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Dated October 2, 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, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement pursuant to which these notes are issued.
Issuer: | General Electric Capital Corporation |
Expected Ratings*: | A1 (stable) / AA+ (stable) (Moodys / S&P) |
Trade Date: | October 2, 2012 |
Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): | October 10, 2012 |
Maturity Date: | October 15, 2052 |
Optional Redemption: | The Notes will be redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, at any time on or after October 15, 2017, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Additionally, we may at any time repurchase Notes at any price in the open market and may hold, resell or surrender such Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. You will not have the right to require us to repay Notes prior to Maturity. The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund provision. |
Principal Amount: | US $825,000,000 |
Price to Public (Issue Price): | 100.00% |
Agents Commission: | $25,677,362.50, which reflects 577,000 bonds sold to institutional investors, for which the underwriters received an underwriting discount of $144,250.00 and 32,423,000 bonds sold to retail investors, for which the underwriters received an underwriting discount of $25,533,112.50. |
All-in Price: | 96.888% |
Net Proceeds to Issuer: | US $799,322,637.50 |
Reoffer Yield: | 4.875% |
Interest Rate Per Annum: | 4.875% |
Interest Payment Dates: | Quarterly on the 15th day of each January, April, July and October, commencing January 15, 2013 and ending on the Maturity Date |
Day Count Convention: | 30/360, Following Unadjusted |
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Business Day Convention: | New York |
Denominations: | Minimum of $25 with increments of $25 thereafter |
Put Dates (if any): | None |
Put Notice Period: | None |
Listing: | We intend to apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange |
CUSIP: | 369622428 |
ISIN: | US3696224282 |
*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and may be subject to change or withdrawal at any time.
Plan of Distribution:
The Notes are being purchased by the underwriters listed below (collectively, the Underwriters), as principal, at 100.00% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 3.112% of the principal amount of the Notes.
Institution Lead Managers: |
Commitment | ||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $171,703,125 | ||
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | $171,703,125 | ||
UBS Securities LLC | $171,703,125 | ||
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $171,703,125 | ||
Co-Managers: | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $16,500,000 | ||
Incapital Holdings, LLC | $16,500,000 | ||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $16,500,000 |
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Institution Underwriters: |
Commitment | ||
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $6,187,500 | ||
HRC Investment Services, Inc. | $6,187,500 | ||
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | $6,187,500 | ||
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | $6,187,500 | ||
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. | $6,187,500 | ||
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $6,187,500 | ||
Advisors Asset Management | $2,062,500 | ||
BB&T Capital Markets | $2,062,500 | ||
Blaylock Robert Van, LLC | $2,062,500 | ||
C. L. King & Associates, Inc. | $2,062,500 | ||
CastleOak Securities, L.P. | $2,062,500 | ||
City Securities Corporation | $2,062,500 | ||
D.A. Davidson & Co. | $2,062,500 | ||
Davenport & Company LLC | $2,062,500 | ||
Drexel Hamilton, LLC | $2,062,500 | ||
J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC | $2,062,500 | ||
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. | $2,062,500 | ||
Lebenthal & Co., LLC | $2,062,500 | ||
Loop Capital Markets LLC | $2,062,500 | ||
Maxim Group LLC | $2,062,500 | ||
Mesirow Financial, Inc. | $2,062,500 | ||
Mischler Financial Group, Inc. | $2,062,500 | ||
Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, LLC | $2,062,500 | ||
Samuel A. Ramirez & Company Inc. | $2,062,500 | ||
Southwest Securities Inc. | $2,062,500 | ||
Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc. | $2,062,500 |
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Institution Underwriters (continued): |
Commitment | ||
Stockcross Financial Services, Inc. | $2,062,500 | ||
The Williams Capital Group, L.P. | $2,062,500 | ||
Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. | $2,062,500 | ||
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. | $2,062,500 | ||
Ziegler Capital Markets Group | $2,062,500 | ||
Total | $825,000,000 |
The Issuer has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated at 1-800-294-1322, UBS Securities LLC toll-free at 1-877-827-6444 ext.561-3884, or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at 1-800-326-5897.