Exhibit 11 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (Shares in thousands; dollar amounts, except earnings per share, in millions) Fully Earnings Primary diluted Second quarter ended June 30, 1996 per common earnings earnings - ---------------------------------- share per share per share ---------- ---------- ---------- Net earnings applicable to common stock $1,908 $1,908 $1,908 Dividend equivalents (net of tax) applicable to deferred incentive compensation shares - - - -------- -------- -------- Earnings for per-share calculations $1,908 $1,908 $1,908 -------- -------- -------- Average number of shares outstanding 1,655,505 1,655,505 1,655,505 Average number of deferred incentive compensation shares - 7,864 7,864 Average stock option shares - 21,444 23,037 Average number of restricted stock units - 1,996 2,090 ---------- ---------- ---------- Shares for earnings calculation 1,655,505 1,686,809 1,688,496 ---------- ---------- ---------- Earnings per share $1.15 $1.13 $1.13 - ------------------ ======== ======== ======== Fully Earnings Primary diluted Second quarter ended June 30, 1995 per common earnings earnings - ---------------------------------- share per share per share ---------- ---------- ---------- Net earnings applicable to common stock $1,726 $1,726 $1,726 Dividend equivalents (net of tax) applicable to deferred incentive compensation shares - - - -------- -------- -------- Earnings for per-share calculations $1,726 $1,726 $1,726 -------- -------- -------- Average number of shares outstanding 1,688,153 1,688,153 1,688,153 Average number of deferred incentive compensation shares - 8,314 8,314 Average stock option shares - 13,113 13,113 Average number of restricted stock units - 1,322 1,322 ---------- ---------- ---------- Shares for earnings calculation 1,688,153 1,710,902 1,710,902 ---------- ---------- ---------- Earnings per share $1.02 $1.01 $1.01 - ------------------ ======== ======== ======== Exhibit 11 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (Shares in thousands; dollar amounts, except earnings per share, in millions) Fully Earnings Primary diluted Six months ended June 30, 1996 per common earnings earnings - ------------------------------ share per share per share ---------- ---------- ---------- Net earnings applicable to common stock $3,425 $3,425 $3,425 Dividend equivalents (net of tax) applicable to deferred incentive compensation shares - 2 2 -------- -------- -------- Earnings for per-share calculations $3,425 $3,427 $3,427 -------- -------- -------- Average number of shares outstanding 1,659,174 1,659,174 1,659,174 Average number of deferred incentive compensation shares - 7,861 7,861 Average stock option shares - 20,663 23,151 Average number of restricted stock units - 1,872 2,019 ---------- ---------- ---------- Shares for earnings calculation 1,659,174 1,689,570 1,692,205 ---------- ---------- ---------- Earnings per share $2.06 $2.03 $2.03 - ------------------ ======== ======== ======== Fully Earnings Primary diluted Six months ended June 30, 1995 per common earnings earnings - ------------------------------ share per share per share ---------- ---------- ---------- Net earnings applicable to common stock $3,098 $3,098 $3,098 Dividend equivalents (net of tax) applicable to deferred incentive compensation shares - 2 2 -------- -------- -------- Earnings for per-share calculations $3,098 $3,100 $3,100 -------- -------- -------- Average number of shares outstanding 1,694,091 1,694,091 1,694,091 Average number of deferred incentive compensation shares - 8,404 8,404 Average stock option shares - 11,810 12,834 Average number of restricted stock units - 1,321 1,346 ---------- ---------- ---------- Shares for earnings calculation 1,694,091 1,715,626 1,716,675 ---------- ---------- ---------- Earnings per share $1.83 $1.81 $1.81 - ------------------ ======== ======== ========