SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 13-1500700 | |
(State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. employer identification number) | |
260 Long Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut |
06927 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-114095
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
Step-Up PINES due 2035 |
New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Item 1. Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Step-Up Public Income NotES due 2035 (the PINES) of General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Registrant), registered hereby is contained under the heading Description of the PINES in the pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus thereto forming a part of the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-114095) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on March 31, 2004, as amended on June 16, 2004, as declared effective by the Commission on June 17, 2004, and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The Registrant has filed an application to list the Notes on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the NYSE). As of the date this registration statement is filed with the Commission, the NYSE has approved the PINES for listing, subject to notice of official issuance. This Registration on Form 8-A is being filed to list the PINES on the NYSE.
Item 2. Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant, General Electric Capital Corporation, has duly caused this Form 8-A Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Kathryn A. Cassidy | |
Kathryn A. Cassidy | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President, | |
Corporate Treasury and Global Funding Operation |
Dated: February 17, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
4(a) | Amended and Restated General Electric Capital Corporation Standard Global Multiple Series Indenture Provisions dated as of February 27, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4(a) to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-59707). | |
4(b) | Third Amended and Restated Indenture dated as of February 27, 1997 between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), as successor trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-59707). | |
4(c) | Form of Global Medium-Term Notes, Series A, Floating Rate Registered Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(n) to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-100527). | |
24 | Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-114095). |