GM Form 8-K 03172014 7.01 FD
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549-1004
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 17, 2014
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GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-34960 (Commission File Number) | 27-0756180 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
48265-3000 (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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Signature
Index to Exhibits
Press Release
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On March 17, 2014 General Motors Company (GM) issued a press release regarding three safety recalls of certain models for the correction of conditions affecting approximately 1.5 million vehicles. GM expects to record a charge of approximately $300 million in the three months ending March 31, 2014 for the three safety recalls and the previously announced ignition switch recall. The GM press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit | Description | Method of Filing |
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Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release | Attached as Exhibit |
SIGNATURE
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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| | /s/ THOMAS S. TIMKO |
Date: March 17, 2014 | By: | Thomas S. Timko Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |