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 Unsecured Notes |
$1,000,000,000.00 |
$107,000.00 |
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PROSPECTUS |
Pricing Supplement Number: 4543 |
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Dated March 29, 2006 |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT |
Dated February 13, 2007 |
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Dated March 29, 2006 |
Registration Statement: No. 333-132807 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
(Senior Unsecured Floating Rate Notes)
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Issuer: |
General Electric Capital Corporation |
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Ratings: |
Aaa/AAA |
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Trade Date: |
February 13, 2007 |
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Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): |
February 16, 2007 |
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Maturity Date: |
November 1, 2012 |
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Principal Amount: |
US$1,000,000,000 |
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Price to Public (Issue Price): |
99.999% (plus accrued interest from and including February 1, 2007 to but excluding February 16, 2007) |
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Agents Commission: |
0.175% |
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All-in Price: |
99.824% |
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Accrued Interest: |
US$2,287,500.00 |
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Net Proceeds to Issuer: |
US$1,000,527,500.00 (includes accrued interest from and including February 1, 2007 to but excluding February 16, 2007) |
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Interest Rate Basis (Benchmark): |
LIBOR, as determined by LIBOR Telerate |
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Index Currency: |
U.S. Dollars |
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Spread (plus or minus): |
Plus 0.13% |
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Index Maturity: |
Three Months |
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Index Payment Period: |
Quarterly |
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Interest Payment Dates: |
Quarterly on each February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2007 and ending on the Maturity Date |
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Page 2 |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated February 13, 2007 |
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Registration Statement: No. 333-132807 |
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Initial Interest Rate: |
To be determined two London Business Days prior to each Interest Reset Date |
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Interest Reset Periods and Dates: |
Quarterly on each Interest Payment Date |
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Interest Determination Dates: |
Quarterly, two London Business Days prior to each Interest Reset Date |
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Day Count Convention: |
Actual/360 |
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Denominations: |
Minimum of $1,000 with increments of $1,000 thereafter. |
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Call Dates (if any): |
N/A |
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Call Notice Period: |
N/A |
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Put Dates (if any): |
N/A |
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Put Notice Period: |
N/A |
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CUSIP: |
36962GZ49 |
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ISIN: |
US36962GZ490 |
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Common Code: |
N/A |
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 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 issuance of US$300,000,000, US$625,000,000 and US$220,000,000 principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due November 1, 2012 as described in the Issuers pricing supplement numbers 4466, 4475 and 4487, respectively, dated October 25, 2006, November 6, 2006 and November 14, 2006, respectively.
Plan of Distribution:
The Notes are being purchased by HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (the "Underwriter"), as principal, at 99.999% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.175% of the principal amount of the Notes.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Page 3 |
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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
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Dated February 13, 2007 |
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Registration Statement: No. 333-132807 |
Additional Information:
At September 30, 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.
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 ,
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Six Months ended Sept 30, |
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
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1.51 |
1.43 |
1.77 |
1.87 |
1.70 |
1.64 |
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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, 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.