Unassociated Document
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) March 29, 2007
 
 
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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 27, 2007. The information includes the (i) Statement of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareowners’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, (iii) Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and (iv) Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
 
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 100
 
The following materials from General Electric Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed on February 27, 2007, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Statement of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareowners’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, (iii) Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and (iv) Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
 

 
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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: March 29, 2007
  
/s/ Philip D. Ameen
  
   
Philip D. Ameen
  
   
Vice President and Comptroller
  

 

 
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Exhibit Index
 
100
 
Materials from General Electric Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed on February 27, 2007, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Statement of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, (ii) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareowners’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, (iii) Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and (iv) Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.
 

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