Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareowners

10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, April 25, 2012
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
400 Renaissance Drive
Detroit, Michigan 48243

March 14, 2012

Dear Shareowners:

You are invited to attend General Electric Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareowners to be held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243, on April 25, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, to address all matters that may properly come before the meeting. Following a report on GE's business operations, shareowners will:

• vote on election of the directors named in the proxy statement for the ensuing year;
• vote on ratification of the selection of the independent registered public accounting firm for 2012;
• vote on an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation;
• vote on an amendment to the GE 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares;
• vote on the material terms of senior officer performance goals;
• vote on shareowner proposals set forth at pages 47 through 50 in the accompanying proxy statement, if properly presented at the meeting; and
• transact other business that may properly come before the meeting.

Shareowners of record at the close of business on February 27, 2012 will be entitled to vote at the meeting and any adjournments thereof.

If you plan to attend the meeting, please follow the advance registration instructions on page 53 of the accompanying proxy statement. An admission card, which is required for admission to the meeting, will be mailed to you prior to the meeting.

Whether or not you plan to attend, you can ensure that your shares are represented at the meeting by promptly voting and submitting your proxy by telephone or by Internet, or by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy form in the enclosed envelope.

We will provide a live webcast of the annual meeting from our Investor Relations website at www.ge.com/investors/index.html

Cordially,

Jeffrey R. Immelt
Chairman of the Board

Brackett B. Denniston III
Secretary