UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON DC 20549

DIVISION OF

CORPORATION FINANCE

February 5 2013

Bradley M Gayton Ford Motor Company bgaytonfordcom

Re Ford Motor Company Incoming letter dated January 7 2013

Dear Mr Gayton

This is in response to your letter dated January 7 2013 concerning the shareholder proposal submitted to Ford by Theophil L Bratta Copies of all of the correspondence on which this response is based will be made available on our website at httpwwwsecgov divisionscorpfincf-noaction14a-8shtml For your reference a brief discussion of the Divisions informal procedures regarding shareholder proposals is also available at the same website address

Sincerely

TedYu Senior Special Counsel

Enclosure

cc Theophil L Bratta

FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

February 5 2013

Response of the Office of Chief Counsel Division of Corporation Finance

Re Ford Motor Company Incoming letter dated January 7 2013

The proposal requests that Ford revise its practicepolicy for the distribution of the funds designated and assigned to pay for stock options bonuses and profit sharing

There appears to be some basis for your view that Ford may exclude the proposal under rule 14a-8(i)(7) as relating to Fords ordinary business operations In this regard we note that the proposal relates to compensation that may be paid to employees generally and is not limited to compensation that may be paid to senior executive officers and directors Proposals that concern general employee compensation matters are generally excludable under rule 14a-8(i)(7) Accordingly we will not recommend enforcement action to the Commission if Ford omits the proposal from its proxy materials in reliance on rule 14a-8(i)(7)

Sincerely

David Lin Attorney-Adviser

DIVISION OF CORPORATiON FINANCE INFORMAL PROCEDURES REGARDING siiAJUtHOLDER PROPOSALS

The Division of Corporation Finance believes that its responsibility witll respect to matters arising under Rule l4a-8 [17 CFR24014a8] as with other rriatters under the proxy niles is to aid those who must comply With the rule by offering informal advice and suggestions and to determine initially whether or not it may be appropriate in a particular matter to_ recommend enforcement action to the Commission In connection with a shareholder proposal under Rule l4a-8 the Divisionsstaffconsiders the information fumishedto it by the Company in support of its intentiomiddotn toexclude the proposals from the Companys proxy materials altgt well as ariy information furnished by the proponent or the proponentsrepresentative

Although Rule l4a-8(k) does not require any communications from shareholders to the Corrullissions staff the staff will always consider information concerning alleged violations of

middot the statutes administered by the Commission including argtunent as to whether or notactivities proposed to be taken would be violative of the statute or nile involved The receipt by the staff of such information however should not be construed as changing the staffs informal procedures and proxy review into a formal or adversary procedure

It is important to note that the staffs and Commissions no-action responses to Rule 14a-8(jsubmissions reflect only infomial views The determinations reached in these noshyaction letters do not and cannot adjudicate the merits of a companys position with respect to the proposal Only acourt such a5 a US District Court can decide whether a company is obligated to include shareholderproposals in its proxy materials Accordingly a discretionary middot determination not to recommend or take Commission enforcement action does not preclude a proponent or any shareholder ofa company from pursuing any rights he or she may have against the company in court should the management omit the proposal from middotthe companys proxy middotmateri~ll

Qfflleof themiddotScentCretary FQJd ~i)toi C(iJlAAnY BtadkjyM Gaytrm oneAtrierie8n Road SeltrEtary Room1t34cVHQ_ 3131323-2513 DcentaibQm MkhiganAa126 31~124amp-8713 i=ax) bQaYtOlmrctcraquom

January 7 2013

Seclii1ties and Exchan~e Commission D$vi~iegtn 9fQQngto~tioQ Fillance office dfthe bhiefCoum$1 100 F Street NE W~shingwn DC 20549

Re Omission ofShareholder ProposaiSub~tied by Mr Theophil L Bratta

14ldies and Oentl~m~n

Pursuant tQ Rule 14a-8(j) promulgatlaquold under the Sec11ritie~ Exchange Actofl~34 as amended (the Act) Ford Motor Company (Ford or the Company) respectfuliy rEquests the coricllltenpe oftbe staffof the Division of Corporation Fina11Ge (the $taff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) thatmiddotit will not recoinmend ~ centpforcenteineht Mtion to the Comlllission ifthe shar~h()lder propos11l c1Mcripec1 below is omitted from Fordlsproxy statement andfotm ofprojy for the Companys 2Igt13 Annual Mregting ofSharen()lders (the Proxy Materials) The Companys AnnualMeetingpf Sh~hold~r-$ iS scheduled for May 9 2013

Ml Th~QPhil ~~ Bratta (the Proppnent) has sul)mitted for inclusiltm mthe 2013 Ptoxy Materials a proposal related rothe Company adopting a policy whereby it woUld allocaw mon~y 1o ~tocJtholders prior to the payment of stock options bonuses Uld profit sharing to employeesmiddot (the Proposal see Exhib1t 1) The COmpany proposes w otrtit the PropQ~ frqnlits 2013 ProXy Materialamp for the following reason

bullmiddot The Pr()p6~a1 is excludable under Rille 14a-8(i)(7)because it deals with mattcentrs relatingt() the Company~$ ordinary business operations

The Proposal Deals with Matters Relating to the Companys Ordinary Business Operations

Rule 14a-8(i)(7) permits a coll)pany toomit a proposal if it deals with amatter relating to the companys ordinary business operations In Exchange Act Release No 34shy40Q18 (May 21 1998) the Commi~ion stated

The policy underlying the ordinary busine~ exclusion restf on two central considerations The first relates to the subject matter of the proposal Certain tasks are so fundamental to managements ability

- 2 shy

to run a company on a day-to~day basis that they could not as a pxaq~ical matter be subjegt w~ct ~hareholder oversight

H9weve~ pplusmnQpos~ rel~ting w s)Jc~ matter~ but iocusitig on sufficiently signincant social policy issues (eg sigrullcant di~crilniri~tion inatters) g~nelaijy~ ~otil(l not be ltX)nsideremiddotd to be exchuiahle b~cau~ middotthe proposal$ would transcend the day~to-day business matters tnd raise policy i$Sties so significant that itwould be appropna~ fo~ a 13h~hqlder vote middot

Ole second lto~Qeratio~l relates to the (legree wwhich the proposal seeks tei iimiero-manage the eompany by probing too deeply into matter~ of a oomplex middotnaturemiddot upon which shareholders as a iroup would not be in a position to make an informed judgment This oonsi4eratiq~ ~y C()llle into plaY it) a ~~er of ~wnstances such as where the proposal involves intricate detail or seeks to impose timefrarijes or ineth~for implemeriting eocentplex policies~

fbe PtQposal requestS that the Company adopt a plgtlicy for tM distributioii Ofthe fuml$ designawd and a~signed to pay for ampto9koptions bonuses and profit ~haritig tltgt the Companys employees and suggestS that a portion of those funds be reallocated to slareholden h~o~ ~ley are redistrib-Jted ~ the employees The Prqp~alrel~~s to a policy that woUld impact all innpl()yees notjust Company executives BecaUsemiddotthe Proposal rcent1ates t9 gener~ E~ploYfe)~qmpeiu~a~ion matters the Prqpoa31 fealswith orclln~ middot business operations and may be properly excluded frOm the Proxy Materials~

ln outliningitsmiddotapproach to RUle i4a~8(i)(7) regardmg proposals concerning eqUity qr ~sh OOmpens~tiqn tli~ Staff ljas dJ_afii aclear distmctiqi1between pr()pejs~E that tel~te to (i) general employee compensaijon matters and (ii) only senior executive and director conPensation See StqffUgidBulletih ~omiddotl4A (July 122002 Based on thiS distmcJion proposale that relate t9 senior e~e~utive offi~rs and dire~wrs compensation~ without more are not excludable under Rule 14a-8(i)7) while shareholdermiddot proposals addresSing the compenf$ation ofother e~ploYees of a c0mpmy may be properly excluded In JohrpoundSOn COntrols Ittcmiddot (October 16 20i2) the Staff concurred in the exclusion underR~e 14a-8(i)(7) qf a propQaal that sought tQ~equest the m~naging officers of the company to repay a portion of the1t compensation into abonus pool that would be redistributed to other employees of tpe cotxtpany In DeJta Air Lines IiJc ~arch 27 2012) the Stmpound~onctlried in the exch~sion under Rule 14a8(i)(7) ot a proposal that requested the bo~d of dlrectors to initiate a prograin that prohibited cash ot eqUity payments for management or executive offieers unless there was an appropriate process to fund the retirementaccounts of Delta pilots In Ford Motor Company (January9 2008) the Staff found a sh~reholder proposal as relating to general compensation ~atters withip the CQmpanys ordinarybusinessoperations middot beeause it involved having the Company discontinue awarding stock options to its emplpyees See also Plcentxus Corp (September 4 2007 (exclusion allowed where proposal requested the company to discontinue the use of stock options for all employees) and Plexus

--3shy

Corp (NovemberA 2004) (exrilusion allowed where proposal requested the Board to usemiddot p~dltgtrmance~based cas_lJ wc~~tives rather tlJ~n st()ck()Ptions for all-employees)

fhe Pr9ppsal iplpacentts the compensati()n of~ oft4eltOompanys employee_s not j-us~ its senior exeeutives Themiddot P~posal asks for the Companyto reVise the Ford Motor Company proac9eei ppiey for ~he Qistril)ution oflle funds d~~igna~d anci assigned tq p~y for ~tregk options bonuses and-profitsharlng middot Allof Ford Motor Companys hourly and salifry e~ployees ~re eli~~lefor bltgtnnses an~ptofi~sharing~ Als6execentutiveari4 ~ttain non-executive empl()yees ~e eligible to receive s~k oPtioosmiddotawards middot The Proposll) requests pftymemiddotnt priorityof t1leJunds such that ~the owners are to be paid first folloWed by fund distrihution designated fQr the stock options bonuses and profit sharing11

Consequently the Proposal would reqUire that fundS designated to coinpeilsate all ofthe Comp~y~ ellgiIJe hotuly~n(l6alacy employees Yith lgtonlJ~f3 proQtsharing and 13~k

middotoptions be first paid to shareholders Th~ Proposalseeks to regUlate middotaportion of ~ompensa~on that may~e paid tQ all of thE Co~p~nys eixrployees not justif$ exEl~utive employees and _give itto shareholders instead Ordinary business matters such as how to lillocare Company fllnds ariloilg~~Jiliolders and emplQyee~CQnlP~nsaPon including stock options bonus and prontsharing1nvolvecomplex decisions based on a variety ofbusiness lcilarket and middoteggtnoinic fa~wrs anampshould not be deeided by)ihareholders The PrQposal middotimpermiS$ibly seeks to micr~~anage the ordinary business ofthe Company 1n ca1ltr~ve~tion ofRule 14aS(i)(7)

Furthermor~~ it cannotbe convincingly arguedthat the Proposal relates to a signllic~lltmiddotmiddotPolicy isslet1lat ~ansltrends day~tQmiddotday h11sinElssmatters raising policyj8stJes so middotsignificantmiddotas tobeappfcipriatefor a shareholdervote~ Generalcoinpensatiori plarinfugand f1Uld all~at)on to compensa~ the Coll)pany~s employees cloes notiovolve the pJef)enee of middotwidespte~dpriblicbulldebate (see Exchange Act Release No 34~40018 (May 21 1998)

Consequentlyi Ford respectfully requests that the Staffcone~ in the omissionofthe Proposal fngtnlits 2()13 PiltgtxiMaterials pUIs-qant to Rule 14a-8(i)(7)

Conclusion

For theforegoing reaooris it is respectfully submitted that the Proposal may be ~xclu~ed from Forcis ~Oi3 PrQxy l1a~rials Your confirnta1ion thatJh~ Staff will not recommendenfotcement actionitthe Proposal is omitted from the 2013 Proxy Matenalsis respectfully requested middot

l11 accorliance with Rulel4~-~) the Prqponerit is bepginfonned of the Cornpaoys intention to omit the Proposal from its 2013 Proxy Materials by sendi~ him a copy ofthis letter and its efhihits

DIVISION OF CORPORATiON FINANCE INFORMAL PROCEDURES REGARDING siiAJUtHOLDER PROPOSALS

The Division of Corporation Finance believes that its responsibility witll respect to matters arising under Rule l4a-8 [17 CFR24014a8] as with other rriatters under the proxy niles is to aid those who must comply With the rule by offering informal advice and suggestions and to determine initially whether or not it may be appropriate in a particular matter to_ recommend enforcement action to the Commission In connection with a shareholder proposal under Rule l4a-8 the Divisionsstaffconsiders the information fumishedto it by the Company in support of its intentiomiddotn toexclude the proposals from the Companys proxy materials altgt well as ariy information furnished by the proponent or the proponentsrepresentative

Although Rule l4a-8(k) does not require any communications from shareholders to the Corrullissions staff the staff will always consider information concerning alleged violations of

middot the statutes administered by the Commission including argtunent as to whether or notactivities proposed to be taken would be violative of the statute or nile involved The receipt by the staff of such information however should not be construed as changing the staffs informal procedures and proxy review into a formal or adversary procedure

It is important to note that the staffs and Commissions no-action responses to Rule 14a-8(jsubmissions reflect only infomial views The determinations reached in these noshyaction letters do not and cannot adjudicate the merits of a companys position with respect to the proposal Only acourt such a5 a US District Court can decide whether a company is obligated to include shareholderproposals in its proxy materials Accordingly a discretionary middot determination not to recommend or take Commission enforcement action does not preclude a proponent or any shareholder ofa company from pursuing any rights he or she may have against the company in court should the management omit the proposal from middotthe companys proxy middotmateri~ll

Qfflleof themiddotScentCretary FQJd ~i)toi C(iJlAAnY BtadkjyM Gaytrm oneAtrierie8n Road SeltrEtary Room1t34cVHQ_ 3131323-2513 DcentaibQm MkhiganAa126 31~124amp-8713 i=ax) bQaYtOlmrctcraquom

January 7 2013

Seclii1ties and Exchan~e Commission D$vi~iegtn 9fQQngto~tioQ Fillance office dfthe bhiefCoum$1 100 F Street NE W~shingwn DC 20549

Re Omission ofShareholder ProposaiSub~tied by Mr Theophil L Bratta

14ldies and Oentl~m~n

Pursuant tQ Rule 14a-8(j) promulgatlaquold under the Sec11ritie~ Exchange Actofl~34 as amended (the Act) Ford Motor Company (Ford or the Company) respectfuliy rEquests the coricllltenpe oftbe staffof the Division of Corporation Fina11Ge (the $taff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) thatmiddotit will not recoinmend ~ centpforcenteineht Mtion to the Comlllission ifthe shar~h()lder propos11l c1Mcripec1 below is omitted from Fordlsproxy statement andfotm ofprojy for the Companys 2Igt13 Annual Mregting ofSharen()lders (the Proxy Materials) The Companys AnnualMeetingpf Sh~hold~r-$ iS scheduled for May 9 2013

Ml Th~QPhil ~~ Bratta (the Proppnent) has sul)mitted for inclusiltm mthe 2013 Ptoxy Materials a proposal related rothe Company adopting a policy whereby it woUld allocaw mon~y 1o ~tocJtholders prior to the payment of stock options bonuses Uld profit sharing to employeesmiddot (the Proposal see Exhib1t 1) The COmpany proposes w otrtit the PropQ~ frqnlits 2013 ProXy Materialamp for the following reason

bullmiddot The Pr()p6~a1 is excludable under Rille 14a-8(i)(7)because it deals with mattcentrs relatingt() the Company~$ ordinary business operations

The Proposal Deals with Matters Relating to the Companys Ordinary Business Operations

Rule 14a-8(i)(7) permits a coll)pany toomit a proposal if it deals with amatter relating to the companys ordinary business operations In Exchange Act Release No 34shy40Q18 (May 21 1998) the Commi~ion stated

The policy underlying the ordinary busine~ exclusion restf on two central considerations The first relates to the subject matter of the proposal Certain tasks are so fundamental to managements ability

- 2 shy

to run a company on a day-to~day basis that they could not as a pxaq~ical matter be subjegt w~ct ~hareholder oversight

H9weve~ pplusmnQpos~ rel~ting w s)Jc~ matter~ but iocusitig on sufficiently signincant social policy issues (eg sigrullcant di~crilniri~tion inatters) g~nelaijy~ ~otil(l not be ltX)nsideremiddotd to be exchuiahle b~cau~ middotthe proposal$ would transcend the day~to-day business matters tnd raise policy i$Sties so significant that itwould be appropna~ fo~ a 13h~hqlder vote middot

Ole second lto~Qeratio~l relates to the (legree wwhich the proposal seeks tei iimiero-manage the eompany by probing too deeply into matter~ of a oomplex middotnaturemiddot upon which shareholders as a iroup would not be in a position to make an informed judgment This oonsi4eratiq~ ~y C()llle into plaY it) a ~~er of ~wnstances such as where the proposal involves intricate detail or seeks to impose timefrarijes or ineth~for implemeriting eocentplex policies~

fbe PtQposal requestS that the Company adopt a plgtlicy for tM distributioii Ofthe fuml$ designawd and a~signed to pay for ampto9koptions bonuses and profit ~haritig tltgt the Companys employees and suggestS that a portion of those funds be reallocated to slareholden h~o~ ~ley are redistrib-Jted ~ the employees The Prqp~alrel~~s to a policy that woUld impact all innpl()yees notjust Company executives BecaUsemiddotthe Proposal rcent1ates t9 gener~ E~ploYfe)~qmpeiu~a~ion matters the Prqpoa31 fealswith orclln~ middot business operations and may be properly excluded frOm the Proxy Materials~

ln outliningitsmiddotapproach to RUle i4a~8(i)(7) regardmg proposals concerning eqUity qr ~sh OOmpens~tiqn tli~ Staff ljas dJ_afii aclear distmctiqi1between pr()pejs~E that tel~te to (i) general employee compensaijon matters and (ii) only senior executive and director conPensation See StqffUgidBulletih ~omiddotl4A (July 122002 Based on thiS distmcJion proposale that relate t9 senior e~e~utive offi~rs and dire~wrs compensation~ without more are not excludable under Rule 14a-8(i)7) while shareholdermiddot proposals addresSing the compenf$ation ofother e~ploYees of a c0mpmy may be properly excluded In JohrpoundSOn COntrols Ittcmiddot (October 16 20i2) the Staff concurred in the exclusion underR~e 14a-8(i)(7) qf a propQaal that sought tQ~equest the m~naging officers of the company to repay a portion of the1t compensation into abonus pool that would be redistributed to other employees of tpe cotxtpany In DeJta Air Lines IiJc ~arch 27 2012) the Stmpound~onctlried in the exch~sion under Rule 14a8(i)(7) ot a proposal that requested the bo~d of dlrectors to initiate a prograin that prohibited cash ot eqUity payments for management or executive offieers unless there was an appropriate process to fund the retirementaccounts of Delta pilots In Ford Motor Company (January9 2008) the Staff found a sh~reholder proposal as relating to general compensation ~atters withip the CQmpanys ordinarybusinessoperations middot beeause it involved having the Company discontinue awarding stock options to its emplpyees See also Plcentxus Corp (September 4 2007 (exclusion allowed where proposal requested the company to discontinue the use of stock options for all employees) and Plexus

--3shy

Corp (NovemberA 2004) (exrilusion allowed where proposal requested the Board to usemiddot p~dltgtrmance~based cas_lJ wc~~tives rather tlJ~n st()ck()Ptions for all-employees)

fhe Pr9ppsal iplpacentts the compensati()n of~ oft4eltOompanys employee_s not j-us~ its senior exeeutives Themiddot P~posal asks for the Companyto reVise the Ford Motor Company proac9eei ppiey for ~he Qistril)ution oflle funds d~~igna~d anci assigned tq p~y for ~tregk options bonuses and-profitsharlng middot Allof Ford Motor Companys hourly and salifry e~ployees ~re eli~~lefor bltgtnnses an~ptofi~sharing~ Als6execentutiveari4 ~ttain non-executive empl()yees ~e eligible to receive s~k oPtioosmiddotawards middot The Proposll) requests pftymemiddotnt priorityof t1leJunds such that ~the owners are to be paid first folloWed by fund distrihution designated fQr the stock options bonuses and profit sharing11

Consequently the Proposal would reqUire that fundS designated to coinpeilsate all ofthe Comp~y~ ellgiIJe hotuly~n(l6alacy employees Yith lgtonlJ~f3 proQtsharing and 13~k

middotoptions be first paid to shareholders Th~ Proposalseeks to regUlate middotaportion of ~ompensa~on that may~e paid tQ all of thE Co~p~nys eixrployees not justif$ exEl~utive employees and _give itto shareholders instead Ordinary business matters such as how to lillocare Company fllnds ariloilg~~Jiliolders and emplQyee~CQnlP~nsaPon including stock options bonus and prontsharing1nvolvecomplex decisions based on a variety ofbusiness lcilarket and middoteggtnoinic fa~wrs anampshould not be deeided by)ihareholders The PrQposal middotimpermiS$ibly seeks to micr~~anage the ordinary business ofthe Company 1n ca1ltr~ve~tion ofRule 14aS(i)(7)

Furthermor~~ it cannotbe convincingly arguedthat the Proposal relates to a signllic~lltmiddotmiddotPolicy isslet1lat ~ansltrends day~tQmiddotday h11sinElssmatters raising policyj8stJes so middotsignificantmiddotas tobeappfcipriatefor a shareholdervote~ Generalcoinpensatiori plarinfugand f1Uld all~at)on to compensa~ the Coll)pany~s employees cloes notiovolve the pJef)enee of middotwidespte~dpriblicbulldebate (see Exchange Act Release No 34~40018 (May 21 1998)

Consequentlyi Ford respectfully requests that the Staffcone~ in the omissionofthe Proposal fngtnlits 2()13 PiltgtxiMaterials pUIs-qant to Rule 14a-8(i)(7)

Conclusion

For theforegoing reaooris it is respectfully submitted that the Proposal may be ~xclu~ed from Forcis ~Oi3 PrQxy l1a~rials Your confirnta1ion thatJh~ Staff will not recommendenfotcement actionitthe Proposal is omitted from the 2013 Proxy Matenalsis respectfully requested middot

l11 accorliance with Rulel4~-~) the Prqponerit is bepginfonned of the Cornpaoys intention to omit the Proposal from its 2013 Proxy Materials by sendi~ him a copy ofthis letter and its efhihits

Qfflleof themiddotScentCretary FQJd ~i)toi C(iJlAAnY BtadkjyM Gaytrm oneAtrierie8n Road SeltrEtary Room1t34cVHQ_ 3131323-2513 DcentaibQm MkhiganAa126 31~124amp-8713 i=ax) bQaYtOlmrctcraquom

January 7 2013

Seclii1ties and Exchan~e Commission D$vi~iegtn 9fQQngto~tioQ Fillance office dfthe bhiefCoum$1 100 F Street NE W~shingwn DC 20549

Re Omission ofShareholder ProposaiSub~tied by Mr Theophil L Bratta

14ldies and Oentl~m~n

Pursuant tQ Rule 14a-8(j) promulgatlaquold under the Sec11ritie~ Exchange Actofl~34 as amended (the Act) Ford Motor Company (Ford or the Company) respectfuliy rEquests the coricllltenpe oftbe staffof the Division of Corporation Fina11Ge (the $taff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) thatmiddotit will not recoinmend ~ centpforcenteineht Mtion to the Comlllission ifthe shar~h()lder propos11l c1Mcripec1 below is omitted from Fordlsproxy statement andfotm ofprojy for the Companys 2Igt13 Annual Mregting ofSharen()lders (the Proxy Materials) The Companys AnnualMeetingpf Sh~hold~r-$ iS scheduled for May 9 2013

Ml Th~QPhil ~~ Bratta (the Proppnent) has sul)mitted for inclusiltm mthe 2013 Ptoxy Materials a proposal related rothe Company adopting a policy whereby it woUld allocaw mon~y 1o ~tocJtholders prior to the payment of stock options bonuses Uld profit sharing to employeesmiddot (the Proposal see Exhib1t 1) The COmpany proposes w otrtit the PropQ~ frqnlits 2013 ProXy Materialamp for the following reason

bullmiddot The Pr()p6~a1 is excludable under Rille 14a-8(i)(7)because it deals with mattcentrs relatingt() the Company~$ ordinary business operations

The Proposal Deals with Matters Relating to the Companys Ordinary Business Operations

Rule 14a-8(i)(7) permits a coll)pany toomit a proposal if it deals with amatter relating to the companys ordinary business operations In Exchange Act Release No 34shy40Q18 (May 21 1998) the Commi~ion stated

The policy underlying the ordinary busine~ exclusion restf on two central considerations The first relates to the subject matter of the proposal Certain tasks are so fundamental to managements ability

- 2 shy

to run a company on a day-to~day basis that they could not as a pxaq~ical matter be subjegt w~ct ~hareholder oversight

H9weve~ pplusmnQpos~ rel~ting w s)Jc~ matter~ but iocusitig on sufficiently signincant social policy issues (eg sigrullcant di~crilniri~tion inatters) g~nelaijy~ ~otil(l not be ltX)nsideremiddotd to be exchuiahle b~cau~ middotthe proposal$ would transcend the day~to-day business matters tnd raise policy i$Sties so significant that itwould be appropna~ fo~ a 13h~hqlder vote middot

Ole second lto~Qeratio~l relates to the (legree wwhich the proposal seeks tei iimiero-manage the eompany by probing too deeply into matter~ of a oomplex middotnaturemiddot upon which shareholders as a iroup would not be in a position to make an informed judgment This oonsi4eratiq~ ~y C()llle into plaY it) a ~~er of ~wnstances such as where the proposal involves intricate detail or seeks to impose timefrarijes or ineth~for implemeriting eocentplex policies~

fbe PtQposal requestS that the Company adopt a plgtlicy for tM distributioii Ofthe fuml$ designawd and a~signed to pay for ampto9koptions bonuses and profit ~haritig tltgt the Companys employees and suggestS that a portion of those funds be reallocated to slareholden h~o~ ~ley are redistrib-Jted ~ the employees The Prqp~alrel~~s to a policy that woUld impact all innpl()yees notjust Company executives BecaUsemiddotthe Proposal rcent1ates t9 gener~ E~ploYfe)~qmpeiu~a~ion matters the Prqpoa31 fealswith orclln~ middot business operations and may be properly excluded frOm the Proxy Materials~

ln outliningitsmiddotapproach to RUle i4a~8(i)(7) regardmg proposals concerning eqUity qr ~sh OOmpens~tiqn tli~ Staff ljas dJ_afii aclear distmctiqi1between pr()pejs~E that tel~te to (i) general employee compensaijon matters and (ii) only senior executive and director conPensation See StqffUgidBulletih ~omiddotl4A (July 122002 Based on thiS distmcJion proposale that relate t9 senior e~e~utive offi~rs and dire~wrs compensation~ without more are not excludable under Rule 14a-8(i)7) while shareholdermiddot proposals addresSing the compenf$ation ofother e~ploYees of a c0mpmy may be properly excluded In JohrpoundSOn COntrols Ittcmiddot (October 16 20i2) the Staff concurred in the exclusion underR~e 14a-8(i)(7) qf a propQaal that sought tQ~equest the m~naging officers of the company to repay a portion of the1t compensation into abonus pool that would be redistributed to other employees of tpe cotxtpany In DeJta Air Lines IiJc ~arch 27 2012) the Stmpound~onctlried in the exch~sion under Rule 14a8(i)(7) ot a proposal that requested the bo~d of dlrectors to initiate a prograin that prohibited cash ot eqUity payments for management or executive offieers unless there was an appropriate process to fund the retirementaccounts of Delta pilots In Ford Motor Company (January9 2008) the Staff found a sh~reholder proposal as relating to general compensation ~atters withip the CQmpanys ordinarybusinessoperations middot beeause it involved having the Company discontinue awarding stock options to its emplpyees See also Plcentxus Corp (September 4 2007 (exclusion allowed where proposal requested the company to discontinue the use of stock options for all employees) and Plexus

--3shy

Corp (NovemberA 2004) (exrilusion allowed where proposal requested the Board to usemiddot p~dltgtrmance~based cas_lJ wc~~tives rather tlJ~n st()ck()Ptions for all-employees)

fhe Pr9ppsal iplpacentts the compensati()n of~ oft4eltOompanys employee_s not j-us~ its senior exeeutives Themiddot P~posal asks for the Companyto reVise the Ford Motor Company proac9eei ppiey for ~he Qistril)ution oflle funds d~~igna~d anci assigned tq p~y for ~tregk options bonuses and-profitsharlng middot Allof Ford Motor Companys hourly and salifry e~ployees ~re eli~~lefor bltgtnnses an~ptofi~sharing~ Als6execentutiveari4 ~ttain non-executive empl()yees ~e eligible to receive s~k oPtioosmiddotawards middot The Proposll) requests pftymemiddotnt priorityof t1leJunds such that ~the owners are to be paid first folloWed by fund distrihution designated fQr the stock options bonuses and profit sharing11

Consequently the Proposal would reqUire that fundS designated to coinpeilsate all ofthe Comp~y~ ellgiIJe hotuly~n(l6alacy employees Yith lgtonlJ~f3 proQtsharing and 13~k

middotoptions be first paid to shareholders Th~ Proposalseeks to regUlate middotaportion of ~ompensa~on that may~e paid tQ all of thE Co~p~nys eixrployees not justif$ exEl~utive employees and _give itto shareholders instead Ordinary business matters such as how to lillocare Company fllnds ariloilg~~Jiliolders and emplQyee~CQnlP~nsaPon including stock options bonus and prontsharing1nvolvecomplex decisions based on a variety ofbusiness lcilarket and middoteggtnoinic fa~wrs anampshould not be deeided by)ihareholders The PrQposal middotimpermiS$ibly seeks to micr~~anage the ordinary business ofthe Company 1n ca1ltr~ve~tion ofRule 14aS(i)(7)

Furthermor~~ it cannotbe convincingly arguedthat the Proposal relates to a signllic~lltmiddotmiddotPolicy isslet1lat ~ansltrends day~tQmiddotday h11sinElssmatters raising policyj8stJes so middotsignificantmiddotas tobeappfcipriatefor a shareholdervote~ Generalcoinpensatiori plarinfugand f1Uld all~at)on to compensa~ the Coll)pany~s employees cloes notiovolve the pJef)enee of middotwidespte~dpriblicbulldebate (see Exchange Act Release No 34~40018 (May 21 1998)

Consequentlyi Ford respectfully requests that the Staffcone~ in the omissionofthe Proposal fngtnlits 2()13 PiltgtxiMaterials pUIs-qant to Rule 14a-8(i)(7)

Conclusion

For theforegoing reaooris it is respectfully submitted that the Proposal may be ~xclu~ed from Forcis ~Oi3 PrQxy l1a~rials Your confirnta1ion thatJh~ Staff will not recommendenfotcement actionitthe Proposal is omitted from the 2013 Proxy Matenalsis respectfully requested middot

l11 accorliance with Rulel4~-~) the Prqponerit is bepginfonned of the Cornpaoys intention to omit the Proposal from its 2013 Proxy Materials by sendi~ him a copy ofthis letter and its efhihits

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to run a company on a day-to~day basis that they could not as a pxaq~ical matter be subjegt w~ct ~hareholder oversight

H9weve~ pplusmnQpos~ rel~ting w s)Jc~ matter~ but iocusitig on sufficiently signincant social policy issues (eg sigrullcant di~crilniri~tion inatters) g~nelaijy~ ~otil(l not be ltX)nsideremiddotd to be exchuiahle b~cau~ middotthe proposal$ would transcend the day~to-day business matters tnd raise policy i$Sties so significant that itwould be appropna~ fo~ a 13h~hqlder vote middot

Ole second lto~Qeratio~l relates to the (legree wwhich the proposal seeks tei iimiero-manage the eompany by probing too deeply into matter~ of a oomplex middotnaturemiddot upon which shareholders as a iroup would not be in a position to make an informed judgment This oonsi4eratiq~ ~y C()llle into plaY it) a ~~er of ~wnstances such as where the proposal involves intricate detail or seeks to impose timefrarijes or ineth~for implemeriting eocentplex policies~

fbe PtQposal requestS that the Company adopt a plgtlicy for tM distributioii Ofthe fuml$ designawd and a~signed to pay for ampto9koptions bonuses and profit ~haritig tltgt the Companys employees and suggestS that a portion of those funds be reallocated to slareholden h~o~ ~ley are redistrib-Jted ~ the employees The Prqp~alrel~~s to a policy that woUld impact all innpl()yees notjust Company executives BecaUsemiddotthe Proposal rcent1ates t9 gener~ E~ploYfe)~qmpeiu~a~ion matters the Prqpoa31 fealswith orclln~ middot business operations and may be properly excluded frOm the Proxy Materials~

ln outliningitsmiddotapproach to RUle i4a~8(i)(7) regardmg proposals concerning eqUity qr ~sh OOmpens~tiqn tli~ Staff ljas dJ_afii aclear distmctiqi1between pr()pejs~E that tel~te to (i) general employee compensaijon matters and (ii) only senior executive and director conPensation See StqffUgidBulletih ~omiddotl4A (July 122002 Based on thiS distmcJion proposale that relate t9 senior e~e~utive offi~rs and dire~wrs compensation~ without more are not excludable under Rule 14a-8(i)7) while shareholdermiddot proposals addresSing the compenf$ation ofother e~ploYees of a c0mpmy may be properly excluded In JohrpoundSOn COntrols Ittcmiddot (October 16 20i2) the Staff concurred in the exclusion underR~e 14a-8(i)(7) qf a propQaal that sought tQ~equest the m~naging officers of the company to repay a portion of the1t compensation into abonus pool that would be redistributed to other employees of tpe cotxtpany In DeJta Air Lines IiJc ~arch 27 2012) the Stmpound~onctlried in the exch~sion under Rule 14a8(i)(7) ot a proposal that requested the bo~d of dlrectors to initiate a prograin that prohibited cash ot eqUity payments for management or executive offieers unless there was an appropriate process to fund the retirementaccounts of Delta pilots In Ford Motor Company (January9 2008) the Staff found a sh~reholder proposal as relating to general compensation ~atters withip the CQmpanys ordinarybusinessoperations middot beeause it involved having the Company discontinue awarding stock options to its emplpyees See also Plcentxus Corp (September 4 2007 (exclusion allowed where proposal requested the company to discontinue the use of stock options for all employees) and Plexus

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Corp (NovemberA 2004) (exrilusion allowed where proposal requested the Board to usemiddot p~dltgtrmance~based cas_lJ wc~~tives rather tlJ~n st()ck()Ptions for all-employees)

fhe Pr9ppsal iplpacentts the compensati()n of~ oft4eltOompanys employee_s not j-us~ its senior exeeutives Themiddot P~posal asks for the Companyto reVise the Ford Motor Company proac9eei ppiey for ~he Qistril)ution oflle funds d~~igna~d anci assigned tq p~y for ~tregk options bonuses and-profitsharlng middot Allof Ford Motor Companys hourly and salifry e~ployees ~re eli~~lefor bltgtnnses an~ptofi~sharing~ Als6execentutiveari4 ~ttain non-executive empl()yees ~e eligible to receive s~k oPtioosmiddotawards middot The Proposll) requests pftymemiddotnt priorityof t1leJunds such that ~the owners are to be paid first folloWed by fund distrihution designated fQr the stock options bonuses and profit sharing11

Consequently the Proposal would reqUire that fundS designated to coinpeilsate all ofthe Comp~y~ ellgiIJe hotuly~n(l6alacy employees Yith lgtonlJ~f3 proQtsharing and 13~k

middotoptions be first paid to shareholders Th~ Proposalseeks to regUlate middotaportion of ~ompensa~on that may~e paid tQ all of thE Co~p~nys eixrployees not justif$ exEl~utive employees and _give itto shareholders instead Ordinary business matters such as how to lillocare Company fllnds ariloilg~~Jiliolders and emplQyee~CQnlP~nsaPon including stock options bonus and prontsharing1nvolvecomplex decisions based on a variety ofbusiness lcilarket and middoteggtnoinic fa~wrs anampshould not be deeided by)ihareholders The PrQposal middotimpermiS$ibly seeks to micr~~anage the ordinary business ofthe Company 1n ca1ltr~ve~tion ofRule 14aS(i)(7)

Furthermor~~ it cannotbe convincingly arguedthat the Proposal relates to a signllic~lltmiddotmiddotPolicy isslet1lat ~ansltrends day~tQmiddotday h11sinElssmatters raising policyj8stJes so middotsignificantmiddotas tobeappfcipriatefor a shareholdervote~ Generalcoinpensatiori plarinfugand f1Uld all~at)on to compensa~ the Coll)pany~s employees cloes notiovolve the pJef)enee of middotwidespte~dpriblicbulldebate (see Exchange Act Release No 34~40018 (May 21 1998)

Consequentlyi Ford respectfully requests that the Staffcone~ in the omissionofthe Proposal fngtnlits 2()13 PiltgtxiMaterials pUIs-qant to Rule 14a-8(i)(7)

Conclusion

For theforegoing reaooris it is respectfully submitted that the Proposal may be ~xclu~ed from Forcis ~Oi3 PrQxy l1a~rials Your confirnta1ion thatJh~ Staff will not recommendenfotcement actionitthe Proposal is omitted from the 2013 Proxy Matenalsis respectfully requested middot

l11 accorliance with Rulel4~-~) the Prqponerit is bepginfonned of the Cornpaoys intention to omit the Proposal from its 2013 Proxy Materials by sendi~ him a copy ofthis letter and its efhihits

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Corp (NovemberA 2004) (exrilusion allowed where proposal requested the Board to usemiddot p~dltgtrmance~based cas_lJ wc~~tives rather tlJ~n st()ck()Ptions for all-employees)

fhe Pr9ppsal iplpacentts the compensati()n of~ oft4eltOompanys employee_s not j-us~ its senior exeeutives Themiddot P~posal asks for the Companyto reVise the Ford Motor Company proac9eei ppiey for ~he Qistril)ution oflle funds d~~igna~d anci assigned tq p~y for ~tregk options bonuses and-profitsharlng middot Allof Ford Motor Companys hourly and salifry e~ployees ~re eli~~lefor bltgtnnses an~ptofi~sharing~ Als6execentutiveari4 ~ttain non-executive empl()yees ~e eligible to receive s~k oPtioosmiddotawards middot The Proposll) requests pftymemiddotnt priorityof t1leJunds such that ~the owners are to be paid first folloWed by fund distrihution designated fQr the stock options bonuses and profit sharing11

Consequently the Proposal would reqUire that fundS designated to coinpeilsate all ofthe Comp~y~ ellgiIJe hotuly~n(l6alacy employees Yith lgtonlJ~f3 proQtsharing and 13~k

middotoptions be first paid to shareholders Th~ Proposalseeks to regUlate middotaportion of ~ompensa~on that may~e paid tQ all of thE Co~p~nys eixrployees not justif$ exEl~utive employees and _give itto shareholders instead Ordinary business matters such as how to lillocare Company fllnds ariloilg~~Jiliolders and emplQyee~CQnlP~nsaPon including stock options bonus and prontsharing1nvolvecomplex decisions based on a variety ofbusiness lcilarket and middoteggtnoinic fa~wrs anampshould not be deeided by)ihareholders The PrQposal middotimpermiS$ibly seeks to micr~~anage the ordinary business ofthe Company 1n ca1ltr~ve~tion ofRule 14aS(i)(7)

Furthermor~~ it cannotbe convincingly arguedthat the Proposal relates to a signllic~lltmiddotmiddotPolicy isslet1lat ~ansltrends day~tQmiddotday h11sinElssmatters raising policyj8stJes so middotsignificantmiddotas tobeappfcipriatefor a shareholdervote~ Generalcoinpensatiori plarinfugand f1Uld all~at)on to compensa~ the Coll)pany~s employees cloes notiovolve the pJef)enee of middotwidespte~dpriblicbulldebate (see Exchange Act Release No 34~40018 (May 21 1998)

Consequentlyi Ford respectfully requests that the Staffcone~ in the omissionofthe Proposal fngtnlits 2()13 PiltgtxiMaterials pUIs-qant to Rule 14a-8(i)(7)

Conclusion

For theforegoing reaooris it is respectfully submitted that the Proposal may be ~xclu~ed from Forcis ~Oi3 PrQxy l1a~rials Your confirnta1ion thatJh~ Staff will not recommendenfotcement actionitthe Proposal is omitted from the 2013 Proxy Matenalsis respectfully requested middot

l11 accorliance with Rulel4~-~) the Prqponerit is bepginfonned of the Cornpaoys intention to omit the Proposal from its 2013 Proxy Materials by sendi~ him a copy ofthis letter and its efhihits

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Ifyou have ariy questiohs require further information or Wish to discuss this matter please call Jerome ~flr~mba (313337-3913) of my office or me (313-323-2513)

Very truly your

Enclosure Exhibits cct Mr Theophil L Bratta

e~t~t1 1_ Jan 10 12 0327p Ted BrattS FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16 P bull 1

January 102012

T(gt Ford Motor Co Jer()tncent Fmiddot Zijremba Counsel F~JIJ74~-l98~

Fr9m Th~pfijlL Brc-tta middot Stock Holdet ~A amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Subj~t R~vis~ sh~ollt~rproposal from 2012 middotto 2013middotAilnlliil Me~ting

Referynce My Oat~ propo~ ofDecember 26 2ou amp your replydated)anuary 6 2012

the reply received from your office indicated that ti~ning for-shareholder proposals f()r the 2012 Ailn~al tneeting dead line was December 2 201 L As my regtcent4 December 26 ZOlllailed to meet that requiremeiltjmiddotPl~cent cMnge t11e incluSion ofihe referenced sharebolde~ proposal from ltthe targeted 2012 meeting to the 20B Arttiual M~ting

Thinik YQu fur yowsupport

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e~t~t1 1_ Jan 10 12 0327p Ted BrattS FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16 P bull 1

January 102012

T(gt Ford Motor Co Jer()tncent Fmiddot Zijremba Counsel F~JIJ74~-l98~

Fr9m Th~pfijlL Brc-tta middot Stock Holdet ~A amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Subj~t R~vis~ sh~ollt~rproposal from 2012 middotto 2013middotAilnlliil Me~ting

Referynce My Oat~ propo~ ofDecember 26 2ou amp your replydated)anuary 6 2012

the reply received from your office indicated that ti~ning for-shareholder proposals f()r the 2012 Ailn~al tneeting dead line was December 2 201 L As my regtcent4 December 26 ZOlllailed to meet that requiremeiltjmiddotPl~cent cMnge t11e incluSion ofihe referenced sharebolde~ proposal from ltthe targeted 2012 meeting to the 20B Arttiual M~ting

Thinik YQu fur yowsupport

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Foro MotQI-Company One AmeriCan Roaltf ~f63i-A3Wt-lo ~~ ~iciJ~an 48126

TheQphil L _ ~nt~

FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Subject Shareholder-Proposalfor 201~Annual Meeting

FQrd NfQtor Company (Ford ortile CompaJ1y) he~by ackJlowl~dges the shareholder proposal dated December 26 2011 whibh was reeeivedbythe Secretarys Offi~ on JanlarY 6 2012~ Tie ltover lEit~r req~~st$ that the prpgtosai ~ting t9 the Company adopttngapolicy whereby it would allocate money to $toekhilders prior to the paymerit-Qfstcck~ons hQnuses Ibid profit ShariJlg to emplqyees (the Plt)Jgt98alJ -~-shy-mcluded in the Compants ptoxy materials for the 2012 Annual M~ting Q(Shareholders

Requirements regatding stoekholdermiddotptQposals are set forth in itWe 14a-8 of the rules ofthEfUriited StaresSecurities and EXehange Commission (th~ SEC) (A copy of Rule t4a~s is eiJcloseltf) _Ibrle 14a-8(e) provides that shareholders m1tstsubmit propOs$ prior to a deadline As disclOsed 1n our 2011 Proxy Statement the deadline -formiddotreceipt of shareholP~r propos$ middotfor th~ Ccgtrnpanys 2()12 Arinual M~thlg ofSh~ltold~rsect was DeCember 21 2011 Because your Proposal was submitted after Deceniber 2 2011 we req~e~t that yolWithdravi the ]ropo~ UY01 dp not witulraw t]l~ ProPOflal ve will file a No-Acticm Request with the SECto allow us to omit the- Proposalfr6m our 20i2 Proxy Materials

Ifyou desire you m~yresubrriit your Propos~ fcgtr the 2013 Annual Meeting The deadline for propQsal sQbmissions for the 2013 lbmual ~eetjngwill be in~l11ded in the middot2012 Proxy Statement which you wiUreceive inApriL We request that you inform us ofyour ilfcision whether to withdraw the Proposal for ~nsider~tion at the ~012 Apn_ualMeetingat your earliest cortveriience

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If you woUld like t9 disctJSS the SEC rules regarding stockholder proposals or anything else relating tothe Prop6sal please contact irie at (313) 337~3913 Thank you for y9ur iQterest in the CQIDpany middot middot

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Enclosure

Zaremba Jerome(JF)

From Zaremba Jerome (JF) Sent Friday Novemller 09 2012 1044 AM To~ FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Cc Gayton Brildley(BM) Subj~ 20lmiddot3 Shareholder Proposal

Deat Mr Bratta

Pleaseseeattached letterand confirmyourintentions thank you

PoOJinentpdf

Jerome F Zaremba counsel Corporate Ford Motor Company OneNnerican Road Room 1037 Dearborn Michigan 48126 313337-3913 Fax-3133379591 jiaremb1 fordoom

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Office ofthe General Counsel Phone 31313373913 F~ 313i248-1988 E-~il ~llremb1fordco~p

FQrdmiddotMotorCoinpany O~Ameiicari Road ROom middot1037-A3 liiHooe~ili MICh~an 4a126

November 9 middot2012

JheophiJ L Bratta

FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Subj~ct Shareholder Proptgtsal for 2()13 Annpal]d~eting

Dear MtBratta

You will recall that you submitted a $h8reho19-~r pJoposal (the Proposamp) for tbe 2012 Aimua1 Jfee~g of ~D~eholciers ofFordMotor Contpatiy (Ford or the Companybull) on Delt~her 26 2011 which was after the deadline toreceiveproposals You with~w your prop6sal fotltthegt20121nniJ Meeting andmiddotaskthatitbe oonsid~r~dfor the 2018 AnnualMeeting ofShar~hQlders (seecopy of oorremiddot~pond~nce attached) Please confirrii that itis your J)re$eht intenti()n th_at the Propo~ be submitted for con13icJeration for ii)cb~sionln For~rs 2013 Annual Meetingproxy materials

Thank you for yourcontinled interest m Fotd

E11closure

c( Braqley M Qayton

To Ford Investor Relations World HeadquaIiers Qtxe AtxiePcan Road Suitel026 Dearborn Michigan 481262798

N -From Theophil L Btatta

FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Reference AStock Holder with 40Kplus Ford share~gt

Subject Proposed reviSion for distribution and fundll1g plalttices

rns nty d~te tQ present at the annualsto~kholqers m~ting a propo~ ifadopted woillltlmiddotrevise the Ford Motor Compaqy practice policy fofthedisttilgtution ofihe ftinds de$jgnate~lanltla$Sigiledto pay for stockoptions ponuses anlti profit sbaring

Thcent proposal suggeStS that allocation ofthe payollt ofthtSe ni6J1eys isto Jgte prloritizeci and amiddotpomon paymenfis to bebull designated specifically for the owners orthe company the Stqolibblder$~ The priority Iinist ~aridatethat the owneJS are to bepaidfustfollowed by fund distiibution designated Jotthe stock options bonUseS~ and ptQfitmiddotaring

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Office ofthe General Counsel Phone 31313373913 F~ 313i248-1988 E-~il ~llremb1fordco~p

FQrdmiddotMotorCoinpany O~Ameiicari Road ROom middot1037-A3 liiHooe~ili MICh~an 4a126

November 9 middot2012

JheophiJ L Bratta

FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Subj~ct Shareholder Proptgtsal for 2()13 Annpal]d~eting

Dear MtBratta

You will recall that you submitted a $h8reho19-~r pJoposal (the Proposamp) for tbe 2012 Aimua1 Jfee~g of ~D~eholciers ofFordMotor Contpatiy (Ford or the Companybull) on Delt~her 26 2011 which was after the deadline toreceiveproposals You with~w your prop6sal fotltthegt20121nniJ Meeting andmiddotaskthatitbe oonsid~r~dfor the 2018 AnnualMeeting ofShar~hQlders (seecopy of oorremiddot~pond~nce attached) Please confirrii that itis your J)re$eht intenti()n th_at the Propo~ be submitted for con13icJeration for ii)cb~sionln For~rs 2013 Annual Meetingproxy materials

Thank you for yourcontinled interest m Fotd

E11closure

c( Braqley M Qayton

To Ford Investor Relations World HeadquaIiers Qtxe AtxiePcan Road Suitel026 Dearborn Michigan 481262798

N -From Theophil L Btatta

FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Reference AStock Holder with 40Kplus Ford share~gt

Subject Proposed reviSion for distribution and fundll1g plalttices

rns nty d~te tQ present at the annualsto~kholqers m~ting a propo~ ifadopted woillltlmiddotrevise the Ford Motor Compaqy practice policy fofthedisttilgtution ofihe ftinds de$jgnate~lanltla$Sigiledto pay for stockoptions ponuses anlti profit sbaring

Thcent proposal suggeStS that allocation ofthe payollt ofthtSe ni6J1eys isto Jgte prloritizeci and amiddotpomon paymenfis to bebull designated specifically for the owners orthe company the Stqolibblder$~ The priority Iinist ~aridatethat the owneJS are to bepaidfustfollowed by fund distiibution designated Jotthe stock options bonUseS~ and ptQfitmiddotaring

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To Ford Investor Relations World HeadquaIiers Qtxe AtxiePcan Road Suitel026 Dearborn Michigan 481262798

N -From Theophil L Btatta

FISMA amp OMB Memorandum M-07-16

Reference AStock Holder with 40Kplus Ford share~gt

Subject Proposed reviSion for distribution and fundll1g plalttices

rns nty d~te tQ present at the annualsto~kholqers m~ting a propo~ ifadopted woillltlmiddotrevise the Ford Motor Compaqy practice policy fofthedisttilgtution ofihe ftinds de$jgnate~lanltla$Sigiledto pay for stockoptions ponuses anlti profit sbaring

Thcent proposal suggeStS that allocation ofthe payollt ofthtSe ni6J1eys isto Jgte prloritizeci and amiddotpomon paymenfis to bebull designated specifically for the owners orthe company the Stqolibblder$~ The priority Iinist ~aridatethat the owneJS are to bepaidfustfollowed by fund distiibution designated Jotthe stock options bonUseS~ and ptQfitmiddotaring

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