Director/PDMR Shareholding

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Krishnamoorthy Raghu

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/1/2017 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO [GE]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)Senior Vice President /

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02210

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One 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 Securities Beneficially Owned(Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)(Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership(Instr. 5)

Common Stock

34905

D

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

1. Title of Derivate Security(Instr. 4)

2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date(MM/DD/YYYY)

3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security(Instr. 4)

4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)(Instr. 5)

6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership(Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

10000

(1)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

15000

(1)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

25000

(1)

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

11786

(1)

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)

9/9/2009

9/9/2018

Common Stock

20000

$28.12

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)

6/9/2012

6/9/2021

Common Stock

150000

$18.58

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)

9/7/2013

9/7/2022

Common Stock

160000

$21.59

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)

9/13/2014

9/13/2023

Common Stock

150000

$23.78

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)

9/5/2015

9/5/2024

Common Stock

160000

$26.10

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)

9/11/2016

9/11/2025

Common Stock

160000

$24.95

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)

9/30/2017

9/30/2026

Common Stock

180000

$29.62

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (6)

11/17/2018

11/17/2027

Common Stock

82500

$18.21

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) 

1-for-1

(2) 

50,000 units granted on 7/25/2013; 10,000 units vested on 7/25/2014; 10,000 units vested on 7/25/2015; 10,000 units vested on 7/25/2016; 10,000 units vested on 7/25/2017; and 10,000 units are scheduled to vest on 7/25/2018.

(3) 

25,000 units granted on 9/11/2015; 5,000 units vested on 9/11/2016; 5,000 units vested on 9/11/2017; 5,000 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2018; 5,000 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2019; and 5,000 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2020.

(4) 

25,000 units granted on 2/10/2017; 5,000 units scheduled to vest on 2/10/2018; 5,000 units are scheduled to vest on 2/10/2019; 5,000 units are scheduled to vest on 2/10/2020; 5,000 units are scheduled to vest on 2/10/2021; 5,000 units are scheduled to vest on 2/10/2022.

(5) 

11,786 units granted on 11/17/2017; 2,357 units are scheduled to vest on 11/17/2018; 2,357 units are scheduled to vest on 11/17/2019; 2,357 units are scheduled to vest on 11/17/2020; 2,357 units are scheduled to vest on 11/17/2021; 2,358 units are scheduled to vest on 11/17/2022.

(6) 

The options become exercisable in five equal installments of 20% each beginning on the "Date Exercisable" shown to the right, and another 20% become exercisable each year thereafter.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address

Relationships

Director

10% Owner

Officer

Other

Krishnamoorthy RaghuGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY41 FARNSWORTH STREETBOSTON, MA 02210

Senior Vice President

Signatures

Brian Sandstrom on behalf of Raghu Krishnamoorthy

12/8/2017

** Signature of Reporting Person

Date

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