Exhibit 11

BRUSH WELLMAN INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

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|         |                                                                                       | Third Quarter Ended |   | Nine Months Ended
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|         |                                                                                       | October 1,          |   | October 2,        |            | October 1, |   | October 2,
|         |                                                                                       | 1999                |   | 1998              |            | 1999       |   | 1998      
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|Basic:   |                                                                                       |                     |   |                   |            |            |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |  |   |           
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|         | Average shares outstanding                                                            |                     |   | 16,200,229        |            |            |   | 16,197,162 |            |  |   | 16,197,158 |            |  |   | 16,295,836 |           
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|         | Net income                                                                            |                     | $ | (552,000          | )          |            | $ | 98,000     |            |  | $ | 5,168,000  |            |  | $ | (6,824,000 | )         
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|         | Per share amount                                                                      |                     | $ | (0.03             | )          |            | $ | 0.01       |            |  | $ | 0.32       |            |  | $ | (0.42      | )         
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|Diluted: |                                                                                       |                     |   |                   |            |            |   |            |            |  |   |            |            |  |   |           
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|         | Average shares outstanding                                                            |                     |   | 16,200,229        |            |            |   | 16,197,162 |            |  |   | 16,197,158 |            |  |   | 16,295,836 |           
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|         | Dilutive stock options based on the treasury stock method using
	average market price |                     |   |                  |            |            |   | 74,964     |            |  |   | 64,720     |            |  |   |           |           
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|         |                                                                                       | Totals              |   |                   | 16,200,229 |            |   |            | 16,272,126 |  |   |            | 16,261,878 |  |   |            | 16,295,836 | 
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|         | Net income                                                                            |                     | $ | (552,000          | )          |            | $ | 98,000     |            |  | $ | 5,168,000  |            |  | $ | (6,824,000 | )         
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|         | Per share amount                                                                      |                     | $ | (0.03             | )          |            | $ | 0.01       |            |  | $ | 0.32       |            |  | $ | (0.42      | )         
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