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Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-84725
Pricing Supplement No. 4 Dated: July 12, 2000
(To Prospectus dated August 17, 1999
Prospectus Supplement dated October 6, 1999)
U.S.$10,000,000,000
Heller Financial, Inc.
Medium-Term Notes, Series J
(Registered Notes- Floating Rate)
Due From Nine Months to Thirty Years From Date of Issue
Principal Amount: $140,000,000 Issue Price: 100.00%
Original Issue Date: July 17, 2000 Stated Maturity Date: July 17, 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 17th day of January, April, July and October, beginning October 17, 2000 up
to and including the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Payment Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus
Supplement): The 17th day of January, April, July and October, beginning October
17, 2000 up to and including the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Determination Date Dates: Two London Banking Days prior to each
Interest Reset Date
Initial Interest Rate: 6.73375%
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Index Maturity: 3 Month Libor
Day Count Convention: Act/360
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Spread (+/-): +.20% 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. 4 UNDER MTN-SERIES J PROGRAM:
$975,000,00.00
b) CUSIP #42333HMM1
Agents:
Chase Securities Inc. Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
270 Park Avenue 388 Greenwich St.
New York, NY 10017 New York, NY 10013
