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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

0000879682 PLC SYSTEMS INC. 1000 U.S. DOLLARS 12-MOS DEC-31-1998 JAN-01-1998 DEC-31-1998 1 4,846 0 2,490 (228) 2,953 10,608 11,023 (5,932) 16,257 5,559 934 79,521 0 0 (68,136) 10,661 3,088 5,693 4,567 18,186 (78) 0 (379) (16,603) 0 (16,603) 0 0 0 (16,603) (.86) (.86)