<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
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<FN>
<F1>INCLUDES NET ROYALTIES OF $25.3 MILLION
<F2>INCLUDES NON-RECURRING CHARGES RELATED TO THE WRITEDOWN OF OPERATING ASSETS
TO BE DISPOSED OF IN CONTEMPLATION OF THE OFFERINGS AGGREGATING $3.6 MILLION  
RELATING TO (A) DISPOSAL OF TWO CURRENTLY ACTIVE REMOVE WAREHOUSE 
AND PRODUCTION FACILITIES, WHICH ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE USED IN THE COMPANY'S 
OPERATIONS AFTER THE OFFERINGS, RESULTING IN A NET BOOK LOSS OF $2.4 MILLION, 
AND (B) THE NET BOOK LOSS OF $1.2 MILLION INCURRED BY THE COMPANY IN CONNECTION 
WITH THE SALE OF ONE OF ITS AIRCRAFT TO AN UNAFFILIATED THIRD PARTY FOR $6.0
MILLION IN CONTEMPLATION OF THE OFFERINGS.
</FN>