GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
10-Q/A, 1996-05-14
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                     
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                     
                                FORM 10-Q/A
                                     
(Mark One)

[x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                     
               For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996
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                                    OR
                                     
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                     
                 For the transition period from        to
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                        Commission file number 1-35
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                         GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                     
                 New York                              14-0689340
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      (State or other jurisdiction of              (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

      3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT          06431-0001
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      (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)
                                     
    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (203) 373-2211
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           (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                       if changed since last report)
                                     
            Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
      reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
      shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
      reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
      the past 90 days.
      Yes   x   No
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      There were 1,659,755,210 shares with a par value of $0.32 per share
outstanding at March 31, 1996.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Condensed Statement of Cash Flows
General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(Dollars in millions)                                                               Three months ended  March 31 (Unaudited)
                                                              ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Consolidated                  GE                    GECS
                                                              ----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------
                                                                   1996        1995        1996        1995        1996       1995
                                                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
<S>                                                           <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
Cash flows from operating activities
- ------------------------------------
Net earnings                                                     $1,517      $1,372      $1,517      $1,372        $650       $559
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash
  provided from (used for) continuing operating activities
     Depreciation, depletion and amortization                       892         862         399         410         493        452
     Earnings retained by GECS                                        -           -        (424)       (366)          -          -
     Deferred income taxes                                          258         (27)         19          66         239        (93)
     Decrease in GE current receivables                             490         899         554         882          -          -
     Increase in GE inventories                                    (567)       (743)       (567)       (743)         -          -
     Decrease in accounts payable                                  (527)       (835)       (344)       (176)       (338)      (617)
     Increase in insurance reserves                               1,565         615          -           -        1,565        615
     Provision for losses on financing
       receivables                                                  213          79          -           -          213         79
     All other operating activities                              (1,493)       (517)          3        (949)     (1,350)       402
                                                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Cash from operating activities                                    2,348       1,705       1,157         496       1,472      1,397
                                                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Cash flows from investing activities
- ------------------------------------
Property, plant and equipment (including
  equipment leased to others) - additions                        (1,709)     (1,617)       (342)       (307)     (1,367)    (1,310)
Net (increase) decrease in GECS financing receivables               651      (2,189)         -           -          651     (2,189)
Payments for principal businesses purchased                        (506)     (1,627)       (409)         -          (97)    (1,627)
All other investing activities                                   (1,267)        (52)         49          38      (1,370)       (88)
                                                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Cash used for investing activities                               (2,831)     (5,485)       (702)       (269)     (2,183)    (5,214)
                                                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Cash flows from financing activities
- ------------------------------------
Net change in borrowings (maturities 90 days or less)              (203)     (3,262)      1,209         867      (1,414)    (4,126)
Newly issued debt (maturities more than 90 days)                  8,787      12,796          12         268       8,775     12,528
Repayments and other reductions (maturities
  more than 90 days)                                             (6,034)     (3,970)       (138)       (159)     (5,896)    (3,811)
Net purchase of GE shares for treasury                             (624)       (716)       (624)       (716)          -          -
Dividends paid to share owners                                     (767)       (699)       (767)       (699)       (225)      (193)
All other financing activities                                     (329)       (203)          -           -        (329)      (203)
                                                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Cash from (used for) financing activities                           830       3,946        (308)       (439)        911      4,195
                                                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Increase (decrease) in cash and  equivalents                        347         166         147        (212)        200        378
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                    2,823       2,591         874       1,373       1,949      1,218
                                                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ----------
Cash and equivalents at March 31                                 $3,170      $2,757      $1,021      $1,161      $2,149     $1,596
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<FN>
See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Consolidating data are shown for "GE" and "GECS".  Transactions
between GE and GECS have been eliminated from the "consolidated" columns.
</TABLE>

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

                         General Electric Company
                                     
                               (Registrant)
                                     





May 14, 1996         Philip D. Ameen
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    Date             Vice President and Comptroller
                     Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting
                     Officer




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