UNITED STATES
SECURITES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
Check here is Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number.
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Pittenger & Anderson, Inc.
Address: 1919 S. 40th, Suite 306
Lincoln, NE 68506
13F File Number: 28-6252
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct adn complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: James S. Pittenger, Jr.
Title: President
Phone: 402-484-8848
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
James S. Pittenger, Jr. Lincoln, Nebraska May 14, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
none
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
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D ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS COM 016090102 686 16760 SH SOLE 16760
D ALLSTATE CORP COM COM 020002101 1961 52924 SH SOLE 52924
D ANHEUSER BUSCH CO INC COM 035229103 925 12150 SH SOLE 12150
D ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COM COM 039483102 215 14640 SH SOLE 14640
D AT&T CORP COM COM 001957109 8643 108293 SH SOLE 108293
D BANK ONE CORP COM 059438101 1008 18304 SH SOLE 18304
D BANKAMERICA CORP COM COM 066050105 215 3044 SH SOLE 3044
D BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM COM 084670108 8925 125 SH SOLE 125
D BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM CL COM 084670207 369 157 SH SOLE 157
D BP AMOCO PLC COM 631 6245 SH SOLE 6245
D BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COM COM 110122108 1309 20410 SH SOLE 20410
D CATERPILLAR COM 149123101 7374 160517 SH SOLE 160517
D CHASE MANHATTAN NEW COM COM 583 7160 SH SOLE 7160
D CHEVRON CORPORATION COM COM 166751107 2623 29550 SH SOLE 29550
D CITIGROUP INC COM 5331 83455 SH SOLE 83455
D COCA COLA CO COM COM 191216100 692 11279 SH SOLE 11279
D COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM COM 204498100 4558 143835 SH SOLE 143835
D CONAGRA INC COM COM 205887102 12420 484687 SH SOLE 484687
D DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM COM 239753106 2868 43050 SH SOLE 43050
D DELL COMPUTER CORP COM COM 247025109 264 6470 SH SOLE 6470
D DIGITAL INFO & VIRTUAL ACCESS COM 253853204 40 40000 SH SOLE 40000
D DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS COM COM 263534109 7320 126072 SH SOLE 126072
D EASTMAN KODAK CO COM COM 277461109 1874 29331 SH SOLE 29331
D ENRON CORP COM COM 293561106 3236 50363 SH SOLE 50363
D EXXON CORP COM COM 302290101 6956 98573 SH SOLE 98573
D FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM COM 313586109 1982 28623 SH SOLE 28623
D FIRST COMMERCE BANKSHARES CLAS COM 319777207 346 13832 SH SOLE 13832
D FISERV INC COM COM 337738108 181323 3381322 SH SOLE 3381322
D FORD MTR CO DEL COM COM 345370100 9413 166055 SH SOLE 166055
D FREDDIE MAC VOTING SHARES COM 313400301 1915 33411 SH SOLE 33411
D GANNETT INC COM COM 364730101 712 11300 SH SOLE 11300
D GATEWAY 2000 INC COM COM 367833100 5162 75285 SH SOLE 75285
D GENERAL ELEC CO COM COM 369604103 10174 91965 SH SOLE 91965
D GENERAL MTRS CORP COM COM 370442105 10475 120397 SH SOLE 120397
D GILLETTE CO COM COM 375766102 6314 106225 SH SOLE 106225
D GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COM 382550101 2715 54504 SH SOLE 54504
D HEINZ H J CO COM COM 423074103 1160 24480 SH SOLE 24480
D HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM COM 428236103 2189 32276 SH SOLE 32276
D HOME DEPOT INC COM COM 437076102 3537 56820 SH SOLE 56820
D INTEL CORP COM COM 458140100 7492 63024 SH SOLE 63024
D INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 8654 48826 SH SOLE 48826
D JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM COM 478160104 2760 29520 SH SOLE 29520
D LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COM COM 52729N100 7398 101602 SH SOLE 101602
D LOWES COMPANIES INC. COM 3496 57780 SH SOLE 57780
D LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM COM 549463107 7493 69377 SH SOLE 69377
D MAY DEPT STORES CO COM COM 577778103 205 5250 SH SOLE 5250
D MCI WORLDCOM INC GA COM COM 98155K102 269 3036 SH SOLE 3036
D MERCK & CO INC COM COM 589331107 1125 14046 SH SOLE 14046
D MERRILL LYNCH & CO COM 590188108 6568 74218 SH SOLE 74218
D MICROSOFT CORP COM COM 594918104 2214 24700 SH SOLE 24700
D MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURI COM 604059105 4274 60411 SH SOLE 60411
D MOBIL CORP COM COM 607059102 1332 15139 SH SOLE 15139
D MONSANTO CO COM COM 611662107 734 15970 SH SOLE 15970
D MORGAN J P & CO INC COM COM 616880100 6248 50646 SH SOLE 50646
D MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER DIS COM 617446448 14182 141905 SH SOLE 141905
D PEPSICO INCORPORATED COM 713448108 1651 42135 SH SOLE 42135
D PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM COM 718154107 8028 228154 SH SOLE 228154
D PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM COM 742718109 1466 14965 SH SOLE 14965
D QWEST COMMUNICATIONS COM 342 4750 SH SOLE 4750
D SCHWAB CHARLES CP NEW COM COM 808513105 5866 61020 SH SOLE 61020
D SCICLONE PHARMACEUTICALS COM COM 156 100000 SH SOLE 100000
D SPRINT CORP COM COM 852061100 1104 11251 SH SOLE 11251
D TEXACO INC COM COM 881694103 501 8825 SH SOLE 8825
D U S EXPLORATION INC COM 91182F303 2231 1373152 SH SOLE 1373152
D UNILEVER N V NEW YORK SHS COM 904784501 1108 16672 SH SOLE 16672
D UNION CARBIDE CORP COM 905581104 1185 26235 SH SOLE 26235
D UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CP COM COM 913017109 388 2864 SH SOLE 2864
D US BANK CORP COM 902973106 347 10175 SH SOLE 10175
D WAL MART STORES INC COM COM 931142103 7862 85283 SH SOLE 85283
D WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 8203 290371 SH SOLE 290371
D WALT DISNEY HOLDING COMPANY COM 254687106 1472 47280 SH SOLE 47280
D WELLS FARGO COMPANY COM 949746101 3595 102528 SH SOLE 102528
D XEROX CORP COM COM 984121103 1561 29952 SH SOLE 29952
D AMERICAN CENTURY - 20TH INVS U MF 570 15454.754SH SOLE 15454.754
D DODGE & COX STK FD COM MF 226 2427.916 SH SOLE 2427.916
D FIDELITY ADVISOR INST EQUITY G MF 2093 33606.863SH SOLE 33606.863
D FIDELITY VALUE FUND MF 279 6156.080 SH SOLE 6156.080
D GAM INTERNATIONAL MF 243 9053.819 SH SOLE 9053.819
D SCHWAB 1000 FUND - SELECT MF 659 18841.314SH SOLE 18841.314
D SCHWAB INTL INDEX FUND - SELEC MF 518 33247.735SH SOLE 33247.735
D SCHWAB SMALL CAP INDEX FUND - MF 717 47389.586SH SOLE 47389.586
D SELECTED AMERN SHS INC COM MF 730 22628.547SH SOLE 22628.547
S REPORT SUMMARY 82 DATA RECORDS 445985 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 82
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $445,985
List of Other Included Managers:
none
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"O" OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
82 DATA RECORDS
445985
