KEY ENERGY GROUP, INC. COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS				 EXIBIT 11(a) THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995				 						Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended 	 				 September 30,		 September 30, 							 1996 		 1995 							 Fully-			 Fully- (Thousands, except per share amounts) Primary Diluted Primary Diluted - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Income and Adjusted Earnings: - -------------------------------- Net Income before income taxes and minority interest	 	 	$2,396 		$2,396	 	$1,069 $1,069 Effect of interest on debentures			 - 		 975	 - 	 - 			 ------ 		 ------		 ------ ------ Adjusted net income before income taxes and minority interest 				 $2,396 	 $3,371 $1,069 $1,069 				 	====== 	 ====== 		====== =====	 Net Income 	 				$1,554 		$1,554	 $ 726 $ 726 Effect of interest on convertible debentures, net of tax effect 			 - 	 649 -	 - 						 ------ 		 ------ ------ ------ Adjusted net income				 $1,554		 $2,203		 $ 726 $ 726 					====== 	====== 		====== ====== Weighted Average Shares and Share Equivalents Outstanding: - --------------------------------- Weighted average shares outstanding (as reported) 10,425 		10,425	 6,914 6,914 ------ ------ ------ ------ Common share equivalents issuable under stock option plans 				 347		 373	 - - Common share equivalents issuable on assumed conversion of WellTech warrants		 	 122 		 150		 - - Common share equivalents issuable on assumed conversion of convertible debentures		 - 		 5,333	 - -	 Common share equivalents issuable for interest on assumed conversion of convertible debentures	 - 693	 - - ------ ------ ----- ----- Weighted average shares and share equivalents outstanding			 	10,894 		16,974 6,914 6,914 ====== ====== ===== ===== Earnings per Share: Net income before income taxes and minority interest	 			 $0.22 		 $0.20	 $0.15 		$0.15 Net income		 			 $0.14 		 $0.13 $0.11 		$0.11