Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 |
Dated April 4, 2011 |
Registration Statement No. 333-156929 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
(Senior Unsecured Floating Rate Notes)
Investing in these notes involves risks. See "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Issuer: |
General Electric Capital Corporation |
Trade Date: |
April 4, 2011 |
Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): |
April 7, 2011 |
Maturity Date: |
April 7, 2014 |
Principal Amount: |
US $1,500,000,000 |
Price to Public (Issue Price): |
100.00% |
Agents Commission: |
0.20% |
All-in Price: |
99.80% |
Net Proceeds to Issuer: |
US $1,497,000,000 |
Interest Rate Basis (Benchmark): |
3-month LIBOR, as determined by Reuters |
Index Currency: |
U.S. Dollars |
Spread (Plus or Minus): |
Plus 0.63% |
Index Maturity: |
Three Months |
Interest Payment Period: |
Quarterly |
Interest Payment Dates: |
Quarterly on the 7th day of each January, April, July and October, commencing July 7, 2011 and ending on the Maturity Date |
Initial Interest Rate: |
To be determined two London Business Days prior to the Original Issue Date |
Interest Reset Periods and Dates: |
Quarterly on each Interest Payment Date |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 |
Dated April 4, 2011 |
Registration Statement No. 333-156929 |
Interest Determination Date: |
Quarterly, two London Business Days prior to each Interest Reset Date |
Day Count Convention: |
Actual/360, Modified Following Adjusted |
Business Day Convention: |
New York |
Denominations: |
Minimum of $2,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. |
CUSIP: |
36962G5B6 |
ISIN: |
US36962G5B66 |
Common Code: |
061612521 |
Plan of Distribution:
The Notes are being purchased by the underwriters listed below (collectively, the "Underwriters"), as principal, at 100% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.200% of the principal amount of the Notes.
Institution Lead Managers: |
Commitment |
Barclays Capital Inc. |
$487,500,000 |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
$487,500,000 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated |
$487,500,000 |
Co-Managers: |
|
Aladdin Capital LLC |
$7,500,000 |
Blaylock Robert Van, LLC |
$7,500,000 |
CastleOak Securities, L.P. |
$7,500,000 |
Samuel Ramirez & Co., Inc. |
$7,500,000 |
The Williams Capital Group, L.P. |
$7,500,000 |
Total |
$1,500,000,000 |
The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Dated April 4, 2011 |
Registration Statement No. 333-156929 |
Additional Information
General
At the year ended December 31, 2010, we had outstanding indebtedness totaling $397.992 billion, consisting of notes payable within one year, senior notes payable after one year and subordinated notes payable after one year, and excluding bank deposits and non-recourse borrowings of consolidated securitization entities. The total amount of outstanding indebtedness at December 31, 2010, excluding subordinated notes and debentures payable after one year, was equal to $388.418 billion.
Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
The information contained in the Prospectus under the caption "Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges" is hereby amended in its entirety, as follows:
Year Ended December 31, |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
1.63 |
1.56 |
1.24 |
0.85 |
1.13 |
For purposes of computing the consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of net earnings adjusted for the provision for income taxes, noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and undistributed earnings of equity investees.
Fixed charges consist of interest and discount on all indebtedness and one-third of rentals, which we believe is a reasonable approximation of the interest factor of such rentals.
CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN WHICH ARE DEFINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASSIGNED TO THEM IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov
. Alternatively, the Issuer or the underwriter participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Barclays Capital Inc. toll-free at 1-888-603-5847, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll free at 1-800-294-1322 or Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll free at 1-800-503-6411.