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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: January 24, 2024

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

New York Stock Exchange

6.200% Notes due June 1, 2059

FPRB

New York Stock Exchange

6.000% Notes due December 1, 2059

FPRC

New York Stock Exchange

6.500% Notes due August 15, 2062

FPRD

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Ford Motor Company uses the mark-to-market method of accounting for pension and other postretirement employee benefits (OPEB). Under this method, we recognize pension and OPEB remeasurement gains and losses in income when incurred rather than amortizing them over time as a component of net periodic benefit cost. The remeasurement gains and losses are reported as special items since we believe they are not reflective of our ongoing operating activities.

We expect to record a pre-tax remeasurement loss in our fourth quarter 2023 results of approximately $1.7 billion related to our pension and OPEB plans. This includes a $0.5 billion loss associated with pension plans in the United States, a $0.9 billion loss associated with pension plans outside the United States, and a $0.3 billion loss associated with OPEB plans globally. The remeasurement loss was largely driven by lower discount rates compared to year-end 2022, partially offset by asset gains in excess of our assumptions. On an after-tax basis, the remeasurement is expected to decrease our net income by about $1.3 billion as we will record a net tax benefit based on the tax rates in the jurisdictions where there are remeasurement gains and losses. Because the remeasurement is a special item, it will not impact our total Company adjusted EBIT or adjusted earnings per share. The remeasurement did not have an impact on our cash in 2023, and does not change our expectations for pension contributions in 2024. In aggregate, our funded plans remain fully funded.

Including the impact of remeasurement gains and losses during 2023, we expect the underfunded status for our pension and OPEB plans to be about $2.3 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, at year-end 2023, compared with $0.2 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively, at year-end 2022. The change to the underfunded status of our plans in the aggregate primarily reflects the impact of the remeasurement loss.

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: January 24, 2024	By:	/s/ David J. Witten
		David J. Witten
		Assistant Secretary

Ford Motor Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure