Exhibit 12

General Electric Company

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Six months
	ended
	June 30,
	2013
(Dollars in millions)	(Unaudited)
General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates
Earnings(a)	$	7,699
Plus:
Interest and other financial charges included in expense(b)		5,238
One-third of rental expense(c)		271
Adjusted “earnings”	$	13,208
Fixed charges:
Interest and other financial charges included in expense(b)	$	5,238
Interest capitalized		14
One-third of rental expense(c)		271
Total fixed charges	$	5,523
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.39

(a) Earnings before income taxes, noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and undistributed earnings of equity investees.

(b) Included interest on tax deficiencies.

(c) Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.

(1)