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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM STONERIDGE,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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