UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13(F)COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: American Express Company
Address: 200 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10285
Form 13F File Number: 28-698
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Daniel T. Henry
Title: Comptroller
Phone: 212-640-5478
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Daniel T. Henry New York, New York November 11, 1999
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ X ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
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28-1151 American Express Trust Company
28-2069 IDS Advisory Group, Inc.
28-140 IDS Certificate Company
28-143 IDS Life Insurance Company
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York
American Partners Life Insurance Company
American Centurion Life Assurance Company
American Enterprise Life Insurance Company
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 10
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $95002 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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Administaff Inc COM 007094105 11047 693126 SH SOLE 693126 0 0
America Online Inc Del COM 02364J104 20614 192176 SH SOLE 192176 0 0
Citysearch Inc COM 17878A100 27770 1148130 SH SOLE 1148130 0 0
Concur Technologies Inc COM 206708109 24800 870161 SH SOLE 870161 0 0
Epimmune Inc COM 29425Y101 71 20310 SH SOLE 20310 0 0
DMI Furniture Inc COM 233230101 4 1758 SH SOLE 1758 0 0
Granite Broadcasting Corp COM 387241102 95 8566 SH SOLE 0 0 8566
Interactive Pictures Corp COM 45839N101 6977 324513 SH SOLE 324513 0 0
International Alum Corp COM 458884103 0 1 SH SOLE 1 0 0
Washington Mut Inc COM 939322103 3624 123910 SH SOLE 123910 0 0
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