ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Wednesday, April 3, 1996               TAG: 9604030047
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: B7   EDITION: METRO 

REPORTED EARNINGS

Hillenbrand Industries Inc.

1st ended 3-2 1996 1995

Revenues $149.2 million $131 million

Net Income $33.3 million $27.5 million

Share earnings 48 cents 39 cents

Hillenbrand Industries of Batesville, Ind., own Medeco Security Locks Inc. and an electronics division in Salem

Optical Cable Corp.

1st ended 1-31 1996 1995

Revenues $10.3 million $8.1 million

Net Income $1.7 million $1.4 million

Share earnings 18 cents NA

Optical Cable, a Roanoke manufacturer and marketer of fiber optic cables, began trading of its common stock Tuesday on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.

*Figures in parentheses indicate a loss.

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