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To: John Bloxom who wrote (14014)	2/3/1998 7:09:00 PM
From: Richard Tuck	Respond to of 25960

John, Cymer said twice that the earnings would be down $0.10-0.15 (as Robert pointed out). Did you explicitly ask her about the earnings numbers? Richard

To: John Bloxom who wrote (14014)	2/3/1998 7:11:00 PM
From: Edward A. Fitzpatrick III	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25960

I just had a gut feeling that .40 number was wrong. Lets hope this news spreads as fast as the bad news did. My net worth is in need of a boost. EAF III

To: John Bloxom who wrote (14014)	2/3/1998 7:12:00 PM
From: Paul Dieterich	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

Bill Angus (much to my surprise) just called me back. Here's the deal: People who are looking for the correct information regarding the present quarter should read the press release at the Cymer website. The Reuters release is a complete mystery to Mr. Angus, and the corrections are non-factual. Cymer is still expecting a 1Q decrease in earnings per share of $.10 to $.15.

To: John Bloxom who wrote (14014)	2/3/1998 8:35:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Respond to of 25960

John, Could you post a link to the corrected release? After going to cymer.com and attempting to follow your instructions, I could only find the original Earnings release which still states: We currently expect that the investments needed to fund these critical future-oriented efforts, coupled with the anticipated revenue decline, will reduce our quarterly earnings by $0.10 - $0.15 per share in the first quarter of 1998, as compared to our just announced fourth quarter." It also states, "As a result of these factors, and based on information currently available to us, we anticipate a reduction in our revenues by 10 to 15 percent in the first quarter of 1998 from fourth quarter levels. " Is it possible that Reuters and a few others didn't distinguish between revenues and earnings? Ian.