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THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT IS BEING FILED SOLELY TO AMEND THE INITIAL
INTEREST RATE AND MATURITY DATE OF PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 36
ORIGINALLY FILED ON JULY 12, 1999.
Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-58723
Pricing Supplement No. 36 Dated: July 8, 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: $10,000,000 Issue Price: 100.00%
Original Issue Date: July 14, 1999 Stated Maturity Date: June 18, 2004
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 23th day of September, December, March and June, beginning September 23,
1999 up to but excluding the Stated Maturity Date.
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Interest Payment Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus
Supplement): The 23th day of September, December, March and June, beginning
September 23, 1999 up to and including the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Determination Date(s): Two London Banking Days prior to each Interest
Reset Date
Initial Interest Rate: 5.69375%
Index Maturity: 3 Month LIBOR
Day Count Convention: Act/360
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Spread (+/-): +.45% 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
Recognized Foreign Exchange Dealers: N/A
Discount or Commission: .2165%
Other Provisions: a) AMOUNT ISSUED TO DATE, PRIOR TO PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 36
UNDER MTN-SERIES I PROGRAM: $2,219,375,000.00
b) CUSIP #42333HLW0
Agent: Merrill Lynch & Co.
250 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281
