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Exhibit 12
General Electric Capital Corporation and consolidated affiliates
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
and
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 

                       
                       
                       
                       
                 
Ratio of
                 
earnings to
                 
combined
             
Ratio of
 
fixed charges
             
earnings to
 
and preferred
             
fixed charges
 
stock dividends
(Dollars in millions)
                     
                       
Earnings(a)
           
$
5,609 
 
$
5,609 
Plus:
                     
   Interest included in expense(b)
             
8,989 
   
8,989 
   One-third of rental expense(c)
             
145 
   
145 
Adjusted “earnings”
           
$
14,743 
 
$
14,743 
                       
Fixed charges:
                     
  Interest included in expense(b)
           
$
8,989 
 
$
8,989 
  Interest capitalized
             
20 
   
20 
  One-third of rental expense(c)
             
145 
   
145 
Total fixed charges
           
$
9,154 
 
$
9,154 
                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
             
1.61 
     
                       
Preferred stock dividend requirements
                 
$
– 
                       
Ratio of earnings before provision for income taxes to
                     
  earnings from continuing operations
                   
1.07 
                       
Preferred stock dividend factor on pre-tax basis
                   
– 
Fixed charges
                 
$
9,154 
                       
Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements
             
$
9,154 
                       
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
                     
  preferred stock dividends
                   
1.61 
                       
                       
(a)  
Earnings before income taxes, noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and undistributed earnings of equity investees.
 
(b)  
Included interest on tax deficiencies.
 
(c)  
Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.