Jeff Immelt Quotations

We really don't see a double dip, just slow economic growth,

I am so confident, in fact that I have asked the Compensation Committee of our board to pay my cash incentive bonus in GE performance shares for 2005.

(Friday's) increases, in both our dividend and our share repurchase program, signal our confidence in our ability to extend this track record of returning value to shareowners,

The purpose of this generation of GE leaders is to make the company as good externally and commercially as it has always been operationally and financially.

We're positioned to win in this environment. We've got the company so we can have good operating growth in 2003, ... We're executing on a very strong leadership agenda, transforming the portfolio and building sustainable growth.

Over the last five years, the Insurance Solutions business has lost $700m and required the infusion of $3.2bn of capital.

Reinsurance is an industry that has had a difficult time over the past few years, and we're disappointed in our results, ... We are committed to running ERC effectively for our investors. This includes profitability and exploring strategic options.

Looking into 2006, the current economic environment remains positive and is in line with our expectations.

We've tried for a long time. We've got a great management team in Louisville. But all that manufacturing's going to be in China and Mexico,

We continue to see good fundamentals across the rest of our businesses, and our earnings guidance remains consistent with prior expectations,

We're really not counting on any huge moves with the portfolio. I think we like the company the way it looks today.

We are well positioned for a strong finish to the year and solid double-digit growth into 2006,

We are on track for double-digit growth in earnings and cash flow in 2005 and beyond,

We view the economy more or less the same as 2005.

We can't make appliances in the United States and make money,

This reorganization will enable Lighting and Appliances to provide more cost-effective and pointed approaches to supporting all of our customers needs,

This reorganization will enable Lighting and Appliances to provide more cost-effective and pointed approaches to supporting all of our customers needs,

We think we'll have solid execution in a slow growth environment in the fourth quarter,

We also remain confident that we will achieve 10 to 15 percent earnings per share growth in 2005,

There are 24 hours in a day, and you can use all of them.

We see continued strong growth in Asia and developing markets, mid single-digit growth in the Americas, and slow growth in Europe.

We have estimated the losses at GE Insurance Solutions from the storm and its aftermath, and despite this impact, we are confident we will deliver on our commitment to shareholders and are reaffirming our earnings guidance for the third quarter and the year.

ERC doesn't really fit the GE that I want to have, ... The return on equity is too low and there's too many commodity segments. I hate having to give this message to you, but my responsibility to you is to manage it, and that's what I'm doing.

The year is turning out as planned, ... As expected, the ramp-down of our turbine shipments in the first half created earnings pressure. However, we are executing with broad-based strength to generate significant growth in the second half. We see nine of 13 businesses growing in double digits and more favorable comparisons in power systems and insurance.

This is the single biggest advance in mammography in 30 years, and women throughout the United States now have access to a powerful new tool in the fight against breast cancer,

It's appropriate to step up our current activity and affirm our faith in the long-term prospects of the company.

Despite a volatile environment, our fundamentals remain very strong, as we achieved double-digit earnings growth across all six of our businesses.

Despite a volatile environment, our fundamentals remain very strong,

It's really the broadest growth we've seen since the first quarter of 2000,

Insurance Solutions has been a tough strategic fit for GE,

I think NBC is starting to turn. It's just a cycle we're going through.

Because appliances and lighting have powerful connections with similar consumer bases, we believe they will now be able to grow more successfully together than either would on its own, ... We want to create a simpler, more efficient business that will be competitive across all product lines. By taking out administrative costs, we will be able to put that money back into investing in new technologies and building greater brand awareness.

GE's end markets continue to show solid growth, and our businesses are performing very well,

GE has a rich heritage of providing customers with essential, inventive home products,

GE has a rich heritage of providing customers with essential, inventive home products,

The economy is much tougher than anyone planned, but the fundamentals of GE are in great shape,

The countrys emphasis on skills development and a supportive investment climate is also key to Malaysias attractiveness as a foreign investment destination,

The first quarter is only five weeks old, but we can see that it's turning out exactly as we expected,

The Lighting and Appliances teams are to be commended for their outstanding efforts in navigating very competitive global industries, ... Our goal now is to combine the rich talents of these two businesses into a unified effort that will extend our leadership position and profitability.