UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) February 23, 2005
Delphi Corporation
| Delaware | 1-14787 | 38-3430473 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5725 Delphi Drive, Troy, MI | 48098 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(248) 813-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURES OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Delphi Corporation today announced the pending retirement of J.T. Battenberg III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Battenberg has agreed to stay on until a successor is in place to ensure a smooth transition. The Board of Directors has appointed a search committee and has asked the firm of Egon Zehnder International to assist in evaluating internal candidates as well as external candidates from automotive and other industries. For more information, please see the press release attached to this filing as an exhibit.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed as part of this Report.
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
99 (a)
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Press Release issued by Delphi Corporation dated February 23, 2005. |
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.
| DELPHI CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
Date: February 23, 2005 |
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| By: /s/ JOHN D. SHEEHAN | ||||
| (John D. Sheehan, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller) | ||||