SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Burns, Lawrence     David
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
GM Research & Development Center
30500 Mound Road, Box 9055 - M/C: 480-106-EX2

(Street)
Warren, MI     48090-9055

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

General Motors Corporation   GM & GMH
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)

    January 21, 2003


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

                        Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description           Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)


Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)






        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of Month

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value


5,500
D

General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value


1,384
I
Trust (1)
GM Class H Common Stock, $.10 Par Value


4,524
I
Trust (1)







Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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Burns, Lawrence David - January 2003
Form 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)






Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)









  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of
    Month
    (Instr.4)
10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right To Buy) (2)
$50.46 01/07/2002
   M | V  
    (A) 7,334
Current | 01/08/2012
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 7,334
7,334
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$50.46 01/07/2002
   M | V  
    (A) 7,333
01/07/2004 | 01/08/2012
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 7,333
7,333
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$50.46 01/07/2002
   M | V  
    (A) 7,333
01/07/2005 | 01/08/2012
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 7,333
7,333
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$50.82 02/04/2002
   M | V  
    (A) 5,000
02/04/2003 | 02/05/2012
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 5,000
5,000
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$50.82 02/04/2002
   M | V  
    (A) 5,000
02/04/2004 | 02/05/2012
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 5,000
5,000
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$50.82 02/04/2002
   M | V  
    (A) 5,000
02/04/2005 | 02/05/2012
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 5,000
5,000
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right To Buy) (2)
$40.05 01/21/2003
   M |     
    (A) 7,334
01/21/2004 | 01/22/2013
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 7,334
7,334
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right To Buy) (2)
$40.05 01/21/2003
   M |     
    (A) 7,333
01/21/2005 | 01/22/2013
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 7,333
7,333
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right To Buy) (2)
$40.05 01/21/2003
   M |     
    (A) 7,333
01/21/2006 | 01/22/2013
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 7,333
7,333
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right To Buy) (2)
$33.17


Current | 01/10/2005
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 1,895
1,895
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$40.07


Current | 02/06/2006
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 7,433
7,433
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$44.73


Current | 02/04/2007
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 9,780
9,780
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$46.59


Current | 01/13/2008
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 9,015
9,015
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$71.53


Current | 01/12/2009
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 19,232
19,232
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$75.50


Current | 01/11/2010
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 17,000
17,000
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$52.35


Current | 01/09/2011
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 13,334
13,334
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Option (Right to Buy) (2)
$52.35


01/08/2004 | 01/09/2011
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 6,666
6,666
D

GM Stock $1-2/3 Par Value Phantom Stock Units (3)
1:1


(3) | (3)
General Motors Common Stock, $1-2/3 Par Value - 5,731
5,731
D












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________________________________         __________________
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

Martin I. Darvick - POA for
Lawrence David Burns



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Burns, Lawrence David - January 2003
Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for General Motors Corporation GM & GMH

Form 4 - January 2003

Lawrence David Burns
GM Research & Development Center
30500 Mound Road, Box 9055 - M/C: 480-106-EX2
Warren, MI 48090-9055

Explanation of responses:

(1)   Shares held in trust under General Motors Stock Purchase Program as of 12/31/02. State Street Bank & Trust Co., Trustee. Shares owned pursuant to Rule 16b-3 exempt employee savings plan.
(2)   Employee stock options granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 qualified General Motors Stock Incentive Plan.
(3)   The Phantom Stock Units were accrued under the Rule 16b-3 qualified General Motors Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash upon my retirement. Dividend equivalents are earned on each Phantom Stock Unit. Units held as of 12/31/02.
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