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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May&nbsp;4, 2012</B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- </B></FONT></P>

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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=4><B>UNITED
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=3><B>REGISTRATION
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><I><B>UNDER</B></I></FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><I><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></I></FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=6><B>General Electric Company</B></FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>14-0689340</B></FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>Christoph A. Pereira</B></FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>General Electric Company</B></FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>3135 Easton Turnpike</B></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller
reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </FONT></P>

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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Common
 Stock, $0.06 par value per share (1)</FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>425,000,000</FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>$19.60</FONT></P>
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 <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>$8,330,000,000.00</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Pursuant to
 Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
 this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the
 Registrant&#146;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>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=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&nbsp;30, 2012. </FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Estimated
 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
 457(o) under the Securities Act. Calculated in accordance with Section&nbsp;6
 of the Securities Act and Rule 457 under the Securities Act by multiplying
 0.00011460 and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price. </FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>INTRODUCTION</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by General Electric Company, a New
York corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148; or &#147;we&#148;), relating to
425,000,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.06 per share
(the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), to be offered and sold under the GE 2007 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;), which shares of Common Stock are in
addition to the 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (the &#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;)
filed on April&nbsp;30, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;SEC&#148;) (SEC file number 333-142452).</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>This Registration Statement
relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration
Statement relates and is submitted in accordance with General
Instruction&nbsp;E to Form&nbsp;S-8 regarding Registration of Additional
Securities. Pursuant to General Instruction&nbsp;E of Form&nbsp;S-8, the
contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by
reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended
hereby.</FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II <BR>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Section&nbsp;721
of the New York Business Corporation Law &#150; hereinafter referred to as the
&#147;NYBCL&#148; &#150; provides that, in addition to indemnification provided in Article 7
of the NYBCL, a corporation may indemnify a director or officer by a provision
contained in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by a duly authorized
resolution of its shareowners or directors or by agreement, provided that no
indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a
judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer
establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so
adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other
advantage to which he was not legally entitled. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Section&nbsp;722(a)
of the NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer
made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action other than a derivative
action, whether civil or criminal, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in
settlement and reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred as a
result of such action, if such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a
purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in
addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Section&nbsp;722(c)
of the NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer
made, or threatened to be made, a party in a derivative action, against amounts
paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred by
him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, or in
connection with an appeal therein if such director or officer acted, in </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>good faith,
for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification will be
available under Section&nbsp;722(c) of the NYBCL in respect of (1)&nbsp;a
threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or
(2)&nbsp;any claim as to which such director or officer shall have been
adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the
court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court
of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application, that, in view of all
the circumstances of the case, the director or officer is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such portion of the settlement amount and expenses as
the court deems proper. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Section&nbsp;723
of the NYBCL specifies the manner in which payment of indemnification under
Section&nbsp;722 of the NYBCL or indemnification permitted under
Section&nbsp;721 of the NYBCL may be authorized by the corporation. It provides
that indemnification by a corporation is mandatory in any case in which the
director or officer has been successful, whether on the merits or otherwise, in
defending an action. In the event that the director or officer has not been
successful or the action is settled, indemnification must be authorized by the
appropriate corporate action as set forth in Section&nbsp;723. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Section&nbsp;724
of the NYBCL provides that, upon application by a director or officer,
indemnification may be awarded by a court to the extent authorized under
Section&nbsp;722 and Section&nbsp;723 of the NYBCL. Section&nbsp;725 of the
NYBCL contains certain other miscellaneous provisions affecting the
indemnification of directors and officers. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Section&nbsp;726
of the NYBCL authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance to
indemnify (1)&nbsp;a corporation for any obligation that it incurs as a result
of the indemnification of directors and officers under the provisions of
Article 7 of the NYBCL, (2)&nbsp;directors and officers in instances in which
they may be indemnified by a corporation under the provisions of Article 7 of
the NYBCL, and (3)&nbsp;directors and officers in instances in which they may
not otherwise be indemnified by a corporation under such section, provided the
contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a
manner acceptable to the New York State Superintendent of Insurance, for a
retention amount and for co-insurance. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Section&nbsp;6
of the Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides in part as
follows: </FONT></P>

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 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>A person who
 is or was a director of the corporation shall have no personal liability to
 the corporation or its shareholders for damages for any breach of duty in
 such capacity except that the foregoing shall not eliminate or limit
 liability where such liability is imposed under the Business Corporation Law
 of the State of New York. </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=3 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=3 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Article XI
 of the Company&#146;s By-laws, as amended, provides, in part, as follows: </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>A.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>The Company
 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as the same exists
 or may hereafter be in effect, indemnify any person who is or was or has
 agreed to become a director or officer of the Company and who is or was made
 or threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending
 or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute mechanism,
 inquiry, investigation, hearing or other proceeding (including any appeal
 therein), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
 legislative or otherwise including an action by or in the right of the
 Company to procure a judgment in its favor and an action by or in the right
 of any other corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, or any
 partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,
 which such person is serving, has served or has agreed to serve in any
 capacity at the request of the Company, by reason of the fact that he or she
 is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Company, or,
 while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or has agreed
 to serve such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
 plan or other enterprise in any capacity, against (i)&nbsp;judgments, fines,
 amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, taxes or penalties, and
 (ii)&nbsp;costs, charges and expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees, incurred in
 connection with such proceeding, <I>provided</I>,
 <I>however</I>, that no
 indemnification shall be provided to any such person if a judgment or other
 final adjudication adverse to the director or officer and from which there is
 no further right to appeal establishes that (i)&nbsp;his or her acts were
 committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty
 and, in either case, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or
 (ii)&nbsp;he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other
 advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled. Notwithstanding the
 foregoing, except as provided in Paragraph E with respect to a suit to
 enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this
 Article XI, the Company shall be required to indemnify a director or officer
 under this Paragraph A in connection with any suit (or part thereof)
 initiated by such person only if such suit (or part thereof) was authorized
 by the Board of Directors. </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>B.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>In addition
 to the right to indemnification conferred by Paragraph A, a director or
 officer of the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
 law as the same exists or may hereafter be in effect, also have the right to
 be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in
 advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon delivery to the
 Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay any amounts
 so advanced if (i)&nbsp;such person is ultimately found, under the procedure
 set forth in Paragraph C or by a court of competent jurisdiction, not to be
 entitled to indemnification under this Article XI or otherwise, or </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
</TABLE>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>3</FONT></P>

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<BR>

<TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%">
 <TR STYLE="FONT-SIZE:1PX">
 <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="90%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)&nbsp;where
 indemnification is granted, to the extent the expenses so advanced by the
 Company exceed the indemnification to which such person is entitled.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>C.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>To receive
 indemnification under Paragraph A, a director or officer of the Company shall
 submit to the Company a written request, which shall include documentation or
 information that is necessary to determine the entitlement of such person to
 indemnification and that is reasonably available to such person. Upon receipt
 by the Company of a written request for indemnification, if required by the
 New York Business Corporation Law, a determination with respect to the
 request shall be made (i)&nbsp;by the Board of Directors, acting by a quorum
 consisting of directors who are not parties to the proceeding upon a finding
 that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct set
 forth in the New York Business Corporation Law, or (ii)&nbsp;if a quorum of
 such disinterested directors is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, if a
 quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by the Board of Directors upon
 the opinion in writing of independent legal counsel that indemnification is
 proper in the circumstances because the director or officer has met the
 applicable standard of conduct set forth in the New York Business Corporation
 Law or by the shareholders upon a finding that such person has met such
 standard of conduct. The determination of entitlement to indemnification
 shall be made, and such indemnification shall be paid in full, within 90 days
 after a written request for indemnification has been received by the Company.
 Upon making a request for indemnification, a director or officer shall be presumed
 to be entitled to indemnification and the burden of establishing that a
 director or officer is not entitled to indemnification under this Article XI
 or otherwise shall be on the Company. </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>D.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>To receive
 an advancement of expenses under Paragraph B, a director or officer shall
 submit to the Company a written request, which shall reasonably evidence the
 expenses incurred by such person and shall include the undertaking required
 by Paragraph B. Expenses shall be paid in full within 30 days after a written
 request for advancement has been received by the Company. </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>E.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>If a claim
 for indemnification or advancement of expenses is not paid in full by the
 Company or on its behalf within the time frames specified in Paragraph C or
 D, as applicable, a director or officer of the Company may at any time
 thereafter bring suit against the Company in a court of competent
 jurisdiction to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in
 whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Company to
 recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking,
 such person shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or
 defending such suit. In any suit brought by a director or officer of the
 Company to enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses
 under this Article XI, or brought by the Company to recover an advancement of
 expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that
 such person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of
 expenses, under this Article XI or otherwise shall be on the Company. </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>F.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>The rights
 conferred by this Article XI shall be contract rights and shall vest at the
 time a person agrees to become a director or officer of the Company. Such
 rights shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or
 officer of the Company and shall extend to the heirs and legal
 representatives of such person. Any repeal or modification of the provisions
 of this Article XI shall not adversely affect any right or protection
 hereunder of any director or officer in respect of any act or omission
 occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification. </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
</TABLE>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>The Registrant
has purchased certain liability insurance for its officers and directors as
permitted by Section&nbsp;726 of the NYBCL. </FONT></P>

<TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%">
<TR STYLE="FONT-SIZE:1PX">
 <TD WIDTH="7%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibits </B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
</TABLE>

<BR>

<TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%">
 <TR STYLE="FONT-SIZE:1PX">
 <TD WIDTH="7%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="left" VALIGN=BOTTOM>
 <P ALIGN=left><FONT SIZE=2><B>Exhibit<BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp; No.</B></FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=BOTTOM>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Description</B></FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>The
 Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference
 to Exhibit 3(a) of the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated November
 7, 2011 (SEC file number 001-00035))</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>The
 Company&#146;s By-Laws, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of
 the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February&nbsp;14, 2011 (SEC
 file number 001-00035))</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>5.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of
 Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP*</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2> 23.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of
 KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm relating to the
 Company&#146;s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011*</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2> 23.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of
 Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>24.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Power of
 Attorney of General Electric Company*</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" align="center" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>99.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>GE 2007
 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended on April 25, 2012*</FONT></P></TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
   <TD width="7%" align="left" VALIGN=TOP><P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
   <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP><P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
   <TD width="7%" VALIGN=TOP style="border-top:1px solid #000000;"><P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
   <TD width="38%" VALIGN=TOP style="border-top:1px solid #000000;"><P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
   <TD width="59%" VALIGN=TOP>&nbsp;</TD>
 </TR>

 <TR>
 <TD width="7%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></P> </TD>
 <TD colspan="2" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
 herewith </FONT></P> </TD>
 </TR>
</TABLE>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2>4</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>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 Town of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, on this 4<SUP>th</SUP>
day of May, 2012. </FONT></P>

<TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%">
 <TR STYLE="FONT-SIZE:1PX">
 <TD WIDTH="47%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="30%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD COLSPAN=2 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>By:</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP style="border-bottom:1px solid black;">
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;Jamie S. Miller</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P style="margin-top:1.4mm;"><FONT SIZE=2>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P style="margin-top:1.4mm;"><FONT SIZE=2>Jamie S. Miller</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Vice President and Controller</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 </TABLE>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>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>

<TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH="100%">
 <TR STYLE="FONT-SIZE:1PX">
 <TD WIDTH="23%" NOWRAP VALIGN=BOTTOM>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="59%" VALIGN=BOTTOM>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN=TOP>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 <TD WIDTH="14%" VALIGN=BOTTOM>
 <P>&nbsp;</P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD NOWRAP VALIGN=BOTTOM>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Name</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=BOTTOM>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Title</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=BOTTOM>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Date</B></FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD NOWRAP VALIGN=TOP>

 <HR SIZE=1 WIDTH="100%" NOSHADE COLOR=BLACK ALIGN=CENTER>

 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>

 <HR SIZE=1 WIDTH="100%" NOSHADE COLOR=BLACK ALIGN=CENTER>

 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>

 <HR SIZE=1 WIDTH="100%" NOSHADE COLOR=BLACK ALIGN=CENTER>

 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>

 <HR SIZE=1 WIDTH="100%" NOSHADE COLOR=BLACK ALIGN=CENTER>

 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>

 <HR SIZE=1 WIDTH="100%" NOSHADE COLOR=BLACK ALIGN=CENTER>

 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Jeffrey R.
 Immelt</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman of
 the Board and Chief Executive Officer <BR>
 (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD NOWRAP VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD NOWRAP VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Keith S.
 Sherin</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Vice
 Chairman and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
 (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Jamie S.
 Miller</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Vice
 President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer<BR>
 (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
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 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*W. Geoffrey
 Beattie</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*James I.
 Cash, Jr.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Ann M.
 Fudge</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Susan
 Hockfield</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Andrea Jung</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Alan G.
 Lafley</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Robert W.
 Lane</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Ralph S.
 Larsen</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Rochelle B.
 Lazarus</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*James J. Mulva</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
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 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Sam Nunn</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Roger S.
 Penske</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Robert J.
 Swieringa</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*James S.
 Tisch</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>*Douglas A.
 Warner III</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>Director</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>May 4, 2012 </FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 </TR>
 <TR>
 <TD COLSPAN=3 VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=2>A Majority
 of the Board of Directors.</FONT></P>
 </TD>
 <TD VALIGN=TOP>
 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 4, 2012
Registration No. 333-
UNITED
 STATES
SECURITIES
 AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
 STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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.)
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, Connecticut 06828
(Address
 of Principal Executive Offices)
GE 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full
 Title of the Plan)
Christoph A. Pereira
Chief Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel
General Electric Company
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, Connecticut 06828
(Name and
 Address of Agent for Service)
(203) 373-2663
(Telephone
 Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if smaller
 reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount of
Registration Fee (3)
Common
 Stock, $0.06 par value per share (1)
425,000,000
$19.60
$8,330,000,000.00
$954,618.00
(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 30, 2012.
(3)
Estimated
 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
 457(o) under the Securities Act. Calculated in accordance with Section 6
 of the Securities Act and Rule 457 under the Securities Act by multiplying
 0.00011460 and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
INTRODUCTION
This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by General Electric Company, a New
York corporation (the "Company" or the "Registrant" or "we"), relating to
425,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.06 per share
(the "Common Stock"), to be offered and sold under the GE 2007 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), which shares of Common Stock are in
addition to the 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock registered on the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Prior Registration Statement")
filed on April 30, 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") (SEC file number 333-142452).
This Registration Statement
relates to securities of the same class as that to which the Prior Registration
Statement relates 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 Statement 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 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 721
of the New York Business Corporation Law – hereinafter referred to as the
"NYBCL" – provides that, in addition to indemnification provided in Article 7
of the NYBCL, a corporation may indemnify a director or officer by a provision
contained in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or by a duly authorized
resolution of its shareowners or directors or by agreement, provided that no
indemnification may be made to or on behalf of any director or officer if a
judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the director or officer
establishes that his acts were committed in bad faith or were the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so
adjudicated, or that he personally gained in fact a financial profit or other
advantage to which he was not legally entitled.
Section 722(a)
of the NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer
made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action other than a derivative
action, whether civil or criminal, against judgments, fines, amounts paid in
settlement and reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred as a
result of such action, if such director or officer acted, in good faith, for a
purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in
addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
Section 722(c)
of the NYBCL provides that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer
made, or threatened to be made, a party in a derivative action, against amounts
paid in settlement and reasonable expenses actually and necessarily incurred by
him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, or in
connection with an appeal therein if such director or officer acted, in
2
good faith,
for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification will be
available under Section 722(c) of the NYBCL in respect of (1) a
threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of, or
(2) any claim as to which such director or officer shall have been
adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the
court in which the action was brought, or, if no action was brought, any court
of competent jurisdiction, determines upon application, that, in view of all
the circumstances of the case, the director or officer is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such portion of the settlement amount and expenses as
the court deems proper.
Section 723
of the NYBCL specifies the manner in which payment of indemnification under
Section 722 of the NYBCL or indemnification permitted under
Section 721 of the NYBCL may be authorized by the corporation. It provides
that indemnification by a corporation is mandatory in any case in which the
director or officer has been successful, whether on the merits or otherwise, in
defending an action. In the event that the director or officer has not been
successful or the action is settled, indemnification must be authorized by the
appropriate corporate action as set forth in Section 723.
Section 724
of the NYBCL provides that, upon application by a director or officer,
indemnification may be awarded by a court to the extent authorized under
Section 722 and Section 723 of the NYBCL. Section 725 of the
NYBCL contains certain other miscellaneous provisions affecting the
indemnification of directors and officers.
Section 726
of the NYBCL authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance to
indemnify (1) a corporation for any obligation that it incurs as a result
of the indemnification of directors and officers under the provisions of
Article 7 of the NYBCL, (2) directors and officers in instances in which
they may be indemnified by a corporation under the provisions of Article 7 of
the NYBCL, and (3) directors and officers in instances in which they may
not otherwise be indemnified by a corporation under such section, provided the
contract of insurance covering such directors and officers provides, in a
manner acceptable to the New York State Superintendent of Insurance, for a
retention amount and for co-insurance.
Section 6
of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides in part as
follows:
A person who
 is or was a director of the corporation shall have no personal liability to
 the corporation or its shareholders for damages for any breach of duty in
 such capacity except that the foregoing shall not eliminate or limit
 liability where such liability is imposed under the Business Corporation Law
 of the State of New York.
Article XI
 of the Company's By-laws, as amended, provides, in part, as follows:
A.
The Company
 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as the same exists
 or may hereafter be in effect, indemnify any person who is or was or has
 agreed to become a director or officer of the Company and who is or was made
 or threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending
 or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute mechanism,
 inquiry, investigation, hearing or other proceeding (including any appeal
 therein), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
 legislative or otherwise including an action by or in the right of the
 Company to procure a judgment in its favor and an action by or in the right
 of any other corporation of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, or any
 partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,
 which such person is serving, has served or has agreed to serve in any
 capacity at the request of the Company, by reason of the fact that he or she
 is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Company, or,
 while a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or has agreed
 to serve such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit
 plan or other enterprise in any capacity, against (i) judgments, fines,
 amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, taxes or penalties, and
 (ii) costs, charges and expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred in
 connection with such proceeding,
provided
,
however
, that no
 indemnification shall be provided to any such person if a judgment or other
 final adjudication adverse to the director or officer and from which there is
 no further right to appeal establishes that (i) his or her acts were
 committed in bad faith or were the result of active and deliberate dishonesty
 and, in either case, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated, or
 (ii) he or she personally gained in fact a financial profit or other
 advantage to which he or she was not legally entitled. Notwithstanding the
 foregoing, except as provided in Paragraph E with respect to a suit to
 enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this
 Article XI, the Company shall be required to indemnify a director or officer
 under this Paragraph A in connection with any suit (or part thereof)
 initiated by such person only if such suit (or part thereof) was authorized
 by the Board of Directors.
B.
In addition
 to the right to indemnification conferred by Paragraph A, a director or
 officer of the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
 law as the same exists or may hereafter be in effect, also have the right to
 be paid by the Company the expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in
 advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon delivery to the
 Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay any amounts
 so advanced if (i) such person is ultimately found, under the procedure
 set forth in Paragraph C or by a court of competent jurisdiction, not to be
 entitled to indemnification under this Article XI or otherwise, or
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(ii) where
 indemnification is granted, to the extent the expenses so advanced by the
 Company exceed the indemnification to which such person is entitled.
C.
To receive
 indemnification under Paragraph A, a director or officer of the Company shall
 submit to the Company a written request, which shall include documentation or
 information that is necessary to determine the entitlement of such person to
 indemnification and that is reasonably available to such person. Upon receipt
 by the Company of a written request for indemnification, if required by the
 New York Business Corporation Law, a determination with respect to the
 request shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors, acting by a quorum
 consisting of directors who are not parties to the proceeding upon a finding
 that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct set
 forth in the New York Business Corporation Law, or (ii) if a quorum of
 such disinterested directors is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, if a
 quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by the Board of Directors upon
 the opinion in writing of independent legal counsel that indemnification is
 proper in the circumstances because the director or officer has met the
 applicable standard of conduct set forth in the New York Business Corporation
 Law or by the shareholders upon a finding that such person has met such
 standard of conduct. The determination of entitlement to indemnification
 shall be made, and such indemnification shall be paid in full, within 90 days
 after a written request for indemnification has been received by the Company.
 Upon making a request for indemnification, a director or officer shall be presumed
 to be entitled to indemnification and the burden of establishing that a
 director or officer is not entitled to indemnification under this Article XI
 or otherwise shall be on the Company.
D.
To receive
 an advancement of expenses under Paragraph B, a director or officer shall
 submit to the Company a written request, which shall reasonably evidence the
 expenses incurred by such person and shall include the undertaking required
 by Paragraph B. Expenses shall be paid in full within 30 days after a written
 request for advancement has been received by the Company.
E.
If a claim
 for indemnification or advancement of expenses is not paid in full by the
 Company or on its behalf within the time frames specified in Paragraph C or
 D, as applicable, a director or officer of the Company may at any time
 thereafter bring suit against the Company in a court of competent
 jurisdiction to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in
 whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Company to
 recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking,
 such person shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or
 defending such suit. In any suit brought by a director or officer of the
 Company to enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses
 under this Article XI, or brought by the Company to recover an advancement of
 expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that
 such person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of
 expenses, under this Article XI or otherwise shall be on the Company.
F.
The rights
 conferred by this Article XI shall be contract rights and shall vest at the
 time a person agrees to become a director or officer of the Company. Such
 rights shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or
 officer of the Company and shall extend to the heirs and legal
 representatives of such person. Any repeal or modification of the provisions
 of this Article XI shall not adversely affect any right or protection
 hereunder of any director or officer in respect of any act or omission
 occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.
The Registrant
has purchased certain liability insurance for its officers and directors as
permitted by Section 726 of the NYBCL.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
3.1
The
 Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference
 to Exhibit 3(a) of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated November
 7, 2011 (SEC file number 001-00035))
3.2
The
 Company's By-Laws, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of
 the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 14, 2011 (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 the
 Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011*
23.2
Consent of
 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of
 Attorney of General Electric Company*
99.1
GE 2007
 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended on April 25, 2012*
*
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 Town of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, on this 4
th
day of May, 2012.
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:
/s/ Jamie S. Miller
Name:
Jamie S. Miller
Title:
Vice President and Controller
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
*Jeffrey R.
 Immelt
Chairman of
 the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 4, 2012
*Keith S.
 Sherin
Vice
 Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 4, 2012
*Jamie S.
 Miller
Vice
 President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 4, 2012
*W. Geoffrey
 Beattie
Director
May 4, 2012
*James I.
 Cash, Jr.
Director
May 4, 2012
*Ann M.
 Fudge
Director
May 4, 2012
*Susan
 Hockfield
Director
May 4, 2012
*Andrea Jung
Director
May 4, 2012
*Alan G.
 Lafley
Director
May 4, 2012
*Robert W.
 Lane
Director
May 4, 2012
*Ralph S.
 Larsen
Director
May 4, 2012
*Rochelle B.
 Lazarus
Director
May 4, 2012
*James J. Mulva
Director
May 4, 2012
*Sam Nunn
Director
May 4, 2012
*Roger S.
 Penske
Director
May 4, 2012
*Robert J.
 Swieringa
Director
May 4, 2012
*James S.
 Tisch
Director
May 4, 2012
*Douglas A.
 Warner III
Director
May 4, 2012
A Majority
 of the Board of Directors.
* By:
/s/ Christoph A. Pereira
Christoph A. Pereira
Attorney-in-Fact
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