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      Committee revised the vesting schedule for restricted stock units (RSUs) granted
      under the RSU Career Retention Program on and after July 28, 2005. For these
      RSUs, restrictions on 25% will lapse after three, five, seven and ten years,
      provided continued employment through each of these dates. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif">Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, restrictions on all such RSUs will immediately lapse upon the
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      executive officers received RSUs with these new terms: Arthur H. Harper, with
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      June 10, 2005, the Board of Directors of the General Electric Company elected
      Robert W. Lane, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deere &amp; Company,
      the world&#8217;s leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment, to the
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Form 8-K
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)
July
                28, 2005
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
                240.14a-12)
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                communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
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                240.14d-2(b))
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                communications pursuant to Rule 13e4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
                CFR
                240.13e-4(c))
(1)
Item
      1.01
Entry
      into a Material Definitive Agreement
On
      July 28, 2005, the Board of Directors' Management Development and Compensation
      Committee revised the vesting schedule for restricted stock units (RSUs) granted
      under the RSU Career Retention Program on and after July 28, 2005. For these
      RSUs, restrictions on 25% will lapse after three, five, seven and ten years,
      provided continued employment through each of these dates.
Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, restrictions on all such RSUs will immediately lapse upon the
      employee's termination of employment with the Company or any of its affiliates
      by reason of the employee's retirement at or after age 60, or death, provided
      the employee has been continuously employed to the date of termination.
      T
wo
      executive officers received RSUs with these new terms: Arthur H. Harper, with
      25,000 RSUs, and Shane Fitzsimons, with 15,000 RSUs. The form of award grant
      agreement for such RSUs is attached hereto as an exhibit and is hereby
      incorporated by reference.
Item
      5.02
Departure
      of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
      Principal Officers
This
      Item 5.02 amends Item 5.02 in the Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2005.
On
      June 10, 2005, the Board of Directors of the General Electric Company elected
      Robert W. Lane, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deere & Company,
      the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment, to the
      Board of Directors.
The
      Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Lane is an independent director
      under
      the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the Company's independence
      guidelines, as set forth in its Governance Principles.
On
      July 29, 2005, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Lane to its Audit Committee.
Item
      9.01
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits
(c)
      Exhibits.
The
      following is filed as an exhibit to this report:
10
Form
                of Agreement for RSU Career Retention Program Restricted Stock Unit
                Grants
                to Executive Officers under the General Electric 1990 Long Term Incentive
                Plan
(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:
                August 2, 2005
/s/
Philip
                D. Ameen
Philip
                D. Ameen
Vice
                President and Comptroller
(3)