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Maximum Aggregate |
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Senior Notes |
$2,000,000,000 |
$229,200 |
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PROSPECTUS |
Pricing Supplement Number: 5257 |
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Dated December 1, 2011 |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT |
Dated January 4, 2012 |
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Dated December 1, 2011 |
Registration Statement: No. 333-178262 |
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.
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Issuer: |
General Electric Capital Corporation |
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Trade Date: |
January 4, 2012 |
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Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): |
January 9, 2012 |
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Maturity Date: |
January 9, 2015 |
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Principal Amount: |
US $2,000,000,000 |
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Price to Public (Issue Price): |
99.896% |
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Agents Commission: |
0.20% |
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All-in Price: |
99.696% |
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Net Proceeds to Issuer: |
US $1,993,920,000 |
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Treasury Benchmark: |
0.25% due December 15, 2014 |
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Treasury Yield: |
0.386% |
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Spread to Treasury Benchmark: |
Plus 1.80% |
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Reoffer Yield: |
2.186% |
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Interest Rate Per Annum: |
2.150% |
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Interest Payment Dates: |
Semi-annually on the 9th day of each January and July, commencing July 9, 2012 and ending on the Maturity Date |
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Day Count Convention: |
30/360, Following Unadjusted |
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Business Day Convention: |
New York |
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Denominations: |
Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. |
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Call Notice Period: |
None |
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Page 2 |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated January 4, 2012 |
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Registration Statement No. 333-178262 |
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Put Dates (if any): |
None |
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Put Notice Period: |
None |
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CUSIP: |
36962G5M2 |
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ISIN: |
US36962G5M22 |
Plan of Distribution:
The Notes are being purchased by the underwriters listed below (collectively, the “Underwriters”), as principal, at 99.896% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.20% of the principal amount of the Notes.
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Institution |
Commitment |
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Lead Managers: |
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Barclays Capital Inc. |
$316,667,000 |
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
$316,667,000 |
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
$316,667,000 |
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
$316,667,000 |
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated |
$316,666,000 |
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
$316,666,000 |
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Co-Managers: |
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Blaylock Robert Van, LLC |
$20,000,000 |
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CastleOak Securities, L.P. |
$20,000,000 |
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Lebenthal & Co., LLC |
$20,000,000 |
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Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. |
$20,000,000 |
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The Williams Capital Group, L.P. |
$20,000,000 |
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Total |
$2,000,000,000 |
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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Page 3 |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated January 4, 2012 |
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Registration Statement No. 333-178262 |
Additional Information
General
At the quarter ended September 30, 2011, we had outstanding indebtedness totaling $381.065 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 September 30, 2011, excluding subordinated notes and debentures payable after one year, was equal to $369.066 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, |
Nine Months Ended |
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2006 |
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2010 |
September 30, 2011 |
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1.66 |
1.59 |
1.24 |
0.85 |
1.13 |
1.51 |
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.
Legal Matters:
In the opinion of Fred A. Robustelli, as counsel to the Company, when the securities offered by this prospectus supplement have been executed and issued by the Company and authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the indenture, and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such securities will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement or similar laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, including, without limitation, the effect of statutory or other laws regarding fraudulent transfers or preferential transfers, and general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding of equity or law, provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of any waiver of stay, extension or usury laws or provisions relating to indemnification, exculpation or contribution, to the extent that such provisions may be held unenforceable as contrary to federal or state securities laws, on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the Federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as in effect on the date hereof. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the genuineness of signatures and certain factual matters, all as stated in the letter of such counsel dated December 1, 2011, which has been filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2011.