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Exhibit 12(a)
General Electric Company
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges


 
Six months
 
ended
 
June 30,
 
2009
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
     
General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates
    
Earnings(a)
$
 5,506 
Plus:
    
   Interest and other financial charges included in expense(b)
  
 9,980 
   One-third of rental expense(c)
  
 296 
Adjusted “earnings”
$
 15,782 
     
Fixed Charges:
    
  Interest and other financial charges included in expense(b)
$
 9,980 
  Interest capitalized
  
 23 
  One-third of rental expense(c)
  
 296 
Total fixed charges
$
 10,299 
     
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  
 1.53 
     


(a)
Earnings before income taxes, noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and undistributed earnings of equity investees.
 
(b)
Included interest on tax deficiencies.
 
(c)
Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.