SALOMON INC
SC 13G/A, 1997-02-14
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                             UNITED STATES           
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549      
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                          SCHEDULE 13G/A


             Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                        (Amendment No. 1)*


                          First USA, Inc.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Name of Issuer)

        6 1/4% Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                  (Title of Class of Securities)

                             33743H204
                    ---------------------------
                          (CUSIP Number)



*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).




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CUSIP No.  33743H204                13G          Page 2 of 6 Pages
- ----------------------------                    -------------------------


- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
        S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON


              Salomon Inc
              22-1660266
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                            (a) [   ]
                                                            (b) [ X ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3       SEC USE ONLY



- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


              Delaware

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  5      SOLE VOTING POWER

                             ---
  NUMBER OF
                 -------------------------------------------------------------
    SHARES        6      SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY                  333,100

                 -------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH          7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
  REPORTING
   PERSON                    ---

                 -------------------------------------------------------------
    WITH          8      SHARED  DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             333,100

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             333,100

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES 
        CERTAIN SHARES*                                         [   ]



- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

             5.8%

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             HC, CO

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!






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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

           First USA, Inc. ("First USA")

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

           1601 Elm Street
           47th Floor
           Dallas, Texas  75201

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

           Salomon Inc

Item 2(b). Address or Principal Office or, if none, Residence:

           Seven World Trade Center
           New York, New York  10048

Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization:

           Delaware

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

           6 1/4% Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
           (the "Preferred Stock")

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

           33743H204

Item 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
           13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

           (a) [  ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 
                    of the Act;

           (b) [  ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

           (c) [  ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) 
                    of the Act;

           (d) [  ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 
                    of the Investment Company Act;

           (e) [  ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 
                    of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;


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           (f) [  ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
                    subject to the provisions of the Employee
                    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
                    Endowment Fund; see ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

           (g) [X]  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 
                    ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

           (h) [  ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)
                    (1)(ii)(H).

Item 4.         Ownership.

           (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 1996:  
                333,100 shares.

           (b)  Percent of Class:  5.8%

           (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  --

                (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  
                      333,100

                (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the 
                       disposition of:  --

                (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                      disposition of:  333,100

                As of December 31, 1996, Salomon Brothers Inc
           ("SBI"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
           Salomon Inc, held directly 333,100 shares of Preferred
           Stock, representing 5.8% of the 5,750,000 shares of
           Preferred Stock reported to be outstanding in First
           USA's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
           ended September 30, 1996.

Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

           If this statement is being filed to report the fact
           that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
           ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
           percent of the class of securities, check the
           following [ X ].

           Although SBI directly beneficially owned 5.8% of the
           outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as of December
           31, 1997 (as set forth in Item 4), as of midnight,
           Eastern Standard Time on February 3, 1997, SBI
           directly beneficially owned 233,100 shares of
           Preferred Stock, representing only 4.1% of the
           5,750,000 shares of Preferred Stock reported to be
           outstanding in First USA's Quarterly Report on Form
           10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1996.

Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of 
           Another Person.

           Not applicable.



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Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary 
           Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the 
           Parent Holding Company.

           Salomon Inc is filing this Statement on Schedule 13G
           pursuant to Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G) and Rule 13d-2(b)
           under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
           See Exhibit 1.

Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

           Not Applicable.

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

           Not Applicable.

Item 10.   Certification.

           By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
           knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
           were acquired in the ordinary course of business and
           were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
           the effect of changing or influencing the control of
           the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
           connection with or as a participant in any transaction
           having such purpose or effect.

Signature.

           After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 13, 1997

                               SALOMON INC



                               By  /s/ Arnold S. Olshin
                                 --------------------------
                                 Name:  Arnold S. Olshin
                                 Title:  Secretary

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                                                           EXHIBIT 1

           Salomon Brothers Inc ("SBI"), a broker-dealer
registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), is a Delaware corporation that
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Brothers Holding Company
Inc ("SBHC"), which in turn is a Delaware corporation that is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Inc. The principal places of
business of SBI and SBHC are located at Seven World Trade Center,
New York, New York 10048. Salomon Inc is filing this amendment to
its Statement on Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)
and Rule 13d-2(b) under the 1934 Act as a "parent holding
company" of SBI in order to report (x) the direct beneficial
ownership by SBI of the 6 1/4% Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01
par value (the "Preferred Stock"), of First USA, Inc. and (y) the
indirect beneficial ownership by SBHC and Salomon Inc of the
Preferred Stock directly beneficially owned by SBI.






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                           UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549
                           SCHEDULE 13G
             Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                     (Amendment No.        )*


                          First USA, Inc.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Name of Issuer)


        6 1/4% Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                  (Title of Class of Securities)


                             33743H204
                  -----------------------------
                          (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [ X ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person:
(1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial
ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities
described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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CUSIP No.  33743H204                13G        Page   2   of  6  Pages
- ---------------------------                    ----------------------------

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON


           Salomon Inc
           22-1660266
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                          (a)  [   ]
                                          (b)  [ X ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
3     SEC USE ONLY


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION


           Delaware

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                          ---
  NUMBER OF
                --------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES
                6    SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
                          342,400
  OWNED BY
                --------------------------------------------------------
    EACH        7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 REPORTING                ---

  PERSON
                --------------------------------------------------------
   WITH         8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                          342,400
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           342,400
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
      CERTAIN SHARES*  [   ]


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           5.95%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           HC, CO

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

           First USA, Inc. ("First USA")

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

           1601 Elm Street
           47th Floor
           Dallas, Texas  75201

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

           Salomon Inc

Item 2(b). Address or Principal Office or, if none, Residence:

           Seven World Trade Center
           New York, New York  10048

Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization:

           Delaware

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

           6 1/4% Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
           (the "Preferred Stock")

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

           33743H204

Item 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) 
           or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

           (a)  [  ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 
                     of the Act;

           (b)  [  ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

           (c)  [  ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) 
                     of the Act;

           (d)  [  ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 
                     of the Investment Company Act;

           (e)  [  ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 
                     of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

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           (f)  [  ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
                     subject to the provisions of the Employee
                     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
                     Endowment Fund; see ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

           (g)  [X]  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
                     ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

           (h)  [  ] Group, in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)
                     (1)(ii)(H).

Item 4.    Ownership

           (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 1995:
                342,400 shares.

           (b)  Percent of Class: 5.95%.

           (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                     --

                (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the
                     vote:  342,400

(               iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
                     disposition of:  --

                (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
                     disposition of:  342,400

                As of December 31, 1995, Salomon Brothers Inc
           ("SBI"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of
           Salomon Inc, held directly 342,400 shares of Preferred
           Stock, representing 5.95% of the 5,750,000 shares of
           Preferred Stock reported to be outstanding in First
           USA's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period
           ended September 30, 1995.

Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

           If this statement is being filed to report the fact
           that as of the date hereof, the reporting person has
           ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
           percent of the class of securities, check the
           following [ ].

Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of 
           Another Person.

           Not Applicable.

Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary 
           Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the 
           Parent Holding Company

           Salomon Inc is filing this Statement on Schedule 13G
           pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) under the
           Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. See
           Exhibit 1.

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Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

           Not Applicable.

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

           Not Applicable.

Item 10.   Certification.

           By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
           knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
           were acquired in the ordinary course of business and
           were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
           the effect of changing or influencing the control of
           the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
           connection with or as a participant in any transaction
           having such purpose or effect.

Signature.

           After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  February 13, 1996

                               SALOMON INC

                               By  /s/ Arnold S. Olshin
                                 ------------------------------
                                  Name:  Arnold S. Olshin
                                  Title:  Secretary


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                                                         EXHIBIT 1
                                                         ---------

           Salomon Brothers Inc ("SBI"), a broker-dealer
registered under Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), is a Delaware corporation that
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Brothers Holding Company
Inc ("SBHC"), which in turn is a Delaware corporation that is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Salomon Inc. The principal places of
business of SBI and SBHC are located at Seven World Trade Center,
New York, New York 10048. Salomon Inc is filing this Statement on
Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) under the 1934
Act as a "parent holding company" of SBI in order to report (x)
the direct beneficial ownership by SBI of the 6 1/4% Convertible
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Preferred Stock") of First
USA, Inc. and (y) the indirect beneficial ownership by SBHC and
Salomon Inc of the Preferred Stock beneficially owned by SBI.


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