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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
DATE OF REPORT - MARCH 13, 1995
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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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 13, 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.
On March 13, 1995, General Motors Corporation (GM) contributed
approximately 173 million shares of its Class E common stock to its U.S.
Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan (Hourly Plan). The contribution was valued
at approximately $6.3 billion by an independent valuation advisor.
GM is making the stock contribution as part of an aggressive plan to
fund its U.S. pension plans. The U.S. Department of Labor cleared the way for
the contribution when it granted GM a "prohibited transaction exemption," which
is necessary when employees seek to contribute large blocks of employer stock
to their pension plans, which exceed certain ERISA limitations.
The 173 million shares of Class E common stock, plus another 17 million
shares already held by the Hourly Plan, will be managed by an independent
trustee, U.S. Trust Company of New York.
In a statement, U.S. Trust said: "We are very comfortable
with the Class E common stock as a long-term investment and have a positive
outlook with respect to EDS' potential for continued growth and success....
Sales of Class E common stock will be managed in a prudent manner consistent
with maintaining an orderly market for the stock and with maximizing the value
of the plan's investment in Class E stock. We have negotiated a registration
rights agreement with GM that will permit us to accomplish this goal. ...[T]he
Department of Labor exemption does not impose any deadlines on the plan for
reducing its holdings, and we have determined that it is not necessary to
reduce the plan's holdings of Class E common stock according to any
pre-established timetable. We expect the plan to be a holder of a substantial
number of shares of Class E common stock for many years."
On a worldwide basis, GM's pension plans were unfunded by $12.6 billion
at the end of 1994, compared with $22.3 billion at the end of 1993. The
reduction in underfunded status is primarily attributed to cash contributions
made during 1994, and an increase in the interest rate used to discount
liabilities as a result of the general rise in U.S. interest rates in 1994.
This contribution plus the $1.8 billion of cash contributions made
since the beginning of 1995 brings GM's total 1995 contributions to the Hourly
Plan to $8.1 billion. These contributions are fully deductible for income tax
purposes.
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 March 14, 1995 By
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s/Wallace W. Creek
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(Wallace W. Creek, Comptroller)
