Definitive Additional Materials

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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General Electric Company

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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LOGO

  

Brackett B. Denniston, III

Senior Vice President and

General Counsel

 

GE

3135 Easton Turnpike

Fairfield, CT 06828

USA

 

**** IMPORTANT ****

Dear General Electric Shareowner:

Enclosed you will find additional proxy materials relating to the Annual Meeting scheduled to be held on April 28, 2010.

General Electric believes it is important that its shareowners have a voice in determining the outcome of the matters that will be considered at the Annual Meeting. Your Board recommends that you vote in favor of the election of each director as well as the ratification of our auditors. There are a number of shareowner proposals on the agenda as well, and your Board recommends you vote against all of the shareowner proposals for the reasons we state in the proxy statement.

Because we have not heard from you, we are sending you this reminder notice, and we urge you to vote your proxy immediately. As a shareowner, you have the ability to vote over the Internet or telephone, and we are asking you to do so now to save the company further expense. Instructions on how to vote over the phone or Internet are enclosed in this package.

If you sign and return the enclosed form without indicating a choice of “for,” “against” or “abstain,” your shares will be voted as recommended by your Board.

Please Vote Today

If you have questions or need help voting your shares, please call our proxy solicitation firm, Morrow & Co., LLC at 800-270-3670, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Central time Monday through Friday.

 

Regards,

LOGO

Brackett B. Denniston III

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel & Secretary

 

 

  RESTRICTED SCAN LINE AREA    

Please mark

your votes as

indicated in

this example

   x

 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all the nominees listed and “FOR” the ratification of KPMG.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “AGAINST” shareowner proposals 1 through 6.


 

A. Election of Directors   FOR  AGAINST  ABSTAIN
1. W. Geoffrey Beattie       ¨             ¨             ¨
2. James I. Cash, Jr.       ¨             ¨             ¨
3. William M. Castell       ¨             ¨             ¨
4. Ann M. Fudge       ¨             ¨             ¨
5. Susan Hockfield       ¨             ¨             ¨
6. Jeffrey R. Immelt       ¨             ¨             ¨
7. Andrea Jung       ¨             ¨             ¨
8. Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley       ¨             ¨             ¨

B.  Ratification of

      KPMG

       ¨             ¨             ¨
  FOR  AGAINST  ABSTAIN  
9. Robert W. Lane   ¨             ¨              ¨
10.  Ralph S. Larsen   ¨             ¨              ¨
11. Rochelle B. Lazarus   ¨             ¨              ¨
12. James J. Mulva   ¨             ¨              ¨
13. Sam Nunn   ¨             ¨              ¨
14. Roger S. Penske   ¨             ¨              ¨
15. Robert J. Swieringa   ¨             ¨              ¨

16. Douglas A.

      Warner III

   ¨             ¨              ¨
 

C.  Shareowner

      Proposals

       FOR  AGAINST  ABSTAIN
1.  Cumulative Voting         ¨             ¨             ¨

2.  Special

         ¨             ¨             ¨
     Shareowner
     Meetings		  

3.  Independent
     Board Chairman

         ¨             ¨             ¨

4.  Pay Disparity

  

      ¨             ¨             ¨

5.  Key Board
     Committees

  

      ¨             ¨             ¨

6.  Advisory Vote on      Executive
     Compensation

 

      ¨             ¨             ¨


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                    Change or Comments                     ¨

 

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(When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, give full title. If more than one trustee, all should sign.)

 

 

 

 

p    DETACH PROXY FORM HERE IF YOU ARE NOT VOTING BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE   p

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNET OR TELEPHONE VOTING;

BOTH ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.

Internet and telephone voting is available through 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day prior to annual meeting day.

 

        

INTERNET

www.proxyvoting.com/ge

 

Use the Internet to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site.

   
        

 

OR

 

   
        

TELEPHONE

1-866-540-5760

 

Use any touch-tone telephone to vote your proxy. Have your proxy card in hand when you call.

   
   

GE’s Proxy Statement is available at www.ge.com/proxy and the

Annual Report is available at www.ge.com/annualreport

 

     

 

IMPORTANT VOTING
INFORMATION

 

Use the Internet or Call Toll-Free to vote:

 

Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your Proxy Form.

   
           
  Choose MLinkSM for fast, easy and secure 24/7 online access to your future proxy materials, investment plan statements, tax documents and more. Simply log on to Investor ServiceDirect® at www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd where step-by-step instructions will prompt you through enrollment.      

 

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                                                                 General Electric Company                                                             
Proxy Form

   
 

 

Proxy solicited on behalf of the General Electric Company Board of Directors for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareowners, April 28, 2010.

 

The shareowner(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) on the reverse side of this Proxy Form hereby appoint(s) Jeffrey R. Immelt and Brackett B. Denniston III, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as proxies, to vote all stock in General Electric Company which the shareowner(s) would be entitled to vote on all matters which may properly come before the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareowners and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The proxies shall vote subject to the directions indicated on the reverse side of this card, and proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The proxies will vote as the Board of Directors recommends where a choice is not specified.

 

The nominees for Director are: (01) W. Geoffrey Beattie; (02) James I. Cash, Jr.; (03) William M. Castell; (04) Ann M. Fudge; (05) Susan Hockfield; (06) Jeffrey R. Immelt; (07) Andrea Jung; (08) Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley; (09) Robert W. Lane; (10) Ralph S. Larsen; (11) Rochelle B. Lazarus; (12) James J. Mulva; (13) Sam Nunn; (14) Roger S. Penske; (15) Robert J. Swieringa; and (16) Douglas A. Warner III.

 

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM (S&SP)

 

In accordance with the terms of the GE Savings and Security Program (S&SP), any shares allocable to the participant’s S&SP account on the record date will be voted by the trustee of the S&SP trust in accordance with the instructions of the participant received via telephone or the Internet or indicated on the reverse. IF THIS FORM IS RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 26, 2010, BUT A CHOICE IS NOT SPECIFIED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE SHARES ALLOCABLE TO THE PARTICIPANT’S S&SP ACCOUNT AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS. IF THIS FORM IS NOT RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 26, 2010, AND NO VOTE WAS SUBMITTED VIA TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET BY THAT DATE, SHARES ALLOCABLE TO THE PARTICIPANT’S S&SP ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE VOTED. Participants in GE’s Savings and Security Program may revoke a previously delivered proxy by delivering a subsequent proxy or by notifying the inspectors of election in writing of such revocation on or before April 26, 2010.

 

(Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)

 

   
        BNY MELLON

SHAREOWNER
SERVICES

      
 

    Address Change/Comments  

 

(Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)    

       P.O. BOX 3536

SOUTH
HACKENSACK,
NJ 07606-9236

      
             

 

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GE Annual Meeting – Advance Registration Form

 

   
 

Dear Shareowner:

 

You are invited to attend the 2010 GE Annual Meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 10:00 a.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX 77010.

 

Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, you can be sure that your shares are represented at the meeting by promptly voting your shares by Internet, telephone or mail as described on the other side of this form.

 

All persons attending the meeting must present an admission card and appropriate picture identification. Please follow the advance registration instructions below and an admission card will be sent to you.

 

ADVANCE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

 

• If you are voting by Internet, you will be able to pre-register at the same time you record your vote. There is no need to return your Proxy Form.

 

• If you are voting by telephone, please complete the information to the right and tear off the top of this Advance Registration Form and mail it separately to: GE Shareowner Services, 1 River Rd, Building 5 7W, Schenectady, NY 12345. There is no need to return the Proxy Form.

 

• If you are voting by mail, please complete the information to the right and include this portion when mailing your marked, signed and dated Proxy Form in the envelope provided.

     

Attendance at the GE Annual Meeting is limited to GE Shareowners, members of their immediate families or their named representatives. We reserve the right to limit the number of guests or representatives who may attend.

 

ADVANCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION

   
               Name   

 

                                                                    

   
       Address   

 

                                                                    

   
         

 

                                                                    

   
         

 

                              Zip                               

   
       Name(s) of family member(s) who will also attend:   
         

 

                                                                    

   
       I am a GE shareowner. Name, address and telephone number of my Representative at the Annual Meeting:   
         

 

                                                                    

   
         

 

                                                                    

   
         

 

                                                                    

   
       (Admission card will be returned c/o the shareowner)   

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