Bylaw Amendment

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549-1004     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): August 17, 2021     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     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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. (a)    On August 17, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Motors Company (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”), which became effective immediately. The amendments adopted gender-neutral language, replacing “chairman” with “chair” and “his or her” with “their.” The foregoing description of the amendments to the Amended and Restated Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws. The Amended and Restated Bylaws, along with a copy marked to show changes from the prior Bylaws, are included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. EXHIBIT   Exhibit    Description Exhibit 3.1    General Motors Company Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended August 17, 2021 Exhibit 3.2    General Motors Company Amended and Restated Bylaws, marked to show amendments effective as of August 17, 2021 Exhibit 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 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) By:   /s/ Ann Cathcart Chaplin   Ann Cathcart Chaplin   Corporate Secretary & Deputy General Counsel Date: August 23, 2021