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Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-84725
Pricing Supplement No. 10 Dated: September 8, 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: $100,000,000 Issue Price: 100.00%
Original Issue Date: September 12, 2000 Stated Maturity Date: September 12,
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 12th day of March, June, September and December, beginning December 12,
2000, up to but excluding the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Payment Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus
Supplement): The 12th day of March, June, September and December, beginning
December 12, 2000 up to and including the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Determination Date Dates: ): Two London Banking Days prior to each
Interest Reset Date
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Initial Interest Rate : 7.11%
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: .136%
Other Provisions: a) AMOUNT ISSUED TO DATE, PRIOR TO PRICING SUPPLEMENT
NO. 10 UNDER MTN-SERIES J PROGRAM: $1,440,000,00.00
b) CUSIP #42333HMT6
Agents:
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Warburg Dillon Read LLC Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
677 Washington Blvd. 388 Greenwich St.
Stamford, CT 06912 New York, NY 10013
