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To: marc chatman who wrote (27731)	8/14/1998 12:45:00 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Respond to of 95453

marc, Agreed- Here's the press release: Weatherfordsees earnings below forecasts Reuters Story - August 14, 1998 10:58 HOUSTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - EVI Weatherford Inc., the fourth largest U.S. oilfield services company, said Friday it expected earnings for the third quarter and for the whole of 1998 to fall short of the First Call consensus of analysts' estimates. "On First Call the average (third quarter) estimate for us is about 65 cents. We expect to be below that...By association the year will not meet current estimates of around $2.63," Vice President of Investor Relations Don Galletly said. EVI Weatherford's stock was one of the biggest losers on a generally firmer New York Stock Exchange on Friday morning, off $2.25 or 9.8 percent at $20.75.