FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Stokes Russell 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/07/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENERAL ELECTRIC CO [GE] (Last) (First) (Middle) 41 FARNSWORTH STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOSTON, MA 02210 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 181,894 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	15,000	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	14,400	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	16,000	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	32,000	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	22,400	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (7)	  (7)	Common Stock	116,700	$ (1)	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	09/09/2009	09/09/2018	Common Stock	12,500	$ 28.12	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	03/12/2010	03/12/2019	Common Stock	50,000	$ 9.57	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	07/23/2010	07/23/2019	Common Stock	50,000	$ 11.95	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	06/10/2011	06/10/2020	Common Stock	75,000	$ 15.68	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	06/09/2012	06/09/2021	Common Stock	100,000	$ 18.58	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	09/07/2013	09/07/2022	Common Stock	110,000	$ 21.59	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	09/13/2014	09/13/2023	Common Stock	125,000	$ 23.78	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	09/05/2015	09/05/2024	Common Stock	250,000	$ 26.1	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	09/11/2016	09/11/2025	Common Stock	117,000	$ 24.95	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	09/09/2017	09/09/2026	Common Stock	150,000	$ 30.11	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	09/06/2018	09/06/2027	Common Stock	200,000	$ 24.92	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (9)	01/29/2019	01/29/2028	Common Stock	500,000	$ 16.28	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stokes Russell 41 FARNSWORTH STREET BOSTON, MA 02210	Â	Â	  Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

Julia L. Chen on behalf of Russell Stokes		09/11/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	1-for-1
(2)	75,000 units granted on 7/24/2014; 15,000 units vested on 7/24/2015; 15,000 units vested on 7/24/2016; 15,000 units vested on 7/24/2017; 15,000 units vested on 7/24/2018; and 15,000 units are scheduled to vest on 7/24/2019.
(3)	24,000 units granted on 9/11/2015; 4,800 units vested on 9/11/2016; 4,800 units vested on 9/11/2017; 4,800 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2018; 4,800 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2019; and 4,800 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2020.
(4)	20,000 units granted on 9/9/2016; 4,000 units vested on 9/9/2017; 4,000 units are scheduled to vest on 9/9/2018; 4,000 units are scheduled to vest on 9/9/2019; 4,000 units are scheduled to vest on 9/9/2020; and 4,000 units are scheduled to vest on 9/9/2021.
(5)	40,000 units granted on 2/10/2017; 8,000 units vested on 2/10/2018; 8,000 units are scheduled to vest on 2/10/2019; 8,000 units are scheduled to vest on 2/10/2020; 8,000 units are scheduled to vest on 2/10/2021; and 8,000 units are scheduled to vest on 2/10/2022.
(6)	28,000 units granted on 9/6/2017; 5,600 units vested on 9/6/2018; 5,600 units are scheduled to vest on 9/6/2019; 5,600 units are scheduled to vest on 9/6/2020; 5,600 units are scheduled to vest on 9/6/2021; and 5,600 units are scheduled to vest on 9/6/2022.
(7)	116,700 units granted on 2/26/2018; 38,900 units are scheduled to vest on 2/26/2019; 38,900 units are scheduled to vest on 2/26/2020; and 38,900 units are scheduled to vest on 2/26/2021.
(8)	The options become exercisable in five equal installments of 20% each beginning on the "Date Exercisable" shown to the right, and another 20% become exercisable each year thereafter.
(9)	The options become exercisable in one installment on 1/29/2021.

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