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THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT IS BEING FILED SOLELY TO AMEND THE MATURITY DATE OF
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 47 ORIGINALLY FILED ON JANUARY 20, 2000.
Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-58723
Pricing Supplement No. 47 Dated: January 18, 2000
(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: $75,000,000 Issue Price: 100.00%
Original Issue Date: January 21, 2000 Stated Maturity Date: January 21, 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 21st day of January, April, July and October, beginning April 21, 2000 up to
and including the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Payment Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus
Supplement): The 21st day of January, April, July and October, beginning April
21, 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: 6.2975%
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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 (+/-): +.26% 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: .13736%
Other Provisions: a) AMOUNT ISSUED TO DATE, PRIOR TO PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 47
UNDER MTN-SERIES I PROGRAM: $3,861,375,000.00
b) CUSIP #42333HMH2
Agent: J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. Warburg Dillon Read LLC
60 Wall Street 677 Washington Blvd.
New York, NY 10260 Stamford, CT 06912
