Earnings Per Share Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

	Three months ended September 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)	$	3,450	$	3,449	$	3,286	$	3,286
Preferred stock dividends declared		0		0		(881)		(881)
Earnings from continuing operations attributable
to common shareowners for per-share
calculation(a)		3,450		3,449		2,405		2,405
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
for per-share calculation(a)		37		37		(64)		(64)
Net earnings attributable to GE common
shareowners for per-share calculation(a)	$	3,486	$	3,486	$	2,341	$	2,340

Average equivalent shares
Shares of GE common stock outstanding		10,523		10,523		10,580		10,580
Employee compensation-related shares,
including stock options		45		0		27		0
Total average equivalent shares		10,568		10,523		10,607		10,580

Per-share amounts
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.33	$	0.33	$	0.23	$	0.23
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		0		0		(0.01)		(0.01)
Net earnings		0.33		0.33		0.22		0.22

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

	Nine months ended September 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)	$	10,349	$	10,348	$	10,243	$	10,242
Preferred stock dividends declared		0		0		(1,031)		(1,031)
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to
common shareowners for per-share
calculation(a)		10,349		10,348		9,211		9,210
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
for per-share calculation(a)		(731)		(731)		165		165
Net earnings attributable to GE common
shareowners for per-share calculation(a)	$	9,617	$	9,617	$	9,375	$	9,375

Average equivalent shares
Shares of GE common stock outstanding		10,552		10,552		10,595		10,595
Employee compensation-related shares,
including stock options		38		0		31		0
Total average equivalent shares		10,590		10,552		10,626		10,595

Per-share amounts
Earnings from continuing operations	$	0.98	$	0.98	$	0.87	$	0.87
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		(0.07)		(0.07)		0.02		0.02
Net earnings		0.91		0.91		0.88		0.88

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