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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported) March 24, 1995
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
STATE OF DELAWARE 1-143 38-0572515
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10153-0075
3044 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48202-3091
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (313)-556-5000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
(a) The description of Legal Proceedings relating to the Corporation
is amended to include the following:
On March 24, 1995, a purported nationwide class action, CHRISTIAN P.
AMEDEE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND R.M. GARRARD, INC., was filed in
the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.
The complaint alleges the paint or the paint application process used by GM
on vehicles produced at several GM manufacturing plants in North America
was defective causing the paint to delaminate when exposed to ultraviolet
sunlight and prematurely deteriorate, peel, and chip because of the
conscious omission of the surfacer layer primer of paint. Plaintiffs seek
unspecified compensatory damages for cost of repairs and diminished value
to the vehicles, punitive damages, and injunctive relief.
* * *
With respect to the previously reported appeal to the U.S. Third
Circuit Court of Appeals filed by certain objectors to the final approval
by the Pennsylvania Federal court of the nationwide class action settlement
of the consolidated C/K pickup truck class actions, a decision was issued
on April 17, 1995. The Court of Appeals vacated the court approval of the
settlement, ruling that the settlement class was not properly certified and
that the district court had not properly made the required findings to
approve the settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate. The case will be
returned to the trial court for further proceedings. No determination on
the merits was made by the Court of Appeals. GM believes that the ruling
is incorrect and is evaluating whether to seek further review.
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(b) On April 20, 1995, a news release was issued on the subject of
quarterly earnings. The content of the news release was as follows:
General Motors Corporation reported today that 1995-first-quarter
consolidated net income totaled a record $2.2 billion, or $2.51 per share
of GM $1-2/3 par value common stock. That represents an improvement of
$1.3 billion, compared with the year-ago period. First-quarter-1994
results included the $758-million after-tax unfavorable effect of the
SFAS No. 112 accounting change, or $1.05 per share. The non-cash charge
was primarily related to GM's extended-disability benefit program in the
United States.
"Our performance in the first quarter reflects positive contributions
from all of GM's major business sectors with particularly strong results
from our automotive sectors," GM Chief Executive Officer and President John
F. Smith, Jr., said.
GM's overall financial performance in the first quarter of 1995 was a
first-quarter record. Net income was the highest for any quarter in GM's
history.
The corporation's net-profit margin, with GMAC on an equity basis,
increased to 5.5 percent in the first quarter of 1995 - GM's best net-
profit-margin performance since the second quarter of 1984.
Smith said significant highlights of first-quarter-1995 results from
the automotive sectors included the following. (See additional information
in sections detailing individual sector results, and "Highlights,"
including restated sector results for 1994.)
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- North American Operations (NAO) net income totaled $1.1 billion,
compared with a loss of $199 million in the first quarter of 1994.
Financial results for Delphi Automotive Systems are included in the
NAO financial data.
- International Operations (IO) reported net income of $522 million,
versus $385 million a year ago.
Highlights of results for the first quarter of 1995 reported by GM's
major subsidiaries yesterday, included:
- Hughes Electronics Corporation earned $269 million, compared with
$282 million in the prior-year period.
- General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) reported net income of
$255 million, compared with $217 million in the first quarter of
1994.
- Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) reported record first-
quarter earnings of $197 million, compared with $172 million in the
same period last year.
The corporation's overall performance in the first quarter of 1995
included the following factors:
- The corporation's pre-tax income (with GMAC on an equity basis) was
$3.0 billion, compared with $2.1 billion in the first quarter of
1994.
- The first-quarter-1995 effective income-tax rate (with GMAC on an
equity basis) was 38.3 percent, compared with 33.3 percent in the
comparable 1994 period. The tax rate in the first quarter of 1994
was favorably affected by lower taxes on GM's non-U.S. operations.
- GM contributed more than $8 billion to its U.S. pension plans during
the first quarter of 1995. The $1.8 billion in cash contributions,
along with 173 million shares of GM Class E common stock valued at
$6.3 billion, brought the corporation's total contributions to the
plans to $15.7 billion since the beginning of 1994.
"The GM team is continuing to demonstrate it has what it takes to get
the job done," Smith said. "Overall, we're pleased with our first-quarter
results, but we know that we're not finished. We have aggressive goals for
the future in all of our business sectors, and we remain sharply focused on
achieving them."
Smith said, "The success of our products in the global marketplace is
the obvious key to our long-term financial success. We're very pleased
that every one of our all-new cars and trucks introduced around the globe
is a solid marketplace success."
During the first quarter of 1995, GM dealers delivered 1,990,000 cars
and trucks worldwide, resulting in a 16.0-percent worldwide market share.
GM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
GM's consolidated net income for the first quarter of 1995 totaled
$2.2 billion, or $2.51 per share of GM $1-2/3 par value common stock. That
compares with net income of $854 million, or $0.81 per share, in the first
quarter of 1994.
First-quarter-1994 results included the unfavorable $758-million
after-tax effect of the SFAS No. 112 accounting change.
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GM's 1995-first-quarter sales and revenues totaled $43.3 billion - an
increase of 15.4 percent compared with the comparable period last year, and
an all-time quarterly record.
The corporation's liquidity position remained strong in the first
quarter of 1995. Cash and marketable securities, with GMAC on an equity
basis, totaled $10.3 billion at March 31, 1995, compared with $9.5 billion
at March 31, 1994, and $11.0 billion at Dec. 31, 1994.
GM's gross-profit margin for the first quarter of 1995, with GMAC on
an equity basis, was 19.0 percent, compared with 18.2 percent in 1994's
first-quarter period.
"The corporation's first-quarter-1995 net-profit margin was
5.5 percent, compared with 2.5 percent in the prior-year period - a
positive step toward achieving our goal of at least a 5-percent-average
annual net-profit margin over the automotive-business cycle," Smith said.
Excluding the unfavorable effect of the SFAS No. 112 accounting
change, the 1994-first-quarter net-profit margin was 4.7 percent.
In the first quarter of 1995, worldwide wholesale vehicle sales
totaled 2,296,000 units, 10.4 percent more than the first-quarter-1994
level of 2,080,000 units, reflecting increased sales in most regions.
Following is a summary of GM business-sector financial performance
for the first quarter of 1995 (see attached "Highlights" for additional
details):
NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS (NAO)
NAO, including GM's Delphi Automotive Systems, earned net income
totaling $1.1 billion in the first quarter of 1995, an improvement of
$1.3 billion, compared with the first quarter of 1994, when the net loss
totaled $199 million. Excluding the one-time $705-million after-tax
unfavorable effect of the SFAS No. 112 accounting change in the first
quarter of 1994, net income for that period was $506 million, resulting in
a year-to-year improvement in net income of $552 million.
NAO's net-profit margin was 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 1995,
compared with a net-loss margin of 0.8 percent in the prior-year period.
Excluding the SFAS No. 112 accounting change, the net-profit margin was
2.1 percent in the first quarter of 1994.
"The first-quarter results show that the NAO team made impressive
progress in implementing its strategic plan to turn around our business in
the most competitive automotive market in the world - North America," Smith
said.
"Despite these impressive results, a significant amount of work
remains to be done in order to achieve our aggressive goals for NAO," Smith
said. "We have not achieved the necessary competitive levels in our cost
position, but we're making progress. We intend to maintain the momentum as
we continue to implement our strategies designed to create total customer
enthusiasm by being quick to market with high quality, stylish vehicles
that represent outstanding value," he emphasized.
"GM continued to move aggressively in the rate of quality improvement
during the first quarter of 1995," Smith said. "Buyer surveys show that
the quality and reliability of GM 1995-model cars and trucks continued to
improve, and that customer satisfaction was at an all-time high. While the
results show that our efforts are on the right track, we know we must keep
a sharp focus on this key area."
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Smith said, "GM's new entries in the 1995-model lineup are hitting
the mark with consumers. Chevrolet's Lumina and Monte Carlo models
recorded their best-ever first-quarter sales during the first three months
of the calendar year, with combined sales increasing 156 percent quarter to
quarter over the previous comparable models.
"Sales of the all-new Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Jimmy sport utility
vehicles increased 30 percent and 46.2 percent, respectively, in the first
quarter of 1995, compared with the same period last year," Smith said.
GM vehicle deliveries in the United States in the first quarter of
1995 totaled 1,138,000. GM passenger-car deliveries totaled 664,000, and
truck deliveries totaled 474,000 during the period. (See additional
information in "Highlights.")
Delphi continued to aggressively seek additional non-NAO business
worldwide, implement significant cost-reduction initiatives, and pursue the
establishment of key business partnerships around the globe. Delphi's non-
NAO business increased 18 percent in the first quarter of 1995, compared
with the same period last year.
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS (IO)
GM International Operations' net income for the first quarter of 1995
totaled $522 million, compared with $385 million in the same period of
1994.
The net-profit margin for International Operations was 6.4 percent in
the first quarter of 1995, compared with 6.2 percent in the prior-year
period.
Financial performance in the first quarter of 1995 reflects
increasing strength in European, Latin American and Asia-Pacific regions,
with particularly significant improvements reported in Europe.
GM's automotive operations in Europe reported net income totaling
$328 million in the first quarter of 1995, compared with $246 million in
the same period of 1994.
For the remainder of GM's International Operations, including Latin
American Operations and Asia-Pacific Operations, net income totaled
$194 million in the first quarter of 1995, compared with $139 million in
the prior-year period.
"Our International Operations continue to make significant
contributions to the corporation's overall financial strength," Smith said.
"Against a backdrop of fiercely increasing competition, GM continues to be
successful in the marketplace and in achieving profitability targets.
"In Western Europe, the Opel/Vauxhall model lineup continued to be
the leading passenger-car brand," Smith said. GM vehicle deliveries in
Western Europe totaled 448,000 in the first quarter of 1995, up 1.5 percent
from the same period last year.
Total GM vehicle deliveries in Latin America were 113,000 units in
the first quarter of 1995, a 13.9 percent increase from the prior-year
period.
Overall deliveries of GM vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region totaled
143,000 units during the first quarter of 1995, up 17.9 percent compared
with the first quarter of 1994.
Worldwide deliveries of the Saab lineup totaled 25,500 in the first
quarter of 1995, up 17.0 percent compared with the prior-year period.
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GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (GMAC)
GMAC reported first-quarter-1995 net income of $255 million, compared
with $217 million in the first quarter of 1994, including the effect of the
SFAS No. 112 accounting change. The 1995 results primarily reflect a more-
favorable funding mix and increased asset levels, resulting from
substantially increased retail leasing volume.
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Hughes Electronics Corporation earned $269 million during the first
quarter of 1995, or $0.67 per share of GM Class H common stock. That
compares with 1994-first-quarter earnings of $282 million, or $0.70 per
share, including the effect of the SFAS No. 112 accounting change.
Hughes' quarterly results reflect increased operating expenses
associated with the continued expansion of DIRECTV-Registered Trademark-, and
earlier-than-expected GALAXY-Registered Trademark- Satellite transponder sales
in the first quarter of 1994.
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION (EDS)
EDS reported earnings totaling $197 million for the 1995-first-
quarter period, or $0.42 per share of GM Class E common stock. That
compares with $172 million earned in the first quarter of 1994, or
$0.36 per share.
EDS performance in the first quarter of 1995 reflects continued
growth in non-GM business, which was up more than 36 percent in the period,
compared with the first quarter of 1994. The non-GM business accounted for
more than 67 percent of EDS' total revenues in the first-quarter-1995
period.
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HIGHLIGHTS - Q1 Financial Results
(Dollars in Millions Except
Per Share Amounts) First Quarter
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1995 1994 (1)
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Sales and Revenues
GM sales(2) $39,450.1 $34,280.7
GMAC financing revenues 2,717.4 2,163.0
Other income 1,312.4 1,253.5
Intersegment transactions (194.9) (201.8)
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Total $43,285.0 $37,495.4
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Gross Profit Margin Percentage(3) 19.0% 18.2%
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Pre-Tax Income (Equity Basis) $3,002.3 $2,117.3
Effective Tax Rate (3)(4) 38.3% 33.3%
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Consolidated Net Income $2,154.0 $853.7 (5)
Net Profit Margin Percentage(3) 5.5% 2.5%
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Earnings Attributable to Common Stocks
$1-2/3 par value $1,896.3 $610.8 (5)
Class E $122.4 $92.1
Class H $63.3 $64.0 (5)
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Earnings Per Share Attributable to Common Stocks
$1-2/3 par value $2.51 $0.81 (5)
Class E $0.42 $0.36
Class H $0.67 $0.70 (5)
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Cash Dividends Per Share of Common Stocks
$1-2/3 par value $0.20 $0.20
Class E $0.13 $0.12
Class H $0.23 $0.20
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Major Business Sector Results
NAO Income (Loss) $1,058 ($199)(5)
IO Income (6) 522 385
GMAC Income 255 217 (5)
EDS Earnings 197 172
Hughes Earnings 269 282 (5)
Other Loss (7) (147) (3)(5)
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Consolidated Net Income (CNI) $2,154 $854 (5)
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CNI Before Accounting Change $2,154 $1,612
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(1) Certain amounts for 1994 were reclassified to conform with 1995
classifications.
(2) Includes automotive sales:
NAO $27,450 $24,490
IO $8,192 $6,161
(3) Calculated with GMAC on an equity basis.
(4) Automotive Sector Tax Information:
NAO Tax Expense $563 $288
NAO Tax Rate 35.4% 37.3%
IO Tax Expense $348 $203
IO Tax Rate 41.2% 32.0%
(5) Effective January 1, 1994, GM adopted SFAS No. 112 with an
unfavorable cumulative effect of $758.1 million after tax. On a
sector basis the CNI impact was NAO $704.6; GMAC $7.4; Hughes
$30.4; and Other $15.7. The impact on earnings attributable to
common stocks was $1-2/3 par value common stock $751.3 million
($1.05 per share) and Class H $6.8 million ($0.08 per share).
(6) IO Includes: GM Europe $328 $246
Other IO $194 $139
(7) Includes NCRS, Power Products and Defense, and purchase accounting
adjustments.
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HIGHLIGHTS - Q1 Operating Information
First Quarter
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1995 1994
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Average Worldwide Employment (in 000s)
GM 520 516
GMAC 17 19
EDS 84 70
Hughes 71 77
NCRS 6 6
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Average Number of Employees 698 688
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Worldwide Payrolls ($ Millions) $8,417.5 $7,826.5
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Worldwide Wholesale Sales (Units in 000s)
United States: Cars 850 789
Trucks 540 496
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Total United States 1,390 1,285
Other North America 140 153
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Total North America 1,530 1,438
Overseas 766 642
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Total All Sources 2,296 2,080
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Unit Deliveries-U.S. (Units in 000s)
Chevrolet - Cars 242 275
- Trucks 348 348
Pontiac 145 170
Buick 104 121
Oldsmobile 80 105
Cadillac 36 49
Saturn 63 53
SAAB 7 5
GMC 113 111
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Total Unit Deliveries 1,138 1,237
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Market Share (% of U.S. Market)
Cars 32.7% 35.1%
Trucks 30.9% 31.2%
Total 32.0% 33.5%
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U.S. Retail/Fleet Mix
% Fleet Sales - Cars 27.7% 30.3%
% Fleet Sales - Trucks 14.7% 13.2%
Total Vehicles 22.3% 23.8%
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Days Supply of Inventory -- U.S.
Gross Landed Stock
Cars 90 64
Trucks 78 70
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Capacity Utilization %
U.S. and Canada (2-shift rated) 90.5% 82.7%
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STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1995 1994
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(Dollars in Millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Net Sales and Revenues
Manufactured products $37,477.4 $32,798.3
Financial services 2,717.4 2,163.0
Computer systems services 1,878.3 1,375.5
Other income 1,211.9 1,158.6
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Total Net Sales and Revenues 43,285.0 37,495.4
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Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales and other
operating charges, exclusive
of items listed below 31,951.9 28,004.1
Selling, general, and
administrative expenses 3,097.1 2,704.6
Interest expense 1,489.0 1,202.0
Depreciation of real estate,
plants, and equipment 2,031.0 1,696.4
Amortization of special tools 868.2 761.0
Amortization of intangible
assets 50.3 63.9
Other deductions 317.8 611.3
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Total Costs and Expenses 39,805.3 35,043.3
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Income before Income Taxes 3,479.7 2,452.1
United States, foreign, and
other income taxes 1,325.7 840.3
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Income before cumulative
effect of accounting change 2,154.0 1,611.8
Cumulative effect of accounting
change (Note 1) - (758.1)
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Net Income 2,154.0 853.7
Dividends on preference stocks 72.0 86.8
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Income on Common Stocks $2,082.0 $766.9
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Reference should be made to the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1995 1994
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(Dollars in Millions
Except
Per Share Amounts)
<S> <C> <C>
Earnings Attributable to
Common Stocks
$1-2/3 par value before cumulative
effect of accounting change $1,896.3 $1,362.1
Cumulative effect of accounting change (Note 1) - (751.3)
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Net earnings attributable
to $1-2/3 par value $1,896.3 $610.8
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Net earnings attributable to Class E $122.4 $92.1
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Class H before cumulative effect
of accounting change $63.3 $70.8
Cumulative effect of accounting change (Note 1) - (6.8)
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Net earnings attributable
to Class H $63.3 $64.0
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Average number of shares of common stocks
outstanding (in millions)
$1-2/3 par value 752.6 725.3
Class E 300.0 257.9
Class H 94.2 90.6
Earnings Per Share Attributable
to Common Stocks
$1-2/3 par value before cumulative
effect of accounting change $2.51 $1.86
Cumulative effect of accounting change
(Note 1) - (1.05)
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Net earnings attributable to
$1-2/3 par value 2.51 $0.81
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Net earnings attributable to Class E 0.42 $0.36
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Class H before cumulative effect of
accounting change $0.67 $0.78
Cumulative effect of accounting change
(Note 1) - (0.08)
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Net earnings attributable to
Class H $0.67 $0.70
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Cash Dividends Per Share of Common
Stocks
$1-2/3 par value $0.20 $0.20
Class E $0.13 $0.12
Class H $0.23 $0.20
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
March 31, Dec. 31, March 31,
ASSETS 1995 1994 1994
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(Dollars in Millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash and cash equivalents $10,418.9 $10,939.0 $10,710.0
Other marketable securities 5,602.3 5,136.6 4,756.0
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Total cash and marketable securities 16,021.2 16,075.6 15,466.0
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Finance receivables - net 56,768.0 54,077.3 54,104.7
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Accounts and notes receivable (less
allowances) 9,563.6 8,977.8 8,118.4
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Inventories (less allowances) 11,404.7 10,127.8 9,499.8
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Contracts in process (less advances and
progress payments) 2,647.3 2,265.4 2,540.5
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Net equipment on operating leases (less
accumulated depreciation) 21,796.2 20,061.6 14,444.0
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Deferred income taxes 18,482.6 19,693.3 21,233.5
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Other assets (less allowances) 21,212.3 20,625.5 19,693.8
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Property
Real estate, plants, and equipment-at cost 72,166.2 69,807.9 67,456.8
Less accumulated depreciation 44,144.4 42,586.4 41,639.0
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Net real estate, plants, and equipment 28,021.8 27,221.5 25,817.8
Special tools - at cost (less amortization) 7,556.8 7,559.1 7,727.5
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Total property 35,578.6 34,780.6 33,545.3
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Intangible assets - at cost (less
amortization) 12,085.1 11,913.8 13,081.6
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Total Assets $205,559.6 $198,598.7 $191,727.6
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<CAPTION>
March 31, Dec. 31, March 31
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 1995 1994 1994
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(Dollars in Millions Except
Per Share Amounts)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Liabilities
Accounts payable $12,147.8 $11,635.0 $10,577.4
Notes and loans payable 76,300.9 73,730.2 70,268.9
United States, foreign, and other income
taxes - deferred and payable 3,523.4 2,721.0 3,187.4
Postretirement benefits other than
pensions 40,408.5 40,018.2 38,063.2
Pensions 6,804.2 14,353.2 21,976.4
Other liabilities and deferred credits 44,558.3 42,867.3 40,267.8
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Total Liabilities 183,743.1 185,324.9 184,341.1
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Stocks Subject to Repurchase 450.0 450.0 450.0
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Stockholders' Equity
Preference stocks (Series A Conversion,
$1.8 in March 1994; Series B 9-1/8%
Depositary Shares, $1.1; Series C
Depositary Shares, $0.3; Series D 7.92%
Depositary Shares, $0.4; and Series G 9.12%
Depositary Shares, $0.6 in March 1995,
December 1994, and March 1994) 2.4 2.4 4.2
Common stocks
$1-2/3 par value (issued, 747,629,128,
754,345,782, and 727,990,373 shares) 1,246.0 1,257.2 1,213.3
Class E (issued, 442,432,315, 268,125,255,
and 265,732,085 shares) (Note 2) 44.2 26.8 26.6
Class H (issued, 80,236,772, 78,720,022,
and 76,702,102 shares) 8.0 7.9 7.7
Capital surplus (principally additional
paid-in capital) 19,244.7 13,149.4 12,558.2
Net income retained for use in the business
(accumulated deficit) 3,661.2 1,785.8 (1,430.2)
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Subtotal 24,206.5 16,229.5 12,379.8
Minimum pension liability adjustment (3,548.4) (3,548.4) (5,311.2)
Accumulated foreign currency translation
adjustments 377.4 (100.4) (417.1)
Net unrealized gains on investments in
certain debt and equity securities 331.0 243.1 285.0
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Total Stockholders' Equity 21,366.5 12,823.8 6,936.5
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $205,559.6 $198,598.7 $191,727.6
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CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1995 1994
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(Dollars in Millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $4,815.4 $1,176.9
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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Expenditures for real estate, plants, and
equipment (1,153.8) (733.5)
Expenditures for special tools (725.3) (467.9)
Other 165.6 (132.1)
Investments in other marketable securities -
acquisitions (5,741.1) (3,971.2)
Investments in other marketable securities -
liquidations 5,274.7 3,391.5
Finance receivables - acquisitions (42,056.7) (38,749.1)
Finance receivables - liquidations 33,890.5 34,832.8
Proceeds from sales of finance receivables 6,051.6 3,586.5
Operating leases - net (2,493.9) (2,056.4)
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Net Cash Used in
Investing Activities (6,788.4) (4,299.5)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net increase (decrease) in short-term loans payable 360.6 (545.0)
Increase in long-term debt 6,167.5 3,876.3
Decrease in long-term debt (4,565.8) (3,556.3)
Repurchases of common stocks (303.3) -
Proceeds from issuing common stocks 112.0 557.2
Cash dividends paid to stockholders (278.6) (281.0)
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Net Cash Provided by
Financing Activities 1,492.4 51.2
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Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash
Equivalents (39.5) (9.2)
-------- --------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (520.1) (3,080.5)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
the period 10,939.0 13,790.5
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $10,418.9 $10,710.0
-------- --------
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</TABLE>
Certain amounts for 1994 have been reclassified to conform with 1995
classifications
Reference should be made to the Notes to Financial Statements.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1.
Effective January 1, 1994, the Corporation adopted SFAS No. 112, Employers'
Accounting for Postemployment Benefits. The Standard requires accrual of the
costs of benefits provided to former or inactive employees after employment,
but before retirement. The unfavorable cumulative effect of adopting this
Standard, determined on a discounted basis, was $1,220.1 million ($758.1
million after tax), or $751.3 million ($1.05 per share) attributable to $1-2/3
par value common stock and $6.8 million ($0.08 per share) attributable to GM
Class H common stock. The non-cash charge is primarily related to GM's
extended-disability benefit program in the U.S. which, under the new
accounting Standard, will be accrued on a service-driven basis. The ongoing
effect was not material in 1994 and is not expected to be material in
subsequent periods.
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Also effective January 1, 1994, the Corporation adopted SFAS No. 115,
Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, which
resulted in a $241.0 million after-tax increase in Stockholders' Equity. This
Standard requires the recording at fair value of debt securities which are not
expected to be held to maturity and equity securities which have a readily
determinable fair value. Unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes
in fair value are included as a separate component of Stockholders' Equity
The primary effect of this Standard for the Corporation relates to debt
securities held by Motors Insurance Corporation and certain equity securities.
Marketable securities, other than certain securities held by GMAC and its
subsidiaries, are considered available for sale.
Note 2.
On March 13, 1995, GM contributed to the General Motors Hourly-Rate
Employees Pension Plan (Hourly Plan) 173,163,187 shares of Class E common
stock, having an aggregate fair market value on such date of $6.3 billion
(determined by an independent valuation expert retained by the Trustee). Such
contribution was made under the terms of an agreement between GM and the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the PBGC). Subject to the terms of such
agreement, GM will defer the use of the funding credits that would otherwise
result from such cash and stock contributions. Consequently, GM will continue
to make regular cash contributions to the Hourly Plan over the next several
years. The agreement with the PBGC also provides flexibility to GM by
granting a release of EDS from liability, if any, under Title IV of ERISA for
GM's U.S. pension plans, in the event EDS were to leave the GM control group
under certain circumstances. In connection with the contribution of the
shares of Class E common stock, the U.S. Department of Labor granted an
exemption with respect to, among other things, limits otherwise applicable
under ERISA on the amount of Class E common stock that could legally be held
by the Hourly Plan.
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GENERAL MOTORS OPERATIONS WITH GMAC ON AN EQUITY BASIS
In order to facilitate analysis, the following financial statements
present financial data for the Corporation's manufacturing, wholesale
marketing, defense, electronics, and computer service operations with the
financing and insurance operations reflected on an equity basis. This is the
same basis and format used in years prior to GM's adoption of SFAS No. 94,
Consolidation of All Majority-owned Subsidiaries.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Statement of
Consolidated Operations Three Months Ended
With GMAC on an Equity Basis March 31,
------------------------
1995 1994
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(Dollars in Millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Net Sales and Revenues (1)
Manufactured products $37,496.6 $32,836.1
Computer systems services 1,953.5 1,444.6
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Total Net Sales and Revenues 39,450.1 34,280.7
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Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales and other operating
charges, exclusive of items
listed below 31,951.6 28,039.5
Selling, general, and
administrative expenses 2,632.0 2,365.4
Depreciation of real estate, plants, and
equipment 1,034.8 936.3
Amortization of special tools 868.2 761.0
Amortization of intangible assets 37.0 45.2
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Total Costs and Expenses 36,523.6 32,147.4
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Operating Income 2,926.5 2,133.3
Other income less income
deductions - net 373.8 199.1
Interest expense (298.0) (215.1)
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Income before Income Taxes 3,002.3 2,117.3
Income taxes 1,150.0 704.8
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Income after Income Taxes 1,852.3 1,412.5
Earnings of nonconsolidated
affiliates 301.7 191.9
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Income before cumulative
effect of accounting change 2,154.0 1,604.4
Cumulative effect of accounting
change (2) - (750.7)
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Net Income $2,154.0 $853.7
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<FN>
(1) Includes sales to nonconsolidated affiliates of $278.6 million and $289.8
million, respectively, including $75.2 million and $69.1 million in
computer systems services revenues.
(2 Effective January 1, 1994, the Corporation adopted SFAS No. 112,
Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits. Not included is the
unfavorable cumulative effect on GMAC earnings of $7.4 million of adopting
SFAS No. 112 because the cumulative effect is included in earnings of
nonconsolidated affiliates.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Consolidated Balance Sheet
With GMAC on an Equity Basis March 31, Dec. 31, March 31,
ASSETS 1995 1994 1994
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(Dollars in Millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $8,913.0 $9,731.4 $8,324.1
Other marketable securities 1,357.5 1,245.0 1,222.5
--------- --------- ---------
Total cash and marketable securities 10,270.5 10,976.4 9,546.6
Accounts and notes receivable
Trade 8,505.1 7,873.1 6,813.0
Nonconsolidated affiliates 3,893.8 2,080.4 3,642.1
Inventories 11,404.7 10,127.8 9,499.8
Contracts in process 2,647.3 2,265.4 2,540.5
Prepaid expenses and deferred
income taxes 6,747.8 6,455.6 8,516.5
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Total Current Assets 43,469.2 39,778.7 40,558.5
Equity in Net Assets of
Nonconsolidated Affiliates 9,616.5 9,204.3 8,662.7
Deferred Income Taxes 15,337.3 16,318.6 15,307.9
Other Investments and Miscellaneous
Assets 15,205.0 14,835.5 13,268.1
Property - Net 35,474.1 34,661.4 33,436.1
Intangible Assets 11,628.2 11,536.4 12,743.6
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Total Assets $130,730.3 $126,334.9 $123,976.9
--------- --------- ---------
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</TABLE>
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable $11,205.4 $10,905.0 $9,852.9
Loans payable 1,335.2 993.7 1,287.0
Income taxes payable 847.2 144.7 1,006.5
Accrued liabilities and deferred
income taxes (including current
portion of postretirement benefits
other than pensions) 27,006.1 26,584.4 23,274.4
Stocks subject to repurchase 450.0 450.0 450.0
--------- --------- ---------
Total Current Liabilities 40,843.9 39,077.8 35,870.8
Long-Term Debt 6,179.7 6,082.3 6,551.1
Payable to GMAC 1,392.0 1,212.5 1,414.4
Capitalized Leases 139.2 136.4 160.5
Postretirement Benefits Other Than
Pensions 37,840.2 37,348.0 35,566.3
Pensions 4,243.7 11,223.1 19,973.2
Other Liabilities and Deferred
Income Taxes 17,075.1 16,752.2 16,248.7
Deferred Credits 1,650.0 1,678.8 1,255.4
Stockholders' Equity 21,366.5 12,823.8 6,936.5
--------- --------- ---------
Total Liabilities and
Stockholders' Equity $130,730.3 $126,334.9 $123,976.9
--------- --------- ---------
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</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Condensed Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows Three Months Ended
With GMAC on an Equity Basis March 31,
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1995 1994
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(Dollars in Millions)
<S> <C> <C>
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $1,552.0 ($610.8)
------- -------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Expenditures for real estate, plants,
and equipment (1,131.3) (705.0)
Expenditures for special tools (725.3) (467.9)
Change in other investing assets
Investments in other marketable
securities - acquisitions (2,121.9) (941.3)
Investments in other marketable
securities - liquidations 2,009.4 441.3
Other (511.1) 347.4
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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (2,480.2) (1,325.5)
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Increase in long-term debt 349.4 364.5
Decrease in long-term debt (252.0) (31.8)
Repurchases of common stocks (303.3) -
Proceeds from issuing common stocks 112.0 557.2
Cash dividends paid to stockholders (278.6) (281.0)
Other 515.5 (103.7)
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Net Cash Provided by
Financing Activities 143.0 505.2
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Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash
and Cash Equivalents (33.2) (7.3)
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Net decrease in cash and
cash equivalents (818.4) (1,438.4)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
the period 9,731.4 9,762.5
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period $8,913.0 $8,324.1
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</TABLE>
* * * * * * * *
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(c) The following schedule restates quarterly results by sector.
GM QUARTERLY RESULTS BY SECTOR
($ MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1993
NAO/DELPHI 1993 1993 1993 1993 Cal. Yr.
------ ------ ------ ------ --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue $22,102 $23,164 $17,501 $23,198 $85,965
Pretax Income (294) 183 (2,324) 47 (2,388)
Income Tax/Credit 86 (106) 1,296 60 1,336
Equity Income 10 (5) 12 23 40
Acctg. Change
SFAS 112 - - - - -
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net Income ($198) $72 ($1,016) $130 ($1,012)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Previously reported
Net Income ($170) ($33) ($1,100) $431 ($872)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
IO
Revenue $6,338 $6,679 $5,911 $6,014 $24,942
Pretax Income 376 425 388 205 1,394
Income Tax/Credit (149) (112) 28 5 (228)
Equity Income (117) (10) (67) 14 (180)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net Income $110 $303 $349 $224 $986
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Memo: Net Income
GM Europe 97 100 118 (82) 233
Other IO 13 203 231 306 753
Previously reported
Net Income $140 $306 $403 $266 $1,115
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Other
Net Income ($25) ($180) ($66) $136 ($135)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Previously reported
Net Income ($83) ($78) ($36) ($207) ($404)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Memo: Excluding Special Items
NAO/DELPHI
Pretax Income ($1,142) ($1,206)
Income Tax/Credit 390 430
Equity Income 12 40
------ -------
Net Income ($740) ($736)
------ -------
Previously reported
Net Income ($824) ($596)
------ -------
Other
Net Income $325 $54
------ -------
Previously reported
Net Income ($18) ($215)
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</TABLE>
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GM QUARTERLY RESULTS BY SECTOR
($ MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1994
NAO/DELPHI 1994 1994 1994 1994 Cal. Yr.
------ ------ ------ ------ --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue $24,490 $26,277 $20,539 $26,827 $98,133
Pretax Income 772 1,039 (982) 760 1,589
Income Tax/Credit (288) (433) 604 (151) (268)
Equity Income 22 35 15 (11) 61
Acctg. Change
SFAS 112 (705) - - - (705)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net Income ($199) $641 ($363) $598 $677
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Previously reported
Net Income ($197) $723 ($328) $492 $690
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
IO
Revenue $6,161 $7,328 $6,755 $7,842 $28,086
Pretax Income 634 793 243 561 2,231
Income Tax/Credit (203) (337) (59) (218) (817)
Equity Income (46) 48 48 111 161
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Net Income $385 $504 $232 $454 $1,575
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Memo: Net Income
GM Europe 246 283 (14) 180 695
Other IO 139 221 246 274 880
Previously reported
Net Income $425 $543 $240 $374 $1,582
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Other
Net Income ($3) $98 ($22) ($215) ($142)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Previously reported
Net Income ($45) ($23) ($65) ($29) ($162)
------ ------ ------ ------ -------
Memo: Excluding Special Items
NAO/DELPHI
Pretax Income $772 $1,589
Income Tax/Credit (288) (268)
Equity Income 22 61
------ -------
Net Income $506 $1,382
------ -------
Previously reported
Net Income $511 $1,398
------ -------
Other
Net Income $13 ($126)
------ -------
Previously reported
Net Income ($29) ($146)
------ -------
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
(d) On April 24, 1995, GM issued a press release stating the
following:
NEW YORK -- General Motors Corporation today announced that it will
begin a tender offer tomorrow, April 25, 1995, to purchase for
cash any and all of its outstanding Series B, Series D and Series G
preference stock. The offers give shareholders the opportunity to sell
their depositary shares at a premium over the prevailing market prices
and without the usual transaction cost associated with a market sale.
GM is making the offers as a means of reducing its dividend
requirements and annual administrative expenses associated with servicing
holders of these shares.
"GM believes these tender offers are an effective and prudent use of
our cash, given our current financial condition, cash position and net
liquidity," said GM Vice President and Treasurer Heidi Kunz.
The tender offers are being made for the following securities:
-- 44.3 million outstanding depositary shares, each representing
one-fourth of a share of GM Series B 9 1/8% Preference Stock, at
a purchase price of $27.50 per share paid in cash. This stock trades on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "GM Pr Q";
-- 15.7 million outstanding depositary shares, each representing
one-fourth of a share of GM Series D 7.92% Preference Stock, at a
purchase price of $26.375 per share paid in cash. This stock trades on the
NYSE under the symbol "GM Pr D";
-- 23.0 million outstanding depositary shares, each representing
one-fourth of a share of GM Series G 9.12% Preference Stock, at a
purchase price of $28.25 per share paid in cash. This stock trades on the NYSE
under the symbol "GM Pr G."
Under each offer, depositary shares tendered and purchased by GM will
receive the regular first quarter cash dividend payable per depositary
share, with a record date of April 3, 1995, to be paid May 1, 1995, but
will not receive any dividend declared or paid thereafter by GM nor any
accrued dividend.
The offers are being made only by means of, and under the terms and
conditions set forth in GM's Offer to Purchase for Cash, dated April 25,
1995, and related letters of transmittal. Each offer is independent
and not conditioned upon any minimum number of depositary shares being
tendered. Each offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 midnight
Eastern Time, on May 22, 1995, unless such offer is extended.
Merrill Lynch & Co. is acting as the dealer manager in connection with
the offers. For more information, contact Merrill Lynch, at (212)
236-4565, or Georgeson & Company Inc., the information agent for the
offers, at (800) 223-2064.
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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.
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
Date April 24, 1995
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By
/s/ Wallace W. Creek
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(Wallace W. Creek, Comptroller)
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