Interest

Interest on the Notes for the period from and including May 4, 2006 to but excluding May 4, 2007 (the "Fixed Rate Period") will be payable in U.S. Dollars on May 4, 2007 (the "Fixed Rate Interest Payment Date"). During the Fixed Rate Period, the interest on the Notes will be equal to 5.447% per annum. During the Fixed Rate Period, interest will be computed and paid on an Actual/360 basis (based upon the actual number of days elapsed in each month in a 360 day year of twelve 30 day months).

Interest on the Notes for the period from and including May 4, 2007 to but excluding the Maturity Date (the "Floating Rate Period") will be payable in U.S. Dollars monthly, in arrears, on the 4^th day of each month, commencing June 4, 2007 (each a "Floating Rate Interest Payment Date"). During the Floating Rate Period, the interest rate on the Notes will be equal to the sum of one month USD LIBOR (Telerate) plus 0.06%. The initial floating rate will be determined two London Business Days prior to May 4, 2007 based on one month USD LIBOR (Telerate) plus 0.06%. During the Floating Rate Period, the interest rate will be reset monthly on each Floating Rate Interest Payment Date (the "Interest Reset Date"), and will be determined monthly, two London Business Days prior to each Interest Reset Date. During the Floating Rate Period, interest will be computed and paid on the basis as provided for LIBOR Notes in the prospectus of the Issuer dated March 29, 2006, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement of the Issuer dated March 29, 2006, under "DESCRIPTION OF NOTES - Interest and Interest Rates - Floating Rate Notes - How Interest is Calculated."

Plan of Distribution:

The Notes are being purchased by Lehman Brothers Inc. (the "Underwriter"), as principal, at 100.00% of the aggregate principal amount less an underwriting discount equal to 0.20% of the principal amount of the Notes. GE Capital Markets, Inc. will act as a sales agent in connection with the offering and will receive a fee from the Underwriter equal to 0.10% of the principal amount of the notes.

At March 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding indebtedness totaling $359.920 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 31, 2006, excluding subordinated notes payable after one year, was equal to $357.254 billion.

The information contained in the Prospectus under the caption "Consolidated Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges" is hereby amended in its entirety, as follows:

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.