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<NAME>                        VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
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<FN>
Earnings per share amounts reflect the five-for-four split of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock effected on June 22, 1999.
Prior Financial Data Schedules have not been restated for this stock split.
</FN>