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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


 X QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
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   ACT OF 1934


For the Quarterly Period Ended May 31,1997  Commission File Number 0-288
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                              Robbins & Myers, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Ohio                                          31-0424220
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(State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)



1400 Kettering Tower, Dayton, Ohio                            45423
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(Address of Principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number including area code          (937) 222-2610
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                                     None
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.     YES  X     NO
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Common shares, without par value, outstanding as of May 31, 1997: 10,928,041
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ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
($ in thousands)                                                           May 31,        August 31,
                                                                              1997              1996
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                                                                     (unaudited)
                                                                                           
ASSETS
Current Assets
     Cash and cash equivalents                                             $12,008            $7,121
     Accounts receivable, net                                               67,712            51,158
     Inventories:
         Finished products                                                  12,768            12,424
         Work in process                                                    20,441            18,249
         Raw materials                                                      17,774            17,744
                                                                   ---------------    --------------
                                                                            50,983            48,417
     Deferred taxes                                                          5,375             5,180
     Other current assets                                                    3,778             2,184
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          Total Current Assets                                             139,856           114,060
Goodwill                                                                   128,163            95,101
Other Intangible Assets                                                     20,259            13,068
Deferred Taxes                                                               1,806             2,101
Other Assets                                                                 4,030             3,896
Property, Plant and Equipment                                              134,458           112,661
     Less accumulated depreciation                                          48,828            40,547
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                                                                            85,630            72,114
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                                                                          $379,744          $300,340
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
     Accounts payable                                                      $25,677           $25,478
     Accrued expenses                                                       54,528            49,614
     Current portion long-term debt                                          1,642             1,348
                                                                   ---------------    --------------
          Total Current Liabilities                                         81,847            76,440
Long-Term Debt                                                             120,599            72,185
Other Long-Term Liabilities                                                 59,294            60,278
Shareholders' Equity:
     Common stock without par value:
         Authorized shares--25,000,000
         Issued shares-- 11,065,967 (10,868,002 at August 31,1996)          29,720            26,617
         Treasury shares--137,926 (270,610 at August 31,1996)                (153)           (2,481)
     Retained earnings                                                      86,146            66,996
     Equity adjustment for foreign currency translation                      2,641               655
     Equity adjustment to recognize minimum pension liability                (350)             (350)
                                                                   ---------------    --------------
                                                                           118,004            91,437
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                                                                          $379,744          $300,340
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See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements


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ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED INCOME  STATEMENT
(in thousands except per share data)
(Unaudited)                                            Three Months Ended                   Nine Months Ended
                                                             May 31,                             May 31,
                                                         1997               1996              1997              1996
                                               --------------    ---------------    --------------    --------------
                                                                                                     
Net sales                                             $97,588            $89,881          $284,618          $255,272
Cost of sales                                          60,916             59,813           183,759           170,336
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Gross profit                                           36,672             30,068           100,859            84,936
Operating expenses                                     22,699             19,499            65,747            58,180
Other (income) expense                                    392              (269)             (576)           (1,027)
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Operating income                                       13,581             10,838            35,688            27,783
Interest expense                                        1,798              1,735             4,752             5,304
                                               --------------    ---------------    --------------    --------------
Income before income taxes                             11,783              9,103            30,936            22,479
Income taxes                                            3,888              3,368            10,209             8,317
                                               --------------    ---------------    --------------    --------------
Net income                                             $7,895             $5,735           $20,727           $14,162
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Income per share:
     Primary                                            $0.69              $0.52             $1.84             $1.29
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     Assuming full dilution                             $0.61              $0.52             $1.65             $1.28
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Weighted average common shares outstanding:
     Primary                                           11,428             11,026            11,293            10,976
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     Assuming full dilution                            13,907             11,092            13,600            11,084
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Dividends per share:
     Declared                                        $0.05000           $0.04375          $0.14375          $0.12500
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     Paid                                            $0.05000           $0.04375          $0.14375          $0.12500
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See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements



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ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)                                                                      Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited)                                                                              May 31,
                                                                                      1997         1996
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Operating Activities
    Net income                                                                     $20,727      $14,162
    Equity adjustment for foreign currency translation                                   6        (327)
    Adjustment required to reconcile net income
        to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
            Depreciation                                                             8,217        7,622
            Amortization                                                             3,557        3,288
            Deferred taxes                                                             100          (4)
            Equity income on unconsolidated investments                            (1,256)      (1,500)
            Other                                                                      975          869
            Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               Accounts receivable, less allowances                               (10,005)      (2,396)
               Inventories                                                           1,497      (3,648)
               Prepaid expenses and Other Assets                                     (582)          538
               Accounts payable                                                    (2,977)      (1,268)
               Accrued expenses                                                    (1,151)        (967)
               Other long-term liabilities                                           (884)        (136)
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Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided  by Operating Activities                     18,224       16,233

Investing Activities:
    Acquisition of Process Supply, Inc., Spectrum Products, Inc., Greerco
         and Industrie Tycon S.p.A.                                               (34,900)            0
    Capital expenditures, net of nominal disposals                                (14,408)      (9,277)
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Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used by Investing Activities                        (49,308)      (9,277)

Financing Activities:
    Proceeds of convertible debt issuance, net of underwriters' discount            62,950            0
    Proceeds from revolving line of credit                                          92,517       50,870
    Payments of long-term debt                                                   (114,331)     (39,812)
    Proceeds from sale of common stock                                               1,995          662
    Purchase of treasury shares, used for a portion of acquisition cost            (3,660)            0
    Debt issuance and organization costs incurred                                  (1,923)            0
    Retirement of stock appreciation rights and associated fees                          0     (18,733)
    Dividends paid                                                                 (1,577)      (1,317)
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Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided (Used) by Financing Activities               35,971      (8,330)
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Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents                                                4,887      (1,374)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period                                     7,121       10,210
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period                                         $12,008       $8,836
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See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements


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ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 1997
(Unaudited)



NOTE--PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In the opinion of management,  the accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed
financial  statements  of Robbins & Myers,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  ("Company")
contain all adjustments,  consisting of normally  recurring items,  necessary to
present fairly the financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries as of
May 31, 1997,  and August 31, 1996 and the results of their  operations  for the
three month and nine month periods ended May 31, 1997,  and 1996, and their cash
flows for the nine month periods ended May 31, 1997, and 1996. All  intercompany
transactions have been eliminated.

NOTE B--NET INCOME PER SHARE
Net income per share was calculated as disclosed in Exhibit 11.

NOTE C--NOTE C LONG-TERM DEBT
On  November  26,  1996,  the Company  entered  into a new  $150,000,000  senior
revolving  credit  agreement  ("Agreement"),  replacing the previous senior term
loan  and  revolving  credit  agreement.  Facility  A of  the  Agreement  is for
$100,000,000 and any amounts  outstanding will be due in November 2001. Facility
B of the Agreement is for $50,000,000 and any borrowings are due within one year
of borrowing,  but the due date may be extended with the approval of the lending
institutions.  Interest is variable  based upon prime or formulas tied to LIBOR,
at the  Company's  option,  and is  payable at least  quarterly.  Except for the
pledge of the stock of the Company's U.S.  subsidiaries and the stock of certain
of its non U.S.  subsidiaries,  indebtedness  under the  Agreement is unsecured.
Indebtedness  under the  Agreement is senior to the  Company's  other  long-term
agreements.  Certain restrictive covenants exist including,  limitations on cash
dividends and capital  expenditures and  requirements for interest  coverage and
leverage ratios.

On September 23, 1996,  the Company  completed the sale of $65,000,000 of 6 1/2%
Convertible   Subordinated  Notes  Due  2003  ("Notes").  The  net  proceeds  of
approximately  $63,000,000 (after underwriters' discount and expenses) were used
to repay  term and  revolving  credit  loans  under the  Company's  senior  debt
agreements  with an average  effective  interest rate of  approximately  8%. The
Notes are not common stock  equivalents and do not impact primary net income per
share. If the Notes had been issued at the beginning of 1996,  fully diluted net
income per share for the three and nine month  periods  ended May 31, 1996 would
have been $.48 and $1.22, respectively.

The following summarizes the Company's debt at May 31, 1997:

                                                         (In thousands)



                                                                   
Senior debt:
     Facility A                                                   $49,150
Senior subordinated debt                                            7,030
6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes                              65,000
Other                                                               1,061
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Total debt                                                        122,241
     Less current portion                                           1,642
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Long-term debt                                                   $120,599
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On March 1, 1997 the Company incurred  subordinated debt and recorded additional
goodwill of $2,952,000 to record contingent purchase price provisions related to
the Pharoah acquisition.






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ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--continued
May 31, 1997
(Unaudited)


NOTE D--INCOME TAXES
The estimated  annual effective tax rates are 33.0% and 37.0% for 1997 and 1996,
respectively.  The lower rate in 1997  reflects a greater  proportion  of income
before income taxes being generated in certain  countries outside the U.S. where
the effective tax rate is below the U.S. rate.

NOTE E--BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
The Company acquired on February 3, 1997,  Process Supply , Inc., a manufacturer
of  flouropolymer  products  and  accessories  for  glass-lined  equipment,  and
Spectrum Products,  Inc., an affiliated sales company,  and on January 31, 1997,
the high shear  industrial mixer business of Greerco Corp. These businesses were
purchased for a total of  $18,557,000.  The purchase  price  consisted of common
stock,  valued at  $6,457,000,  obligations  directly  payable  to the seller of
$3,500,000,  long-term  debt  assumed of  $800,000  and cash  borrowed  from the
Company's  existing  senior debt agreement of  $7,800,000.  The common stock was
issued from existing treasury shares.

The  Company  acquired  on May 2, 1997,  Industrie  Tycon,  S.p.A.,  ("Tycon") a
manufacturer  of glass-lined  storage and reactor  vessels and related parts and
accessories. Tycon was purchased for $27,100,000 in cash which was borrowed from
the Company's existing senior debt agreement and assumed of $2,600,000.

NOTE F--NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In February 1997, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
128,  Earnings Per Share,  which is required to be adopted on December 31, 1997.
At that time,  the Company will be required to change the method  currently used
to  compute  income per share and to restate  all prior  periods.  Under the new
requirements  primary  income per share will be replaced  with basic  income per
share.  Basic income per share  excludes the dilutive  effect of stock  options.
Under the  provisions of the new standard,  basic income per share would be $.72
and $.55 for the three month periods ended May 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
On a year to date basis, basic income per share would be $1.93 and $1.36 for
1997 and 1996, respectively. Also, under the new requirements fully diluted
income per share is replaced with diluted income per share. There is no
material difference between diluted income per share and the fully 
diluted income per share reported for the periods presented.

In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 130,
Reporting Comprehensive Income, and Statement No. 131, Disclosures about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. These statements will not be
required to be adopted by the Company until its fiscal year 1999. The Company
has not yet determined any impact of these statements on the financial
statements of the Company.



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Part I--Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table presents the components of the Company's income statement as
a percent of net sales for the quarter and year to date periods of 1997 and
1996, respectively.




                                    Three months Ended                 Nine months Ended
                                           May 31,                          May 31,
                                     1997             1996             1997            1996
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Net sales                           100.0 %          100.0 %          100.0  %        100.0 %
                                                           %
Cost of sales                        62.4             66.5             64.6            66.7
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Gross profit                         37.6             33.5             35.4            33.3
Operating expenses                   23.3             21.7             23.1            22.8
Other (income) expense                0.4            (0.3)            (0.2)           (0.4)
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Operating income                     13.9             12.1             12.5            10.9
Interest expense                      1.8              2.0              1.6             2.1
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Income before income taxes    
taxes                                12.1             10.1             10.9             8.8
Income taxes                          4.0              3.7              3.6             3.3
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Net income                            8.1 %            6.4 %            7.3  %          5.5 %
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         Net sales for the third  quarter  of  fiscal  1997 were  $97.6  million
compared to $89.9  million,  an  increase  of 8.6%,  over the same period of the
prior  year.  Year to date sales of $284.6  million  were 11.5%  higher than the
prior year.  These  increases  were realized by all of the  Company's  products.
Company  backlog at the end of the third quarter of 1997 is $113.0  million,  up
from  $112.6  million  at the end of the  second  quarter  and down from  $113.7
million for the same period of the prior year.  The increase in backlog from the
prior quarter is a result of the  acquisition of Tycon which was slightly offset
by sales exceeding orders for the preexisting businesses.

         The gross profit percentage  increased by 4.1% and 2.1% for the quarter
and year to date, respectively.  These increases are due to higher sales volume,
a shift in product mix to higher  margin  products  for the oil  industry  and a
continuation of cost control programs by the Company.

         Operating  expenses have increased  slightly for the periods presented.
This  relationship is the result of the benefits of additional volume being more
than offset by the  start-up  costs of the Moyno  Oilfield  Products  unit's new
manufacturing plant in Houston,  Texas and the establishment of direct marketing
efforts to the Canadian oilfield services industry.

         Interest  expense  increased  to $1.8  million in the third  quarter of
fiscal 1997 from $1.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 1996.  Year to date
interest  expense has  decreased  to $4.8  million from $5.3 million in the same
period of the prior year.  Interest expense has been favorably impacted by lower
interest rates, approximately 1%, associated with the $65 million of convertible
subordinated notes issued in September and the new senior debt agreement entered
into in November of first quarter of fiscal 1997. For the quarter, this is 
offset by the higher average debt balances related to the acquisitions of PSI,  
Spectrum, Greerco and Tycon.

         The  effective  tax rate is 33.0% for fiscal 1997 compared to 37.0% 
for fiscal 1996. This decrease is due to a greater proportion of income 
before income taxes being generated in countries outside the U.S. where the
effective tax rate is below the U.S. rate.

         Net income increased to $7.9 million, $.61 per share, fully diluted, in
the third  quarter  of fiscal  1997 from $5.7  million,  $.52 per  share,  fully
diluted,  in the third quarter of fiscal 1996. Year to date net income increased
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Part I--Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations--continued

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS--CONTINUED

$20.7 million, $1.65 per share, fully diluted, from $14.2 million,  $1.28, fully
diluted.  The prior  year's fully  diluted  income per share for the quarter and
year to date periods are $.48 and $1.22, respectively,  on a pro-forma basis for
the  convertible  notes.  These  increases  are primarily a result of the higher
sales  volume,  lower  interest  rates and a lower  effective tax rate in fiscal
1997.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         Cash and cash equivalents increased  $4.9  million in the first nine 
months of 1997. Significant cash uses for this period were $34.9 million for
acquisitions, $3.7 million for the purchase of treasury stock to be used for a
portion of the cost of the acquisitions, and $14.4 million for capital
expenditures. These cash uses were primarily funded by net debt borrowings of
$41.1 million and cash provided by operations.

         Significant  cash  uses in the  first  nine  months  of 1996  were $9.3
million for capital  expenditures  and $18.7 million for the retirement of stock
appreciation  rights.  Cash uses were primarily funded by net debt borrowings of
$11.1 million, cash provided by operations and a reduction of cash balances.

         The  Company  expects  operating  cash  flow  to be  adequate  for  the
remainder  of fiscal year  1997's  operating  needs,  including  scheduled  debt
service and shareholder dividend  requirements.  Major cash requirements for the
remainder  of 1997  are  planned  capital  expenditures  of  approximately  $9.0
million.  Capital  expenditures are related to additional  production  capacity,
cost reductions and replacement items.

         The Company's significant foreign operations have the local currency as
their functional currency. The non U.S. operations primarily buy and sell within
the same  country  which  mitigates  the  impact  of  currency  fluctuations  on
operations.  To the extent that  significant  transactions  are  completed  in a
different currency,  the Company hedges its risk to future currency fluctuations
through foreign  currency forward  contracts with major financial  institutions.
Currency translation rate changes had an immaterial effect on the second quarter
and year to date periods of fiscal 1997 and 1996.

         At May 31, 1997, the Company had approximately  $89.0 million available
under its current bank credit  agreements which management  believes is adequate
to meet its needs,  including any potential  acquisitions.  The Company's senior
revolving credit agreement  includes certain  restrictive  covenants,  including
limitations  on cash dividends and capital  expenditures  and  requirements  for
interest coverage and leverage ratios.



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ITEM  2. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

                  a)    See Index to Exhibits

                  b)    Reports on Form 8-K. During the quarter ended May 31,
                        1997, the Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K.


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                                   SIGNATURES
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Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.






                                              ROBBINS & MYERS, INC.
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DATE:    JULY 15, 1997                   BY   /S/ GEORGE M. WALKER
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                                              GEORGE M. WALKER
                                              VICE PRESIDENT & CFO
                                              (PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER)



DATE:    JULY 15, 1997                   BY   /S/ KEVIN J. BROWN
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                                              KEVIN J. BROWN
                                              CORPORATE CONTROLLER
                                              (PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER)





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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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(11)  Statement Re: Computation of Earnings Per Share:
               11.1     Computation of Earnings Per Share....................*

(27)  Financial Data Schedule................................................*



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