LONDON & FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2003--General Electric Company and Amersham plc today announced that, subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions, they have reached agreement on the terms of an all-stock transaction whereby GE (via General Electric Company and GE Investments, Inc.) will acquire all the outstanding shares of Amersham, a world leader in diagnostic imaging agents and life sciences.
FAIRFIELD, Conn.--Oct. 8, 2003--GE will Webcast its conference call on third quarter 2003 financial results on Friday, October 10 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
The conference call will follow the Company's news release on results, which will be available prior to the call. Call details are available at www.ge.com/investor. The call and related materials will be available at the same Website Friday morning.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2003--
Company Emphasizes Professional Development and Benefits for
Sandwich Generation
GE announced today that it has been named one of this year's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" by Working Mother magazine. Each year, the magazine recognizes companies that are making progress in work/life programs and in advancing women in the workplace. GE, which submitted an application to the magazine for the first time this year, employs 100,000 thousand women worldwide.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--Sept. 19, 2003--General Electric is joining the ENERGY STAR (R) Million Monitor Drive, a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency campaign to address efficient power management. GE has pledged to enable energy saving power management features on approximately 100,000 computer monitors across their U.S. based businesses.
The feature automatically powers down monitors when they are idle for 20 minutes. This monitor power management will not affect computer or network performance. A simple touch of the mouse or keyboard "wakes" the machine within seconds.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2003--The Board of Directors of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) today authorized a regular quarterly dividend of $0.19 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable Oct. 27, 2003 to shareowners of record at the close of business on Sept. 29. The ex-dividend date is Sept. 25.