FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--General Electric Company announced that its subsidiary, GE Capital International Funding Company Unlimited Company, formerly GE Capital International Funding Company, has commenced offers to exchange certain of its outstanding unregistered notes issued on October 26, 2015 for a like principal amount of new registered notes.

Under the exchange offers, GECIF is offering to exchange (the “Exchange Offers”) (i) up to $6,106,952,000 aggregate principal amount of its new 2.342% Senior Notes due 2020, (ii) up to $1,979,425,000 aggregate principal amount of its new 3.373% Senior Notes due 2025 and (iii) up to $11,464,668,000 aggregate principal amount of its new 4.418% Senior Notes due 2035 (collectively,the “New Notes”) for a like principal amount of its (i) outstanding $6,106,952,000 2.342% Senior Notes due 2020, (ii) outstanding $1,979,425,000 3.373% Senior Notes due 2025 and (iii) outstanding $11,464,668,000 4.418% Senior Notes due 2035 (collectively, the “Old Notes”).

The Exchange Offers are being made in accordance with the registration rights agreement entered into for the benefit of the holders of the Old Notes, pursuant to which GE agreed to file a registration statement no later than 270 days after the issuance of such Old Notes.

The Exchange Offers will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 1, 2016, unless extended (such date, as it may be extended, the “Expiration Date”). The New Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offers will be delivered promptly following the Expiration Date.

The terms of the New Notes are substantially identical to the terms of the Old Notes, except that the New Notes will be registered under the Securities Act and certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions relating to the Old Notes do not apply to the New Notes.

The Bank of New York Mellon is acting as the exchange agent for the Exchange Offers. Questions, requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the prospectus, the letter of transmittal and other related documents should be directed to The Bank of New York Mellon at (732) 667-9408.