Director/PDMR Shareholding

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Hockfield Susan

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO [ GE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Last) (First) (Middle)

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

1/2/2018

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02210

(City) (State) (Zip)

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security(Instr. 3)

2. Trans. Date

2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any

3. Trans. Code(Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans. Date

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any

4. Trans. Code(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date

7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security(Instr. 5)

9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Deferred Fee Phantom Stock Units (1)

(2)

1/2/2018

A

2508

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

2508

$17.64

92446

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) 

Acquired at a price of $17.64 per unit pursuant to the terms of the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Payable beginning one year after termination of service as a director.

(2) 

Each unit of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock.

(3) 

Payable beginning one year after termination of service as a director.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address

Relationships

Director

10% Owner

Officer

Other

Hockfield SusanGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY41 FARNSWORTH STREETBOSTON, MA 02210

X

Signatures

Brian Sandstrom on behalf of Susan Hockfield

1/3/2018

** Signature of Reporting Person

Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*

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**

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