Doc re. GE files Form S-8 POS

Company          General Electric Company

ISIN                 US3696041033

Symbol             London: GEC | Paris: GNE

Headline           Doc re: GE files Form S-8 POS

August 1, 2016

GE FILES FORM S-8 POS

On August 1, 2016, General Electric Company (the "Company") filed a post-effective amendment to a registration statement on Form S-8 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which has been submitted to the U.K. National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.  It is also available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov and on the Company's website at http://www.ge.com/investor-relations/shareholder-services/personal-investing/sec-filing/general-electric-company.

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