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Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-58723
Pricing Supplement No. 41 Dated: August 17, 1999
(To Prospectus dated July 17, 1998
Prospectus Supplement dated August 28, 1998)
U.S. $5,000,000,000
Heller Financial, Inc.
Medium-Term Notes, Series I
(Registered Notes- Floating Rate)
Due From Nine Months to Thirty Years From Date of Issue
Principal Amount: $115,000,000 Issue Price: 100.00%
Original Issue Date: August 20, 1999 Stated Maturity Date: August 20, 2001
Form: [X] Book-Entry [ ] Certificated
Depositary: Depository Trust Company
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
(If other than U.S. Dollars, see attached)
Option to Receive Payments in Specified Currency: [ ] Yes [ ] No
(Applicable only if Specified Currency is other than U.S. Dollars)
Authorized Denominations:
(Applicable only if Specified Currency is other than U.S. Dollars)
Base Rate: [] Commercial Paper Rate [X] LIBOR [] Treasury Rate
[] Federal Funds Rate [] Prime Rate [] Other:
Interest Reset Period: Quarterly
Interest Payment Period: Quarterly
Interest Reset Dates (If other than as specified in the Prospectus Supplement):
The 20th day of February, May, August and November, beginning November 22, 1999
up to but excluding the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Payment Dates (If other than as specified in the Prospectus
Supplement): The 20th day of February, May, August and November, beginning
November 22, 1999 up to and including the Stated Maturity Date.
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Interest Determination Date(s): Two London Banking Days prior to each Interest
Reset Date
Initial Interest Rate: 5.83%
Index Maturity: 3 Month LIBOR
Day Count Convention: Act/360
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Spread (+/-): +.35% Spread Multiplier: N/A
Optional Redemption: [ ] Yes [X] No
Initial Redemption Date:
The Redemption Price shall initially be % of the principal amount of the
Note to be redeemed and shall decline at each anniversary of the Initial
Redemption Date by % of the principal amount to be redeemed until the
Redemption Price is 100% of such principal amount.
Optional Repayment: [ ] Yes [X] No
Optional Repayment Dates:
Optional Repayment Prices:
Repayment Provisions:
(If other than as specified in the Prospectus Supplement)
Discount Note: [ ] Yes [X] No
Total Amount of OID:
Yield to Maturity:
Initial Accrual Period OID:
Calculation Agent: Heller Financial, Inc.
Exchange Rate Agent: N/A
Discount or Commission: .0953%
Other Provisions: a) AMOUNT ISSUED TO DATE, PRIOR TO PRICING
SUPPLEMENT NO. 41 UNDER MTN-SERIES I PROGRAM:
$3,014,375,000.00
b) CUSIP #42333HMB5
Agent: Chase Securities Inc. Credit Suisse First Boston
270 Park Avenue 11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017 New York, New York 10010-3629
