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Press Release

GE And Caw Ratified Agreement Includes Peterborough Centre Of Excellence

February 19, 2013

Peterborough, ON -- February 19 -- GE and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) reached a collective agreement on Sunday, February 17th, 2013. The agreement includes a significant investment in GE's Peterborough facility to create a North American Centre of Excellence (CoE) for large slow speed motors.

"GE is committed to building our Peterborough business and continuing our long history as an employer of choice in the Peterborough area," said Elyse Allan, President and CEO, GE Canada. "We believe this ratified agreement sets the stage for building a competitive operation and a world class Centre of Excellence."

Through a multi-year, multi-phased restructuring program GE will invest in process and capital equipment upgrades to transform the motors facility into a globally competitive operation. This will position GE Peterborough to compete for incremental business in multiple industries.

The initial investment will include approximately $21 million for the first phase of restructuring with an additional $5 million investment to support the wind and solar businesses for a total investment of approximately $26 million. GE anticipates that this investment will enable the company to generate Industrial Regional Benefits in support of pending commitments.

GE will continue to aggressively pursue significant marine opportunities with the Canadian Government for the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. If successful, Peterborough will be GE's production facility of choice to meet demand for propulsion motors, generators and other components for these ships, potentially resulting in additional jobs at the facility.

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Court Elliott
GE Corporate Canada
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