RULE 424(B)(3)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
NO. 33-29024
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
800,000 SHARES
COMMON STOCK ($0.16 PAR VALUE)
This Supplemental Prospectus amends the Prospectus dated July 14, 1997
(the "Prospectus") relating to the issuance of up to 800,000 shares of Common
Stock (the "Common Stock") of the General Electric Company (the "Company") to
non-employee directors of the Company pursuant to the Company's 1989 Stock
Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plan"). This Prospectus Supplement
is part of the Prospectus and should be kept with your copy of the Prospectus.
The information in this Prospectus Supplement supersedes the information in the
Prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the Prospectus.
The following language replaces in its entirety the third paragraph under
the caption "General Information About the Company - Description of the Common
Stock" in the Prospectus:
The Company currently is authorized to issue up to 4,400,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $0.16 per share. As of July 11, 1997, a total of
3,714,025,674 shares of Common Stock were issued, of which 430,605,626 were
treasury shares. The Company also is authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, in series but has not issued any
of such shares. If such shares are issued, the Company's Board of Directors may
fix the designation, relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares
of each series.
A copy of the Prospectus of which this Prospectus Supplement forms a part
may be obtained on written or oral request from the Company directed to General
Electric Company, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06431, Attention: Investor
Communications, Telephone (203) 373-2211.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is July 16, 1997.
