BFGoodrich is becoming Goodrich. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders will be asked to approve Goodrich Corporation as the company’s new name. While dropping two initials may seem a small matter, it represents a big step in the evolution of a 130-year-old company.

Goodrich today is a new company. Once synonymous with automobile tires, the company has transformed itself into a leading global supplier of aerospace and industrial products with a well-earned reputation for delivering results. Clearly, the time is right for a corporate identity that distances us from the tire business we exited in 1986, while drawing on our rich heritage of innovation and creative solutions.

The new Goodrich logo suggests energy, dynamism, growth and high aspirations. By design, it affirms that one of America’s oldest companies is now one of its newest.