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SC 13G, 2000-02-14
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
            TO RULE 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                           PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                              (Amendment No. __)(1)

                                  Molex, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                 Class A Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    60855420
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               Decemberd 31, 1999
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

      Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:

      |X| Rule 13d-1 (b)
      |_| Rule 13d-1 (c)
      |_| Rule 13d-1 (d)

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      (1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

      The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 608554200                SCHEDULE 13G               Page 2 of 15 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust
      I.R.S. # 14-6015763
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |X|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      State of New York
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                  5     SOLE VOTING POWER

                        None
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       6     SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY           1,471,656
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON              None
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        1,471,656
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      1,471,656
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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                             |_|
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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      1.88% (5.95% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General
      Electric Investment Corporation and GE Asset Management Incorporated)
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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      EP
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 608554200                SCHEDULE 13G               Page 3 of 15 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      General Electric Investement Corporation, as Investment Manager of GEPT
      (as defined below) and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities
      and accounts
      I.R.S. # 22-2152310
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |X|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      State of Delaware
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                  5     SOLE VOTING POWER

                        1,479,530
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       6     SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY           1,471,656
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON              1,479,530
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        1,471,656
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      2,998,192
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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                             |_|
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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      3.82% (5.95% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE
      Asset Management Incorporated)
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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      IA, CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 608554200               SCHEDULE 13G                Page 4 of 15 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      GE Asset Management Incorporated (formerly, GE Investment Management
      Incorporated), as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts
      I.R.S. #06-1238874
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |X|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      State of Delaware
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                  5     SOLE VOTING POWER

                        1,665,869
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       6     SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY           None
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON              1,665,869
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        None
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      1,665,869
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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*

                                                                             |_|
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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      2.13% (5.95% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General
      Electric Investment Corporation)
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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      IA, CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No.608554200                SCHEDULE 13G                Page 5 of 15 Pages
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1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      General Electric Company
      I.R.S. #14-0689340
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2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a) |_|
                                                                         (b) |X|
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3     SEC USE ONLY


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4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

      State of New York
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                  5     SOLE VOTING POWER

                        0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
  NUMBER OF       6     SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY           Disclaimed (see 9 below)
   OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------
     EACH         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
    PERSON              0
     WITH         --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        Disclaimed (see 9 below)
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9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company
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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*

      Disclaimed (see 9 above)                                               |X|
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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

      Not applicable (see 9 above)
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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of General
Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"), General Electric Investment
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE
("GEIC"), GE Asset Management Incorporated (formerly, GE Investment Management
Incorporated), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE
("GEAM") and the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common
law trust ("GEPT") (the "Schedule 13G"). GEIC is a registered investment adviser
and acts as the Investment Manager of GEPT, and as an Investment Adviser to
certain other entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be the beneficial
owner of 1,471,656 shares of Class A Stock of Molex, Inc. (the "Issuer") owned
by GEPT and of 1,479,536 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such
other entities and accounts. GEAM is a registered investment adviser and acts as
an Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of 1,665,869 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by
such entities or accounts. GEAM, GEPT and GEIC each expressly disclaim that they
are members of a "group". GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and
expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group".

Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer

            Molex, Inc.

Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office

            2222 Wellington Court, Lisle, Illinois 60532

Item 2(a)   Name of Person Filing

            Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust (See Schedule II)

            General Electric Asset Corporation, as Investment Manager of GEPT
            and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts.

            GE Asset Management Incorporated, as Investment Adviser to certain
            entities and accounts.

            General Electric Company

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

            The address of the principal offices of GEPT, GEIC and GEAM is 3003
            Summer Street Stamford, Connecticut 06904. The address of the
            principal offices of General Electric Company is 3135 Easton
            Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431.

Item 2(c)   Citizenship


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            General Electric Pension Trust - New York common law trust
            General Electric Investment Corporation - Delaware corporation
            GE Asset Management Incorporated - Delaware corporation
            General Electric Company - New York corporation

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities

            Class A Stock

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number

            60855420

Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or
       240.13-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a) [ ]  Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15
                     U.S.C.78o)

            (b) [ ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
                     (15 U.S.C.78c)

            (c) [ ]  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                     (15 U.S.C.78c)

            (d) [ ]  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                     Investment Company Act of 1940 (U.S.C.80a-8)

            (e) [ ]  An Investment Adviser in accordance with
                     ss. 240.13-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)

            (f) [ ]  An Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance
                     with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

            (g) [ ]  A Parent Holding Company or Control Person in accordance
                     with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)

            (h) [ ]  A Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                     federal Deposit Insurance Act (U.S.C. 1813)

            (i) [ ]  A Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                     investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                     Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)

            (j) [X]  Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J)

Item 4 Ownership


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                                       GEPT      GEIC       GEAM        GE

(a)  Amount beneficially owned      1,471,656  2,998,192  1,665,869      0

(b)  Percent of class                  1.88%      3.82%     2.13%    disclaimed

(c)  No. of shares to which person
     has

     (i)   sole power to vote or
           direct the vote             None    1,479,530  1,665,869     None

     (ii)  shared power to vote or
           direct                   1,471,656  1,471,656    None     disclaimed

     (iii) sole power to dispose
           or to direct disposition    None    1,479,550  1,665,869     None

     (iv)  shared power to dispose
           or to direct disposition 1,471,656  1,471,656    None     disclaimed

Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

            If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
            date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
            owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check
            the following:

            [  ]

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

            Not applicable

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
       Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company

            Not applicable

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

            Not applicable

Item 9      Notice of Dissolution of Group

            Not applicable


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Item 10 Certification

            By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
            belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held
            in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not
            held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
            influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
            acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in
            any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 14, 2000

                                         GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
                                         By: General Electric Investment
                                             Corporation, its Investment Manager


                                         By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                            Title: Vice President


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                                    SIGNATURE

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 14, 2000

                                         GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION


                                         By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                            Title: Vice President


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                                    SIGNATURE

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 14, 2000

                                         GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED


                                         By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                            Title: Vice President


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                                    SIGNATURE

            After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 14, 2000

                                         GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY


                                         By: /s/ John H. Myers
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  John H. Myers
                                            Title: Vice President


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                                                                      Schedule I

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

            This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned
that the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with
respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Class A
Stock of Molex, Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.

Dated: February 14, 2000                 GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
                                         By: General Electric Investment
                                             Corporation, its Investment Manager

                                         By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                            Title: Vice President


                                         GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

                                         By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                            Title: Vice President


                                         GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED

                                         By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Michael M. Pastore
                                            Title: Vice President


                                         GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

                                         By: /s/ John H. Myers
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name: John H. Myers
                                            Title: Vice President


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                                                                     Schedule II

                   TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST

                        3003 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900
                           Stamford, Connecticut 06904

      The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as
follows:

                                Eugene K. Bolton

                               Michael J. Cosgrove

                                 Ralph R. Layman

                                  Alan M. Lewis

                              Robert A. MacDougall

                                  John H. Myers

                                 Donald W. Torey

                                 John J. Walker


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