Accepted Tender Amounts:
- As previously announced, a total of approximately $9.3 billion
in principal amount of the Securities denominated in U.S. dollars,
approximately £629 million in principal amount of the Securities
denominated in Pounds Sterling, and approximately €865 million in
principal amount of the Securities denominated in Euros, each
listed in the table below were validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn at or prior to the Early Participation Date
- GE accepts for purchase a total of approximately $7.0 billion
in aggregate purchase price of the Securities validly tendered and
not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Participation Date,
and announces the Early Payment Date for the Tender Offer will be
December 2, 2022
GE (NYSE:GE) announces its acceptance of approximately $7.0
billion in aggregate purchase price (excluding the accrued and
unpaid interest on such Securities) (the “Total Maximum Amount”) of
the securities listed in the table below (such securities, the
“Securities” and, such offer to purchase, the “Tender Offer”). GE
is accepting for purchase the aggregate purchase price of all
Securities with acceptance priority levels set forth in the table
below (the “Acceptance Priority Levels”) 1 and 2, and the
Securities with Acceptance Priority Level 3 on a pro rata basis up
to the Total Maximum Amount, using a proration factor of
approximately 46.42%, that were validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November
22, 2022 (such date and time, the “Early Participation Date”).
The table below outlines the title and identifiers for each
series of Securities, the applicable maturity date, the principal
amount outstanding as of the Early Participation Date, the
Acceptance Priority Level, the principal amount tendered as of the
Early Participation Date (as previously announced) as confirmed by
the Information and Tender Agent (as defined below), the principal
amount accepted for purchase by GE, and the applicable “Total
Consideration” for the Securities accepted for purchase.
Title of Security
Security Identifier(s)
Applicable Maturity
Date
Principal Amount Outstanding
(thousands)
Acceptance Priority
Level
Principal Amount Tendered as
of the Early Participation Date (thousands)
Principal Amount Accepted for
Purchase (thousands)
Total Consideration(1)
4.418% Notes due 2035*†
CUSIPs: 36164NFH3 / 36164PFH8 /
36164QNA2
ISINs: US36164NFH35 /
US36164PFH82 / US36164QNA21
November 15, 2035
$6,962,918
1
$5,833,124
$5,833,124
$935.81
6.750% Notes due 2032††
CUSIP: 36962GXZ2
ISIN: US36962GXZ26
March 15, 2032
$2,452,263
2
$1,128,397
$1,128,397
$1,132.53
4.550% Notes due 2032†††
CUSIP: 36166NAK9
ISIN: US36166NAK90
May 15, 2032
$750,000
3
$607,357
$272,537
$966.33
7.500% Notes due 2035**††††
CUSIP: 36959CAA6
ISIN: US36959CAA62
August 21, 2035
$210,896
4
$112,840
$0
N/A
6.150% Notes due 2037††
CUSIP: 36962G3A0
ISIN: US36962G3A02
August 7, 2037
$258,346
5
$59,583
$0
N/A
5.875% Notes due 2038††
CUSIP: 36962G3P7
ISIN: US36962G3P70
January 14, 2038
$853,448
6
$291,753
$0
N/A
6.875% Notes due 2039††
CUSIP: 36962G4B7
ISIN: US36962G4B75
January 10, 2039
$732,225
7
$269,166
$0
N/A
6.025% Notes due 2038***†††††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0350890470
March 1, 2038
€484,697
8
€122,639
€0
N/A
8.000% Notes due
2039***††††††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0408304995
January 14, 2039
£80,222
9
£31,300
£0
N/A
7.700% Notes due 2028†††††††
CUSIP: 81413PAG0
ISIN: US81413PAG00
June 15, 2028
$143,379
10
$24,107
$0
N/A
4.500% Notes due 2044
CUSIP: 369604BH5
ISIN: US369604BH58
March 11, 2044
$532,813
11
$164,802
$0
N/A
7.500% Notes due 2027††††††††
CUSIP: 869049AE6
ISIN: US869049AE62
December 1, 2027
$81,107
12
$1,072
$0
N/A
4.350% Notes due 2050
CUSIP: 369604BY8
ISIN: US369604BY81
May 1, 2050
$438,866
13
$111,496
$0
N/A
5.625% Notes due 2031****††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0154681737
September 16, 2031
£17,564
14
£16,860
£0
N/A
5.375% Notes due 2040*****††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0182703743
December 18, 2040
£46,474
15
£24,793
£0
N/A
4.050% Notes due 2027†††
CUSIP: 36166NAH6
ISIN: US36166NAH61
May 15, 2027
$127,996
16
$28,961
$0
N/A
4.250% Notes due 2040
CUSIP: 369604BX0
ISIN: US369604BX09
May 1, 2040
$82,635
17
$26,373
$0
N/A
4.125% Notes due 2035***††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0229567440
September 19, 2035
€750,000
18
€299,030
€0
N/A
4.125% Notes due 2042
CUSIP: 369604BF9
ISIN: US369604BF92
October 9, 2042
$249,604
19
$16,485
$0
N/A
4.400% Notes due 2030†††
CUSIP: 36166NAJ2
ISIN: US36166NAJ28
May 15, 2030
$94,480
20
$37,936
$0
N/A
3.450% Notes due 2025†††
CUSIP: 36166NAG8
ISIN: US36166NAG88
May 15, 2025
$297,434
21
$147,688
$0
N/A
3.625% Notes due 2030
CUSIP: 369604BW2
ISIN: US369604BW26
May 1, 2030
$197,655
22
$41,351
$0
N/A
3.450% Notes due 2027
CUSIP: 369604BV4
ISIN: US369604BV43
May 1, 2027
$179,937
23
$66,327
$0
N/A
4.875% Notes due 2037***††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0229561831
September 18, 2037
£231,637
24
£87,974
£0
N/A
Floating Rate Notes due
2036††
CUSIP: 36962GX74
ISIN: US36962GX743
August 15, 2036
$285,787
25
$41,516
$0
N/A
Floating Rate Notes due
2026††
CUSIP: 36962GW75
ISIN: US36962GW752
May 5, 2026
$901,687
26
$174,700
$0
N/A
3.373% Notes due 2025**†
CUSIPs: 36164NFG5 / 36164PFG0 /
36164Q6M5
ISINs: US36164NFG51 /
US36164PFG00 / US36164Q6M56
November 15, 2025
$321,939
27
$98,442
$0
N/A
5.550% Notes due 2026††
CUSIP: 36962GT95
ISIN: US36962GT956
January 5, 2026
$35,589
28
$17,328
$0
N/A
5.250% Notes due 2028*****††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0096298822
December 7, 2028
£91,919
29
£54,952
£0
N/A
3.650% Notes due 2032***†††††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0816246077
August 23, 2032
€290,000
30
€86,092
€0
N/A
5.875% Notes due
2033***††††††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0340495216
January 18, 2033
£650,000
31
£403,237
£0
N/A
2.125% Notes due 2037*††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS1612543394
May 17, 2037
€560,230
32
€42,572
€0
N/A
6.250% Notes due
2038***††††††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0361336356
May 5, 2038
£52,302
33
£10,281
£0
N/A
1.875% Notes due 2027*
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS1238902057
May 28, 2027
€466,901
34
€77,052
€0
N/A
1.500% Notes due 2029*
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS1612543121
May 17, 2029
€969,116
35
€40,991
€0
N/A
Floating Rate Notes due
2029******†††††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0223460592
June 29, 2029
€104,411
36
€2,350
€0
N/A
0.875% Notes due 2025*
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS1612542826
May 17, 2025
€772,822
37
€132,866
€0
N/A
4.625% Notes due 2027***†††††
CUSIP: —
ISIN: XS0288429532
February 22, 2027
€279,800
38
€61,200
€0
N/A
*
Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
**
Admitted to trading on the Regulated
Market of Euronext Dublin.
***
Admitted to trading on the Regulated
Market of the London Stock Exchange.
****
Admitted to trading on the Regulated
Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
*****
Admitted to trading on the Regulated
Market of the London Stock Exchange and the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange.
******
Admitted to trading on the Regulated
Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Euronext Dublin.
†
Originally issued by General Electric
Capital Services, Inc.
††
Issued by GE Capital International Funding
Company Unlimited Company (formerly known as GE Capital
International Funding Company).
†††
Originally issued by General Electric
Capital Corporation.
††††
Issued by GE Capital European Funding
Company Unlimited Company (formerly known as GE Capital European
Funding).
†††††
Issued by GE Capital UK Funding Company
Unlimited Company (formerly known as GE Capital UK Funding).
††††††
Issued by Security Capital Group
Incorporated.
†††††††
Issued by GE Capital Funding, LLC.
††††††††
Issued by Security Capital Group
Incorporated (as successor to SUSA Partnership, L.P.).
(1)
The Total Consideration payable for each
series of Fixed Spread Securities (as defined in the Offer to
Purchase) will be at a price per $1,000, £1,000 or €1,000 principal
amount of such series of Fixed Spread Securities validly tendered
on or prior to the Early Participation Date and accepted for
purchase by GE, which is calculated using the applicable Fixed
Spread set forth in our press release dated November 23, 2022, and
when calculated in such a manner already includes the applicable
Early Participation Amount (as defined below). The applicable Total
Consideration payable for each series of Fixed Price Securities
will be at a fixed price per $1,000, £1,000 or €1,000 principal
amount of such series of Fixed Price Securities validly tendered on
or prior to the Early Participation Date and accepted for purchase
by GE, as set forth above. In addition, holders of Securities (the
“Holders”) whose Securities were accepted for purchase will also
receive any accrued and unpaid interest on such Securities from,
and including, the most recent interest payment date prior to the
Early Payment Date (as defined below) up to, but not including, the
Early Payment Date.
The Tender Offer was made upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated November 8,
2022 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the
“Offer to Purchase”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in
this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Offer to
Purchase.
As previously announced, the applicable “Total Consideration”
payable for each series of Fixed Spread Securities per $1,000,
£1,000 or €1,000 principal amount of such series of Fixed Spread
Securities included in the Tender Offer was determined based upon
the “Reference Yield” set forth in our press release dated November
23, 2022. The applicable “Total Consideration” for each series of
Securities includes an early participation amount of $50 per $1,000
principal amount of the Securities denominated in U.S. dollars, £50
per £1,000 principal amount of the Securities denominated in Pounds
Sterling, or €50 per €1,000 principal amount of the Securities
denominated in Euros, as applicable (the “Early Participation
Amount”). See the Offer to Purchase for additional information.
Withdrawal rights for the Tender Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on November 22, 2022, and have not been extended.
The “Early Payment Date” for the Tender Offer is December 2, 2022
and the “Expiration Date” is 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on
December 7, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated by GE.
Consummation of the Tender Offer is subject to certain conditions
(as described in the Offer to Purchase). Given that the aggregate
purchase price of the Securities validly tendered in the Tender
Offer prior to the Early Participation Date exceeds the Total
Maximum Amount, GE will not accept any further tenders of such
Securities.
GE has retained BofA Securities, Merrill Lynch International and
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to act as the Global Coordinators and
along with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs International
to act as the Lead Dealer Managers, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.,
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities
Americas Inc., and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. to act as
the Senior Co-Dealer Managers, and Blaylock Van, LLC and Mischler
Financial Group, Inc. to act as the Co-Dealer Managers in
connection with the Tender Offer (collectively, the “Dealer
Managers”). Questions regarding terms and conditions of the Tender
Offer should be directed to BofA Securities at +1 (888) 292-0070
(toll free) or +1 (980) 683-3215 (collect), to Merrill Lynch
International at +44 20 7996 5420 (collect), to Morgan Stanley
& Co. LLC at +1 (800) 624-1808 (toll free), +1 (212) 761-1057
(collect).
D.F. King has been appointed the information and tender agent
with respect to the Tender Offer (the “Information and Tender
Agent”). The Offer to Purchase can be accessed at the Tender Offer
website: http://www.dfking.com/ge. Questions or requests for
assistance in connection with the tendering procedures for the
Securities in the Tender Offer or for additional copies of the
Offer to Purchase may be directed to the Information and Tender
Agent at +1 (800) 714-3312 (toll free), +1 (212) 269-5550
(collect), +44 20 7920 9700 (London) or via e-mail at
ge@dfking.com. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial
bank or trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning
the Tender Offer.
GE reserves the right, in its sole discretion, not to
purchase any Securities or to extend, re-open, withdraw or
terminate the Tender Offer and to amend or waive any of the terms
and conditions of the Tender Offer in any manner, subject to
applicable laws and regulations.
Unless stated otherwise, announcements in connection with the
Tender Offer will be made available on GE’s website at
www.genewsroom.com. Such announcements may also be made by (i) the
issue of a press release and (ii) the delivery of notices to the
Clearing Systems for communication to Direct Participants. Copies
of all such announcements, press releases and notices can also be
obtained from the Information and Tender Agent, the corresponding
contact details for whom are set out above. Significant delays may
be experienced where notices are delivered to the Clearing Systems
and Holders are urged to contact the Information and Tender Agent
for the relevant announcements relating to the Tender Offer. In
addition, all documentation relating to the Tender Offer, together
with any updates, will be available via the Offer Website:
http://www.dfking.com/ge.
DISCLAIMER This announcement must be read in conjunction
with the Offer to Purchase. This announcement and the Offer to
Purchase contain important information which should be read
carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Tender
Offer. If you are in any doubt as to the contents of this
announcement or the Offer to Purchase or the action you should
take, you are recommended to seek your own financial, legal and tax
advice, including as to any tax consequences, immediately from your
broker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent
financial or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose
Securities are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank,
custodian, trust company or other nominee or intermediary must
contact such entity if it wishes to participate in the Tender
Offer. None of GE (including as successor of General Electric
Capital Corporation and General Electric Capital Services, Inc.),
GE Capital International Funding Company Unlimited Company
(formerly GE Capital International Funding Company), GE Capital
European Funding Unlimited Company (formerly GE Capital European
Funding), GE Capital UK Funding Unlimited Company (formerly GE
Capital UK Funding), GE Capital Funding, LLC, and Security Capital
Group Incorporated (for its own account and as successor of SUSA
Partnership, L.P.) (collectively, the “Subsidiary Issuers”), the
Dealer Managers, the Information and Tender Agent or any of their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates
makes any recommendation as to whether or not Holders should tender
their Securities in the Tender Offer.
None of GE, the Subsidiary Issuers, the Dealer Managers, the
Information and Tender Agent or any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, agents or affiliates assumes any
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information
concerning GE, the Securities or the Tender Offer contained in this
announcement or in the Offer to Purchase. None of GE, the
Subsidiary Issuers, the Dealer Managers, the Information and Tender
Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, employees,
agents or affiliates is acting for any Holder, or will be
responsible to any Holder for providing any protections which would
be afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to
the Tender Offer, and accordingly none of GE, the Subsidiary
Issuers, the Dealer Managers, the Information and Tender Agent or
any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or
affiliates assumes any responsibility for any failure by GE to
disclose information with regard to GE or the Securities which is
material in the context of the Tender Offer and which is not
otherwise publicly available.
General
This announcement is for informational purposes only. The Tender
Offer was made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. Neither
this announcement nor the Offer to Purchase, or the electronic
transmission thereof, constitutes an offer to sell or buy
Securities, as applicable, in any jurisdiction in which, or to or
from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer
or solicitation under applicable securities laws or otherwise. The
distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law. In those jurisdictions where the securities,
blue sky or other laws require the Tender Offer to be made by a
licensed broker or dealer and the Dealer Managers or any of their
respective affiliates is such a licensed broker or dealer in any
such jurisdiction, the Tender Offer shall be deemed to have been
made by the Dealer Managers or such affiliate (as the case may be)
on behalf of GE in such jurisdiction.
No action has been taken in any jurisdiction that would permit
the possession, circulation or distribution of either this
announcement, the Offer to Purchase or any material relating to GE,
any subsidiary of GE or the Securities in any jurisdiction where
action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, none of this
announcement, the Offer to Purchase or any other offering material
or advertisements in connection with the Tender Offer may be
distributed or published, in or from any such country or
jurisdiction, except in compliance with any applicable rules or
regulations of any such country or jurisdiction.
The distribution of this announcement and the Offer to Purchase
in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into
whose possession this announcement or the Offer to Purchase comes
are required by GE, the Subsidiary Issuers, the Dealer Managers and
the Information and Tender Agent to inform themselves about, and to
observe, any such restrictions.
This communication has not been approved by an authorized person
for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”). Accordingly, this
communication is not being directed at persons within the United
Kingdom save in circumstances where section 21(1) of the FSMA does
not apply.
This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities to
the public in any Member State of the European Economic Area (a
“Relevant State”). In any Relevant State, this communication is
only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors
within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129
(as amended or superseded) (the “Prospectus Regulation”) in that
Relevant State. This announcement and information contained herein
must not be acted on or relied upon by persons who are not
qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the
Prospectus Regulation.
In the United Kingdom, this communication is only addressed to
and is only directed at qualified investors within the meaning of
the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by
virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, who are also:
(i) persons falling within the definition of investment
professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the
“Financial Promotion Order”)); or (ii) high net worth entities, and
other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated,
falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion
Order (such persons together being “relevant persons”). The
Securities are only available to, and any invitation, offer or
agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such
Securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any
person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this
document or any of its contents.
Each Holder participating in the Tender Offer will give certain
representations in respect of the jurisdictions referred to above
and generally as set out in the Offer to Purchase. Any tender of
Securities pursuant to the Tender Offer from a Holder that is
unable to make these representations will not be accepted. Each of
GE, the Subsidiary Issuers, the Dealer Managers and the Information
and Tender Agent reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to
investigate, in relation to any tender of Securities pursuant to
the Tender Offer, whether any such representation given by a Holder
is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result
GE determines (for any reason) that such representation is not
correct, such tender shall not be accepted.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements – that is,
statements related to future events that by their nature address
matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For details on
the uncertainties that may cause our actual future results to be
materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking
statements, including (1) our success in executing and completing
asset dispositions or other transactions, including our planned
spin-offs of GE HealthCare and our portfolio of energy businesses
that are planned to be combined as GE Vernova (Renewable Energy,
Power, Digital and Energy Financial Services), and sales of our
equity interests in Baker Hughes Company (Baker Hughes) and AerCap
Holdings N.V. (AerCap) and our expected equity interest in GE
HealthCare after its spin-off, the timing of closing for such
transactions, the ability to satisfy closing conditions, and the
expected proceeds, consideration and benefits to GE; (2) changes in
macroeconomic and market conditions and market volatility,
including impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, risk of
recession, inflation, supply chain constraints or disruptions,
rising interest rates, the value of securities and other financial
assets (including our equity ownership positions in Baker Hughes
and AerCap, and expected equity interest in GE HealthCare after its
spin-off), oil, natural gas and other commodity prices and exchange
rates, and the impact of such changes and volatility on our
business operations, financial results and financial position and
(3) our de-leveraging and capital allocation plans, including with
respect to actions to reduce our indebtedness, the capital
structures of the three public companies that we plan to form from
our businesses, the timing and amount of dividends, share
repurchases, organic investments, and other priorities, see
https://www.ge.com/investor-relations/important-forward-looking-statement-information,
as well as our SEC filings. We do not undertake to update our
forward-looking statements.
About GE
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works. For more than 130 years, GE has invented the future of
industry, and today the company’s dedicated team, leading
technology, and global reach and capabilities help the world work
more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE’s people are diverse and
dedicated, operating with the highest level of integrity and focus
to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for its customers.
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