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We believe in GMs prospects and the opportunity for long-term value creation
Despite fundamentally strong operations, the stock trades at a significant discount to intrinsic value
The current P/E (price-to-earnings) multiple (5.6x) is the lowest in the S&P 500
The dividend yield (4.4%) is very high relative to the overall market and to GMs conservative payout ratio (24%)
GMs investor base has a suboptimal combination of yield-oriented and value-focused shareholders with
divergent investment objectives
51%
51%
$13.0 Growth
Growth
$12.0
$11.0
$10.0
Adjusted EBIT
($ in billions)
$9.0 Management
guidance for
2017 to be
$8.0 flat to up vs.
2016(1)
$7.0
$6.0
$5.0
$4.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017E
160%
S&P 500 (^SPX) - Cumulative Total Return
51%
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) - Cumulative Total Return 127%
Growth
120%
80%
40% 20%
0%
-40%
-80%
.
Source: Bloomberg, as of March 27, 2017
We believe there is a solution to unlock value that does not affect GMs underlying operations or financial
flexibility
GM should distribute, on a tax-free basis, a second class of common stock that we call the Dividend Shares
The Dividend Shares would be entitled to todays dividend ($1.52 per year)
The Dividend Shares would trade separately from the existing common stock
The existing common stock (the Capital Appreciation Shares) would be entitled to the earnings in excess of
dividends declared on the Dividend Shares, including all future growth
Creating two classes of common stock will unlock GMs value by forcing the market to
appropriately value the dividend and give credit for GMs earnings potential
Distribution Tax-free distribution of one Dividend Share for Holders continue to own their existing GM stock
Mechanism every share of GM outstanding
Features Separate class of common stock entitled to Separate class of common stock entitled to earnings
declared dividends in excess of declared dividends on Dividend Shares
Dividends $1.52 per share, the same as GMs current Permitted, but not expected
dividend
Share Permitted, but not expected Primary beneficiary of repurchases once all declared
Repurchases dividends have been paid on Dividend Shares
Voting Each share has one-tenth of a vote Each share has one vote on all matters
Separate class vote for any change of control
transaction
We believe they will be valued based on a P/E multiple, and we value them conservatively at the current
depressed P/E multiple
But multiple expansion should occur because planned buybacks would buy more Capital Appreciation
Shares than todays common stock due to a reduced absolute share price
A more effective buyback will accelerate EPS growth, resulting in a higher P/E
We are not advocating for any change to GMs capital allocation policy, including capital devoted to
balance sheet cash, dividends or share repurchases
We believe our solution will lower GMs cost of capital and improve its access to capital
Simultaneously, our solution will enhance value for shareholders and attract new investors to GMs common
stock
Our plan will unlock between $13 billion and $38 billion of shareholder value through appropriate
valuation of GMs dividend and earnings potential