| 21. | This is the special charge of the United States Justice Department.
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| 22. | Before special charges, Gillette earned $ 2.22 per share for 1996.
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| 23. | The earnings exclude special charges for restructuring, investment sales and pollution cleanup claims.
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| 24. | Excluding $ 43 million in special charges, the company lost 71 cents a share.
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| 25. | Including the special charges, Compaq earned $ 78 million, or 5 cents a share.
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| 26. | Last year, he counted a pretax profit of 77 million pounds, eliminating special charges.
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| 27. | The loss was the largest quarterly loss before special charges ever for the company.
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| 28. | The special charge for the program is expected to total approximately $ 265 million.
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| 29. | But modest operating earnings aside from the special charges enabled it to meet analysts'expectations.
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| 30. | But modest operating earnings aside from the special charges enabled it to beat analysts'expectations.
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