General Electric Increases Dividend To $0.15

The Board of Directors of General Electric Company GE today raised the Company's quarterly dividend $0.01 from $0.14 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock to $0.15 per outstanding share of the Company's common stock. The Board declared that the dividend is payable July 25, 2011 to shareowners of record at the close of business on June 20, 2011. The ex-dividend date is June 16, 2011.