<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
STONERIDGE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED.
</LEGEND>
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