PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 96-52 Dated July 10, 1997 Rule 424(b)(2)
To Prospectus Supplement Dated August 22, 1996 File No. 33-64357
BENEFICIAL CORPORATION
Medium-Term Notes, Series H
(Book Entry Notes)
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. purchased $50,000,000 principal amount of these
Medium-Term Notes, Series H, maturing on July 15, 2002, at a principal
price of $49,967,700 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: July 15, 2002 Interest Reset Dates:
Same as Interest Payment Dates
Interest Rate Basis:
LIBOR Settlement Date (Issue Date):
July 15, 1997
Specify Other Base Rate: N/A
Calculation Agent:
Index Maturity: 3-month The Chase Manhattan Bank
Spread: plus 0.17% Optional Repayment Dates(s):
N/A
Spread Multiplier: N/A
Additional Terms:
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A For the purposes of the Notes
contemplated hereunder, interest
Minimum Interest Rate: N/A payments will include interest
accrued to, but excluding the
Interest Payment Dates: Interest Payment Date.
The 15th of each January,
April, July and October,
commencing on October 15, 1997
through and including the
Maturity Date.
Initial Interest Rate:
Determined as if the Settlement
Date was an Interest Reset Date
