General Electric


                                        Date of disclosure16 January 2004.. 

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON
TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing 16 January 2004.

Dealing in General Electric Company .(name of company)

(1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) Common Stock, par value
    $0.06...

(2) Amount bought           Amount sold          Price per unit

    25,000 shares                                  $32.44

(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of
    class) NA - shares added to treasury stock and cannot be voted ( %)

(4) Party making disclosure ...General Electric Company -- offeror...

(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) General Electric Company
    OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
    organisation ...

(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2) 
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO
                     (ii) offeree company NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
....

If category (8), explain . 

    (b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or
        more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above /s/ Robert E Healing

(Also print name of signatory) Robert E. Healing, Associate Corporate
Secretary.

Telephone and extension number 203-373-2243
                ______________________________________

Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant,
        also identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts
        on instructions of a controller.

Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so,
        state all reasons.

Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree
        company or with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree
        company in relation to relevant securities, details of such
        arrangement must be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8.

Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
        transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
        all relevant information can be given.

Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade
        should be disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.
If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

DEFINITION OF ASSOCIATE 

It is not practicable to define associate in terms which would cover
all the different relationships which may exist in an offer. The term
associate is intended to cover all persons (whether or not acting in
concert) who directly or indirectly own or deal in the shares of an
offeror or the offeree company in an offer and who have (in addition
to their normal interests as shareholders) an interest or potential
interest, whether commercial, financial or personal, in the outcome of
the offer. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the
term associate will normally include the following:--

(1) an offeror's or the offeree company's parent, subsidiaries and
    fellow subsidiaries, and their associated companies, and companies
    of which such companies are associated companies (for this purpose
    ownership or control of 20% or more of the equity share capital of
    a company is regarded as the test of associated company status);

(2) banks and financial and other professional advisers (including
    stockbrokers)* to an offeror, the offeree company or any company
    covered in (1), including persons controlling#, controlled by or
    under the same control as such banks, financial and other
    professional advisers;

(3) the directors (together with their close relatives and related
    trusts) of an offeror, the offeree company or any company covered
    in (1);

(4) the pension funds of an offeror, the offeree company or any
    company covered in (1);

(5) any investment company, unit trust or other person whose
    investments an associate manages on a discretionary basis, in
    respect of the relevant investment accounts;

(6) a person who owns or controls 5% or more of any class of relevant
    securities (as defined in paragraphs (a) to (d) in Note 2 on Rule
    8) issued by an offeror or an offeree company, including a person
    who as a result of any transaction owns or controls 5% or more.
    When two or more persons act pursuant to an agreement or
    understanding (formal or informal) to acquire or control such
    securities, they will be deemed to be a single person for the
    purpose of this paragraph. Such securities managed on a
    discretionary basis by an investment management group will, unless
    otherwise agreed by the Panel, also be deemed to be those of a
    single person (see Note 8 on Rule 8); and

(7) a company having a material trading arrangement with an offeror or
    the offeree company. Paragraphs (1)-(7) are typical cases.
    Paragraph (8) below is a category to cover associate status not
    within (1)-(7). 

(8) Other.

Notes 

* References to a "bank" do not apply to a bank whose sole
relationship with a party to an offer is the provision of normal
commercial banking services or such activities in connection with the
offer as confirming that cash is available, handling acceptances and
other registration work.

References to "financial and other professional advisers (including
stockbrokers)", in relation to a party to an offer, do not include an
organisation which has stood down, because of a conflict of interest
or otherwise, from acting for that party in connection with the offer.
If the organisation is to have a continuing involvement with that
party during the offer, the Panel must be consulted. Unless the Panel
is satisfied that the involvement is entirely unconnected with the
offer, the above exclusion will not normally apply.

# The normal test for whether a person is controlled by, controls or
is under the same control as another person will be by reference to
the definition of control contained in the Code. There may be other
circumstances which the Panel will regard as giving rise to such a
relationship (eg where a majority of the equity share capital is owned
by another person who does not have a majority of the voting rights);
in cases of doubt, the Panel should be consulted.

Notes 

* References to a "bank" do not apply to a bank whose sole
  relationship with a party to an offer is the provision of normal
  commercial banking services or such activities in connection with
  the offer as confirming that cash is available, handling
  acceptances and other registration work.

  References to "financial and other professional advisers (including
  stockbrokers)", in relation to a party to an offer, do not include
  an organisation which has stood down, because of a conflict of
  interest or otherwise, from acting for that party in connection
  with the offer if the organisation is to have a continuing
  involvement with that party during the offer, the Panel must be
  consulted. Unless the Panel is satisfied that the involvement is
  entirely unconnected with the offer, the above exclusion will not
  normally apply.

# The normal test for whether a person is controlled by, controls or
  is under the same control as another person will be by reference
  to the definition of control contained in the Code. There may be
  other circumstances which the Panel will regard as giving rise to
  such a relationship (eg where a majority of the equity share
  capital is owned by another person who does not have a majority of
  the voting rights); in cases of doubt, the Panel should be
  consulted.