GM Form 8-K 05202014 7.01
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) May 20, 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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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On May 20, 2014 General Motors Company (GM) issued a press release regarding four separate safety recalls of certain models for the correction of various conditions affecting approximately 2.42 million vehicles. GM expects to record a charge of up to approximately $400 million in the three months ending June 30, 2014 for primarily the cost of these and other safety recalls announced in this quarter, including up to $200 million previously disclosed in connection with the five recalls announced May 15, 2014. The GM press release is incorporated 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: May 20, 2014 | By: | Thomas S. Timko Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |