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) April 27, 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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| ITEM 8.01 | Other Events |
General Motors Corporation announced today it was launching an exchange offer and consent solicitation for approximately $27 billion of its unsecured debt. For more details on the bond exchange please see the news release dated April 27, 2009 incorporated by reference herein and filed as Exhibit 99.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99 | News Release Dated April 27, 2009 |
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 (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: April 27, 2009 | By: | /s/ Nick S. Cyprus | ||
| Nick S. Cyprus, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||