UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 31, 2020

General Electric Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York			001-00035	14-0689340
(State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation)			(Commission  File Number)	(IRS Employer  Identification No.)
5 Necco Street	Boston,	MA		02210
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (617) 443-3000

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.06 per share	GE	New York Stock Exchange
Floating Rate Notes due 2020	GE 20E	New York Stock Exchange
0.375% Notes due 2022	GE 22A	New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Notes due 2023	GE 23E	New York Stock Exchange
0.875% Notes due 2025	GE 25	New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2027	GE 27E	New York Stock Exchange
1.500% Notes due 2029	GE 29	New York Stock Exchange
7 1/2% Guaranteed Subordinated Notes due 2035	GE /35	New York Stock Exchange
2.125% Notes due 2037	GE 37	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company	☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.	☐

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On March 31, 2020, General Electric Company (the “Company” or “GE”) completed the sale of its BioPharma business in its Healthcare segment to Danaher Corporation (“Danaher”) for $21.4 billion ($21.1 billion of total consideration, reflecting $0.3 billion of working capital adjustments to the contractual price).  The consideration consisted of $20.7 billion in cash and $0.4 billion of pension liabilities that were assumed by Danaher.  The Company received cash of $20.3 billion on March 31st and an additional $0.4 billion on April 1st.

The unaudited pro forma financial information giving effect to the BioPharma sale transaction is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information of the Company is filed as Exhibit 99 to this Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference:

• Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2019.

• Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2019.

• Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(d) Exhibits.

99. General Electric Company Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

104. The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	General Electric Company
	(Registrant)
Date: April 6, 2020	/s/ Thomas S. Timko
	Thomas S. Timko Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

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