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Filed Pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration
No. 333-160487
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated July 9, 2009)
General Electric Capital Corporation
$11,000,000,000
Variable Denomination Floating
Rate Demand Notes
GE Interest Plus
The GE Interest Plus Notes (the
Notes) are designed to provide you with a convenient
means of investing funds directly with General Electric Capital
Corporation (GE Capital). The initial interest rate
applicable to the Notes and all subsequent changes to the
initial interest rate will be disclosed in pricing supplements
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance
with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933.
An investment in the Notes involves
risks. See Risk Factors below and on Page 1 of
the accompanying prospectus. In addition, you should carefully
consider the following risk factors, as well as the other
information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any
applicable pricing supplement.
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We reserve the right to modify, withdraw, or cancel the offer
made by this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus
and any applicable pricing supplement at any time.
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The Notes are not equivalent to a deposit or other bank
account and are not subject to the protection of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other insurance. The Notes
are not guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporations Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. The
Notes are not a brokerage account with GE Capital Markets, Inc.
or any other broker/dealer and are not protected by the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation under the Securities
Investors Protection Act of 1970.
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The Notes are not a money market fund, in which investors
purchase an equity interest in a diversified fund consisting of
investments in short term debt securities of many companies, and
are not subject to the requirements of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (including diversification of investments) or the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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All investments in the Notes are senior, unsecured
obligations of GE Capital and are not obligations of or
guaranteed by General Electric Company, the Agent Bank or any
other company. It is possible to lose money if GE Capital is
unable to pay its debts.
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The floating interest rate on investments in the Notes may
not provide a basis for comparison with other investments which
use a different method of calculating a variable yield or which
pay a fixed yield for a stated period of time. The all-in return
may also vary between this and other investments based on the
frequency of reinvestment of interest earned. See The GE
Interest Plus Notes Interest below for a
detailed description of how interest is calculated and paid.
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The Notes are not listed on any securities exchange and there
is no secondary market for the Notes.
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For information regarding the GE
Interest Plus Notes, please call
1-800-433-4480
or access our website at www.geinterestplus.com.
Please read this prospectus
supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any applicable
pricing supplement hereto carefully and retain for future
reference.
Neither the Securities and Exchange
Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or
disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or
accuracy of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus or any pricing supplement. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
The Notes may be offered through GE Capital Markets, Inc., as
agent.
Prospectus Supplement dated March 15, 2011.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Prospectus Supplement
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SUMMARY
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Issuer |
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General Electric Capital Corporation |
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Principal Executive Offices
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901 Main Avenue, Norwalk CT 06851-1168
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Variable Denomination Floating Rate Demand Notes |
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Up to $11,000,000,000 aggregate initial offering price |
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Agent Bank |
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The Huntington National Bank |
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Servicing Agent |
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Open Solutions, Inc. |
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Investment Options |
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Quick Invest see
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Auto Invest see
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Check Mailed to Agent Bank see
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Wire Transfer see
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Direct Investment of Your Payroll, Pension or
Social Security Check see
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Payroll Deduction see
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Redemption Options |
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Quick Redemption see
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By Check see
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Written Redemption see
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Wire Redemption see
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The Notes are unsecured and rank equally and ratably with all
other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of GE Capital.
GE Capital had outstanding approximately $326.359 billion
in senior, unsecured debt obligations as of December 31,
2010, that rank equally with the Notes. GE Capital has not
issued any secured debt or securities that have priority over
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Interest |
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The Notes pay a floating rate of interest. Interest rates vary
by an investors principal amount of Notes or other factors
as determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee. The interest
rate applicable to the Notes and all subsequent changes to such
interest rate will be disclosed in pricing supplements filed
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Initial Investment Incentives |
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We may offer investment incentives to investors who make initial
investments in the Notes and additional incentives to investors
who make initial investments through payroll |
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deductions. Whether these or other incentives will be available
at any time will be determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee
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The principal amount of your Notes is equal to the total amount
of your investments plus accrued and reinvested interest, less
fees, if any, and your redemptions. |
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We may assess certain fees from time to time as determined by
the GE Interest Plus Committee in its sole discretion,
including, without limitation, for checks returned for
insufficient funds, wire redemptions, stop payment requests,
checks written for less than the $250 minimum, and other unusual
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Redemption at Option of GE Capital |
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The Notes are redeemable by GE Capital at any time
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Form of Notes |
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The Notes are offered by prospectus only to persons whose
registered addresses are in the United States. The Notes are in
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Taxation |
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Interest earned on Notes is subject to taxation regardless of
whether such interest is reinvested. Backup withholding and
information reporting may apply to certain persons
see page 6 of the accompanying prospectus. |
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The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee, under an
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You should rely only on the information provided in this
prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any
applicable pricing supplement or incorporated by reference. We
have authorized no one to provide you with different
information. We are not making an offer of these securities in
any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should
not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement,
the accompanying prospectus or any applicable pricing supplement
is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates.
References in this prospectus supplement to GE
Capital, we, us and
our are to General Electric Capital Corporation.
RISK
FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risks. You should carefully
consider the risks described under Risk Factors in
Item 1A of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2010 (which description is
incorporated by reference herein), as well as the other
information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement before making a decision to invest in our
securities. See Where You Can Get More Information on GE
Capital in the accompanying prospectus.
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Consolidated
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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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.
THE GE INTEREST
PLUS NOTES
Interest
The Notes will have no stated maturity and will earn interest at
floating rates, to be determined by the GE Interest Plus
Committee. Rates vary by an investors principal amount of
Notes or other factors as determined by the GE Interest Plus
Committee. Interest on the Notes will accrue daily. The rate of
interest paid for any period on the Notes is not an indication
or representation of future rates. Accrued interest will be
credited and automatically reinvested in additional Notes
monthly and will begin to accrue interest on the first day
following the date of such reinvestment.
Fees
We may assess certain fees from time to time as determined by
the GE Interest Plus Committee in its sole discretion,
including, without limitation, for checks returned for
insufficient funds, wire redemptions, stop payment requests,
checks written for less than the $250 minimum, and other unusual
services. Any applicable fees will be directly debited from the
aggregate principal amount of your Notes.
Investor
Statements
You will receive regular statements (via mail or electronically)
showing a summary of all of your transactions in the Notes,
interest earned, the principal amount of Notes held by you at
the open and close of the period, and other important
information. Redemption checks on which payment has been made
will not be returned to you, but the check number, date of
payment and the amount of each check will be indicated on your
statement. However, if you are registered for eService you may
view redemption check images on-line at the GE Interest Plus
eService website.
Obligation to
Review Investment Activity and Maintain Accurate Information On
File With Us
You are responsible for promptly examining each monthly
statement to determine the accuracy of all redemptions and
investments activity made that month. If your statement shows
activity that you did not authorize, notify us at once. If you
fail to promptly report an unauthorized redemption, you may not
be able to recover any losses resulting from the redemption. In
addition, you must
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promptly provide the Servicing Agent with notice of any change
in your address. If your registered investment address is not
kept up to date and mail is returned to us by the United States
Post Office and we cannot locate you, we may be required after a
specified time period to remit your investment as abandoned
property as required by applicable state unclaimed property law.
You may update your address through eService or in writing.
Address change requests sent to us in writing must include your
investment number and be signed by all owners of the investment.
Minimum
Investment
The minimum investment is $500. If your total investment falls
below $500, we have the right to redeem all of your investment.
Before we redeem your investment we will give you at least
30 days prior written notice reminding you of the minimum
and indicating a redemption date if you neglect to bring your
total investment to the minimum level required within
30 days of the date of notice.
Initial
Investment Incentives
We may from time to time offer marketing incentives to certain
investors making an initial investment in the Notes, depending
on the amount of the initial investment
and/or
enrollment in an automatic investment option or certain payroll
deduction programs. These incentives have in the past, and may
in the future, include offers to issue to initial investors an
additional principal amount of Notes. Whether these or other
incentives will be available at any time will be determined by
the GE Interest Plus Committee in its sole discretion and will
be disclosed in pricing supplements filed with the SEC in
accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of
1933.
How to
Invest
To invest in the Notes, you may apply online or by mail. If you
apply by mail, complete an application and enclose a check for
your initial investment. If you apply online, you will be able
to invest by transferring funds from a bank account you have
successfully linked during the online application process. Cash,
money orders, travelers checks, starter checks,
cashiers checks, credit card checks, foreign checks and
third party checks are not acceptable. Currently, the minimum
initial investment is $500. If the principal amount of your
Notes falls below this minimum investment level, we reserve the
right to redeem your Notes and return the proceeds to you, or
deduct a monthly maintenance fee from the principal amount of
your Notes.
After your initial investment in the Notes, you may invest in
additional Notes at any time, without charge, by any of the
following methods:
BY QUICK INVEST. If you are enrolled in the
Quick Invest service, you may use the automated
phone system at any time during regular business hours, or our
online eService website at any time, to withdraw any amount of
funds (minimum $25) from your pre-designated bank account and
invest the funds in additional Notes through an electronic
automated clearinghouse (ACH) transfer. To set up Quick
Invest, you must have verified your ownership of the
linked bank account by either providing us with a voided blank
check, or by completing the bank account verification process
online). Your investment will be made and interest will begin to
accrue on the same day your money is transferred.
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Investments made by ACH cannot be redeemed until the later of
three business days after the electronic transfer is first
completed or when the electronic transfer clears.
BY AUTO INVEST (automatic monthly investment from a bank
account). You may withdraw a fixed amount from your
pre-designated bank account on a monthly basis through an ACH
transfer (minimum $25) and use the funds to invest in additional
Notes. To set up Auto Invest, you must have verified
your ownership of the linked bank account by either providing us
with a voided blank check or by completing the online bank
account verification process. Your investment will be made and
interest will begin to accrue on the same day your money is
transferred. Investments made by ACH cannot be redeemed until
the later of three business days after the electronic transfer
is completed or when the electronic transfer clears.
BY CHECK MAILED TO AGENT BANK. Mail your
investment check to: GE Interest Plus, P.O. Box 6293,
Rantoul, IL 61866. Investment checks must be drawn on a bank
located in the U.S. and be in U.S. dollars. Your
investment will be made and interest will begin to accrue on the
first business day that the Agent Banks processing unit
receives your check provided that the check is received prior to
3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Investments made by check cannot be
redeemed until the later of seven business days after the check
is first invested in the Notes or when the check clears.
BY WIRE TRANSFER. Wire funds to GE Interest
Plus, The Huntington National Bank, Indianapolis, IN, ABA
No. 274070442. Include your name and investment number in
the wire instruction. Wires may only be originated from a bank
located in the U.S., and must be payable in U.S. dollars.
Your investment will be made and you will begin earning interest
on the same business day the wire is received provided that the
funds have been received by 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Investments made by wire transfer can be redeemed one business
day after the date of credit.
BY DIRECT INVESTMENT OF YOUR PAYROLL, PENSION OR SOCIAL
SECURITY CHECK. You may instruct your employer or
the Social Security Administration, as appropriate, to invest
your entire payroll, pension or social security check directly
in the Notes. Your investment will begin to accrue interest on
the day it is transferred for investment in the Notes.
Investments made in this manner can be redeemed one business day
after the date of credit.
BY PAYROLL DEDUCTION. General Electric
Company, its subsidiaries, and certain other companies allow
employees to have a fixed amount deducted from each paycheck
(minimum $25) and invested in the Notes. Your investment will
begin to accrue interest on the business day it is transferred
for investment in the Notes. Investments made by payroll
deduction can be redeemed one business day after the date of
credit.
All investments must be made in U.S. dollars drawn on a
U.S. bank located in the U.S. You may change or
terminate your investments by payroll deduction or other
automatic investment at any time.
For purposes of investments in the Notes, a business
day is a day on which both the Agent Bank and the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago are fully open for business.
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How To
Redeem
You may redeem any part of your Notes at any time as described
below. Interest on redeemed investments will accrue to, but not
including, the date of redemption. You may redeem all of your
Notes only by use of the written redemption option described
below. If you apply by mail, checks will be mailed to you
automatically shortly after you make an initial investment in
the Notes. If you apply online, checks will be mailed to you
after you elect to receive checks when you log in to eService
and return a completed signature card signed by all owners of
the investment. You will only be allowed to use the GE Interest
Plus checks we provide you to redeem from your investment.
QUICK REDEMPTION. If you are enrolled in the
Quick Redemption service, you may instruct the
Servicing Agent, through the automated telephone line or through
our eService website, to redeem your GE Interest Plus Notes
(minimum of $25, maximum of $50,000 per redemption) and have the
proceeds transferred to your pre-designated bank account through
an electronic automated clearinghouse (ACH) transfer. To use
this option you must have verified your ownership of the linked
bank account by either providing us with a voided blank check
(if you applied by mail) or by completing the online bank
account verification process . After you enter your Quick
Redemption transaction into our automated phone system or
eService website, you will be provided with the date that the
redemption proceeds will be transferred. Interest will accrue on
your Notes to, but not including, the business day on which the
redemption proceeds are transferred.
REDEMPTION BY CHECK. You may make
redemption checks payable in the amount of $250 or more. If the
amount of the redemption check is less than $250, the check will
be honored, but a fee will be debited from the principal amount
of your Notes by the Agent Bank. If the amount of the redemption
check is greater than the principal amount of your Notes, the
check will not be honored and we will deduct from the principal
amount of your Notes a returned check fee, in an amount
periodically determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee
Generally, your redemption will be made on the day the Agent
Banks processing unit receives your redemption check for
payment. Even if your Notes are held jointly with someone else,
only one signature will be required on a redemption check. The
check redemption feature does not create a deposit or a banking
relationship with the Agent Bank, GE Capital or General Electric
Company.
WRITTEN REDEMPTION. You may redeem any part of
or all of your Notes by written request, including the
signatures of all registered owners (including joint owners) of
the Notes. A check, payable to the registered owners, for the
requested amount (or in an amount equal to the principal amount
of your Notes if you are redeeming all of your Notes) will be
mailed to the registered noteholders address.
WIRE REDEMPTION. You can redeem any part of
your Notes, subject to a $2,500 minimum, by wire transfer if you
have pre-authorized the wire redemption option. Wire redemption
proceeds can only be wired to the U.S. bank account you
have designated on your Wire Redemption enrollment form. To
establish this designation, you must send in the form signed by
all registered owners of the Notes, with all signatures
notarized and a copy of each investors identification
attached. Funds will be wired on the same business day as the
receipt of your wire redemption request, provided that your
request is received by the Agent Bank by 12:00 noon Eastern
Time. Wire redemption requests
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received after 12:00 noon Eastern Time on any business day will
be processed on the next business day. If your designated bank
is not a member of the Federal Reserve system, there may be a
delay in wiring funds. Each wire transfer will incur a
processing charge of $15 from the Agent Bank, and may also incur
an additional charge from your bank or financial institution.
The Agent Banks records of the wire instructions are
binding.
Optional
Redemption by GE Capital
We may redeem, at any time at our option, all or any part of the
Notes. Any partial redemption of Notes will be effected by lot,
or pro rata, or by any other method that is deemed fair and
appropriate by the trustee for the Notes, except that we may
redeem all of the Notes not meeting guidelines established from
time to time by the GE Interest Plus Committee. We will give at
least 30 days prior written notice to you if we decide to
redeem your Notes. The Notes (or portion thereof) being so
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not
including, the date of redemption, will be paid by check to the
registered holder of the Notes, less any tax withholding, if
applicable. Interest on the redeemed amount shall cease to
accrue on and after the effective date of redemption.
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
The Notes are offered in the United States only, on a continuing
basis through GE Capital Markets, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of GE Capital, acting as agent. No commissions will
be paid to such agent for any sales of the Notes. We will pay
the agents expenses incurred in connection with the
offering of the Notes. GE Capital Markets, Inc. may be deemed to
be an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities
Act). We have agreed to indemnify the agent against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act, or to contribute to payments that they may be required to
make in connection with such indemnification. We also may from
time to time designate other agents through whom Notes may be
offered.
The Notes are being offered only to persons whose registered
addresses are in the United States. If at any time your
registered address is outside of the United States, we may
redeem all of your Notes. See above The GE Interest Plus
Notes Optional Redemption By GE Capital.
We reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify the offer to
sell Notes at any time. We have the sole right to accept offers
to purchase Notes and may reject any proposed purchase of Notes
in whole or in part.
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PROSPECTUS
General Electric
Capital Corporation
Variable Denomination
Floating
Rate Demand Notes
General Electric Capital Corporation may offer from time to time
Variable Denomination Floating Rate Demand Notes (the
Notes).
We will provide specific terms of these securities in
supplements to this prospectus. The securities may be offered
separately or together in any combination and as separate
series. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement carefully before you invest.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
We may sell these securities on a continuous or delayed basis
directly to purchasers, through agents, dealers or underwriters
as designated from time to time, or through a combination of
these methods. If any agents, dealers or underwriters are
involved in the sale of any securities, the applicable
prospectus supplement will set forth any applicable commissions
or discounts.
RISK
FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risks. You
should carefully consider the risks described under Risk
Factors in item 1A of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008 (which description is
incorporated by reference herein), as well as the other
information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus or in any prospectus supplement hereto before making
a decision to invest in our securities. See Where You Can
Get More Information On GE Capital below.
References in this prospectus to GE Capital,
we, us and our are to
General Electric Capital Corporation.
The date of this prospectus is July 9, 2009.
WHERE YOU CAN GET
MORE INFORMATION ON GE CAPITAL
GE Capital files annual, quarterly and current reports and other
information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the
public from the SECs web site at
http://www.sec.gov.
You may also read and copy any document we file at the
SECs public reference room in Washington D.C. located at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Please call
the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference room.
Information on us, including our SEC filings, is also available
at our Internet site at
http://www.ge.com.
However, the information on our Internet site is not a part of
this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference into
this prospectus the information in other documents we file with
it, which means that we can disclose important information to
you by referring you to those documents. The information
incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this
prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will
automatically update and supersede information contained in
documents filed earlier with the SEC or contained in this
prospectus. We incorporate by reference in this prospectus the
documents listed below and any future filings that we make with
the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the
termination of the offering under this prospectus; provided,
however, that we are not incorporating, in each case, any
documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not
filed in accordance with SEC rules:
(i) GE Capitals Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008; and
(ii) GE Capitals Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
You may request a copy of these filings at no cost. Requests
should be directed to David P. Russell, Senior Counsel,
Corporate Treasury and Assistant Secretary, General Electric
Capital Corporation, 201 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut
06927, Telephone No.
(203) 357-4000.
THE
COMPANY
General Electric Capital Corporation was incorporated in 1943 in
the State of New York under the provisions of the New York
Banking Law relating to investment companies, as successor to
General Electric Contracts Corporation, which was formed in
1932. Until November 1987, our name was General Electric Credit
Corporation. On July 2, 2001, we changed our state of
incorporation to Delaware. All of our outstanding common stock
is owned by General Electric Capital Services, Inc., formerly
General Electric Financial Services, Inc., the common stock of
which is in turn wholly owned directly or indirectly by General
Electric Company (GE Company). Financing and
services offered by us are diversified, a significant change
from the original business of GE Capital, which was financing
distribution and sale of consumer and other GE Company products.
Currently, GE Company manufactures few of the products financed
by us.
We operate in five segments: Commercial Leasing and Lending
(CLL), GE Money, Real Estate, Energy Financial Services and GE
Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS). These operations are
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to a variety of regulations in their respective jurisdictions.
Our services are offered primarily within North America, Europe
and Asia.
GE Capitals principal executive offices are at 3135 Easton
Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut
06828-0001
(telephone number
(203) 373-2211).
At December 31, 2008, our employment totaled approximately
73,000.
Indebtedness
At March 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding indebtedness
totaling $489.177 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 March 31, 2009, excluding
subordinated notes and debentures payable after one year, was
equal to $479.681 billion.
Consolidated
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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 is considered to be
representative of the interest factor of such rentals.
As set forth above, GE Capitals ratio of earnings to fixed
charges declined to 0.97:1 in the first quarter of 2009 due to
lower pre-tax earnings which were primarily driven by higher
provisions for losses on financing receivables in connection
with the challenging economic environment. As of March 31,
2009, the amount of earnings needed to achieve a
one-to-one
ratio of earnings to fixed charges was $154 million.
General Electric Company made a $9.5 billion capital
contribution to General Electric Capital Services, Inc. in the
first quarter of 2009 (of which $8.8 billion was further
contributed to GE Capital through capital contribution and share
issuance) to improve tangible capital and reduce leverage and
General Electric Company does not anticipate additional
contributions in 2009.
USE OF
PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be added to the
general funds of GE Capital and will be available for financing
our operations.
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CERTAIN TERMS OF
THE NOTES
Indenture
The Notes are issued under an Amended and Restated Indenture
dated as of January 25, 2001, between GE Capital and The
Bank of New York Mellon (successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank),
as Trustee. The statements under this heading are subject to the
detailed provisions of the Indenture, a copy of which is an
exhibit to the Registration Statements filed with the SEC
covering the offering of Notes. Wherever particular provisions
of the Indenture or terms defined therein are referred to, such
provisions or definitions are incorporated by reference as a
part of the statements made and the statements are qualified in
their entirety by such reference.
Agent Bank and
Servicing Agent
We have engaged Open Solutions, Inc. to perform recordkeeping,
investor servicing and other services in connection with the
Notes. We refer to Open Solutions, Inc. as the Servicing
Agent in this prospectus supplement. The Huntington
National Bank has also been engaged to process funds receipts
and disbursements and related services. We refer to The
Huntington National Bank as the Agent Bank in this
prospectus supplement. For these services, we pay the Agent Bank
and the Servicing Agent an administrative fee.
General
The Notes are issuable in any amount and will mature on demand
by you. GE Interest Plus and GE Interest Plus For Businesses
constitute the same series of debt securities for all purposes
of the Indenture. The Notes are unsecured and rank equally and
ratably with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness
of GE Capital. GE Capital has outstanding $482.681 billion
in senior, unsecured debt obligations as of March 31, 2009,
that rank equally with the Notes. GE Capital has not issued any
secured debt or securities that have priority over the Notes.
Neither the Indenture, nor any other instrument to which GE
Capital is a party, limits the principal amount of the Notes or
any other indebtedness of GE Capital that may be issued. The
Notes will not be subject to any sinking fund. The Notes will be
issued in uncertificated form and you will not receive any
certificate or other instrument evidencing the Notes other than
the confirmation of your initial investment and periodic
statements sent to you. All funds invested in Notes, together
with interest accrued thereon, and redemptions, if any, will be
recorded on a register maintained by the Servicing Agent.
Modification of
the Indenture
The Indenture permits us and the trustee for the Notes, with the
consent of the holders of not less than
662/3%
in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time
outstanding:
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any of the provisions of the Indenture, or
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However, the Indenture provides that, unless each holder agrees,
we cannot:
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change the character of the Notes from being payable upon demand,
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reduce the
662/3 percentage
of the aggregate principal amount of Notes needed to make any
addition or modification.
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Events of
Default
An event of default with respect to the Notes is defined in the
Indenture as being:
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default for 20 days in payment of any principal or interest
on any Note which is not due to administrative error. An
administrative error shall not be considered an event of default
unless such error shall have continued uncorrected for a period
of 30 days after written notice to the Agent Bank and the
trustee for the Notes (with a copy to GE Capital). The trustee
for the Notes will be the sole judge of whether an
administrative error has been corrected;
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default for 60 days after written notice to GE Capital in
the performance of any other covenant with respect to the
Notes; or
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization.
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Each year, the Indenture requires us to file with the trustee
for the Notes a written statement as to the presence or absence
of certain defaults under the Indenture. The trustee for the
Notes shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a
default in respect of the Notes, give to the holders thereof
notice of all uncured and unwaived defaults known to it (the
term default to mean the events specified above without grace
periods). The trustee for the Notes shall be protected in
withholding such notice if it in good faith determines that the
withholding of such notice is in the interests of the holders of
the Notes except in the case of default in the payment of
principal or interest on any of the Notes. The Indenture
provides that during the continuance of an event of default,
either the trustee for the Notes or the holders of 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare
the principal of all such Notes to be due and payable
immediately. However, under certain conditions such declaration
may be annulled by the holders of a majority in principal amount
of such Notes then outstanding. The holders of a majority in
principal amount of Notes then outstanding may also waive on
behalf of all holders past defaults with respect to the Notes
except, unless previously cured, a default in payment of
principal of or interest on any of the Notes.
Concerning the
Trustee
The trustee for the Notes acts as trustee under several other
indentures with GE Capital, pursuant to which a number of series
of senior, unsecured notes of GE Capital are presently
outstanding.
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Termination,
Suspension or Modification
We expect that you will be able to invest in the Notes
indefinitely, but we reserve the right at any time to suspend or
terminate the Notes offering entirely, or from time to time to
modify the procedures for investing in or redeeming the Notes in
part. We also reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate
particular investment options and redemption methods. Written
notice of any material modification, suspension or termination
will be provided to you at least fifteen calendar days prior to
the effective date.
GE Interest Plus
Committee
The GE Interest Plus Committee consists of officers of GE
Capital designated by our Board of Directors. The Committee has
the full power and authority to amend procedures and options for
investing in and redeeming the Notes as described above under
Termination, Suspension, or Modification. The
Committee may also interpret applicable provisions, adopt rules
and regulations and make certain determinations regarding the
Notes. The members of the Committee are our Senior Vice
President, Corporate Treasury and Global Funding Operation and
two of our Vice Presidents and Assistant Treasurers. Alternate
members of the Committee may also serve from time to time.
Members of the Committee receive no additional compensation for
Committee services.
Taxes
Payments of interest on the Notes will be taxable in the year in
which such interest is accrued or received (in accordance with
the holders method of tax accounting), regardless of
whether such interest is reinvested. No part of such interest is
excludible from taxable income. Backup withholding and
information reporting requirements may apply to certain
non-corporate U.S. holders. The interest income also may be
subject to taxation by some state and local governments. Holders
of Notes that are not corporations will receive a statement from
the Servicing Agent each year that states the full amount
reported to the Internal Revenue Service as taxable income.
The U.S. Federal income tax discussion set forth above is
included for general information only and may not be applicable
depending upon a holders particular situation. Holders
should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax
consequences to them of the ownership and disposition of the
Notes, including the tax consequences under state, local,
foreign and other tax laws and the possible effects of changes
in federal or other tax laws.
PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
The Notes are offered in the United States only, on a continuing
basis and may be offered through GE Capital Markets, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of GE Capital, acting as agent. No
commissions will be paid to such agent for any sales of the
Notes. We will pay the agents expenses incurred in
connection with the offering of the Notes. GE Capital Markets,
Inc. may be deemed to be an
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underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). We have
agreed to indemnify the agent against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute
to payments that they may be required to make in connection with
such indemnification. We also may from time to time designate
other agents through whom Notes may be offered.
The Notes are being offered only to persons or businesses whose
registered addresses are in the United States. If at any time
your registered address is outside of the United States, we may
redeem all of your Notes. We reserve the right to withdraw,
cancel or modify the offer to sell Notes at any time. We have
the sole right to accept offers to purchase Notes and may reject
any proposed purchase of Notes in whole, or in part.
FINRA
Regulations
GE Capital Markets, Inc. is an affiliate of GE Capital and may
participate as an agent in the distribution of the securities
issued pursuant to this prospectus. NASD Rule 2720 imposes
certain requirements when a Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority member such as GE Capital Markets, Inc. distributes an
affiliated companys securities. As a result, we will
conduct any offering in which GE Capital Markets, Inc. acts as
agent in compliance with the applicable requirements of
Rule 2720. The maximum compensation we will pay to
underwriters in connection with any offering of the securities
will not exceed 8% of the maximum proceeds of such offering.
LEGAL
OPINION
Gail Pflederer, Senior Counsel, Corporate Treasury and Assistant
Secretary of GE Capital will provide an opinion for us regarding
the validity of the Notes. Ms. Pflederer beneficially owns
or has rights to acquire an aggregate of less than 0.01% of GE
Companys common stock.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and schedule of GE Capital
as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2008, and
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008
incorporated herein by reference from GE Capitals Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008 have been so
incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report
dated February 6, 2009, also incorporated by reference
herein, of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting
firm, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
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You should rely only on the information contained in this
document or that we have otherwise referred you to. We have not
authorized anyone else to provide you with information that is
different. We are not making an offer of these Notes in any
state where the offer is not permitted. The information in this
document is current only as of the date of this document,
regardless of the time of delivery of this document or any sale
of the Notes.
For Additional Information Concerning
GE Interest Plus, write to:
GE Interest Plus for
P.O. Box 6294
Rantoul, IL
61866-6294
For Current Rates and Other Information:
Call
1-800-433-4480
or visit us at
www.geinterestplus.com
General Electric
Capital Corporation
$11,000,000,000
Variable Denomination
Floating Rate Notes
Prospectus Supplement
July 9, 2009