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GM wants cash, not equity, from Delphi.(News)

Crain's Detroit Business, October, 2006

Byline: David Barkholz Crain News Service General Motors Corp. prefers cash to equity as compensation for the $4 billion in claims that it has accumulated in the Delphi Corp. bankruptcy case. GM, Delphi's largest customer, says it is owed the money for future retiree costs incurred as part of its buyout of more than 20,000 hourly Delphi workers this year.

GM's claims are a crucial piece in the future ownership and control of the auto supplier. Claims can be bought and sold as part of the reorganization process. As Delphi's largest potential unsecured creditor, GM stands to get significant equity in a reorganized Delphi if the parts supplier can't raise enough cash to pay the claims. But GM doesn't want to own Delphi again, said a GM executive last week who...

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