GE Board of Directors Increases Quarterly Dividend by $0.02 to $0.17

The Board of Directors of General Electric Company GE today raised the Company's quarterly dividend $0.02 from $0.15 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock to $0.17 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The Board declared that the dividend is payable January 25, 2012 to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 27, 2011. The ex-dividend date is December 22, 2011.