PROSPECTUS Pricing Supplement No. 3539
Dated October 7, 1999 Dated : May 18, 2000
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement
Dated December 17, 1999 No.'s 333-76479 and 333-87367
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
(Fixed Rate Notes)
Trade Date: May 18, 2000
Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): May 23, 2000
Maturity Date: May 23, 2001
Principal Amount (in Specified Currency): USD535,000,000
Price to Public (Issue Price): 100.00%
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.00%
Net Proceeds to Issuer: USD535,000,000
Interest Rate Per Annum: 7.38%
Interest Payment Date(s):
X May 27th and November 27th of each year commencing
November 27, 2000 (with respect to the period from and
including May 23, 2000 to but excluding November 27,
2000) and ending on the Maturity Date.
___ Other:
Form of Notes:
X DTC registered ___ non-DTC registered
CUSIP: 36962 GUV4
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.
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Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement
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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
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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Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement
No.'s 333-76479 and 333-87367
Additional Information:
General.
At April 1, 2000, the Company had outstanding indebtedness
totalling $186.789 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 April 1, 2000 excluding subordinated notes
payable after one year was equal to $186.092 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:
Three Months Ended
Year Ended December31, April 1, 2000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1.51 1.53 1.48 1.50 1.60 1.67
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.
GECC Capital Markets Group, Inc. is acting as agent in
connection with the distribution of the Notes. The Agent will
receive a selling commission equal to 0.00% of the principal
amount of the Notes.
