Mid-Market Growth Opportunities

DESPITE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES, CFOS Still See Growth Opportunities GE Capital - Fall 2012 U.S. Mid-Market CFO Survey Industry sentiment remains positive, but declines from Q1 TOP 5 concerns Current state of YOUR INDUSTRY Strength of U.S. ECONOMY Strength of WORLD ECONOMY in the U.S. - ECONOMY- Unemployment 10 10 10 10 - optimistic 0 = pessimistic U.S. Deficit European Economy Healthcare Tax Reform Most CFOS continue to feel positive about the outlook for their companies Revenue Growth Profits Outlook CAPEX Spending Outlook expect REVENUES to be flat or better expect PROFITS to be the same or expect spending to be the same or better than 2011 (holds the same as Q1 '12) 79% 70% 75% than 2011 better than 2011 (but down from 81% in Q1 12) (but down from 91% in Q1 '12) Overview: The GE Capital Mid-Market CFO 51 52 Survey is a bi-annual survey of -500 CFOS at U.S. mid-market 62% 12 expect credit ovailability to remain stable companies across seven industries. 500 CFOS 101 Transportation 92 ACROSS INDUSTRIES Retail Tech & Bus. Services General Manufacturing 72% 50 102 Food Bev. & Ag. Metals & mining Healthcare expect the cost of copital to remain stable GE Capital, Americas is a leading pravider of loans and leases to middle-market companies in the U.S. Among the CFO surveys published in the US, the GE Copital Middle-Market CFO Survey is one of the few that examines businesses across distinet sectors, providing a more comprehensive picture of how financial executives view the world today and their outlook for the manths ahead. For more information visit gecapital.com/cfosurvey. Q1'11 IL EO Q1'11 IL. EO Q3'12 Q1'11 Q3'11 Q1'12 21. EO