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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

                     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 3, 1999          Commission file number 1-3215

                                JOHNSON & JOHNSON
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               New Jersey                           22-l024240
               (State of                         (I.R.S. Employer
             Incorporation)                     Identification No.)

         One Johnson & Johnson Plaza
           New Brunswick, New Jersey                   08933
   (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (732) 524-0400

           SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT

                                              Name of each exchange on
            Title of each class                    which registered
        Common Stock, Par Value $1.00          New York Stock Exchange

                  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 (or for
         such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
         reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the
         past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

                  Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
         pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and
         will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in
         definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in
         Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K [ ]

                  The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
         non-affiliates of the registrant on February 23, 1999 was approximately
         $117.2 billion.

                  On February 23, 1999 there were 1,345,589,883 shares of Common
         Stock outstanding.


                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

                  Parts I and II: Portions of registrant's annual report to
         shareowners for fiscal year 1998.

                  Part III: Portions of registrant's proxy statement for its
         1999 annual meeting of shareowners.
<PAGE>   2
                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section l3 of the Securities Exchange
Act of l934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date: June 22, 1999                   JOHNSON & JOHNSON
                                      (Registrant)


                                By    /s/ R. S. Larsen
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   R. S. Larsen, Chairman, Board of Directors
                                         and Chief Executive Officer


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of l934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        Signature                       Title                                  Date
        ---------                       -----                                  ----
<S>                          <C>                                           <C>
  /s/  R. S. Larsen          Chairman, Board of Directors and
- --------------------------   Chief Executive Officer, and Director
       R. S. Larsen          (Principal Executive Officer)                 June 22, 1999


  /s/  R. J. Darretta        Vice President-Finance
- --------------------------   (Principal Financial Officer)                 June 22, 1999
       R. J. Darretta

  /s/  C. E. Lockett         Controller                                    June 23, 1999
- --------------------------
       C. E. Lockett


  /s/  G. N. Burrow          Director                                      June 22, 1999
- --------------------------
       G. N. Burrow


  /s/  J. G. Cooney          Director                                      June 22, 1999
- --------------------------
       J. G. Cooney


  /s/  J. G. Cullen          Director                                      June 28, 1999
- --------------------------
       J. G. Cullen

                             Director                                      June   , 1999
- --------------------------
       M. J. Folkman
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        Signature                       Title                                  Date
        ---------                       -----                                  ----
<S>                          <C>                                           <C>
                             Director                                      June   , 1999
- --------------------------
       A. D. Jordan


  /s/  A. G. Langbo          Director                                      June 21, 1999
- --------------------------
       A. G. Langbo


  /s/  J. S. Mayo            Director                                      June 22, 1999
- --------------------------
       J. S. Mayo


  /s/  P. J. Rizzo           Director                                      June 23, 1999
- --------------------------
       P. J. Rizzo


  /s/  H. B. Schacht         Director                                      June 21, 1999
- --------------------------
       H. B. Schacht


  /s/  M. F. Singer          Director                                      June 21, 1999
- --------------------------
       M. F. Singer


  /s/  J. W. Snow            Director                                      June 21, 1999
- --------------------------
       J. W. Snow


  /s/  R. N. Wilson          Vice Chairman,                                June 22, 1999
- --------------------------   Board of Directors and Director
       R. N. Wilson
</TABLE>


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  Reg. S-K
Exhibit Table                               Description
  Item No.                                  of Exhibit
- -------------                               -----------
<S>                     <C>
3(a)(i)                 Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated April 26,
                        1990- Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a)
                        of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
                        ended December 30, 1990.

3(a)(ii)                Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of
                        Incorporation of the Company dated May 20, 1992
                        --Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of
                        the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
                        ended January 3, 1993.

3(a)(iii)               Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of
                        Incorporation of the Company dated May 21, 1996
                        --Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a)(iii)
                        of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
                        ended December 29, 1996.

3(b)                    By-Laws of the Company, as amended and in effect on
                        January 3, 1999 - Incorporated herein by reference to
                        Exhibit 3(b) of the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report
                        for the year ended December 28, 1997.

4(a)                    Upon the request of the Securities and Exchange
                        Commission, the Registrant will furnish a copy of all
                        instruments defining the rights of holders of long term
                        debt of the Registrant.

10(a)                   Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors --
                        Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(a) of
                        the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
                        ended December 29, 1996.*

10(b)                   1995 Stock Option Plan (as amended) -- (1).*

10(c)                   1991 Stock Option Plan (as amended) -- Incorporated
                        herein by reference to Exhibit 10(c) of the
                        Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
                        ended December 28, 1997.*

10(d)                   1986 Stock Option Plan (as amended) -- Incorporated
                        herein by reference to Exhibit 10(d) of the
                        Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
                        ended December 28, 1997.*

10(e)                   1995 Stock Compensation Plan -- Incorporated herein
                        by reference to Exhibit 10(e) of the Registrant's
                        Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December
                        31, 1995.*

10(f)                   Executive Incentive Plan -- Incorporated herein by
                        reference to Exhibit 10(f) of the Registrant's Form
                        10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 29,
                        1996.*

10(g)                   Domestic Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended) --
                        Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(g) of
                        the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year
                        ended December 29, 1996.*

10(h)                   Deferred Fee Plan for Directors (as amended) --
                        Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(h) of the
                        Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended
                        December 29, 1996.*

10(i)                   Executive Income Deferral Plan - Incorporated herein
                        by reference to Exhibit 10(i) of the Registrant's
                        Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December
                        28, 1997.*

10(j)                   Excess Savings Plan -- Incorporated herein by
                        reference to Exhibit 10(j) of the Registrant's Form
                        10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 29,
                        1996.*

10(k)                   Supplemental Retirement Plan -- Incorporated herein
                        by reference to Exhibit 10(h) of the Registrant's
                        Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended January 3,
                        1993.*

10(l)                   Executive Life Insurance Plan -- Incorporated herein
                        by reference to Exhibit 10(i) of the Registrant's
                        Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended January 3,
                        1993.*
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<S>                     <C>
12                      -- Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to
                        Fixed Charges -- (1).

13                      -- Pages 24-46 of the Company's Annual Report to
                        Shareowners for fiscal year 1998 (only those portions
                        of the Annual Report incorporated by reference in
                        this document are deemed "filed") - (1).

21                      -- Subsidiaries -- (1).

23                      -- Consent of Independent Auditors - (1).

27                      -- Financial Data Schedule for Year Ended January 3,
                        1999 - (1).

99(a)(i)                -- Form 11-K for the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan
                        -- Filed with this document.

99(a)(ii)               -- Form 11-K for the Johnson & Johnson Retirement
                        Savings Plan -- Filed with this document.

99(a)(iii)              -- Form 11-K for the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan
                        for Union Represented Employees -- Filed with this
                        document.

99(b)                   -- Cautionary Statement pursuant to Private
                        Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: "Safe
                        Harbor" for Forward-Looking Statements -- (1).
</TABLE>


(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the Exhibit bearing the same Exhibit
Number in Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended January
3, 1999.

* Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements required to be
filed as Exhibits to this form pursuant to Item 14(c) of the report.

                  A copy of any of the Exhibits listed above will be provided
without charge to any shareowner submitting a written request specifying the
desired Exhibit(s) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Company.


                                        4

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                                                                Exhibit 99(a)(i)



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 11-K



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



               [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

                    For the Fiscal Year Ended January 3, 1999

                                       OR

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]


Commission File Number  1-3215

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


                                JOHNSON & JOHNSON
                                  SAVINGS PLAN

                            (Full title of the Plan)


                                JOHNSON & JOHNSON
                           ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA
                         NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08933


           (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan
               and the address of its principal executive office)
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Item 4.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         Report of Independent Accountants

         Financial Statements:
              Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund
              Information as of December 31, 1998 and 1997

              Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with
              Fund Information for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

         Notes to Financial Statements

         Supplemental Schedules:
              Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes
              at December 31, 1998

              Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998

              Item 27e - Schedule of  Non-Exempt Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998



Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated June 24, 1999


The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee
benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN


                                         By:  /s/ R.J. Darretta
                                              -------------------------------
                                              R. J. Darretta
                                              Chairman, Pension Committee
June 25, 1999
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                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                               ------------------






                            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
                             SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES


                          AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
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                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                                      INDEX



<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                     <C>
         Report of Independent Accountants                                              2

         Financial Statements:
              Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with
              Fund Information as of December 31, 1998 and 1997                         3-4

              Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
              Benefits, with Fund Information for the years ended
              December 31, 1998 and 1997                                                5-6

         Notes to Financial Statements                                                  7-18

         Supplemental Schedules:
              Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes
              at December 31, 1998                                                      19-20

              Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998                                          21

              Item 27e - Schedule of  Non-Exempt Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998                                          22
</TABLE>


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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Pension and Benefits Committees of
Johnson & Johnson

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits
of the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then
ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held
for investment purposes, schedule of reportable transactions, and schedule of
non-exempt transactions are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and
are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary
information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for
Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974. The fund information in the statements of net assets available for
benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits is
presented for the purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net
assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits
of each fund. These supplemental schedules and fund information are the
responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules and fund
information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits
of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.







Florham Park, New Jersey                              PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 11, 1999


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                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS with FUND INFORMATION
                             As of December 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Fixed        Intermediate
                                                   USGS Fund    Interest Fund    Bond Fund    Balanced Fund   J&J Stock Fund
                                                  ------------  -------------   ------------  -------------  ---------------
<S>                                               <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts (Note 2)                    $632,365,945
Investments at Fair Value (Notes 2 and 6)                                                                    $1,128,154,493
Investments in Master Trust (Notes 2 and 6)       $ 29,463,932                 $ 34,191,309  $162,347,846
Accrued Dividends and Interest Receivable              129,053     3,277,090                                         29,633
Due From Johnson & Johnson
Assets Designated For Transfer (Note 2)
Hardship Loans to Participants
                                                  ------------  ------------   ------------  ------------    --------------
Total Assets                                      $ 29,592,985  $635,643,035   $ 34,191,309  $162,347,846    $1,128,184,126
                                                  ------------  ------------   ------------  ------------    --------------
LIABILITIES:
Accrued Expenses                                  $     13,803  $     91,373   $      4,664  $     22,435    $      157,680
Accrued Interest
Current Portion of Long Term Note
Long-Term Note Payable to J&J
                                                  ------------  ------------   ------------  ------------    --------------
Total Liabilities                                 $     13,803  $     91,373   $      4,664  $     22,435    $      157,680
                                                  ------------  ------------   ------------  ------------    --------------
Net Assets Available for Benefits                 $ 29,579,182  $635,551,662   $ 34,186,645  $162,325,411    $1,128,026,446
                                                  ============  ============   ============  ============    ==============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  PARTICIPANT
                                                   DIRECTED                   Employee Stock Ownership
                                                  ------------                    Plan Trust Fund
                                                  Diversified                --------------------------       Total
                                                  Equity Fund    Loan Fund    Allocated    Unallocated     Savings Plan
                                                  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
<S>                                               <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts (Note 2)                                                              $  632,365,945
Investments at Fair Value (Notes 2 and 6)                                    $261,654,218  $222,956,246    1,612,764,957
Investments in Master Trust (Notes 2 and 6)       $760,180,137                                               986,183,224
Accrued Dividends and Interest Receivable            4,153,061  $    69,415        13,941        10,864        7,683,057
Due From Johnson & Johnson                                                                    6,101,554        6,101,554
Assets Designated For Transfer (Note 2)                                        25,503,960   (25,503,960)
Hardship Loans to Participants                                  $ 7,082,452                                    7,082,452
                                                  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
Total Assets                                      $764,333,198  $ 7,151,867  $287,172,119  $203,564,704   $3,252,181,189
                                                  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
LIABILITIES:
Accrued Expenses                                  $    390,223                                            $     680,178
Accrued Interest                                                                          $  4,215,037        4,215,037
Current Portion of Long Term Note                                                            6,955,528        6,955,528
Long-Term Note Payable to J&J                                                               46,568,748       46,568,748
                                                  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
Total Liabilities                                 $    390,223  $            $             $ 57,739,313   $   58,419,491
                                                  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
Net Assets Available for Benefits                 $763,942,975  $ 7,151,867  $287,172,119  $145,825,391   $3,193,761,698
                                                  ============  ===========  ============  ============   ==============
</TABLE>


                       See Notes to Financial Statements



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                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS with FUND INFORMATION
                             As of December 31, 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Fixed      Intermediate
                                                  USGS Fund   Interest Fund   Bond Fund    Balanced Fund  J&J Stock Fund
                                                 -----------  -------------  ------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                              <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts (Note 2)                  $618,816,847
Investments at Fair Value (Notes 2 and 6)                                                                 $863,403,779
Investments in Master Trust (Notes 2 and 6)      $22,798,607                 $21,239,435   $113,720,679
Accrued Dividends and Interest Receivable            109,788     2,936,334                                       6,689
Due from Johnson & Johnson
Assets Designated for Transfer (Note 2)
Hardship Loans to Participants
                                                 -----------  ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
    Total Assets                                 $22,908,395  $621,753,181   $21,239,435   $113,720,679   $863,410,468
                                                 -----------  ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
LIABILITIES
Accrued Expenses                                 $     7,554  $     47,213   $     1,613   $      8,551   $     65,789
Accrued Interest
Current Portion of Long Term Note
Long-Term Note Payable to J&J
                                                 -----------  ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
Total Liabilities                                $     7,554  $     47,213   $     1,613   $      8,551   $     65,789
                                                 -----------  ------------   -----------   ------------   ------------
Net Assets Available for Benefits                $22,900,841  $621,705,968   $21,237,822   $113,712,128   $863,344,679
                                                 ===========  ============   ===========   ============   ============
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               PARTICIPANT
                                                 DIRECTED                  Employee Stock Ownership
                                               ------------                     Plan Trust Fund
                                               Diversified               --------------------------       Total
                                               Equity Fund    Loan Fund   Allocated    Unallocated     Savings Plan
                                               ------------  ----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
<S>                                            <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>            <C>
ASSETS:
Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts (Note 2)                                                          $  618,816,847
Investments at Fair Value (Notes 2 and 6)                                $185,020,811  $205,169,746    1,253,594,336
Investments in Master Trust (Notes 2 and 6)    $551,221,521                                              708,980,242
Accrued Dividends and Interest Receivable         1,149,961  $   39,604        11,490        11,832        4,265,698
Due from Johnson & Johnson                                                                6,993,782        6,993,782
Assets Designated for Transfer (Note 2)                                    22,719,748   (22,719,748)
Hardship Loans to Participants                                7,285,354                                    7,285,354
                                               ------------  ----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
    Total Assets                               $552,371,482  $7,324,958  $207,752,049  $189,455,612   $2,599,936,259
                                               ------------  ----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
LIABILITIES
Accrued Expenses                               $    308,705                                           $      439,425
Accrued Interest                                                                       $  4,739,412        4,739,412
Current Portion of Long Term Note                                                         6,658,750        6,658,750
Long-Term Note Payable to J&J                                                            53,524,276       53,524,276
                                               ------------  ----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
Total Liabilities                              $    308,705  $           $             $ 64,922,438   $   65,361,863
                                               ------------  ----------  ------------  ------------   --------------
Net Assets Available for Benefits              $552,062,777  $7,324,958  $207,752,049  $124,533,174   $2,534,574,396
                                               ============  ==========  ============  ============   ==============
</TABLE>


                       See Notes to Financial Statements


                                       4
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                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS with FUND INFORMATION
                      For The Year Ended December 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                             -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Fixed            Intermediate
                                                  USGS Fund         Interest             Bond Fund           Balanced
                                                  ---------           Fund               ---------              Fund
                                                                      -----                                     ----
<S>                                          <C>                <C>                   <C>                <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)              $     1,429,359    $    22,174,292       $     3,208,058    $    15,233,773

Employer Contributions  (Note 3 and 9)               432,990          6,675,429               862,892          4,085,683

Interest                                           1,319,347         40,422,516             1,697,138          3,091,407

Dividends
                                             ---------------    ---------------       ---------------    ---------------
                                                   3,181,696         69,272,237             5,768,088         22,410,863
Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

UltraCision Transfer-In (7/98)  (Note 1)             187,001             51,375                                   17,018

Clinical Diagnostics Transfer-In (10/98)           6,900,030          8,383,866             2,006,692          6,486,945
(Note 1)

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                 (2,835,340)       (33,642,754)             (928,359)        (6,299,485)

Change in Unrealized Net Appreciation of
 Investment                                                                                  (360,448)        11,684,861

Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments                                                      292,358          9,638,810

Interest Expense

Administrative Expenses                              (49,351)          (438,965)              (70,957)          (514,817)

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                         (705,695)       (29,780,065)            6,241,449          5,189,088
                                             ---------------    ---------------       ---------------    ---------------

Net Increase (Decrease)                            6,678,341         13,845,694            12,948,823         48,613,283

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
Beginning of Year                                 22,900,841        621,705,968            21,237,822        113,712,128
                                             ---------------    ---------------       ---------------    ---------------

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
End of Year                                  $    29,579,182    $   635,551,662       $    34,186,645    $   162,325,411
                                             ===============    ===============       ===============    ===============
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Diversified
                                                  J&J Stock             Equity          Loan Fund
                                                     Fund                Fund           ---------
                                                     ----                ----
<S>                                           <C>                 <C>                <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)               $    57,631,178     $    44,725,916

Employer Contributions  (Note 3 and 9)             15,930,284          12,299,744

Interest                                              123,759                        $       528,053

Dividends                                          12,716,300           8,829,920
                                              ---------------     ---------------    ---------------
                                                   86,401,521          65,855,580            528,053
Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

UltraCision Transfer-In (7/98)  (Note 1)              161,539             227,676

Clinical Diagnostics Transfer-In (10/98)            7,352,413          12,457,112             59,601
(Note 1)

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                 (49,520,871)        (23,679,257)          (760,745)

Change in Unrealized Net Appreciation of
 Investment                                       176,370,772          68,650,503

Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments           50,950,685          64,047,658

Interest Expense

Administrative Expenses                              (704,201)         (1,523,643)

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                        (6,330,091)         25,844,569
                                              ---------------     ---------------    ---------------

Net Increase (Decrease)                           264,681,767         211,880,198           (173,091)

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
Beginning of Year                                 863,344,679         552,062,777          7,324,958
                                              ---------------     ---------------    ---------------

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
End of Year                                   $ 1,128,026,446     $   763,942,975    $     7,151,867
                                              ===============     ===============    ===============
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Employee Stock Ownership
                                                        Plan Trust Fund
                                             ------------------------------------       Total
                                                 Allocated          Unallocated      Savings Plan
                                                 ---------          -----------      ------------
<S>                                          <C>                  <C>               <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)                                                      $   144,402,576

Employer Contributions  (Note 3 and 9)                            $     6,101,554    $    46,388,576

Interest                                       $       101,758             79,368         47,363,346

Dividends                                              653,065          4,940,274         27,139,559
                                               ---------------    ---------------    ---------------
                                                       754,823         11,121,196        265,294,057
Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

UltraCision Transfer-In (7/98)  (Note 1)                                                     644,609

Clinical Diagnostics Transfer-In (10/98)                                                  43,646,659
(Note 1)

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                  (7,848,364)                          (125,515,175)

Change in Unrealized Net Appreciation of
 Investment                                        70,761,168           24,853,465       351,960,321

Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments            6,421,322                            131,350,833

Interest Expense                                                        (4,892,068)       (4,892,068)

Administrative Expenses                                                                   (3,301,934)

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                          9,331,121         (9,790,376)
                                              ----------------    ---------------    ---------------

Net Increase (Decrease)                             79,420,070         21,292,217        659,187,302

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
Beginning of Year                                  207,752,049        124,533,174      2,534,574,396
                                             -----------------    ---------------    ---------------

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
End of Year                                  $     287,172,119    $   145,825,391    $ 3,193,761,698
                                             ================     ===============    ===============
</TABLE>


                       See Notes to Financial Statements.


                                        5
<PAGE>   9
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS with FUND INFORMATION
                      For The Year Ended December 31, 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                             ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       Fixed           Intermediate
                                                    USGS Fund      Interest Fund        Bond Fund       Balanced Fund
                                                    ---------      -------------        ---------       -------------
<S>                                          <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)              $     1,587,946    $    24,359,500    $     2,923,806    $    12,382,348

Employer Contributions (Notes 3 and 9)               441,620          7,810,225            756,321          3,424,156

Interest                                           1,233,400         42,326,583          1,275,752          2,815,794

Dividends
                                             ---------------    ---------------    ---------------    ---------------
                                                   3,262,966         74,496,308          4,955,879         18,622,298

Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

Cordis Transfer-In (Note 1)                        7,931,904          1,049,127            693,369          3,045,445

Menlo Care Transfer-In (Note 1)                      244,487             70,076             54,188            172,298

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                 (3,113,513)       (32,375,500)          (987,355)        (3,699,437)

Change in Unrealized Net Appreciation
   of Investments                                                                          185,025          2,943,813

Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments                                                   267,240          9,774,931

Interest Expense

Administrative Expenses                              (21,462)          (490,367)           (57,967)          (450,213)

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                       (2,738,186)       (34,646,485)          (609,721)         6,811,915
                                             ---------------    ---------------    ---------------    ---------------

Net Increase                                       5,566,196          8,103,159          4,500,658         37,221,050

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
Beginning of Year                                 17,334,645        613,602,809         16,737,164         76,491,078
                                             ---------------    ---------------    ---------------    ---------------

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
End of Year                                  $    22,900,841    $   621,705,968    $    21,237,822    $   113,712,128
                                             ===============    ===============    ===============    ===============
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Diversified
                                                J&J Stock Fund      Equity Fund          Loan Fund
                                                --------------      -----------          ---------
<S>                                           <C>                <C>                <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)               $    49,870,192    $    32,332,066

Employer Contributions (Notes 3 and 9)             14,560,769          9,354,640

Interest                                               95,494                           $   721,709

Dividends                                          10,720,471          6,903,774
                                              ---------------    ---------------    ---------------
                                                   75,246,926         48,590,480            721,709

Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

Cordis Transfer-In (Note 1)                        12,418,643          9,267,835          2,435,281

Menlo Care Transfer-In (Note 1)                       180,472            196,912                806

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                 (35,963,105)       (17,964,449)        (1,096,345)

Change in Unrealized Net Appreciation
   of Investments                                 172,408,761         47,183,005

Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments           27,728,168         71,310,358

Interest Expense

Administrative Expenses                              (553,079)        (1,344,646)

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                         4,749,100         26,593,560
                                              ---------------    ---------------    ---------------

Net Increase                                      256,215,886        183,833,055          2,061,451

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
Beginning of Year                                 607,128,793        368,229,722          5,263,507
                                              ---------------    ---------------    ---------------

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
End of Year                                   $   863,344,679    $   552,062,777        $ 7,324,958
                                              ===============    ===============    ===============
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 Employee Stock Ownership
                                                       Plan Trust Fund
                                              -------------------------------          Total
                                                 Allocated        Unallocated      Savings Plan
                                                 ---------        -----------      ------------
<S>                                           <C>              <C>               <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)                                                  $   123,455,858

Employer Contributions (Notes 3 and 9)                        $     6,993,782         43,341,513

Interest                                      $     77,543             85,759         48,632,034

Dividends                                          587,252          4,407,672         22,619,169
                                              ------------     -------------     ---------------
                                                   664,795         11,487,213        238,048,574

Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

Cordis Transfer-In (Note 1)                                                           36,841,604

Menlo Care Transfer-In (Note 1)                                                          919,239

Payments to Participants (Note 4)               (5,596,151)                         (100,795,855)

Change in Unrealized Net Appreciation
   of Investments                               54,780,550         32,129,331        309,630,485

Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments         4,148,349                           113,229,046

Interest Expense                                                   (5,488,436)        (5,488,436)

Administrative Expenses                                                               (2,917,734)

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                     11,814,141        (11,974,324)
                                              ------------     -------------     ---------------

Net Increase                                    65,811,684         26,153,784        589,466,923

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
Beginning of Year                              141,940,365         98,379,390      1,945,107,473
                                              ------------     -------------     ---------------

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
End of Year                                   $207,752,049     $ 124,533,174     $ 2,534,574,396
                                              ============     =============     ===============
</TABLE>


                        See Notes to Financial Statements


                                        6
<PAGE>   10
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     1.  Organization:

         The Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan (the "Plan" a defined contribution
         plan) was established on June 1, 1982 for eligible salaried and
         non-union hourly employees of Johnson & Johnson ("J&J" or "the
         Company") and certain domestic subsidiaries. The Plan was designed to
         enhance the existing retirement program of eligible employees. The
         funding of the Plan is made through employee and Company contributions.
         The assets of the Plan are maintained in two Master Trust accounts
         ("Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan Trust" and "Johnson & Johnson Pension
         Trust Fund") and transactions therein are executed by the trustee,
         Bankers Trust Company. The Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan Trust and the
         Johnson & Johnson Pension Trust Fund are allocated based upon the total
         of each individual participant's share of the Johnson & Johnson Savings
         Plan Trust and the Johnson & Johnson Pension Trust Fund.

         Effective January 1, 1991, the Company implemented a Leveraged Employee
         Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") to supplement its existing 401(k) plan.
         The ESOP is a leveraged employee stock ownership plan and is designed
         to comply with Section 4975(e)(7) and the regulations thereunder of the
         Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is subject to the
         applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
         1974, as amended. The ESOP is used to fund an additional 25% match of
         employee contributions ("ESOP contribution").

         Initial funding for the ESOP was made through an advance from Johnson &
         Johnson of $100 million, which was used to purchase 1,554,800 shares of
         J&J common stock on the open market (which equates to 6,219,200 shares
         when adjusted for subsequent stock splits). Of these shares, 2,631,026
         (adjusted for stock splits) remain unallocated. These shares are
         allocated to Plan participants under a formula set forth in the note
         agreement relating to the advance from J&J. Accordingly, the financial
         statements of the Plan for the years 1998 and 1997 present separately
         the assets and liabilities and changes therein pertaining to:

             (a) the accounts of employees with vested rights in allocated stock
             (Allocated) and

             (b) stock not yet allocated to employees (Unallocated).

         Each participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to
         the shares allocated to their account. The Company is entitled to
         exercise voting rights attributable to unallocated shares.


                                       7
<PAGE>   11
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

1.       Organization, (Continued):

         In the third quarter of 1998, Johnson & Johnson incorporated a
         "dividend pass-through" feature into the Plan. This feature allows a
         participant to receive cash for dividends paid on certain shares owned
         through the plan. To receive a dividend pass-through, it is contingent
         on the ownership of shares in the Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund; it does
         not apply to any share owned in Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust
         Fund. In order to receive dividend pass-through amounts, participant
         eligibility is based on the lesser of (a) 20% of the eligible
         compensation (annual base pay rate for the year plus 50% of prior
         calendar year commissions) or (b) IRS Pre-tax compensation limit
         ($10,000 in 1998) reduced by the estimated pre-tax contribution for the
         year (current pre-tax percentage times the eligible compensation for
         the year). For the 1998 plan year, the dividend pass-through amount
         recorded in the Plan statement of changes in net assets available for
         benefits as dividend income and payments to participants was
         $4,259,619.

         On October 1, 1998 and December 1, 1998, the assets of Clinical
         Diagnostics 401(k) Retirement Plan were transferred into the Johnson &
         Johnson Savings Plan; and on July 1, 1998, the assets of the
         UltraCision 401(k) Retirement Plan were transferred into the Johnson &
         Johnson Savings Plan. On April 2, 1997 and October 1, 1997, the assets
         of the Cordis Corp. Tax Sheltered Investment Plan and the Menlo Care
         401(k) Retirement Plan, respectively, were transferred into the Johnson
         & Johnson Savings Plan.

2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

         Valuation of Investments:

         Equity investments in the Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund and the ESOP,
         administered by the Bankers Trust Company, are valued at the average of
         the high and low market price on the last business day of the year. The
         cost of equity investments in the Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund are
         recorded at the average market price of the stock transactions for the
         month during which the contribution is made.

         The investments in the U.S. Government Securities ("USGS"), Fixed
         Interest, and Diversified Equity funds represent the Plan's share of
         assets in the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan Trust ("Savings Plan
         Trust"). The USGS Fund consists of short-term obligations that are
         issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government. Investments are valued at
         cost which approximates the market. Deposits in group annuity contracts
         in the Fixed Interest Fund are recorded at their contract values which
         approximates fair value because these investments have fully
         benefit-responsive features. Contract value represents contributions
         and reinvested income, less any withdrawals plus accrued interest.
         Participants may direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion
         of their


                                       8
<PAGE>   12
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued):

         investment at contract value. However, withdrawals influenced by
         employer initiated events such as in connection with the sale of a
         business, may result in a distribution at other than contract value.
         There are no reserves against contract values for credit risk of
         contract issuers or otherwise.

         The average yield of the Fixed Interest Fund was approximately 6.71
         percent for 1998 and 7.09 percent for 1997. The crediting interest rate
         of the Fixed Interest Fund was approximately 6.77 percent for 1998 and
         7.33 percent for 1997. The difference between the average yield and
         crediting interest rate is due to administrative charges paid by the
         Plan. The crediting interest rate for the investment contracts is
         either agreed-to in advance with the issuer or varies based on an
         agreed-to formula, but cannot be less than zero.

         Equity investments and corporate obligations in the Diversified Equity
         Fund, managed by Capital Guardian Trust Company and J.P. Morgan
         Investment Management, Inc., are traded on a national securities
         exchange and are valued at the last reported market sales price on the
         last business day of the year. Investments in the Diversified Equity
         Fund are purchased periodically by Capital Guardian Trust Company and
         J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. based on the prevailing market
         values of the underlying investments.

         The Intermediate Bond Fund invests in various kinds of bonds, primarily
         corporate and U.S. government bonds. The Balanced Fund is invested in a
         mix of stocks, bonds, and real estate. The investment in these funds
         represents the Plan's share of the assets in the Johnson & Johnson
         Pension Trust Fund ("Pension Trust Fund"). These investments are stated
         at fair value. Generally, they represent securities traded on a
         national securities exchange which are valued at the last reported
         sales price on the last business day of the year.

         Participant loans are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

         Temporary cash investments are stated at redemption value which
         approximates fair value.

         Transfers:

         Transfers among funds, which are made at the participant's election,
         have been presented as assets transferred. With respect to the ESOP,
         transfers represent shares allocated to the participants.


                                        9
<PAGE>   13
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued):

         Use of Estimates:

         The preparation of the Plan's financial statements in conformity with
         generally accepted accounting principles requires the plan
         administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
         reported amounts of net assets available for benefits at the date of
         the financial statements and the changes in net assets available for
         benefits during the reporting period and, when applicable, disclosures
         of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
         statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

         Risks and Uncertainties:

         The Plan provides for various participant investment options in funds
         which can invest in any combination of stocks, bonds, fixed income
         securities, mutual funds, and other investment securities. Investment
         securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market
         and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment
         securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value
         of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that
         changes in risks in the near term would materially affect participants'
         account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net
         assets available for benefits and the statements of changes in net
         assets available for benefits.

         Other:
         Interest and dividend income is recorded as earned on the accrual
         basis. Purchases and sales of investment securities are reflected on a
         trade-date basis. Gains and losses on sales of investment securities
         are determined on the average cost method. Administrative charges are
         allocated monthly bases on the quarterly percentage of assets in each
         of the six investment funds.

         All third party administrative expenses are paid by the Plan, except
         cost of entering new investment vehicles which are paid primarily by
         Johnson & Johnson.

         Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1997 Plan financial
         statements to conform to the 1998 presentation.


                                       10
<PAGE>   14
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


3.       Contributions:

         Participating employees may contribute a minimum of 3% up to a maximum
         of 20% of their base salary plus 50 percent of eligible commissions in
         combinations of pre-and post-tax contributions. Pre-tax contributions
         may not exceed the smaller of 20% of their base salary including 50
         percent of eligible commissions or $10,000 in 1998 and 16% of their
         base salary including 50 percent of eligible commissions or $9,500 in
         1997. The Company contributes to the Plan an amount equal to 75% of the
         employee directed contributions of the participants up to a maximum of
         6% of the employee's base salary and 50 percent of eligible
         commissions.

         Contributions are made to the Plan by participants through payroll
         deductions and by the Company on behalf of participants. Such
         contributions, with the exception of the ESOP contribution, are
         invested in any of the six investment funds at the direction of the
         participating employees. The 25% ESOP contribution is invested in J&J
         stock, except for employees over 55 years of age who may choose the
         alternative investments. ESOP shares are released from the unallocated
         portion of the ESOP each February following the payment of the loan
         (see note 9), in accordance with the ESOP Trust Agreement. Shares
         released, in accordance with the ESOP note agreement, may be more or
         less than shares earned by participants. In the accompanying statements
         of net assets available for benefits, shares earned by participants in
         excess of those allocated have been reflected in the accompanying
         financial statements as assets designated for transfer.

         The number of participants invested in each fund at December 31, 1998
         and 1997 was:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           1998              1997
                                                                           ----             ----
<S>                                                                       <C>              <C>
                      U.S. Government Securities Fund                      3,063            2,600
                      Fixed Interest Fund                                 17,580           18,321
                      Intermediate Bond Fund                               4,091            3,404
                      Balanced Fund                                       10,327            8,729
                      Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund                        27,360           24,368
                      Employee Stock Ownership Plan                       33,713           31,759
                      Diversified Equity Fund                             22,180           18,895
</TABLE>

         Participants may elect to invest in more than one fund and can change
         investment direction once every three months. A total of 36,704 and
         35,136 active and former employees had investments in the Plan for 1998
         and 1997, respectively.


                                       11
<PAGE>   15
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


4.       Participant Accounts and Benefits:

         All participants are fully vested in their contributions and the
         Company match. The benefit to which a Plan participant is entitled is
         the amount provided by contributions (Company and participant) and
         investment earnings thereon (including net realized and unrealized
         investment gains and losses) which have been allocated to such
         participant's account balance. Allocations are based on participant
         earnings or account balance, as defined.

         Participants are allowed to withdraw their after-tax contributions and
         earnings thereon, at any time. Participants may withdraw before-tax
         contributions only upon meeting certain hardship conditions.

5.       Loans to Participants:

         Participants may borrow up to a maximum of 50% of their account balance
         or $50,000, whichever is less. Loans bear a market rate of interest
         plus 1% and are repayable within five years. Loans are secured by the
         balance in the participant accounts.


                                       12
<PAGE>   16
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


6.       Investments:

         Investments held by the Plan as of December 31, 1998 are summarized as
         follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Johnson & Johnson              Employee Stock Ownership
                                           Stock Fund                      Plan Trust Fund                      Combined
                                -------------------------------   -------------------------------   -------------------------------
                                  Fair Value           Cost          Fair Value           Cost        Fair Value          Cost
                                  ----------           ----          ----------           ----        ----------          ----
<S>                             <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
Johnson & Johnson Common Stock  $1,123,468,342   $  469,850,905   $  478,730,076   $   91,946,210   $1,602,198,418   $  561,797,115

Temporary Cash Investments           4,686,151        4,686,151        5,880,388        5,880,388       10,566,539       10,566,539
                                --------------   --------------   --------------   --------------   --------------   --------------
                                $1,128,154,493   $  474,537,056   $  484,610,464   $   97,826,598   $1,612,764,957   $  572,363,654
                                ==============   ==============   ==============   ==============   ==============   ==============
</TABLE>


         The investments in the U.S.G.S., Fixed Interest, and the Diversified
         Equity Funds reflected in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets
         Available for Benefits represent the Plan's share of investments
         (approximately 99.5% of fair value) held by the Johnson & Johnson
         Savings Plan Trust. Total investments held by the Savings Plan Trust on
         behalf of the Plan and the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan for Union
         Represented Employees are summarized as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Description                                        Fair Value                Cost
         -----------                                        ----------                ----
<S>                                                     <C>                   <C>
         USGS Fund:
              U.S. Government Securities - Short Term   $    30,466,695       $    30,466,695
              Other*                                            138,992               138,992

         Fixed Interest Fund:
              Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts           634,215,282           634,215,282
              Other*                                          3,286,951             3,286,951

         Diversified Equity Fund:
              Common Stocks                                 764,674,566           548,124,829
              Other*                                          4,178,130             4,178,130
                                                         --------------       ---------------
                                                         $1,436,960,616       $ 1,220,410,879
                                                         ==============       ===============
</TABLE>

        *Other consists of interest and/or dividends receivable.


                                       13
<PAGE>   17
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


6.       Investments, (continued):

         As of December 31, 1998, the investments in the Intermediate Bond and
         Balanced Funds reflected in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets
         Available for Benefits represent the Plan's share of investments
         (approximately 6.5% of fair value) held by the Johnson & Johnson
         Pension Trust Fund. Total investments held by the Pension Trust Fund on
         behalf of the Plan and the various Johnson & Johnson Pension Plans are
         summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Description                     Fair Value         Cost
              -----------                     ----------         ----
<S>                                       <C>              <C>
U.S. Government Securities - Short Term   $   88,842,142   $   86,445,403

Corporate Bonds & Notes - Short Term         120,087,554      120,447,976

U.S. Government Securities - Long Term       109,212,710      108,202,456

Corporate Bonds & Notes - Long Term          118,451,198      124,404,110

Common Stocks:
    Johnson & Johnson                        420,817,650       26,353,605
    Other                                  1,792,008,039    1,423,899,173

Preferred Stocks                              30,757,224       26,973,063

Commingled Investment Funds                  204,839,027      195,837,097

Temporary Investments                         82,892,180       83,127,335

Other                                         42,063,434       41,991,873
                                          --------------   --------------
                                          $3,009,971,158   $2,237,682,091
                                          ==============   ==============
</TABLE>


         Investments held by the Plan as of December 31, 1997 are summarized as
         follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Johnson & Johnson           Employee Stock Ownership
                                             Stock Fund                    Plan Trust Fund                      Combined
                                 -------------------------------   -------------------------------   -------------------------------
                                     Fair Value         Cost         Fair Value          Cost          Fair Value           Cost
                                     ----------         ----         ----------          -----         ----------           ----
<S>                              <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>              <C>
Johnson & Johnson Common Stock   $  863,403,725   $  406,920,306   $  384,941,911   $   93,741,626   $1,248,345,636   $  500,661,932

Temporary Cash Investments                   54               54        5,248,646        5,248,646        5,248,700        5,248,700
                                 --------------   --------------   --------------   --------------   --------------   --------------
                                 $  863,403,779   $  406,920,360   $  390,190,557   $   98,990,272   $1,253,594,336   $  505,910,632
                                 ==============   ==============   ==============   ==============   ==============   ==============
</TABLE>


                                       14
<PAGE>   18
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


6.   Investments (continued):

     As of December 31, 1997, the investments in the U.S.G.S., Fixed Interest,
     and the Diversified Equity Funds reflected in the accompanying Statement of
     Net Assets Available for Benefits represent the Plan's share of investments
     (approximately 99.6% of fair value) held by the Johnson & Johnson Savings
     Plan Trust. Total investments held by the Savings Plan Trust on behalf of
     the Plan and the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan for Union Represented
     Employees are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Description                               Fair Value         Cost
         -----------                               ----------         ----
<S>                                            <C>              <C>
USGS Fund:
     U.S. Government Securities - Short Term   $   23,731,721   $   23,731,721
     Other*                                           114,306          114,306

Fixed Interest Fund:
     Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts          620,414,165      620,414,165
     Other*                                         2,943,913        2,943,913

Diversified Equity Fund:
     Common Stocks                                554,290,739      406,787,164
     Other*                                         1,156,321        1,156,321
                                               --------------   --------------
                                               $1,202,651,165   $1,055,147,590
                                               ==============   ==============
</TABLE>

            * Other consists of interest and/or dividends receivable.

         As of December 31, 1997, the investments in the Intermediate Bond and
         Balanced Funds reflected in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets
         Available for Benefits represent the Plan's share of investments
         (approximately 4.0% of fair value) held by the Johnson & Johnson
         Pension Trust Fund. Total investments held by the Pension Trust Fund on
         behalf of the Plan and the various Johnson & Johnson Pension Plans are
         summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Description                    Fair Value          Cost
              -----------                    ----------          ----
<S>                                       <C>              <C>
U.S. Government Securities - Short Term   $  153,543,208   $  151,120,429
Corporate Bonds & Notes - Short Term         123,628,255      120,714,183
U.S. Government Securities - Long Term        50,059,407       48,244,801
Corporate Bonds & Notes - Long Term           95,958,893       93,166,648
Common Stocks:
    Johnson & Johnson                        354,881,800       28,297,086
    Other                                  1,513,081,721    1,298,698,029

Preferred Stocks                              25,792,091       21,845,779
Commingled Investment Funds                  174,986,840      167,925,592
Temporary Investments                        107,202,377      105,645,805
Other                                         15,262,481       15,304,755
                                          --------------   --------------
                                          $2,614,397,073   $2,050,963,107
                                          ==============   ==============
</TABLE>


                                       15
<PAGE>   19
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


6.       Investments, (continued):


         Realized gains on investments sold and distributed during the years
         ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                              J&J Stock Fund                           Diversified Equity Fund
                 ----------------------------------------       ------------------------------------------
                 Book Value      Proceeds        Gain           Book Value       Proceeds         Gain
                 ----------      --------        ----           ----------       --------         ----
<S>             <C>            <C>            <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>
         1998   $54,377,538    $105,328,223   $50,950,685      $537,294,947    $601,342,605    $64,047,658
         1997    33,353,446      61,081,614    27,728,168       435,908,633     507,218,991     71,310,358
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Employee Stock Ownership Plan Fund
                  --------------------------------------
                  Book Value     Proceeds        Gain
                  ----------     --------        ----
<S>               <C>           <C>           <C>
         1998     $5,461,721    $11,883,043   $6,421,322
         1997      3,409,578      7,557,927    4,148,349
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        Intermediate Bond Fund                          Balanced Fund
                 -------------------------------------      -----------------------------------------
                 Book Value      Proceeds      Gain         Book Value       Proceeds        Gain
                 ----------      --------      ----         ----------       --------        ----
<S>              <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>
         1998   $45,282,372    $45,574,730    $292,358      $174,560,399    $184,199,209   $9,638,810
         1997    15,772,029     16,039,269     267,240       108,450,137     118,225,068    9,774,931
</TABLE>


                                       16
<PAGE>   20
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

7.  Tax Status:

     The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a
     letter dated April 25, 1996, that the Plan and related trust are designed
     in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
     The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.
     However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is
     currently being operated in compliance with applicable requirements of the
     IRC.

8.  Termination Priorities:

    The Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any time, and in the
    event the Plan is terminated, subject to conditions set forth in ERISA, the
    amount of each participant's account balance in the Plan is fully vested.

9.  Indebtedness

    In connection with the formation of the Plan's ESOP feature, the Plan
    borrowed $100 million from Johnson & Johnson for the purpose of purchasing
    J&J common stock. The note bears interest at 9% and is payable through
    February 15, 2005. The Company is obligated to make contributions in cash to
    the ESOP which, when aggregated with the ESOP's dividends and interest
    earnings, equal the amount necessary to enable the ESOP to make its
    regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the term loan.

    Aggregate maturities for the next five years are as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                         <C>
        1999                  6,955,528
        2000                  7,289,791
        2001                  7,664,462
        2002                  8,082,746
        2003                  8,548,156
        Thereafter           14,983,593
                            -----------
                            $53,524,276
                            ===========
</TABLE>

     In the event of Plan termination or of termination of the employee stock
     ownership portion of the Plan, any unallocated shares shall be sold to the
     Company or on the open market. The proceeds of such sale shall be used to
     satisfy the outstanding principal and interest. The Company has no rights
     against shares once they are allocated under the ESOP.

10.  Concentrations of Credit Risk

     Financial instruments which potentially subject the Plan to concentrations
     of credit risk consist principally of the Fixed Interest Fund holdings in
     fully benefit-responsive group annuity contracts with insurance and other
     financial institutions.


                                       17
<PAGE>   21
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


10.  Concentrations of Credit Risk, (Continued):

     The Fund places its fully benefit-responsive group annuity contracts with
     high-credit quality institutions and, by policy, limits the amount of
     credit exposure to any one financial institution. If any of the insurance
     companies that the group annuity contracts are invested with fail to
     perform according to the contract, the asset value of the Plan could be
     impaired.

11. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500:

    The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits
    per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             December 31,            December 31,
                                                                                 1998                    1997
                                                                                 ----                    ----
<S>                                                                         <C>                     <C>
       Net Assets Available for Benefits                                    $3,193,761,698          $2,534,574,396
         Per the Financial Statements
       Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants                            (8,151,647)             (6,758,039)
                                                                            --------------          --------------
       Net Assets Available for Benefits Per the Form 5500                  $3,185,610,051          $2,527,816,357
                                                                            ==============          ==============
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Year Ended               Year Ended
                                                                              December 31,             December 31,
                                                                                  1998                    1997
                                                                                  ----                    ----
<S>                                                                           <C>                     <C>
       Benefits Paid to Participants Per the Financial Statements             $125,515,175            $100,795,855

       Add: Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants at
             December 31, 1998 and 1997                                          8,151,647               6,758,039

       Less: Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants
             at December 31, 1997 and 1996                                      (6,758,039)             (5,390,992)
                                                                              ------------            ------------
       Benefits Paid to Participants Per the Form 5500                        $126,908,783            $102,162,902
                                                                              ============            ============

      Amounts allocated to the withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form
      5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment
      prior to December 31, 1998 and 1997 but not yet paid as of that date.
</TABLE>


                                       18
<PAGE>   22
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
           ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FACE AMOUNT
OR SHARES         ISSUES                                                 COST                 FAIR VALUE
- ---------         ------                                                 ----                 ----------
<S>               <C>                                               <C>                     <C>
                  J&J STOCK FUND

                  Common Stock

13,413,082 shs.   Johnson & Johnson                                 $469,850,905            $1,123,468,342

                  Temporary Investments

$4,686,151        BT Pyramid Directed
                  Account Cash Fund                                    4,686,151                 4,686,151
                                                                    ------------            --------------

                  Total J&J Stock Fund                              $474,537,056            $1,128,154,493
                                                                    ============            ==============
</TABLE>


                  EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST FUND

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Common Stock
                  ------------
<S>               <C>                                                <C>                      <C>
5,716,180 shs.    Johnson & Johnson                                  $91,946,210              $478,730,076

                  Temporary Investment

$5,880,388        BT Pyramid Directed
                  Account Cash Fund                                    5,880,388                 5,880,388
                                                                     -----------              ------------
                      Total ESOP Trust Fund                          $97,826,598              $484,610,464
                                                                     ===========              ============
</TABLE>


                                       19
<PAGE>   23
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
           ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FACE AMOUNT           ISSUES                                                  FAIR VALUE
- -----------           ------                                                  ----------
                  Loan Fund

<S>               <C>                                                        <C>
$7,082,452        Loans to Participants
                  (Fixed Interest rate based on the prime
                  lending rate plus one percentage
                  point.   The repayment period is
                  from one to five years.)                                   $7,082,452

$69,415           Interest Receivable                                            69,415
                                                                                -------
                  Total Loan Fund                                            $7,151,867
                                                                             ==========
</TABLE>


                                       20
<PAGE>   24
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                 ITEM 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             DISPOSED                                           ACQUIRED
                                           --------------------------------------------------         ---------------------------
SECURITY/PARTY                                                                         GAIN/
DESCRIPTION                                SALES         COSTS       PROCEEDS          (LOSS)         PURCHASES             COSTS
- -----------                                -----         -----       --------          ------         ---------             -----
                                    (# of Transactions)                                               (# of Transactions)

SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS:

<S>                                         <C>      <C>              <C>               <C>            <C>             <C>
     BT Pyramid Directed
     Account-Cash Fund                      (a)      $77,249,504      $77,249,504       0              (a)             $86,924,200

     Johnson & Johnson
     Common Stock                                                                                      158             $58,817,392
</TABLE>


(a) Trustee is unable to provide detailed information on the number of
transactions.


                                       21
<PAGE>   25
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                  ITEM 27e - SCHEDULE OF NONEXEMPT TRANSACTIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 PURCHASES                                        SALES
                                  ---------------------------------                  --------------------------
NAME                              AFFILIATION                  COST                  SALES PRICE           GAIN
- ----                              -----------                  ----                  -----------           ----

<S>                            <C>                          <C>                         <C>                <C>
Johnson & Johnson
Common Stock                   Plan Administrator           $58,817,392                 $ -                $ -
</TABLE>


                                       22
<PAGE>   26
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File Nos. 2-77153 and 33-40295) of Johnson & Johnson of
our report dated June 11, 1999 relating to the financial statements and
financial statement schedules of the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan, which
appears in this Form 11-K.



Florham Park, New Jersey                             PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 24, 1999

<PAGE>   1
                                                               Exhibit 99(a)(ii)

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 11-K



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



               [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

                    For the Fiscal Year Ended January 3, 1999


                                       OR

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]


Commission File Number  1-3215

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


                                JOHNSON & JOHNSON
                             RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

                            (Full title of the Plan)


                                JOHNSON & JOHNSON
                           ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA
                         NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08933


           (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan
               and the address of its principal executive office)
<PAGE>   2
Item 4.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         Report of Independent Accountants

         Financial Statements:
              Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund
              Information as of December 31, 1998 and 1997

              Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with
              Fund Information for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

         Notes to Financial Statements

         Supplemental Schedules:
              Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held For Investment
              Purposes at December 31, 1998

              Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998

              Item 27e - Schedule of Non-Exempt Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated June 24, 1999

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have
duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


                              JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN



                                       By:  /s/ R.J. Darretta
                                           -------------------------------
                                           R. J. Darretta
                                           Chairman, Pension Committee
June 25, 1999
<PAGE>   3
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                               ------------------






                            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
                             SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES


                          AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
<PAGE>   4
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                                      INDEX


<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                              <C>
         Report of Independent Accountants                                                       2

         Financial Statements:
              Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with
              Fund Information as of December 31, 1998 and 1997                                  3

              Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
              Benefits, with Fund Information for the years ended
              December 31, 1998 and 1997                                                         4

         Notes to Financial Statements                                                           5-10

         Supplemental Schedules:
              Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held For Investment Purposes
              at December 31, 1998                                                               11

              Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998                                                   12

              Item 27e - Schedule of Non-Exempt Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998                                                   13
</TABLE>


                                        1
<PAGE>   5
                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Pension and Benefits Committees of
Johnson & Johnson

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits
of the Johnson & Johnson Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31,
1998 and 1997, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the
years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management; our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held
for investment purposes, schedule of reportable transactions, and schedule of
non-exempt transactions are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and
are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary
information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for
Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974. The fund information in the statements of net assets available for
benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits is
presented for the purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net
assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits
of each fund. These supplemental schedules and fund information are the
responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules and fund
information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits
of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.


Florham Park, New Jersey                             PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 11, 1999


                                        2
<PAGE>   6
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
      STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS with FUND INFORMATION
                        as of December 31, 1998 and 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           1998
                                                  -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Short-Term
                                                     Investment         J&J                       Total
                                                       Fund         Stock Fund   Equity Fund   Savings Plan
                                                       ----         ----------   -----------   ------------
<S>                                                <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
ASSETS:

Investments at Fair Value (Notes 2 and 5)          $ 4,391,628    $ 66,829,069   $ 4,630,626   $ 75,851,323

                                                   -----------    ------------   -----------   ------------
     Total Assets                                    4,391,628      66,829,069     4,630,626     75,851,323
                                                   -----------    ------------   -----------   ------------

LIABILITIES:

Accrued Expenses                                         3,467          51,607         3,542         58,616

Net Assets Available for Benefits                  $ 4,388,161    $ 66,777,462   $ 4,627,084   $ 75,792,707
                                                   ============   =============  ============  =============
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          1997
                                                  ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Short-Term
                                                    Investment       J&J                        Total
                                                       Fund       Stock Fund    Equity Fund  Savings Plan
                                                       ----       ----------    -----------  ------------
<S>                                                 <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>
ASSETS:

Investments at Fair Value (Notes 2 and 5)           $ 4,471,863  $ 50,761,081   $ 3,768,354  $ 59,001,298

                                                    -----------  ------------   -----------  ------------
     Total Assets                                     4,471,863    50,761,081     3,768,354    59,001,298
                                                    -----------  ------------   -----------  ------------

LIABILITIES:

Accrued Expenses                                          2,860        32,601         2,389        37,850

Net Assets Available for Benefits                   $ 4,469,003  $ 50,728,480   $ 3,765,965  $ 58,963,448
                                                    ============ =============  ============ ============
</TABLE>


                        See Notes to Financial Statements


                                        3
<PAGE>   7
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
           STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                             with FUND INFORMATION
                 For The Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           1998
                                             ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Short-Term
                                                  Investment         J&J                               Total
                                                   Fund              Stock Fund    Equity Fund      Savings Plan
                                                   ----              ----------    -----------      ------------

<S>                                              <C>               <C>             <C>            <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)                  $   790,528         $5,431,705    $   715,315    $  6,937,548

Employer Contributions (Note 3)                       13,644          2,982,748            890       2,997,282

Interest                                             233,744             15,534                        249,278

Dividend                                                               758,206        468,148       1,226,354
                                                 ----------        -----------     ----------     -----------
                                                   1,037,916          9,188,193      1,184,353      11,410,462

Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                  (610,755)        (7,562,632)      (524,901)     (8,698,288)

Change in Unrealized Net
Appreciation of Investments                                           8,843,308        176,584       9,019,892


Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments                              5,179,819        207,209       5,387,028

Realized Net Gain on Stock Distributed

Administrative Expenses                             (19,003)          (253,106)       (17,726)       (289,835)

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                        (489,000)           653,400       (164,400)
                                                 ----------        -----------     ----------     -----------

Net Increase (Decrease)                             (80,842)         16,048,982        861,119      16,829,259

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
Beginning of Year                                 4,469,003         50,728,480      3,765,965      58,963,448
                                                 ----------        -----------     ----------     -----------

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
End of Year                                      $4,388,161        $66,777,462     $4,627,084     $75,792,707
                                                 ==========        ===========     ==========     ===========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          1997
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Short-Term
                                                  Investment         J&J                            Total
                                                     Fund         Stock Fund          Equity    Savings Plan
                                                     ----         ----------          ------    ------------
                                                                                       Fund
<S>                                              <C>              <C>             <C>            <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)                  $   898,413      $  4,757,028    $   663,842    $  6,319,283

Employer Contributions (Note 3)                       17,940         2,829,851          1,425       2,849,216

Interest                                             236,568             7,124                        243,692

Dividend                                                              638,704        376,308       1,015,012
                                                 ----------       -----------     ----------     -----------
                                                   1,152,921         8,232,707      1,041,575      10,427,203

Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                  (568,339)       (6,043,143)      (605,008)     (7,216,490)

Change in Unrealized Net
Appreciation of Investments                                          9,730,269        324,143      10,054,412


Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments                             2,249,648        192,286       2,441,934

Realized Net Gain on Stock Distributed                                  22,936                         22,936

Administrative Expenses                             (21,290)         (212,210)       (16,222)       (249,722)

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                        (501,000)          624,600       (123,600)
                                                 ----------       -----------     ----------     -----------

Net Increase (Decrease)                               62,292        14,604,807        813,174      15,480,273

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
Beginning of Year                                 4,406,711        36,123,673      2,952,791      43,483,175
                                                 ----------       -----------     ----------     -----------

Net Assets Available for Benefits,
End of Year                                      $4,469,003       $50,728,480     $3,765,965     $58,963,448
                                                 ==========       ===========     ==========     ===========
</TABLE>


                        See Notes to Financial Statements


                                        4
<PAGE>   8
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

         1.       Organization:

                  The Johnson & Johnson Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan" - a
                  defined contribution plan) was established on March 1, 1990
                  for eligible employees of certain subsidiaries of Johnson &
                  Johnson (the "Company") located in Puerto Rico which have
                  adopted the Plan. The Plan was designed to provide eligible
                  employees with an opportunity to strengthen their financial
                  security at retirement by providing an incentive to save and
                  invest regularly. The funding of the Plan is made through
                  employee and Company contributions. The assets of the Plan are
                  maintained and transactions therein are executed by the
                  trustee, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico.

         2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

                  Valuation of Investments:

                  Equity investments in the Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund,
                  administered by the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, are valued
                  at the closing market price on the last business day of the
                  year. Equity investments in the Equity Fund, managed by the
                  Capital Research and Management Company, represent shares of a
                  registered investment company and are valued at quoted market
                  price which represents the net asset value of shares held by
                  the Plan at year-end.

                  The cost of equity investments in the Johnson & Johnson Stock
                  Fund are recorded at the average market price of the stock
                  transactions for the month during which the contribution is
                  made. Units in the Equity Fund are purchased throughout the
                  month at the prevailing quoted market price on those dates.

                  Deposits in short-term investments in the Short-Term
                  Investment Fund are principally purchases of shares of the
                  Prime Portfolio of Vanguard Money Market Reserves, Inc. The
                  Portfolio invests in securities which mature in less than one
                  year. The value of this portfolio is the market value on the
                  last business day of the year.

                  Temporary cash investments are stated at redemption value
                  which approximates fair value.

                  Transfers:

                  Transfers among funds, which are made at the participant's
                  election, have been presented as assets transferred.


                                        5
<PAGE>   9
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

         2.       Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, (continued)

                  Use of Estimates:

                  The preparation of the Plan's financial statements in
                  conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
                  requires the plan administrator to make estimates and
                  assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets
                  available for benefits at the date of the financial statements
                  and the changes in net assets available for benefits during
                  the reporting period and, when applicable, disclosures of
                  contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
                  statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

                  Risks and Uncertainties:

                  The Plan provides for various participant investment options
                  in funds which can invest in any combination of stocks, bonds,
                  fixed income securities, mutual funds, and other investment
                  securities. Investment securities are exposed to various
                  risks, such as interest rate, market and credit. Due to the
                  level of risk associated with certain investment securities
                  and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value
                  of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible
                  that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect
                  participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the
                  statements of net assets available for benefits and the
                  statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.

                  Other:

                  Interest and dividend income are recorded as earned on the
                  accrual basis. Purchases and sales of investment securities
                  are reflected on a trade-date basis. Gains and losses on sales
                  of investment securities are determined on the average cost
                  method.

                  All third party administrative expenses are paid by the Plan,
                  except costs of entering new investment vehicles which are
                  paid primarily by Johnson & Johnson.

         3.       Contributions:

                  Participating employees may contribute a minimum of 3% up to a
                  maximum of 6% pre-tax and/or 1% to 10% post-tax of their base
                  salary. Pre-tax contributions may not exceed $8,000 in 1998
                  and $7,500 in 1997 under Puerto Rico law. The Company
                  contributes to the Plan, out of current or accumulated
                  profits, an amount equal to 66-2/3% of the employee's pre-tax
                  contributions for the Plan year.


                                        6
<PAGE>   10
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


         3.       Contributions, (continued)

                  Contributions are made to the Plan by participants through
                  payroll deductions and by the Company on behalf of
                  participants. Employee contributions are to be invested in any
                  of the three investment funds at the direction of the
                  participating employees. All Company contributions are made to
                  the J&J Stock Fund, except for participants over the age of
                  50, who may choose the alternative investments.

                  The number of participants invested in each fund at December
                  31, 1998 and 1997 was:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 1998              1997
                                                                 ----              ----
<S>                                                              <C>               <C>
                  Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund                   3,295             3,142
                  Equity Fund                                    1,115             1,119
                  Short-Term Investments Fund                    1,285             1,422
</TABLE>

                  Participants may elect to invest in more than one fund and can
                  change their investment direction twice a year. A total of
                  3,316 and 3,340 active and former employees had investments in
                  the Plan for 1998 and 1997, respectively.

         4.       Participant Accounts and Benefits:

                  All participants are fully vested in their contributions and
                  the Company match. The benefit to which a Plan participant is
                  entitled is the amount provided by contributions (Company and
                  participant) and investment earnings thereon (including net
                  realized and unrealized investment gains and losses) which
                  have been allocated to such participant's account balance.
                  Allocations are based on participant's earnings or account
                  balance, as defined.

                  Participants are allowed to withdraw their after-tax
                  contributions and earnings thereon, at any time. Participants
                  may withdraw before-tax contributions only upon meeting
                  certain hardship conditions.


                                        7
<PAGE>   11
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


         5.       Investments held by the Plan as of December 31, 1998 and 1997
                  are summarized as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                1998
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                               Short-Term                Johnson & Johnson
                                             Investment Fund                Stock Fund                         Equity Fund
                                       -------------------------      ---------------------------       ------------------------
                                       Fair Value        Cost         Fair Value        Cost            Fair Value       Cost
                                       ----------        ----         ----------        ----            ----------       ----
<S>                                    <C>            <C>              <C>            <C>                <C>          <C>
       Common Stocks:
              Johnson & Johnson                                        $65,972,049    $29,114,361
              Mutual Funds                                                                               $4,630,626   $3,609,938

       Temporary Cash
              Investments              $4,391,628     $4,391,628           857,020        857,020
                                       ----------     ----------       -----------    -----------        ----------   ----------
                                       $4,391,628     $4,391,628       $66,829,069    $29,971,381        $4,630,626   $3,609,938
                                       ==========     ==========       ===========    ===========        ==========   ==========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Total
                                         ---------------------------
                                         Fair Value         Cost
                                         ----------         ----
<S>                                      <C>             <C>
       Common Stocks:
              Johnson & Johnson          $65,972,049     $29,114,361
              Mutual Funds                 4,630,626       3,609,938

       Temporary Cash
              Investments                  5,248,648       5,248,648
                                         -----------     -----------
                                         $75,851,323     $37,972,947
                                         ===========     ===========
</TABLE>


                                        8
<PAGE>   12
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


         5.       Investments, (continued):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 1997
                                       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Short-Term                Johnson & Johnson
                                            Investment Fund                 Stock Fund                        Equity Fund
                                       -------------------------      ---------------------------       -----------------------
                                       Fair Value        Cost         Fair Value        Cost            Fair Value       Cost
                                       ----------        ----         ----------        ----            ----------       ----
<S>                                    <C>            <C>              <C>            <C>                <C>          <C>
       Common Stocks:
              Johnson & Johnson                                        $50,432,978    $26,170,766
              Mutual Funds                                                                               $3,768,354   $2,924,250

       Temporary Cash
              Investments              $4,471,863     $4,471,863           328,103        328,103
                                       ----------     ----------       -----------    -----------        ----------   ----------
                                       $4,471,863     $4,471,863       $50,761,081    $26,498,869        $3,768,354   $2,924,250
                                       ==========     ==========       ===========    ===========        ==========   ==========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               Total
                                     ---------------------------
                                     Fair Value         Cost
                                     ----------         ----
<S>                                  <C>             <C>
       Common Stocks:
              Johnson & Johnson      $50,432,978     $26,170,766
              Mutual Funds             3,768,354       2,924,250

       Temporary Cash
              Investments              4,799,966       4,799,966
                                     -----------     -----------
                                     $59,001,298     $33,894,982
                                     ===========     ===========
</TABLE>


       Realized gains on investments sold and distributed during the years ended
       December 31, 1998 and 1997 are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         J&J Stock Fund                                       Equity Fund
                            -----------------------------------------          --------------------------------------
                            Book Value      Proceeds        Gain               Book Value        Proceeds    Gain
                            ----------      --------        ----               ----------        --------    ----
<S>                         <C>            <C>             <C>                   <C>             <C>         <C>
              1998          $3,228,341     $8,408,160      $5,179,819            $613,199        $820,410    $207,209
              1997           4,183,618      6,456,202       2,272,584             490,614         682,900     192,286
</TABLE>


                                        9
<PAGE>   13
                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

6.     Tax Status:

       The Plan constitutes a qualified plan under Section 165(a) of the Puerto
       Rico Income Tax Act of 1954 as amended, (the "ITA"), and the Plan and
       related Trust accounts are exempt from Puerto Rico income taxes under
       Section 165(a) and 165(e) of the ITA.

       The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.
       However, the Plan administrator and the Plan's tax counsel believe that
       the Plan is currently designed and operated in compliance with the
       applicable requirements of the Puerto Rico tax code. Therefore, no
       provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial
       statements.

7.     Termination Priorities:

       The Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any time and in the
       event the Plan is terminated, subject to conditions set forth in ERISA,
       the amount of each participant's account balance in the Plan is fully
       vested.

8.     Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500:

       The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits
       per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    December 31,
                                                                             1998                   1997
                                                                             ----                   ----
<S>                                                                        <C>               <C>
           Net Assets Available for Benefits
             Per the Financial Statements                                  $75,792,707       $58,963,448
           Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants                      (542,913)         (571,341)
                                                                           -----------       -----------
           Net Assets Available for Benefits Per the Form 5500             $75,249,794       $58,392,107
                                                                           ===========       ===========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Years Ended
                                                                                                  December 31,
                                                                                               1998         1997
                                                                                               ----         ----
<S>                                                                                      <C>               <C>
           Benefits Paid to Participants Per the Financial Statements                    $8,698,288        $7,216,490
           Add:    Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants at
                   December 31, 1998 and 1997                                               542,913           571,341
           Less:   Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants
                   at December 31, 1997 and 1996                                           (571,341)         (267,610)
                                                                                         ----------        ----------
           Benefits Paid to Participants Per the Form 5500                               $8,669,860        $7,520,221
                                                                                         ==========        ==========
</TABLE>

Amounts allocated to the withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500
for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to
December 31, 1998 and 1997 but not yet paid as of that date.


                                       10
<PAGE>   14
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
           ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FACE AMOUNT
    OR SHARES          ISSUES                                                  COST                 FAIR VALUE
    ---------          ------                                                  ----                 ----------
<S>                   <C>                                                  <C>                    <C>
                                 J&J STOCK FUND

                      Common Stock

786,552 shs           Johnson & Johnson                                    $29,114,361            $65,972,049

                      Temporary Investments

$857,020              U.S. Treasury Obligations                                857,020                857,020
                                                                           -----------             -----------

                      Total J&J Stock Fund                                 $29,971,381             $66,829,069
                                                                           ===========             ===========


                           SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT FUND

                      Money Market funds
                      Vanguard Money Market
                      Reserves Prime
$4,391,628            Portfolio                                              $4,391,628             $4,391,628
                                                                             ----------             ----------

                                   EQUITY FUND

                      Mutual Funds

149,038.629 shs.      Investment Company of America                           $3,609,938            $4,630,626
                                                                              ==========            ==========
</TABLE>


                                       11
<PAGE>   15
                                                           Supplemental Schedule


                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                 ITEM 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             DISPOSED                       ACQUIRED
                             ---------------------------------------  ------------------------
SECURITY/PARTY                                                GAIN/
DESCRIPTION                   SALES     COSTS     PROCEEDS   (LOSS)   PURCHASES        COSTS
                              -----     -----     --------    ----    ---------        -----
                            (# of Transactions)                       (# of Transactions)


SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS:

<S>                            <C>   <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>           <C>
Johnson & Johnson
Common Stock                    1     $83,565    $166,510    $82,945    46            $1,682,450

The Vanguard Group             23    $892,847    $892,847               56            $1,015,153
</TABLE>


                                       12
<PAGE>   16
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                    JOHNSON & JOHNSON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
                 ITEM 27e - SCHEDULE OF NON-EXEMPT TRANSACTIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  PURCHASES                                      SALES
                                  --------------------------------------            ---------------------------
NAME                              AFFILIATION                   COST                SALES PRICE            GAIN
- ----                              -----------                   ----                -----------            ----

<S>                            <C>                           <C>                        <C>                <C>
Johnson & Johnson
Common Stock                   Plan Administrator            $1,682,450                 $ -                $ -
</TABLE>


                                       13
<PAGE>   17
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-32875) of Johnson & Johnson of our report
dated June 11, 1999 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedules of the Johnson & Johnson Retirement Savings Plan, which appears in
this Form 11-K.



Florham Park, New Jersey                            PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 24, 1999

<PAGE>   1
                                                              Exhibit 99(a)(iii)


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 11-K



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



               [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

                    For the Fiscal Year Ended January 3, 1999


                                       OR

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]


Commission File Number  1-3215

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


                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES

                            (Full title of the Plan)


                                JOHNSON & JOHNSON
                           ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA
                         NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08933


           (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan
               and the address of its principal executive office)
<PAGE>   2
Item 4.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         Report of Independent Accountants

         Financial Statements:
              Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund
              Information as of December 31, 1998 and 1997

              Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with
              Fund Information for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

         Notes to Financial Statements

Supplemental Schedules:
              Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held For Investment
              Purposes at December 31, 1998

              Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998

              Item 27e - Schedule of Non-Exempt Transactions for
              the year ended December 31, 1998

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated June 24, 1999

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have
duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


                              JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                              FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES


                                       By: /s/ R.J. Darretta
                                          --------------------------------
                                           R. J. Darretta
                                           Chairman, Pension Committee
June 25, 1999
<PAGE>   3
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                                -----------------


                            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
                             SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES


                          AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED
                           DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997
<PAGE>   4
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                                      INDEX




<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                              <C>
Report of Independent Accountants                                                                2

Financial Statements:
            Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with
            Fund Information as of December 31, 1998 and 1997                                    3-4

            Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
            Benefits, with Fund Information for the years ended
            December 31, 1998 and 1997                                                           5-6

            Notes to Financial Statements                                                        7-13

Supplemental Schedules:
            Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
            at December 31, 1998                                                                 14

            Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions for
            the year ended December 31, 1998                                                     15

            Item 27e - Schedule of  Non-Exempt Transactions for
            the year ended December 31, 1998                                                     16
</TABLE>


                                        1
<PAGE>   5
                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Pension and Benefits Committees of
Johnson & Johnson

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits
of the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan for Union Represented Employees (the
"Plan") as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the changes in net assets
available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Plan's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held
for investment purposes, schedule of reportable transactions, and schedule of
non-exempt transactions are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and
are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary
information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for
Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974. The fund information in the statements of net assets available for
benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits is
presented for the purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net
assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits
of each fund. These supplemental schedules and fund information are the
responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules and fund
information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits
of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all
material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole.


Florham Park, New Jersey                             PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
June 11, 1999


                                        2
<PAGE>   6
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS with FUND INFORMATION
                             As of December 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                                 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Fixed                J&J         Diversified          Total
                                                 USGS Fund    Interest Fund         Stock Fund     Equity Fund       Savings Plan
                                                 ---------    -------------         ----------     -----------       ------------
<S>                                             <C>             <C>                <C>            <C>               <C>
ASSETS:
Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts (Note 2)                     $1,860,044                                            $1,860,044

Investments at Fair Value (Notes 2 and 5)                                          $17,436,911                         17,436,911

Investments in Master Trust (Notes 2 and 5)     $1,008,405                                          $4,494,429          5,502,834

Accrued Dividends and Interest Receivable            4,297           10,121                214          25,069             39,701
                                                 ---------      -----------       ------------     -----------       ------------
                    Total Assets                 1,012,702        1,870,165         17,437,125       4,519,498         24,839,490
                                                 ---------      -----------       ------------     -----------       ------------

LIABILITIES:

Accrued Transfers                                   29,100          (4,801)           (68,400)          44,101
                                                 ---------      -----------       ------------     -----------       ------------
Net Assets Available for Benefits                $ 983,602      $ 1,874,966       $ 17,505,525     $ 4,475,397       $ 24,839,490
                                                 =========      ===========       ============     ===========       ============
</TABLE>


                        See Notes to Financial Statements


                                        3
<PAGE>   7
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
      STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS with FUND INFORMATION
                             As of December 31, 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Fixed              J&J          Diversified        Total
                                                 USGS Fund      Interest Fund       Stock Fund      Equity Fund     Savings Plan
                                                 ---------      -------------       ----------      -----------     ------------
<S>                                              <C>            <C>                <C>               <C>             <C>
ASSETS:

Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts (Note 2)                       $1,597,318                                        $ 1,597,318

Investments at Fair Value (Notes 2 and 5)                                          $12,291,567                        12,291,567

Investments in Master Trust (Notes 2 and 5)       $933,114                                           $3,069,219        4,002,333

Accrued Dividends and Interest Receivable            4,518              7,579              238            6,360           18,695
                                                  --------         ----------      -----------       ----------      -----------
    Total Assets                                   937,632          1,604,897       12,291,805        3,075,579       17,909,913


LIABILITIES:

Accrued Transfers                                   17,600             17,500          (37,200)           2,100
                                                  --------         ----------      -----------       ----------      -----------
Net Assets Available for Benefits                 $920,032         $1,587,397      $12,329,005       $3,073,479      $17,909,913
                                                  ========         ==========      ===========       ==========      ===========
</TABLE>


                        See Notes to Financial Statements


                                        4
<PAGE>   8
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
            STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                             with FUND INFORMATION
                      For The Year Ended December 31, 1998

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Fixed             J&J        Diversified       Total
                                                       USGS Fund     Interest Fund     Stock Fund    Equity Fund     Savings Plan
                                                       ---------     -------------     ----------    -----------     ------------
<S>                                                    <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)                         $177,832        $349,624       $1,528,145       $761,834      $ 2,817,435

Employer Contributions  (Note 3)                                                          610,149                         610,149

Interest                                                  52,839         112,154            2,929                         167,922

Dividends                                                                                 190,534         50,401          240,935
                                                        --------      ----------      -----------     ----------      -----------
                                                         230,671         461,778        2,331,757        812,235        3,836,441

Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                       (47,682)       (104,718)        (759,124)      (162,697)      (1,074,221)

Change in Unrealized Net Appreciation of Investment                                     3,262,162        395,659        3,657,821

Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments                                                  180,470        365,123          545,593

Realized Net Gain on Stock Distributed                                                     32,455                          32,455

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                            (116,300)        (64,200)          176,000          4,500

Administrative Expenses                                  (3,119)         (5,291)         (47,200)       (12,902)         (68,512)
                                                        --------      ----------      -----------     ----------      -----------

Net Increase                                              63,570         287,569        5,176,520      1,401,918        6,929,577

Net Assets Available for Benefits, Beginning of Year     920,032       1,587,397       12,329,005      3,073,479       17,909,913
                                                        --------      ----------      -----------     ----------      -----------

Net Assets Available for Benefits, End of Year          $983,602      $1,874,966      $17,505,525     $4,475,397      $24,839,490
                                                        ========      ==========      ===========     ==========      ===========
</TABLE>


                        See Notes to Financial Statements


                                        5
<PAGE>   9
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS with FUND INFORMATION
                      For The Year Ended December 31, 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       PARTICIPANT DIRECTED
                                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Fixed            J&J         Diversified      Total
                                                        USGS Fund      Interest Fund     Stock Fund     Equity Fund   Savings Plan
                                                        ---------      -------------     ----------     -----------   ------------
<S>                                                     <C>            <C>              <C>               <C>          <C>
Employee Contributions (Note 3)                         $244,456          $443,802       $1,198,488        $697,584     $2,584,330

Employer Contributions (Note 3)                                                             562,673                        562,673

Interest                                                  48,796           101,901            3,097                        153,794

Dividends                                                                                   146,281          37,409        183,690
                                                        --------        ----------      -----------      ----------    -----------
                                                         293,252           545,703        1,910,539         734,993      3,484,487

Additions to (Deductions From) Net Assets:

Payments to Participants (Note 4)                        (54,700)         (113,808)        (576,818)       (103,459)      (848,785)

Change in Unrealized Net Appreciation of Investments                                      2,371,878         251,300      2,623,178

Realized Net Gain on Sale of Investments                                                    194,679         386,920        581,599

Realized Net Gain on Stock Distributed                                                       58,160                         58,160

Assets Transferred (Note 2)                             (106,500)         (159,100)         386,400        (120,800)
                                                        --------        ----------      -----------      ----------    -----------
Net Increase                                             132,052           272,795        4,344,838       1,148,954      5,898,639

Net Assets Available for Benefits, Beginning of Year     787,980         1,314,602        7,984,167       1,924,525     12,011,274
                                                        --------        ----------      -----------      ----------    -----------
Net Assets Available for Benefits, End of Year          $920,032        $1,587,397      $12,329,005      $3,073,479    $17,909,913
                                                        ========        ==========      ===========      ==========    ===========
</TABLE>


                        See Notes to Financial Statements


                                        6
<PAGE>   10
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.      Organization:

        The Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan for Union Represented Employees (the
        "Plan" - a defined contribution plan) was established on January 1, 1993
        by Johnson & Johnson (the "Company"). The Plan was designed to enhance
        the existing retirement program of eligible employees covered under
        collective bargaining agreements with the Company. The funding of the
        Plan is made through employee and Company contributions. The assets of
        the Plan are maintained in a Master Trust account ("Johnson & Johnson
        Savings Plan Trust") and transactions therein are executed by the
        trustee, Bankers Trust Company. The Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan Trust
        is allocated based upon the total of each individual participant's share
        of the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan Trust.

2.      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

        Valuation of Investments:

        Equity investments in the Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund, administered by
        the Bankers Trust Company, are valued at the average of the high and low
        market price on the last business day of the year. The cost of equity
        investments in the Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund are recorded at the
        average market price of the stock transactions for the month during
        which the contribution is made.

        The investments in the U.S. Government Securities ("USGS"), Fixed
        Interest and Diversified Equity funds represent the Plan's share of
        assets in the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan Trust. The USGS Fund
        consists of Short-term obligations that are issued or guaranteed by the
        U.S. Government. Investments are valued at cost which approximates
        market. Deposits in group annuity contracts in the Fixed Interest Fund
        are recorded at their contract value, which approximates fair value
        because these investments have fully benefit-responsive features.
        Contract value represents contributions and reinvested income, less any
        withdrawals plus accrued interest. Participants may direct the
        withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at
        contract value. However, withdrawals influenced by employer initiated
        events, such as in connection with the sale of a business, may result in
        a distribution at other than contract value. There are no reserves
        against contract values for credit risk of contract issuers or
        otherwise. The average yield and crediting interest rate of the Fixed
        Interest Fund was 6.62 percent for 1998 and 7.33 percent for 1997. The
        crediting interest rate for the investment contracts is either agreed-to
        in advance with the issuer or varies based on an agreed-to formula, but
        cannot be less than zero.

        Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1997 Plan financial
        statements to conform to the 1998 presentation.


                                       7
<PAGE>   11
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

2.      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, (Continued):

        Equity investments and corporate obligations in the Diversified Equity
        Fund, managed by the Capital Guardian Trust Company and J.P. Morgan
        Investment Management, Inc., are traded on a national securities
        exchange and are valued at the last reported market sales price on the
        last business day of the year. Investments in the Diversified Equity
        Fund are purchased periodically by Capital Guardian Trust Company and
        J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. based on the prevailing market
        values of the underlying investments.

        Temporary cash investments are stated at redemption value which
        approximates fair value.

        Transfers:

        Transfers among funds, which are made at the participant's election,
        have been presented as assets transferred.

        Use of Estimates:

        The preparation of the Plan's financial statements in conformity with
        generally accepted accounting principles requires the plan administrator
        to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
        net assets available for benefits at the date of the financial
        statements and the changes in net assets available for benefits during
        the reporting period and, when applicable, disclosure of contingent
        assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual
        results could differ from those estimates.

        Risks and Uncertainties:

        The Plan provides for various participant investment options in funds
        which can invest in any combination of stocks, bonds, fixed income
        securities, mutual funds, and other investment securities. Investment
        securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market
        and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment
        securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value
        of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that
        changes in risks in the near term would materially affect participants'
        account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net
        assets available for benefits and the statements of changes in net
        assets available for benefits.

        Other:

        Interest and dividend income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis.
        Purchases and sales of investment securities are reflected on a
        trade-date basis. Gains and losses on sales of investment securities are
        determined on the average cost method. Effective January 1, 1998, third
        party administrative expenses are paid by the Plan, except costs of
        entering new investment vehicles which will be paid primarily by Johnson
        & Johnson. Prior to January 1, 1998, third party administrative expenses
        were paid by the Company.


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<PAGE>   12
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

3.     Contributions:

       Participating employees may contribute a minimum of $0.16 per hour up to
       a maximum of $1.60 per hour up, depending on the negotiated contract
       rate, of the first forty hours worked in each payroll week. All
       contributions are on a pre-tax basis. Pre-tax contributions may not
       exceed $10,000 in 1998 and $9,500 in 1997. The Company contributes to the
       Plan, out of current or accumulated profits, an amount equal to 25% or
       40% (depending on the negotiated collective bargaining agreement) of the
       employee directed contributions on the first $0.40 to $0.80 per hour
       directly into J&J Stock.

       Contributions are made to the Plan by participants through payroll
       deductions and by the Company on behalf of participants. Employee
       contributions are to be invested in any of the four investment funds at
       the direction of the participating employees.
       All Company contributions are made to the J&J Stock Fund.

       The number of participants invested in each fund at December 31, 1998 and
       1997 was:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1998             1997
                                                          ----             ----
<S>                                                     <C>              <C>
       U.S. Government Securities Fund                     542              588
       Fixed Interest Fund                                 767              812
       Johnson & Johnson Stock Fund                      2,166            1,693
       Diversified Equity Fund                           1,171            1,059
</TABLE>

       Participants may elect to invest in more than one fund and can change
       their investment direction twice a year. A total of 2,167 and 2,113
       active and former employees had investments in the Plan for 1998 and
       1997, respectively.

4.     Participant Accounts and Benefits:

       All participants are fully vested in their contributions and the Company
       match. The benefit to which a Plan participant is entitled is the amount
       provided by contributions (Company and participant) and investment
       earnings thereon (including net realized and unrealized investment gains
       and losses) which have been allocated to such participant's account
       balance. Allocations are based on participant's earnings or account
       balances, as defined.

       Participants may withdraw before-tax contributions only upon meeting
       certain hardship conditions.


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<PAGE>   13
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


5.     Investments:

       Investments held by the Plan as of December 31, 1998 are summarized as
       follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Johnson & Johnson
                                                                Stock Fund
                                                       ----------------------------
                                                        Fair Value           Cost
                                                        ----------           ----
<S>                                                    <C>                <C>
       Common Stocks:
          Johnson & Johnson                            $17,427,035        $8,947,697
       Temporary Cash Investments                            9,876             9,876
                                                       -----------        ----------
                                                       $17,436,911        $8,957,573
                                                       ===========        ==========
</TABLE>

       The investments in the USGS, Fixed Interest, and the Diversified Equity
       Funds reflected in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets Available for
       Benefits represent the Plan's share of investments (approximately 0.5% of
       fair value) held by the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan Trust. Total
       investments held by the Savings Plan Trust on behalf of the Plan and the
       Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Description                                                     Fair Value              Cost
              -----------                                                     ----------              ----

<S>                                                                          <C>                   <C>
              USGS Fund:
                  U.S. Government Securities - Short Term                    $30,466,695           $30,466,695
                  Other*                                                         138,992               138,992

              Fixed Interest Fund:
                  Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts                        634,215,282           634,215,282
                  Other*                                                       3,286,951             3,286,951

              Diversified Equity Fund:
                  Common Stocks                                              764,674,566           548,124,829
                  Other*                                                       4,178,130             4,178,130
                                                                          --------------         -------------
                                                                          $1,436,960,616        $1,220,410,879
                                                                          ==============        ==============
</TABLE>

       * Other consists of interest and/or dividends receivable.


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<PAGE>   14
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued

5.     Investments, (continued):

       Investments held by the plan as of December 31, 1997 are summarized as
       follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Johnson & Johnson
                                                                Stock Fund
                                                       -----------------------------
                                                        Fair Value          Cost
                                                        ----------          ----
<S>                                                     <C>               <C>
       Common Stocks:
           Johnson & Johnson                           $12,291,539        $7,074,363
       Temporary Cash Investments                               28                28
                                                       -----------        ----------
                                                       $12,291,567        $7,074,391
                                                       ===========        ==========
</TABLE>

       The investments in the U.S.G.S., Fixed Interest, and the Diversified
       Equity Funds reflected in the accompanying Statement of Net Assets
       Available for Benefits represent the Plan's share of investments
       (approximately 0.5% of fair value) held by the Johnson & Johnson Savings
       Plan Trust. Total investments held by the Trust on behalf of the Plan and
       the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
              Description                                                     Fair Value               Cost
              -----------                                                     ----------               ----
<S>                                                                          <C>                   <C>
              USGS Fund:
                  U.S. Government Securities - Short Term                    $23,731,721           $23,731,721
                  Other*                                                         114,306               114,306
              Fixed Interest Fund:
                  Deposits in Group Annuity Contracts                        620,414,165           620,414,165
                  Other*                                                       2,943,913             2,943,913
              Diversified Equity Fund:
                  Common Stocks                                              554,290,739           406,787,164
                  Other*                                                       1,156,321             1,154,321
                                                                          --------------        --------------
                                                                          $1,202,651,165        $1,055,147,590
                                                                          ==============        ==============
</TABLE>

       * Other consists of interest and/or dividends receivable.

        Realized gains on investments sold and distributed during the years
        ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 J&J Stock Fund                               Diversified Equity Fund
                  -----------------------------------------            ----------------------------------------
                  Book Value        Proceeds         Gain              Book Value        Proceeds        Gain
                  ----------        --------         ----              ----------        --------        ----
<S>               <C>               <C>          <C>                   <C>              <C>            <C>
      1998         $321,078         $534,003       $212,925            $3,072,462       $3,437,585     $365,123
      1997         $293,544         $546,383       $252,839            $2,374,058       $2,760,978     $386,920
</TABLE>


                                       11
<PAGE>   15
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


6.   Tax Status:

     The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a
     letter dated April 26, 1996, that the Plan and related trust are designed
     in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
     The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter.
     However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is
     currently being operated in compliance with applicable requirements of the
     IRC.

7.   Termination Priorities:

     The Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any time and in the
     event the Plan is terminated, subject to conditions set forth in ERISA, the
     amount of each participant's account balance in the Plan is fully vested.

8.   Concentrations of Credit Risk

     Financial instruments which potentially subject the Plan to concentrations
     of credit risk consist principally of the Fixed Interest Fund holdings in
     fully benefit-responsive group annuity contracts with insurance and other
     financial institutions.

     The Fund places its fully benefit-responsive group annuity contracts with
     high-credit quality institutions and, by policy, limits the amount of
     credit exposure to any one financial institution. If any of the insurance
     companies that the group annuity contracts are invested with fail to
     perform according to the contract, the asset value of the Plan could be
     impaired.

9.   Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500:

     The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per
     the financial statements to the Form 5500:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  December 31,      December 31,
                                                                                      1998              1997
                                                                                      ----              ----
<S>                                                                               <C>                <C>
       Net Assets Available for Benefits                                          $24,839,490        $17,909,913
         Per the Financial Statements
       Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants                                  (52,942)           (51,617)
                                                                                  -----------        -----------
       Net Assets Available for Benefits Per the Form 5500                        $24,786,548        $17,858,296
                                                                                  ===========        ===========
</TABLE>


                                       12
<PAGE>   16
                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, Continued


9.     Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 (continued):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    Year Ended        Year Ended
                                                                                   December 31,      December 31,
                                                                                       1998              1997
                                                                                       ----              ----
<S>                                                                                <C>                  <C>
       Benefits Paid to Participants Per the Financial Statements                  $1,074,221           $848,785

       Add: Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants at
              December 31, 1998 and 1997                                               52,942             51,617

       Less: Amounts Allocated to Withdrawing Participants
              at December 31, 1997 and 1996                                           (51,617)           (39,613)
                                                                                   -----------        -----------
       Benefits Paid to Participants Per the Form 5500                             $1,075,546           $860,789
                                                                                   ===========          ========
</TABLE>

       Amounts allocated to the withdrawing participants are recorded on the
       Form 5500 for benefit claims that have been processed and approved for
       payment prior to December 31, 1998 and 1997 but not yet paid as of that
       date.


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<PAGE>   17
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
           ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FACE AMOUNT
   OR SHARES      ISSUES                                               COST                     FAIR VALUE
   ---------      ------                                               ----                     ----------

<S>               <C>                                                 <C>                      <C>
                  J&J STOCK FUND

                  Common Stock

208,084 shs.      Johnson & Johnson                                   $8,947,697               $17,427,035

                  Temporary Investments

                  BT Pyramid Directed
$ 9,876           Account Cash Fund                                        9,876                     9,876
                                                                      ----------               -----------
                  Total J&J Stock Fund                                $8,957,573               $17,436,911
                                                                      ==========               ===========
</TABLE>


                                       14
<PAGE>   18
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                 ITEM 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    DISPOSED                                   ACQUIRED
                            ----------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------
SECURITY/PARTY                                                            GAIN/
DESCRIPTION                       SALES       COSTS        PROCEEDS      (LOSS)         PURCHASES      COSTS
- -----------                       -----       -----        --------      ------         ---------      -----
                            # of Transactions                                       # of Transactions

<S>                            <C>          <C>            <C>              <C>             <C>       <C>
SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS:

BT Pyramid Directed
Account-Cash Fund              (a)          $1,764,740     $1,764,740       0                (a)      $1,800,448

Johnson & Johnson
Common Stock                                                                                120       $1,719,849
</TABLE>


(a) Trustee is unable to provide detailed information on the number of
    transactions.


                                       15
<PAGE>   19
                                                           Supplemental Schedule

                         JOHNSON & JOHNSON SAVINGS PLAN
                         FOR UNION REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
                 ITEM 27e - SCHEDULE OF NON-EXEMPT TRANSACTIONS
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             PURCHASES                                            SALES
                           ------------------------------------------              ----------------------------
NAME                       AFFILIATION                       COST                  SALES PRICE             GAIN
- ----                       -----------                       ----                  -----------             ----
<S>                        <C>                            <C>                          <C>                 <C>
Johnson & Johnson
Common Stock               Plan Administrator             $1,719,849                   $ -                  $ -
</TABLE>


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<PAGE>   20
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-52252) of Johnson & Johnson of our report
dated June 11, 1999 relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedules of the Johnson & Johnson Savings Plan for Union Represented Employees,
which appears in this Form 11-K.





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June 24, 1999




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