BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS INC
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             FORM 10-Q.--QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the period ended March 28, 1998
                      ----------------------------------------------------------
                                       OR
[ ]  TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(D) OF THE  SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the transition period from                      to
                                --------------------   -------------------------
Commission File Number: 2-28286
                        --------------------------------------------------------
The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                          53-0040540
- ----------------------------------            ---------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)               Identification Number)

1231 25th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.              20037
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including Area Code)  (202) 452-4200
                                                     ---------------------------
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to the filing  requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes X No ______

The  number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes  of common
stock, as of March 28, 1998 was 3,541,513 Class A common shares, 4,542,548 Class
B common shares, and 329,377 Class Common shares.


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                      THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC.
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
            FOR THE 12-WEEKS ENDED MARCH 28, 1998 and MARCH 22, 1997


                                                       (Unaudited)
                                                (In Thousands of Dollars)

                                                      12 Weeks Ended
                                            -----------------------------------
                                             March 28, 1998     March 22, 1997
                                            ---------------     --------------

OPERATING REVENUES                                $ 58,469           $ 52,236
                                            ---------------     --------------

OPERATING EXPENSES:
   Editorial, production and distribution           32,663             29,974
   Selling                                          13,309             10,967
   General and administrative                        8,488              7,395
   Profit sharing                                      334                408
                                            ---------------     --------------
                                                    54,794             48,744
                                            ---------------     --------------
       Operating Profit                              3,675              3,492
                                            ---------------     --------------

NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE):
   Investment Income                                 1,948              1,605
   Interest Expense                                   (209)                (7)
   Other Income (Expense), Net                          --                421
                                            ---------------     --------------

TOTAL NON-OPERATING INCOME                           1,739              2,019
                                            ---------------     --------------

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                           5,414              5,511
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                           1,821              1,802
                                            ---------------     --------------

NET INCOME                                           3,593              3,709

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (EXPENSE)                  (319)              (482)
                                            ---------------     --------------

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                              $  3,274      $       3,227
                                            ===============     ==============


EARNINGS PER SHARE                                $     .42     $         .42
                                            ================    ==============

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING               8,464,592         8,844,940
                                            ================    ==============


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                      THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      MARCH 28, 1998 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)


                                                   March 28,     December 31,
              ASSETS                                 1998             1997
- -----------------------------------------        -------------   ------------
CURRENT ASSETS:
    Cash and cash equivalents                     $    28,255    $    19,421
    Short-term investments, at fair value               9,083          9,013
    Accounts receivable (net of
     allowance for doubtful accounts
     of $1,507 in 1998 and $1,897 in 1997)             35,127         41,307
    Inventories, at lower of average
     cost or market                                     5,563          5,440
    Prepaid expenses                                    3,208          3,368
    Deferred selling expenses                          23,190         23,244
                                                  ------------   ------------

           Total current assets                       104,426        101,793
                                                  ------------   ------------

MARKETABLE SECURITIES                                 115,846        115,809
                                                  ------------   ------------

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - at cost:
    Land                                                4,250          4,250
    Building and improvements                          49,311         49,197
    Furniture, fixtures and equipment                  65,452         63,195
                                                  ------------   ------------
                                                      119,013        116,642
      Less-Accumulated depreciation                    71,909        68,790
                                                  ------------   ------------

           Net property and equipment                  47,104         47,852
                                                  ------------   ------------

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                  24,482         22,296
                                                  ------------   ------------

GOODWILL                                               27,986          8,924
                                                  ------------   ------------

OTHER ASSETS                                            6,591          4,226
                                                  ------------   ------------

     Total assets                                 $   326,435    $   300,900
                                                  ============   ============

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                      THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      MARCH 28, 1998 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)


                                                   March 28,     December 31,
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                   1998             1997
- ----------------------------------------          ------------   ------------- 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
    Accounts payable                              $    17,464    $    18,060
    Employee compensation and benefits
      payable                                          13,861         14,503
    Income taxes payable                                2,659            966
    Deferred income taxes                               3,166          3,120
    Deferred subscription revenue                     129,664        121,934
    Dividends payable                                   5,093             --
                                                  ------------   ------------

       Total current liabilities                      171,907        158,583

LONG TERM DEBT                                         15,000             --

POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS, less current portion          66,791         65,410

OTHER LIABILITIES                                       3,780          3,356
                                                  ------------   ------------

       Total liabilities                              257,478        227,349
                                                  ------------   ------------

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
    Capital stock, common, $1.00 par value-
       Class A - Voting; Authorized 6,700,000
        shares; issued 6,478,864 shares                 6,479          6,479
       Class B - Nonvoting; authorized
        5,300,000 shares; issued 4,926,973 shares       4,927          4,927
       Class C - Nonvoting; authorized
        1,000,000 shares; issued 506,336 shares           506            506
       Additional paid-in capital                      36,321         35,668
       Retained earnings                               58,742         60,242
       Treasury stock at cost - 3,498,734 shares
        in 1998 and 3,091,447 in 1997                 (40,757)       (37,329)
       Elements of comprehensive income                 2,739          3,058
                                                  ------------    -----------

    Total stockholders' equity                         68,957         73,551

                                                  -------------   -----------

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $    326,435    $  300,900
                                                  =============   ===========

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                      THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
            FOR THE 12-WEEKS ENDED MARCH 28, 1998 and MARCH 22, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)


                                                        12 Weeks Ended
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 March 28, 1998  March 22, 1997
                                                 --------------  --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income                                        $     3,593      $    3,709
  Items with different cash requirements          
   than reflected in net income--
      Deferred subscription revenue                     1,723          (1,195)
      Depreciation and amortization                     2,390           2,104
      Accrued postretirement benefits expense           1,384           2,640
      Provision for deferred income taxes                (787)           (896)
      Deferred selling expenses                           895             418
      (Gain) on sales of securities                      (252)           (215)
      (Gain) on sales of businesses and 
      publications                                        (11)           (420)
      Others                                             (123)            340
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities--
      Accounts receivable                               7,444           8,429
      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         (1,165)         (3,096)
      Inventory                                          (123)            189
      Other assets and liabilities--net                   158            (169)
                                                   -----------     -----------

Net cash provided from operating activities            15,126          11,838
                                                   -----------     -----------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures--                            
      Acquisition of a business                                    
          (net of $750 cash acquired)                 (17,648)             --
      Purchase of equipment and furnishings              (555)         (2,300)
      Building improvements                               (56)            (11)
      Proceeds from sales of businesses and
        publications                                       11             160
      Proceeds from sales of property                      --               6
                                                  -------------    -----------
Net cash (used for) capital expenditures              (18,248)         (2,145)
                                                  -------------    -----------

Investment portfolio--
      Proceeds from sales and maturities                12,448           7,440
      Purchases                                        (12,717)        (13,919)
                                                  -------------    ------------
Net cash (used for) investment portfolio                  (269)         (6,479)
                                                  -------------    ------------

Net cash (used in) investing activities                (18,517)         (8,624)
                                                   ------------    ------------

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                      THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
            FOR THE 12-WEEKS ENDED MARCH 28, 1998 and MARCH 22, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)
                            (In Thousands of Dollars)


                                                          12 Weeks Ended
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 March 28, 1998  March 22, 1997
                                                 --------------  --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
      Borrowings                                  $    15,000      $        --
      Sale of capital stock to employees                  981            1,035
      Purchase of treasury stock                       (3,756)          (1,776)
                                                  ------------     ------------

Net cash provided from (used in) 
        financing activities                           12,225             (741)
                                                  ------------     ------------

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS               8,834            2,473

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period         19,421           18,898
                                                  ------------     ------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period          $    28,255      $    21,371
                                                  ============     ============

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
          Interest paid                           $          9     $         7
          Income taxes paid                                923             230




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                      THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 MARCH 28, 1998
                                   (UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1:  General

     The information in this report has not been audited. Results for the twelve
weeks are not  necessarily  representative  of the year  because of the seasonal
nature of activities.  The financial  information  furnished herein reflects all
adjustments  (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the
opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results reported for
the periods shown and has been prepared in conformity  with  generally  accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

     Notes  contained in the 1997 Annual  Report to security  holders are hereby
incorporated by reference.  Note disclosures which would substantially duplicate
those contained in the 1997 Annual Report to security holders have been omitted.
Certain  prior year  balances  have been  restated  to  conform to current  year
presentation.

NOTE 2:  Inventories

         Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

                                            March 28, 1998  December  31, 1997
                                            --------------  ------------------

         Materials and supplies                $     3,766       $     3,742
         Work in process                               402               218
         Finished goods                              1,395             1,480
                                                     -----         ---------
              Totals                           $     5,563             5,440
                                                     =====             =====


NOTE 3:   Stockholders' Equity

     Treasury  stock as of March 28, 1998 and December  31, 1997,  respectively,
consisted  of: Class A,  2,937,351 and  2,959,761  shares;  Class B, 384,425 and
349,685 shares; and Class C, 176,959 and 102,923 shares.

NOTE 4:   Comprehensive Income

     The Company  adopted  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standard No. 130,
Comprehensive   Income,   effective  for  its  quarter  ended  March  28,  1998.
Comprehensive  income  includes  net  income,  unrealized  gains  and  losses on
marketable securities and foreign currency translation adjustments.

NOTE 5:   Acquisition

     As  previously   reported,   the  Company  purchased  newsletter  publisher
Institute of Management and  Administration,  Inc. (IOMA),  on January 13, 1998,
and has included IOMA's  operating  results since that date in its  consolidated
results. The purchase cost was assigned to assets, primarily intangibles, and to
goodwill. The recoverability of the carrying values of the intangible assets and
the goodwill will be evaluated  periodically  relative to IOMA's  projected cash
flows.

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                                       -8-

                                     PART I

Item 2.       Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
                  Operations and Financial Position

     It is presumed  that users of this interim  report have read or have access
to the audited  financial  statements and  management's  discussion and analysis
contained in the 1997 Annual Report to security holders,  hereby incorporated by
reference.  This  interim  report  is  intended  to  provide  an  update  of the
disclosures  contained  in the 1997  Annual  Report  to  security  holders  and,
accordingly,  disclosures  which would  substantially  duplicate those contained
therein have been omitted.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This management  discussion  contains and incorporates by reference certain
statements  that are not statements of historical  fact but are  forward-looking
statements.  The use of such  words as  "believes"  and  "expects"  and  similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results
to differ  from  those  projected.  Readers  are  cautioned  not to place  undue
reliance  on these  forward-looking  statements  which speak only as of the date
hereof.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Twelve weeks 1998 compared to twelve weeks 1997

     BNA's revenues and operating profit for the first quarter of 1998 continued
to  show  growth  compared  to  1997's  strong  first  quarter  results.   Lower
non-operating income, however,  resulted in slightly lower net income; but fewer
outstanding shares left earnings per share unchanged at $0.42. The first quarter
statement of income includes a required new measure, comprehensive income, which
combines net income with changes in  unrealized  gains and losses on  investment
securities and changes in foreign currency  translation  gains and losses;  this
measure shows a slightly higher figure for 1998.

     Consolidated  revenues  are up 11.9 percent and  operating  expenses are up
12.4 percent compared to last year. However,  several factors combined to affect
these  comparisons.  In January,  1998, BNA acquired Institute of Management and
Administration,   Inc.   (IOMA).   IOMA's   financial   results   accounted  for
approximately  5 percent of 1998's  consolidated  revenue and operating  expense
growth.  In  addition,  BNA's 1998 first  fiscal  quarter is longer than that of
1997,  inflating  comparisons  of both  revenues  and  expenses;  this effect on
year-to-year comparability will diminish as 1998 progresses, and will reverse in
the fourth quarter.

     Service revenues, which constituted 87.4 percent of all revenues, rose 12.8
percent.  Excluding IOMA, service revenues were up 7.4 percent. The revenue base
from  print  products,  although  still the  dominant  service  revenue  source,
continues  to migrate to the  electronic  products.  Operating  expenses  of the
service businesses were up 12.9 percent. Excluding IOMA, operating expenses were
up 6.7 percent, mainly in salaries and outside services.

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     Revenues from non-service businesses (sales of printing,  software,  books,
and training products) rose 6 percent,  with large  increases in printing and
software sales.  Operating expenses of the non-service  businesses increased 9.2
percent, reflecting costs associated with the increased revenues.  Collectively,
these businesses contributed $447,000 to operating profit, down from $616,000 in
1997.  Printing posted a large first quarter increase in operating  profit,  but
the other non-service business units recorded lower results.

     Non-operating  income was $280,000  lower in 1998,  primarily  because last
year's first quarter included a $420,000 gain on the sale of a publication.

     A difference in the timing of several  business  events in 1997 and 1998 is
negatively impacting year-to-year comparisons.  Without these differences, which
will reverse in the second  quarter,  1998 first quarter net income and earnings
per share would have been higher than last year. 

YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE

     Based on revised estimates,  the 1998-1999 cost to replace business systems
with Year 2000 compliant systems,  and for testing to ensure that the publishing
systems are also compliant,  is expected to be $2.7 million.  The 1998-1999 cost
to  remediate  other  business  systems is  expected  to be  approximately  $4.9
million. In addition, the Company is continuing other ongoing system upgrade and
replacement projects not related to Year 2000 remediation. Relative to 1997, the
Company expects that the incremental negative effect on net income for 1998-1999
due to higher systems expenses, including Year 2000 expenses, will be $2.5 to $3
million, with over half occurring in 1998. 

FINANCIAL POSITION

     Cash  provided  from  operating  activities  was $15.1 million in the first
twelve  weeks of 1998,  compared to $11.8  million for the first twelve weeks of
1997.  Customer  receipts  increased  14.9  percent and  operating  expenditures
increased  11.6 percent from 1997.  Excluding  the effect of IOMA's  operations,
collections  increased  10.8  percent  and  expenditures  were  up 6.3  percent,
primarily due to more days.

     Cash  used in  investing  activities  netted to $18.5  million,  reflecting
expenditures of $17.6 million for the IOMA  purchase(net of $0.8 million in cash
acquired),  $0.6  million  in other  capital  expenditures,  and a $0.3  million
addition to the Company's investment portfolio.

     The Company  borrowed  $15  million to  partially  fund the IOMA  purchase.
During the quarter,  repurchases  of capital stock were $2.8 million higher than
sales of Class A stock to employees.

     With over $153 million in cash and  investment  portfolios,  the  financial
position and liquidity of the Company remains very strong.



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                                      -10-

                                     PART II

Item 1   Legal Proceedings

     There were no material legal  proceedings  during the first twelve weeks of
1998.

Item 2   Change in Securities

     There were no changes in securities.

Item 3   Defaults upon Senior Securities

     There were no defaults upon senior securities.

Item 4   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders

     The annual  meeting  for  stockholders'  was held April 18,  1998.  A proxy
statement pursuant to Rule 14a was distributed to all stockholders in connection
with this meeting.

     Results of the election of directors are included in the attached letter to
stockholders dated April 21, 1998.

Item 5   Other Information

     No other information is presented herein.

Item 6   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     No reports were filed on Form 8-K during the quarter ended March 28, 1998.


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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


     The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
     ------------------------------------
     Registrant




May 12, 1998                    s\ Paul N. Wojcik
- ------------                   ---------------------------------------
Date                            Paul N. Wojcik
                                President and Chief Executive Officer



May 12, 1998                    s\ George J. Korphage
- ------------                   --------------------------------------
Date                            George J. Korphage
                                Vice President and Chief Financial Officer






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                                                         April 21, 1998

Dear BNA Stockholder:

     At the annual  meeting of  stockholders  held April 18, 1998, the following
individuals were elected as members of the Corporation's  Board of Directors for
the  ensuing  year:  William  A.  Beltz,  Jacqueline  M.  Blanchard,  Richard H.
Cornfield,  Sandra C.  Degler,  Kathleen D. Gill,  Jack Jenc,  Eileen Z. Joseph,
George J.  Korphage,  Gregory C.  McCaffery,  Frederick A. Schenck,  Pat Swords,
Daniel W. Toohey,  Loene Trubkin,  Robert L. Velte, and Paul N. Wojcik.  The two
proposals submitted by shareholders were both defeated.

         The following table provides pertinent statistical data on the election
for directors and on the voting on the stockholder  proposals.  As of the record
date of March 21,  1998,  there were  3,541,513  shares of Class A common  stock
outstanding. The total number of shares voted was 2,973,818.

                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

                             Stockholder Candidates
                             ----------------------

Name                                                   Shares Voted For
- -------------------------                              ----------------
Paul N. Wojcik                                         2,073,544
George J. Korphage                                     1,928,838
William A. Beltz                                       1,913,060
Sandra C. Degler                                       1,785,076
Pat Swords                                             1,535,579
Jack Jenc                                              1,495,897
Kathleen D. Gill                                       1,476,110
Gregory C. McCaffery                                   1,456,894
Richard H. Cornfield                                   1,253,084
Eileen Z. Joseph                                       1,241,157
Jacqueline M. Blanchard                                1,176,133
Robert L. Velte                                        1,165,964
Dean M. Zadak                                          1,132,810
Christopher R. Curtis                                    992,074
Donna M. Ives                                            975,352
Michael T. Baer                                          598,357

                            Nonstockholder Candidates
                            -------------------------

Loene Trubkin                                          1,564,581
Daniel W. Toohey                                       1,419,497
Frederick A. Schenck                                   1,297,982


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                              STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
                              ---------------------

Proposal A:  Executive Compensation

Shares Voted For                                         968,452
Shares Voted Against                                   1,835,920
Shares Abstaining                                        169,446

Proposal B:  Newspaper Guild Representation on the Board of Directors

Shares Voted For                                         697,407
Shares Voted Against                                   2,151,919
Shares Abstaining                                        124,492

         As is his custom at each annual meeting of stockholders, Mr. William A.
Beltz,  Chairman of the Board,  reported  on  acquisition  inquiries  from other
corporations.  He reported  that two  inquiries  had been  received  during 1997
regarding  the  availability  of the  Corporation  for  sale.  One  was  from an
investment banker representing an unidentified  client, and the other was from a
broker,  Richard  Vander  Kaay &  Associates,  acting on behalf of Dubin Clark &
Company.  In both cases,  he was instructed by the Board of Directors to respond
that the company is employee-owned and is not for sale.

     At the  meeting  of the  Board of  Directors  held  immediately  after  the
stockholders'  meeting,  the following officers were elected:  William A. Beltz,
Chairman of the Board;  Sandra C. Degler,  Vice  Chairman of the Board;  Paul N.
Wojcik,  President and Chief Executive  Officer;  Jacqueline M. Blanchard,  Vice
President for Human Resources;  Eunice L. Bumgardner, Vice President and General
Counsel; Kathleen D. Gill, Vice President and Editor in Chief; Daniel C. Horsey,
Vice President for Information  Technology;  George J. Korphage,  Vice President
for Accounting & Finance and Chief Financial Officer; Pat Swords, Vice President
for  Sales  and  Marketing;  Robert  L.  Velte,  Vice  President  for  Strategic
Development;  Cynthia  J.  Bolbach,  Corporate  Secretary;  David A.  Froemming,
Assistant  Corporate  Secretary;  Gilbert  S.  Lavine,  Treasurer;  and  Paul A.
Blakely, Assistant Treasurer.

         The  following  persons were  elected to serve on the Board's  standing
committees for the ensuing term:

         AUDIT COMMITTEE.  Daniel W. Toohey, chair; Frederick A. Schenck and
          Loene Trubkin.
         BUDGET COMMITTEE.  George J. Korphage, chair; William A. Beltz,
          Sandra C. Degler, Eileen Z. Joseph, and Robert L. Velte.
         CORPORATE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.  George J. Korphage, chair;
          William A. Beltz, Sandra C. Degler, and Paul N. Wojcik.


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         EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. Frederick A. Schenck, chair;
          Daniel W. Toohey and Loene Trubkin.
         EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.  William A. Beltz, chair; Sandra C. Degler,
          Kathleen D. Gill, George J. Korphage, and Paul N. Wojcik.
         RETIREMENT PLAN INVESTMENT COMMITTEE. George J. Korphage, chair
          William A. Beltz, Sandra C. Degler, and Paul N. Wojcik.
         RETIREMENT PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. Diane L. Harris, chair;
          Paul A. Blakely, George C. Cosby, Anthony A. Harris, Kenneth May,
          and David A. Sayre.
         BNA DEFERRED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE.
          George C. Cosby, chair; Jacqueline M. Blanchard and Kathleen D. Gill.
         VEBA (VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION) ADMINISTRATIVE
          COMMITTEE.  Paul Blakely, chair; George C. Cosby and Kathleen Muller.
         VEBA INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.  George Korphage, chair; William A. Beltz,
          Sandra C. Degler, and Paul N. Wojcik.

         The  Board  also  adopted  the  following  resolution  reaffirming  the
commitment to employee ownership:

                  RESOLVED,  that the  Board of  Directors  fully  endorses  and
         reaffirms  the  first  corporate  objective,   which  is  "to  continue
         ownership  by  employees  only and to  encourage  the  widest  possible
         participation  because  our  experience  demonstrates  the  success  of
         employee  ownership  in  encouraging  excellent  team  performance,  in
         providing a fair distribution of rewards for that  performance,  and in
         supplying a brake on unhealthy forms of growth," and
                  FURTHER  RESOLVED,  that the  Chairman of the Board and/or the
         President of the  Corporation is hereby directed to refer all inquiries
         concerning the  availability  of the Corporation for acquisition to the
         full Board of Directors for appropriate  consideration  and response in
         light of that corporate objective.

         Finally,  any stockholder proposal intended to be presented at the 1999
meeting of stockholders, and to be included in BNA's proxy statement relating to
that meeting, must be received by me on or before November 27, 1998.


                                                       Cordially,
                                                       s\ Cynthia J. Bolbach
                                                       ---------------------
                                                       Cynthia J. Bolbach


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This Schedule contains summary information extracted from The Bureau of National
Affairs,  Inc.  consolidated balance sheet and consolidated  statement of income
for the  period  ended  March  28,  1998 and is  qualified  in its  entirety  by
reference to such financial statements.
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