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PROSPECTUS Pricing Supplement No. 3565
Dated September 7, 2000 Dated September 13, 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 13, 2000
Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): September 15, 2000
Maturity Date: September 15, 2004
Principal Amount (in Specified Currency): $15,000,000
Price to Public (Issue Price): 99.982%
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.30%
Net Proceeds to Issuer: $14,952,300
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)
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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)
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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.
