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To: Terry D who wrote (70382)	8/3/2000 8:07:07 AM
From: Terry D	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

More nonsense - HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RECENT QUARTER 2Q00 EPS Snapshot 1. R&B Falcon recently reported a 2Q00 diluted operating loss of $0.22-in line with both our estimate and the consensus forecast. Year-earlier diluted operating EPS were a loss of $0.12. 2. Positives for the recent quarter versus our estimates... a) R&B Falcon's Inland Water EBITDA was $2.5 million (or 61%) higher than estimated. b) Net interest expense was $2.2 million (or 5%) lower than estimated. c) Engineering Services & Land Operations EBITDA was $1.9 million (or 59%) higher than estimated. d) Shallow Water EBITDA was $1.6 million (or 12%) higher than estimated. 3. Negatives for the recent quarter versus our estimates... a) Equity from investees and related income was a loss of $5.2 million versus our estimate of breakeven. b) Deepwater divisional EBITDA was $2.3 million (or 5%) lower than estimated.