Earnings Per Share Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

	Three months ended June 30
	2012				2011
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)	Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic

Amounts attributable to the Company:
Consolidated
Earnings from continuing operations for
per-share calculation(a)	$	3,653	$	3,652	$	3,564	$	3,564
Preferred stock dividends declared		0		0		(75)		(75)
Earnings from continuing operations attributable
to common shareowners for per-share
calculation(a)		3,653		3,652		3,489		3,489
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
for per-share calculation(a)		(551)		(551)		194		194
Net earnings attributable to GE common
shareowners for per-share calculation(a)	$	3,101	$	3,101	$	3,683	$	3,682

Average equivalent shares
Shares of GE common stock outstanding		10,574		10,574		10,604		10,604
Employee compensation-related shares,
including stock options		37		0		35		0
Total average equivalent shares		10,611		10,574		10,639		10,604

Per-share amounts
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.34	$	0.35	$	0.33	$	0.33
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		(0.05)		(0.05)		0.02		0.02
Net earnings		0.29		0.29		0.35		0.35

(a) Included an insignificant amount of dividend equivalents in each of the periods presented.

	Six months ended June 30
	2012				2011
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)	Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic

Amounts attributable to the Company:
Consolidated
Earnings from continuing operations for
per-share calculation(a)	$	6,899	$	6,899	$	6,956	$	6,956
Preferred stock dividends declared		0		0		(150)		(150)
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to
common shareowners for per-share
calculation(a)		6,899		6,899		6,806		6,806
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
for per-share calculation(a)		(768)		(768)		229		229
Net earnings attributable to GE common
shareowners for per-share calculation(a)	$	6,131	$	6,131	$	7,034	$	7,034

Average equivalent shares
Shares of GE common stock outstanding		10,574		10,574		10,608		10,608
Employee compensation-related shares,
including stock options		34		0		32		0
Total average equivalent shares		10,608		10,574		10,640		10,608

Per-share amounts
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.65	$	0.65	$	0.64	$	0.64
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		(0.07)		(0.07)		0.02		0.02
Net earnings		0.58		0.58		0.66		0.66

(a) Included an insignificant amount of dividend equivalents in each of the periods presented.