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) December 13, 2017
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-34960 | 27-0756180 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan | 48265-3000 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(313) 667-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
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| ITEM 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
(a) On December 13, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Motors Company (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), which became effective immediately. The amendments include (i) eliminating the description of the standing committees of the Board and (ii) certain other administrative clarifications and refinements.
The foregoing description of the amendments to the Amended and Restated Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
EXHIBIT
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| Exhibit 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of General Motors Company | |
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.
| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (Registrant) | ||||||
| /s/ RICK E. HANSEN | ||||||
| Date: December 19, 2017 | By: | Rick E. Hansen Corporate Secretary | ||||