Form: S-1

General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

August 18, 1998

FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE

Published on August 18, 1998




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

1,000


YEAR YEAR
APR-30-1998 APR-30-1997
MAY-01-1997 MAY-01-1996
APR-30-1998 APR-30-1997
32,358 25,298
0 0
63,144 53,595
(5,390) (3,846)
0 0
99,878 84,742
38,680 33,108
(17,583) (15,361)
176,371 148,405
73,305 64,691
0 0
1,416 1,369
0 0
2,593 2,623
54,745 46,820
176,371 148,405
0 0
315,025 272,561
0 0
282,365 239,859
0 0
0 0
4,234 3,320
13,956 17,245
6,687 6,658
7,269 10,587
0 0
0 0
0 0
5,244 8,999
.24 .42
.23 .40