Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

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On June 12, 2009, the Board of Directors of the General Electric Company elected W. Geoffrey Beattie, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Woodbridge Company Limited, to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors increased its size from fifteen to sixteen directors, and Mr. Beattie joined the Board of Directors to fill the resulting vacancy.

The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Beattie is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the Company's independence guidelines, as set forth in its Governance Principles.

The Board has appointed Mr. Beattie to the Audit Committee.

Mr. Beattie will participate in the compensation and benefit program for non-management directors as described on pages 38 and 39 of the General Electric Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareowners held on April 22, 2009.

A copy of GE's press release announcing the election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99 Press release, dated: June 12, 2009, issued by General Electric Company

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