Statement of Consolidated Earnings of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company   Three Months Ended December 31, Twelve Months Ended December 31,   2000 1999 2000 1999 Net sales $538,897,000 539,724,000 2,145,706,000 2,061,602,000 Cost of sales 229,989,000 240,736,000 904,266,000 904,183,000 Gross profit 308,908,000 298,988,000 1,241,440,000 1,157,419,000 Selling and general administrative 196,401,000 197,445,000 778,197,000 721,813,000 Operating income 112,507,000 101,543,000 463,243,000 435,606,000 Investment income 5,185,000 4,426,000 19,185,000 17,636,000 Other (expense)/income (5,238,000) (2,967,000) (3,116,000) (8,812,000) Earnings before income taxes 112,454,000 103,002,000 479,312,000 444,430,000 Income taxes 34,062,000 29,558,0000 150,370,000 136,247,000 Net earnings $78,392,000 =========== 73,444,000 =========== 328,942,000 =========== 308,183,000 =========== Net earnings per average share of common stock (basic and diluted)a $0.70 =========== 0.64 =========== 2.90 =========== 2.66 =========== Average number of shares outstanding for the period 112,768,170 =========== 115,143,058 =========== 113,518,453 =========== 115,860,900 =========== a- Per share calculations based on the average number of shares outstanding for the period. << Back