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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 25, 2018
 
 
General Electric Company
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
New York
 
001-00035
 
14-0689340
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
41 Farnsworth Street, Boston, MA
 
 
 
2210
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (617) 443-3000
 
 
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
¨
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¨
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¨
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth 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 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)    General Electric Company ("GE" or the "Company") held its annual meeting of shareowners on April 25, 2018 (the "Annual Meeting").

(b)    At the Annual Meeting, shareowners elected all of the Company’s nominees for director; approved our named executives’ compensation (“Say on Pay”); approved an amended GE International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP Approval”); and ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2018 (“Auditor Ratification”). The shareowners did not approve any of the shareowner proposals, which are listed below.


Election of Directors
 
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
 
Non-Votes
 
 
 
1.
 
Sébastien M. Bazin
 
 
4,320,551,913
 
 
 
480,845,074
 
 
 
29,272,058
 
 
 
1,618,938,088
 
2.
 
W. Geoffrey Beattie
 
 
4,384,867,904
 
 
 
417,629,048
 
 
 
28,169,429
 
 
 
1,618,940,752
 
3.
 
John J. Brennan
 
 
4,462,515,566
 
 
 
343,437,145
 
 
 
24,713,670
 
 
 
1,618,940,752
 
4.
 
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
 
 
4,717,114,030
 
 
 
87,464,430
 
 
 
26,090,585
 
 
 
1,618,938,088
 
5.
 
Francisco D’Souza
 
 
4,562,034,101
 
 
 
243,154,360
 
 
 
25,477,920
 
 
 
1,618,940,752
 
6.
 
John L. Flannery
 
 
4,533,802,404
 
 
 
254,412,042
 
 
 
42,454,599
 
 
 
1,618,938,088
 
7.
 
Edward P. Garden
 
 
4,703,302,412
 
 
 
101,767,140
 
 
 
25,599,493
 
 
 
1,618,938,088
 
8.
 
Thomas W. Horton
 
 
4,636,263,029
 
 
 
166,034,445
 
 
 
28,371,571
 
 
 
1,618,938,088
 
9.
 
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
 
 
4,607,071,929
 
 
 
198,580,294
 
 
 
25,016,822
 
 
 
1,618,938,088
 
10.
 
James J. Mulva
 
 
4,417,425,346
 
 
 
386,212,527
 
 
 
27,028,508
 
 
 
1,618,940,752
 
11.
 
Leslie F. Seidman
 
 
4,720,762,969
 
 
 
85,554,031
 
 
 
24,352,045
 
 
 
1,618,938,088
 
12.
 
James S. Tisch
 
 
4,273,520,868
 
 
 
532,690,278
 
 
 
24,455,235
 
 
 
1,618,940,752
 

Management Proposals
 
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
 
Non-Votes
 
 
 
1.
 
Say on Pay
 
 
4,381,817,430
 
 
 
403,043,694
 
 
 
45,664,941
 
 
 
1,619,081,068
 
2.
 
ESPP Approval
 
 
4,677,013,600
 
 
 
120,524,504
 
 
 
33,124,141
 
 
 
1,618,944,888
 
3.
 
Auditor Ratification
 
 
4,164,893,588
 
 
 
2,253,604,783
 
 
 
30,934,937
 
 
 
173,825
 
 
Shareowner Proposals
 
 
 
For
 
 
Against
 
 
Abstain
 
 
Non-Votes
 
 
 
1.
 
Independent Chair
 
 
1,972,422,213
 
 
 
2,817,138,246
 
 
 
40,944,575
 
 
 
1,619,102,099
 
2.
 
Cumulative Voting
 
 
610,492,031
 
 
 
4,169,025,618
 
 
 
51,144,846
 
 
 
1,618,944,638
 
3.
 
Deduct Impact of
Stock Buybacks from
Executive Pay
 
 
312,901,317
 
 
 
4,470,546,187
 
 
 
47,077,161
 
 
 
1,619,082,468
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.
 
Political Lobbying and Contributions
 
 
988,054,419
 
 
 
3,673,870,769
 
 
 
168,719,562
 
 
 
1,618,962,383
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.
 
Buyback Report
 
 
269,188,062
 
 
 
4,524,192,767
 
 
 
37,131,886
 
 
 
1,619,094,418
 
6.
 
Written Consent
 
 
1,234,496,827
 
 
 
3,540,917,750
 
 
 
55,247,918
 
 
 
1,618,944,638
 



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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
General Electric Company
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
Date: April 30, 2018
 
/s/ Christoph A. Pereira
 
 
 
Christoph A. Pereira
Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities and Finance Counsel
 


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