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

 

June 22, 2016

 (Date of report; date of

earliest event reported)

 

Commission file number: 1-3754

 

ALLY FINANCIAL INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 38-0572512
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

 

200 Renaissance Center 

P.O. Box 200 Detroit, Michigan 

48265-2000 

(Address of principal executive offices) 

(Zip Code)

 

(866) 710-4623 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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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.

 

William H. Cary was appointed to the Ally Financial Inc. (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective June 23, 2016. In connection with this appointment, Mr. Cary will receive, under the Company’s 2014 Non-Employee Directors Equity Compensation Plan, a one-time initial award of deferred stock units, as well as a prorated annual retainer grant of deferred stock units, as described in the “Director Compensation” section of the Company’s most recent proxy statement.

 

Further, Stephen A. Feinberg, a current director of the Company, resigned from the Board, effective June 22, 2016. Mr. Feinberg’s decision to resign did not involve any disagreement with the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

                 
       

Ally Financial Inc.

 

(Registrant)

 

       
Date: June 28, 2016       By:  

/s/ David J. DeBrunner

            Name:   David J. DeBrunner
            Title:   Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller