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): October 1, 2010
AMERICREDIT CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-10667 | 75-2291093 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 801 Cherry Street, Suite 3500, Fort Worth, Texas | 76102 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(817) 302-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
AmeriCredit Corp.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Introductory Note
On October 1, 2010, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 21, 2010, by and among General Motors Holdings LLC (“GM Holdings”), a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Company (“GM”), Goalie Texas Holdco Inc., a Texas corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of GM Holdings (“Merger Sub”), and AmeriCredit Corp., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), and the separate existence of Merger Sub ceased. As a result of the Merger, the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM Holdings. Following the Merger, the Company will be renamed General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On September 29, 2010, at a special meeting of shareholders, the shareholders of the Company approved the following:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||
Adoption and Approval of Merger Agreement | 119,851,919 | 222,652 | 41,017 | |||
Approval of Adjournment, if Necessary, of the Special Meeting to Seek Additional Proxies | 116,709,315 | 3,357,662 | 468,112 |
A copy of the press release announcing the approval of the Merger Agreement by the Company’s shareholders is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 29, 2010 |
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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.
| Dated October 1, 2010 | AMERICREDIT CORP. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Chris A. Choate | |||||
| Name: Chris A. Choate | ||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated September 29, 2010 |