FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Joyce David Leon 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/09/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENERAL ELECTRIC CO [GE] (Last) (First) (Middle) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice Chairman 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOSTON, MA 02210 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 283,601 D   Common Stock 29,872 I 401(k) plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	10,000	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	60,000	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	53,000	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	40,000	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	29,600	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (7)	  (7)	Common Stock	27,000	$ (1)	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	09/07/2006	09/07/2017	Common Stock	55,000	$ 38.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	09/09/2009	09/09/2018	Common Stock	100,000	$ 28.12	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	03/12/2010	03/12/2019	Common Stock	400,000	$ 9.57	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	07/23/2010	07/23/2019	Common Stock	500,000	$ 11.95	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	06/10/2011	06/10/2020	Common Stock	650,000	$ 15.68	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	06/09/2012	06/09/2021	Common Stock	700,000	$ 18.58	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	09/07/2013	09/07/2022	Common Stock	700,000	$ 21.59	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	09/13/2014	09/13/2023	Common Stock	500,000	$ 23.78	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	09/05/2015	09/05/2024	Common Stock	550,000	$ 26.1	D	Â
Employee Stock Options (right to buy) (8)	09/11/2016	09/11/2025	Common Stock	184,000	$ 24.95	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (8)	09/09/2017	09/09/2026	Common Stock	200,000	$ 30.11	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Joyce David Leon GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 41 FARNSWORTH STREET BOSTON, MA 02210	Â	Â	  Vice Chairman	Â

Signatures

Brian Sandstrom on behalf of David L. Joyce		09/19/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	1-for-1
(2)	50,000 units granted 07/27/2012; 10,000 units vested on 07/27/2013 ; 10,000 units vested on 07/27/2014 ; 10,000 vested on 07/27/2015; 10,000 vested on 07/27/2016 and 10,000 are scheduled to vest on 07/27/2017.
(3)	100,000 units granted 07/24/2014; 20,000 units vested on 07/24/2015; 20,000 units vested on 07/24/2016 ; 20,000 are scheduled to vest on 07/24/2017; 20,000 are scheduled to vest on 07/24/2018 and 20,000 are scheduled to vest on 07/24/2019.
(4)	53,000 units granted 09/11/2015; 53,000 units are scheduled to vest on 02/01/2018.
(5)	50,000 units granted 09/11/2015; 10,000 units vested on 9/11/2016; 10,000 units are scheduled to vest on 09/11/2017; 10,000 units are scheduled to vest on 09/11/2018; 10,000 are scheduled to vest on 09/11/2019; and 10,000 are scheduled to vest on 09/11/2020.
(6)	37,000 units granted 9/11/2015; 7,400 units vested on 9/11/2016; 7,400 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2017; 7,400 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2018; 7,400 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2019; and 7,400 units are scheduled to vest on 9/11/2020.
(7)	27,000 units granted on 9/9/2016; 5,400 units are scheduled to vest on 9/9/2017; 5,400 units are sceduled to vest on 9/9/2018; 5,400 units are scheduled to vest on 9/9/2019; 5,400 units are scheduled to vest on 9/9/2020; and 5,400 units are scheduled to vest on 9/9/2021.
(8)	The options become exercisable in five equal installments of 20% each beginning on the "Date Exercisable" shown to the right, and another 20% each year thereafter.

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