Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20 549-1004   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) June 16, 2020   GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   DELAWARE   001-34960   27-0756180 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 300 Renaissance Center , Detroit , Michigan   48265-3000 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) (313) 667-1500 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.01 par value   GM   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company   ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ☐     Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. (a) General Motors Company (“GM”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 16, 2020. (b) GM shareholders voted on the matters set forth below, with final voting results indicated. For the election of Directors, each nominee who received a majority of votes cast ( i.e. , votes for exceeded votes against, with abstentions having no effect) was elected as a Director. All other items were approved if the number of shares voted for exceeded the number of shares voted against, with abstentions counted as votes against. (1)      Election of Directors. GM’s shareholders elected the Board’s nominees for one-year terms: Director   Votes For     %     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker  Non-Votes   Mary T. Barra     1,067,145,794       96.6       38,050,531       6,538,068       136,963,862   Theodore M. Solso     1,099,846,515       99.1       10,461,105       1,426,768       136,963,862   Wesley G. Bush     1,106,865,019       99.7       3,465,790       1,403,579       136,963,862   Linda R. Gooden     1,107,069,657       99.7       3,303,055       1,361,676       136,963,862   Joseph Jimenez     1,103,340,247       99.4       6,983,171       1,410,970       136,963,862   Jane L. Mendillo     1,009,892,040       99.1       10,459,328       1,383,020       136,963,862   Judith A. Miscik     1,106,573,782       99.7       3,768,625       1,391,981       136,963,862   Patricia F. Russo     1,026,251,380       93.0       77,064,001       8,419,007       136,963,862   Thomas M. Schoewe     1,107,006,448       99.7       3,286,458       1,441,482       136,963,862   Carol M. Stephenson     1,093,055,144       98.4       17,217,923       1,407,321       136,963,862   Devin N. Wenig     1,106,969,147       99.7       3,326,166       1,439,075       136,963,862   (2)      Board Proposal to Approve, on an Advisory Basis, Named Executive Officer Compensation. GM’s shareholders approved, by advisory vote, the compensation of GM’s named executive officers.       %   Votes For     1,072,403,797       96.5   Votes Against     36,707,477       3.3   Abstentions     2,623,114         Broker Non-Votes     136,963,862         (3)      Board Proposal to Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation. GM’s shareholders, by advisory vote, approved the Board’s recommendation to hold future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year.       %   Votes For 1 Year     1,081,196,222       97.3   Votes For 2 Years     1,055,846       0.1   Votes For 3 Years     27,122,835       2.4   Abstentions     2,359,485         Broker Non-Votes     136,963,862         (4)      Board Proposal to Ratify the Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2020. GM’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as GM’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.       %   Votes For     1,241,798,078       99.4   Votes Against     4,926,050       0.4   Abstentions     1,974,112         Broker Non-Votes     Brokers were permitted to cast shareholder non-votes ( i.e. , uninstructed shares) at their discretion on this proposal item and such non-votes are reflected in the votes for or against or abstentions. (5)      Board Proposal to Approve the General Motors Company 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. GM’s shareholders approved General Motors Company 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan.       %   Votes For     1,073,000,872       96.5   Votes Against     36,890,351       3.4   Abstentions     1,843,165         Broker Non-Votes     136,963,862         (6)      Shareholder Proposal Regarding Shareholder Written Consent. GM’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding shareholder written consent.       %   Votes For     453,177,690       40.8   Votes Against     655,480,632       59.0   Abstentions     3,076,066         Broker Non-Votes     136,963,862         (7)      Shareholder Proposal to Amend the Shareholder Aggregation Limit in the Proxy Access Provision of the Company’s Bylaws. GM’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal to amend the shareholder aggregation limit in the proxy access provision of the Company’s bylaws.       %   Votes For     228,230,180       20.5   Votes Against     879,481,488       79.1   Abstentions     4,022,720         Broker Non-Votes     136,963,862         (8)      Shareholder Proposal Regarding Human Rights Policy Implementation. GM’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding human rights policy implementation.       %   Votes For     340,067,942       30.6   Votes Against     715,980,094       64.4   Abstentions     55,686,352         Broker Non-Votes     136,963,862         (9)      Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Lobbying Communications and Activities. GM’s shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding lobbying communications and activities.       %   Votes For     364,474,084       32.8   Votes Against     735,888,033       66.2   Abstentions     11,372,271         Broker Non-Votes     136,963,862         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 COMPANY   (Registrant)         /s/ Rick E. Hansen By:   Rick E. Hansen   Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Date: June 18, 2020