Form 11-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 


 

FORM 11-K

 


 

 

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Mark One)

þ

Annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

 

OR

 

¨

Transition report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)

 

For the transition period from ___to ___

 

Commission file number 1-35

 

A.

Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

GE Savings and Security Program

 

B.

Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

General Electric Company
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, Connecticut 06828-0001

 


Required Information

A.

Financial Statements and Schedule:

Page

   


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

3

 

 

 
 

Financial Statements:

 
 

 

 
 

     Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits as of December 31, 2003 and 2002

4

 

 

 
 

     Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits for the Years Ended
          December 31, 2003 and 2002

5

 

 

 
 

Notes to Financial Statements

6-11

 

 

 
 

Supplemental Schedule:

 
 

 

 
 

     Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2003

12-20

 

 

 

B.

Exhibits

 

 

 

23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   

 

 

99(a)

GE S&S Program Mutual Funds 2003 Annual Report (incorporated by reference to the General Electric S&S Program Mutual Fund Form N-CSR for the year ended December 31, 2003, as filed with the Commission on March 10, 2004)

   

 

 

99(b)

GE Institutional International Equity Fund 2003 Annual Report (incorporated by reference to the GE Institutional Funds Form N-CSR for the year ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the Commission on December 9, 2003)

   

 

 

99(c)

GE Institutional Small-Cap Value Equity Fund 2003 Annual Report (incorporated by reference to the GE Institutional Funds Form N-CSR for the year ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the Commission on December 9, 2003)

   

 

 

99(d)

GE Institutional Strategic Investment Fund 2003 Annual Report (incorporated by reference to the GE Institutional Funds Form N-CSR for the year ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the Commission on December 9, 2003)

 


Signatures

     The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     

GE Savings and Security Program

     


     

(Name of Plan)

     

 

       
       

Date:

June 14, 2004

 

/s/ Philip D. Ameen

 


 


     

Philip D. Ameen
Vice President and Comptroller

 


 

GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

December 31, 2003 and 2002

(With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

December 31, 2003 and 2002

Table of Contents

 

 

Page
Number(s)

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

3

   

Financial Statements:

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
     as of December 31, 2003 and 2002

4

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
     for the Years Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

5

   

Notes to Financial Statements

6-11

   

Supplemental Schedule: (i)

 

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
     as of December 31, 2003

12-21

(i) Schedules required by Form 5500 that are not applicable have not been included.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

General Electric Company, as administrator
GE Savings and Security Program:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of GE Savings and Security Program (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule H, line 4i - schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2003 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

KPMG LLP
June 10, 2004

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

December 31, 2003 and 2002

(in thousands)

 

Assets

2003

2002

     

Investments at fair value (note 3)

     $     21,706,484

     $     17,814,242

Accrued dividends and interest

          90,926

          85,380

Other assets

          11,280

          49

 

     Total assets

          21,808,690

          17,899,671

 

Liabilities

   
     

Liability for collateral deposits (note 3)

          122,125

          205,422

Other liabilities

          4,433

          8,320

 

     Total liabilities

          126,558

          213,742

 

     

Net assets available for plan benefits

     $     21,682,132

     $     17,685,929

 

     

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits

Years Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

(in thousands)

 

 

2003

2002

     

Additions (reductions) to net assets attributed to:

   

     Investment income:

   

          Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of

investments (note 3)

     $     3,544,086

     $     (7,638,212)

 

 

 

          Interest and dividend income:

 

 

               General Electric Company Common Stock

          352,212

          336,580

               Registered investment companies

          128,607

          121,017

               Interest

          75,130

          93,688

 

 

          4,100,035

          (7,086,927)

 

     Contributions:

   

          Employee

          855,830

          854,520

          Employer

          290,016

          286,980

 

 

          1,145,846

          1,141,500

 

                    Total additions (reductions)

          5,245,881

          (5,945,427)

     

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

   

     Participant withdrawals

          (1,249,678)

          (1,759,800)

 

          Net increase (decrease)

          3,996,203

          (7,705,227)

     

Net assets available for plan benefits:

   

     Beginning of year

          17,685,929

          25,391,156

 

 

 

 

     End of year

     $21,682,132

     $     17,685,929

 

     

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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(1)     Description of the Plan

GE Savings and Security Program (the "Plan") is a defined contribution plan sponsored by General Electric Company. The Plan is subject to applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). The Trustees of the GE Savings and Security Trust are officers of GE Asset Management Incorporated ("GEAM"), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Company. GEAM is investment adviser to each of the Plan's investment options, except General Electric Company Common Stock, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund and the United States Savings Bonds. State Street Corporation and The Bank of New York are the primary custodians for Plan assets.

The following description of the Plan is provided for general information purposes only. The complete terms of the Plan are provided in the GE Savings and Security Program document (the "Plan Document"). Information concerning the Plan, including benefits, investment options, vesting provisions and effects of plan termination is included in plan handbooks and other material distributed to participants.

Employee Contributions and Investment Options

Eligible employees of General Electric Company and its participating affiliates may participate in the Plan by investing a portion of their earnings (generally up to 7% with employer partial matching and an additional 10% without any employer matching) in one or more of the following investment options generally through a trust established to administer the investment of program funds:

(a)     General Electric Company Common Stock ("GE Common Stock").

(b)     GE S&S Income Fund (the "Income Fund") – a registered investment company that invests primarily in a variety of investment grade debt securities with a weighted average maturity that is normally about five to ten years.

(c)     GE S&S Program Mutual Fund (the "Mutual Fund") – a registered investment company that invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies.

(d)     GE Institutional International Equity Fund (the "International Fund") – a registered investment company that invests primarily in equity securities of companies in countries other than the U.S.

(e)     GE Institutional Small-Cap Value Equity Fund (the "Small Cap Fund") – a registered investment company that invests primarily in equity securities of small-cap U.S. companies (those with market capitalizations in the same range as the companies in the Russell 2000 Index).

(f)     GE Institutional Strategic Investment Fund (the "Strategic Investment Fund") – a registered investment company that invests primarily in a combination of equity securities (U.S. and foreign) and investment grade debt securities.

(g)     Vanguard Institutional Index Fund (the "Index Fund") – a registered investment company that employs a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index, which is composed primarily of equity securities of large U.S. companies.

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(h)     GE S&S Short-Term Interest Fund (the "Short Term Fund") – invests primarily in a variety of investment grade debt securities with a weighted average maturity that is normally not more than three years.

(i)     GE S&S Money Market Fund (the "Money Market Fund") – invests primarily in short-term, U.S. dollar denominated money market instruments and other debt instruments that mature in one year or less.

(j)     United States Savings Bonds (the "U.S. Bond Fund") – consists of individual participants' investments in Series "EE" Savings Bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury, which mature in 30 years. Pending accumulation of sufficient individual funds, investments are made in short-term money market instruments. Only participant after-tax contributions may be invested in the U.S. Bond Fund.

Audited financial statements and prospectuses or other disclosure documents of the registered investment companies are distributed annually to participants.

Participants may elect, up to twenty-four times a year, to switch their investments from one investment option to another or split the amount equally between two other investment options. Prior to September 2, 2003, the maximum number of switches allowed annually was twelve. The U.S. Bond Fund does not accept switches from other investment options and U.S. Savings Bonds purchased with after-tax contributions after 1988 cannot be switched to another investment.

The Internal Revenue Code sets out maximum limits on participant pre-tax contributions. The limit was $12,000 and $11,000 for 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Employer Contributions

The Plan generally provides for employer matching contributions of 50% of employees' contributions of up to 7% of their earnings, which may be invested at the election of the participant in any one of the investment options except for the U.S. Bond Fund.

Rollovers and Transfers from Other Qualifying Plans

Subject to General Electric Company approval, participants may elect to roll over amounts from other qualifying plans or arrangements in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code. For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, transfers from other qualifying plans or arrangements accounted for $43.8 million and $53.0 million, respectively, which are shown as employee contributions in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits.

Withdrawals

Subject to certain limitations prescribed by the Plan and the Internal Revenue Code, terminated participants may elect retirement or other termination withdrawals in either lump sum or partial payments and currently employed participants may make up to seven withdrawals per year or certain hardship withdrawals from their participant accounts. Partial payments on termination are generally limited to four per year and a minimum of $500 each.

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Loans to Participants

The Plan permits participants, under certain circumstances, to borrow a minimum of $500 from their participant accounts. Subject to certain Internal Revenue Code and Plan limits, such loans cannot exceed the lesser of 50% of the participant's available account value, as defined in the Plan Document, or $50,000, adjusted for prior loans. The interest rate applicable to participant loans is based on the monthly average of the composite yield on corporate bonds, as published by Moody's Investors Service.

A participant may have no more than two outstanding loans from the Plan at any time and may not obtain more than one such loan during any calendar year.

Loans are repaid with interest in equal payments over the term of the loan by payroll deductions, personal check or other such methods as may be required. Participants may repay the entire principal amount by check with written notice and without penalty beginning three months after the date of the loan.

In the event of a loan default, the Plan will report the outstanding loan balance as a withdrawal.

Vesting

Participants are fully vested in their employee and employer contributions.

Plan Termination and Amendment

Although General Electric Company has not expressed any intent to do so, it has the right under the Plan to the extent permitted by law to discontinue its contributions, and to terminate the Plan in accordance with the provisions of ERISA. If the Plan is terminated, each participant's interest will be payable in full according to the Plan provisions. General Electric Company also has the right under the Plan to the extent permitted by law to amend or replace it for any reason.

Administrative and Investment Advisory Costs

Administrative costs of the plan are generally borne by General Electric Company. Investment advisers are reimbursed for costs incurred or receive a management fee for providing investment advisory services to registered investment companies. These reimbursed costs and management fees are reflected in the net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits.

(2)     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)     Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

(8)


(b)     Investments

Plan investments are stated at fair value. General Electric Company Common Stock is valued at the New York Stock Exchange closing price. Investments in registered investment companies are valued at the closing price on NASDAQ. Long-term U.S. government, agency and corporate debt, notes, bonds, and loans secured by mortgages are valued at current quoted market prices. Loans to participants bear interest at market rates and cost plus accrued interest approximates fair value. Short-term money market instruments, U.S. government, agency and corporate notes are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. U.S. Savings Bonds are valued at the current cash redemption value published by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Dividends on General Electric Company Common Stock are recorded as of the record date. Dividends on the Registered Investment Companies are recorded on the payment date. Interest income is earned from settlement date and recognized on the accrual basis.

All investment options, except GE Common Stock, the Mutual Fund, the Money Market Fund and the U.S. Bond Fund, may use various financial instruments, particularly forward foreign currency contracts, options, and futures, commonly referred to as derivatives, to manage their risk. The eligible investment options do not engage in market-making or other speculative activities in the derivatives markets. Established practices require that derivative financial instruments relate to specific asset, liability, or equity transactions or to currency exposures. More detailed information regarding these financial instruments, as well as the strategies and policies for their use, is contained in the audited financial statements of the eligible investment options which are distributed annually to participants, except the Short Term Fund whose detailed information is contained in the S&S Program Supplemental Information and distributed annually.

(c)     Management Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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(3)     Investments

The Plan held the following individual investments whose aggregate fair value equaled or exceeded 5% of the Plan's net assets at December 31, 2003 and 2002:

 

Number of shares

Fair Value

   

(in thousands)

2003

   
     

GE Common Stock

461,721,669

     $     14,303,925

GE S&S Income Fund

153,195,896

          1,793,878

GE S&S Program Mutual Fund

56,705,439

          2,434,925

     

2002

   
     

GE Common Stock

461,883,990

     $     11,246,822

GE S&S Income Fund

153,830,838

          1,815,167

GE S&S Program Mutual Fund

53,946,471

          1,895,095

     

The Plan's investments appreciated (depreciated) as follows:

 

2003

2002

 

(in thousands)

     

Common Stock

     $     3,037,885

     $     (7,233,036)

Registered Investment Companies

          510,542

      (425,556)

Other investments

          (4,341)

          20,380

 

 

     $     3,544,086

     $     (7,638,212)

 

     

The Short Term Fund may, from time to time, lend securities to certain unrelated brokers. In the event the counterparty does not meet its contracted obligation to return securities used, the Short Term Fund may be exposed to the risk of reacquiring the securities at prevailing market prices in order to satisfy its obligations. The Short Term Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities, which may be supplemented by letters of credit, in an amount generally in excess of the market value of securities loaned. The Short Term Fund monitors the market value of the securities loaned on a daily basis with additional collateral obtained or refunded as necessary. The value of loaned securities, primarily U.S. Treasury obligations, amounted to $119.7 million and $205.4 million at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The value of cash collateral obtained and reinvested in short-term investments is reflected as a liability in the Plan's financial statements.

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The Plan offers a number of investment options including GE Common Stock and a variety of pooled investment funds, some of which are registered investment companies. The investment funds include U.S. equities, international equities, and fixed income securities. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonable to expect that changes in the values of investment securities will occur (including in the near term) and that such changes could materially affect participant account balances and the Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits.

The Plan's exposure to a concentration of credit risk is limited by the diversification of investments across ten participant-directed fund elections. Additionally, the investments within each participant-directed fund election are further diversified into varied financial instruments, with the exception of the GE Common Stock and the U.S. Bond Fund, which invest in securities of a single issuer.

(4)     Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service has notified General Electric Company by a letter dated April 30, 2002, that the Plan is qualified under the appropriate sections of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan has been amended since that letter was issued. However, counsel for the Plan has no reason to believe that those amendments have adversely affected the validity of the determination letter.

The portion of a participant's compensation contributed to the Plan as a pre-tax contribution and General Electric Company's matching contribution are not subject to Federal income tax when such contributions are credited to participant accounts, subject to certain limitations. These amounts and any investment earnings may be included in the participant's gross taxable income for the year in which such amounts are withdrawn from the Plan.

(5)     Plan Amendments

In 2003, the Plan was amended to increase the number of permissible investment switches from twelve to twenty-four (effective September 2, 2003), to raise the maximum participant savings rate generally from 17% to 30% (effective January 1, 2004) and make certain other changes.

Effective July 31, 2002, the Plan was amended to reflect the name change of the GE S&S Long Term Interest Fund to the GE S&S Income Fund. In addition, effective October 1, 2002, the GE Institutional Small-Cap Value Equity Fund, GE Institutional Strategic Investment Fund and Vanguard Institutional Index Fund became available as investment options for the Plan.

The Plan was also amended in 2001 primarily to comply with the requirements of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. The amendments were generally effective January 1, 2002.

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

Description

  Shares Cost Market  

Corporate Stocks - Common

General Electric Company*

461,721,669

$ 10,061,348,137

$ 14,303,925,499

Registered Investment Companies

GE S&S Income Fund**

153,195,896

1,747,341,255

1,793,877,869

GE S&S Program Mutual Fund**

56,705,439

2,612,190,291

2,434,924,786

GE Institutional International Equity Fund**

21,232,863

216,745,508

211,473,927

GE Institutional Small-Cap Value Equity Fund**

7,382,647

80,208,124

92,045,069

GE Institutional Strategic Investment Fund**

4,473,486

42,966,348

46,659,290

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund

1,855,509

165,965,846

188,856,398

Total Registered Investment Companies

4,865,417,372

4,767,837,339

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21.

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

 

Description Rate of Interest Maturity

Cost

Market

 

Short-Term Money Market Instruments

Interest Bearing Cash and Cash Equivalents

Abbey National PLC

1.000%

01/02/2004

$ 24,999,306

$ 24,999,306

(a)

BNP Paribas

1.070

01/20/2004

30,020,000

30,020,000

Citicorp

1.080

02/20/2004

43,564,555

43,564,555

CS First Boston

1.075

01/23/2004

43,661,298

43,661,298

Deutsche Bank AG

1.060

01/12/2004

46,714,865

46,714,865

Goldman Sachs Group LP

1.070

01/09/2004

43,619,626

43,619,626

HBOS PLC

1.090

03/23/2004

43,521,676

43,521,676

HSBC Holdings PLC

1.090

01/22/2004

14,910,513

14,910,513

ING Group

1.070

01/05/2004

46,154,512

46,154,512

JP Morgan Chase

1.080

02/05/2004

41,895,963

41,895,963

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover Capital I

1.080

01/14/2004

42,283,503

42,283,503

National Australia Bank

1.070

01/20/2004

41,186,728

41,186,728

Rabobank Nederland N.V.

1.070

01/08/2004

46,370,000

46,370,000

Royal Bank of Canada

1.065

01/15/2004

46,950,546

46,950,546

Societie Generale

1.070

02/06/2004

41,505,542

41,505,542

Toronto-Dominion Bank

1.070

01/16/2004

40,970,000

40,970,000

Total Interest Bearing Cash and Cash Equivalents

638,328,633

638,328,633

Other

GEI Short Term Investment Fund**

variable

n/a

199,863,957

199,863,957

Bank One Corp. - Repurchase Agreement

1.010

01/02/2004

54,000,000

54,000,000

Barclays PLC - Repurchase Agreement

1.000

01/02/2004

18,990,000

18,990,000

(a)

UBS AG - Repurchase Agreement

0.950

01/02/2004

65,000,000

65,000,000

(a)

Total Other

337,853,957

337,853,957

Total Short-Term Money Market Instruments

976,182,590

976,182,590


See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21. (continued)

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

 

Description Rate of Interest Maturity

Cost

Market

 

U.S. Government Securities

U. S. Government and Agency Debt Obligations

Federal Farm Credit Discount Notes

0.950%

06/16/2004

$ 17,802,033

$ 17,802,033

(a)

Federal Home Loan Bank System

1.875

06/15/2006

30,574,973

30,676,051

Federal Home Loan Bank System

2.500

12/15/2005

21,048,490

21,210,000

Federal Home Loan Bank System

3.750

04/15/2004

25,928,752

25,928,752

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

0.010

01/07/2004

11,997,990

11,997,990

(a)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

2.000

07/15/2006

590

756

(b)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

3.709

07/25/2022

5,311,350

5,272,200

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.000

04/01/2013

29,425,981

29,368,911

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.000

11/15/2012

350,519

368,767

(b)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.250

01/15/2006

15,932,612

15,952,950

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

5.500

07/15/2006

13,534,438

14,206,104

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

6.000

10/01/2017

974,572

973,965

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

6.000

11/01/2033

3,575,504

3,572,440

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

6.000

12/01/2008

18,390

19,118

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

6.250

07/15/2004

25,254,360

25,254,360

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

6.500

03/25/2043

35,163,256

34,438,799

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.000

02/01/2017

3,347,219

3,404,393

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.000

03/15/2007

2,780,458

2,724,134

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.000

04/15/2012

1,034,281

996,567

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.000

10/01/2023

217,081

218,852

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.000

10/01/2033

1,109,502

1,103,540

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.000

11/01/2031

403,743

402,605

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.000

11/01/2033

1,033,725

1,026,962

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.500

01/01/2027

1,577,783

1,595,913

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.500

02/01/2032

6,288,792

6,318,962

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.500

06/01/2024

494,614

503,437

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.500

09/01/2029

1,021,078

1,040,506

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

7.500

11/01/2008

53,853

54,217

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

8.000

02/01/2032

386,103

391,684

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

8.000

05/01/2031

162,821

164,832

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

8.000

07/01/2031

895,967

903,575

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

8.000

08/01/2022

233,467

236,690

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

8.500

03/01/2027

316,585

313,002

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

9.250

12/01/2016

661,517

637,806

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

43.498

09/15/2005

17

90

(b)

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21. (continued)

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Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

 

Description Rate of Interest Maturity

Cost

Market

 

U.S. Government Securities

U. S. Government and Agency Debt Obligations, continued

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

1.010%

06/17/2004

$ 24,607,714

$ 24,607,714

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

1.020

01/28/2004

59,954,100

59,954,100

(a)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

1.110

05/19/2004

18,670,365

18,670,365

(a)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

1.408

07/25/2044

7,441,743

7,157,491

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

1.500

10/01/2004

46,590,000

46,590,000

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

2.196

07/25/2037

25,499,357

24,886,406

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

2.243

06/25/2043

20,884,013

18,578,817

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

2.570

12/25/2042

22,042,969

22,317,188

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.170

07/25/2033

19,016,811

18,561,437

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.279

10/25/2042

18,200,391

18,146,250

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.345

07/01/2033

3,581,949

3,604,356

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.396

06/01/2033

3,778,711

3,709,971

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.460

06/25/2043

17,173,477

17,190,844

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.497

05/01/2033

2,618,254

2,572,947

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.739

08/01/2033

17,642,395

17,293,244

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.870

06/01/2033

5,460,805

5,373,309

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.872

05/01/2033

5,969,915

5,853,086

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

3.913

07/01/2033

3,500,573

3,428,778

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

4.025

07/01/2033

16,572,617

16,503,307

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

4.031

06/01/2033

10,464,853

10,192,586

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

4.128

07/01/2033

11,548,785

11,284,563

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

4.170

06/01/2033

8,306,934

8,106,812

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

4.361

05/01/2033

11,580,760

11,353,377

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

4.369

06/01/2033

3,008,576

2,976,479

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

4.375

10/15/2006

11,895,021

12,598,320

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

4.577

12/01/2032

3,699,617

3,706,944

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

5.125

02/13/2004

48,456,394

48,456,394

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

5.227

06/01/2033

3,274,425

3,233,359

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

5.500

02/15/2006

33,382,225

34,212,376

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.000

02/01/2018

1,799,575

1,793,328

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.000

04/01/2033

680,662

675,618

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.000

11/01/2033

1,095,714

1,094,488

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.000

12/15/2005

9,824,521

10,444,572

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500

05/01/2017

1,519,148

1,519,718

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21. (continued)

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

 

Description Rate of Interest Maturity

Cost

Market

 

U.S. Government Securities

U. S. Government and Agency Debt Obligations, continued

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500%

05/01/2033

$ 1,471,374

$ 1,454,920

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500

08/01/2022

1,579,858

1,579,453

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500

09/01/2032

5,408,568

5,419,658

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500

10/01/2017

521,262

524,022

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500

10/01/2031

2,018,497

2,033,668

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500

10/01/2033

1,111,671

1,108,829

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500

11/01/2033

3,172,259

3,159,916

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

01/01/2032

567,307

566,219

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

01/01/2033

837,651

836,045

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

02/01/2017

1,129,776

1,146,972

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

02/01/2019

102,499

102,167

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

03/01/2017

3,628,921

3,664,672

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

03/01/2029

404,796

413,203

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

03/01/2032

544,459

543,363

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

04/01/2017

3,319,454

3,349,399

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

04/01/2033

3,987,176

3,972,383

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

05/01/2017

1,705,200

1,710,122

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

06/01/2031

349,309

348,606

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

07/01/2017

3,576,343

3,594,551

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

07/01/2032

1,332,102

1,346,504

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

07/15/2005

16,601,856

17,466,997

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

08/01/2032

4,624,491

4,608,937

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

09/01/2032

539,349

538,703

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

10/01/2029

317,361

324,245

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

10/01/2031

1,178,178

1,205,919

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

10/01/2032

4,334,490

4,368,978

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

11/01/2026

229,957

235,794

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

11/01/2033

1,937,081

1,924,801

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.425

08/25/2008

349,087

2,071

(b)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

01/01/2025

613,159

624,021

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

01/01/2031

376,393

381,664

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

02/01/2031

397,513

403,134

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

03/01/2023

51,101

51,562

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

03/01/2027

1,784,467

1,786,653

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

03/01/2032

2,323,749

2,360,737

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21. (continued)

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

 

Description Rate of Interest Maturity

Cost

Market

 

U.S. Government Securities

U. S. Government and Agency Debt Obligations, continued

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500%

04/01/2016

$ 342,251

$ 342,386

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

04/01/2023

511,716

522,229

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

04/01/2032

1,959,366

1,988,370

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

04/01/2033

867,314

862,868

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

05/01/2026

413,923

420,245

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

05/01/2032

2,969,017

3,019,588

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

06/01/2032

494,044

491,857

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

07/01/2027

923,250

935,411

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

07/01/2032

5,655,744

5,695,583

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

10/01/2030

287,372

284,649

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

10/01/2032

1,590,440

1,591,421

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

11/01/2021

896,729

897,470

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

11/01/2022

433,564

443,718

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.000

02/01/2032

3,445,847

3,475,131

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.000

03/01/2032

2,693,965

2,710,679

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.000

05/01/2032

412,443

420,727

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.000

07/01/2009

1,201,764

1,149,908

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.000

07/01/2032

3,665,001

3,672,277

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.000

10/01/2032

1,255,955

1,251,842

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.000

11/01/2033

1,394,679

1,390,849

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.500

02/01/2032

325,142

327,242

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.500

03/01/2032

232,674

234,764

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.500

08/01/2030

367,742

362,337

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.500

09/01/2032

419,038

419,795

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

8.500

10/01/2033

1,195,067

1,192,304

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

9.000

03/01/2011

5,079,507

5,328,851

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

9.000

08/01/2010

2,353,134

2,381,295

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

9.000

08/01/2030

186,222

181,950

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

9.000

12/01/2031

712,536

716,071

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

9.500

09/01/2021

1,192,623

1,150,681

Federal National Mortgage Assoc.

15.830

05/25/2018

232,863

201,771

(a,b)

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. (Class H)

6.500

03/25/2022

1,315,142

1,265,733

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

6.000

05/15/2033

1,303,072

1,284,452

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

6.000

07/15/2033

1,684,425

1,680,104

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500

04/15/2017

455,230

454,914

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21. (continued)

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

 

Description Rate of Interest Maturity

Cost

Market

 

U.S. Government Securities

U. S. Government and Agency Debt Obligations, continued

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

6.500%

11/15/2016

$ 1,369,318

$ 1,368,027

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

03/15/2031

876,954

888,944

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

05/15/2032

800,148

810,385

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.000

11/15/2032

1,112,076

1,113,292

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

01/15/2031

2,572,551

2,607,168

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

02/15/2009

1,971,080

2,089,038

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

03/15/2031

300,167

304,206

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

05/15/2031

877,369

889,175

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

07/15/2031

978,954

992,127

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

09/15/2031

975,944

989,076

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

7.500

12/15/2012

7,429,959

7,917,587

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

8.000

03/15/2032

323,377

329,419

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

9.000

08/15/2009

1,904,494

1,834,101

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

9.000

11/15/2017

9,588,742

9,892,873

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

9.000

12/15/2009

21,175,766

21,991,215

Government National Mortgage Assoc.

9.500

12/15/2009

6,008,584

6,097,200

U.S. Treasury Notes

1.125

06/30/2005

7,928,050

7,957,200

U.S. Treasury Notes

2.000

08/31/2005

8,928,206

8,936,921

U.S. Treasury Notes

2.375

08/15/2006

46,602,572

46,660,150

Total U.S. Government and Agency Debt Obligations

1,001,275,611

1,001,305,971

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21. (continued)

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

 

Description  

Unites

Cost

Market

 

U.S. Government Securities

U.S. Savings Bonds

1964 U.S. Savings Bond E Series

90

$ 1,687

$ 20,047

1965 U.S. Savings Bond E Series

91

1,706

17,089

1974 U.S. Savings Bond E Series

2,254

42,263

283,762

1975 U.S. Savings Bond E Series

3,072

57,600

380,599

1976 U.S. Savings Bond E Series

3,800

71,250

463,317

1977 U.S. Savings Bond E Series

5,262

98,663

621,164

1978 U.S. Savings Bond E Series

8,685

162,844

792,393

1979 U.S. Savings Bond E Series

13,175

247,031

1,146,297

1980 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

5,515

275,750

1,388,874

1981 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

5,920

296,000

1,294,302

1982 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

6,801

340,050

1,399,825

1983 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

12,106

605,300

2,083,483

1984 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

13,171

658,550

2,047,694

1985 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

19,728

986,400

2,855,655

1986 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

59,383

2,969,150

8,130,229

1987 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

64,014

3,200,700

7,716,851

1988 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

74,513

3,725,650

8,613,475

1989 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

110,232

5,511,600

12,244,391

1990 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

112,864

5,643,200

12,046,079

1991 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

120,012

6,000,600

12,319,908

1992 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

185,881

9,294,050

18,040,604

1993 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

131,576

6,578,800

10,966,486

1994 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

105,055

5,252,750

8,129,592

1995 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

42,857

2,142,850

3,167,375

1996 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

361

18,050

24,253

1997 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

502

25,100

33,323

1998 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

889

44,450

56,444

1999 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

1,169

58,450

70,455

2000 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

1,475

73,750

84,631

2001 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

211,591

10,579,550

11,550,273

2002 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

234,345

11,717,250

12,232,687

2003 U.S. Savings Bond EE Series

240,437

12,021,850

12,046,207

Total U.S. Savings Bonds

88,702,894

152,267,764

Total U.S. Government Securities

1,089,978,505

1,153,573,735

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21. (continued)

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

 

Description Rate of Interest Maturity

Cost

Market

 

Corporate Debt Instruments - Preferred

American General Finance Corp.

1.340%

11/15/2006

$ 2,000,000

$ 1,998,910

International Lease Finance Corp.

2.450

07/15/2005

2,440,123

2,445,199

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.

1.473

01/14/2005

4,000,000

4,011,324

Total Corporate Debt Instruments - Preferred

8,440,123

8,455,433

Loans to Participants

Various (63,690 loans)*

5.850-12.000

1 month –
15 years

365,796,599

365,796,599

Loans Secured by Mortgages and Other Assets

Bank One Issuance Trust (Class C)

3.760

08/15/2008

9,999,340

10,180,900

Carco Auto Loan Master Trust (Class A)

1.228

11/15/2006

1,330,883

1,330,140

CDC Mortgage Capital Trust (Class A)

1.631

03/25/2033

896,826

899,538

Cendent Mortgage Corporation

7.267

04/25/2031

3,580,153

3,546,004

Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust (Class A)

1.060

08/16/2004

2,818,642

2,818,642

Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust (Class A)

1.200

06/15/2004

3,704,713

3,704,713

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust (Class A)

2.500

04/07/2008

12,168,721

12,181,314

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust (Class C)

6.650

05/15/2008

2,713,281

2,702,025

Crusade Global Trust (Class A)

1.360

09/18/2034

672,707

672,728

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (Class A)

6.500

11/25/2004

1,693,005

1,229,980

(b)

Fleet Credit Card Master Trust II (Class A)

5.600

12/15/2008

7,385,254

7,269,694

Green Tree Financial Corporation (Class)

6.900

04/15/2018

547,481

545,507

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

1.337

11/05/2013

2,984,641

2,942,592

Home Equity Mortgage Trust (Class A)

7.000

12/25/2004

937,045

940,500

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust (Class A)

1.110

09/13/2004

12,401,057

12,401,057

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust (Class A)

1.140

01/07/2005

9,680,000

9,680,000

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust (Class A)

1.233

06/11/2004

2,071,056

2,071,056

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

1.370

07/15/2035

3,846,946

3,902,288

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

3.660

10/17/2013

4,941,207

4,884,523

(a)

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

4.130

07/15/2037

2,822,424

2,824,895

(a)

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust (Class C)

4.050

01/15/2008

15,208,559

15,655,878

Mellon Bank Premium Finance Loan Master Trust (Class A)

1.350

06/15/2006

2,000,000

2,000,060

Morgan Stanley Capital I

1.131

04/15/2038

4,807,273

4,721,482

Morgan Stanley Capital I

5.500

12/15/2041

5,020,982

4,932,682

(a)

 

See accompanying notes to schedule of assets on page 21. (continued)

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GE SAVINGS AND SECURITY PROGRAM

Schedule H, Line 4i -- Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

As of December 31, 2003

Description Rate of Interest Maturity Cost Market  

Loans Secured by Mortgages and Other Assets, continued

Provident Bank Home Equity Loan Trust (Class A)

7.180%

04/25/2013

$ 562,559

$ 567,898

Sears Credit Account Master Trust (Class A)

1.543

11/17/2009

1,000,000

1,000,767

SMS Student Loan Trust (Class A)

1.441

04/25/2016

3,475,364

3,468,479

Superior Wholesale Inventory Financing Trust (Class A)

1.253

01/16/2006

5,000,000

5,000,109

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust (Class A)

1.459

04/25/2043

3,679,925

3,661,996

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust (Class B)

2.350

09/15/2009

2,951,881

2,968,739

     Total Loans Secured by Mortgages and Other Assets

130,901,925

130,706,186

Other

Non-Interest Bearing Cash*

n/a

n/a

6,374

6,374

     Total Investments

$ 17,498,071,625

$ 21,706,483,755

Notes to Schedule of Assets:

* Represents a party in interest to the Plan.

** Funds managed by GEAM, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Company.
(a) Coupon represents effective yield.
(b) Interest only securities represent the right to receive the monthly interest payments on an underlying pool of mortgages.

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

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