UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 22, 2006
Delphi Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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1-14787
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38-3430473 |
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(State or Other
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of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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5725 Delphi Drive, Troy, MI
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48098 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
(248) 813-2000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On March 22, 2006, Delphi Corporation (Delphi or the Company), General Motors Corporation
(GM) and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement
Workers of America (UAW) entered into an agreement relating to a special attrition program,
pursuant to which certain eligible Delphi United States (U.S.) hourly employees represented by
the UAW will be offered normal and early voluntary retirements with a lump sum incentive payment of
$35,000. The lump sum incentive payment applies to all eligible retirements from October 1, 2005
forward. Approximately 13,000 U.S. hourly employees represented by the UAW are eligible to
participate in the program. Additionally, GM has agreed to accept 5,000 of Delphis U.S. hourly
employees represented by the UAW as flowbacks through the beginning of September 2007. GM has
agreed to provide substantial financial support under the proposed agreement. Delphi believes that
the agreement will enable a more rapid transformation to a reduced labor cost structure across
Delphis U.S. manufacturing operations. The agreement is subject to a number of conditions,
including its approval by the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the
Bankruptcy Court), which Delphi intends to seek at its April 7, 2006 omnibus hearing in the
Bankruptcy Court. A motion seeking approval of the plan and authority for similar plans for the
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture
Workers-Communications Workers of America and United Steelworkers of America and other represented
hourly employees was filed with the Bankruptcy Court on March 22, 2006. The foregoing description
of the agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(a). A copy of the press release
relating to this agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(b).
Delphi intends to continue talks with GM and Delphis unions in an effort to achieve a
comprehensive agreement no later than March 30, 2006. Absent agreement with all parties, Delphi
intends to file no later than March 31, 2006 its motions under Sections 1113 and 1114 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code to initiate the process of seeking court authorization to reject the collective
bargaining agreements and terminate hourly post-retirement health care plans and life insurance. A
scheduling order issued by the Bankruptcy Court required that Section 1113 and 1114 motions be
filed not later than March 31, 2006 and set the motions for hearing on May 8 and 9, 2006.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits being filed as part of this report, as well
as other statements made by Delphi may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that reflect, when made, the
Companys current views with respect to current events and financial performance. Such
forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks,
uncertainties and factors relating to the Companys operations and business environment which may
cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from any future results, express
or implied, by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern; the ability of the Company to operate
pursuant to the terms of the debtor-in-possession (DIP) facility; the Companys ability to obtain
court approval with respect to motions in the chapter 11 proceeding prosecuted by it from time to
time; the ability of the Company to develop, prosecute, confirm and consummate one or more plans of
reorganization with respect to the chapter 11 cases; risks associated with third parties seeking
and obtaining court approval to terminate or shorten the exclusivity period for the Company to
propose and confirm one or more plans of reorganization, for the appointment of a chapter 11
trustee or to convert the cases to chapter 7 cases; the ability of the Company to obtain and
maintain normal terms with vendors and service providers; the Companys ability to maintain
contracts that are critical to its operations; the potential adverse impact of the chapter 11 cases
on the Companys liquidity or results of operations; the ability of the Company to fund and execute
its business plan; the ability of the Company to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives and
associates; and the ability of the Company to attract and retain customers. Other risk factors are
listed from time to time in the Companys United States Securities and Exchange Commission reports,
including, but not limited to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004
and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 and
current reports on Form 8-K. Delphi disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events and/or otherwise.
Similarly, these and other factors, including the terms of any reorganization plan ultimately
confirmed, can affect the value of the Companys various pre-petition liabilities, common stock
and/or other equity securities. Additionally, no assurance can be given as to what values, if any,
will be ascribed in the bankruptcy proceedings to each of these constituencies. A plan of
reorganization could result in holders of Delphis common stock receiving no distribution on
account of their interest and cancellation of their interests. As described in the Companys
public statements in response to the request submitted to the United States Trustee for the
appointment of a statutory equity committee, holders of Delphis common stock and other equity
interests (such as options) should assume that they will not receive value as part of a plan of
reorganization. In addition, under certain conditions specified in the Bankruptcy Code, a plan of
reorganization may be confirmed notwithstanding its rejection by an impaired class of creditors or
equity holders and notwithstanding the fact that equity holders do not receive or retain property
on account of their equity interests under the plan. In light of the foregoing and as
stated in its October 8, 2005 press release announcing the filing of its chapter 11 reorganization
cases, the Company considers the value of the common stock to be highly speculative and cautions
equity holders that the stock may ultimately be determined to have no value. Accordingly, the
Company urges that appropriate caution be exercised with respect to existing and future investments
in Delphis common stock or other equity interests or any claims relating to prepetition
liabilities.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed as part of this report.
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99(a)
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Special Attrition Program Agreement, by and among
Delphi Corporation, General Motors Corporation and the
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and
Agricultural Implement Workers of America, dated March 22,
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99(b)
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Press Release Issued by Delphi Corporation on March 22, 2006. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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DELPHI CORPORATION
(Registrant)
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Date: March 27, 2006 |
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/s/ JOHN D. SHEEHAN
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(John D. Sheehan, |
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Vice President and Chief Restructuring Officer,
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller) |
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