---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000040545-24-000147"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GE"
cik: "0000040545"
company_name: "GENERAL ELECTRIC CO"
filed_at: "2024-05-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T04:20:34.390532+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GE Aerospace shareholders reelect all directors, approve Say on Pay, reject two shareholder proposals

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected with majority support; H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. received ~729.5M votes (95.7% of shares voted).
- Say on Pay approved with 717.8M for (94.1% of votes cast); Auditor ratification approved with 871.6M for (99.5%).
- Shareholder proposal for independent board chairman rejected: 122.9M for vs 637.2M against.
- Proposal for report on carbon-reduction risks rejected: 9.2M for vs 748.9M against; broker non-votes 113.8M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000040545-24-000147
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GE
- cik: 0000040545
- company_name: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
- filed_at: 2024-05-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054524000147/0000040545-24-000147-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054524000147/ge-20240507.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040545-24-000147
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040545-24-000147.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040545-24-000147.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  GENERAL ELECTRIC CO shareholders rejected Report Analyzing Risks Arising from Voluntary Carbon-Reduction Commitments at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-07
  source text: or a report analyzing risks arising from voluntary carbon-reduction commitments. Election of Directors For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054524000147/0000040545-24-000147-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GENERAL ELECTRIC CO shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for 2024 at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-07
  source text: Auditor Ratification 871,630,886 2,815,953 1,513,095 0 Shareholder Proposals For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054524000147/0000040545-24-000147-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GENERAL ELECTRIC CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-07
  source text: Election of Directors For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1. Stephen Angel 753,901,341 6,981,479 1,237,417 113,839,697 2.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054524000147/0000040545-24-000147-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GENERAL ELECTRIC CO shareholders rejected Independent Board Chairman at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-07
  source text: Independent Board Chairman 122,877,468 637,154,036 2,088,733 113,839,697 2. Report Analyzing Risks Arising from Voluntary Carbon-Reduction Commitments 9,214,621 748,931,107 3,974,509 113,839,697 2 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054524000147/0000040545-24-000147-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GENERAL ELECTRIC CO shareholders approved Advisory vote on the Company's named executives' compensation at the 2024-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-07
  source text: approved the advisory vote on the Company's named executives' compensation ("Say on Pay"); and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2024 ("Auditor Ratification").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40545/000004054524000147/0000040545-24-000147-index.htm

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