UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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General Electric Company
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Brackett B. Denniston III Senior Vice President and General Counsel
GE 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06828 USA | |||
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Dear General Electric Shareowner:
Enclosed you will find additional proxy materials relating to the Annual Meeting scheduled to be held on April 27, 2011.
General Electric believes it is important that its shareowners have a voice in determining the outcome of the matters that will be considered at the Annual Meeting. The Board recommends that you vote in favor of the election of each director nominee, the ratification of our auditors, as well as for the advisory resolution on executive compensation and for holding the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation every year. There are also a number of shareowner proposals on the agenda, and the Board recommends you vote against all of the shareowner proposals for the reasons we state in the proxy statement.
Because we have not heard from you, we are sending you this reminder notice, and we urge you to vote your proxy immediately. As a shareowner, you have the ability to vote over the Internet or telephone, and we are asking you to do so now to save the company further expense. Instructions on how to vote over the phone or Internet are enclosed in this package.
If you sign and return the enclosed form without indicating a choice of “for,” “against,” “1 Year,” “2 Years,” “3 Years” or “abstain,” your shares will be voted as recommended by the Board.
Please Vote Today
If you have questions or need help voting your shares, please call our proxy solicitation firm, Morrow & Co., LLC at 800-270-3670, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Central time Monday through Friday.
Regards,
Brackett B. Denniston III
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel & Secretary
General Electric Company
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE TODAY.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNET OR TELEPHONE VOTING;
BOTH ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.
Internet and telephone voting is available through 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day prior to annual meeting day.
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INTERNET www.proxyvoting.com/ge
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TELEPHONE 1-866-540-5760
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| GE’s Proxy Statement is available at www.ge.com/proxy and the Annual Report is available at www.ge.com/annualreport |
IMPORTANT VOTING INFORMATION
Use the Internet or Call Toll-Free to vote:
Your Internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your Proxy Form. |
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| The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all the nominees listed, “FOR” the ratification of KPMG, “FOR” approval of the advisory resolution on executive compensation and for conducting future advisory votes on executive compensation every “1 YEAR” . |
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GE Annual Meeting – Advance Registration Form
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| Dear Shareowner:
You are invited to attend the 2011 GE Annual Meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 10:00 a.m. at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, you can be sure that your shares are represented at the meeting by promptly voting your shares by Internet, telephone or mail as described on the other side of this form.
All persons attending the meeting must present an admission card and appropriate picture identification. Please follow the advance registration instructions below and an admission card will be sent to you.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
• If you are voting by Internet, you will be able to pre-register at the same time you record your vote. There is no need to return your Proxy Form.
• If you are voting by telephone, please complete the information to the right and tear off the top of this Advance Registration Form and mail it separately to: GE Shareowner Services, 1 River Road, Building 5 7W, Schenectady, NY 12345. There is no need to return the Proxy Form.
• If you are voting by mail, please complete the information to the right and include this portion when mailing your marked, signed and dated Proxy Form in the envelope provided. |
Attendance at the GE Annual Meeting is limited to GE shareowners, members of their immediate families or their named representatives. We reserve the right to limit the number of guests or representatives who may attend.
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Proxy solicited on behalf of the General Electric Company Board of Directors for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareowners, April 27, 2011.
The shareowner(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) on the reverse side of this Proxy Form hereby appoint(s) Jeffrey R. Immelt and Brackett B. Denniston III, or either of them, each with full power of substitution, as proxies, to vote all stock in General Electric Company which the shareowner(s) would be entitled to vote on all matters which may properly come before the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareowners and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The proxies shall vote subject to the directions indicated on the reverse side of this card, and proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The proxies will vote as the Board of Directors recommends where a choice is not specified.
The nominees for Director are: (01) W. Geoffrey Beattie; (02) James I. Cash, Jr.; (03) Ann M. Fudge; (04) Susan Hockfield; (05) Jeffrey R. Immelt; (06) Andrea Jung; (07) Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley; (08) Robert W. Lane; (09) Ralph S. Larsen; (10) Rochelle B. Lazarus; (11) James J. Mulva; (12) Sam Nunn; (13) Roger S. Penske; (14) Robert J. Swieringa; (15) James S. Tisch; and (16) Douglas A. Warner III.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM
In accordance with the terms of the GE Savings and Security Program (S&SP), any shares allocable to the participant’s S&SP account on the record date will be voted by the trustee of the S&SP trust in accordance with the instructions of the participant received via telephone or the Internet or indicated on the reverse. IF THIS FORM IS RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 25, 2011, BUT A CHOICE IS NOT SPECIFIED, THE TRUSTEE WILL VOTE SHARES ALLOCABLE TO THE PARTICIPANT’S S&SP ACCOUNT AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS. IF THIS FORM IS NOT RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 25, 2011, AND NO VOTE WAS SUBMITTED VIA TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET BY THAT DATE, SHARES ALLOCABLE TO THE PARTICIPANT’S S&SP ACCOUNT WILL NOT BE VOTED. Participants in GE’s S&SP may revoke a previously delivered proxy by delivering a subsequent proxy or by notifying the inspectors of election in writing of such revocation on or before April 25, 2011.
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