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 25, 2008 | ||||||||
| General Electric Company | ||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||
| New York | 001-00035 | 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
On July 25, 2008, General Electric Company (the “Company”) announced a new organizational structure. The new structure, which is effective immediately, realigns the Company from six to the following four segments:
| · | GE Technology Infrastructure – Led by Vice Chairman John Rice, this segment includes Healthcare, Aviation, Transportation and Enterprise Solutions. |
| · | GE Energy Infrastructure – Led by newly appointed Vice Chairman John Krenicki, this segment includes Energy, Oil & Gas and Water. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Krenicki served as President & CEO of GE Energy. |
| · | GE Capital – Led by Vice Chairman Mike Neal, this segment aggregates all the financial service businesses including Commercial Finance, GE Money, industry verticals (GECAS, Energy Financial Services) and Corporate Treasury. |
| · | NBC Universal – Led by Jeff Zucker, this segment is unchanged. |
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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 25, 2008 | /s/ Jamie S. Miller | ||
| Jamie S. Miller | |||
| Vice President and Controller |
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