GE ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2021 RESULTS

Fourth quarter 2021 (prior three-column reporting format1; variances on a year-over-year basis)

Total orders $22.1B, (5)%; organic orders (4)%

Total revenues (GAAP) $20.3B, (3)%; Industrial organic revenues* $19.6B, (3)%

Industrial profit margin (GAAP) 1.1%, (1,330) bps; adjusted Industrial profit margin* 9.0%, +280 bps org.*

Continuing EPS (GAAP) $(3.24), unfavorable; adjusted EPS* $0.92, +$0.34

GE Industrial CFOA (GAAP) $2.4B, +$0.4B; GE Industrial FCF* $3.8B, $(0.5)B; $3.8B ex disc. factoring*, $(1.9)B

Full year 2021 (prior three-column reporting format1; variances on a year-over-year basis)

Total orders $79.4B, +10%; organic orders +12%

Total revenues (GAAP) $74.2B, (2)%; Industrial organic revenues* $70.2B, (2)%

Industrial profit margin (GAAP) 1.8%, (820) bps; adjusted Industrial profit margin* 6.8%, +390 bps org.*

Continuing EPS (GAAP) $(3.25), unfavorable; adjusted EPS* $2.12, +$2.07

GE Industrial CFOA (GAAP) $1.5B, +$2.8B; GE Industrial FCF* $5.1B, +$4.5B; $5.8B ex disc. factoring*, +$1.9B

BOSTON - January 25, 2022 - GE (NYSE:GE) announced its fourth quarter and full year 2021 results.

GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. said, "2021 was an important year for the GE team, marked by significant strategic, operational, and financial progress. We delivered solid margin, EPS, and free cash flow performance in 2021, exceeding our outlook. Orders for the year were up double digits, supporting faster growth going forward, while supply chain challenges, commercial selectivity, and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. wind production tax credit impacted our top-line."

Culp continued, "We're seeing real momentum and opportunities for sustainable profitable growth from near-term improvements in GE's businesses, especially as Aviation recovers and our end markets strengthen. Our dramatic debt reduction means we can further intensify efforts to strengthen our operations and play offense, setting us up to deliver between $5.5 to $6.5 billion free cash flow in 2022 and more than $7 billion in 2023. As we lay the groundwork to create three independent companies focused on critical global needs, we're encouraged by the support from our customers, employees, and investors. We're confident that our businesses will deliver long-term growth and value."

GE continued to make progress on its transformation:

Announced plans to form three independent, investment-grade, industry-leading companies focused on the growth sectors of aviation, healthcare, and energy.

Solidified financial position by completing the GECAS transaction and a $25 billion debt tender in the quarter, reducing gross debt2 by approximately $87 billion over three years. GE has $35 billion of debt, approximately $16 billion of cash, and $13 billion3 in the AerCap equity stake and note and Baker Hughes equity stake.

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1Based on prior three-column reporting format, which showed Industrial operations separately from financial services operations

2Includes borrowings, after tax pension & principal retiree benefit plan liabilities, operating leases, 50% preferred stock, and factoring

3As of January 21, 2022

*Non-GAAP Financial Measure

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- our success in executing and completing asset dispositions or other transactions, including our plan to pursue spin-offs of our Healthcare business and our combined Renewable Energy, Power and Digital businesses, and our plans to exit our equity ownership positions in Baker Hughes and AerCap, the timing of closing for such transactions, the ability to satisfy closing conditions, and the expected proceeds, consideration and benefits to GE;

- the continuing severity, magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including impacts of the pandemic, of businesses' and governments' responses to the pandemic and of individual factors such as aviation passenger confidence on our operations and personnel, on commercial activity and demand across our and our customers' businesses, and on global supply chains;

- the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and related impacts, including global supply chain disruptions and price inflation, will continue to adversely impact our business operations, financial performance, results of operations, financial position, the prices of our securities and the achievement of our strategic objectives;

- changes in macroeconomic and market conditions and market volatility (including developments and volatility arising from the COVID-19 pandemic), including inflation, interest rates, the value of securities and other financial assets (including our equity ownership positions in Baker Hughes and AerCap, and expected equity interest in the Healthcare business after its spin-off), oil, natural gas and other commodity prices and exchange rates, and the impact of such changes and volatility on our financial position and businesses;

- our de-leveraging and capital allocation plans, including with respect to actions to reduce our indebtedness, the timing and amount of GE dividends, organic investments, and other priorities;

- downgrades of our current short- and long-term credit ratings or ratings outlooks, or changes in rating application or methodology, and the related impact on our liquidity, funding profile, costs and competitive position;

- our liquidity and the amount and timing of our cash flows and earnings, which may be impacted by customer, supplier, competitive, contractual and other dynamics and conditions;

- capital and liquidity needs associated with our financial services operations, including in connection with run-off insurance operations and Bank BPH, the amount and timing of any required capital contributions and any strategic actions that we may pursue;

- global economic trends, competition and geopolitical risks, including changes in the rates of investment or economic growth in key markets we serve, or an escalation of sanctions, tariffs or other trade tensions between the U.S. and China or other countries, and related impacts on our businesses' global supply chains and strategies;

- market developments or customer actions that may affect demand and the financial performance of major industries and customers we serve, such as secular, cyclical and competitive pressures in our Power business; pricing, the timing of customer investment and other factors in renewable energy markets; demand for air travel and other dynamics related to the COVID-19 pandemic; conditions in key geographic markets; and other shifts in the competitive landscape for our products and services;

- operational execution by our businesses, including the success in improving operational performance at our Renewable Energy business, and the performance of our Aviation business amidst the ongoing market recovery;

- changes in law, regulation or policy that may affect our businesses, such as trade policy and tariffs, regulation and incentives related to climate change (including extension of the U.S. wind Production Tax Credit), and the effects of tax law changes;

- our decisions about investments in research and development, and new products, services and platforms, and our ability to launch new products in a cost-effective manner;

- our ability to increase margins through implementation of operational changes, restructuring and other cost reduction measures;

- the impact of regulation and regulatory, investigative and legal proceedings and legal compliance risks, including the impact of Alstom and other investigative and legal proceedings;

- the impact of actual or potential failures of our products or third-party products with which our products are integrated, and related reputational effects;

- the impact of potential information technology, cybersecurity or data security breaches at GE or third parties; and

- the other factors that are described in "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

These or other uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

This release includes certain forward-looking projected financial information that is based on current estimates and forecasts, and actual results could differ materially. Refer also to the webcast of our investor conference later this morning for additional discussion of our outlook and uncertainties that could cause our future results to be different than our current expectations.

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Additional Financial Information

Additional financial information can be found on the Company's website at: www.ge.com/investor under Events and Reports.

Conference Call and Webcast

GE will discuss its results during its investor conference call today starting at 8:00 a.m. ET. The conference call will be broadcast live via webcast, and the webcast and accompanying slide presentation containing financial information can be accessed by visiting the Events and Reports page on GE's website at: www.ge.com/investor. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the website after the call.

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