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United States Securities and Exchange Commission WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission file number 001-00035 GE New York ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 5 Necco Street , Boston MA ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) ( 617 ) 443-3000 Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) Title of each class Common stock , par value $ 0.06 per share 0.375 % Notes due 2022 1.250 % Notes due 2023 0.875 % Notes due 2025 1.875 % Notes due 2027 1.500 % Notes due 2029 7 1 / 2 % Guaranteed Subordinated Notes due 2035 2.125 % Notes due 2037 GE GE 22A GE 23E GE 25 GE 27E GE 29 GE / 35 GE 37 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : ( Title of class ) Non - accelerated filer 14-0689340 Emerging growth company 02210 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes ¨ No þ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No " New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes þ No " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No þ The aggregate market value of the outstanding common equity of the registrant not held by affiliates as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter was at least $ 58.9 billion . There were 8,767,942,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $ 0.06 outstanding at January 31 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE The definitive proxy statement relating to the registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders , to be held May 4 , 2021 , is incorporated by reference into Part III to the extent described therein .