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 | | 1-143 | | 38-0572515 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File
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Identification No.) |
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| 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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure |
SIGNATURE |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS |
Presentation by F. Henderson |
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 GM’s 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 | | Description | | Method of Filing | | |
| 99.1 | | Presentation by: F. Henderson | | Attached as Exhibit | | |
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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.
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| | GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
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| Date: May 3, 2006 | By: | /s/ PETER R. BIBLE | |
| | | (Peter R. Bible, Chief Accounting Officer) | |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| Exhibit | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Presentation by: F. Henderson |
