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) June 22, 2007
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE 38-0572515
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48265-3000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(313) 556-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On June 22, 2007, General Motors Corporation ("GM") and Delphi Corporation
("Delphi") entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the United
Auto Workers ("UAW"). The MOU will not be effective until it is ratified by the
UAW membership and approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that is handling
Delphi's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
The MOU deals with treatment by Delphi and GM of UAW-represented Delphi
employees through a combination of flowback rights, retirement incentives,
buy-downs, severance payments, modifications to Delphi's 2004 supplemental labor
agreement with the UAW, and local negotiations. The MOU also deals with the
commitment by GM to provide certain product programs and to facilitate
employment opportunities at certain Delphi facilities. Further, the MOU
establishes the terms of settlement between GM and Delphi of certain claims
asserted by the UAW against Delphi. GM also agreed to extend the Benefit
Guarantee Agreement with the UAW, and Delphi agreed to extend its related
indemnity agreement, under certain circumstances and within certain time
periods; information regarding these agreements is disclosed in GM's 2006 Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
GM does not believe that the MOU will result in a material change related to the
economic impact stemming from the resolution of Delphi's bankruptcy proceedings
as estimated in GM's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 24, 2007 (the "May
8-K"). GM disclosed in the May 8-K that it estimated its contingent exposure
related to the Delphi bankruptcy at approximately $7 billion. In addition, it
anticipated reimbursing Delphi for certain labor expenses with an initial
payment of up to approximately $500 million upon emergence from bankruptcy
proceedings and, for some period, annual payments between $300 million and $400
million for labor-related matters and of approximately $100 million for
transitional matters. GM expects that its savings from the reduced prices for
systems, components, and parts it purchases from Delphi after Delphi emerges
from bankruptcy would far exceed the cost of such additional reimbursements over
time. Of the amounts disclosed in the May 8-K, GM has previously expensed $6
billion primarily related to the Delphi Benefit Guarantee Agreement. The
accounting treatment for the remaining amounts is currently being evaluated.
Additionally, GM can offer no assurance that these estimates will not be changed
based on future negotiations with Delphi, the UAW, or other interested parties,
or other events.
Forward-Looking Statements
In this report on Form 8-K and in related comments by GM's management, we use
words like "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "intend," "pursue," or
"believe," to identify forward-looking statements that represent our current
judgments about possible future events. We believe these judgments are
reasonable, but GM's actual results may differ materially due to a variety of
important factors. Among other items, such factors include UAW ratification and
bankruptcy court actions with respect to the MOU and resolution of various
issues and disputes between GM, Delphi, and other parties interested in the
Delphi bankruptcy proceedings.
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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.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
Date: June 26, 2007 By: /s/ NICK S. CYPRUS
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(Nick S. Cyprus
Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer)