-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TUptsaM8prmMilzEeGMxB+SaMFssQB00YvinS0EmQ1UnxOfn57U/0B+AHuqPUGis Nbk+Oj4jlDWLov+xH1OxMw== 0001193125-06-140085.txt : 20060630 0001193125-06-140085.hdr.sgml : 20060630 20060630085132 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-140085 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060630 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060630 GROUP MEMBERS: 250 RODEO, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: KIRK KERKORIAN SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL MOTORS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040730 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] IRS NUMBER: 380572515 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42630 FILM NUMBER: 06935657 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 RENAISSANCE CTR STREET 2: MAIL CODE: 482-C34-D71 CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48265-3000 BUSINESS PHONE: 3135565000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 300 RENAISSANCE CTR STREET 2: MAIL CODE: 482-C34-D71 CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48265-3000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRACINDA CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000319029 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 RODEO DRIVE SUITE 250 CITY: BEVERLY HILLS STATE: CA ZIP: 90212 BUSINESS PHONE: 7027378060 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 RODEO DRIVE SUITE 250 CITY: BEVERLY HILLS STATE: CA ZIP: 90212 SC 13D/A 1 dsc13da.htm SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 9 Schedule 13D Amendment No. 9

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 9)

 

 

 

General Motors Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $1 2/3 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

370442105

(CUSIP Number)

 

Richard Sobelle, Esq.

Tracinda Corporation

150 South Rodeo Drive, Suite 250

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

(310) 271-0638

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

June 30, 2006

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 370442105      

 

  1.   Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).    
                Tracinda Corporation    
  2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  ¨    
  3.   SEC Use Only  
         
  4.   Source of Funds (See Instructions)  
                BK    
  5.   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization  
                Nevada    
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person
With		     7.  Sole Voting Power
 
                  48,386,300
    8.  Shared Voting Power
 
                  7,613,700
    9.  Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  48,386,300
  10.  Shared Dispositive Power
 
                  7,613,700
11.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                56,000,000    
12.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨
         
13.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)  
                9.9% *    
14.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                CO    

 

* Percentage calculated on the basis of 565,561,036 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on April 30, 2006, as set forth in General Motors’ Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2006, for the period ending March 31, 2006.

CUSIP No. 370442105      

 

  1.   Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).    
                Kirk Kerkorian    
  2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  ¨    
  3.   SEC Use Only  
         
  4.   Source of Funds (See Instructions)  
                N/A    
  5.   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization  
                United States    
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person
With		     7.  Sole Voting Power
 
                  56,000,000
    8.  Shared Voting Power
 
    
    9.  Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  56,000,000
  10.  Shared Dispositive Power
 
 
11.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                56,000,000    
12.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨
         
13.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)  
                9.9% *    
14.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                IN    

 

* Percentage calculated on the basis of 565,561,036 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on April 30, 2006, as set forth in General Motors’ Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2006, for the period ending March 31, 2006.

CUSIP No. 370442105      

 

  1.   Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).    
                250 Rodeo, Inc.    
  2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  ¨    
  3.   SEC Use Only  
         
  4.   Source of Funds (See Instructions)  
                N/A    
  5.   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization  
                Delaware    
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person
With		     7.  Sole Voting Power
 
                  7,613,700
    8.  Shared Voting Power
 
    
    9.  Sole Dispositive Power
 
                  7,613,700
  10.  Shared Dispositive Power
 
 
11.   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    
                7,613,700    
12.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   ¨
         
13.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)  
                1.35% *    
14.   Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  
                CO    

 

* Percentage calculated on the basis of 565,561,036 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on April 30, 2006, as set forth in General Motors’ Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2006, for the period ending March 31, 2006.

This Amendment No. 9 amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D filed on June 17, 2005, as amended on September 1, 2005, September 21, 2005, October 12, 2005, October 19, 2005, December 20, 2005, January 10, 2006, January 25, 2006 and February 6, 2006 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”) by Tracinda Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Tracinda”), 250 Rodeo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“250 Rodeo”), and Kirk Kerkorian, relating to the common stock, par value $1 2/3 per share, of General Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 9 shall have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information:

On June 30, 2006, Tracinda sent a letter to Mr. G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors, in which Tracinda proposed that General Motors’ Board of Directors establish a committee to immediately and fully explore, together with management, a possible opportunity to join the partnership-alliance between Renault, S.A. and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. A copy of such letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. As a courtesy, Tracinda concurrently sent a letter to Mr. Louis Schweitzer and Mr. Carlos Ghosn informing them of the letter to Mr. Wagoner. A copy of such letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated herein by reference. Other than as set forth in this Item 4, the Filing Persons do not have any current plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information:

 

Exhibit

   

Description

10.1

    Letter dated June 30, 2006 from Tracinda to Mr. G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.

10.2

    Letter dated June 30, 2006 from Tracinda to Mr. Louis Schweitzer and Mr. Carlos Ghosn

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

June 30, 2006

 

TRACINDA CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Anthony L. Mandekic

  Anthony L. Mandekic
  Secretary/Treasurer
KIRK KERKORIAN
By:  

/s/ Anthony L. Mandekic

  Anthony L. Mandekic
  Attorney-on-Fact*
250 RODEO, INC.
By:  

/s/ Anthony L. Mandekic

  Anthony L. Mandekic
  Secretary/Treasurer
* Power of Attorney previously filed as Exhibit (i) to Schedule TO/A filed by Tracinda Corporation on May 26, 2005.
EX-10.1 2 dex101.htm LETTER FROM TRACINDA TO G. RICHARD WAGONER, JR. Letter from Tracinda to G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.

Exhibit 10.1

[Tracinda Letterhead]

June 30, 2006

BY FACSIMILE AND FEDEX

Mr. G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.

Chairman of the Board of Directors

General Motors Corporation

300 Renaissance Center

Detroit, Michigan 48265

Dear Mr. Wagoner:

It is our understanding that Renault S.A. (“Renault”) and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (“Nissan”) are receptive to the concept of including General Motors Corporation (“General Motors”) in their partnership-alliance and purchasing from General Motors a significant minority interest in the Company.

The Renault-Nissan partnership-alliance has created tremendous engineering, manufacturing and marketing synergies, resulting in substantial benefits and cost savings to both Renault and Nissan.

We believe that participating in a global partnership-alliance with Renault and Nissan could enable General Motors to realize substantial synergies and cost savings and thereby greatly benefit the Company and enhance shareholder value. Accordingly, we urge the Board of Directors to form a committee to immediately and fully explore this opportunity together with management.

Sincerely,

 

TRACINDA CORPORATION

/s/ Anthony L. Mandekic

Anthony L. Mandekic
Secretary / Treasurer

 

cc:    Percy N. Barnevik
   Erskine B. Bowles
   John H. Bryan
   Armando M. Codina
   George M. C. Fisher
   Karen Katen
   Kent Kresa
   Ellen J. Kullman
   Philip A. Laskawy
   Eckhard Pfeiffer
   Jerome B. York
 EX-10.2 3 dex102.htm LETTER FROM TRACINDA TO MR. LOUIS SCHWEITZER AND MR. CARLOS GHOSN Letter from Tracinda to Mr. Louis Schweitzer and Mr. Carlos Ghosn

EXHIBIT 10.2

[Tracinda Corporation Letterhead]

June 30, 2006

BY FACSIMILE

Mr. Louis Schweitzer

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Renault, S.A.

13-15 quai Alphonse Le Gallo

92523 Boulonge Bilancourt cedex

Paris, France

Mr. Carlos Ghosn

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Nissan Motor Company Ltd.

17-1 Ginza 6 chome, Chuo-ku

Tokyo, Japan 104-8023

 

  Re: General Motors Corporation

Gentlemen:

We are writing to advise you that Tracinda Corporation has asked the Board of Directors of General Motors Corporation to form a committee to immediately and fully explore, together with management, participating in the Renault – Nissan partnership-alliance.

We are concurrently sending the attached letter to G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Motors, and the other members of the Board of Directors of General Motors Corporation. Also, we have filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission an amendment to our Schedule 13D attaching both the letter to Mr. Wagoner and this letter.

As we recently discussed with Mr. Ghosn, Tracinda believes that General Motors, Renault and Nissan should explore a three-company, partnership-based alliance. Tracinda believes that such a global alliance has the potential to materially strengthen the competitive positions of all three companies in the increasingly challenging worldwide automotive industry, with the attendant benefits accruing to each company and its respective employees and shareholders.

Sincerely,

 

TRACINDA CORPORATION

/s/ Anthony L. Mandekic

Anthony L. Mandekic
Secretary / Treasurer
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