Director/PDMR Shareholding

General Electric Company
12 September 2006

SEC Form 4
FORM 4                   UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                       OMB APPROVAL
                         Washington, D.C. 20549                                                 OMB Number:   3235-0287
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                         STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP                                              2008
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading      5. Relationship of Reporting Person
RICE JOHN G                               Symbol                                    (s) to Issuer
----------------------------------------  GENERAL ELECTRIC CO ( GE )                (Check all applicable)
(Last)        (First)       (Middle)                                                      Director          10% Owner
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY                  3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/   X     Officer           Other
3135 EASTON TURNPIKE                      Day/Year)                                       (give title       (specify
----------------------------------------  09/08/2006                                      below)            below)
(Street)                                                                            Vice Chairman
FAIRFIELD     CT            06828         4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed   6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
----------------------------------------  (Month/Day/Year)                          (Check Applicable Line)
(City)        (State)       (Zip)                                                   X     Form filed by One Reporting
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                      Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of        2.          2A.       3.          4. Securities      5. Amount of    6. Ownership    7. Nature of
Security          Transaction Deemed    Transaction Acquired (A) or    Securities      Form: Direct    Indirect
(Instr. 3)        Date (Month Execution Code        Disposed of (D)    Beneficially    (D) or Indirect Beneficial
                  /Day/Year)  Date, if  (Instr. 8)  (Instr. 3, 4 and   Owned Following (I)             Ownership
                              any                   5)                 Reported        (Instr. 4)      (Instr. 4)
                              (Month/    Code   V   Amount  (A) Price  Transaction(s)
                              Day/Year)                     or         (Instr. 3 and
                                                            (D)        4)

                                      Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
                                             (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.         2.       3.       3A.       4.      5.       6. Date      7.              8.       9.       10.      11. 
Title      Conver-  Transa-  Deemed    Transa- Number   Exercis-     Title           Price    Number   Owner-   Nature
of         sion     ction    Execution ction   of       able         and             of       of       ship     of
Derivative or       Date     Date, if  Code    Deriva-  and          Amount          Deriva-  Deriva-  Form:    Indirect
Security   Exercise (Month/  any       (Instr. tive     Expira-      of              tive     tive     Direct   Benefi-
(Instr. 3) Price of Day/     (Month/   8)      Securi-  tion         Underlying      Security Securi-  (D) or   cial 
           Deriva-  Year)    Day               ties     Date         Securities      (Instr.  ties     Indirect Owner-
           tive              /Year)            Acquired (Month/      (Instr. 3       5)       Benefi-  (I)      ship
           Security                            (A) or   Day          and 4)                   cially   (Instr.  (Instr.
                                               Disposed /Year)                                Owned     4)      4)  
                                               of (D)                                         Follow-  
                                               (Instr.                                        ing      
                                               3, 4                                           Reported  
                                               and 5)                                         Transa-
                                                                                              ction(s)
                                                                                              Instr.4)

                                      Code  V  (A)  (D) Date    Expir- Title   Amount
                                                        Exerci- ation          or
                                                        sable   Date           Number                 
                                                                               of
                                                                               Shares


Employee   $34.01   09/08/            A      250,000    ( 1 )    09/08/ Common  250,000 $0    250,000      D
Stock               2006                                          2016  Stock
Option
(right to
buy)
Restricted ( 2 )    09/08/            A       83,334    ( 3 )    ( 3 )  Common   83,334  $0    83,334       D
Stock               2006                                                Stock
Units
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Stock Options become exercisable in five equal installments of 20% each, beginning on the first anniversary of
the grant date.
2. 1-for-1
3. Vesting schedule: 50% on third anniversary; 50% on fifth anniversary.
Remarks:
                                                                       Eliza W. Fraser on       09/12/2006
                                                                       behalf of John G. Rice
                                                                       ** Signature of          Date
                                                                       Reporting Person
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