Filed Under Rule 433
Registration No. 333-135813
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GE Interest Plus®
P.O. Box 6294 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6294
March 9, 2009 |
Notice of Redemption Immediate Action Required to Avoid Return of Your Investment
Dear GE Interest Plus Investor,
This notice contains important information concerning your investment in GE Interest Plus and how
to avoid an interruption of our services to you. GE Interest Plus Notes (the Notes) are subject
to optional redemption by General Electric Capital Corporation (GE Capital) upon at least 30 days
notice. GE Capital is hereby providing you written notice that your Notes will be redeemed in full
on April 24, 2009 (the Redemption Date) and that on and after the Redemption Date, interest on
the redeemed Notes will cease to accrue.
Unless we receive written notice from you as described below under How to Keep Your Funds in
GE Interest Plus by April 23, 2009, the principal amount of your investment in the Notes will
be returned to you, together with unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the Redemption
Date, less any tax withholding. Any such payment will be made by check mailed on the Redemption
Date to you at your address as it appears on our records. If your funds are so returned, they will
not be available to pay checks or other redemption orders received on or after the Redemption Date.
We are redeeming your Notes in order to remove a restrictive covenant applicable to investments in
Notes that were made prior to August 15, 1996. This covenant limits the ability of GE Capital and
certain subsidiaries to pledge property or assets to secure debt without equally and ratably
securing Notes issued prior to August 15, 1996. As more than 98% of the outstanding principal
amount of the Notes do not have the benefit of this covenant, our action will put all our investors
on equal footing.
How To Keep Your Funds in GE Interest Plus:
Reinvesting will keep your account and its features in place and allow your funds to continue to
earn interest without interruption. By returning the attached form before April 23, 2009, the
amount of principal of your redeemed Notes, together with unpaid interest thereon to, but not
including, the Redemption Date, will be immediately reinvested in Notes on the Redemption Date.
These new Notes will not have the benefit of the restrictive covenant referred to above. Your
investment in new Notes will earn interest at the current interest rate beginning on the Redemption
Date so that you will not lose even a days interest as a result of redemption and reinvestment.
The account number for your new Notes will not change and your checks and all facilities that you
have established with respect to your account such as Wire Redemption, Quick Transactions, and
Payroll Deduction will remain effective.
For your convenience, we have enclosed a postage-paid, self-addressed envelope. Please use this
envelope to return the form to us right away to avoid any disruption in our service to you. If you
have any questions about this transaction or your GE Interest Plus account, you may contact
representatives dedicated to this effort toll-free in the U.S. at 1-888-433-3573. Representatives
are available to assist you Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
Sincerely,
GE Interest Plus
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Election to Keep Funds in GE Interest Plus
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Directions:
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To avoid the return of your GE Interest Plus investment in the account number noted below, the account
owner(s), Trustee(s) or Custodian must sign and return this form to us as soon as possible. |
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For joint owners, only one owner must sign the form unless two signatures are required for check redemption,
in which case two signatures are required. |
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Mail the form in the enclosed postage paid reply envelope. |
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I Am Electing To Keep My Funds in GE Interest Plus |
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I (we) have received and reviewed the Notice of Redemption dated March 9, 2009 with respect to my (our)
GE Interest Plus Notes in the GE Interest Plus account number noted above and hereby elect to re-invest
all proceeds from the redemption of my (our) Notes in new GE Interest Plus Notes, such investment to be
effective on the Redemption Date as described in said Notice. I (we) have reviewed the Prospectus for GE
Interest Plus available at www.geinterestplus.com/pdf/prospectus.pdf |
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I (we) understand my (our) account information and registered account address will remain the same. |
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Signature of Owner, Trustee or Custodian
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Signature of Joint Owner (if applicable)
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GE Interest Plus is an investment in the senior, unsecured corporate debt of the General Electric
Capital Corporation. You should note that GE Interest Plus Notes are not a money market fund, which
is generally a diversified fund consisting of investment in short term debt securities of many
companies. Unlike bank accounts and certificates of deposit, GE Interest Plus is not an
FDIC-insured deposit and it is not guaranteed under the FDICs Temporary Liquidity
Guarantee Program. It is possible to lose money if GE Capital is unable to pay its debts. Please
see the prospectus for important investment information.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) [Registration Statement No.
333-135813] with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest,
you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has
filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get
these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter, or any dealer participating in the offering will
arrange to mail you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll free 1-800-433-4480.