1 EXHIBIT 11 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKS THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1995 ------------------------------- $1 2/3 PAR VALUE CLASS E CLASS H COMMON COMMON COMMON STOCK STOCK STOCK --------- ------- ------- (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Net income attributable to stocks................................. $ 1,968.3 $ 122.4 $63.3 Dividends on preference stocks.................................... 72.0 -- -- --------- ------- ----- Earnings attributable to common stocks............................ 1,896.3 122.4 63.3 Dividends on common stocks........................................ 150.8 34.2 21.6 --------- ------- ----- Undistributed earnings............................................ 1,745.5 88.2 41.7 Adjustments Change in earnings attributable to each class of common stock related to the assumed exercise of stock options*............ (1.7) -- 1.7 Dividends on assumed common stock transactions.................. (0.5) -- (0.6) --------- ------- ----- Adjusted earnings attributable to common stocks................... $ 1,743.3 $ 88.2 $42.8 ========= ======= ===== Weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)................. 752.6 300.0 94.2 Adjustment Assumed exercise of dilutive stock options*..................... 2.6 -- 2.4 ----- ----- ----- Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding...................... 755.2 300.0 96.6 ===== ===== ===== Per Share Data Earnings per share attributable to undistributed earnings on common stocks................................................... $2.31 $0.29 $0.44 Dividends......................................................... 0.20 0.13 0.23 ----- ----- ----- Earnings per share attributable to common stocks.................. $2.51 $0.42 $0.67 ===== ===== ===== Note: The difference between fully diluted and primary earnings per share is immaterial. * The assumed exercise of stock options reflected by these adjustments has no effect on Class E or Class H common stock earnings per share, because to the extent that shares of Class E or Class H common stock deemed to be outstanding would increase, such increased shares would also increase the numerator of the fraction used to determine Available Separate Consolidated Net Income. 28 2 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKS -- CONCLUDED THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1994 --------------------------------- $1 2/3 PAR VALUE CLASS E CLASS H COMMON COMMON COMMON STOCK STOCK STOCK --------- ------- ------- (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Net income attributable to stocks (before cumulative effect of accounting change)............................................ $ 1,448.9 $92.1 $70.8 Dividends on preference stocks.................................. 86.8 -- -- --------- ----- ----- Earnings attributable to common stocks.......................... 1,362.1 92.1 70.8 Dividends on common stocks...................................... 145.2 30.9 18.1 --------- ----- ----- Undistributed earnings.......................................... 1,216.9 61.2 52.7 Adjustments Change in earnings attributable to each class of common stock related to the assumed exercise of stock options*.......... (1.3) -- 1.3 Dividends on assumed common stock transactions................ (1.5) -- (0.3) --------- ----- ----- Adjusted earnings attributable to common stocks................. $ 1,214.1 $61.2 $53.7 ========= ===== ===== Weighted average shares outstanding (in millions)............... 725.3 257.9 90.6 Adjustment Assumed exercise of dilutive stock options*................... 7.3 -- 1.6 ----- ----- ----- Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding.................... 732.6 257.9 92.2 ===== ===== ===== Per Share Data Earnings per share attributable to undistributed earnings on common stocks (before cumulative effect of accounting change)....................................................... $1.66 $0.24 $0.58 Cumulative effect of accounting change at January 1, 1994....... (1.05) -- (0.08) Dividends....................................................... 0.20 0.12 0.20 ----- ----- ----- Earnings per share attributable to common stocks................ $0.81 $0.36 $0.70 ===== ===== ===== Note: The difference between fully diluted and primary earnings per share is immaterial. * The assumed exercise of stock options reflected by these adjustments has no effect on Class E or Class H common stock earnings per share, because to the extent that shares of Class E or Class H common stock deemed to be outstanding would increase, such increased shares would also increase the numerator of the fraction used to determine Available Separate Consolidated Net Income. 29