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This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
TransFinancial Holdings, Inc.'s consolidated statement of income for the three
months ended March 31, 1999 and consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 1999,
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> TRANSFINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
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