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PROSPECTUS Pricing Supplement No. 3608 Dated September 5, 2000 Dated December 5, 2000 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement Dated September 7, 2000 No.'s 333-87367 and 333-40880 GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A (Fixed Rate Notes) Trade Date: December 5, 2000 Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): December 8, 2000 Maturity Date: December 10, 2007 Principal Amount (in Specified Currency): USD750,000,000 Price to Public (Issue Price): 99.578% Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.3750% Net Proceeds to Issuer: USD744,022,500 Interest Rate Per Annum: 6.50% Interest Payment Date(s): X June 10 and December 10 of each year commencing June 10, 2001 (with respect to the period from and including December 8, 2000 to but excluding June 10, 2001) and on the Maturity Date. ___ Other: Form of Notes: X DTC registered ___ non-DTC registered CUSIP No: 36962GVW1 ISIN No. US36962GVW13 Common Code: 012178808 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. 3608 Dated December 5, 2000 Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement No.'s 333-87367 and 333-40880 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 Reopening of Issue: Additional notes may be issued with the same terms as these Notes. After such additional notes are issued, they will be fungible with these Notes. See "Description of Notes - Reopening of Issue" as described in the Prospectus
Supplement dated September 7, 2000. 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
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Dated December 5, 2000 |
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Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement |
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No.'s 333-87367 and 333-40880 |
Additional Information
:General.
At September 30, 2000, the Company had outstanding indebtedness totaling $189.922 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, 2000 excluding subordinated notes payable after one year was equal to $189.224 billion.
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:
Year Ended December 31, |
Nine Months ended September 30, 2000 |
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1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
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1.51 |
1.53 |
1.48 |
1.50 |
1.60 |
1.64 |
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
:The Notes are being purchased by the following institutions (collectively, the "Underwriters"), as principal, at 99.578% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.3750% of the principal amount of the Notes.
Institution Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated ABN AMRO Bank N.V. A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. Banc One Capital Markets, Inc. |
Commitment $356,250,000 $356,250,000 $ 7,500,000 $ 7,500.000 $ 7,500,000 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. |
$ 7,500,000 |
Utendahl Capital Partners, L.P. |
$ 7,500,000 |
Total |
$750,000,000 |
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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