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THE EQUITABLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED

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

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
1998 1997 1998 1997
Net Earnings $139.8  $186.4  $655.2  $575.1 
Investment (gains) losses, net of related DAC and other charges 3.4  1.8  (64.9)  (12.5) 
Gain on sale of Equitable Real Estate Investment Management ---  ---  ---  (162.4) 
Writedown of intangible assets at Alliance Capital ---  ---  ---  59.5 
Restructuring Charges ---  ---  ---  27.6 
Discontinued operations, net of Federal income taxes (.7)  .2  (2.5)  2.9 
After-tax Operating Earnings $142.5  $188.4  $587.8  $490.2 
After-tax interest expense on convertible debt ---  1.3  ---  8.9 
Dilutive effect of subsidiary options (1.5)  (6.5)  (13.4)  (14.7) 
Operating Earnings Applicable to Common Shares $141.0  $183.2  $574.4  $484.4 
Contributions to After-tax Operating Earnings
Insurance Operations $ 118.6  $ 102.8  $ 371.5  $ 279.9 
DLJ 13.6  83.7  202.0  213.6 
Alliance Capital 26.3  19.2  61.0  44.5 
Other (16.0)  (17.3)  (46.7)  (47.8) 
After-tax Operating Earnings Per Common Share*:
Basic  $ .64  $ .88  $ 2.64  $ 2.44 
Diluted $ .63  $ .82  $ 2.55  $ 2.18 
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding: 
Basic 221.9  211.1  222.3  194.8 
Diluted 225.1  224.0  225.3  221.7 
Book Value  
Per Common Share
$ 25.95  $ 23.35 
Per Common Share, excluding net unrealized investment gains and losses associated with FASB No. 115     $ 23.57 

$ 21.51
* Computed in accordance with SFAS No. 128; prior period amounts have been restated.

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