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GENERAL ELECTRIC CO 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Aug 6, 2008)

Filed August 6, 2008For Securities:GE

Summary

General Electric Company (GE) filed this Current Report on Form 8-K primarily to furnish XBRL-formatted financial data from its previously filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2008. This XBRL exhibit contains unaudited condensed financial statements, including the statement of earnings, statement of financial position, and statement of cash flows for relevant periods in 2008 and 2007. The company explicitly advises investors that this XBRL data is for testing purposes and should not be relied upon for investment decisions, as it is not the official SEC filing.

Key Highlights

  • 1GE filed an 8-K on August 6, 2008, primarily to provide XBRL-formatted financial information.
  • 2The XBRL data is derived from GE's Q2 2008 Form 10-Q, filed on July 25, 2008.
  • 3Included data encompasses condensed statements of earnings, financial position, and cash flows.
  • 4The information covers the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, and comparative periods in 2007.
  • 5GE explicitly states that the XBRL data is unaudited and not the official financial statements filed with the SEC.
  • 6Investors are strongly cautioned against using this XBRL data for investment decisions.
  • 7The filing serves as a test of XBRL formatting and technology.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to furnish XBRL-formatted financial data from GE's previously filed Q2 2008 Form 10-Q. It is primarily intended as a test of XBRL technology and formatting.

No, investors are explicitly advised not to rely on the financial information contained in this 8-K, including the XBRL exhibit. GE states that the data is unaudited and not the official financial statements filed with the SEC.

The XBRL exhibit includes condensed statements of earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, a condensed statement of financial position as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and a condensed statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.

The official financial statements for GE's second quarter of 2008 were filed with the SEC in GE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on July 25, 2008.