Registration No. 333- ======================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FORD MOTOR COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 38-0549190 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) One American Road Dearborn, Michigan 48126-1899 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Full Title of the Plan) J. M. RINTAMAKI, Esq. Ford Motor Company P. O. Box 1899 One American Road Dearborn, Michigan 48126-1899 (313) 323-2260 (Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ========================== ======================== ======================== ======================== ======================= Proposed maximum Title of Proposed aggregate offering securities to be Amount to be registered maximum offering price (e) Amount of registered (a),(c) price per share (b),(d) registration fee (f) -------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- Common Stock, 100,920,303 (a) $22.7335 (b) ______ ______ $.01 par value shares -------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- Common Stock, 1,686,800 (c) shares $16.07 (d) ______ ______ $.01 par value -------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------------ ----------------------- $2,321,388,235.33 (e) $213,567.72 (f) ========================== ======================== ======================== ======================== ======================= (a) The number of shares being registered includes 100,920,303 shares of Common Stock of the Company subject to options granted under the 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). (b) Based on the volume-weighted average option price of (a) 8,724,980 shares of Common Stock of the Company subject to options granted under the Plan and outstanding on May 6, 2002 with an option price of $31.95, (b) 18,308,324 shares of Common Stock subject to options granted under the Plan and outstanding on May 6, 2002 with an option price of $22.73, (c) 26,350,049 shares of Common Stock subject to options granted under the Plan and outstanding on May 6, 2002, with an option price of $30.19, (d) 47,468,950 shares of Common Stock subject to options granted under the Plan and outstanding on May 6, 2002 with an option price of $16.91, and (e) 68,000 shares of Common Stock subject to options granted under the Plan and outstanding on May 6, 2002 with an option price of $17.09 in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. (c) The number of shares registered includes 1,686,800 shares of Common Stock of the Company subject to options to be granted under the Plan. (d) Based on the market price of Common Stock of the Company on May 6, 2002, in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. (e) This amount is the sum of (a) the aggregate option price of 100,920,303 shares of Common Stock of the Company subject to options granted under the Plan and outstanding on May 6, 2002, with volume-weighted average option price of $22.7335, in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, and (b) the assumed aggregate option price of the remaining 1,686,800 shares of Common Stock being registered, based on the market price of Common Stock of the Company of May 6, 2002 in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. (f) This amount is based on the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $2,321,388,235.33. See note (e). 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan _______________________ INCORPORATION OF CONTENTS OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENTS The contents of Registration Statement Nos. 333-57598, 333-37542, 333-70447 and 333-52399 are incorporated herein by reference. Item 8. Exhibits. Exhibit 4.1 - Ford Motor Company 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Filed as Exhibit 10-W to Ford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 4.2 - Amendment to 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of January 1, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10-U-1 to Ford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 4.3 - Amendment to 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of March 10, 2000. Filed as Exhibit 10-U-2 to Ford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 4.4 - Amendment to 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of January 31, 2002. Filed as Exhibit 10-S-3 to Ford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 5 - Opinion of Kathryn S. Lamping, an Assistant Secretary and Counsel of Ford Motor Company, with respect to the legality of the securities being registered hereunder. Filed with this Registration Statement. Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants. Filed with this Registration Statement. Exhibit 24.1 - Powers of Attorney authorizing signature. Filed with this Registration Statement. Exhibit 24.2 - Certified resolutions of Board of Directors authorizing signature pursuant to a power of attorney. Filed with this Registration Statement. The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dearborn, State of Michigan, on this 10th day of May, 2002. FORD MOTOR COMPANY By: William Clay Ford, Jr.* ------------------------------- (William Clay Ford, Jr.) Chairman of the Board of Directors Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- William Clay Ford, Jr.* Director, Chairman of the ------------------------------- Board and Chief Executive Officer (William Clay Ford, Jr.) and Chair of the Environmental and Public Policy Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee (principal executive officer) John R. H. Bond* Director May 10, 2002 ------------------------------- (John R. H. Bond) Edsel B. Ford II* Director ------------------------------- (Edsel B. Ford II) William Clay Ford* Director ------------------------------- (William Clay Ford) Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.* Director and ------------------------------- Chair of the (Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr.) Audit Committee Marie-Josee Kravis* Director and Chair ------------------------------- of the Compensation Committee (Marie-Josee Kravis) Richard A. Manoogian* Director ------------------------------- (Richard A. Manoogian) Ellen R. Marram* Director ------------------------------- (Ellen R. Marram) Homer A Neal* Director May 10, 2002 ------------------------------- (Homer A. Neal) Jorma Ollila* Director ------------------------------- (Jorma Ollila) Carl E. Reichardt* Director, Chair of ------------------------------- the Finance Committee (Carl E. Reichardt) and Vice Chairman Robert E. Rubin* Director ------------------------------- (Robert E. Rubin) Nicholas V. Scheele* Director and President and ------------------------------- Chief Operating Officer (Nicholas V. Scheele) Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- John L. Thornton* Director ------------------------------- (John L. Thornton) I. Martin Inglis* Group Vice President and May 10, 2002 ------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer (I. Martin Inglis) (principal financial officer) Don R. Leclair* Vice President and Controller ------------------------------- (principal accounting officer) (Don R. Leclair) *By: K. S. Lamping -------------------------------- (K. S. Lamping) Attorney-in-Fact EXHIBIT INDEX Sequential Page at Which Found (or Incorporated by Reference) ---------------- Exhibit 4.1 - Ford Motor Company 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Filed as Exhibit 10-W to Ford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 4.2 - Amendment to 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of January 1, 1999. Filed as Exhibit 10-U-1 to Ford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 4.3 - Amendment to 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of March 10, 2000. Filed as Exhibit 10-U-2 to Ford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 4.4 - Amendment to 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of January 31, 2002. Filed as Exhibit 10-S-3 to Ford's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit 5 - Opinion of Kathryn S. Lamping, an Assistant Secretary and Counsel of Ford Motor Company, with respect to the legality of the securities being registered hereunder. Filed with this Registration Statement. Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants. Filed with this Registration Statement. Exhibit 24.1 - Powers of Attorney authorizing signature. Filed with this Registration Statement. Exhibit 24.2 - Certified resolutions of Board of Directors authorizing signature pursuant to a power of attorney. Filed with this Registration Statement.