NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP <NSM> 3RD QTR LOSS
March Eight
    Shr loss 31 cts vs loss 47 cts
    Net loss 25.6 mln vs loss 39.4 mln
    Sales 398.1 mln vs 322.3 mln
    Avg shrs 91.6 mln vs 90.0 mln
    Nine mths
    Shr loss 44 cts vs loss one dlr
    Net loss 32.7 mln vs loss 84.4 mln
    Sales 1.36 billion vs 1.08 billion
    Avg shrs 91.2 mln vs 89.6 mln
    NOTE: Twelve and 40-week periods.
    Prior year results restated for change in method of
recognizing revenue on distributor shipments.  Quarter net loss
originally reported as 32.0 mln dlrs or 38 cts shr on sales of
328.9 mln dlrs and nine mth loss as 120.3 mln dlrs or 1.40 dlrs
shr on sales of 1.11 billion dlrs.
    Prior nine mths net includes 51.2 mln dlr gain from
cumulative effect of accounting change.
    Prior year net includes extraordinary credits of 1,100,000
dlrs in quarter and 3,300,000 dlrs in nine mths.
    Current year net both periods includes 15.0 mln dlr pretax
charge from previously-announced restructuring of Datachecker
Systems and Semiconductor Group manufacturing operations.
     
 Reuter
