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<NAME> LIZ CLAIBORNE, INC.
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<F1>
THE EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NO. 128 "EARNINGS PER SHARE", AND
THE BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE HAVE BEEN ENTERED IN PLACE OF PRIMARY
AND FULLY DILUTED, RESPECTIVELY.