11-K 1 ge2018rsp.htm 11-K Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 11-K
 
 
Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
            (Mark One)
☑  Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
OR
☐  Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)
 
 
For the transition period from ___to ___
 
Commission file number 001-00035
 
A.   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
 
B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
General Electric Company
41 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA




















GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
December 31, 2018 and 2017
(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)




GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
December 31, 2018 and 2017
Table of Contents



 
Page 
Number(s)
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

3
 
 
Financial Statements:
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits  
   as of December 31, 2018 and 2017
4
 
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits  
   for the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
5
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
6 - 17
 
 
Supplemental Schedule: (i)
 
Schedule H, Line 4i- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) 
   as of December 31, 2018
18 - 23

























    
(i) Schedules required by Form 5500 that are not applicable have not been included.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



To the Plan Participants and General Electric Company, as Administrator
GE Retirement Savings Plan:

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the GE Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Accompanying Supplemental Information
The supplemental information in the accompanying Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2018, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP

We have served as the Plan's auditor since 1959.
Albany, New York
June 21, 2019

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
December 31, 2018 and 2017
(in thousands)
 

 
2018
 
2017
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments at fair value (notes 4 and 5)
$
22,896,202

 
$
27,760,962

Notes receivable from participants
351,216

 
390,087

Employer contribution receivable (note 1)
90,652

 
4,034

Accrued dividends and interest
7,456

 
37,015

Other assets
4,698

 
26,724

Total assets
23,350,224

 
28,218,822

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities
37,606

 
21,625

Total liabilities
37,606

 
21,625

 
 
 
 
Net assets available for plan benefits
$
23,312,618

 
$
28,197,197



























See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
(in thousands)



 
2018
 
2017
Additions (reductions) to net assets attributed to:
 
 
 
Investment income:
 
 
 
Net depreciation in fair value of investments
$
(4,437,589
)
 
$
(2,275,817
)
Interest and dividend income:
 
 
 
Common stock
99,753

 
264,384

Registered investment companies
551,173

 
755,977

Other investments
43,953

 
26,269

 
(3,742,710
)
 
(1,229,187
)
 
 
 
 
Interest on notes receivable from participants
15,362

 
16,523

 
 
 
 
Contributions:
 
 
 
Employee
908,688

 
1,010,309

Employer
410,310

 
463,904

 
1,318,998

 
1,474,213

 
 
 
 
          Total additions (reductions)
(2,408,350
)
 
261,549

 
 
 
 
Deductions from net assets attributed to:
 
 
 
Participant withdrawals
3,218,342

 
3,179,909

 
 
 
 
          Net decrease before asset transfers
(5,626,692
)
 
(2,918,360
)
 
 
 
 
Transfers from other qualified plans (note 3)
742,113

 
1,547,275

 
 
 
 
Net decrease after asset transfers
(4,884,579
)
 
(1,371,085
)
 


 
 
Net assets available for plan benefits at:


 


Beginning of year
28,197,197

 
29,568,282

End of year
$
23,312,618

 
$
28,197,197













See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

(1)
Description of the Plan
The GE Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”) is a defined contribution plan sponsored by General Electric Company (the “Company”).
The Plan is subject to applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The assets of the Plan are held in and invested through the GE Retirement Savings Trust (the “Trust”).
Fidelity Investments® is the Plan’s recordkeeper. The Plan Trustees have appointed Fidelity Management Trust Company (“FMTC”) as the directed Trustee of the Trust.
State Street Global Advisors Funds Management, Inc. (“SSGA FM”), an affiliate of State Street Corporation (“SSC”) is the investment advisor to three of the Plan’s investment options. State Street Global Advisors Trust Company (“SSGA TC”, and together with SSGA FM, "SSGA"), also affiliated with SSC, is the investment advisor to two of the Plan’s investment options.
Effective November 1, 2018, the State Street Institutional International Equity Fund was replaced with the Mercer GE International Equity Fund, managed by Mercer Trust Company.
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BlackRock”) is the investment advisor to six of the Plan’s investment options, which include passively managed funds in equity and fixed income classes (collectively referred to herein as the “Index Funds”). Effective May 1, 2018, BlackRock replaced AllianceBernstein, L.P. as the manager to the Plan’s suite of ten Target Retirement Date Funds.
State Street Bank and Trust Company is the custodian of all Plan assets except for the GE Stock Fund and the Index Funds. FMTC is the custodian of the GE Stock Fund. BlackRock is the custodian of the Index Funds holdings.
The following description of the Plan is provided for general information purposes only. The complete terms of the Plan are provided in the GE Retirement Savings Plan document (the “Plan Document”). Additional Plan information including benefits, investment options, vesting provisions and effects of plan termination is included in Plan handbooks and other material distributed to participants.
Employee Contributions and Investment Options
Eligible employees of the Company and participating affiliates may participate in the Plan by investing up to 30% of their eligible earnings in one or more of the following investment options:
(a)
General Electric Common Stock Fund (the “GE Stock Fund”) – The GE Stock Fund invests at least 98% of its assets in GE common stock, with the remainder held in cash or cash equivalents to provide for the GE Stock Fund’s estimated liquidity needs.
(b)
GE RSP Income Fund (the “Income Fund”) – The Income Fund managed by SSGA FM seeks a high interest rate of return over a long-term period consistent with the preservation of capital by investing at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities.
(c)
GE RSP U.S. Equity Fund (the “U.S. Equity Fund”) – The U.S. Equity Fund managed by SSGA FM seeks long-term growth of capital and income by primarily investing in equity securities of U.S. companies, such as common and preferred stocks.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

(d)
State Street Institutional International Equity Fund (the “SSGA International Fund”) – The SSGA International Fund managed by SSGA FM sought long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. The SSGA International Fund invested primarily in companies in both developed and emerging market countries outside the United States. The SSGA International Fund was liquidated and eliminated as an investment option effective November 1, 2018. Proceeds were invested in the Mercer GE International Equity Fund.
(e)
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund (the “Small-Cap Fund”) – The Small-Cap Fund managed by SSGA FM seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of smaller companies, such as common and preferred stocks.
(f)
Non-U.S. Equity Index Fund – A collective investment trust maintained and managed by BlackRock that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the investment performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index (“MSCI ACWI”) ex-U.S. Net Dividend Return Index by investing in a portfolio of international equity securities to approximate, as closely as practicable, the capitalization weighted total rates of return of the markets in certain countries for publicly traded equity securities. Effective May 1, 2018, the Non-U.S. Equity Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the investment performance of the MSCI ACWI ex-U.S. IMI Net Dividend Return Index by investing in a portfolio of large-capitalization, mid-capitalization and small-capitalization companies located in international developed and emerging markets.
(g)
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund – A collective investment trust maintained and managed by BlackRock that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the investment performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index by investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the index.
(h)
U.S. Large-Cap Equity Index Fund – A collective investment trust maintained and managed by BlackRock that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the investment performance of the S&P 500 Index by investing in large companies within the United States.
(i)
U.S. Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund – A collective investment trust maintained and managed by BlackRock that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the investment performance of the S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index by investing in medium-sized companies within the United States.
(j)
U.S. Small-Cap Equity Index Fund – A collective investment trust maintained and managed by BlackRock that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the investment performance of the Russell 2000 Index by investing in smaller companies within the United States.
(k)
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (the “U.S. TIPS Index Fund”) – A collective investment trust maintained and managed by BlackRock that seeks investment results that correspond generally to the investment performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index by investing in substantially all of the securities that make up the index.
(l)
GE RSP Short-Term Interest Fund (the “ST Interest Fund”) – The ST Interest Fund managed by SSGA TC seeks to preserve principal and achieve a market-related interest rate of return by investing primarily in a variety of investment-grade debt securities, such as U.S. government securities, asset-backed securities, corporate bonds and money market instruments.
(m)
GE RSP Government Money Market Fund (the “Money Market Fund”) – The Money Market Fund managed by SSGA TC seeks a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity by investing at least 99.5% of its net assets in short-term U.S. government securities, cash and/or repurchase agreements that are collateralized by cash or U.S. government securities.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

(n)
Target Retirement Date Funds (the “TRD Funds”) – The TRD Funds are daily valued separate accounts managed by BlackRock. The investment objective of each TRD Fund is to seek the highest total return (total return includes capital appreciation and income) over time consistent with an appropriate degree of risk, and a specified allocation among various types of assets. To achieve its investment objective, each TRD Fund invests in a combination of underlying investment funds representing a variety of asset classes (the “Underlying Funds”). A TRD Fund’s asset allocation changes over time and is expected to gradually shift from a combination of Underlying Funds that emphasizes investment in stocks to a combination of Underlying Funds and invests in bonds, stocks, and short-term investments. As of May 2018, the “landing point” at which the target asset allocation is expected to become static became the target retirement date (rather than 15 years after that date). For this reason, the 2005 Target Retirement Date Fund, 2010 Target Retirement Date Fund and the 2015 Target Retirement Date Fund were consolidated into the Target Retirement Income Fund. The suite of Target Retirement Date Funds includes the following:
Target Retirement Income Fund
 
2040 Target Retirement Date Fund
2020 Target Retirement Date Fund
 
2045 Target Retirement Date Fund
2025 Target Retirement Date Fund
 
2050 Target Retirement Date Fund
2030 Target Retirement Date Fund
 
2055 Target Retirement Date Fund
2035 Target Retirement Date Fund
 
2060 Target Retirement Date Fund

(o)
Mercer GE International Equity Fund - A collective investment trust managed by Mercer Trust Company seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 85% of its net assets in equity securities, such as common and preferred stocks. The Mercer GE International Equity Fund invests primarily in companies in both developed and emerging market countries outside of the United States.
The GE Stock Fund, Income Fund, U.S. Equity Fund, SSGA International Fund, Small-Cap Fund, Index Funds, ST Interest Fund, Money Market Fund, TRD Funds and Mercer GE International Equity Fund are collectively referred to herein as the “Funds”.
The Income Fund, U.S. Equity Fund, SSGA International Fund and Small-Cap Fund are registered investment companies subject to specific disclosure and other requirements. The following Plan information is available to participants and eligible employees upon request or may be obtained online at the Plan’s website: audited financial statements and prospectuses or other disclosure documents of the registered investment companies; fund profiles for the GE Stock Fund, ST Interest Fund, Money Market Fund, Index Funds, Mercer GE International Equity Fund and TRD Funds; and the GE Retirement Savings Plan Supplemental Information document containing certain information regarding all Funds. Certain of the above documents comprising this Plan information are also affirmatively provided to participants and eligible employees in compliance with the requirements of the Department of Labor.
The Plan permits participants to invest compensation on which income taxes have and have not been paid (“after-tax” and “pre-tax”, respectively). The United States Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) limits the amount of pre-tax contributions that can be made each year. The limit for participants under age 50 was generally $18,500 and $18,000 in 2018 and 2017, respectively. For participants who were at least age 50 during the year, the limit was generally $24,500 and $24,000 in 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Plan also permits participants to make Roth contributions, which are combined with pre-tax contributions for purposes of these limits.
Participants may switch their investment balances (including rebalancing) up to 12 times each quarter. Restrictions on such switches include certain restrictions on a participant’s ability to engage in frequent trading in response to Securities and Exchange Commission requirements governing mutual funds.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

Employer Contributions
The Plan generally provides for employer matching contributions of 50% of employees’ contributions of up to 7% of their earnings, that is, a 3.5% maximum matching contribution. For certain eligible employees, whose first day of work was on or after January 1, 2005, such matching contributions are generally 50% of employees’ contributions of up to 8% of earnings, that is, a 4% maximum matching contribution.
The employer contribution includes both cash and noncash amounts. The total noncash employer contributions, which were made in the form of GE common stock, were $46.7 million and $71.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Certain eligible employees on salaried benefits (whose first day of work is on or after January 1, 2011) and certain eligible employees on production benefits (whose first day of work is on or after January 1, 2012) also receive a Company Retirement Contribution generally equal to 3% of their earnings, irrespective of any employee contributions.  Effective January 1, 2018, the Plan was amended to credit the Company Retirement Contribution annually (generally in the following January) instead of each pay period for the employees on salaried benefits. Those employees on production benefits may also be eligible for an Additional Company Retirement Contribution (“ACRC”) equal to $600 per year credited in the following January.  For the 2018 plan year, the Company paid Company Retirement Contributions of $86.1 million and ACRCs of $4.6 million in January 2019. These Company Retirement Contributions were credited to participants' accounts on January 4, 2019 and these ACRCs were credited to participants' accounts on January 18 or January 25, 2019. For the 2017 plan year, the Company paid ACRCs of $4.0 million in January 2018. These ACRCs were credited to participants' accounts on January 19 or January 26, 2018. Hereinafter, the Company Retirement Contribution and the ACRC shall be referred to collectively as “Company Retirement Contributions” (“CRCs”).  The CRCs are in addition to the employer matching contribution.  A participant who does not have a regular investment election on file will be electing to invest the CRCs in the TRD Fund consistent with the participant’s age.
Newly hired non-union employees who are eligible for CRCs and who have not made an affirmative election regarding the amount (if any) of their own savings are automatically enrolled as electing to contribute 8% of eligible pay as pre-tax contributions. This election entitles these employees to the maximum 4% matching contribution. A participant who does not have a regular investment election on file will be electing to invest these contributions in the TRD Fund consistent with the participant’s age. These elections can be changed at any time before or after the employee is automatically enrolled.
Newly hired union employees who are eligible for CRCs and who have not made an affirmative election regarding the amount (if any) of their own savings are automatically enrolled as electing to contribute 2% of eligible pay as pre-tax contributions. This election entitles these employees to a 1% matching contribution. A participant who does not have a regular investment election on file will be electing to invest these contributions in the TRD Fund consistent with the participant’s age. These elections can be changed at any time before or after the employee is automatically enrolled.
Rollovers from Other Qualifying Plans
Subject to Company approval, participants may elect to rollover amounts from other qualifying plans or arrangements in accordance with the IRC. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, rollovers from other qualifying plans or arrangements were $62.4 million and $75.3 million, respectively, and are included in employee contributions in the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits.
Withdrawals
Subject to certain limitations prescribed by the Plan and the IRC, terminated participants may elect retirement or other termination withdrawals in either lump sum or partial payments. Employed participants may make regular withdrawals and certain hardship withdrawals from their participant accounts (except with respect to amounts attributable to any

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

CRCs). Effective July 1, 2017, the Plan was amended to eliminate restrictions on the number and dollar amount of partial termination withdrawals and regular withdrawals, and to allow for age 59 ½ and disability withdrawal options.
Notes Receivable from Participants
The Plan permits participants, under certain circumstances, to borrow a minimum of $500 from their participant accounts (except with respect to amounts attributable to any CRCs or any non-vested matching contributions, which are not available for loans). Subject to certain IRC and Plan limits, a participant may not borrow more than the lesser of 50% of that participant’s available account value, as defined in the Plan Document, or $50,000, adjusted for prior loans. The term of any loan is up to 4.5 years unless the loan is used to acquire a principal residence for which a term of up to 15 years may be permissible. The interest rate applicable to participant loans is based on the monthly average of the composite yield on corporate bonds, published by Moody’s Investors Service. The interest rates for new loans are fixed for the term of the loan.
Loans are repaid with interest in equal payments over the term of the loan by payroll deductions, personal check, or other such methods as may be required. Participants may repay the entire principal amount with written notice and without penalty. Partial prepayments in amounts not less than the regular repayment amount are permissible without penalty and without re-amortization of the remaining principal amount. A participant may have no more than two outstanding loans from the Plan at any time (subject to limited exceptions resulting from a plan merger).
In the event of a loan default, the amount of the outstanding balance will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service in the year of the default as ordinary income.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and CRCs (as applicable) and allocation of (a) employer matching contributions and (b) investment results. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the value of the participant’s vested account.
Vesting

Participants are fully vested in their employee contributions, employer matching contributions and related investment results. Participants receiving CRCs and related earnings generally become vested in those amounts once the participant completes three years of service. Effective January 1, 2018, the Plan was amended to apply this same three year vesting requirement to employer matching contributions for new employees on salaried benefits.
Effective July 1, 2018, the Plan was amended to provide earlier vesting for certain participants who terminate employment due to layoff in connection with the Company’s reorganization. 
Forfeitures
During 2018 and 2017, forfeitures of approximately $16.4 million and $15.4 million, respectively, were used to reduce employer contributions in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
Plan Termination and Amendment
Although the Company has not expressed any intent to do so, it has the right under the Plan, to the extent permitted by law, to discontinue its contributions and to terminate the Plan in accordance with the provisions of ERISA. If the Plan is terminated, each participant’s interest will be payable in full according to the Plan provisions. The Company also has the right under the Plan, to the extent permitted by law, to amend or replace the Plan for any reason.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

Administrative and Investment Advisory Costs
Administrative costs of the Plan and investment advisory costs for the GE Stock Fund, ST Interest Fund and Money Market Fund are generally borne by the Company. For the registered investment companies, the Index Funds, Mercer GE International Equity Fund, and TRD Funds, investment advisors receive a management fee for providing investment advisory services. These management fees are reflected in interest and dividend income for the registered investment companies and in net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments for the Index Funds, Mercer GE International Equity Fund and TRD Funds on the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits.
(2)    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a)
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
(b)
Investments
Plan investments are reported at fair value. See notes 4 and 5 for additional information.
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis. The net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments consists of the realized gains or losses on the sales of investments and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments.
All portfolio securities of the Money Market Fund and any short-term money market instruments held by the ST Interest Fund with remaining maturities of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are valued on the basis of amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
More detailed information regarding these financial instruments, as well as the strategies and policies for their use, is contained in the documents described above under “Employee Contributions and Investment Options” in note 1.
(c)
Fair Value Measurements
For financial assets and liabilities, fair value is the price the Plan would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with a market participant at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets and liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date.
Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical investments in active markets.
Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar investments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar investments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 - Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.
The Company maintains policies and procedures to value investments using the best and most relevant data available. In addition, the Company retains independent pricing vendors to assist in valuing certain investments.
The following section describes the valuation methodologies used to measure investments at fair value.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

When available, quoted market prices are used to determine the fair value of investment securities, and they are included in Level 1. Level 1 securities include common stock, registered investment companies and certain short-term money market instruments.
When quoted market prices are unobservable, pricing information is obtained from an independent pricing vendor. The pricing vendor uses various pricing models for each asset class that are consistent with what other market participants would use. The inputs and assumptions to the model of the pricing vendor are derived from market observable sources including: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and other market-related data. Since many fixed income securities do not trade on a daily basis, the methodology of the pricing vendor uses available information as applicable such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing. The pricing vendor considers available market observable inputs in determining the evaluation for a security. Thus, certain securities may not be priced using quoted prices, but rather determined from market observable information. These investments are included in Level 2 and primarily comprise securities in the ST Interest Fund.
The Money Market Fund securities are typically valued on the basis of amortized cost which approximates fair value and these are included in Level 2. If it is determined that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, securities may be valued based on dealer supplied valuations or quotations. In these infrequent circumstances, the pricing service may provide the Plan with valuations that are based on significant unobservable inputs, and in those circumstances, the investment securities are classified in Level 3.
Plan securities that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, particularly securities that are “fair valued,” are subject to valuation risk. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Annually, the Company conducts a review of the Plan’s primary pricing vendor to validate that the inputs used in that vendor’s pricing process are deemed to be market observable as defined in the standard. While the Company is not provided access to proprietary models of the vendor, the Company’s review has included on-site walkthroughs of pricing processes, methodologies and control procedures for each asset class for which prices were provided. The Company’s review also includes an examination of the underlying inputs and assumptions for a sample of individual securities across asset classes, credit rating levels and various durations. The Company believes that the prices received from the pricing vendor are representative of prices that would be received to sell the assets at the measurement date (exit price).
The Plan may use non-binding broker quotes as its primary basis for valuation when there is limited, or no, relevant market activity for a specific instrument or for other instruments that share similar characteristics. The Company has not adjusted the prices obtained from the brokers. Investment securities priced using non-binding broker quotes, if any, are included in Level 3. As is the case with the primary pricing vendor, third-party brokers do not provide access to their proprietary valuation models, inputs and assumptions.
Investments in collective funds held by the Plan, are generally valued using the net asset value (“NAV”) per share as a practical expedient for fair value provided certain criteria are met. The NAVs are determined based on the fair values of the underlying investments of the funds. Investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV as a practical expedient are not classified in the fair value hierarchy.
(d)    Notes Receivable from Participants
Loans to participants are recorded at the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest.



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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

(e)
Participant Withdrawals
Participant withdrawals are recorded when paid. Included in participant withdrawals are GE common stock cash dividends paid to participants of approximately $10.8 million and $30.0 million during 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(f)
Management Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(3)    Asset Transfers
The following assets were transferred into the Plan.
 
 
2018
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Alstom, Inc. 401(k) Plan
 
$
740,468

Wise.io, Inc. 401(k) Plan
 
595

Archeion Holdings, LLC. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
 
382

Biosafe America, Inc. 401(k) Plan
 
376

Concept Laser, Inc. 401(k) Plan
 
292

 
 
$
742,113

 
 
2017
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
GE Asset Management Plan for Affiliated GE Companies
 
$
1,190,404

GE Asset Maintenance Plan
 
332,400

Meridium, Inc. Employees’ Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan
 
22,151

TriNet 401(k) Plan associated with Critical Technologies, Inc.
 
1,173

TriNet 401(k) Plan associated with ShipXpress, Inc.
 
1,058

TriNet 401(k) Plan associated with Bit Stew Systems (US) Inc.
 
89

 
 
$
1,547,275

The Plan was amended to reflect the mergers and to preserve certain provisions with respect to the account balances transferred to the Plan.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

(4)    Investments
A summary of the fair value of the Plan's investments at December 31, 2018 and 2017 follows.
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
Common Stock:
 
 
 
GE Common Stock
$
1,987,811

 
$
4,900,068

 
 
 
 
Registered Investment Companies:
 
 
 
GE RSP Income Fund
1,500,093

 
1,777,820

GE RSP U.S. Equity Fund
3,303,295

 
3,850,832

State Street Institutional International Equity Fund

 
1,163,552

State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund
1,058,656

 
1,328,184

Total Registered Investment Companies
5,862,044

 
8,120,388

 
 
 
 
Collective Funds:(a)
 
 
 
Non-U.S. Equity Index Fund
1,920,777

 
2,037,953

U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund
1,824,321

 
1,468,424

U.S. Large-Cap Equity Index Fund
2,802,561

 
5,630,701

U.S. Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund
1,051,900

 
1,617,893

U.S. Small-Cap Equity Index Fund
870,273

 
1,155,818

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
418,478

 
554,003

Commodity Index Daily Fund
205,949

 

BlackRock Developed Real Estate Index Non-Lendable Fund
492,382

 

Russell 1000 Index Non-Lendable Fund
2,302,186

 

Mercer GE International Equity Fund
850,280

 

Total Collective Funds
12,739,107

 
12,464,792

 
 
 
 
Other Investments:(a)
 
 
 
Interest Bearing Cash
18,644

 

Short-Term Money Market Instruments
598,060

 
227,100

U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Debt Obligations
1,328,749

 
1,680,110

Commercial Mortgage-Backed, Corporate Notes and Asset-Backed Securities
361,787

 
368,504

Total Other Investments
2,307,240

 
2,275,714

 
 
 
 
Total investments at fair value
$
22,896,202

 
$
27,760,962

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a) The Target Retirement Date Funds are separate accounts that invest in a combination of the Index Funds as well as the Commodity Index Daily Fund, BlackRock Developed Real Estate Index Non-Lendable Fund and the Russell 1000 Index Non-Lendable Fund (which are not otherwise offered as direct investment options in the Plan), representing a variety of asset classes. See note 1(n).

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonable to expect that changes in the values of investment securities will occur (including in the near term) and that such changes could materially affect participant account balances and the statements of net assets available for plan benefits. The Plan offers alternatives that may mitigate participant risks, including the opportunity to diversify investments across multiple participant-directed fund elections including active and passively managed funds covering multiple asset classes. Additionally, the investments within each participant-directed fund election are further diversified into various financial instruments, with the exception of the GE Stock Fund, which primarily invests in securities of a single issuer.
Investments other than the GE Stock Fund and Money Market Fund may use various financial instruments such as options and futures, commonly referred to as derivatives, as a substitute for taking a long or a short position in an underlying asset, to increase returns, or as part of a hedging strategy.
(5)
Fair Value Measurements
The Plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2018 follow.
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Investments
(in thousands)

Common Stock
$
1,987,811

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,987,811

Registered Investment Companies
5,862,044

 

 

 
5,862,044

Other Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Bearing Cash
18,644

 

 

 
18,644

Short-Term Money Market Instruments

 
598,060

 

 
598,060

U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Debt Obligations

 
1,328,749

 

 
1,328,749

Commercial Mortgage-Backed, Corporate Notes and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities

 
361,787

 

 
361,787

Total Other Investments
18,644

 
2,288,596

 

 
2,307,240

 
$
7,868,499

 
$
2,288,596

 
$

 
10,157,095

Investments measured at net asset value (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collective Funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
12,739,107

Total investments at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
22,896,202

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Plan’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2017 follow.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Investments
(in thousands)

Common Stock
$
4,900,068

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,900,068

Registered Investment Companies
8,120,388

 

 

 
8,120,388

Other Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-Term Money Market Instruments
3,070

 
224,030

 

 
227,100

U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Debt Obligations

 
1,680,110

 

 
1,680,110

Commercial Mortgage-Backed, Corporate Notes and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset-Backed Securities

 
368,504

 

 
368,504

Total Other Investments
3,070

 
2,272,644

 

 
2,275,714

 
$
13,023,526

 
$
2,272,644

 
$

 
15,296,170

Investments measured at net asset value (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collective Funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
12,464,792

Total investments at fair value
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
27,760,962


(a) Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient are not classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the statements of net assets available for plan benefits.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

Transfers into and out of levels are considered to occur at the beginning of the period. There were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
(6)    Related Party Transactions (Parties-in-Interest)

The Plan’s recordkeeper, trustee, investment advisors and custodians described in note 1, as well as the Company and Plan participants, are each a “party in interest” to the Plan as defined by ERISA. Parties in interest to the Plan are noted in the Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets. Any fees paid by the Plan with respect to those or other transactions are described in the GE Retirement Savings Plan Supplemental Information document. KPMG LLP, the auditor of the Plan’s financial statements, is also a party in interest.
(7)    Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service has notified the Company by a letter dated April 24, 2014, that the Plan is qualified under the appropriate sections of the IRC and that the related trust is tax-exempt.  Although the Plan has been amended and restated since receiving the determination letter, the Plan administrator and the Plan’s counsel believe that the Plan’s current design and operations comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the IRC, and that the letter remains valid.
The portion of a participant’s compensation contributed to the Plan as a pre-tax contribution, the Company’s matching contribution, and CRCs are not subject to Federal income tax when such contributions are credited to participant accounts, subject to certain limitations. These amounts and any investment results may be included in the participant’s gross taxable income for the year in which such amounts are withdrawn from the Plan.
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) of the Plan if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Plan has not recognized a tax liability (or asset) related to uncertain tax positions.
The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions, however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Company believes the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2015.
(8)    Subsequent Events

Subsequent events after the statement of net assets available for plan benefits date through June 21, 2019, the date that the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of these financial statements.
Due to the spin-off of GE Transportation and its subsequent merger with Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”), participants in the RSP invested in the GE Stock Fund as of February 25, 2019 received Units of a new Wabtec Stock Fund. The Wabtec Stock Fund is managed by an independent fiduciary, Newport Trust Company (“Newport”). The terms of the Plan require that the Wabtec Stock Fund be liquidated as soon as practicable following the one-year anniversary of its establishment. Upon liquidation, the Wabtec Stock Fund will be eliminated and the proceeds are expected to be invested in the applicable TRD Fund consistent with the participant's age.

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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2018 and 2017

(9)
Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
Notes receivable from participants are classified as investments per Form 5500 instructions. In addition, any deemed distributions are not considered to be plan assets per Form 5500 and are excluded from notes receivable from participants. However, these distributions remain a plan asset for purposes of these financial statements until a distributable event occurs and they are offset against plan assets.
A reconciliation of investments per the financial statements to the annual report filed on Form 5500, Schedule H as required by the Department of Labor follows.
 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Total investments per financial statements
$
22,896,202

 
$
27,760,962

 
 
 
 
Total notes receivable per financial statements
351,216

 
390,087

Deemed distributions
(10,083
)
 
(10,777
)
Total notes receivable per Form 5500
341,133

 
379,310

 
 
 
 
Total investments per Form 5500
$
23,237,335

 
$
28,140,272


A reconciliation of total deductions from net assets per the financial statements to the annual report filed on Form 5500, Schedule H as required by the Department of Labor follows.

 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Total deductions from net assets per financial statements
$
3,218,342

 
$
3,179,909

Deemed distributions offset against plan assets
(4,649
)
 
(6,355
)
New deemed distributions
3,955

 
4,795

Total expenses per Form 5500
$
3,217,648

 
$
3,178,349


A reconciliation of amounts per the financial statements to the annual report filed on Form 5500, Schedule H as required by the Department of Labor follows.

 
2018
 
2017
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Net assets available for plan benefits per the financial statements
$
23,312,618

 
$
28,197,197

Deemed distributions
(10,083
)
 
(10,777
)
Net assets available for plan benefits per the Form 5500
$
23,302,535

 
$
28,186,420

 
 
 
 
Total net decrease after asset transfers per the financial statements
$
(4,884,579
)
 
$
(1,371,085
)
Changes in deemed distributions
694

 
1,560

Total net loss per the Form 5500
$
(4,883,885
)
 
$
(1,369,525
)



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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of December 31, 2018

Description
 
 
 
 Shares
 
 
 Fair Value*
 
Corporate Stocks - Common
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GE Common Stock
 
 
 
262,590,586

 
$
1,987,810,732

 (g)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Registered Investment Companies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GE RSP Income Fund
 
 
 
134,779,268

 
 
1,500,093,251

 (b),(g)
GE RSP U.S. Equity Fund
 
 
 
71,732,776

 
 
3,303,294,525

 (b),(g)
State Street Institutional Small-Cap Equity Fund
 
 
 
72,560,380

 
 
1,058,655,943

 (b),(g)
      Total Registered Investment Companies
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,862,043,719

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collective Funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-U.S. Equity Index Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,920,776,554

 
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,824,321,014

 
U.S. Large-Cap Equity Index Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,802,560,879

 
U.S. Mid-Cap Equity Index Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,051,900,241

 
U.S. Small-Cap Equity Index Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
870,272,502

 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
418,478,246

 
Commodity Index Daily Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
205,949,339

 
BlackRock Developed Real Estate Index Non-Lendable Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
492,382,079

 
Russell 1000 Index Non-Lendable Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,302,186,217

 
Mercer GE International Equity Fund
 
 
 
 
 
 
850,280,263

 
      Total Collective Funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
12,739,107,334

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rate of Interest
 
 Maturity
 
 
 Fair Value*
 
Short-Term Money Market Instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BNP Paribas S.A.
 
2.950

%
1/2/2019

 
$
259,000,000

 
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
 
2.950

 
1/2/2019

 
 
106,000,000

 
TD Securities USA LLC
 
2.960

 
1/2/2019

 
 
230,000,000

 
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
 
2.950

 
1/2/2019

 
 
3,060,000

 
       Total Short-Term Money Market Instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
598,060,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Bearing Cash
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State Street Bank
 
0.500

 

 
 
18,630,444

(g)
Goldman Sachs
 
2.520

 

 
 
13,684

 
       Total Interest Bearing Cash
 
 
 
 
 
 
18,644,128

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Debt Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fannie Mae Discount Notes
 
2.238

 
1/2/2019

 
 
7,799,524

(c)
Fannie Mae Discount Notes
 
2.284

 
1/9/2019

 
 
4,997,511

(c)
Fannie Mae Discount Notes
 
2.430

 
2/27/2019

 
 
14,943,404

(c)
Federal Farm Credit Banks
 
2.345

 
1/15/2019

 
 
3,100,000

(d)
Federal Farm Credit Banks
 
2.479

 
6/24/2019

 
 
29,465,462

(d)
Federal Farm Credit Banks
 
2.310

 
7/18/2019

 
 
3,999,776

(d)
Federal Farm Credit Banks
 
2.416

 
7/25/2019

 
 
8,000,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.264

 
1/2/2019

 
 
19,998,767

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.264

 
1/3/2019

 
 
7,499,075

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.287

 
1/9/2019

 
 
12,493,769

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.294

 
1/11/2019

 
 
7,495,313

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.296

 
1/15/2019

 
 
7,793,175

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.297

 
1/17/2019

 
 
7,292,700

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.298

 
1/17/2019

 
 
3,096,900

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.386

 
1/23/2019

 
 
29,957,008

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.249

 
1/24/2019

 
 
11,234,188

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.353

 
2/11/2019

 
 
7,779,568

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.342

 
2/12/2019

 
 
7,779,161

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.341

 
2/13/2019

 
 
7,728,802

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.414

 
2/13/2019

 
 
46,268,816

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.353

 
2/19/2019

 
 
7,775,582

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.422

 
2/20/2019

 
 
15,947,244

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.433

 
2/27/2019

 
 
29,886,712

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.451

 
3/15/2019

 
 
24,878,181

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.448

 
3/20/2019

 
 
19,896,000

(c)
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
 
2.474

 
3/29/2019

 
 
24,853,490

(c)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.078

 
1/4/2019

 
 
15,100,000

(d)

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 23.
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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of December 31, 2018

Other Investments, continued
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
Rate of Interest
 
Maturity
 
 
 Fair Value*
 
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Debt Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.459

%
1/24/2019

 
$
9,500,518

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.379

 
1/24/2019

 
 
5,000,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.380

 
2/1/2019

 
 
34,999,771

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.338

 
2/7/2019

 
 
25,000,657

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.381

 
2/25/2019

 
 
15,000,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.395

 
3/1/2019

 
 
9,400,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.390

 
3/20/2019

 
 
25,498,799

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.411

 
3/25/2019

 
 
7,100,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.088

 
4/10/2019

 
 
19,800,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.419

 
6/24/2019

 
 
7,100,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Banks
 
2.330

 
7/16/2019

 
 
10,250,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
2.068

 
1/9/2019

 
 
18,100,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
2.355

 
3/18/2019

 
 
5,700,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
2.078

 
4/9/2019

 
 
20,100,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
2.490

 
6/19/2019

 
 
14,000,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
2.375

 
6/19/2019

 
 
14,500,000

(d)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
7.500

 
1/1/2027

 
 
83,352

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
7.000

 
11/1/2031

 
 
17,968

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
7.000

 
4/1/2032

 
 
218,275

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
 
7.000

 
6/1/2032

 
 
29,195

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMIC
 
3.405

 
12/15/2031

 
 
296,444

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
2.540

 
1/30/2019

 
 
14,000,000

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
2.387

 
3/8/2019

 
 
9,101,238

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
2.500

 
4/30/2019

 
 
10,000,000

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
11/1/2021

 
 
5,691

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
1/1/2025

 
 
33,045

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
3/1/2029

 
 
38,741

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
10/1/2030

 
 
22,288

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
2/1/2031

 
 
51,163

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
6/1/2031

 
 
12,753

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
10/1/2031

 
 
225,759

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
8.000

 
3/1/2032

 
 
68,791

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
8.000

 
5/1/2032

 
 
24,345

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
6/1/2032

 
 
70,067

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
4.637

 
12/1/2032

 
 
265,897

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
4/1/2033

 
 
23,775

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
4/1/2033

 
 
44,154

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
3.663

 
5/1/2033

 
 
462,501

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
4.190

 
6/1/2033

 
 
433,031

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
4.290

 
6/1/2033

 
 
378,464

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
4.515

 
6/1/2033

 
 
3,454

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
4.290

 
6/1/2033

 
 
160,537

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
5.465

 
6/1/2033

 
 
38,272

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
4.289

 
7/1/2033

 
 
333,345

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
4.375

 
7/1/2033

 
 
31,938

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
11/1/2033

 
 
211,565

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
11/1/2033

 
 
24,195

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
8.000

 
11/1/2033

 
 
26,201

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
3/1/2034

 
 
15,784

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
3/1/2034

 
 
144,655

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
5/1/2034

 
 
53,955

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
6/1/2034

 
 
36,310

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
1/1/2035

 
 
114,167

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
5/1/2035

 
 
77,407

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
5/1/2035

 
 
98,351

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
1/1/2036

 
 
217,460

 
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
 
2.883

 
6/1/2044

 
 
21,965,590

(d)
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. REMIC
 
4.500

 
2/25/2040

 
 
1,603,481

 
Freddie Mac Discount Notes
 
2.439

 
3/20/2019

 
 
18,901,612

(c)
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
11/15/2023

 
 
71,956

 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
1/15/2031

 
 
140,720

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 23.
- 19 -         (continued)



GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of December 31, 2018

Other Investments, continued
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
Rate of Interest

 
Maturity

 
 
 Fair Value*

 
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Debt Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

%
3/15/2031

 
$
12,615

 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
3/15/2031

 
 
69,835

 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
5/15/2031

 
 
34,991

 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
7/15/2031

 
 
40,647

 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.500

 
9/15/2031

 
 
79,820

 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
5/15/2032

 
 
83,843

 
Government National Mortgage Assoc.
 
7.000

 
11/15/2032

 
 
31,692

 
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.279

 
1/2/2019

 
 
11,999,253

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.217

 
1/3/2019

 
 
14,998,188

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.325

 
1/8/2019

 
 
39,982,228

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.246

 
1/10/2019

 
 
44,975,222

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.264

 
1/10/2019

 
 
29,983,350

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.340

 
1/15/2019

 
 
14,986,583

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.297

 
1/17/2019

 
 
19,780,178

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.315

 
1/17/2019

 
 
12,187,692

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.391

 
1/29/2019

 
 
10,979,894

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.351

 
1/31/2019

 
 
31,738,918

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.356

 
1/31/2019

 
 
3,193,840

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.366

 
2/7/2019

 
 
17,957,080

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.387

 
2/14/2019

 
 
19,942,800

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.392

 
2/21/2019

 
 
34,883,727

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.410

 
2/28/2019

 
 
14,942,906

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.412

 
3/7/2019

 
 
10,953,028

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.423

 
3/14/2019

 
 
19,905,000

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.479

 
4/18/2019

 
 
16,877,975

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.494

 
5/2/2019

 
 
11,901,990

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.546

 
6/13/2019

 
 
7,910,169

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bills
 
2.573

 
7/5/2019

 
 
14,808,994

(c)
U.S. Treasury Bond
 
3.125

 
5/15/2048

 
 
415,450

 
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
0.875

 
4/15/2019

 
 
6,371,420

 
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
2.551

 
4/30/2019

 
 
13,255,595

(d)
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
2.375

 
3/15/2021

 
 
38,144,485

 
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
2.375

 
4/15/2021

 
 
41,105,519

 
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
2.750

 
8/15/2021

 
 
75,454,370

 
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
1.875

 
8/31/2022

 
 
7,513,351

 
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
2.750

 
11/15/2023

 
 
2,667,271

 
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
2.875

 
11/30/2025

 
 
9,410,415

(f)
U.S. Treasury Notes
 
2.875

 
8/15/2028

 
 
20,871,221

 
Vendee Mortgage Trust
 
0.105

 
10/15/2026

 
 
9,595

(d),(e)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Debt Obligations
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,328,748,915

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed, Corporate Notes and Asset-Backed Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amazon.com Inc.
 
1.900

 
8/21/2020

 
 
2,955,780

 
American Express Co.
 
0.004

 
11/5/2021

 
 
5,048,750

 
Amgen Inc.
 
0.002

 
5/10/2019

 
 
4,978,550

 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.
 
2.650

 
2/1/2021

 
 
1,440,975

 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.
 
2.500

 
2/9/2022

 
 
4,929,100

 
Asian Development Bank
 
1.625

 
5/5/2020

 
 
2,961,960

 
AT&T Inc.
 
3.800

 
3/15/2022

 
 
3,012,690

 
AT&T Inc.
 
5.000

 
3/1/2021

 
 
3,102,210

 
Bank of America Corp.
 
2.650

 
4/1/2019

 
 
4,440,754

 
Bank of America Corp.
 
2.369

 
7/21/2021

 
 
4,915,100

(d)
BAT Capital Corp.
 
2.297

 
8/14/2020

 
 
2,929,380

 
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
 
1.700

 
3/15/2019

 
 
6,985,930

 
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.
 
2.200

 
1/15/2021

 
 
4,886,350

 
Campbell Soup Co.
 
3.300

 
3/15/2021

 
 
1,392,188

 
Chevron Corp.
 
1.961

 
3/3/2020

 
 
4,949,150

 
Cigna Corp.
 
3.200

 
9/17/2020

 
 
4,981,000

(a)
Cigna Corp.
 
3.400

 
9/17/2021

 
 
2,493,902

(a)
Cisco Systems Inc.
 
2.200

 
2/28/2021

 
 
2,960,460

 
Citibank NA
 
3.400

 
7/23/2021

 
 
5,006,700

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 23.
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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of December 31, 2018

Other Investments, continued
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
Rate of Interest
 
Maturity
 
 
 Fair Value*
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed, Corporate Notes and Asset-Backed Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Citigroup Inc.
 
2.900

%
12/8/2021

 
$
6,874,420

 
Citigroup Inc.
 
3.875

 
10/25/2023

 
 
3,012,390

 
CNH Industrial Capital LLC
 
3.375

 
7/15/2019

 
 
1,994,600

 
Conagra Brands Inc.
 
3.800

 
10/22/2021

 
 
2,099,042

 
Conagra Brands Inc.
 
3.219

 
10/22/2020

 
 
1,491,310

(d)
Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.
 
3.125

 
12/10/2020

 
 
2,973,240

 
CVS Health Corp.
 
3.350

 
3/9/2021

 
 
4,984,900

 
Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
 
3.480

 
6/1/2019

 
 
4,988,100

(a)
Devon Energy Corp.
 
4.000

 
7/15/2021

 
 
2,004,380

 
Dominion Energy Inc.
 
2.579

 
7/1/2020

 
 
1,477,440

 
DowDuPont Inc.
 
3.766

 
11/15/2020

 
 
2,018,460

 
Duke Energy Corp.
 
3.550

 
9/15/2021

 
 
1,449,904

 
Eastman Chemical Co.
 
3.500

 
12/1/2021

 
 
2,511,900

 
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.
 
3.071

 
5/1/2020

 
 
5,004,700

(d)
Emera US Finance LP
 
2.150

 
6/15/2019

 
 
4,968,200

 
Enable Midstream Partners LP
 
2.400

 
5/15/2019

 
 
1,601,048

 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
 
2.800

 
2/15/2021

 
 
4,944,550

 
European Investment Bank
 
2.000

 
3/15/2021

 
 
4,937,100

 
Fortive Corp.
 
1.800

 
6/15/2019

 
 
456,779

 
General Dynamics Corp.
 
3.000

 
5/11/2021

 
 
3,003,030

 
General Mills Inc.
 
3.200

 
4/16/2021

 
 
2,088,324

 
General Motors Financial Company Inc.
 
3.200

 
7/13/2020

 
 
2,969,220

 
GlaxoSmithKline Capital PLC
 
3.125

 
5/14/2021

 
 
3,503,549

 
Honeywell International Inc.
 
1.400

 
10/30/2019

 
 
4,943,750

 
ING Bank N.V.
 
2.450

 
3/16/2020

 
 
9,899,000

(a)
Inter-American Development Bank
 
1.875

 
3/15/2021

 
 
2,462,825

 
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
 
1.625

 
3/9/2021

 
 
3,920,360

 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 
1.850

 
3/22/2019

 
 
9,976,800

 
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
 
3.086

 
4/26/2021

 
 
4,985,700

(d)
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
 
3.551

 
5/25/2021

 
 
4,993,200

(a)
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
 
5.000

 
10/1/2021

 
 
1,619,286

 
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
 
1.625

 
5/29/2020

 
 
2,958,480

 
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
 
1.625

 
3/15/2021

 
 
2,938,440

 
Marathon Oil Corp.
 
2.700

 
6/1/2020

 
 
2,475,772

 
McKesson Corp.
 
3.650

 
11/30/2020

 
 
5,020,450

 
Molson Coors Brewing Co.
 
1.450

 
7/15/2019

 
 
1,978,360

 
Morgan Stanley
 
2.450

 
2/1/2019

 
 
4,997,100

 
Morgan Stanley
 
2.750

 
5/19/2022

 
 
11,150,325

 
MUFG Bank Ltd.
 
2.300

 
3/5/2020

 
 
4,947,600

(a)
Newell Brands Inc.
 
2.600

 
3/29/2019

 
 
937,404

 
Northrop Grumman Corp.
 
2.080

 
10/15/2020

 
 
4,905,800

 
Petroleos Mexicanos
 
5.500

 
1/21/2021

 
 
997,260

 
Rockwell Collins Inc.
 
1.950

 
7/15/2019

 
 
6,945,470

 
Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
 
1.900

 
9/23/2019

 
 
986,070

 
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
 
2.450

 
1/16/2020

 
 
4,958,800

 
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
 
2.050

 
3/6/2019

 
 
9,982,200

(a)
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
 
3.800

 
11/26/2020

 
 
1,689,108

(a)
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
 
1.700

 
7/19/2019

 
 
3,935,320

 
The Home Depot Inc.
 
3.250

 
3/1/2022

 
 
3,030,300

 
The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.
 
3.500

 
10/1/2020

 
 
5,003,500

 
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
 
2.250

 
5/15/2020

 
 
2,460,825

 
The Southern Co.
 
1.850

 
7/1/2019

 
 
3,339,140

 
The Southern Co.
 
2.150

 
9/1/2019

 
 
2,870,421

 
UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG
 
2.950

 
9/24/2020

 
 
2,968,110

(a)
United Technologies Corp.
 
1.900

 
5/4/2020

 
 
2,218,135

 
United Technologies Corp.
 
1.950

 
11/1/2021

 
 
2,882,100

 
United Technologies Corp.
 
3.100

 
6/1/2022

 
 
2,926,080

 
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
 
2.125

 
3/15/2021

 
 
2,937,780

 
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC
 
3.875

 
11/13/2020

 
 
3,012,990

(a)
Wells Fargo Bank NA
 
2.600

 
1/15/2021

 
 
4,935,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 23.
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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of December 31, 2018

Other Investments, continued
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description
 
Rate of Interest
 
Maturity
 
 
 Fair Value*
 
Commercial Mortgage-Backed, Corporate Notes and Asset-Backed Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank NA
 
3.325

%
7/23/2021

 
$
4,990,050

(d)
American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2017-6
 
2.040

 
5/15/2023

 
 
9,457,176

 
American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2018-1
 
2.670

 
10/17/2022

 
 
19,926,553

 
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust
 
1.920

 
4/7/2022

 
 
10,359,746

 
Securitized Term Auto Receivables Trust 2018-1A
 
3.298

 
11/25/2022

 
 
4,002,348

(a)
Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2018-A
 
2.320

 
12/20/2019

 
 
3,069,085

(a)
Toyota Auto Receivables 2018-C Owner Trust
 
2.770

 
8/16/2021

 
 
6,987,105

 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
 
0.920

 
9/10/2046

 
 
864,312

(d),(e)
Export Development Canada
 
1.625

 
1/17/2020

 
 
990,080

 
Government of Chile
 
3.875

 
8/5/2020

 
 
708,078

 
Government of Hungary
 
6.375

 
3/29/2021

 
 
528,505

 
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
 
2.125

 
11/16/2020

 
 
987,220

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed, Corporate Notes and Asset-Backed Securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
361,787,034

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Total Other Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,307,240,077

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
            Total Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
22,896,201,862

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notes Receivable from Participants
 
Rate of Interest
 
 Maturity
 
 
 Fair Value*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Notes Receivable (56,607) from Participants
 
3.25 - 9.51%
 
1 month - 30 yrs.
 
 
341,133,349

(g)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 
 
 
 
$
23,237,335,211

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 23.
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GE RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of December 31, 2018

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Assets:
 
 
(a)
Pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, these securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2018, these securities amounted to $57,026,643 or 9.61% of the net assets of the GE RSP Short-Term Interest Fund. These securities have been determined to be liquid using procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b)
Funds managed and administered by SSGA FM, an affiliate of SSC.
(c)
Coupon amount represents effective yield.
(d)
Variable or floating rate of security. The stated rate represents the rate at December 31, 2018.
(e)
Interest only security. These securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages. Payments of principal on the pool reduce the value of the "interest only" holding.
(f)
At December 31, 2018, a portion of this security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for futures.
(g)
Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.
 
 
 
 
*
Cost omitted for participant directed investments

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.


- 23 -




Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
GE Retirement Savings Plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 21, 2019
 
/s/ Thomas S. Timko
 
Date
 
Thomas S. Timko
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
General Electric Company
 





Exhibit Number
 
Description of the Exhibit
 
 
 
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm