1 EXHIBIT 11 SYBRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) Three Months Ended December 31, 1997 1996 ---- ---- Basic: Income available to Common Shareholders.. $ 19,335 $ 15,678 ======== ======== Weighted average Common shares .......... 96,442 93,960 ======== ======== Basic earnings per share ................ $ .20 $ .17 ======== ======== Diluted: Income available to Common Shareholders.. $ 19,335 $ 15,678 ======== ======== Weighted average Common shares .......... 96,442 93,960 Common equivalent shares ................ 3,894 3,282 -------- -------- 100,336 97,242 ======== ======== Diluted earnings per share .............. $ .19 $ .16 ======== ======== (As adjusted for the two-for-one stock split effective February 20, 1998). EI-2