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<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
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<FN>
<F1>INCLUDES NET ROYALTIES OF $53.3 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.
<F3>THE COMPANY'S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING WAS IN AUGUST 1996, AT WHICH POINT THE S
ELECTION TERMINATED.  NET EARNINGS AND INCOME TAXES REFLECTS PRO FORMA
ADJUSTMENTS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES AS IF THE COMPANY HAD BEEN TAXED
AS A C CORPORATION RATHER THAN AN S CORPORATION FOR THE FULL YEAR.
<F4>REFLECTS PRO FORMA EARNINGS PER SHARE.
</FN>