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Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-58723
Pricing Supplement No. 42 Dated: September 2, 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: $50,000,000 Issue Price: 100.00%
Original Issue Date: September 3, 1999 Stated Maturity Date: October 3, 2000
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 [ ] LIBOR [ ] Treasury Rate
[ ] Federal Funds Rate [X] Prime Rate [ ] Other:
Interest Reset Period: Quarterly
Interest Payment Period: Quarterly
Interest Reset Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus Supplement):
Each Business Day, up to but excluding the Stated Maturity Date, there will be a
Two Business Day cutoff prior to each Interest Payment Date.
Interest Payment Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus
Supplement): The 3rd day of March, June, September and December, beginning
December 3, 1999 up to and including the Stated Maturity Date.
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Interest Determination Date(s): Prior day H15 Prime Rate
Initial Interest Rate: To be Determined
Index Maturity: H-15 Prime
Day Count Convention: Act/360
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Spread (+/-): -2.55% 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: .05%
Other Provisions: a) AMOUNT ISSUED TO DATE, PRIOR TO PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 42
UNDER MTN-SERIES I PROGRAM: $3,129,375,000.00
b) CUSIP #42333HMC3
Agent: Salomon Smith Barney
390 Greenwich Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10013
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Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-58723
Pricing Supplement No. 43 Dated: September 13, 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: $35,000,000 Issue Price: 99.965%
Original Issue Date: September 16, 1999 Stated Maturity Date: September 16,
2003
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 16th day of March, June, September and December, beginning December 16, 1999
up to but excluding the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Payment Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus
Supplement): The 16th day of March, June, September and December, beginning
December 16, 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: 5.91%
Index Maturity: 3 Month Libor
Day Count Convention: Act/360
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Spread (+/-): +.40% 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: .18%
Other Provisions: a) AMOUNT ISSUED TO DATE, PRIOR TO PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 43
UNDER MTN-SERIES I PROGRAM: $3,179,375,000.00
b) CUSIP #42333HMD1
Agent: Warburg Dillon Read
677 Washington Boulevard
Stanford, CT 06901