Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 6, 2005

 

 

General Electric Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

New York   1-35   14-0689340

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut   06828-0001
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 373-2211

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On December 6, 2005, General Electric Company (“GE”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., for the issuance and sale by GE of $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of LIBOR Floating Rate Notes due 2008 (the “Notes”). The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a shelf registration statement (Registration Statement No. 333-130117).

 

Exhibit Index

 

  1 Underwriting Agreement, dated December 6, 2005, between GE and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

 

  4(a) Indenture, dated December 1, 2005 between GE and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

  4(b) Form of Note.

 

  5 Opinion of Ning Chiu, Corporate and Securities Counsel of GE.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    General Electric Company
    (Registrant)
Date: December 9, 2005    
   

/s/ Philip D. Ameen

    Philip D. Ameen
    Vice President and Comptroller

 

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