Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

 

Dated January 4, 2012

 

Registration Statement No. 333-178262

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION

GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A

(Senior Unsecured Fixed 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:

January 4, 2012

 

 

Settlement Date (Original Issue Date):

January 9, 2012

 

 

Maturity Date:

January 9, 2017

 

 

Principal Amount:

US $1,000,000,000

 

 

Price to Public (Issue Price):

99.857%

 

 

Agents Commission:

0.325%

 

 

All-in Price:

99.532%

 

 

Net Proceeds to Issuer:

US $995,320,000

 

 

Treasury Benchmark:

0.875% due December 31, 2016

 

 

Treasury Yield:

0.881%

 

 

Spread to Treasury Benchmark:

Plus 2.05%

 

 

Reoffer Yield:

2.931%

 

 

Interest Rate Per Annum:

2.900%

 

 

Interest Payment Dates:

Semi-annually on the 9th day of each January and July, commencing July 9, 2012 and ending on the Maturity Date

 

 

Day Count Convention:

30/360, Following Unadjusted

 

 

Business Day Convention:

New York


 

 

 

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Registration Statement No. 333-178262

 

 

Denominations:

Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter.

 

 

Call Notice Period:

None

 

 

Put Dates (if any):

None

 

 

Put Notice Period:

None

 

 

CUSIP:

36962G5N0

 

 

ISIN:

US36962G5N05

Plan of Distribution:

The Notes are being purchased by the underwriters listed below (collectively, the “Underwriters”), as principal, at 99.857% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.325% of the principal amount of the Notes.

 

 

 

 

Institution

 

Commitment

 

 

 

 

 

Lead Managers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

$158,333,000

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

$158,333,000

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

$158,333,000

 

 

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

$158,333,000

 

 

 

 

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

 

$158,334,000

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

$158,334,000

 

 

 

 

 

Co-Managers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blaylock Robert Van, LLC

 

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

CastleOak Securities, L.P.

 

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Lebenthal & Co., LLC

 

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc.

 

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Williams Capital Group, L.P.

 

$10,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$1,000,000,000

 

The Issuer has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


 

 

 

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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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

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, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-877-858-5407, Goldman, Sachs & Co. at 1-866-471-2526, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at (212) 834-4533, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll free at 1-800-294-1322, or Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649.