10:00 a.m., April 27, 2005
Aronoff Center
650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
March 4, 2005
To the Shareowners:
General Electric Company’s 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareowners will be held at the Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202, on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 10:00 a.m., to address all matters that may properly come before the meeting. Following a report on GE’s business operations, shareowners will vote on:
- (a) election of directors for the ensuing year;
- (b) ratification of the selection of the independent auditor for 2005; and
- (c) seven shareowner proposals set forth at pages 39 through 49 in the accompanying proxy statement.
Shareowners of record at the close of business on February 28, 2005 will be entitled to vote at the meeting and any adjournments.
Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr.
Secretary

