UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549-1004
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) June 9, 2009
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| DELAWARE | 38-0572515 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan | 48265-3000 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(313) 556-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 9, 2009, General Motors Corporation (“GM”) issued a press release announcing that Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. will become the chairman of the company (“New GM”) that is expected to purchase substantially all of GM’s assets under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Section 363 Transaction”). The press release is incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.1.
GM anticipates that all of the current members of its board of directors will retire from its board before the closing of the Section 363 Transaction. Six current members of the GM board, Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Frederick A. Henderson, E. Neville Isdell, Kent Kresa, Philip A. Laskawy, and Kathryn V. Marinello, are expected to join the board of New GM.
GM has not yet announced who will serve on the GM board after the retirement of its current membership.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated June 9, 2009 |
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.
| GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||
| June 11, 2009 (Date) |
By: | /s/ Nick S. Cyprus | ||
| Nick S. Cyprus Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated June 9, 2009 |