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THE EQUITABLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED

After-Tax Opertaing Earnings
(Unaudited)(In $ Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
  1998 1997
Net Earnings $ 266.6  $ 136.0 
Investment gains, net of DAC and other charges  (52.2)  (10.6) 
Restructuring Charges ---  3.4 
Reserve (release) strengthening - discontinued
    operations
(.5) 3.3 
After-tax Operating Earnings $ 213.9  $ 132.1 
Contributions to After-tax Operating Earnings:
Insurance Operations  $ 122.4  $ 77.0 
DLJ  91.5  58.1 
Alliance Capital  14.2  14.3 
Other  (14.2) (17.3)
After-tax Operating Earnings Per Common Share*:
Basic  $ .96  $ .67 
Diluted  $ .92  $ .61 
Weighted Average Number of Common
    Shares Outstanding:
Basic  222.4  186.3 
Diluted  224.8  220.2 
Book Value:
Per Common Share $ 24.99  $ 18.49 
Per Common Share, excluding net unrealized investment gains and losses associated with
FASB No. 115
$ 22.52 
$ 18.81 
* Computed in accordance with SFAS No. 128; prior period amounts have been restated. 

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