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Rule 424(b)(3)
File No. 333-84725
Pricing Supplement No. 5 Dated: July 17, 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: $50,000,000 Issue Price: 100.00%
Original Issue Date: July 19, 2000 Stated Maturity Date: July 19, 2002
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
[X] Federal Funds Rate [_] Prime Rate [_] Other:
Interest Reset Period: Daily using previous day Fed Funds
Interest Payment Period: Quarterly
Interest Reset Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus Supplement):
Daily using previous day Fed Funds, one day cutoff prior to payment date, up to
but excluding the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Payment Dates: (If other than as specified in the Prospectus
Supplement): The 19th day of January, April, July and October, beginning October
19, 2000 up to and including the Stated Maturity Date.
Interest Determination Date Dates: Daily Fed Funds - previous day Fed Funds
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined
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Index Maturity: Daily Fed Funds - previous day Fed Funds
Day Count Convention: Act/360
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
Spread (+/-): +.60% 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: .094%
Other Provisions: a) AMOUNT ISSUED TO DATE, PRIOR TO PRICING SUPPLEMENT
NO. 5 UNDER MTN-SERIES J PROGRAM: $1,115,000,00.00
b) CUSIP #42333HMN9
Agent:
Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
388 Greenwich St.
New York, NY 10013
