# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000040545
**File Stem:** 0000040545-26-000039
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 9365
**Document Hash:** 8ec9728ba0bdbe67262828c3b22afc56
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000040545-26-000039.hdr.sgml**: 20260611

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000040545-26-000039

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260608

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260611

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260611

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000040545
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (NO COMPUTER EQUIP) [3600]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 140689340
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-00035
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261081391

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 NEUMANN WAY
- **CITY:** EVENDALE
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 45215
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 513-243-2000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 NEUMANN WAY
- **CITY:** EVENDALE
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 45215

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GENERAL ELECTRIC Co
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20240408

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GE AEROSPACE
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20240408

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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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) **June 8, 2026**

![Aerospace.jpg](ge-20260608_g1.jpg)

**<u>General Electric Company</u>**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **New York** | **New York** | **New York** | **001-00035** | **14-0689340** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> Identification No.) |
| **1 Neumann Way,** | **Evendale,** | **OH** |  | **45215** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code) |

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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) **<u>(513) 243-2000</u>**

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(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | GE | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.875% Notes due 2027 | GE 27E | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.500% Notes due 2029 | GE 29 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 7 1/2% Guaranteed Subordinated Notes due 2035 | GE /35 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 2.125% Notes due 2037 | GE 37 | New York Stock Exchange |

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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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

On June 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of General Electric Company, operating as GE Aerospace (the "Company"), elected Judson Althoff to the Board, effective June 24, 2026. In connection with this change, the Board will increase its size to accommodate the election of Mr. Althoff. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Althoff's election to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Board has determined that Mr. Althoff is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the Company's independence guidelines, as set forth in the Board's Governance Principles.

Mr. Althoff will participate in the compensation and benefit program for the Company's independent directors, which is described on page 24 of the Company's Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2026, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2026.

The Board has not yet appointed Mr. Althoff to any Board committees.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

**(d) Exhibits**

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| **Exhibit** | **Description** |
| [99.1](ex991geaerospacebodannounc.htm) | [Press release, dated](ex991geaerospacebodannounc.htm)[June 1](ex991geaerospacebodannounc.htm)[1](ex991geaerospacebodannounc.htm)[, 2026](ex991geaerospacebodannounc.htm)[, issued by GE Aerospace.](ex991geaerospacebodannounc.htm) |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |

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**Forward-looking statements**

This document contains "forward-looking statements" - that is, statements related to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For details on the uncertainties that may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements, see https://www.geaerospace.com/investor-relations/important-forward-looking-statement-information as well as our annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

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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.

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| | General Electric Company |
| | (Registrant) |
| Date: June 11, 2026 | /s/ Brandon Smith |
| | Brandon Smith<br>Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities & Finance Counsel |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**<br>Judson Althoff Joins GE Aerospace Board of Directors**

CINCINNATI – June 11, 2026 – GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) today announced Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft's Commercial Business, will join its Board of Directors.

H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO said, "Judson brings deep experience in helping large organizations combine human ingenuity with technology advancements. His insights will be invaluable as we accelerate FLIGHT DECK and expand our use of Artificial Intelligence to deliver greater value to our customers and shareholders."

Judson Althoff serves as CEO of Microsoft's Commercial Business. In this role, Althoff builds on his experience of nearly a decade as the chief architect of Microsoft's commercial strategy, overseeing product strategy, sales, service, support, marketing, and operations, to drive growth and strengthen the company's position as the partner of choice for AI Transformation. Althoff joined Microsoft in March 2013 as President of Microsoft North America after serving in senior sales roles at Oracle and EMC. Althoff is a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and serves on the board of Ecolab as an independent director and a member of the Safety, Health & Environment and Finance Committees. He will join the GE Aerospace Board effective June 24, 2026.

**About GE Aerospace** 

GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 50,000 commercial and 30,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 57,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow, and the future at <u>www.geaerospace.com</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

**GE Aerospace Investor Contact:**

Blaire Shoor, 857.472.9659

<u>blaire.shoor@geaerospace.com</u>

**GE Aerospace Media Contact:**

Megan Newhouse, 203.414.1257

<u>megan.newhouse@geaerospace.com</u>

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