Bylaw Amendment

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549     Form 8-K     Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ( October 4, 2022 )     THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Ohio   1-1927   34-0253240 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 200 Innovation Way , Akron , Ohio   44316-0001 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (330) 796-2121     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, Without Par Value   GT   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐       Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. On October 4, 2022, the Board of Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (the “Company”) approved amendments to Article II, Section 2 of the Company’s Code of Regulations to provide, among other things, that a shareholder’s notice of nomination of a candidate for election as a director must also include a completed director and shareholder questionnaire and an agreement to comply with law with respect to the nomination and that the shareholder’s notice must be promptly updated if any of the information therein ceases to be accurate or complete in any material respect. These amendments became effective immediately upon their approval by the Board. The preceding description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s Code of Regulations, as amended, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   3.1    Code of Regulations of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, as most recently amended on October 4, 2022. 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.       THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY Date: October 11, 2022     By   /s/ Daniel T. Young       Daniel T. Young       Secretary