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General
Electric Company 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield,
CT 06431 |
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March
9, 2001 |
Dear Share Owner, You are invited to
attend the 2001 Annual Meeting to be held on Wednesday,
April 25, in Atlanta, Georgia. The
Annual Meeting will begin with a report on Company operations, followed by discussion
and voting on the matters set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting
and Proxy Statement and discussion on other business matters properly brought
before the meeting. If you plan
to attend the meeting, please follow the advance registration instructions on
the back of this Proxy Statement. An admission card, which will expedite your
admission to the meeting, will be mailed to you prior to the meeting. Whether
or not you plan to attend, you can be sure your shares are represented at the
meeting by promptly voting and submitting your proxy by phone, by Internet, or
by completing, signing, dating and returning your Proxy Form in the enclosed envelope.
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Cordially, |
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John F. Welch, Jr. Chairman of the Board |

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