Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of Each Class of Securities Offered |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Amount of Registration Fee |
Senior Unsecured Notes |
$350,000,000.00 |
$37,450.00 |
PROSPECTUS |
Pricing Supplement Number: 4485 |
Dated March 29, 2006 |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT |
Dated November 10, 2006 |
Dated March 29, 2006 |
Registration Statement: No. 333-132807 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
(Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes)
Issuer: |
General Electric Capital Corporation |
Ratings: |
Aaa/AAA |
Trade Date: |
November 10, 2006 |
Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): |
November 15, 2006 |
Maturity Date: |
February 15, 2012 |
Principal Amount: |
US$350,000,000 |
Price to Public (Issue Price): |
103.284% |
Agents Commission: |
0.30% |
All-in Price: |
102.984% |
Accrued Interest: |
US$5,140,625 |
Treasury Benchmark: |
4.625% due October 31, 2011 |
Treasury Yield: |
4.566% |
Spread to Treasury Benchmark: |
Plus 58.5 basis points |
Re-offer Yield: |
5.151% |
Net Proceeds to Issuer: |
US$365,584,625 |
Interest Rate Per Annum: |
5.875% |
Interest Payment Dates: |
Semi-annually on each February 15th and August 15th of each year, commencing on February 15, 2007 and ending on the Maturity Date |
Page 2 |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
Dated November 10, 2006 |
Registration Statement No. 333-132807 |
Day Count Convention: |
30/360 |
Denominations: |
Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. |
CUSIP: |
36962GXS8 |
ISIN: |
US36962GXS82 |
Common Code: |
014355138 |
Investing in the Notes involves risks. See "Risks 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.
Additional Terms:
Reopening of Issue
The Notes are intended to be fully fungible and be consolidated and form a single issue for all purposes with the Companys issues of US$2,250,000,000, US$200,000,000, US$200,000,000, and US$300,000,000 principal amount of 5.875% Notes due February 15, 2012 as described in the Issuers Pricing Supplement number 3706 dated February 12, 2002, the Issuers Pricing Supplement number 3756 dated May 15, 2002, the Issuers Pricing Supplement number 3910 dated May 9, 2003, and the Issuers Pricing Supplement number 4456 dated October 23, 2006 (which currently collectively form a single US $2,950,000,000 principal amount issue).
Plan of Distribution:
The Notes are being purchased by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (the "Underwriter"), as principal, at the Issue Price of 103.284% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.30% of the principal amount of the Notes. The Underwriter has advised the Company that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Notes for sale at the Re-offer Yield referenced above.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Information:
At September, 2006, the Company had outstanding indebtedness totaling $398.803 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, 2006, excluding subordinated notes payable after one year, was equal to $394.061 billion.
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
Dated November 10, 2006 |
Registration Statement No. 333-132807 |
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 ,
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Nine Months ended September 30, |
|||||||
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
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1.56 |
1.62 |
1.71 |
1.82 |
1.66 |
1.62 |
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 the Company believes 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.