General Studies · Alphanumeric Series

Study the given letter-symbol series and answer the question that follows: L @ S * E ^ B U # W I < E M @ O $ # B * H ! A & L < O If we replace each of the vowels with any consonant and similarly if we replace each of the consonants in the original series with any vowel, then how many consonants will be immediately followed by a symbol in the resultant series thus formed?