| Item 1.01 | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement |
See Item 2.03, below.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under anOff-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
On April 16, 2019, General Motors Company (“GM”) entered into a $2.0 billion364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent and the other lenders named therein (the “Facility”). The Facility is unsecured, provides additional liquidity, and matures on April 14, 2020.
The Facility is available to GM as well as certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. However, GM has allocated the Facility for exclusive use by General Motors Financial Company, Inc. The Facility allows for borrowing in U.S. Dollars only.
GM has guaranteed the obligations of subsidiary borrowers under the Facility. Consistent with the terms of GM’s current revolving credit facilities, if GM fails to maintain an investment grade corporate rating from two or more of the following credit rating agencies: Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investor Service and Standard & Poor’s, GM will be required to cause certain of its domestic subsidiaries to guarantee its obligations under the terms of the Facility.
Interest rates on obligations under the Facility are based on prevailing annual interest rates for Eurodollar loans or an alternative base rate, both subject to an applicable margin. This applicable margin will be based upon the credit rating assigned to the Facility or to senior, unsecured long-term indebtedness of GM.
The Facility contains representations, warranties and covenants that are typical for this type of facility. These covenants include restrictions on mergers or sales of assets and secured debt borrowings, subject to exceptions and limitations. The Facility also requires that GM maintain at least $4.0 billion in global liquidity and at least $2.0 billion in U.S. liquidity.
Some of the lenders under the Facility, and their affiliates, have various relationships with GM and its subsidiaries involving the provision of financial services, including cash management, investment banking, trust and leasing services, and foreign exchange and other derivative arrangements.
The foregoing description does not constitute a complete summary of the Facility and is qualified by reference in its entirety to the full text of the Facility filed herewith.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 10.1† | | 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement among General Motors Company, General Motors Financial Company, Inc., GM Global Treasury Centre, the subsidiary borrowers from time to time parties thereto, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent. |
| † | Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Rule 601(b)(10) of RegulationS-K. The omitted information is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed. |
