CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities Offered |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Amount of Registration Fee |
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Senior Notes |
$750,000,000 |
$41,850.00 |
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PROSPECTUS Dated January 23, 2009 |
Pricing Supplement Number: 4918 Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Dated January 23, 2009 |
Dated April 22, 2009 Registration Statement: No. 333-156929 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES G
(Senior Floating Rate Notes pursuant to the FDICs Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program)
This debt is guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporations Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program and is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The details of the FDIC guarantee are provided in the FDICs regulations, 12 CFR Part 370, and at the FDICs website, www.fdic.gov/tlgp. The expiration date of the FDICs guarantee is the earlier of the maturity date of the debt or December 31, 2012.
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Issuer: |
General Electric Capital Corporation ("GE Capital") |
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Guarantor: |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") |
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Ratings: |
Aaa/AAA |
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Trade Date: |
April 22, 2009 |
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Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): |
April 24, 2009 |
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Maturity Date: |
April 24, 2012 |
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Principal Amount: |
US $750,000,000 |
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Price to Public (Issue Price): |
100.000% |
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Agents Commission: |
0.150% |
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All-in Price: |
99.850% |
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Net Proceeds to Issuer: |
US $748,875,000 |
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Ranking: |
Senior |
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Interest Rate Basis (Benchmark): |
LIBOR, as determined by Reuters |
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Index Currency: |
U.S. Dollars |
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Spread (Plus or Minus): |
Plus 0.07% |
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Index Maturity: |
Three Months |
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Interest Payment Period: |
Quarterly |
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Page 2 |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated April 22, 2009 |
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Registration Statement No. 333-156929 |
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Interest Payment Dates:
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Quarterly on the 24th day of each July, October, January and April, commencing July 24, 2009 and ending on the Maturity Date |
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Initial Interest Rate: |
To be determined two London Business Days prior to the Original Issue Date |
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Interest Reset Periods and Dates: |
Quarterly on each Interest Payment Date |
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Interest Determination Date: |
Quarterly, two London Business Days prior to each Interest Reset Date |
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Day Count Convention: |
Actual/360, Modified Following |
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Business Day Convention: |
New York |
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Denominations: |
Minimum of $2,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter |
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CUSIP: |
36967HAT4 |
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ISIN: |
US36967HAT41 |
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Common Code: |
042595594 |
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Method of Settlement: |
Depository Trust Company (DTC), and its direct participants, including Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg |
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Trustee: |
The Bank of New York Mellon |
Risk Factors
Investing in the Notes involves risks. See "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Information Relating to the FDIC Guarantee
Investors should be aware that the FDIC Guarantee (as defined in the prospectus supplement) is made pursuant to the FDICs regulations, 12 C.F.R. Part 370, as specified at the FDICs website, www.fdic.gov/tlgp. On March 17, 2009, the FDIC adopted an interim rule that extends the debt guarantee component of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program to December 31, 2012 for debt issued on or after April 1, 2009. In addition, the interim rule extends to October 31, 2009 the date through which FDIC Guaranteed Notes (as defined in the prospectus supplement) may be issued. For purposes of debt issued under this pricing supplement, all references in the prospectus supplement to the expiration date of the FDIC Guarantee hereby are amended to refer to December 31, 2012 and all references to the date through which FDIC Guaranteed Notes may be issued hereby are amended to refer to October 31, 2009.
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated April 22, 2009 |
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Registration Statement No. 333-156929 |
The regulations governing the FDIC Guarantee may be subject to interpretive decisions and rulemaking by the FDIC that could adversely affect how the FDIC Guarantee would apply to the Notes. The FDIC Guarantee is subject to additional risks as described in the prospectus supplement under "Risk Factors, Risks Relating to the FDIC Guarantee". See "FDIC Guarantee under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program".
Plan of Distribution
The Notes are being purchased by the underwriters listed below (collectively, the "Underwriters"), as principal, at 100.000% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.150% of the principal amount of the Notes. The Notes will not be exclusively marketed and targeted to retail customers.
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Institution Book Runners: |
Commitment |
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Barclays Capital Inc. |
$500,000,000 |
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
$125,000,000 |
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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated |
$125,000,000 |
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Total |
$750,000,000 |
Additional Information
General
At the year ended December 31, 2008, we had outstanding indebtedness totaling $510.356 billion, consisting of notes payable within one year, senior notes payable after one year and subordinated notes payable after one year. The total amount of outstanding indebtedness at December 31, 2008, excluding subordinated notes and debentures payable after one year, was equal to $500.474 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:
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Year Ended December 31, |
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
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1.82 |
1.66 |
1.63 |
1.56 |
1.24 |
For purposes of computing the consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of net earnings adjusted for the provision for income taxes, minority interest and fixed charges.
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.
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated April 22, 2009 |
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Registration Statement No. 333-156929 |
CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN WHICH ARE DEFINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASSIGNED TO THEM IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. THE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET SITE OF THE FDIC IS NOT A PART OF THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT OR ANY PROSPECTUS.