-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JItwRNKNml4V+DZsC0RDtHFHesTtPSQFADypafmrkT8aA+amJNtwOhz0fnzy1+vQ JsLcDSWNMvlr7hJgRM+irA== 0001140361-09-007891.txt : 20090325 0001140361-09-007891.hdr.sgml : 20090325 20090325164736 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-09-007891 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090325 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090325 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090325 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORD MOTOR CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000037996 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] IRS NUMBER: 380549190 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03950 FILM NUMBER: 09704453 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN ROAD CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 BUSINESS PHONE: 3133223000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE AMERICAN RD CITY: DEARBORN STATE: MI ZIP: 48126 8-K 1 form8k.htm FORD MOTOR COMPANY 8-K 3-25-2009 form8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report: March 25, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)


FORD MOTOR COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



1-3950
38-0549190
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan
48126
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code 313-322-3000


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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 25, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the elections of Messrs. Richard A. Gephardt and Anthony F. Earley, Jr. to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.  At this time, neither Mr. Gephardt nor Mr. Earley have been assigned to any committees of the Board.  The Company's press release announcing the elections is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


EXHIBITS


Designation
Description
Method of Filing
     
Exhibit 99
News Release dated
Filed with this Report
 
March 25, 2009
  


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.

   
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
   
(Registrant)
     
Date: March 25, 2009
By:
/s/ Peter J. Sherry, Jr.
   
Peter J. Sherry, Jr.
   
Secretary
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX


Designation
Description
   
News Release dated March 25, 2009
 
 
 EX-99 2 ex99.htm EXHIBIT 99 ex99.htm
Exhibit 99
 
NEWS

Contact:
Mark Truby
(o) 313-323-0539
(c) 313-663-6887
mtruby@ford.com


For immediate release


DEARBORN, Mich., March 25 – Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced today the election of Richard A. Gephardt and Anthony F. Earley, Jr. to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Gephardt, 68, is the former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and served 14 terms in Congress.  He is currently president and CEO of the Gephardt Group, a multi-disciplined consulting firm that helps companies compete in the global marketplace, and senior counsel and strategic advisor for DLA Piper Rudnick, one of the world’s largest legal services providers.

Earley, 59, is Chairman and CEO in DTE Energy, a position he has held since 1998.   DTE Energy owns Detroit Edison, an electric utility, and Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, a natural gas utility, which serve a combined 3.5 million customers.  DTE Energy also owns several non-utility companies that provide energy services to large industrial customers, provide transportation and storage of fuels, such as natural gas and coal, engage in energy trading and undertake the development of unconventional gas resources.

“I have known and respected Dick Gephardt and Tony Earley for a long time, and Ford is very fortunate to have these two seasoned leaders join our Board at an important time in our company’s history,” said Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford.
 
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“Dick’s distinguished record of public service and his recent experience helping companies and labor organizations find better ways to compete in the global economy make him an invaluable addition to Ford’s Board,” Bill Ford added.  “Tony is one of the most successful leaders in the utility industry and joins our Board at a time when automakers and utilities are working together to find ways to cooperate on the electrification of automobiles.  He will also help us immeasurably as we deal with the serious issues of energy independence, energy security and sustainability.”

Gephardt served for 28 years in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 2004, representing Missouri’s Third Congressional District, home to his birthplace, St. Louis.  He was elected to serve as House Democratic Leader for more than 14 years, as House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003. 

Gephardt also is a member of the board of directors of United States Steel Corporation, Spirit Aerosystems Holding, Inc., Dana Corporation, Centene Corporation and Embarq Corporation.

He earned a bachelor of science from Northwestern University in 1962 and a juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School in 1965.

Earley also is a member of the board of directors of DTE Energy and MASCO Corporation.  He serves on the board of directors of numerous educational and civic organizations, including the Nuclear Energy Institute, Edison Electric Institute, Detroit Renaissance, the Detroit Zoological Society, United Way for Southeastern Michigan and Cornerstone Schools.

Earley earned a bachelor of science degree in physics, a master of science degree in engineering and a law degree, all from the University of Notre Dame.  He served as an officer in the United States Navy nuclear submarine program, where he was qualified as a chief engineering officer.
 
 
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 213,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company’s wholly owned brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford’s products, please visit www.ford.com.
 
 
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