AMERICAN CYANAMID CO <ACY> 3RD QTR NET
Oper shr 59 cts vs 49 cts
    Oper net 54.7 mln vs 44.8 mln
    Sales 1.04 billion vs 921.4 mln
    Nine mths
    Oper shr 2.22 dlrs vs 1.62 dlrs
    Oper net 203.8 mln vs 150.4 mln
    Sales 3.14 billion vs 2.87 billion
    Avg shrs 91.6 mln vs 93.1 mln
    NOTE: 1986 share data restated to reflect 100 pct stock
dividend distributed June 12
   
    1987 operating net in both periods excludes additional gain
of 11.6 mln dlrs, or 13 cts a share, associated with 1985 sale
of Formica Brand Products Group business
    1987 nine month operating net includes pre-tax gain of 12.0
mln dlrs, equal to about 13 cts a share, from sale of
Jacqueline Cochran businesses
 Reuter
