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Pricing Supplement Dated June 15, 1999 Rule 424(b) (3)
(To Prospectus dated June 22, 1998 and File No. 333-56611
Prospectus Supplement dated September 10, 1998)
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CONSECO, INC.
Fixed Rate
|X| Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series B
|_| Subordinated Medium-Term Notes, Series B
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Principal Amount: $275,000,000 Interest Rate: 7.60%
Agent's Discount or Commission: $687,500 Original Issue Date: June 21, 1999
Nets Proceeds to Issuer: $274,312,500 Stated Maturity Date: June 21, 2001
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Interest Payment Dates: |_| January 15 and July 15 |X| Other: June 21 and December 21
Record Dates: |_| January 1 and July 1 |X| Other: June 1 and December 1
Redemption:
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|X| The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date,
|_| The Notes may be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
Initial Redemption Date:
Initial Redemption Percentage:
Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction: ____% until Redemption Percentage
is 100% of the principal amount.
Optional Repayment:
|X| The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date
|_| The Notes can be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date at the
option of the holder of the Notes.
Option Repayment Dates:
Repayment Price: __________%
Currency:
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
(If other than U.S. dollars, see attached)
Minimum Denominations:
(Applicable only if Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars)
Exchange Rate Agent (if Specified Currency is other than U.S. dollars):
Original Issue Discount: |_| Yes |X| No
Total Amount of OID:
Yield to Maturity:
Initial Period:
Sinking Fund: |_| Yes |X| No
If yes, Sinking Fund provisions:
Form: |X| Book-Entry |_| Certificated
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Agent: |X| Merrill Lynch & Co. |_| Goldman, Sachs & Co.
|_| BancAmerica Securities, Inc. |_| NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC
|_| Chase Securities Inc. |_| Salomon Smith Barney
|_| Deutsche Bank Securities |_| SG Cowan
|_| First Union Capital Markets |_| Warburg Dillon Read LLC
|_| Other ________________
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Agent acting in the capacity as indicated below:
|X| Agent |_| Principal
If as principal:
|_| The Notes are being offered at varying prices related to prevailing
market prices at the time of resale.
|_| The Notes are being offered at
a fixed initial public offering price of ___% of principal amount.
If as Agent:
The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering price of
100% of principal amount.
Other Provisions:
