OREANDA-NEWS. June 11, 2015. General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) today announced at its annual meeting of stockholders the preliminary voting results representing 85 percent of eligible votes.  

Item 1: Election of directors
Director Nominees:

  1. Joseph J. Ashton
  2. Mary T. Barra
  3. Stephen J. Girsky
  4. Linda Gooden
  5. Joseph Jimenez
  6. Kathryn V. Marinello
  7. Admiral Michael G. Mullen
  8. James J. Mulva
  9. Patricia F. Russo
  10. Thomas M. Schoewe
  11. Theodore M. Solso
  12. Carol M. Stephenson

Each director received at least 94.6 percent of the votes cast.

Item 2: Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.

% For

% Against

% Abstain

98.9

0.8

0.3

Item 3: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.

% For

% Against

% Abstain

97.3

2.2

0.5

Item 4: Stockholder proposal regarding independent board chairman.

%For

%Against

%Abstain

35.1

64.4

0.5

Item 5: Stockholder proposal regarding cumulative voting.

% For

% Against

% Abstain

35.9

63.7

0.4

Final voting results will be filed on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and posted to www.gm.com within four business days.

General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at http://www.gm.com