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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(B)(2)
Registration No. 333-135813
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated July 17, 2006)
General Electric Capital Corporation
$11,000,000,000
Variable Denomination Floating
Rate Demand Notes
GE Interest Plus
    The GE Interest Plus Notes (the “Notes”) are designed to provide you with a convenient means of investing funds directly with General Electric Capital Corporation (“GE Capital”). The Notes will pay interest above the average rate of taxable U.S. money market funds. The Notes are not a money market fund, in which investors purchase an equity interest in a diversified fund consisting of investments in short term debt securities of many companies. The initial interest rate applicable to the Notes and all subsequent changes to the initial interest rate will be disclosed in pricing supplements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933.
    An investment in the Notes involves risks. See “Risk Factors” on Page 1 of the accompanying prospectus. In addition, you should carefully consider the following risk factors, as well as the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any applicable pricing supplement.
  We reserve the right to modify, withdraw, or cancel the offer made by this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any applicable pricing supplement at any time.
  The Notes are not equivalent to a deposit or other bank account and are not subject to the protection of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other insurance. The Notes are not a brokerage account with GE Capital Markets, Inc. or any other broker/ dealer and are not protected by the Securities Investor Protection Corporation under the Securities Investors Protection Act of 1970.
  The Notes are not a money market fund, in which investors purchase an equity interest in a diversified fund consisting of investments in short term debt securities of many companies, and are not subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (including diversification of investments) or the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
  All investments in the Notes are senior, unsecured obligations of GE Capital and are not obligations of or guaranteed by General Electric Company, the Agent Bank or any other company. It is possible to lose money if GE Capital is unable to pay its debts.
  The weekly interest rate on investments in the Notes may not provide a basis for comparison with other investments which use a different method of calculating a variable yield or which pay a fixed yield for a stated period of time. The all-in return may also vary between this and other investments based on the frequency of reinvestment of interest earned. See “The GE Interest Plus Notes — Interest” below for a detailed description of how interest is calculated and paid.
  The Notes are not listed on any securities exchange and there is no secondary market for the Notes.
    For information regarding the GE Interest Plus Notes, please call 1-800-433-4480 or access our website at www.geinterestplus.com.
    Please read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any applicable pricing supplement hereto carefully and retain for future reference.
    Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any pricing supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
    The Notes are offered through GE Capital Markets, Inc., as agent.
Prospectus Supplement dated July 17, 2006.


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                     
 
Prospectus Supplement
               
Summary
            S-3  
The GE Interest Plus Notes
            S-5  
Plan of Distribution
            S-9  
   
Prospectus
               
Risk Factors
            1  
Where You Can Get More Information on GE Capital
            2  
The Company
            2  
Use of Proceeds
            3  
Certain Terms of the Notes
            3  
Plan of Distribution
            6  
Legal Opinion
            7  
Experts
            7  

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SUMMARY
Issuer General Electric Capital Corporation
 
Principal Executive Offices of GE Capital 260 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06927 (Telephone: (203) 357-4000)
 
Title Variable Denomination Floating Rate Demand Notes
 
Amount Up to $11,000,000,000 aggregate initial offering price
 
Agent Bank Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis
 
Servicing Agent Open Solutions, Inc.
 
Investment Options •     Quick Invest — see page S-6
•     Auto Invest — see page S-7
•     Check Mailed to Agent Bank — see page S-7
•     Wire Transfer — see page S-7
•     Direct Investment of Your Payroll, Pension or Social
                                                                   Security Check — see page S-7
•     Payroll Deduction — see page S-7
 
Redemption Options •     Quick Redemption — see page S-8
•     By Check — see page S-8
•     Written Redemption — see page S-8
•     Wire Redemption — see page S-8
 
Status The Notes are unsecured and rank equally and ratably with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of GE Capital. GE Capital had outstanding approximately $343 billion in senior, unsecured debt obligations as of March 31, 2006, that rank equally with the Notes. GE Capital has not issued any secured debt or securities that have priority over the Notes.
 
Interest The Notes pay a floating rate of interest, which will always be above the average rate of taxable money market funds in the United States as published in Money Fund Report(TM). The Notes are not a money market fund, in which investors purchase an equity interest in a diversified fund consisting of investments in short term debt securities of many companies. Interest rates vary by an investor’s principal

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amount of Notes or other factors as determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee. The initial interest rate applicable to the Notes and all subsequent changes to the initial interest rate will be disclosed in pricing supplements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Initial Investment Incentives We may offer investment incentives to investors who make initial investments in the Notes and additional incentives to investors who make initial investments through payroll deductions. Whether these or other incentives will be available at any time will be determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee in its sole discretion — see page S-6.
 
Principal The principal amount of your Notes is equal to the total amount of your investments plus accrued and reinvested interest, less fees, if any, and your redemptions.
 
Fees Fees are assessed only for checks returned for insufficient funds, wire redemptions, stop payment requests, checks written for less than the $250 minimum, and for other unusual services.
 
Redemption at Option
of GE Capital
The Notes are redeemable by GE Capital at any time — see page S-9.
 
Form of Notes The Notes are offered by prospectus only to persons whose registered addresses are in the United States. The Notes are in uncertificated form.
 
Taxation Interest earned on Notes is subject to taxation regardless of whether such interest is reinvested. Backup withholding and information reporting may apply to certain persons — see page 6 of the accompanying prospectus.
 
Trustee JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., under an Indenture dated as of January 25, 2001.

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    You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any applicable pricing supplement or incorporated by reference. We have authorized no one to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any applicable pricing supplement is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates.
    References in this prospectus supplement to “GE Capital”, “we”, “us” and “our” are to General Electric Capital Corporation.
THE GE INTEREST PLUS NOTES
Interest
    The Notes will have no stated maturity and will earn interest at floating rates, to be determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee. The rate of interest on the Notes will always be greater than the most recent seven-day average yield (non-compounded) for taxable money market funds in the United States as published in Money Fund Report(TM)*, a service of iMoneyNet, Inc. (formerly IBC Financial Data, Inc.). The Notes are not a money market fund, in which investors purchase an equity interest in a diversified fund consisting of investments in short term debt securities of many companies. Rates vary by an investor’s principal amount of Notes or other factors as determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee. Interest on the Notes will accrue daily. The rate of interest paid for any period on the Notes is not an indication or representation of future rates. Accrued interest will be credited and automatically reinvested in additional Notes monthly and will begin to accrue interest on the first day following the date of such reinvestment. If in any week the Money Fund Report(TM) is not available or publication of such seven-day average yield is suspended, the seven-day average yield at such time shall be an approximately equivalent rate determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee.
 
    * Money Fund Report is a registered trademark of iMoneyNet, Inc. and is published weekly. Money Fund Report states that the yield information obtained from the money market funds is screened by the publisher, but no guarantee of the accuracy of the information contained therein is made by iMoneyNet, Inc.
Fees
    There are no maintenance fees or charges for check redemptions, no sales loads, and no charges for investing or for ongoing management. There are fees for checks returned for insufficient funds, wire redemptions, stop payment requests, checks written for less than the $250 minimum requirement, and other unusual services, which will be directly debited from the aggregate principal amount of your Notes.

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Investor Statements
    You will receive regular statements (via mail or electronically) showing a summary of all of your transactions in the Notes, interest earned, the principal amount of Notes held by you at the open and close of the period, and other important information. Redemption checks on which payment has been made will not be returned to you, but the check number, date of payment and the amount of each check will be indicated on your statement. However, if you have established on-line access, you may view redemption check images on-line at the GE Interest Plus website.
Initial Investment Incentives
    We may from time to time offer marketing incentives to certain investors making an initial investment in the Notes, depending on the amount of the initial investment and/or enrollment in an automatic investment option or certain payroll deduction programs. These incentives have in the past, and may in the future, include offers to issue to initial investors an additional principal amount of Notes. Whether these or other incentives will be available at any time will be determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee in its sole discretion and will be disclosed in pricing supplements filed with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933.
Agent Bank and Servicing Agent
    We have engaged Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis to process funds receipts and disbursements and related services. We refer to Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis as the “Agent Bank” in this prospectus supplement. We have also engaged Open Solutions, Inc. to perform recordkeeping, investor servicing and other services in connection with the Notes. We refer to Open Solutions, Inc. as the “Servicing Agent” in this prospectus supplement. For these services, we pay the Agent Bank and the Servicing Agent an administrative fee.
How to Invest
    To invest in the Notes, complete an application and enclose a check for your initial investment (or, if applicable, a GE payroll deduction card). Cash, money orders, traveler’s checks, starter checks, cashier’s checks, credit card checks, foreign checks and third party checks are not acceptable. Currently, the minimum initial investment is $500, or $250 if you enroll in the “Auto Invest” service. If the principal amount of your Notes falls below these minimum investment levels, we reserve the right to redeem your Notes and return the proceeds to you, or deduct a monthly maintenance fee from the principal amount of your Notes.
    After your initial investment in the Notes, you may invest in additional Notes at any time, without charge, by any of the following methods:
    BY QUICK INVEST. If you indicated on your application that you wish to participate in the “Quick Invest” service, you may instruct the Servicing Agent by telephone at any time during regular business hours to withdraw any amount of funds (minimum $25) from your pre-designated

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bank account and invest the funds in additional Notes through an electronic automated clearinghouse (ACH) transfer. To set up “Quick Invest,” you must have provided us with a voided blank check to verify your checking account. Your investment will be made and interest will begin to accrue on the same day your money is transferred. Investments made by ACH cannot be redeemed until the later of (1) three business days after the electronic transfer is first completed or (2) when the electronic transfer clears.
    BY AUTO INVEST (automatic monthly investment from a bank account). You may withdraw a fixed amount from your checking account on a monthly basis through an ACH transfer (minimum $25) and use the funds to invest in additional Notes. To set up “Auto Invest,” you must provide us with a voided blank check to verify your checking account. Your investment will be made and interest will begin to accrue on the same day your money is transferred. Investments made by ACH cannot be redeemed until the later of (1) three business days after the electronic transfer is completed or (2) when the electronic transfer clears.
    BY CHECK MAILED TO AGENT BANK. Mail your investment to: GE Interest Plus, P.O. Box 6293, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6293. Your investment will be made and interest will begin to accrue on the first business day that the Agent Bank’s processing unit receives your check provided that the check is received prior to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Investments made by check cannot be redeemed until the later of (1) twelve business days after the check is first invested in the Notes or (2) when the check clears.
    BY WIRE TRANSFER. Wire funds to GE Interest Plus, Union Federal Bank, Indianapolis, IN, ABA No. 274070442. Include your name and account number in the wire instruction. Your investment will be made and you will begin earning interest on the same business day the wire is received provided that the funds have been received by 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Investments made by wire transfer can be redeemed one business day after the date of credit.
    BY DIRECT INVESTMENT OF YOUR PAYROLL, PENSION OR SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK. You may instruct your employer or the Social Security Administration, as appropriate, to invest your entire payroll, pension or social security check directly in the Notes. Your investment will begin to accrue interest on the day it is transferred for investment in the Notes. Investments made in this manner can be redeemed one business day after the date of credit.
    BY PAYROLL DEDUCTION. General Electric Company, its subsidiaries, and certain other companies allow employees to have a fixed amount deducted from each paycheck (minimum $25) and invested in the Notes. (GE employees who invest in the Notes and elect payroll deduction do not need to make any initial investment). Your investment will begin to accrue interest on the business day it is transferred for investment in the Notes. Investments made by payroll deduction can be redeemed one business day after the date of credit.
    All investments must be made in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank. You may change or terminate your investments by payroll deduction or other automatic investment at any time.

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    For purposes of investments in the Notes, a “business day” is a day on which both the Agent Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago are fully open for business.
How To Redeem
    You may redeem any part of your Notes at any time as described below. Interest on redeemed investments will accrue to, but not including, the date of redemption. You may redeem all of your Notes only by use of the written redemption option described below. Checks will be mailed to you automatically shortly after you make an initial investment in the Notes.
    QUICK REDEMPTION. If you indicated on your application, or by subsequent written request, that you wish to participate in the “Quick Redemption” service, you may instruct the Servicing Agent, through the automated telephone line or through our Account Access website, to redeem your GE Interest Plus notes (minimum of $25, maximum of $50,000) and have the proceeds transferred to your pre-designated bank checking account through an electronic automated clearinghouse (ACH) transfer. To use this option you must have provided us with a voided blank check to verify your checking account. After you enter your Quick Redemption transaction into our automated phone system or Account Access website, you will be provided with the date that the redemption proceeds will be transferred. Interest will accrue on your Notes to, but not including, the business day on which the redemption proceeds are transferred.
    REDEMPTION BY CHECK. You may make redemption checks payable to anyone in the amount of $250 or more. If the amount of the redemption check is less than $250, the check will be honored, but a fee of $10 will be debited from the principal amount of your Notes by the Agent Bank. If the amount of the redemption check is greater than the principal amount of your Notes, the check will not be honored and we will deduct from the principal amount of your Notes a returned check fee, in an amount periodically determined by the GE Interest Plus Committee (currently $20). Generally, your redemption will be made on the day the Agent Bank’s processing unit receives your redemption check for payment. Even if your Notes are held jointly with someone else, only one signature will be required on a redemption check unless you have otherwise specified. The check redemption feature does not create a deposit or a banking relationship with the Agent Bank, GE Capital or General Electric Company.
    WRITTEN REDEMPTION. You may redeem any part of or all of your Notes by written request, including the signatures of all registered owners (including joint owners) of the Notes. A check, payable to the registered owners, for the requested amount (or in an amount equal to the principal amount of your Notes if you are redeeming all of your Notes) will be mailed to the registered noteholder’s address.
    WIRE REDEMPTION. You can redeem any part of your Notes, subject to a $2,500 minimum, by wire transfer if you have pre-authorized the wire redemption option. Wire redemption proceeds can only be wired to the U.S. bank account you have designated on your application. To change this designation, a written request signed by all registered owners of the Notes, with all signatures

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guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program 2000 (“STAMP 2000”), for example, a brokerage firm, commercial bank or other financial institution, must be submitted to the Agent Bank. Funds will be wired on the same business day as the receipt of your wire redemption request, provided that your request is received by the Agent Bank by 12:00 noon Eastern Time. Wire redemption requests received after 12:00 noon Eastern Time on any business day will be processed on the next business day. If your designated bank is not a member of the Federal Reserve system, there may be a delay in wiring funds. Each wire transfer will incur a processing charge of $15 from the Agent Bank, and may also incur an additional charge from your bank or financial institution. The Agent Bank’s records of the wire instructions are binding.
Optional Redemption by GE Capital
    We may redeem, at any time at our option, all or any part of the Notes. Any partial redemption of Notes will be effected by lot, or pro rata, or by any other method that is deemed fair and appropriate by the trustee for the Notes, except that we may redeem all of the Notes not meeting guidelines established from time to time by the GE Interest Plus Committee. We will give at least 30 days prior written notice to you if we decide to redeem your Notes. The Notes (or portion thereof) being so redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the date of redemption, will be paid by check to the registered holder of the Notes, less any tax withholding, if applicable. Interest on the redeemed amount shall cease to accrue on and after the effective date of redemption.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
    The Notes are offered in the United States only, on a continuing basis through GE Capital Markets, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Capital, acting as agent. No commissions will be paid to such agent for any sales of the Notes. We will pay the agent’s expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Notes. GE Capital Markets, Inc. may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). We have agreed to indemnify the agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments that they may be required to make in connection with such indemnification. We also may from time to time designate other agents through whom Notes may be offered.
    The Notes are being offered only to persons whose registered addresses are in the United States. If at any time your registered address is outside of the United States, we may redeem all of your Notes. See above “The GE Interest Plus Notes — Optional Redemption By GE Capital.” We reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify the offer to sell Notes at any time. We have the sole right to accept offers to purchase Notes and may reject any proposed purchase of Notes in whole or in part.

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You should rely only on the information contained in this document or that we have otherwise referred you to. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with information that is different. We are not making an offer of these Notes in any state where the offer is not permitted. The information in this document is current only as of the date of this document, regardless of the time of delivery of this document or any sale of the Notes.
 
For Additional Information Concerning
GE Interest Plus, write to:
GE Interest Plus
P.O. Box 6294
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6294
For Current Rates and Other Information:
Call 1-800-433-4480 or visit us at
www.geinterestplus.com

 


 

GE Interest Plus*
General Electric
Capital Corporation
$11,000,000,000
Variable Denomination
Floating Rate Notes
Prospectus Supplement July 17, 2006
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