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) February 6, 2006
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
STATE OF DELAWARE 1-143 38-0572515
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) File Number) Identification No.)
300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48265-3000
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (313) 556-5000
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On February 7, 2006 General Motors Corporation issued the attached press release
announcing, among other things, revised health-care benefits for salaried
retirees and plans to restructure pension benefits for U.S. salaried employees.
The foregoing changes will affect the benefits of GM's executive officers. The
February 7, 2006 press release also announced other changes in the compensation
of the Corporation's executive officers and directors.
GM currently expects to remeasure its OPEB liability in March or April of 2006
for the revised health care benefits for salaried retirees, which become
effective in January 2007. The remeasurement is expected to result in a
reduction of this liability of approximately $4.8 billion. The benefit
associated with the reduction in the OPEB liability is expected to be amortized
at an annual pre-tax rate of $900 million and have a favorable effect on GM's
2006 pre-tax earnings estimated to be approximately $500 million.
The February 7, 2006 press release also announced the GM Board declaration of a
quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, a reduction from the quarterly rate
of $0.50 per share that had been followed since the first quarter of 1997.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
EXHIBITS
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Exhibits Description Method of Filing
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Exhibit 99.1 News Release Dated Attached as Exhibit
February 7, 2006
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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
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(Registrant)
Date: February 8, 2006 By: /s/PETER R. BIBLE
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(Peter R. Bible,
Chief Accounting Officer)