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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-
K
(Mark One)
; Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
or
Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ___________to ___________
Commission file number 1-35
General Electric Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
New York 14-0689340
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06828-0001 203/373-2211
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (Telephone No.)
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.06 per share New York Stock Exchange
Boston Stock Exchange
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ; No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No ;
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ; No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of registrant’ s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ; Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No ;
The aggregate market value of the outstanding common equity of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrant’ s most recently completed
second fiscal quarter was $367.3 billion. Affiliates of the Company beneficially own, in the aggregate, less than one-tenth of one percent of such
shares. There were 10,423,424,768 shares of voting common stock with a par value of $0.06 outstanding at February 10, 2006.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The definitive proxy statement relating to the registrant’ s Annual Meeting of Shareowners, held on April 26, 2006, is incorporated by reference in
Part III to the extent described therein.

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