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  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=5 face="Times New Roman">UNITED STATES<BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></P>
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  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=5 face="Times New Roman">FORM S-8<BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></B><BR>
  <B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">UNDER<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">_____</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">_____</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">_____</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">_____</FONT></STRONG></FONT></B></P>
  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=6 face="Times New Roman">General Electric Company<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></B></P>
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  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">New York<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></B></P>
  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">14-0689340<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></B></P>
  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">41 Farnsworth Street<BR>Boston, MA 02210<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></B></P>
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  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">General Electric International Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman">(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></B></P>
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  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Christoph A. Pereira<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel<BR>General Electric Company<BR>41 Farnsworth Street<BR>Boston, Massachusetts 02210<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman">(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</FONT></B></P>
  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(617) 443-3000<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT></B></P>
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  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</FONT></P>
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  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>&#9744;</FONT></P>
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     <P align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock in respect of the securities identified in the above table as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transactions.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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     <P align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act. The maximum offering price per share is based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of General Electric Company as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April 26, 2018.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by General Electric Company, a New York corporation (the &#8220;Company,&#8221; &#8220;GE&#8221; or the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), relating to 50,000,000 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock, par value $0.06 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), to be offered and sold under the General Electric International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), which shares of Common Stock are in addition to the 38,000,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Company&#8217;s Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) on November 6, 2012 and November 13, 2009, respectively (the &#8220;Prior Registration Statements&#8221;) (SEC file numbers 333-184792 and 333-163106, respectively).</FONT></P>
  <P STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.</FONT></P>
  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">PART II<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></B></P>
  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Item 8. </FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Exhibits</FONT></B></P>
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     <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 94%; text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GE (</FONT><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004055414000023/exhibit3i.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013</A>), as amended by the Certificate of Amendment, dated December 2, 2015 (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000119312515393649/d50786dex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 3, 2015</A>), as further amended by the Certificate of Amendment, dated January 19, 2016 (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000119312516433446/d27346dex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 20, 2016</A>) and as further amended by the Certificate of Change (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054516000179/ge8k2016addressex3.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(1) to GE&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 1, 2016</A>) (in each case, under SEC file number 001-00035)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD STYLE="width: 94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054517000035/ge8k06122017ex31.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The By-Laws of GE, as amended and restated on June 9, 2017 (</FONT><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 9, 2017) (SEC file number 001-00035)</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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     <TD STYLE="width: 94%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><A HREF="ge3411601-ex991.htm"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">GE International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated*</FONT></A></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
  <DIV align=left>________________________</DIV>
  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></P><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">*</FONT> Filed herewith</FONT>
  
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  <P STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, General Electric Company 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 Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 1st day of May, 2018.</FONT></P>
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     <TD width="99%" colSpan=2>&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">By:</FONT></TD>
     <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" width="98%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">/s/ Christoph A. Pereira</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
     <TD width="98%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Christoph A. Pereira</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.</FONT></P>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* John L. Flannery</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive</FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=left></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD vAlign=top width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></FONT></TD>
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     <TD vAlign=top width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* Jan R. Hauser</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting</FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* S&#233;bastien M. Bazin</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* W. Geoffrey Beattie</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* John J. Brennan</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* Francisco D&#8217;Souza</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* Edward P. Garden</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* Thomas W. Horton</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* Risa Lavizzo-Mourey</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* James J. Mulva</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* Leslie F. Seidman</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD width="30%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">* James S. Tisch</FONT></TD>
     <TD width="1%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman"></FONT></TD>
     <TD width="53%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Director</FONT></TD>
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     <TD width="15%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">May 1, 2018</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
  <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">A Majority of the Board of Directors.</FONT></P>
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     <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" width="98%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">/s/ Christoph A. Pereira</FONT></TD></TR>
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text: As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2018
  Registration No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  ____________________
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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  _____
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  General Electric Company
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  _____
  _____
  _____
  _____
  New York
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
  14-0689340
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  41 Farnsworth Street
  Boston, MA 02210
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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  _____
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  General Electric International Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  (Full Title of the Plan)
  _____
  _____
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  Christoph A. Pereira
  Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel
  General Electric Company
  41 Farnsworth Street
  Boston, Massachusetts 02210
  (Name and Address of Agent for Service)
  (617) 443-3000
  (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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  _____
  _____
  _____
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  (Do not check if smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
  ☐
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed
  Proposed
  Amount
  Maximum
  Maximum
  Title of Securities
  to be
  Offering Price
  Aggregate
  Amount of
  to be Registered
  Registered (1)
  Per Share (2)
  Offering Price (2)
  Registration Fee (3)
  Common Stock, $0.06 par value per
  share
  50,000,000
  $
  14.28
  $
  714,000,000.00
  $
  88,893.00
  (1)
  Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's common stock in respect of the securities identified in the above table as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transactions.
  (2)
  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act. The maximum offering price per share is based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock of General Electric Company as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April 26, 2018.
  (3)
  Calculated in accordance with Section 6 of the Securities Act and Rule 457 under the Securities Act by multiplying 0.0001245 and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
  2
  INTRODUCTION
  This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by General Electric Company, a New York corporation (the "Company," "GE" or the "Registrant"), relating to 50,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.06 per share (the "Common Stock"), to be offered and sold under the General Electric International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan"), which shares of Common Stock are in addition to the 38,000,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 6, 2012 and November 13, 2009, respectively (the "Prior Registration Statements") (SEC file numbers 333-184792 and 333-163106, respectively).
  This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration Statements relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 8.
  Exhibits
  Exhibit
  No.
  Description
  3.1
  The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GE (
  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013
  ), as amended by the Certificate of Amendment, dated December 2, 2015 (
  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 3, 2015
  ), as further amended by the Certificate of Amendment, dated January 19, 2016 (
  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 20, 2016
  ) and as further amended by the Certificate of Change (
  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(1) to GE's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 1, 2016
  ) (in each case, under SEC file number 001-00035)
  3.2
  The By-Laws of GE, as amended and restated on June 9, 2017 (
  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to GE's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 9, 2017) (SEC file number 001-00035)
  5.1
  Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP*
  23.1
  Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, relating to GE's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017*
  23.2
  Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  24.1
  Power of Attorney of GE*
  99.1
  GE International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated*
  ________________________
  *
  Filed herewith
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, General Electric Company 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 Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 1st day of May, 2018.
  GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
  By:
  /s/ Christoph A. Pereira
  Name:
  Christoph A. Pereira
  Title:
  Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities and
  Finance Counsel
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
  Name
  Title
  Date
  * John L. Flannery
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
  May 1, 2018
  Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
  * Jamie S. Miller
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
  May 1, 2018
  * Jan R. Hauser
  Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting
  May 1, 2018
  Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
  * Sébastien M. Bazin
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * W. Geoffrey Beattie
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * John J. Brennan
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * Francisco D'Souza
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * Edward P. Garden
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * Thomas W. Horton
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * James J. Mulva
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * Leslie F. Seidman
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  * James S. Tisch
  Director
  May 1, 2018
  A Majority of the Board of Directors.
  * By:
  /s/ Christoph A. Pereira
  Christoph A. Pereira
  Attorney-in-Fact
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