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) May 3, 2006
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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STATE OF DELAWARE
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1-143
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38-0572515 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission File
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan
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48265-3000 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code (313) 556-5000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
During presentations at the GM/GMAC Global Relationship Conference on May 3, 2006, Walter G. Borst,
Corporate Treasurer of General Motors Corporation (GM), stated that GM is working on financial
options to amend or replace its existing $5.6 billion line of credit (the Current Facility), which it
intends to complete by the end of the second quarter or early in the third quarter. The Current
Facility, which is unsecured, is provided under a standby facility with a syndicate of banks that
terminates in June 2008. A replacement facility or an amendment to the Current Facility (the
Proposed Facility) could include, among other terms, a security interest in certain GM assets, a reduction in the
size of the facility, and an extension of the term beyond 2008. GM anticipates that it would
periodically use the Proposed Facility to fund such needs as seasonal working capital demands.
There can be no assurance that GM will be successful in negotiating the Proposed Facility or, if
so, as to the amount, terms or conditions of the Proposed Facility.
In its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, GM stated that although it
believes that it has a good faith basis on which to make a borrowing request under the Current
Facility, in view of GMs recent restatement of its prior financial statements there is substantial
uncertainty as to whether the bank syndicate would be required to honor such a request, and
therefore there is a high risk that GM would not be able to borrow under the Current Facility. In
the Form 10-K GM also stated that it had no current need or intention to draw on the Current
Facility.
The presentation made by Frederick A. Henderson, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial
Officer of GM, is attached hereto as an exhibit.
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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Method of Filing |
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99.1 |
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Presentation by: F. Henderson |
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Attached as Exhibit |
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