General Electric Company, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by General Electric Company on behalf of the Board of Directors for the 2001 Annual Meeting of Share Owners. Distribution of this Proxy Statement and a proxy form to share owners is scheduled to begin on or about March 9, 2001.

You can ensure that your shares are voted at the meeting by submitting your instructions by phone, by Internet, or by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed Proxy Form in the envelope provided. Submitting your instructions by any of these methods will not affect your right to attend the meeting and vote. A share owner who gives a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised by voting in person at the Annual Meeting, by delivering a subsequent proxy, or by notifying the Inspectors of Election in writing of such revocation.