SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $ .001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
20670810
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(CUSIP number)
December 16, 1998
(Date of Event which requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed.
[ ] Rule 13d-1 (b)
[X] Rule 13d-1 (c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1 (d)
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The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
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CUSIP NO. 20670810
1) Name of Reporting Person American Express Company
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person 13-4922250
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2) Check the Appropriate box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] Sole
(b) [ ] Joint Filing
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization New York
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
5) Sole Voting Power 3,045,861
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6) Shared Voting Power -0-
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7) Sole Dispositive Power 3,045,861
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8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person 3,045,861
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10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares [ ]
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 16.4%
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12) Type of Reporting Person HC
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1(a) Name of Issuer: Concur Technologies, Inc.
1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 6222 185th Avenue NE
Redmond, Washington 98052
2(a) Name of Persons Filing: American Express Company
2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: American Express Company
200 Vesey Street
World Financial Center
New York, New York 10285
2(c) Citizenship or Place of Organization: See Item 4 of cover page
2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.001 par value
2(e) CUSIP Number: 20670810
3 Information if statement is filed pursuant to Rule
13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b): Not applicable
4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See Item 9 of Cover Page
4(b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Cover Page
4(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote See Item 5 of Cover Page
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote See Item 6 of Cover Page
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition See Item 7 of Cover Page
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition See Item 8 of Cover Page
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5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not Applicable
6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
of Another Person Not Applicable
7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary See Exhibit 1
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By
the Parent Holding Company
8 Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group Not Applicable
9 Notice of Dissolution of Group Not Applicable
10 Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. After reasonable
inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: December 24, 1998 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
By: /s/ Stephen P. Norman
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Name: Stephen P. Norman
Title: Secretary
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit 1 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Exhibit 1
The person filing this statement is a parent holding company. The relevant
subsidiaries are American Express Financial Corporation and American Express
Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
