Share Owner Proposals for Inclusion in Next Year's Proxy Statement
To be considered for inclusion in next year's Proxy Statement, share owner proposals must be received at GE's principal executive offices no later than the close of business on November 8, 2002. Proposals should be addressed to Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr., Secretary, General Electric Company, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431

Other Share Owner Proposals for Presentation at Next Year's Annual Meeting
For any proposal that is not submitted for inclusion in next year's Proxy Statement, but is instead sought to be presented directly at the 2003 Annual Meeting, SEC rules permit management to vote proxies in its discretion if the Company: (1) receives notice of the proposal before the close of business on January 22, 2003, and advises share owners in the 2003 Proxy Statement about the nature of the matter and how management intends to vote on such matter; or (2) does not receive notice of the proposal prior to the close of business on January 22, 2003. Notices of intention to present proposals at the 2003 Annual Meeting should be addressed to Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr., Secretary, General Electric Company, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431.

Voting Securities
Share owners of record at the close of business on March 1, 2002, will be eligible to vote at the meeting. The voting securities of GE consist of its $0.06 par value common stock, of which 9,921,099,217 shares were outstanding on February 15, 2002. Each share outstanding on the record date will be entitled to one vote. Treasury shares are not voted. Individual votes of share owners are kept private, except as appropriate to meet legal requirements. Access to proxies and other individual share owner voting records is limited to the Independent Inspectors of Election and certain employees of GE and its agents who must acknowledge in writing their responsibility to comply with this policy of confidentiality.

Vote Required for Approval
The 16 nominees for director receiving a plurality of the votes cast at the meeting in person or by proxy shall be elected. All other matters require for approval the favorable vote of a majority of shares voted at the meeting in person or by proxy. Under New York law, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as votes cast. Therefore, they will have no effect on the outcome of the other matters to be voted on at the meeting.

Manner for Voting Proxies
The shares represented by all valid proxies received by phone, by Internet or by mail will be voted in the manner specified. Where specific choices are not indicated, the shares represented by all valid proxies received will be voted: (1) for the nominees for director named earlier in this Proxy Statement; (2) for approval of the appointment of Independent Auditors; (3) for approval of the management proposal relating to the material terms of executive officer performance goals and (4) against the share owner proposals described in this Proxy Statement. Should any matter not described above be properly presented at the meeting, the persons named in the Proxy Form will vote in accordance with their judgment. Except for share owner proposals properly omitted from this Proxy Statement under SEC rules, the Board knows of no other matters which may be presented to the meeting.

Solicitation of Proxies
Proxies will be solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors by mail, telephone, other electronic means or in person, and solicitation costs will be paid by GE. Copies of proxy material and of the Annual Report for 2001 will be supplied to brokers, dealers, banks and voting trustees, or their nominees, for the purpose of soliciting proxies from beneficial owners, and GE will reimburse such record holders for their reasonable expenses. Morrow & Co. has been retained to assist in soliciting proxies at a fee of $30,000 plus distribution costs and other costs and expenses.

Share Owners of Record with Multiple Accounts
Share owners who hold their shares directly with the Company and who previously have elected not to receive an annual report for a specific account may request GE to promptly mail GE's 2001 Annual Report to that account by writing GE Share Owner Services, c/o The Bank of New York, P.O. Box 11402, New York, NY 10286-1402 or calling (800) 786-2543 (800-STOCK-GE) or (610) 312-5317. In addition, participants in GE's Savings and Security Program may request copies of GE's 2001 Annual Report by calling GE's Transaction Processing Center at (800) 432-4313.

Electronic Access to Proxy Statement and Annual Report
This Proxy Statement and GE's 2001 Annual Report may be viewed online at www.ge.com/annual01. If you are a share owner of record, you can elect to receive future annual reports and proxy statements electronically by marking the appropriate box on your proxy card or by following the instructions provided if you vote by Internet or by phone. If you choose this option, you will receive a proxy form in mid-March listing the Web site locations and your choice will remain in effect until you notify GE by mail that you wish to resume mail delivery of these documents. If you hold your GE stock through a bank, broker or another holder of record, refer to the information provided by that entity for instructions on how to elect this option.

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March 8, 2002