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Friday, July 24, 2009

GM Board Schedules Annual Stockholders' Meeting For Aug. 4 in Detroit


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The General Motors Board of Directors today announced that the company's annual stockholders' meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 in Detroit.

The deadline for submitting stockholder proposals will be March 31, 2009, and the deadline for submitting stockholder board nominations is April 6, 2009. GM disclosed its 2008 executive compensation in its annual report on Form 10-K, filed on March 5. Stockholders of record as of June 12, 2009 are eligible to vote at the annual meeting; proxy materials will be mailed in June.

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 243,000 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. In 2008, GM sold 8.35 million cars and trucks globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. More information on GM can be found at www.gm.com.

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