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        September 17, 2007, General Electric Company committed to a plan to exit
        its
        Japanese personal loan business (Lake).&#160;&#160;We made the decision to exit
        this business upon determining that, despite restructuring, Japanese regulatory
        limits for interest charges on unsecured personal loans did not permit us
        to
        earn an acceptable return.&#160;&#160;We are actively pursuing a buyer and
        expect to complete the sale of this business by the end of the third quarter
        of
        2008.&#160;&#160;In connection with this exit, we expect to record an after-tax
        loss in the range of $0.8 billion to $1.0 billion in the third quarter of
        2007,
        which represents the difference between the net book value of our Lake business
        and the projected sale price.&#160;&#160;We estimate that the total costs to be
        incurred in connection with this plan will be in the range of $0.9
        billion&#160;to $1.1 billion, which includes approximately $0.1 billion of
        future cash expenditures<em>.</em>&#160;&#160;The results of Lake will be
        reported as a discontinued operation in the third quarter of 2007.</font></div>
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        8.01 Other Events</strong></font></div>
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        addition, as a result of our previously disclosed plan to sell our U.S. mortgage
        business, WMC, we will report WMC as a discontinued operation in the third
        quarter of 2007.</font></div>
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        statements
        related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements
        often address our expected future business and financial performance, and
        often
        contain words such as &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221;
&#8220;seek,&#8221; or &#8220;will.&#8221; Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters
        that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, particular uncertainties
        that
        could adversely or positively affect our future results include: the behavior
        of
        financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and exchange rates
        and
        commodity and equity prices; the commercial and consumer credit environment;
        the
        impact of regulation and regulatory, investigative and legal actions; strategic
        actions, including acquisitions and dispositions; future integration of acquired
        businesses; future financial performance of major industries which we serve,
        including, without limitation, the air and rail transportation, energy
        generation, media, real estate and healthcare industries; and numerous other
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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
Date
                  of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
September 17,
                  2007
General
                  Electric Company
(Exact
                  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New
                  York
1-35
14-0689340
(State
                  or other jurisdiction
of
                  incorporation)
(Commission
File
                  Number)
(IRS
                  Employer
Identification
                  No.)
3135
                  Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut
06828-0001
(Address
                  of principal executive offices)
(Zip
                  Code)
Registrant's
                  telephone number, including area code
(203)
                  373-2211
(Former
                  name or former address, if changed since last
                  report.)
Check
        the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
        provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
¨
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                  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
                  CFR
                  230.425)
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                  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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                  240.14d-2(b))
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                  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
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                  240.13e-4(c))
(1)
Item
        2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
On
        September 17, 2007, General Electric Company committed to a plan to exit
        its
        Japanese personal loan business (Lake).  We made the decision to exit
        this business upon determining that, despite restructuring, Japanese regulatory
        limits for interest charges on unsecured personal loans did not permit us
        to
        earn an acceptable return.  We are actively pursuing a buyer and
        expect to complete the sale of this business by the end of the third quarter
        of
        2008.  In connection with this exit, we expect to record an after-tax
        loss in the range of $0.8 billion to $1.0 billion in the third quarter of
        2007,
        which represents the difference between the net book value of our Lake business
        and the projected sale price.  We estimate that the total costs to be
        incurred in connection with this plan will be in the range of $0.9
        billion to $1.1 billion, which includes approximately $0.1 billion of
        future cash expenditures
.
The results of Lake will be
        reported as a discontinued operation in the third quarter of 2007.
Item
        8.01 Other Events
In
        addition, as a result of our previously disclosed plan to sell our U.S. mortgage
        business, WMC, we will report WMC as a discontinued operation in the third
        quarter of 2007.
Forward
        Looking Statements
This
        document contains "forward-looking statements"
-
that is,
        statements
        related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements
        often address our expected future business and financial performance, and
        often
        contain words such as "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe,"
"seek," or "will." Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters
        that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, particular uncertainties
        that
        could adversely or positively affect our future results include: the behavior
        of
        financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and exchange rates
        and
        commodity and equity prices; the commercial and consumer credit environment;
        the
        impact of regulation and regulatory, investigative and legal actions; strategic
        actions, including acquisitions and dispositions; future integration of acquired
        businesses; future financial performance of major industries which we serve,
        including, without limitation, the air and rail transportation, energy
        generation, media, real estate and healthcare industries; and numerous other
        matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political,
        economic, business and competitive nature. These uncertainties may cause
        our
        actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in
        our
        forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking
        statements.
(2)
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.
General
                  Electric Company
(Registrant)
Date:
                  September 21, 2007
/s/
                  Philip D. Ameen
Philip
                  D. Ameen
Vice
                  President and Comptroller
(3)