PROSPECTUS |
Pricing Supplement No. 3755 |
Dated April 9, 2002 |
Dated May 14, 2002 |
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT |
Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement |
Dated April 16, 2002 |
No. 333-84462 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
(Floating Rate Notes)
Trade Date: May 14, 2002
Settlement Date (Original Issue Date): May 21, 2002
Maturity Date: May 21, 2004
Principal Amount (in Specified Currency): USD 100,000,000
Price to Public (Issue Price): 100.00%
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.0750%
Net Proceeds to Issuer: USD 99,925,000
Interest Rate
:Interest Calculation:
xRegular Floating Rate
o Inverse Floating Rate
o
Other Floating RateInterest Rate Basis:
o CD Rate o Commercial Paper RatexFederal Funds Open Rate (See "Additional Terms - Interest" below)
o LIBOR o Prime Rate o Treasury Rate
o Other (See "Additional Terms - Interest" below)
Spread (Plus or Minus): plus 25 basis points
Spread Multiplier: N/A
Index Maturity: 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.
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Index Currency: N/A
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A
Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Interest Payment Period: Monthly
Interest Payment Dates: On the 21st of each month commencing June 21, 2002
Initial Interest Rate Per Annum: N/A
Interest Reset Periods and Dates: Daily on each Business Day provided that the Federal Funds Open Rate in effect for any day that is not a Business Day shall be the Federal Funds Open Rate in effect for the prior Business Day.
Interest Determination Dates: On each Interest Reset Date.
Form of Notes:
x DTC registered o non-DTC registered
CUSIP No: 36962GYT5
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
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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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Additional Terms-Interest:
The interest rate applicable to each Interest Reset Period will equal the Federal Funds Open Rate (as defined below) plus the Spread set forth above.
The "Federal Funds Open Rate" for an Interest Determination Date will be the rate for that day under the heading "Federal Funds" and opposite the caption "Open" as such rate is displayed on the Telerate Page 5.
If on a Calculation Date for an Interest Period such rate for an Interest Determination Date in that Interest Period does not appear on the Telerate Page 5, the rate for the Interest Determination Date will be the rate for that day displayed on FEDSPREB Index on Bloomberg which is the Fed Funds Opening Rate as reported by Prebon Yamane (or a successor) on Bloomberg.
If on a Calculation Date for an Interest Period such rate for an Interest Determination Date in that Interest Period does not appear on Telerate Page 5 or FEDSPREB Index on Bloomberg, the rate for such Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates for the last transaction in overnight U.S. Dollar Federal Funds prior to 9:00 am, New York City time, on that day arranged by three brokers of Federal Funds transactions in New York City as selected by the Calculation Agent.
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Additional Information
:General.
At March 30, 2002 the Company had outstanding indebtedness totaling $231.585 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 March 30, 2002 excluding subordinated notes payable after one year was equal to $230.700 billion.
Consolidated Ratio of Earnings 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, |
Three Months ended March 30, 2002 |
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1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
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1.48 |
1.50 |
1.60 |
1.52 |
1.72 |
1.43 |
Plan of Distribution:
The Notes are being purchased by Salomon Brothers Inc. (the "Underwriter"), as principal, at the Issue Price of 100.00% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.0750% of the principal amount of the Notes.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.