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10-Q - GECC 10-Q 09-30-09 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgecc10q093009.htm
EX-31.A - GECC EX31A 09-30-09 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccex31a0903.htm
EX-31.B - GECC EX31B 09-30-09 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccex31b0903.htm
EX-99 - GECC EX99 09-30-09 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccex99093009.htm
EX-10 - GECC EX10 09-30-09 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccex10093009.htm
EX-32 - GECC EX32 09-30-09 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccex32093009.htm
Exhibit 12


General Electric Capital Corporation and consolidated affiliates
 
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2009
 
(Unaudited)
 


   
   
     
 
Ratio of
 
earnings to
 
fixed charges
(Dollars in millions)
   
     
Earnings(a)
$
(1,659)
Plus:
   
   Interest included in expense(b)
 
13,648 
   One-third of rental expense(c)
 
209 
Adjusted “earnings”(d)
$
12,198 
     
Fixed Charges:
   
  Interest included in expense(b)
$
13,648 
  Interest capitalized
 
30 
  One-third of rental expense(c)
 
209 
Total fixed charges
$
13,887 
     
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
0.88 
     

 
(a)  
Earnings before income taxes, noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and undistributed earnings of equity investees.
 
(b)  
Included interest on tax deficiencies.
 
(c)  
Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.
 
(d)  
In accordance with Item 503 of SEC Regulation S-K, we are required to disclose the amount of earnings needed to achieve a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges. As of  September 30, 2009, this amount was $1,689 million.