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


 
Three months
 
ended
 
March 31,
 
2010
(Dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates
 
 
Earnings(a)
$
2,510 
Plus:
 
 
   Interest and other financial charges included in expense(b)
 
4,161 
   One-third of rental expense(c)
 
143 
Adjusted “earnings”
$
6,814 
 
 
 
Fixed Charges:
 
 
  Interest and other financial charges included in expense(b)
$
4,161 
  Interest capitalized
 
10 
  One-third of rental expense(c)
 
143 
Total fixed charges
$
4,314 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
 1.58 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(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.