Corporate Headquarters
General Electric Company
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06431
(203) 373-2211
Annual Meeting
General Electric Company's 1998 Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Share Owner Inquiries
To transfer securities, write to GE Share Owner Services,
c/o The Bank of New York, P.O. Box 11002, New York, NY 10286-1002.
For share owner inquiries, including enrollment information and a prospectus for the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, write to GE Share Owner Services, c/o The Bank of New York, P.O. Box 11402, New York, NY 10286-1402; or call
1-800-746-2543 (1-800-Stock-GE)or 713-651-5065; or send an e-mail to GE-Shareowners@bankofny.com.
For Internet access to general share owner information and certain forms, including transfer instructions or stock power, visit the website at http://stock.bankofny.com/ge.
Stock Exchange Information
In the United States, GE common stock is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange (its principal market) and the Boston Stock Exchange. It also is listed on certain non-U.S. exchanges, including The Stock Exchange, London.
Trading and Dividend Information
|
| Common Stock Market Price | Dividends
declared |
| (In dollars) | High | Low |
|
| 1997 |
| Fourth quarter
| $76
| 9/16
| $59
|
| $.30
|
| Third quarter
| 74
| 5/8
| 61
| 5/16
| .26
|
| Second quarter
| 68
| 1/4
| 48
| 9/16
| .26
|
| First quarter
| 54
| 3/16
| 47
| 1/16
| .26
|
| 1996 |
| Fourth quarter
| $53
| 1/16
| $45
| 1/4
| $.26
|
| Third quarter
| 46
|
| 38
| 15/16
| .23
|
| Second quarter
| 44
| 1/16
| 37
| 1/16
| .23
|
| First quarter
| 40
| 1/4
| 34
| 3/4
| .23
|
|
The per-share amounts above reflect the 2-for-1 stock split effective on April 28, 1997. As of December 31, 1997, there were about 527,000 share owner accounts of record.
Form 10-K and Other Reports
The financial information in this report, in the opinion of management, substantially conforms with information required in the “ 10-K Report ” to be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the end of March 1998. Certain supplemental information is in that report, however, and copies without exhibits are available, without charge, from GE Corporate Investor Communications,
3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06431.
Copies of the General Electric Pension Plan, the Summary Annual Report for GE employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
and other GE employee benefit plan documents and information also are available by writing to Corporate Investor Communications and specifying the information desired.
GE Capital Services and GE Capital Corporation file Form 10-K Reports with the SEC. For copies of these reports, contact GE Capital Services, 260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06927.
For the Annual Report of the Company's philanthropic foundation, write to the GE Fund, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06431.
Internet Address
Use http://www.ge.com to reach the GE home page for information about GE and its products and services.
Product Information
For information about GE consumer products and services, call the GE Answer Center® service at (800)626-2000 or (502)423-7710; for GE technical, commercial and industrial products and services, call the GE Business Information Center® service at (800)626-2004 or (518)869-5555; and
for the varied financial products and services offered by
GE Capital, call (800)243-2222 or (203)357-3301.
Cassette Recordings
For an audiocassette version of this report, contact
GE Corporate Communications, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06431. Telephone: (203)373-2020.
Corporate Ombudsman
To report concerns related to U.S. government contracting matters, other laws or GE policies, contact the GE Corporate Ombudsman, P.O. Box 911, Fairfield, CT 06430.
Telephone: (800)227-5003 or (203)373-2343.
©1998 General Electric Company
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