Article: Fieldcrest Cannon sees 3Q operating results below expectation.

KANNAPOLIS, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1996--Fieldcrest Cannon Inc. (NYSE:FLD) today announced it will report lower-than-expected operating results for the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, 1996, as a result of lower sales and margins and expenses associated with the previously disclosed closing of two towel facilities.

Before non-recurring charges, third-quarter financial results could approximate break-even or a loss up to approximately 25 cents a share compared with net income of $4.7 million, or 40 cents a share, in the third quarter of 1995.

"We are disappointed that third-quarter operating results will be below expectations," said James M. ...

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