Summary
This 8-K filing from General Electric (GE) primarily announces the submission of XBRL formatted financial data from its previously filed 2008 10-K. It's crucial for investors to understand that the XBRL data provided as Exhibit 100 is explicitly stated as unaudited and not the official financial statements filed with the SEC. The company is using this filing to test the XBRL format and technology, not to present new or updated financial information for investment decisions. Therefore, investors should not rely on the information within this specific 8-K, including Exhibit 100, for making investment decisions. All financial inquiries should refer to the original 2008 10-K filed on February 18, 2009, which contains the audited financial statements. This filing serves as a technical release rather than a substantive financial update.
Key Highlights
- 1GE is filing an 8-K to provide XBRL formatted financial data.
- 2The XBRL data is derived from GE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed on February 18, 2009.
- 3Exhibit 100 contains XBRL versions of GE's Statement of Earnings, Statement of Changes in Shareowners' Equity, Statement of Financial Position, and Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007, and 2006.
- 4The XBRL financial information presented in this 8-K is explicitly stated as unaudited.
- 5Investors are advised that this XBRL data is not the official financial statements filed with the SEC.
- 6The purpose of this filing is to test the XBRL format and related technology.
- 7Investors should not rely on the information in this 8-K, including Exhibit 100, for making investment decisions.