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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-224666"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GM"
cik: "0001467858"
company_name: "General Motors Co"
filed_at: "2022-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T22:30:36.335359+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GM reinstates quarterly dividend at $0.09/share; boosts buyback authorization to $5.0B

## Summary
- Quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share declared; first payment Sept 15, 2022 to holders of record Aug 31, 2022.
- Board increased share repurchase capacity to $5.0B from $3.3B previously remaining; repurchases to resume opportunistically.
- Dividend had been suspended in April 2020 due to pandemic; resumption signals confidence in cash flow and growth strategy.
- Company reiterates $35B+ EV investment through 2025 and highlights Ultium battery plants and Cruise autonomous service milestones.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-224666
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GM
- cik: 0001467858
- company_name: General Motors Co
- filed_at: 2022-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000119312522224666/0001193125-22-224666-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467858/000119312522224666/d372983d8k.htm

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