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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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SMALLWORLDWIDE PLC
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
GE POWER SYSTEMS EQUITIES, INC.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offeror))
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Ordinary Shares, of (Pounds)0.01 each, and American Depositary Shares,
each representing one Ordinary Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
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83168P108 (American Depositary Shares)
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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General Electric Company
4200 Wildwood Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Attn: James M. Waterbury
Telephone: (770) 859-7947
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copy To:
Mary A. Bernard
King & Spalding
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Telephone: (212) 556-2100
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[X] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
[X] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[_] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[_] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[_] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [_]
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Item 12. Exhibits
99(a)(1) Joint press release issued by General Electric Company and
Smallworldwide plc dated August 17, 2000.
99(a)(2) Newspaper Advertisement published in the U.K. on August 17, 2000.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Exhibit Name
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99(a)(1) Joint press release issued by General Electric Company and
Smallworldwide plc dated August 17, 2000.
99(a)(2) Newspaper Advertisement published in the U.K. on August 17, 2000.
