<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains restated summary financial information extracted from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Sybron International Corporation for the nine months ended June 30, 1998, as restated to reflect the merger of Pinnacle Products of Wisconsin, Inc., which is accounted for as pooling of interests, and the reclassification of Nalge Process Technologies Group, Inc. to discontinued operations, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <CASH> 28,218 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 173,326 <ALLOWANCES> 5,044 <INVENTORY> 156,650 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 454,931 <PP&E> 204,600 <DEPRECIATION> 165,835 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,401,461 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 153,852 <BONDS> 741,867 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1,027 <OTHER-SE> 442,853 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,401,461 <SALES> 667,815 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 667,815 <CGS> 324,357 <TOTAL-COSTS> 217,360 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 129 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 40,082 <INCOME-PRETAX> 85,887 <INCOME-TAX> 35,559 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 50,328 <DISCONTINUED> 3,133 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 53,461 <EPS-BASIC> .52 <EPS-DILUTED> .50