General Electric Company (GE)

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table provides information, for the named executives, on (1) stock option awards exercised during 2007, including the number of shares acquired upon exercise and the value realized, and (2) the number of shares acquired upon the vesting of stock awards in the form of RSUs and the value realized, each before payment of any applicable withholding tax and brokerage commission. As described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, these named executives are required to hold the net shares acquired upon the exercise of stock options for at least one year. The exercise prices reported in the notes below indicate rounding, since prices prior to 2000 extended to four decimal points. Mr. Immelt retained all of the shares he acquired upon the exercise of stock options and the shares he received upon the vesting of RSUs. He has not sold any of the shares he acquired upon the exercise of stock options or received upon the vesting of RSUs since he became our CEO in 2001 and is committed to continue this practice as long as he serves as our CEO.

¹     Mr. Immelt exercised 180,000 expiring stock options on August 2, 2007, with an exercise price of $22.08 and market price of $38.91, and he retained all the shares (45,030 shares) after the payment of the exercise price and taxes. Upon the lapse of RSUs, he acquired 4,000 shares with a market price of $40.36 on October 28, 2007, and 75,000 shares with a market price of $37.30 on November 24, 2007.

²     Mr. Sherin exercised 60,000 stock options on August 2, 2007, with an exercise price of $22.08 and market price of $38.91. Upon the lapse of RSUs, he acquired 15,000 shares with a market price of $37.67 on June 2, 2007, and 30,000 shares with a market price of $40.20 on September 17, 2007.

³     Mr. Neal exercised 96,000 stock options on August 2, 2007, with an exercise price of $22.08 and market price of $38.91. Upon the lapse of RSUs, he acquired 18,000 shares with a market price of $34.15 on March 14, 2007, 15,000 shares with a market price of $38.70 on June 22, 2007, 3,750 shares with a market price of $39.25 on July 27, 2007, and 23,333 shares with a market price of $40.20 on September 17, 2007.

⁴     Mr. Rice exercised 35,000 stock options on January 31, 2007, with an exercise price of $22.08 and a market price of $36.00, 35,000 stock options on April 25, 2007, with an exercise price of $22.08 and a market price of $34.98, and 35,000 stock options on August 2, 2007, with an exercise price of $22.08 and a market price of $38.91. Upon the lapse of RSUs, he acquired 15,000 shares with a market price of $39.25 on July 27, 2007, and 30,000 shares with a market price of $40.20 on September 17, 2007.

⁵     Mr. Wright exercised 360,000 stock options on August 2, 2007, with an exercise price of $22.08 and a market price of $38.91. Upon the lapse of RSUs, he acquired 50,000 shares with a market price of $39.25 on July 27, 2007, 50,000 shares with a market price of $39.15 on July 29, 2007, and 46,667 shares with a market price of $40.20 on September 17, 2007.