Director/PDMR Shareholding

General Electric Company 14 November 2005 SEC Form 3 FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2008 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Estimated average burden hours per response 0.5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Date of Event 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Person* Requiring GENERAL ELECTRIC CO ( GE ) Little Mark M Statement (Month/ ---------------------------------- Day/Year) (Last) (First) (Middle) 11/01/2005 3135 EASTON TURNPIKE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person 5. If Amendment, Date of ---------------------------------- (s) to Issuer Original Filed (Street) (Check all applicabl (Month/Day/Year) FAIRFIELD CT 06828 Director 10% Owner 6. Individual or Joint/Group ---------------------------------- X Officer Other Filing (Check Applicable (City) (State) (Zip) (give title (specify Line) below) below) X Form filed by One Senior Vice President Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Securities Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership (Instr. Beneficially Owned (D) or 5) (Instr. 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) Common Stock 18,192 D Common Stock 10,767 I By 401(k) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable 3.Title and Amount of 4.Conversion 5.Ownership 6.Nature of and Expiration Date Securities Underlying or Exercise Form: Indirect (Month/Day/Year) Underlying Derivative Price of Direct (D) Beneficial Derivative Security Derivative or Indirect Ownership (Instr 4) Security (I) (Instr 5) (Instr 5) Amount Expira or Date -tion Number of Exercisable Date Title Shares Phantom Stock Units ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Stock 32,165 ( 2 ) D Restricted Stock Units ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 71,250 ( 2 ) D Restricted Stock Units ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 31,334 ( 2 ) D Restricted Stock Units ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 60,000 ( 2 ) D Restricted Stock Units ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Common Stock 25,000 ( 2 ) D Employee Stock Options (right to 09/13/1999 09/13/2006 Common Stock 54,000 14.73 D buy) ( 7 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/12/2000 09/12/2007 Common Stock 30,000 22.08 D buy) ( 7 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/11/2001 09/11/2008 Common Stock 30,000 26.42 D buy) ( 7 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/10/2002 09/10/2009 Common Stock 36,000 39.73 D buy) ( 7 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/22/2003 09/22/2010 Common Stock 35,000 57.31 D buy) ( 7 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 07/26/2004 07/26/2011 Common Stock 50,000 43.75 D buy) ( 7 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/26/2004 09/26/2011 Common Stock 25,000 35.48 D buy) ( 7 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/13/2003 09/13/2012 Common Stock 70,000 27.05 D buy) ( 8 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/12/2004 09/12/2013 Common Stock 45,000 31.53 D buy) ( 8 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/17/2005 09/17/2014 Common Stock 48,000 34.22 D buy) ( 8 ) Employee Stock Options (right to 09/16/2006 09/16/2015 Common Stock 48,000 34.47 D buy) ( 8 ) Explanation of Responses: 1. Reallocable to other investment media. Payable after termination of employment. 2. 1-for-1 3. 30,000 units granted 7/29/99; 40,000 units granted 7/27/00; 25,000 units granted 9/10/01. Vesting schedule: 25% on the third anniversary; 25% on the seventh anniversary; 50% upon retirement. 4. 10,000 units granted 9/12/03; 10,667 units granted 9/17/04; 10,667 units granted 9/16/05. Vesting schedule: 50% on third anniversary; 50% on fifth anniversary. 5. 35,000 units granted 9/12/03; 25,000 units granted 7/29/04. Vesting schedule: 25% on third anniversary; 25% on fifth anniversary; 25% on tenth anniversary and 25% upon retirement. 6. 25,000 units granted on 7/28/05. Vesting schedule 25% on the third anniversary; 25% on the fifth anniversary; 25% on the seventh anniversary; 25% on the tenth anniversary. 7. The options become exercisable in two equal installments of 50% each, with 50% on the 'Date Exercisable' shown to the right, and another 50% two years thereafter. 8. The options become exercisable in five equal installments of 20% each beginning on the 'Date Exercisable' shown to the right and 20% each year thereafter. Remarks: Eliza W. Fraser on 11/14/2005 behalf of Mark M.Little ** Signature of Date Reporting Person Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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