form8k.htm
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: November 2,
2009
(Date of
earliest event reported)
FORD
MOTOR COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-3950
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38-0549190
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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One American Road, Dearborn,
Michigan
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48126
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code 313-322-3000
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:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02. Results of
Operations and Financial Condition.
Ford
Motor Company ("Ford") hereby incorporates by reference its news release dated
November 2, 2009, which is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto.
Ford will
conduct two conference calls on November 2, 2009 to review preliminary
third quarter 2009 financial results. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., Ford's
President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally and Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer Lewis Booth will host a presentation for the
investment community and news media to discuss Ford's preliminary financial
results. Investors may access this presentation by dialing
866-356-4123 (or 1-617-597-5393 from outside the United States). The
passcode for either telephone number is a verbal response of "Ford
Earnings."
At 11:00
a.m., Ford Vice President and Controller Bob Shanks, Ford Vice President and
Treasurer Neil Schloss, and Ford Motor Credit Company Vice Chairman and Chief
Financial Officer K.R. Kent will host a presentation for fixed income analysts
and investors. Investors may access this presentation by dialing
866-730-5766 (or 1-857-350-1590 from outside the United States). The
passcode for either telephone number is 70059906 (note that this is a new
passcode for the fixed income call).
A
listen-only webcast and supporting presentation materials for these calls is
available on the Internet at www.shareholder.ford.com. Investors
may also access replays of the presentations after 2:00 p.m. the day of the
event through Monday, November 9, 2009 by dialing 888-286-8010 (or
1-617-801-6888 from outside the United States). The passcode for
replays of the earnings call is 29481628; the passcode for replays of the fixed
income call is 55865600. All times referenced above are in Eastern
Time.
Please
note that Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K at times discusses revenue and profits
excluding special items for our Automotive and/or Financial Services sectors and
the primary operating segments and business units therein. The most
directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance
with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("U.S. GAAP") are revenue and
profits including special items. We believe that revenue and profits
excluding special items are useful measures to provide investors, because they
exclude those items that we do not necessarily consider to be indicative of
earnings from ongoing operating activities. As a result, revenue and
profits excluding special items provide investors with relevant measures of the
results generated by our operations.
In
addition, Exhibit 99 discusses our key cash metrics, Automotive
operating-related cash flow (which we believe best represents the ability of our
Automotive operations to generate cash), and Automotive gross cash (including
cash and cash equivalents, net marketable securities, and loaned
securities). We believe that Automotive operating-related cash flow
is useful to investors because it includes elements that we consider to be
related to our operating activities (e.g., capital spending), and excludes cash
flow elements that we do not consider to be related to the ability of our
operations to generate cash (e.g., tax refunds). The most comparable
U.S. GAAP measure is Cash
flows from operating activities of continuing operations on our statement
of cash flows. The most comparable U.S. GAAP measure for Automotive
gross cash is the sum of the individual line items on our balance sheet for each
of the elements within that measure (Cash and cash
equivalents, Marketable
securities, and Loaned
securities).
Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
EXHIBITS
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Designation
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Description
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Method of Filing
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Exhibit
99
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News
Release dated November 2, 2009
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Filed
with this Report
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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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FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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(Registrant)
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Date: November
2, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Louis J. Ghilardi
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Louis
J. Ghilardi
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Assistant
Secretary
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Designation
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Description
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News
Release dated November 2, 2009
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