UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 18, 2006 | ||||||||
General Electric Company | ||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||
New York | 1-35 | 14-0689340 | ||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
| 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut | 06828-0001 | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 373-2211 | ||||||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||||||
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Item 8.01. Other Events
Exhibit 100 to this Current Report on Form 8-K contains documents formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) with information from General Electric Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 26, 2006. The information includes the (i) Condensed Statement of Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, (ii) Condensed Statement of Financial Position at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and (iii) Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that the financial information contained in the XBRL-Related Documents is unaudited and these are not the financial statements of General Electric Company as filed with the SEC. The purpose of submitting these XBRL-Related Documents is to test the related format and technology and, as a result, investors should not rely on the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, in making investment decisions.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits | |
The following exhibits are furnished herewith: | ||
Exhibit Description | ||
Exhibit 99 | Preferred rendering in HTML of information from General Electric Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed on April 26, 2006. | |
Exhibit 100 | The following materials from General Electric Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed on April 26, 2006, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Statement of Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, (ii) the Condensed Statement of Financial Position at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and (iii) the Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| General Electric Company | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| Date: July 18, 2006 | /s/ Philip D. Ameen | ||
| Philip D. Ameen | |||
| Vice President and Comptroller |
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Exhibit Index
99 | Preferred rendering in HTML of information from General Electric Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed on April 26, 2006. |
100 | Materials from General Electric Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed on April 26, 2006, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Statement of Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, (ii) the Condensed Statement of Financial Position at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and (iii) the Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. |
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