FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2004--The Board of Directors of GE today raised the Company's quarterly dividend 10% to $0.22 per outstanding share of its common stock and authorized the repurchase of up to $15 billion of its common stock over the next three years.
"GE has tremendous prospects for growth in earnings and cash flow," said GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2004--GE is correcting the ex-dividend date for the quarterly dividend announced earlier today. The ex-dividend date is December 22, not December 23.
The dividend is payable January 25, 2005, to shareowners of record on December 27, 2004 as announced earlier.
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2004--With federal regulators considering license extensions, power uprates, component obsolescence and productivity demands at a growing number of U.S. nuclear power plants, GE Energy's nuclear business has launched a new service to help utilities evaluate and enhance plant reliability, performance and safety.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2004--Consumers looking to freshen up their kitchens will appreciate the many benefits of the GE ClimateKeeper2(TM) Refrigeration Technology. Known for keeping food garden fresh longer, this refrigeration system also wins points with consumers for its style and convenience.
Over 40 percent of consumers we recently surveyed said they would purchase a new refrigerator if it would make their foods last longer, according to Robert Rogers, Marketing Manager of Refrigeration, GE Consumer & Industrial.
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中国国际航空公司新近宣布了价值6,600万美元的CFM56-5B发动机订单，此笔发动机订单将用于国航增订的6架空客A319飞机。该批飞机将于2005年交付，届时，国航的A319机队将增长一倍（目前国航拥有5架A319）。
CFM56-5B发动机由CFM国际公司（斯奈克玛和通用电气的平股合资公司）生产。CFM国际公司是世界领先的民用飞机发动机供应商，今年正值CFM国际公司成立30周年。
作为CFM国际公司的一家长期用户，中国国际航空公司是国内最大的民用航空公司之一。除A319飞机外，该航空公司还运营着一支由42架波音737（装 CFM56-3和CFM56-7发动机）组成的机队，另外还有3架装CFM56-5C的远程、四发空客A340-300飞机。新订购的A319飞机将用于如西藏拉萨这样的高原机场航线。
CFM56-5发动机的高可靠性、较长的在翼时间和低维护成本使其倍受全球租赁公司、低成本航空公司和重要航空公司青睐。迄今，近1,700台CFM56-5B已经交付，目前该机队规模正以每月近20台的增长速率不断扩大。
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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2004--GE Energy's industry-leading, solar electric power systems are being installed in Premier Homes Zero Energy Homes (ZEH) community, Premier Gardens, located in Sacramento, Calif. Premier Gardens is the first Zero Energy Homes (ZEH) community in the Sacramento area. Through the use of renewable energy systems, the U.S. Department of Energy's ZEH initiative aims to reduce the amount of energy consumed by single-family homes.
The announcement was made today at Power-Gen International 2004 in Orlando, Fla.
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ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2004--Calpine Corporation, a North American power company, has signed a letter of intent with GE Energy for the joint construction of the world's first power plant based on the 60-hertz version of GE's most advanced gasturbine technology, the H System(TM). The announcement was made today at Power-Gen International 2004.
The H System is the most efficient, gas turbine combined-cycledesign available to the power industry, providing superior fuel economy and environmental performance.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2004--Briggs L. Tobin has been named GE's Senior Counsel for Transactions, the company announced today. He succeeds Pamela Daley, who became GE vice president for corporate business development.
As senior counsel, Tobin, 43, will lead all corporate legal work on mergers and acquisitions and other transactions, including negotiations, due diligence and integration.