Unassociated Document

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) December 12, 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
 
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 September 30, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 30, 2008. The information includes the (i) Condensed Statement of Earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, (ii) Condensed Statement of Financial Position at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and (iii) Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
 
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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed on October 30, 2008, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Statement of Earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, (ii) the Condensed Statement of Financial Position at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and (iii) the Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
 

 
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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: December 12, 2008
  
/s/ Jamie S. Miller
  
   
Jamie S. Miller
  
   
Vice President and Controller
  

 

 
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Exhibit Index
 
100
 
Materials from General Electric Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed on October 30, 2008, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Statement of Earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, (ii) the Condensed Statement of Financial Position at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and (iii) the Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
 


 

 
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