0000909518-01-500349.txt : 20011019 0000909518-01-500349.hdr.sgml : 20011019 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909518-01-500349 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: POS AM PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20011016 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040554 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PERSONAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS [6141] IRS NUMBER: 131500700 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: POS AM SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-66560 FILM NUMBER: 1760015 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 260 LONG RIDGE RD CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06927 BUSINESS PHONE: 2033574000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 260 LONG RIDGE ROAD CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06927 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL ELECTRIC CREDIT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19871216 POS AM 1 a10-11posam.txt As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2001 File Nos. 333-40880 and 333-66560 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------- POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT No. 1 AND POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT No. 2 FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 462(d) TO FORMS S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENTS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ---------------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 13-1500700 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 260 LONG RIDGE ROAD STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06927 (203) 357-4000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ---------------- DAVID P. RUSSELL COUNSEL--TREASURY OPERATIONS AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY 260 LONG RIDGE ROAD STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06927 (203) 357-4000 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ---------------- NY2:\1078731\03\N4CR03!.DOC\47660.1669 APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time to time after the effective date of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements as determined by market conditions. ---------------- If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [_] If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [X] If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statements numbers of the earlier effective registration statements for the same offering. [X] No.s 333-40880 and 33-66560 If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [_] ---------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 EXPLANATORY NOTE These Post-Effective Amendments No.s 1 and 2 to Registration Statements on Forms S-3 (No.s 333-40880 and 33-66560) are filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) solely to add certain exhibits not previously filed with respect to such Registration Statements. 3 PART II POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT No.s 1 and 2 (FILE No.s 333-40880 and 33-66560) ITEM 16. EXHIBITS. EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------ ----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Opinion and consent of David P. Russell, Counsel Treasury Operations and Assistant Secretary of General Electric Capital Corporation. 4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant, General Electric Capital Corporation, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendment No.s 1 and 2 to the Registration Statements (No.s 333-40880 and 33-66560) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Stamford, State of Connecticut, on the 16th day of October, 2001. General Electric Capital Corporation /s/ Jeffrey S. Werner By ___________________________ (JEFFREY S. WERNER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE TREASURY AND GLOBAL FUNDING OPERATION) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, these Post-Effective Amendment No.s 1 and 2 to the Registration Statements (No.s 333-40880 and 33-66560) have been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. *Denis J. Nayden ----------------------------------- Denis J. Nayden Chairman, Chief Executive Officer And Director (Principal Executive Officer) *James A. Parke *Joan C. Amble ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- James A. Parke Joan C. Amble Vice Chairman, Chief Financial Vice President and Controller Officer and Director (Principal Accounting Officer) (Principal Financial Officer) 5 /s/ Jeffrey S. Werner ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Jeffrey S. Werner (Ferdinando Beccalli) Senior Vice President Corporate Director Treasury and Global Funding Operation *Nancy E. Barton *Francis S. Blake ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Nancy E. Barton Francis S. Blake Director Director *James R. Bunt *David L. Calhoun ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- James R. Bunt David L. Calhoun Director Director *Dennis D. Dammerman *Scott C. Donnelly ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Dennis D. Dammerman Scott C. Donnelly Director Director *Michael D. Frazier ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Michael D. Fraizer Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr. Director Director *Jeffrey R. Immett *John H. Myers ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Jeffrey R. Immett John H. Myers Director Director *Michael A. Neal *Ronald R. Pressman ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Michael A. Neal Ronald R. Pressman Director Director 6 *Gary M. Reiner ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Gary M. Reiner John M. Samuels Director Director * Keith S. Sherin *Edward D. Stewart ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Keith S. Sherin Edward D. Stewart Director Director ----------------------------------- Robert C. Wright Director *By: /s/ Jeffrey S. Werner ___________________________________ Attorney-in-fact Jeffrey S. Werner) October 16, 2001 7 EXHIBIT ------- NUMBER DESCRIPTION ------ ----------- 5 Opinion and consent of David P. Russell, Counsel Treasury Operations and Assistant Secretary of General Electric Capital Corporation. EX-5 3 a10-11ex5.txt Exhibit 5 October 16, 2001 General Electric Capital Corporation 260 Long Ridge Road Stamford, CT 06927 Ladies and Gentlemen: I have examined the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-40880 and 333-66560) filed by General Electric Capital Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Company's debt securities, warrants, preferred stock, guarantees, letters of credit and promissory notes or loan obligations, including interests therein (collectively, the "Credit Support Obligations"). The Credit Support Obligations and related interests therein will be issued from time to time under the indenture dated as of June 3, 1994 between the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Successor Trustee, as supplemented through the date hereof. In my opinion, when the issuance of the Credit Support Obligations and approval of the final terms thereof have been duly authorized by appropriate corporate action and the Credit Support Obligations have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered against payment (if any) therefor, subject to the final terms of the Credit Support Obligations being in compliance with then applicable law, the Credit Support Obligations will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and (in the case of Credit Support Obligations that are notes or other loan obligations and related interests therein) will entitle the holders thereof to the benefits provided by the Indenture pursuant to which such Credit Support Obligations were issued, except in each case as the enforceability thereof my be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether the issue of enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to myself under the caption "Legal Opinions" in any prospectus issued under the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, /s/ David P. Russell David P. Russell