Rule 8 - General Electric Co

    FORM 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. Use
separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.
Date of disclosure23rd January 2004..
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing 20th January 2004.

Dealing in General Electric Co.(name of company)

(1)	Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) .Ordinary...

(2)	Amount bought	Amount sold	Price per unit
            3,727		                      33.36 usd
		
		

(3)	Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
	(and percentage of  class) 8,829(  0.00  %)

(4)	Party making disclosure ...J.P. Morgan Securities
Limited......

(5)	EITHER	(a)	Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) 
	OR	(b)	If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
organisation
	.....

(6)	Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
	(a)	associate of	(i)	offeror (Note 3)                                          
                                                  NO
			(ii)	offeree company               Amersham Plc                              
                    YES

	Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
.2...

	If category (8), explain .
	..

	(b)	Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of
		the class of relevant securities dealt in)                                    
                                                 NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above .

(Also print name of signatory) .Stephane Clark.

Telephone and extension number 020 7325 1429
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Note 1.	Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on instructions of
a controller.
Note 2.	Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.
Note 3.	Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4.	When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or
with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to
relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
by Note 6 on Rule 8.
Note 5.	It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant
information can be given.
Note 6.	In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be
disclosed.