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Exhibit 99.3

Tab Products Co.
Non-Recurring Charges in 4th Quarter FY2001 and Full Year FY2001
($ in millions except per share amounts)

Special non-recurring charges and write-offs were incurred by the Company during the fourth quarter of FY2001 and the fiscal year as a whole. The amounts, which had a significant impact on the operating loss of the Company, are shown below:

Description	Unaudited Fourth Quarter FY2001		Unaudited Fiscal Year 2001
Costs associated with corporate HQ relocation	$	1.0	$	2.2
Write-off of goodwill associated with the imaging subsidiary (Docucon) (No cash impact in FY 2001)	$	3.7	$	3.7
Fixed asset write-offs (associated with HQ relocation) (No cash impact in FY 2001)	$	-0-	$	0.9
Severance and closing costs associated with closing of 12 branch offices (Nominal cash impact in FY 2001)	$	0.8	$	0.8
CEO severance and search fees	$	-0-	$	1.4
Total	$	5.5	$	9.0

Tab Products Co.
Fiscal Year 2001 and Fiscal Fourth Quarter Projections
($ in millions except per share amounts)

Preliminary Projections (Unaudited) for 4th Quarter and full year FY 2001:

	Unaudited Fourth Quarter FY2001			Unaudited Fiscal Year 2001
Revenue	$	29.2		$	118.5
Operating loss	$	(7.7	)	$	(19.4	)
Net loss	$	(4.9	)	$	(12.1	)
Net loss per diluted share	$	(0.95	)	$	(2.34	)

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Tab Products Co. Non-Recurring Charges in 4th Quarter FY2001 and Full Year FY2001 ($ in millions except per share amounts)
Tab Products Co. Fiscal Year 2001 and Fiscal Fourth Quarter Projections ($ in millions except per share amounts)