<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> PLM International Inc. 10Q, Third Quarter, 2000 </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000814677 <NAME> PLM INTERNATIONAL, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 71,313 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 3,831 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 96,978 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 15,039 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 54,578 <OTHER-SE> (1,827) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 96,978 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 9,197 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 6,884 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 177 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,424 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1,581 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 986 <DISCONTINUED> (164) <EXTRAORDINARY> 4,785 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 5,607 <EPS-BASIC> 0.74 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.74