TRIAN DISCLOSES $2.5 BILLION STAKE IN GE

NEW YORK, NY, October 5, 2015 – Trian Fund Management, L.P. today disclosed that it has become a top ten shareholder of GE (NYSE: GE) with a beneficial ownership of 98.5 million GE shares currently valued at approximately $2.5 billion. GE is now Trian’s largest investment.