Sales Prices


SALES PRICES

Range of sales prices of the Company's common stock on the American Stock Exchange (symbol: BNE), and dividends paid per share, for fiscal 1996 and 1995 by quarters:

                                                    RANGE OF SALES PRICES        DIVIDENDS
                                                    HIGH              LOW        PER SHARE
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1996
Fourth quarter                                      24 1/4         18 3/4             $.09
Third quarter                                       23 3/8         17 3/4              .09
Second quarter                                      19 3/8         17 1/4              .09
First quarter                                       20 7/8         17 5/8              .09
                                                   -------        -------             ----
Fiscal year                                        $24 1/4        $17 1/4             $.36
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1995
Fourth quarter                                     $20 5/8        $17 5/8             $.09
Third quarter                                       19             15 5/8              .09
Second quarter                                      18 1/4         15 1/2              .09
First quarter                                       18 1/8         15 3/8              .09
                                                   -------        -------             ----
Fiscal year                                        $20 5/8        $15 3/8             $.36
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The approximate number of holders of record of the Company's common stock on October 31, 1996 was 1,400.

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