UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13(F)COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 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 May 5, 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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28-139 American Express Financial Corporation
28-1151 American Express Trust Company
28-2069 IDS Advisory Group, Inc.
28-192 IDS Bond Fund, Inc.
28-140 IDS Certificate Company
28-1075 IDS Discovery Fund, Inc.
28-1411 IDS Extra Income Fund, Inc.
28-2177 IDS Fund Management Limited
IDS Global Growth Fund, Inc.
28-2589 IDS Global Series, Inc.
28-1547 IDS International Fund, Inc.
28-1913 IDS International, Inc.
28-1131 IDS Life Capital Resource Fund, Inc.
28-143 IDS Life Insurance Company
28-1837 IDS Life Managed Fund, Inc.
28-1835 IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. - Equity Portfolio
28-1835 IDS Life Series Fund, Inc. - Managed Portfolio
28-2178 IDS Life Special Income Fund, Inc.
28-144 IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund A
28-145 IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B
28-1546 IDS Managed Retirement Fund, Inc.
28-2748 IDS Market Advantage Series, Inc.
28-199 IDS Investment Series, Inc.
28-198 IDS New Dimensions Fund, Inc.
28-1578 IDS Precious Metals Fund, Inc.
28-197 IDS Selective Fund, Inc.
28-195 IDS Stock Fund, Inc.
28-1473 IDS Strategy Fund, Inc.
28-2374 IDS Utilities Income Fund, Inc.
IDS Life International Equity Fund
IDS Life Aggressive Growth Fund
IDS Diversified Equity Income Fund
American Partners Life
Shearson Insurance - Marketing Reinsurance Company
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 8
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5193 (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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Cytel Corporation COM 23282E100 56 20310 SH SOLE 20310 0 0
DMI Furniture, Inc. COM 233230101 7 1758 SH SOLE 1758 0 0
First Data Corporation COM 319963104 0 0 SH SOLE 0 0 0
General Re Corp. COM 370563108 0 0 SH SOLE 0 0 0
Granite Broadcasting Corp. COM 387241102 57 8566 SH SOLE 0 0 8566
International Aluminum, Inc. COM 458884103 0 1 SH SOLE 1 0 0
Photocomm, Inc. COM 719319105 8 5574 SH SOLE 5574 0 0
Washington Mutual, Inc. COM 939322103 5065 123910 SH SOLE 123910 0 0
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