<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE REGIS CORPORATION THIRD QUARTER BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1998 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1998 <CASH> 8,270 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 10,027 <ALLOWANCES> 86 <INVENTORY> 44,937 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 78,106 <PP&E> 302,568 <DEPRECIATION> 132,497 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 370,717 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 104,432 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1,190 <OTHER-SE> 178,462 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 370,717 <SALES> 165,270 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 584,906 <CGS> 90,372 <TOTAL-COSTS> 469,337 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 9,867<F2> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,502 <INCOME-PRETAX> 35,111 <INCOME-TAX> 14,589 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 20,522 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 20,522 <EPS-PRIMARY> .88<F1> <EPS-DILUTED> .86<F3> <FN> <F1>Reflects basic EPS according to FAS No. 128. <F2>Includes a charge of $1,979 associated with the divestiture of Anasazi Exclusive Salon Products, LLC. <F3>Excluding nonrecurring items, fully diluted EPS would have been $.90. </FN>