-----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, JslrYz4oHC7+Yj8/xEI6Vh+1HNYfpwGp6xcslFib33EV8SoHqNmnpppzmpiiiyEE my5qSKDX0Ep6pqUsi5cBiA== 0000909518-07-000157.txt : 20070223 0000909518-07-000157.hdr.sgml : 20070223 20070223172951 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909518-07-000157 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070223 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070223 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DIRECTV GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000944868 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899] IRS NUMBER: 521106564 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-79424 FILM NUMBER: 07646864 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2230 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245-0956 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-964-0808 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2230 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245-0956 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980511 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GM CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000900749 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O R CHARLES TSCHAMPION STREET 2: 767 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10153 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124183509 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10153 SC 13G/A 1 mm02-2307_directv13ga4.txt AMEND. NO.4 ============================================================================== UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 4)* THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. (FORMERLY HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 25459L-10-6 ------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) DECEMBER 31, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [_] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page should 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 is the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes 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). (Continued on following page(s)) (Page 1) ============================================================================== - ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------- CUSIP No. 25459L-10-6 13G Page 2 - ----------------------------------------- -------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAMES OF REPORTING INVESTMENT FUNDS COMMITTEE OF THE PERSONS: BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, AS A NAMED FIDUCIARY OF CERTAIN PENSION FUNDS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY): NOT APPLICABLE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) [_] (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF NOT APPLICABLE ORGANIZATION: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER: -- (SEE ITEM 4) SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER: -0- (SEE ITEM 4) OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: -- (SEE ITEM 4) REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------ PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE -0- (SEE ITEM 4) POWER: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY -0- (SEE ITEM 4) OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) [_] EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.0% (SEE ITEM 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (formerly Hughes Electronics Corporation) (b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 2250 East Imperial Highway El Segundo, California 90245 ITEM 2 (a) NAME OF PERSON FILING: The Investment Funds Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of General Motors Corporation ("GM"), as a named fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), for: (i) the General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan (the "Hourly Plan"); (ii) the Sub-Trust of the General Motors Welfare Benefit Trust established as a voluntary employees' beneficiary association to fund certain collectively bargained hourly retiree health care benefits under the General Motors Health Care Program for Hourly Employees and certain collectively bargained hourly retiree life insurance benefits under the General Motors Life and Disability Benefits Program for Hourly Employees and such benefits under other applicable collectively bargained welfare plans (the "VEBA"); and (iii) the General Motors Retirement Program for Salaried Employees (the "Salaried Plan" and, together with the Hourly Plan and the VEBA, the "Plans"). As of December 31, 2006, the members of the Committee were Armando Codina, Kent Kresa (Chair), Ellen J. Kullman, Philip A. Laskawy, and Eckhard Pfeiffer. (b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE: Principal Business Office: c/o General Motors Corporation 767 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10153 Attention: Chief Investment Funds Officer (c) CITIZENSHIP: Not applicable (d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") 3 (e) CUSIP NUMBER: 25459L-10-6 ITEM 3 IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR RULE 13D-2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: (f) [x] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP. (a)-(c) Subject to the discussion below, as of December 31, 2006, the Committee may be deemed the beneficial owner, on behalf of the Hourly Plan, the VEBA and the Salaried Plan, for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), of a total of 0 shares of Common Stock (0 shares on behalf of the Hourly Plan, 0 shares on behalf of the VEBA, and 0 shares on behalf of the Salaried Plan), as to all of which shares the Committee may be deemed to share the power to direct the voting or disposition thereof, representing approximately 0.0% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding. The Committee is a named fiduciary (in accordance with ERISA) of the Hourly Plan, the VEBA and the Salaried Plan and in such capacities had, and has and exercises, the power to appoint, and terminate the appointment of, investment managers for the shares of GM Class H Common Stock that previously were contributed by GM to the Plans and that were exchanged in late 2003 for the shares of Common Stock reported on herein (including investment managers for any non-cash proceeds of such contributed shares). The Committee has also appointed General Motors Investment Management Corporation ("GMIMCo"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GM that is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, to carry out certain investment management and administrative functions regarding the Plans, including with regard to the Common Stock. In addition, GMIMCo is also a named fiduciary, for investment purposes only, with respect to all other assets of the Plans and, as such, performs certain investment management and administrative functions for the Plans, including appointment of independent investment managers for all such assets of the Plans for which the Committee does not act as named fiduciary for investment purposes. GMIMCo has appointed various independent investment managers for the Plans, some of whom have authority to cause the Plans, acting independently of the Committee and GMIMCo, to acquire publicly traded equity securities, which may include shares of Common Stock. Any such holdings of 4 Common Stock (if any) by the Plans are not included in the shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by the Committee. Pursuant to appointment by the Committee, at December 31, 2006, United States Trust Company of New York , or its successor ("U.S. Trust"), as trustee and investment manager, held and had the power to vote and dispose of 0 shares of Common Stock owned by the Hourly Plan, 0 shares of Common Stock owned by the VEBA, and 0 shares of Common Stock owned by the Salaried Plan, representing 0% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Neither the Committee nor GMIMCo has directed U.S. Trust with respect to the voting or the disposition or continued ownership by the Hourly Plan, the VEBA or the Salaried Plan of any shares of Common Stock over which it had management. Although the Committee does not exercise voting or dispositive powers with respect to any shares of Common Stock owned by the Hourly Plan, the VEBA or the Salaried Plan, it may be deemed to be a beneficial owner, on behalf of the Hourly Plan, the VEBA and the Salaried Plan, for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Act of the shares of Common Stock held in trust and managed for the Hourly Plan, the VEBA and the Salaried Plan by U.S. Trust because it has the power under certain circumstances to terminate within 60 days the appointment of U.S. Trust as trustee and investment manager for the Hourly Plan, the VEBA or the Salaried Plan, as the case may be, with respect to such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the filing of this statement is not an admission that the Committee is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, a beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this statement and such beneficial ownership is disclaimed. ITEM 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X]. ITEM 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON. Not applicable. ITEM 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. Not applicable. ITEM 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. Not applicable. 5 ITEM 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP. Not applicable. ITEM 10 CERTIFICATIONS. (a) By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. 6 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. Dated: February 23, 2007 By: /s/ Michael E. Klehm ------------------------------- Name: Michael E. Klehm Title: President of General Motors Investment Management Corporation, on behalf of the Investment Funds Committee of the Board of Directors of General Motors Corporation 7 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----