On April 19, 2021, Ally Financial Inc. (“Ally”) priced an offering of 1,350,000 shares of 4.70% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. As previously disclosed, Ally intends to use the proceeds from the offering to redeem a portion of the Company’s 8.125% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Trust Preferred Securities, Series 2 of GMAC Capital Trust I (the “Series 2 TRUPS”) and the related common securities and debentures, each in accordance with its terms. This Form 8-K is being furnished for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a notice of redemption of the Series 2 TRUPS. Any such notice will only be made in accordance with the provisions of the documents governing the Series 2 TRUPS.
Forward-Looking Statements
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While no list of assumptions, risks, or uncertainties could be complete, some of the factors that may cause actual results or other future events or circumstances to differ from those included in forward-looking statements are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, or other applicable documents that are filed or furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Some of the factors that may cause actual results or other future events or circumstances to differ from those included in forward-looking statements include: evolving local, regional, national, or international business, economic, or political conditions; changes in laws or the regulatory or supervisory environment, including as a result of recent financial services legislation, regulation, or policies or changes in government officials or other personnel; changes in monetary, fiscal, or trade laws or policies, including as a result of actions by governmental agencies, central banks, or supranational authorities; changes in accounting standards or policies; changes in the automotive industry or the markets for new or used vehicles, including the rise of vehicle sharing and ride hailing, the development of autonomous and alternative-energy vehicles, and the impact of demographic shifts on attitudes and behaviors toward vehicle type, ownership, and use; disruptions or shifts in investor sentiment or behavior in the securities, capital, or other financial markets, including financial or systemic shocks and volatility or changes in market liquidity, interest or currency rates, or valuations; uncertainty about the future of the London Interbank Offered Rate and any negative impacts that could result; changes in business or consumer sentiment, preferences, or behavior, including spending, borrowing, or saving by businesses or households; changes in our corporate or business strategies, the composition of our assets, or the way in which we fund those assets; our ability to execute our business strategy for Ally Bank, including its digital focus; our ability to optimize our automotive finance and insurance businesses and to continue diversifying into and growing other consumer and commercial business lines, including mortgage lending, point-of-sale personal lending, corporate finance, brokerage, and wealth management; our ability to develop capital plans that will receive non-objection from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and our ability to implement them, including any payment of dividends or share repurchases; our ability to effectively manage capital or liquidity consistent with evolving business or operational needs, risk-management standards, and regulatory or supervisory requirements; our ability to cost-effectively fund our business and operations, including through deposits and the capital markets; changes in any credit rating assigned to Ally, including Ally Bank; adverse publicity or other reputational harm to us or our senior officers; our ability to develop, maintain, or market our products or services or to absorb unanticipated costs or liabilities associated with those products or services; our ability to innovate, to anticipate the needs of current or future customers, to successfully compete, to increase or hold market share in changing competitive environments, or to deal with pricing or other competitive pressures; the continuing profitability and
