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<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Consolidated  Statement of Financial  Condition at December 31, 2000 (unaudited)
and the Consolidated  Statement of Operations for the nine months ended December
31, 2000  (unaudited)  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by  reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        Capital Southwest Corporatoin
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