UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): March 31, 2023
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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Renaissance Center
Detroit, Michigan 48265-3000
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(313) 667-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | GM | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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| 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 an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant |
On March 31, 2023, General Motors Company (“GM”) entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, a Fifth Amended and Restated 3-Year Revolving Credit Agreement and a Fifth Amended and Restated 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, each with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as syndication agent, the other lenders named therein, and General Motors Financial Company, Inc. (collectively, the “Facilities”). The Facilities are unsecured and consist of a five-year $10 billion facility (the “5-year Facility”), a three-year, $4.1 billion facility (the “3-Year Facility”) and a 364-day, $2.0 billion facility (the “364-Day Facility”). The 5-Year Facility matures on March 31, 2028, the 3-Year Facility matures on March 31, 2026, and the 364-Day Facility matures on March 30, 2024.
The Facilities are available to GM as well as certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries. However, GM has allocated the 364-Day Facility for exclusive use by General Motors Financial Company, Inc. The 5-Year Facility and 3-Year Facility allow for borrowing in U.S. Dollars and other currencies. The 364-Day Facility allows for borrowing in U.S. Dollars only.
GM has guaranteed the obligations of subsidiary borrowers under the Facilities. Unlike GM’s prior revolving credit facilities, GM’s subsidiaries are no longer required to guarantee the obligations under the Facilities if GM fails to maintain an investment grade corporate rating from two credit rating agencies.
Interest rates on obligations under the Facilities are based on prevailing annual interest rates for Term SOFR loans, Daily Simple SOFR loans or an alternative base rate, each subject to an applicable margin. This applicable margin will be based upon the credit rating assigned to the Facilities or to senior, unsecured long-term indebtedness of GM.
The Facilities contain representations, warranties and covenants that are typical for these types of facilities. These covenants include restrictions on mergers or sales of assets, limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness and requirements for subsidiaries to guarantee the obligations, in each case subject to conditions, exceptions and limitations. The Facilities also require 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 Facilities, 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 Facilities and is qualified by reference in its entirety to the full text of the Facilities filed herewith.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| † | Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Rule 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The omitted information is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed. |
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) | ||||||
| By: | /s/ John S. Kim | ||||
| Date: March 31, 2023 | Name: | John S. Kim | ||||
| Title: | Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||||