DETROIT, Aug. 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced today the pricing of four series of senior unsecured notes for a total of $3.0 billion. These notes include $0.5 billion of floating rate notes due in 2020, $0.75 billion of 4.20 percent notes due in 2027, $1.0 billion of 5.15 percent notes due in 2038, and $0.75 billion of 5.40 percent notes due in 2048. The offering is expected to settle on Aug. 07, 2017.
GM intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to fund payments related to certain European pension obligations that were a condition to closing the Opel/Vauxhall sale and for general corporate purposes.
GM has filed a registration statement, including a prospectus and preliminary prospectus supplement, with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Prospective investors should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents GM has filed with the SEC for more complete information about GM and this offering. The documents are available for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting the joint book-running managers:
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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800-503-4611
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Attention: Prospectus Department
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800-294-1322
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Attention: Prospectus Department
180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014
866-718-1649
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