------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number Expires: Estimated average burden hours per response ....... 0.5 ------------------------------ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [ ] Check box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). _______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Waveland International, Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 227 West Monroe, Suite 4800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Chicago Illinois 60606 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Heartland Partners, L.P. (AMEX: HTL) _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Year June 2000 _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) =============================================================================== 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [x] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) ---------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [ ] Form filed by one Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person _______________________________________________________________________________ =============================================================================== Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ===============================================================================

* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses) (Over) (Form 4-07/98) FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ===============================================================================

Explanation of Responses: WAVELAND INTERNATIONAL, LTD. /s/ David S. Richter July 10, 2000 -------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2 ATTACHMENT Pursuant to Rules 16a-1(a)(3) and 16a-3(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and General Instruction 4(b)(v) of Form 4, the undersigned hereby execute this attachment as joint filers with respect to the foregoing Statement of Changes in beneficial Ownership (Statement for June 2000) regarding certain Class A Limited Partnership Units of Heartland Partners, L.P. (AMEX: HTL): WAVELAND PARTNERS, L.P. 227 West Monroe, Suite 4800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 By: Waveland Capital Management, L.P. Its: General Partner By: Clincher Capital Corporation Its: General Partner By: /s/ David S. Richter ----------------------------- David S. Richter, President WAVELAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. 227 West Monroe, Suite 4800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 By: Clincher Capital Corporation Its: General Partner By: /s/ David S. Richter ---------------------------- David S. Richter, President CLINCHER CAPITAL CORPORATION 227 West Monroe, Suite 4800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 By: /s/ David S. Richter -------------------------------- David S. Richter, President WAVELAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 227 West Monroe, Suite 4800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 By: /s/ David S. Richter --------------------------- David S. Richter, Manager WAVELAND PARTNERS, LTD. 227 West Monroe, Suite 4800 Chicago, Illinois 60606 By: /s/ David S. Richter ---------------------------- David S. Richter, Director Page 3

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