| CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE | ||
|
Title of Each Class of
Securities Offered |
Maximum Aggregate
Offering Price |
Amount of
Registration Fee |
| Senior Unsecured Notes | $4,000,000,000 | $157,200.00 |
| PROSPECTUS | Pricing Supplement Number: 4897 | |
| Dated March 29, 2006 | Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) | |
| PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT | Dated January 6, 2009 | |
| Dated March 29, 2006 | Registration Statement: No. 333-132807 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
(Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes)
This debt is not guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. The notes offered hereby are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. Investing in these notes involves risks (See "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 30, 2008).
| Issuer: | General Electric Capital Corporation |
| Ratings: | Aaa/AAA |
| Trade Date: | January 6, 2009 |
| Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): | January 9, 2009 |
| Maturity Date: | January 10, 2039 |
| Principal Amount: | US $4,000,000,000 |
| Price to Public (Issue Price): | 98.478% |
| Agents’ Commission: | 0.750% |
| All-in Price: | 97.728% |
| Net Proceeds to Issuer: | US $3,909,120,000 |
| Treasury Benchmark: | 4.375% due February 15, 2038 |
| Treasury Yield: | 2.997% |
| Spread to Treasury Benchmark: | Plus 4.00% |
| Reoffer Yield: | 6.997% |
| Interest Rate Per Annum: | 6.875% |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually on the 10th of each January and July, commencing July 10, 2009 and ending on the Maturity Date |
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| Day Count Convention: | 30/360 |
| 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: | 36962G4B7 |
| ISIN: | US36962G4B75 |
| Common Code: | 040794808 |
Investing in the Notes involves risks. See "Risk of Foreign Currency Notes and Indexed Notes" on page 2 of the accompanying prospectus supplement and "Risk Factors" on page 2 of the accompanying prospectus.
Plan of Distribution:
The Notes are being purchased by the underwriters listed below (collectively, the "Underwriters"), as principal, at 98.478% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.750% of the principal amount of the Notes.
| Institution | Commitment |
| Lead Managers: | |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $1,293,333,334 |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1,293,333,333 |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated | $1,293,333,333 |
| Co-Managers: | |
| Blaylock Robert Van, LLC | $20,000,000 |
| Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC | $20,000,000 |
| CastleOak Securities, L.P. | $20,000,000 |
| Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. | $20,000,000 |
| Toussaint Capital Partners, LLC | $20,000,000 |
| The Williams Capital Group, L.P. | $20,000,000 |
| Total | $4,000,000,000 |
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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Additional Information
General
At the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we had outstanding indebtedness totaling $531.747 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 September 30, 2008, excluding subordinated notes payable after one year, was equal to $521.192 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 | ||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | September 30, 2008 |
| 1.72 | 1.82 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.37 |
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.
Other
On December 18, 2008, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said it had revised its outlook on GECC to negative from stable and affirmed its 'AAA' long-term and 'A-1+' short-term credit ratings.
CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN WHICH ARE DEFINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASSIGNED TO THEM IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.