Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On February 6, 2009, in connection with its ordinary course review of the Company's governance documents, the Board of Directors of General Electric Company (the "Company") approved an amendment to Article VII of the Bylaws of the Company to provide that a special shareholder meeting may be called, upon written request, by twenty-five percent of the then issued stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. Previously the Bylaws provided that, upon written request, shareholders holding forty percent of the issued stock of the Company may call a special meeting of the shareholders.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On February 6, 2009, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a capital contribution of up to $9.5 billion to General Electric Capital Corporation which is expected to be made in the first quarter of 2009.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is being filed as part of this report:

Exhibit Description

3(ii) The Bylaws of General Electric Company, as amended on February 6, 2009

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