GM 8K 10072014 Bylaws Amendment
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549-1004
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FORM 8-K
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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 7, 2014
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GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in its Charter)
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001-34960 (Commission File Number) | DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 27-0756180 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
48265-3000 (Zip Code) |
(313) 556-5000
(Company's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
At its meeting on October 7, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Motors Company (“GM”) approved an amendment to section 3.9 of its bylaws to change the name of the “Operating Risk Committee” to the “Risk Committee” and to update the description of the Risk Committee’s responsibilities to be consistent with the committee charter approved by the Board at the same meeting. In addition, the Board approved a conforming amendment to section 3.1 of the bylaws to update the name of the committee. Both amendments were effective immediately.
The description above of the amendments to the Company’s bylaws does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of section 3.1 and 3.9 of the bylaws as amended, set forth in Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated in this Item by reference.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No. | Description | Method of Filing |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of General Motors Company, as of October 7, 2014 | Attached as Exhibit |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (Registrant)
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| | /s/ THOMAS S. TIMKO |
Date: October 10, 2014 | By: | Thomas S. Timko Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |