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This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Consoli- dated Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows included in the Company's Form S-4 Registration Statement for the year ending December 31, 1997, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Financial Statements.

1,000 US 12-MOS DEC-31-1997 JAN-01-1997 DEC-31-1997 1 18,304 270 19,784 523 156,514 197,372 19,081 0 291,450 152,696 38,640 0 0 113 84,252 291,450 467,858 536,001 473,003 473,003 48,092 0 9,206 5,998 2,249 3,749 0 0 0 3,702 0.53 0.53