Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7609J

General Electric Company

13 September 2016

SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

RICE JOHN G

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 Other

(specify below) below)

Vice Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)

09/09/2016

(Last) (First) (Middle)

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

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

41 FARNSWORTH STREET

(Street)

BOSTON MA 02210

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)

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

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of

3. Transaction

3A. Deemed

5. Number of

6. Date Exercisable and

7. Title and Amount

8. Price of

9. Number of

10.

11. Nature

Derivative

Conversion

Date

Execution Date,

Transaction

Derivative

Expiration Date

of Securities

Derivative

derivative

Ownership

of Indirect

Security

or Exercise

(Month/Day/Year)

if any

Code (Instr.

Securities

(Month/Day/Year)

Underlying

Security

Securities

Form:

Beneficial

(Instr. 3)

Price of

(Month/Day/Year)

Acquired (A)

Derivative Security

(Instr. 5)

Beneficially

Direct (D)

Ownership

Derivative

or Disposed

(Instr. 3 and 4)

Owned

or Indirect

(Instr. 4)

Security

of (D) (Instr.

Following

(I) (Instr. 4)

3, 4 and 5)

Reported

Transaction(s)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

(Instr. 4)

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$30.11(4)

09/09/2016

200,000

(1)

09/09/2026

Common Stock

200,000

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

09/09/2016

27,000

(3)

Common Stock

27,000

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Stock Options become exercisable in five equal annual installments of 20% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

2. 1 for 1

3. The Restricted Stock Units vest in five equal annual installments of 20% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

4. All transactions reported on this Form 4 were conducted outside a trading venue.

Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

Brian Sandstrom on behalf of

John G. Rice 09/13/2016

** Signature of Reporting Person Date

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.