UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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): April 25, 2018
Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-43 | 45-6194071 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| c/o Wilmington Trust Company, as trust administrator and trustee Attn: David A. Vanaskey Jr. Administrative Vice President Rodney Square North 1100 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware |
19890-1615 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (302) 636-6000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
In an order dated March 27, 2018, the Honorable Martin Glenn, United States Bankruptcy Judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”), ordered a deadline of April 25, 2018 for an update regarding the potential settlement between the Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust (the “GUC Trust”) and the Ignition Switch Plaintiffs (as that term is defined in the Form 10-Q of the GUC Trust filed February 13, 2018 (the “February 2018 10-Q”)), certain of the Non-Ignition Switch Plaintiffs (as that term is defined in the February 2018 10-Q) and certain of the Pre-Closing Accident Plaintiffs (as that term is defined in the February 2018 10-Q) (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”). On April 25, 2018, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, on behalf of Wilmington Trust Company, solely in Wilmington Trust Company’s capacity as trust administrator and trustee of the GUC Trust, sent a letter (the “Letter”) to the Bankruptcy Court informing the Bankruptcy Court that, on April 25, 2018, the GUC Trust executed a settlement agreement with the Plaintiffs. The settlement is subject to Bankruptcy Court approval. The GUC Trust currently expects that motion papers seeking court approval will be filed with the Bankruptcy Court on or before May 2, 2018.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Letter attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 are furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed filed in this or any other filing of the GUC Trust under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless expressly incorporated by reference in any such other filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter to the Bankruptcy Court | |
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.
| MOTORS LIQUIDATION COMPANY GUC TRUST
By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as trust administrator and trustee of the Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust | ||||||
| Date: April 26, 2018 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ David A. Vanaskey Jr. | |||||
| Name: | David A. Vanaskey Jr. | |||||
| Title: | Administrative Vice President of Wilmington Trust Company | |||||