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) May 8, 2019
 
 
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
 
 
 
02210
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (617) 443-3000
 
 
N/A
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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 provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.      ¨
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.06 per share
GE
New York Stock Exchange



Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation of Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On May 13, 2019, General Electric Company (“GE” or the “Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation reducing the minimum number of directors for the Company’s Board, from ten to seven (the “Charter Amendment”).
In connection with the Charter Amendment, the Board also approved an amendment to Article II, Section A of the Company’s By-Laws to decrease the minimum number of directors for the Company’s Board from ten to seven, effective upon filing of the Charter Amendment on May 13, 2019.
A copy of the Charter Amendment and amended By-Laws of the Company are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)    GE held its annual meeting of shareowners on May 8, 2019 (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 the Charter Amendment; and ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2019 (“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 Bazin
 
 
4,299,966,198
 
 
 
435,152,879
 
 
 
17,902,316
 
 
 
1,628,740,820
 
2.
 
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
 
 
4,546,353,762
 
 
 
178,604,825
 
 
 
28,064,806
 
 
 
1,628,738,820
 
3.
 
Francisco D’Souza
 
 
4,398,299,220
 
 
 
337,548,461
 
 
 
17,163,812
 
 
 
1,628,750,720
 
4.
 
Edward Garden
 
 
4,412,192,782
 
 
 
322,380,217
 
 
 
18,443,594
 
 
 
1,628,745,620
 
5.
 
Thomas Horton
 
 
4,431,345,979
 
 
 
304,068,516
 
 
 
17,602,098
 
 
 
1,628,745,620
 
6.
 
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
 
 
4,367,541,385
 
 
 
363,787,992
 
 
 
21,687,216
 
 
 
1,628,745,620
 
7.
 
Catherine Lesjak
 
 
4,691,350,100
 
 
 
45,499,650
 
 
 
16,173,643
 
 
 
1,628,738,820
 
8.
 
Paula Rosput Reynolds
 
 
4,659,009,309
 
 
 
77,828,097
 
 
 
16,185,987
 
 
 
1,628,738,820
 
9.
 
Leslie Seidman
 
 
4,676,341,009
 
 
 
60,359,513
 
 
 
16,322,871
 
 
 
1,628,738,820
 
10.
 
James Tisch
 
 
4,349,967,105
 
 
 
386,548,375
 
 
 
16,502,813
 
 
 
1,628,743,920
 

Management Proposals
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
 
 
Against
 
 
 
Abstain
 
 
 
Non-Votes
 
1.
 
Say on Pay
 
 
3,324,298,963
 
 
 
1,397,580,665
 
 
 
31,131,665
 
 
 
1,628,750,920
 
2.
 
Reduction in Minimum Number of Directors
 
 
4,694,671,010
 
 
 
44,279,248
 
 
 
14,073,135
 
 
 
1,628,738,820
 
3.
 
Auditor Ratification
 
 
5,634,079,662
 
 
 
721,308,127
 
 
 
26,374,424
 
 
 
0
 

Shareowner Proposals
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
 
 
Against
 
 
 
Abstain
 
 
 
Non-Votes
 
1.
 
Independent Chair
 
 
1,342,465,124
 
 
 
3,379,470,413
 
 
 
31,005,376
 
 
 
1,628,821,300
 
2.
 
Cumulative Voting
 
 
309,062,846
 
 
 
4,405,642,264
 
 
 
38,251,603
 
 
 
1,628,805,500
 


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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are being furnished as part of this report:
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Certificate of Amendment to GE’s Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the minimum number of directors, dated May 13, 2019
 
The By-Laws of General Electric Company, as amended and restated on May 13, 2019


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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: May 13, 2019
 
/s/ Christoph A. Pereira
 
 
 
Christoph A. Pereira
Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Corporate Counsel
 


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