SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
FORM 11-K/A
ANNUAL REPORT
Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from _______ to ______
Commission file number 1-7981
Full title of the Plan:
THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
AGENTS' AND MANAGERS' THRIFT PLAN
Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan
and the address of its principal executive office:
AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
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The undersigned registrant hereby amends and restates the Consent of
Independent Auditors included in its Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1995, so that said consent shall read in its entirety as set
forth on the page attached hereto.
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Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-39202) pertaining to The Variable Annuity Life Insurance
Company Agents' and Managers' Thrift Plan and in the related prospectus of our
report dated June 3, 1996, with respect to the financial statements and
supplemental schedules of The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company Agents'
and Managers' Thrift Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1995.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
June 20, 1996
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, The
Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company Agents' and Managers' Thrift Plan
Administrative Board has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
AGENTS' AND MANAGERS'
THRIFT PLAN
June 21, 1996 AUSTIN P. YOUNG
Austin P. Young, Member of
the Administrative Board
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