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): October 2, 2001 General Electric Company (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) New York 1-35 14-0689340 (State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Identification No.) incorporation) 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 373-2211 Exhibit Index appears on page 3 Item 5. Other Events. General Electric Company ("GE") is furnishing herewith a press release regarding termination of the merger agreement with Honeywell International Inc. ("Honeywell"). The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Press Release, dated October 2, 2001, by GE and Honeywell. EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ------------------------- 99.1 Press Release, dated October 2, 2001, by GE and Honeywell. 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 Date: October 2, 2001 /s/ Robert E. Healing, Esq. ------------------------------------ Name: Robert E. Healing, Esq. Title: Corporate Counsel