Director/PDMR Shareholding

GENERAL ELECTRIC
                  

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
                 Responsibility and Connected Persons

Please accept this notification by General Electric Company ('GE') as required
by DR 3.1.4R(1) of the UK Disclosure Rules.

Effective July 29, 2005 the following GE insider transactions became effective:

1) An Executive Officer, Robert C. Wright had a portion of a Restricted Stock
Unit (RSU) grant lapse. The RSUs convert on a 1-1 basis. A fraction of the
converted common shares are withheld in order to pay for taxes incurred. Mr.
Wright had 50,000 RSUs lapse and 20,725 common shares withheld for tax purposes.

2) The following 2 Executive Officers were granted Restricted Stock Units (RSU):

--  Shane Fitzsimons was granted 15,000 RSUs

--  Arthur H. Harper was granted 25,000 RSUs

The RSUs convert on a 1-1 basis with the following vesting schedule: 25% will
vest on the 3rd anniversary of the grant; 25% on the 5th anniversary; 25% on the
7th anniversary and 25% on the 10th anniversary.

Effective August 1, 2005 the following GE insider transaction became effective:

3) An Executive Officer, Pamela Daley exercised 16,000 options. The securities
were converted on a 1-for-1 basis at a price of $10.65 per option. This was a
cashless stock option exercise, therefore in a same day sale, 16,000 common
shares of GE were sold at $34.50 in the open market.

Forms 4 disclosing the transactions described in paragraphs 1-3 were filed with
the SEC on August 2, 2005.

Submitted on behalf of GE by Eliza W. Fraser, Associate Corporate Counsel, Tel:
203-373-2442