Summary
This 8-K filing from General Electric (GE) on October 16, 2015, primarily serves to announce the release of the company's third-quarter 2015 financial results. The detailed financial information, including earnings, operating segment performance, and financial position, is made available through GE's investor relations website and is incorporated by reference in this filing. While most of the furnished information is not considered "filed" for liability purposes under the Securities Exchange Act, specific sections of the financial results are deemed filed, providing investors with official access to key quarterly performance data.
Key Highlights
- 1GE announced its third-quarter 2015 financial results on October 16, 2015.
- 2The financial results were made available via the GE investor relations website (www.ge.com/investor).
- 3The filing incorporates by reference GE's third-quarter 2015 financial results, attached as Exhibit 99.
- 4Specific sections of the financial results, including Condensed Statement of Earnings, Summary of Operating Segments, and Condensed Statement of Financial Position, are deemed "filed" with the SEC.
- 5The majority of the information furnished is not subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except for the specifically filed sections.