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Pricing Supplement dated February 16, 1994 Rule 424(b)(3)
(To Prospectus dated November 8, 1993 and File No. 33-50883
Prospectus Supplement dated December 3, 1993)
ADVANTA CORP.
Medium-Term Notes, Series A - Floating Rate
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Principal Amount: $7,500,000 Initial Interest Rate: To Be Determined 2/25/94
Agent's Discount or Commission: $33,750 Stated Maturity Date: 1/15/99
Net Proceeds to Issuer: $7,466,250 Original Issue Date: 3/1/94
Issue Price: 100% Trade Date: 2/16/94
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Calculation Agent: The Chase Manhattan Bank Cusip No.: 00756QAF5
(National Association)
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Interest Calculation:
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/X/Regular Floating Rate Note / /Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note
(Fixed Rate Commencement Date):
(Fixed Interest Date):
/ /Inverse Floating Rate Note
(Fixed Interest Rate):
/ /Other Floating Rate Note (see attached)
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Interest Rate Basis:
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/ /CD Rate / /Commercial Paper Rate
/ /Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate / /Federal Funds Rate
/X/LIBOR Index Currency: U.S. Dollars
/ /LIBOR Reuters / /Treasury Rate
/X/LIBOR Telerate as posted on page / /Other (see attached)
3750, except with respect to the
initial rate which will be based
on the interpolation between the
average of the four one week LIBOR
rates and the average of the four
one month LIBOR rates posted on page
3875 on February 25, 1994.
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Initial Interest Reset Date: 3/16/94 Spread (+/-):+48 bps
Interest Reset Dates: Third Wednesday of each month Spread Multiplier:N/A
in each year
Interest Payment Dates: Third Wednesday of Maximum Interest Rate:N/A
each month in each year
Index Maturity: One Month Libor, except with Minimum Interest Rate:N/A
respect to the initial rate
which will be based on the
interpolation referred to
above under "Interest Rate
Basis".
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Day Count Convention:
/ / 30/360 for the period from to
/X/ Actual/360 for the period from 3/1/94 to 1/15/99
/ / Actual/Actual for the period from to
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Redemption:
/X/The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
/ /The Notes may be redeemed prior to Stated Maturity Date.
Initial Redemption Date:
Initial Redemption Percentage: --%
Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction: --% until Redemption
Percentage is 100% of the principal amount.
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.
Optional Repayment Date(s):
Repayment Price: --%
Currency:
Specified Currency: U.S. Dollars
(If other than U.S. dollars, see attached)
Minimum Denominations:
$75,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof
Original Issue Discount:
/ /Yes /X/No
Total Amount of OID:
Yield to Maturity:
Initial Accrual Period:
Form:
/X/Book Entry / /Certificated
Agent acting in the capacity as indicated below:
/X/Agent / /Principal
If as Principal: N/A
/ /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 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.
/X/Other Provisions: Agent: Dain Bosworth, Inc.
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/ /Merrill Lynch & Co.
/ /CS First Boston
/ /Salomon Brothers Inc
