UPDATE: GE Board Approves 16% Increase in Quarterly Dividend

The Board of Directors of GE

today raised the Company's quarterly dividend 16%, or $0.03 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock, to $0.22 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The Board declared that the dividend is payable January 27, 2014 to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 23, 2013. The ex-dividend date is December 19, 2013.