General Electric Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (GE)

General Electric (GE)
Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call
January 20th 2006, 8:30 AM.

Executives:

Mr. William H. Cary, Vice President of Investor Communications
Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Keith Sherin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Analysts:

Jeff Sprague, Citigroup
Nicole Parent, CSFB
David Bleustein, UBS
Deane Dray, Goldman Sachs
Robert McCarthy, CIBC World Markets
Peter Nesvold, Bear Stearns
John Inch, Merrill Lynch
Don MacDougall with Banc of America Securities
Scott Davis, Morgan Stanley
Tony Boase, AG Edwards

Presentation

Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the General Electric fourth quarter earnings conference call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. My name is Rachel, and I will be your conference coordinator today. If at anytime during the call you require assistance please “*