424B3 1 0001.txt \ PROSPECTUS Pricing Supplement No. 3563 Dated September 7, 2000 Dated September 12, 2000 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement Dated September 5, 2000 No.'s 333-87367 and 333-40880 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A (Fixed Rate Notes) Trade Date: September 12, 2000 Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): September 15, 2000 Maturity Date: September 15, 2004 Principal Amount (in Specified Currency): $150,000,000 Price to Public (Issue Price): 99.79% Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.30% Net Proceeds to Issuer: $149,235,000 Interest Rate Per Annum: 6.875% Interest Payment Date(s): X March 15 and September 15 of each year commencing March 15, 2001 (with respect to the period from and including September 15, 2000 to but excluding March 15, 2001) and on the Maturity Date ___ Other: Form of Notes: X DTC registered ___ non-DTC registered Repayment, Redemption and Acceleration Optional Repayment Date(s): N/A Initial Redemption Date: N/A Initial Redemption Percentage: N/A Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction: N/A Modified Payment Upon Acceleration: N/A CAPITALIZED TERMS USED IN THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT WHICH ARE DEFINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASSIGNED TO THEM IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. (Fixed Rate) Page 2 Pricing Supplement No. 3563 Dated September 12, 2000 Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement No.'s 333-87367 and 333-40880 Original Issue Discount: Amount of OID: N/A Yield to Maturity: N/A Interest Accrual Date: N/A Initial Accrual Period OID: N/A Amortizing Notes: Amortization Schedule: N/A Dual Currency Notes: Face Amount Currency: N/A Optional Payment Currency: N/A Designated Exchange Rate: N/A Option Value Calculation Agent: N/A Option Election Date(s): N/A Indexed Notes: Currency Base Rate: N/A Determination Agent: N/A Additional Information: General. At July 1, 2000, the Company had outstanding indebtedness totalling $189.429 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 July 1, 2000 excluding subordinated notes payable after one year was equal to $188.732 billion. (Fixed Rate) Page 3 Pricing Supplement No. 3563 Dated September 12, 2000 Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement No.'s 333-87367 and 333-40880 Consolidated Ratio of Earning 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: Six Months ended Year Ended December 31, July 1, 2000 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1.51 1.53 1.48 1.50 1.60 1.61 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. Plan of Distribution: Salomon Smith Barney Inc. is acting as agent in connection with the distribution of the Notes. The Agent will receive a selling commission equal to 0.30% of the principal amount of the Notes.