards to  officers  and other  key  employees.
Additionally, the 1989 Plan provides for the annual grant of restricted  stock
with a market value of  $5,000 to each non-employee  director of the  Company.
Each  of these  shares  of restricted  stock is  accompanied by  four options,
which are only exercisable under certain conditions and the exercise of  which
results in the  forfeiture of the  associated share of restricted stock.   The
options  expire in  one-third increments  as the  associated restricted  stock
vests.   Such tandem options  are not included  in the  totals shown below for
outstanding options.

       At December  31,  1993,  the Company  had  options for  457,243  shares
outstanding, with exercise  prices equal to market value on the date of grant,
ranging from $1.48  to $12.13 per share.  No options were granted during 1994.
Options for 15,874 shares were exercised in  1994 at prices ranging from $5.03
to  $6.55 per share, and options for 2,829 shares were forfeited.  At December
31,  1994, options  for 438,540  shares were outstanding  with exercise prices
ranging  from  $1.48 to  $12.13  per  share.   Stock  appreciation  rights for
options on  63,280  shares were  outstanding at  December 31,  1994 and  1993.
Amounts  included in the statements  of income  relating to stock appreciation
rights included credits of $198,000 in 1994 and $162,000  in 1993 and a charge
of $540,000 in 1992.

       The Company has  a Stockholder Rights  Plan whereby outstanding  shares
of  the Company's  common stock  are accompanied  by preferred  stock purchase
rights.   The  rights become  exercisable ten  days after  either a  person or
group  has  acquired  20%  or  more  of  the  Company's  common  stock  or the
commencement of a tender  offer which would result in the offeror's  ownership
of  30% or  more of  TBC's common  stock.   Under defined  circumstances,  the
rights  allow TBC stockholders  to purchase stock in either  the Company or an
acquiring company at  a price less than the  market price.  The rights  expire
on July 31, 1998 unless redeemed at an earlier date.

        In  1994  and  1993,  shares  of  the   Company's  common  stock  were
repurchased and retired under  plans approved by the Board of Directors.   The
latest  plan,  approved on  August  26,  1994, authorized  the  repurchase  of
1,500,000 shares in  market and other transactions.   As of December 31, 1994,
approximately 268,000 shares had been repurchased under this plan. 

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            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED


8.  LEASES

       Rental expense of $2,160,000, $2,149,000 and $1,512,000 was  charged to
operations in 1994, 1993 and 1992,  respectively.  Minimum noncancelable  real
property  lease  commitments  at  December  31,  1994,  were  as  follows  (in
thousands):

          Year                          Amount

          1995                         $ 2,029
          1996                           1,981
          1997                           2,141
          1998                           1,179
          1999                           1,179
          Thereafter through 2005        6,094

                                       $14,603

       The  commitments relate  substantially  to  distribution facilities  in
Memphis, Tennessee.  In addition to the above rental payments, the Company  is
obligated in  some instances to  pay real estate taxes,  insurance and certain
maintenance.




SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   Unaudited quarterly results for 1994 and 1993 are summarized as follows:

             (In thousands, except per share amounts)

                              First      Second      Third      Fourth 
                             Quarter     Quarter    Quarter     Quarter
1994

Net sales                   $133,780   $132,925    $157,513    $127,702
Cost of sales                120,963    119,988     143,929     115,205
Net income                     5,086      3,603       5,664       5,193
Earnings per share*         $    .18   $    .13    $    .21    $    .20

1993

Net sales                   $125,665   $154,398    $159,005    $129,632
Cost of sales                112,319    140,253     144,569     117,033
Net income                     5,020      5,551       5,899       4,905
Earnings per share          $    .17   $    .19    $    .21    $    .17


*  The total of earnings per share for  each of the quarters of 1994 does  not
   equal earnings per share for  the year ended December 31, 1994,  due to the
   decrease in average shares outstanding.



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Item 9.      CHANGES IN AND  DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING  AND
             FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

        None.



                                   PART III


Item 10.     DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

        Except for  information concerning executive  officers of the  Company
which is  set forth in Part I of this Report, the information required by this
Item 10 is  set forth in the Company's Proxy Statement for  its Annual Meeting
of Stockholders to  be held April 20, 1995, and is incorporated herein by this
reference.


Item 11.     EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        The  information  required  by  this  Item  11  is  set  forth in  the
Company's Proxy Statement for  its Annual Meeting of  Stockholders to be  held
April 20, 1995, and,  with the exception  of the information disclosed in  the
Proxy  Statement  pursuant to  Item 402(k)  or  402(l) of  Regulation S-K,  is
incorporated herein by this reference.


Item 12.     SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

        The  information  required  by  this  Item 12  is  set  forth  in  the
Company's Proxy Statement for  its Annual Meeting  of Stockholders to be  held
April 20, 1995, and is incorporated herein by this reference.


Item 13.     CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

        The  information  required  by  this  Item  13  is  set forth  in  the
Company's Proxy Statement  for its Annual Meeting  of Stockholders to  be held
April 20, 1995, and is incorporated herein by this reference.









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                                   PART IV



Item 14.     EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND
        REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

        (a)  (1)  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

        The following items,  including consolidated  financial statements  of
        the Company, are set forth at Item 8 of this Report:

        Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

             Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 1994, and 1993

             Consolidated  Statements of  Income -  Years ended  December  31,
             1994, 1993, and 1992

             Consolidated  Statements of  Stockholders'  Equity -  Years ended
             December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992

             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended  December 31,
             1994, 1993, and 1992

             Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

        (a)  (2)  FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

             Report of Independent Certified Public  Accountants (at p.  30 of
             this Report)

             Schedule VIII -     Valuation  and qualifying accounts  (at p. 31
                                 of this Report)

             All other schedules are omitted because they are  not applicable,
             or not required, or because the required information is  included
             in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

        (a)  (3)  EXHIBITS

        See INDEX to EXHIBITS included at p. 32 of this Report

        (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

        The Company did not  file any Reports  on Form 8-K during  the quarter
        ended December 31, 1994.






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                                  SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of  Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange  Act of  1934, TBC  Corporation has  duly caused  this Report  to  be
signed on  its behalf  by the undersigned,  thereunto duly  authorized in  the
City of Memphis, Tennessee, on this 3rd day of February, 1995.

            TBC CORPORATION


            By:    /s/ LOUIS S. DiPASQUA   
                      Louis S. DiPasqua
                      President and Chief
                      Executive Officer


        Pursuant to the requirements of the  Securities Exchange Act of  1934,
this  Report has been signed below  by the following persons on  behalf of TBC
Corporation and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

                                                                           
           Name                     Title                  Date        


/s/ LOUIS S. DiPASQUA         President, Chief         February 3, 1995
Louis S. DiPasqua             Executive Officer
                              and Director

/s/ RONALD E. McCOLLOUGH      Senior Vice President    February 3, 1995
Ronald E. McCollough          Operations (principal
                              accounting and
                              financial officer)

                                                      



* MARVIN E. BRUCE             Chairman of the Board    February 3, 1995
Marvin E. Bruce               of Directors



* ROBERT E. CARROLL, JR.      Director                 February 3, 1995
Robert E. Carroll, Jr.



* ROBERT H. DUNLAP            Director                 February 3, 1995
Robert H. Dunlap 




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* STANLEY A. FREEDMAN                Director          February 3, 1995
Stanley A. Freedman



* DWAIN W. HIGGINBOTHAM              Director          February 3, 1995
Dwain W. Higginbotham



* RICHARD A. McSTAY                  Director          February 3, 1995
Richard A. McStay



* ROBERT M. O'HARA                   Director          February 3, 1995
Robert M. O'Hara



* NICHOLAS F. TAUBMAN                Director          February 3, 1995
Nicholas F. Taubman



        * The  undersigned by signing  his name hereto  does sign and  execute
this Report  on Form 10-K on  behalf of each of  the above-named directors  of
TBC  Corporation  pursuant  to  a  power  of attorney  executed  by  each such
director and filed with the Securities  and Exchange Commission as  an exhibit
to this Report.



                                                         /s/ LOUIS S. DiPASQUA
                                                           Louis S. DiPasqua
                                                           Attorney-in-Fact

















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              REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


To the Stockholders
TBC Corporation

        Our  report   on  the   consolidated  financial   statements  of   TBC
Corporation and  Subsidiaries is included on  page 13 of  this Form  10-K.  In
connection with our audits of such financial statements, we have also  audited
the  related financial  statement schedule listed  in the index  at Item 14(a)
(2) of this Form 10-K.

        In our  opinion, the financial  statement schedule  referred to above,
when considered  in relation to  the basic  financial  statements  taken as  a
whole, presents fairly, in all material  respects, the information required to
be included therein.




                         COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.




Memphis, Tennessee
January 27, 1995





















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                               TBC CORPORATION

              SCHEDULE VIII - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

             FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1993 AND 1992

                                (In thousands)




                                     Additions      
                                 Charged   Charged
                                 to Costs     to
                        Balance    and       Other                  Balance
                       January 1, Expenses  Accounts  Deductions  December 31,

   1994

Warranty 
   reserve......        $  861    $1,643      -       $1,529 (1)     $  975 

Allowance for
   doubtful
   accounts.....         7,828     1,320      -        2,079 (2)      7,069



   1993

Warranty 
   reserve......           755     1,466      -        1,360 (1)        861 

Allowance for
   doubtful
   accounts.....         7,066     1,453      -          691 (2)      7,828


   1992

Warranty 
   reserve......           729     1,231      -        1,205 (1)        755

Allowance for 
   doubtful
   accounts.....         5,879     2,172      -          985 (2)      7,066



              


(1)    Amounts paid during current year and payable at year end less amount
       payable at beginning of year.

(2)    Accounts written off during year.




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                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                                                                   Located at 
                                                                    Manually  
                                                                 Numbered Page

 (3)               ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS:

  3.1              Certificate of Incorporation of TBC Corporation,
                   as amended April 29, 1988, was filed as Exhibit
                   3.1 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report on
                   Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 .....    *

  3.2              Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                   of TBC Corporation dated April 23, 1992, was filed
                   as Exhibit 3.2 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report
                   on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 ..    *

  3.3              By-Laws of TBC Corporation as amended 
                   January 13, 1988, were filed as Exhibit 3.3 to
                   the TBC Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K
                   for the year ended December 31, 1993 ...............    * 


  3.4              Amendment to By-Laws of TBC Corporation dated
                   January 6, 1993 was filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the
                   TBC Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                   the year ended December 31, 1992  ..................    *

 (4)               INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF 
                   SECURITY HOLDERS, INCLUDING INDENTURES:

  4.1              Amended and Restated Promissory Note, dated
                   June 30, 1993 from TBC Corporation to First
                   Tennessee Bank National Association, for 
                   $15,000,000 line of credit, was filed as
                   Exhibit 4.1 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report
                   on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 ..    *

  4.2              Promissory Note, dated June 30, 1993 from TBC
                   Corporation to First Tennessee Bank National
                   Association, for $44,500,000 line of credit,
                   was filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the TBC Corporation
                   Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1993 ..................................    *

  4.3              Promissory Note (revolving loan), dated April 1, 
                   1993 from TBC Corporation to Third National Bank
                   in Nashville, for $20,000,000, was filed as
                   Exhibit 4.3 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report
                   on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 ..    * 



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(10)               MATERIAL CONTRACTS:

                   Management Contracts and Compensatory Plans
                   or Arrangements

 10.1              Employment Agreement, dated February 18, 1991 
                   between the Company and Mr. Louis S. DiPasqua, 
                   together with Resolution adopted by the
                   Compensation Committee of the Company's Board
                   of Directors on January 8, 1992, was filed as
                   Exhibit 10.2 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report
                   on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 ..    *

 10.2              Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement
                   effective July 1, 1992 between the Company and
                   Mr. Louis S. DiPasqua was filed as Exhibit 10.5
                   to the TBC Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K
                   for the year ended December 31, 1992  ..............    *

 10.3              Agreement to Extend Executive Employment Agreement,
                   between the Company and Mr. Louis S. DiPasqua
                   effective January 20, 1994, was filed as Exhibit
                   10.1 to the TBC Corporation Quarterly Report on
                   Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1994 .....    *

 10.4              Louis S. DiPasqua Trust Agreement dated as of
                   October 22, 1992 between the Company and First
                   Tennessee Bank National Association was filed as
                   Exhibit 10.6 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report
                   on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 ..    *

 10.5              TBC Corporation 1983 Stock Option Plan, as amended
                   April 23, 1992 was filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the
                   TBC Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for
                   the year ended December 31, 1992 ...................    *

 10.6              TBC Corporation 1989 Stock Incentive Plan, as
                   amended April 23, 1992 was filed as Exhibit 10.8
                   to the TBC Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K
                   for the year ended December 31, 1992 ...............    *

 10.7              TBC Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for
                   Directors was filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the TBC
                   Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
                   year ended December 31, 1993 .......................    *

 10.8              Executive Employment Agreement dated as of
                   November 1, 1988 between the Company and Mr.
                   Kenneth P. Dick, including Trust Agreement as
                   Exhibit A thereto, as extended as of November 1, 
                   1991 and as amended as of July 1, 1992, was
                   filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the TBC Corporation
                   Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1992 ..................................    *


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 10.9              Agreement to Extend Executive Employment Agreement,
                   between the Company and Mr. Kenneth P. Dick dated
                   October 31, 1994 ...................................    38

 10.10             Executive Employment Agreement dated as of
                   November 1, 1988 between the Company and Mr.
                   Bob M. Hubbard, including Trust Agreement as
                   Exhibit A thereto, as extended as of November 1, 
                   1991 and as amended as of July 1, 1992, was
                   filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the TBC Corporation
                   Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1992 ..................................    *

 10.11             Agreement to Extend Executive Employment Agreement,
                   between the Company and Mr. Bob M. Hubbard dated
                   October 31, 1994 ...................................    39

 10.12             Executive Employment Agreement dated as of
                   November 1, 1988 between the Company and Mr.
                   Ronald E. McCollough, including Trust Agreement
                   as Exhibit A thereto, as extended as of November 1, 
                   1991 and as amended as of July 1, 1992, was
                   filed as Exhibit 10.12 to the TBC Corporation
                   Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
                   December 31, 1992 ..................................    *

 10.13             Agreement to Extend Executive Employment Agreement,
                   between the Company and Mr. Ronald E. McCollough
                   dated October 31, 1994 .............................    40

 10.14             TBC Corporation Management Incentive Compensation 
                   Plan, as amended January 8, 1992, was filed as 
                   Exhibit 10.7 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report 
                   on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991 ..    *

 10.15             TBC Corporation Executive Supplemental Retirement
                   Plan, as amended October 22, 1992, was filed as
                   Exhibit 10.14 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report
                   on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 ..    *

 10.16             1994 Amendment to the TBC Corporation Executive
                   Supplemental Retirement Plan, dated 
                   November 30, 1994 ..................................    41

                   Other Material Contracts

 10.17             Lease Agreement, dated February 25, 1980, between
                   TBC Corporation and Vantage-Memphis, Inc. was 
                   filed as Exhibit 10.2 to TBC Corporation Registra-
                   tion Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 2-83216) ......    *




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 10.18             Modification and Ratification of Lease, dated 
                   April 16, 1991, between TBC Corporation and 
                   Vantage-Memphis, Inc. was filed as Exhibit 10.11
                   to the TBC Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K
                   for the year ended December 31, 1991 ...............    *

 10.19             Lease Agreement, dated September 23, 1992, between
                   TBC Corporation and Weston Management Company
                   (for Weston Building #105) was filed as Exhibit
                   10.18 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report on
                   Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 .....    *

 10.20             Lease Agreement, dated September 23, 1992, between
                   TBC Corporation and Weston Management Company
                   (for Weston Building #108) was filed as Exhibit
                   10.19 to the TBC Corporation Annual Report on
                   Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992 .....    *

 10.21             Form of TBC Corporation's standard Distributor
                   Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the TBC
                   Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                   quarter ended June 30, 1994 ........................    *


 10.22             Agreement, dated October 1, 1977, between TBC
                   Corporation and The Kelly-Springfield Tire
                   Company, including letter dated June 30, 1978,
                   was filed as Exhibit 10.6 to TBC Corporation
                   Registration Statement on Form S-1 
                   (Reg. No. 2-83216) .................................    *

 10.23             Ten-Year Commitment Agreement, dated March 21, 1994,
                   between the Company and The Kelly-Springfield Tire
                   Company, was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the TBC
                   Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                   quarter ended March 31, 1994 .......................    *

 10.24             Agreement, effective January 1, 1994, signed
                   April 25, 1994, between the Company and Cooper
                   Tire & Rubber Company, was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to
                   the TBC Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
                   for the quarter ended June 30, 1994 ................    *


(21)               SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY:

 21.1              List of the names and jurisdictions of 
                   incorporation of the subsidiaries of the Company ...    43





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(23)               CONSENTS OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL:

 23.1              Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., Independent
                   Certified Public Accountants, to incorporation by
                   reference of their report dated January 28, 1994
                   in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
                   Statement on Form S-8 for the Company's 1983 Stock
                   Option Plan (Reg. No. 2-97888) and Registration
                   Statement on Form S-8 for the Company's 1989 Stock
                   Incentive Plan (Reg. No. 33-43166) .................   44

(24)               POWER OF ATTORNEY:

 24.1              Power of attorney of each person who signed this
                   Annual Report on Form 10-K on behalf of another
                   pursuant to a power of attorney ....................   45

(99)               ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS:

 99.1              Rights Agreement, dated as of July 21, 1988,
                   between TBC Corporation and the First National
                   Bank of Boston, as Rights Agent, was filed as an
                   Exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement 
                   on Form 8-A dated July 21, 1988.  The Rights
                   Agreement includes as Exhibit A the form of
                   Certificate of Designation, Preferences and
                   Rights; as Exhibit B, the form of Rights
                   Certificate; and as Exhibit C, the form of
                   Summary of Rights ..................................    *
















                     


"*"                  Indicates that the Exhibit is incorporated by
                     reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K
                     from a previous filing with the Commission.





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                               TBC CORPORATION



                                   EXHIBITS

                                      TO

                                  FORM 10-K

                              FOR THE YEAR ENDED
                              DECEMBER 31, 1994


                                                







































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                                                EXHIBIT 10.9




                             AGREEMENT TO EXTEND
                        EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


   THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY AGREE to extend the Executive Employment  Agreement,
dated  November 1,  1988, between  them (as  later amended  and extended,  the
"Agreement"), for a period of three years until October 31, 1997, or one  year
after the occurrence of a Change  of Control of the Company (as defined in the
Agreement),  in the  event  a Change  of Control  of  the Company  shall  have
occurred on or prior to October 31, 1997.

   IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the amount of the Executive's  salary referred to
in Section 3 of the Agreement shall not be less than $140,476 per year.

   IN  WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned have  executed this  instrument as of
the 31st day of October, 1994.


                            TBC CORPORATION


                            By /s/ Louis S. DiPasqua                   
                               Louis S. DiPasqua,
                               President and Chief Operating
                               Officer




                                /s/ Kenneth P. Dick                     
                                Kenneth P. Dick
 

















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                                                EXHIBIT 10.11




                             AGREEMENT TO EXTEND
                        EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


   THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY AGREE to extend the Executive Employment  Agreement,
dated  November 1,  1988, between  them (as  later amended  and extended,  the
"Agreement"), for a period of three years until October 31, 1997, or one  year
after the occurrence of a Change  of Control of the Company (as defined in the
Agreement),  in the  event  a Change  of Control  of  the Company  shall  have
occurred on or prior to October 31, 1997.

   IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the amount of the Executive's  salary referred to
in Section 3 of the Agreement shall not be less than $179,200 per year.

   IN  WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned have  executed this  instrument as of
the 31st day of October, 1994.


                            TBC CORPORATION


                            By /s/ Louis S. DiPasqua                   
                               Louis S. DiPasqua,
                               President and Chief Operating
                               Officer




                               /s/ Bob M. Hubbard                      
                               Bob M. Hubbard 
 

















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                                                EXHIBIT 10.13




                             AGREEMENT TO EXTEND
                        EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


   THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY AGREE to extend the Executive Employment  Agreement,
dated  November 1,  1988, between  them (as  later amended  and extended,  the
"Agreement"), for a period of three years until October 31, 1997, or one  year
after the occurrence of a Change  of Control of the Company (as defined in the
Agreement),  in the  event  a Change  of Control  of  the Company  shall  have
occurred on or prior to October 31, 1997.

   IT IS FURTHER AGREED that the amount of the Executive's  salary referred to
in Section 3 of the Agreement shall not be less than $162,252 per year.

   IN  WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned have  executed this  instrument as of
the 31st day of October, 1994.


                            TBC CORPORATION


                            By /s/ Louis S. DiPasqua                   
                               Louis S. DiPasqua,
                               President and Chief Operating
                               Officer




                               /s/ Ronald E. McCollough                
                               Ronald E. McCollough
 

















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                                                EXHIBIT 10.16


                            1994 AMENDMENT TO THE
                               TBC CORPORATION
                    EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN


   TBC   Corporation  ("TBC")   maintains   the  TBC   Corporation   Executive
Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "Plan").  TBC wishes to amend the Plan.

   NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is amended as follows:

   I.   The term  "Retirement Plan",  as it  is used  in the  Plan, means  the
Retirement  Plan for Employees  of TBC  Corporation, as  amended and restated,
effective November 1, 1989 and as it may be amended from time to time.

   II.  The last sentence of  Section 3 is eliminated in its entirety and  the
following language is added  to the end of  Section 3, effective  with respect
to Participants who retire from TBC on or after October 13, 1994:

   Notwithstanding the above,  the amount  calculated in  paragraph (a)  above
   shall  not   be  less  than  the   Participant's  "Floor   Benefit".    The
   Participant's Floor Benefit is determined as follows:

   1.   If a  Participant has  both attained  his Normal  Retirement Date  (as
        defined in  the Retirement Plan)  and completed at  least 20  years of
        service  (Vesting or  Credited Service  as defined  in the  Retirement
        Plan  or as  provided in  any  agreement  between the  Participant and
        TBC), the Participant's  Floor Benefit  shall be an amount  (expressed
        as a single life  annuity) equal to 60%  of the average  of the  three
        (3)   highest   consecutive  calendar   years  of   the  Participant's
        Compensation (as  defined above)  within the last  ten (10)  completed
        calendar   years   during   which   the   Participant   received   any
        Compensation,   assuming  for   purposes  of  this  computation   that
        Sections 415 and 401 (a) (17) of the Code had not been enacted.

   2.   If a Participant has attained his Normal  Retirement Date, but has not
        completed  at  least  20  years of  service,  the  Participant's Floor
        Benefit  shall  be  the  result  derived  by  multiplying  the  amount
        determined in  subparagraph 1, above, by a fraction (not to exceed 1),
        the numerator of which is  the Participant's years of  service and the
        denominator of which is 20;

   3.   If a Participant has not attained his Normal Retirement Date,  but has
        completed  at   least  20  years  of   service,  the   amount  of  the
        Participant's  Floor   Benefit  shall   be  the   result  derived   by
        multiplying the  amount  determined  in subparagraph  1, above,  by  a
        fraction, the numerator 



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        of which is the Participant's  years of service and the denominator of
        which is the Participant's  years of service  he would have had  if he
        had continued to be employed by TBC until his Normal  Retirement Date.
        Notwithstanding  the  above,   if  a  Participant  described  in  this
        subparagraph 3  begins to receive payment  of his  benefits under this
        Plan  before  his  Normal  Retirement  Date,  the Participant's  Floor
        Benefit  shall  be  the   amount  determined  under   the  immediately
        preceding  sentence  multiplied  by  the  early  retirement  reduction
        factor described in Section 2.2 of the Retirement Plan.

   4.   If a Participant has  not attained his Normal  Retirement Date and has
        not  completed at  least  20  years  of  service,  the amount  of  the
        Participant's  Floor   Benefit  shall   be  the   result  derived   by
        multiplying the amount determined in subparagraph 1, above

        a)   by a fraction  (not to exceed 1), the  numerator of which  is the
             Participant's years  of  service he  would  have  had if  he  had
             continued to be employed by  TBC until his Normal Retirement Date
             and the denominator of which is 20, and

        b)   by a fraction, the numerator  of which is the Participant's years
             of service  and  the denominator  of which  is the  Participant's
             years of  service he  would have  had if  he had continued  to be
             employed by TBC until his Normal Retirement Date.

        Notwithstanding  the  above,   if  a  Participant  described  in  this
        subparagraph 4  begins to receive payment  of his  benefits under this
        Plan  before  his  Normal  Retirement  Date,  the Participant's  Floor
        Benefit  shall  be  the   amount  determined  under   the  immediately
        preceding  sentence  multiplied  by  the  early  retirement  reduction
        factor described in Section 2.2 of the Retirement Plan.

   III. In  all  respects  not  amended,  the  Plan  is  hereby  ratified  and
confirmed.

                               * * * * * * * *

        IN WITNESS  WHEREOF, TBC has caused this amendment to be executed this
30th day of November, 1994.

                                 TBC CORPORATION



                                 BY:   /s/ Ronald E. McCollough  

                                      Ronald E. McCollough
                                      Senior Vice President


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                                                EXHIBIT 21.1


                                 SUBSIDIARIES
                                      OF

                               TBC CORPORATION


        TBC Corporation has three subsidiaries, each  of which is wholly-owned
by TBC Corporation.   The subsidiaries and  their states of  incorporation are
as follows:


     Name of Subsidiary     State of Incorporation

   Battery Associates, Inc.             Delaware

   TBC International, Inc.              Delaware

   TBC Sales, Inc.                      Delaware





































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                                                EXHIBIT 23.1





                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


        We  consent to the incorporation by reference in  the amended form S-8
registration statement  for TBC Corporation's 1983  Stock Option  Plan and the
form  S-8 registration  statement for  TBC Corporation's 1989  Stock Incentive
Plan of our  report dated January 27, 1995, on our audits  of the consolidated
financial  statements and financial statement schedules of  TBC Corporation as
of December  31, 1994 and 1993 and for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993
and 1992, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

                                      COOPERS & LYBRAND




Memphis, Tennessee
January 27, 1995






























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                                                EXHIBIT 24.1



                               TBC CORPORATION


                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY





        WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation  (the "Company")  intends  to file  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission its  Annual Report  on Form  10-K for  the
year ended December 31, 1994;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his  capacity as a director of the
Company,  hereby appoints Louis  S. DiPasqua  and/or Ronald  E. McCollough, or
either of them,  his true  and lawful  attorney-in-fact and  agent, with  full
power of substitution  and resubstitution, to execute  in his name,  place and
stead, the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1994  (including any  amendment to  such report),  and any  and all  other
instruments necessary or incidental in connection  therewith, and to file  the
same with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.   Either of  said attorneys
shall have  full power  and authority  to do and  perform in  the name and  on
behalf  of the undersigned,  in the  aforesaid capacity,  every act whatsoever
necessary or desirable  to be  done, as fully to  all intents and purposes  as
the undersigned might or could do in person.   The undersigned hereby ratifies
and approves the acts of either of said attorneys.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned has executed this instrument this
1st day of February, 1995.




                                 /s/ Marvin E. Bruce           
                                 Marvin E. Bruce                










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                               TBC CORPORATION


                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY





        WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation  (the "Company")  intends  to file  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission its  Annual Report  on Form  10-K for  the
year ended December 31, 1994;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his  capacity as a director of the
Company,  hereby appoints Louis  S. DiPasqua  and/or Ronald  E. McCollough, or
either of them,  his true  and lawful  attorney-in-fact and  agent, with  full
power of substitution  and resubstitution, to execute  in his name,  place and
stead, the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1994  (including any  amendment to  such report),  and any  and all  other
instruments necessary or incidental in connection  therewith, and to file  the
same with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.   Either of  said attorneys
shall have  full power  and authority  to do and  perform in  the name and  on
behalf  of the undersigned,  in the  aforesaid capacity,  every act whatsoever
necessary or desirable  to be  done, as fully to  all intents and purposes  as
the undersigned might or could do in person.   The undersigned hereby ratifies
and approves the acts of either of said attorneys.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned has executed this instrument this
1st day of February, 1995.




                                 /s/ Robert E. Carroll, Jr.    
                                 Robert E. Carroll, Jr.         










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                               TBC CORPORATION


                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY





        WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation  (the "Company")  intends  to file  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission its  Annual Report  on Form  10-K for  the
year ended December 31, 1994;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his  capacity as a director of the
Company,  hereby appoints Louis  S. DiPasqua  and/or Ronald  E. McCollough, or
either of them,  his true  and lawful  attorney-in-fact and  agent, with  full
power of substitution  and resubstitution, to execute  in his name,  place and
stead, the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1994  (including any  amendment to  such report),  and any  and all  other
instruments necessary or incidental in connection  therewith, and to file  the
same with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.   Either of  said attorneys
shall have  full power  and authority  to do and  perform in  the name and  on
behalf  of the undersigned,  in the  aforesaid capacity,  every act whatsoever
necessary or desirable  to be  done, as fully to  all intents and purposes  as
the undersigned might or could do in person.   The undersigned hereby ratifies
and approves the acts of either of said attorneys.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned has executed this instrument this
1st day of February, 1995.




                                 /s/ Robert H. Dunlap          
                                 Robert H. Dunlap               










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                               TBC CORPORATION


                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY





        WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation  (the "Company")  intends  to file  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission its  Annual Report  on Form  10-K for  the
year ended December 31, 1994;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his  capacity as a director of the
Company,  hereby appoints Louis  S. DiPasqua  and/or Ronald  E. McCollough, or
either of them,  his true  and lawful  attorney-in-fact and  agent, with  full
power of substitution  and resubstitution, to execute  in his name,  place and
stead, the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1994  (including any  amendment to  such report),  and any  and all  other
instruments necessary or incidental in connection  therewith, and to file  the
same with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.   Either of  said attorneys
shall have  full power  and authority  to do and  perform in  the name and  on
behalf  of the undersigned,  in the  aforesaid capacity,  every act whatsoever
necessary or desirable  to be  done, as fully to  all intents and purposes  as
the undersigned might or could do in person.   The undersigned hereby ratifies
and approves the acts of either of said attorneys.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned has executed this instrument this
1st day of February, 1995.




                                 /s/ Stanley A. Freedman       
                                 Stanley A. Freedman            










                                     -48-<PAGE>









                               TBC CORPORATION


                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY





        WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation  (the "Company")  intends  to file  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission its  Annual Report  on Form  10-K for  the
year ended December 31, 1994;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his  capacity as a director of the
Company,  hereby appoints Louis  S. DiPasqua  and/or Ronald  E. McCollough, or
either of them,  his true  and lawful  attorney-in-fact and  agent, with  full
power of substitution  and resubstitution, to execute  in his name,  place and
stead, the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1994  (including any  amendment to  such report),  and any  and all  other
instruments necessary or incidental in connection  therewith, and to file  the
same with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.   Either of  said attorneys
shall have  full power  and authority  to do and  perform in  the name and  on
behalf  of the undersigned,  in the  aforesaid capacity,  every act whatsoever
necessary or desirable  to be  done, as fully to  all intents and purposes  as
the undersigned might or could do in person.   The undersigned hereby ratifies
and approves the acts of either of said attorneys.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned has executed this instrument this
1st day of February, 1995.




                                 /s/ Dwain W. Higginbotham     
                                 Dwain W. Higginbotham          










                                     -49-<PAGE>









                               TBC CORPORATION


                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY





        WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation  (the "Company")  intends  to file  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission its  Annual Report  on Form  10-K for  the
year ended December 31, 1994;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his  capacity as a director of the
Company,  hereby appoints Louis  S. DiPasqua  and/or Ronald  E. McCollough, or
either of them,  his true  and lawful  attorney-in-fact and  agent, with  full
power of substitution  and resubstitution, to execute  in his name,  place and
stead, the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1994  (including any  amendment to  such report),  and any  and all  other
instruments necessary or incidental in connection  therewith, and to file  the
same with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.   Either of  said attorneys
shall have  full power  and authority  to do and  perform in  the name and  on
behalf  of the undersigned,  in the  aforesaid capacity,  every act whatsoever
necessary or desirable  to be  done, as fully to  all intents and purposes  as
the undersigned might or could do in person.   The undersigned hereby ratifies
and approves the acts of either of said attorneys.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned has executed this instrument this
31st day of January, 1995.




                                 /s/ Richard A. McStay         
                                 Richard A. McStay              










                                     -50-<PAGE>









                               TBC CORPORATION


                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY





        WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation  (the "Company")  intends  to file  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission its  Annual Report  on Form  10-K for  the
year ended December 31, 1994;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his  capacity as a director of the
Company,  hereby appoints Louis  S. DiPasqua  and/or Ronald  E. McCollough, or
either of them,  his true  and lawful  attorney-in-fact and  agent, with  full
power of substitution  and resubstitution, to execute  in his name,  place and
stead, the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1994  (including any  amendment to  such report),  and any  and all  other
instruments necessary or incidental in connection  therewith, and to file  the
same with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.   Either of  said attorneys
shall have  full power  and authority  to do and  perform in  the name and  on
behalf  of the undersigned,  in the  aforesaid capacity,  every act whatsoever
necessary or desirable  to be  done, as fully to  all intents and purposes  as
the undersigned might or could do in person.   The undersigned hereby ratifies
and approves the acts of either of said attorneys.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned has executed this instrument this
1st day of February, 1995.




                                 /s/ Robert M. O'Hara          
                                 Robert M. O'Hara               










                                     -51-<PAGE>









                               TBC CORPORATION


                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY





        WHEREAS,  TBC Corporation  (the "Company")  intends  to file  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission its  Annual Report  on Form  10-K for  the
year ended December 31, 1994;

        NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his  capacity as a director of the
Company,  hereby appoints Louis  S. DiPasqua  and/or Ronald  E. McCollough, or
either of them,  his true  and lawful  attorney-in-fact and  agent, with  full
power of substitution  and resubstitution, to execute  in his name,  place and
stead, the Company's Annual  Report on Form  10-K for the year ended  December
31, 1994  (including any  amendment to  such report),  and any  and all  other
instruments necessary or incidental in connection  therewith, and to file  the
same with the  Securities and Exchange Commission.   Either of  said attorneys
shall have  full power  and authority  to do and  perform in  the name and  on
behalf  of the undersigned,  in the  aforesaid capacity,  every act whatsoever
necessary or desirable  to be  done, as fully to  all intents and purposes  as
the undersigned might or could do in person.   The undersigned hereby ratifies
and approves the acts of either of said attorneys.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the  undersigned has executed this instrument this
1st day of February, 1995.




                                 /s/ Nicholas F. Taubman       
                                 Nicholas F. Taubman            










                                     -52-<PAGE>





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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-K
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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<F1>THIS ITEM IS SHOWN UNDER THE CATEGORY "OUTSTANDING CHECKS, NET" ON THE
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