21. This is the special charge of the United States Justice Department. 22. Before special charges , Gillette earned $ 2.22 per share for 1996. 23. The earnings exclude special charges for restructuring, investment sales and pollution cleanup claims. 24. Excluding $ 43 million in special charges , the company lost 71 cents a share. 25. Including the special charges , Compaq earned $ 78 million, or 5 cents a share. 26. Last year, he counted a pretax profit of 77 million pounds, eliminating special charges . 27. The loss was the largest quarterly loss before special charges ever for the company. 28. The special charge for the program is expected to total approximately $ 265 million. 29. But modest operating earnings aside from the special charges enabled it to meet analysts'expectations. 30. But modest operating earnings aside from the special charges enabled it to beat analysts'expectations.
