PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 95-26 Dated October 31, 1995 Rule 424(b)(2)
To Prospectus Supplement Dated March 2, 1995 File No. 33-57541
BENEFICIAL CORPORATION
Medium-Term Notes, Series H
(Book Entry Notes)
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated purchased $100,000,000 principal amount
of these Medium-Term Notes, Series H, maturing on December 2, 1996, at a
principal price of $100,000,000.00 for resale to investors from time to
time at prices based on market conditions at the time of resale.
Floating Rate Notes Due 9 Months or More from Date of Issue
Maturity Date: December 2, 1996 Interest Payment Period:
Quarterly
Interest Rate Basis:
LIBOR Interest Reset Period:
Quarterly
Specify Other Base Rate: N/A
Interest Reset Dates:
Index Maturity: 3-Month (See February 2, 1996
Special Provisions) May 2, 1996
August 2, 1996
Spread: minus 0.08% November 4, 1996
Spread Multiplier: N/A Settlement Date (Issue Date):
November 3, 1995.
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A
Calculation Agent:
Minimun Interest Rate: N/A Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
Interest Payment Dates: Optional Repayment Date(s):
February 2, 1996 N/A
May 2, 1996
August 2, 1996 Additional Terms:
November 4, 1996 For the purposes of the Notes
December 2, 1996 contemplated hereunder,
interest payments will
Initial Interest Rate: include interest accrued to,
Determined as if the Settlement but excluding the Interest
Date was an Interest Reset Date Payment Date.
Special Provisions:
The Index Maturity to be used
on the November 4, 1996 Interest
Reset Date shall be 1-month.