UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 13F

                               FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008

Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 1

This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
                                  [X] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

General Electric Company
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06828

13F File Number:  028-01502

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.


Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:     Robert R. DeGennaro
Title:    Assistant Controller
Phone:    (203) 373-2535

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:





Robert R. DeGennaro     Fairfield, CT  06828          April 7, 2009
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   (Signature)          (City, State)  (Zip)              (Date)



Report Type (Check only one.):

[X]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
     are reported in this report).)

[ ]  13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
     all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
     reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
     other reporting manager(s).)




                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers: 1

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:  1

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:  $171,998
                                         (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

No. Form 13F File Number  Name
--  --------------------  ----

01  028-05827             GE Asset Management



FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                                                              
                               TITLE OF                      VALUE    SHRS OR  SH/  PUT/  INVESTMENT  OTHER    --VOTING AUTHORITY-
NAME OF ISSUER                 CLASS            CUSIP      (x$1000)   PRN AMT  PRN  CALL  DISCRETION  MANAGERS    SOLE  SHARED NONE
--------------                 -----            -----      --------   -------  ---  ----  ----------  -------- -------- ------ ----
ACE LTD                        COM              H0023R105    171998   3177497   SH        DEFINED       01      23177497