He said new consumer and notebook computers would begin to contribute to earnings by December.

He predicted that the unit would contribute to added earnings for Torchmark in 1994 and 1995.

The unit is not expected to contribute to earnings until 2007.

The sale will bring in more than $2.2 billion, but the unit was one of Kodak's most profitable, contributing $157 million to earnings last year.

The banks said the transaction was expected to contribute to earnings in 2005.

Each contributed immediately to earnings and increased the company's geographic reach.

This additional salary will contribute to annual earnings of over £7m.

The companies said they expected the deal to contribute to earnings immediately.

They are contributing to higher earnings for many big insurers.

But they agreed that it would increasingly contribute to future earnings.