GE: Leadership change · Other company developments

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On June 11, 2026, General Electric Company, operating as GE Aerospace (the “Company”), filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.02 pursuant to which it announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company had elected Judson Althoff to the Board, effective June 24, 2026. At that time, the Board had not yet appointed Mr. Althoff to any Board committee. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, this Form 8-K dated September 22, 2026 is being filed to report that on September 21, 2026, the Board appointed Mr. Althoff to the Audit Committee, effective as of that date. Item 8.01 Other Events. On September 21, 2026, the independent directors of the Board appointed Wesley Bush to be the independent Lead Director, effective as of that date. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Bush’s appointment as independent Lead Director is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit Description 99 .1 Press release, dated September 22, 2026, issued by GE Aerospace. 104 The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted as Inline XBRL. 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. General Electric Company (Registrant) Date: September 22, 2026 /s/ Brandon Smith Brandon Smith Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities & Finance Counsel 3