Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6909C

General Electric Company

03 September 2008

 

SEC Form 4 

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*  Denniston Brackett B III  (Last) (First) (Middle) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3135 EASTON TURNPIKE (Street)  FAIRFIELD CT 06828 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol  GENERAL ELECTRIC CO [ GE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer  (Check all applicable)  Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Senior Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)  08/29/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)  X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/29/2008		M ( 1 )		18,000	A	$26.42	98,625	D
Common Stock	08/29/2008		S		17,295	D	$28.6	81,330	D
Common Stock								207	I	401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.42	08/29/2008		M			18,000	09/11/2001 ( 2 )	09/11/2008	Common Stock	18,000	$0	36,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales transactions reported in this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously entered into by the Reporting Person.

2. The options became exercisable in two equal installments of 50% each, beginning on the 'Date Exercisable' shown above, and another 50% two years thereafter.

Remarks:

	Elizabeth Nemeth on behalf of Brackett B. Denniston III	09/02/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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