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B.F. Goodrich Co. said it was informed by British financier Sir James Goldsmith that he`s not interested in acquiring the company. Goodrich issued a statement in response to a published report that at least one corporate raider, and possibly two, had acquired stakes in the Akron-based tiremaker. Goldsmith, who tried unsuccessfully to take over Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 18 months ago, told Goodrich that he has a less than 5 percent stake in the firm as a ”passive investor.”
