UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549-1004 FORM 10-K/A X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ------------ to ------------- Commission file number 1-143 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) STATE OF DELAWARE 38-0572515 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 100 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243-7301 3044 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48202-3091 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (313) 556-5000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of Each Exchange on Title of Each Class Which Registered Common, $1-2/3 par value (678,564,579 shares outstanding as of February 28, 1998) New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Class H Common, $0.10 par value (104,368,924 shares outstanding as of February 28, 1998) New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Preference, $0.10 par value, Series B 9-1/8% Depositary Shares, stated value $25 per share, dividends cumulative (20,020,586 depositary shares outstanding as of February 28, 1998) New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Preference, $0.10 par value, Series D 7.92% Depositary Shares, stated value $25 per share, dividends cumulative (3,014,654 depositary shares outstanding as of February 28, 1998) New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Preference, $0.10 par value, Series G 9.12% Depositary Shares, stated value $25 per share, dividends cumulative (5,015,410 depositary shares outstanding as of February 28, 1998) New York Stock Exchange, Inc. General Motors Capital Trust D 8.67% Trust Originated Preferred Securitiessm (TOPrSsm), Series D (3,149,748 shares outstanding as of February 28, 1998) New York Stock Exchange, Inc. General Motors Capital Trust G 9.87% Trust Originated Preferred Securitiessm (TOPrSsm), Series G (5,221,123 shares outstanding as of February 28, 1998) New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Note: The $1-2/3 par value common stock of the Registrant is also listed for trading on: Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. Chicago, Illinois Pacific Exchange, Inc. San Francisco, California Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Montreal Stock Exchange Montreal, Quebec, Canada Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto, Ontario, Canada Borse Frankfurt am Main Frankfort on the Main, Germany Borse Dusseldorf Dusseldorf, Germany Bourse de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium Courtiers en Valeurs Mobilieres Paris, France The London Stock Exchange London, England Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X . No . Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ( ) The aggregate market value (based upon the average of the highest and lowest sales prices on the Composite Tape on February 27, 1998) of General Motors Corporation $1-2/3 par value and Class H common stocks held by nonaffiliates on February 27, 1998 was approximately $46.6 billion and $4.3 billion, respectively. Documents incorporated by reference are as follows: Part and Item Number of Form Document 10-K into Which Incorporated General Motors Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held June 1, 1998 Part III, Items 10 through 13 sm "Trust Originated Preferred Securities" and "TOPrS" are service trademarks of Merrill Lynch & Co. COVER PAGE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549-1004 FORM 10-K/A AMENDMENT TO REPORT FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) AMENDMENT NO. 1 The undersigned registrant hereby amends Exhibit 99 to its 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K ("Form 10-K") to update the Independent Auditors' Report on page IV-17 to include the typed signature of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as part of such Form 10-K. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. General Motors Corporation (Registrant) By: /s/Peter R. Bible (Peter R. Bible, Chief Accounting Officer) Date: March 26, 1998 -1-