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 |
$1,000,000,000 |
$55,800 |
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PROSPECTUS Dated January 23, 2009 |
Pricing Supplement Number: 4945 Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Dated January 23, 2009 |
Dated August 19, 2009 Registration Statement: No. 333-156929 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES G
(Senior Fixed 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: |
August 19, 2009 |
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Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): |
August 24, 2009 |
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Maturity Date: |
December 28, 2012 |
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Principal Amount: |
US $1,000,000,000 |
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Price to Public (Issue Price): |
101.757% |
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Agents Commission: |
0.175% |
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All-in Price: |
101.582% |
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Accrued Interest |
US $4,812,500 |
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Net Proceeds to Issuer: |
US $1,020,632,500 |
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Ranking: |
Senior |
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Treasury Benchmark: |
1.750% due August 15, 2012 |
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Treasury Yield: |
1.508% |
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Spread to Treasury Benchmark (Plus or Minus): |
Plus 0.570% |
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Reoffer Yield: |
2.078% |
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Interest Rate Per Annum: |
2.625% |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated August 19, 2009 |
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Registration Statement No. 333-156929 |
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Interest Payment Dates:
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Semi-annually on the 28th of each June and December, commencing December 28, 2009 (short first coupon) 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 $2,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter |
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CUSIP: |
36967HAY3 |
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ISIN: |
US36967HAY36 |
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Common Code: |
043467948 |
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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 |
A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised or withdrawn at any time.
Risk Factors
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 August 19, 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 (the "Underwriters"), as principal, at 101.757% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.175% 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 Runner: |
Commitment |
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Banc of America Securities LLC |
$700,000,000 |
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
$300,000,000 |
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Total |
$1,000,000,000 |
We have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Information
Reopening of Issue
The Notes are intended to be fully fungible and be consolidated and form a single issue for all purposes with the Issuers issues of US$ 900,000,000, US$ 500,000,000 and US$ 700,000,000 principal amount of Fixed Rate Notes due December 28, 2012 as described in the Issuers pricing supplements numbers 4929, 4930 and 4933 dated June 11, 2009, June 18, 2009 and June 29, 2009, respectively.
General
At the quarter ended June 30, 2009, we had outstanding indebtedness totaling $498.096 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 June 30, 2009, excluding subordinated notes and debentures payable after one year, was equal to $488.087 billion.
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated August 19, 2009 |
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Registration Statement No. 333-156929 |
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, |
Six Months Ended |
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
June 30, 2009 |
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1.82 |
1.66 |
1.63 |
1.56 |
1.24 |
0.94 |
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 0.94:1 in the first six months 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 June 30, 2009, the amount of earnings needed to achieve a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges was $606 million.
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 PROSPECTUS.