Exhibit 12(a)
General
Electric Capital Corporation and Consolidated Affiliates
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Nine
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Year ended December 31, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Earnings (loss)(a) |
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$ |
5,618 |
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$ |
2,027 |
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(2,693 |
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$ |
6,157 |
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$ |
13,526 |
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$ |
11,915 |
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Plus: |
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Interest included in expense(b) |
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10,721 |
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14,924 |
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17,491 |
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24,654 |
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22,420 |
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17,605 |
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One-third of rental expense(c) |
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153 |
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212 |
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267 |
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171 |
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336 |
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306 |
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Adjusted earnings(d) |
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$ |
16,492 |
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$ |
17,163 |
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$ |
15,065 |
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$ |
30,982 |
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$ |
36,282 |
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$ |
29,826 |
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Fixed Charges: |
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Interest included in expense(b) |
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$ |
10,721 |
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$ |
14,924 |
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$ |
17,491 |
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$ |
24,654 |
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$ |
22,420 |
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$ |
17,605 |
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Interest capitalized |
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19 |
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39 |
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39 |
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65 |
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80 |
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77 |
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One-third of rental expense(c) |
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153 |
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212 |
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267 |
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171 |
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336 |
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306 |
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Total fixed charges |
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$ |
10,893 |
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$ |
15,175 |
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$ |
17,797 |
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$ |
24,890 |
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$ |
22,836 |
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$ |
17,988 |
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
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1.51 |
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1.13 |
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0.85 |
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1.24 |
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1.59 |
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1.66 |
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(a) |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes, noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and undistributed earnings of equity investees. |
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(b) |
Included interest on tax deficiencies. |
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(c) |
Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense. |
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(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 December 31, 2009, this amount was $2,732 million. |