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) February 26, 2009
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| DELAWARE | 38-0572515 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer 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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| News Release Dated February 26, 2009 and Financial Statements |
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
On February 26, 2009, a news release was issued on the subject of fourth quarter 2008 consolidated earnings for General Motors Corporation (GM). The news release did not include certain financial statements, related footnotes and certain other financial information that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of GM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The news release and financial statements are incorporated as Exhibit 99.1.
Charts furnished to securities analysts in connection with GM’s fourth quarter 2008 earnings release are attached as Exhibit 99.2.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| Exhibits |
Description |
Method of Filing | ||
| Exhibit 99.1 | News Release Dated February 26, 2009 and Financial Statements | Attached as Exhibit | ||
| Exhibit 99.2 | Charts Furnished to Securities Analysts | Attached as Exhibit | ||
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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 (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: February 27, 2009 | By: | /s/ NICK S. CYPRUS (Nick S. Cyprus, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer) | ||||||