GE Aerospace filed SEC Form 8-K: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 25, 2026
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 25, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Electric Company, operating as GE Aerospace (the “Company”), approved and adopted amendments to the Company’s By-Laws (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated By-Laws”), which became effective the same day. The amendments contained in the Amended and Restated By-Laws:
•supplement the procedures and information requirements for the nomination of persons for election to the Board, including with respect to Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
•require that the information regarding the shareholder submitting a nomination and their nominees be true as of the record date and as of ten business days prior to the meeting date;
•require that any shareholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other shareholders use a proxy card color other than white; and
•designate (i) the New York Supreme Court or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district courts in the State of New York or other state courts in the State of New York, as the exclusive forum for bringing derivative actions, claims of breach of a fiduciary duty and other specified actions under New York corporate law, and (ii) the federal district courts of the United States of America as the exclusive forum for bringing claims under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in each case, unless the Company otherwise consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated By-Laws, filed as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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104 | The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted as Inline XBRL. | ||||
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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.
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| Date: June 25, 2026 | /s/ Brandon Smith | ||||||||||
Brandon Smith Vice President, Chief Corporate, Securities & Finance Counsel | |||||||||||
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