UNITED STATES
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) June 8, 2026
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 8, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Electric Company, operating as GE Aerospace (the “Company”), elected Judson Althoff to the Board, effective June 24, 2026. In connection with this change, the Board will increase its size to accommodate the election of Mr. Althoff. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Althoff’s election to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Board has determined that Mr. Althoff is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the Company's independence guidelines, as set forth in the Board’s Governance Principles.
Mr. Althoff will participate in the compensation and benefit program for the Company’s independent directors, which is described on page 24 of the Company’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2026, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2026.
The Board has not yet appointed Mr. Althoff to any Board committees.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Forward-looking statements
This document contains "forward-looking statements" - that is, statements related to future events that by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For details on the uncertainties that may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements, see https://www.geaerospace.com/investor-relations/important-forward-looking-statement-information as well as our annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.
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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.
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Date: June 11, 2026 | /s/ Brandon Smith | ||||||||||
Brandon Smith Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities & Finance Counsel | |||||||||||
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