AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP
11-K, 1999-06-29
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549



                                   FORM 11-K
                                 ANNUAL REPORT


                          Pursuant to Section 15 (d)

                    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                     for the year ended December 31, 1998

                AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION SAVINGS PLAN
                           (Full title of the Plan)


                      AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION
         (Name of Issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan)


                              Five Giralda Farms
                           Madison, New Jersey 07940
                    (Address of principal executive office)


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                                   SIGNATURE
                                   ---------



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                          AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION
                          ----------------------------------
                                  (Registrant)


                          By:   /s/ Paul J. Jones
                               -------------------------------
                               Paul J. Jones
                               Vice President and Comptroller


Date: June 23, 1999



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                                   SIGNATURE
                                   ---------



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
American Home Products  Corporation  Savings Plan Committee has duly caused this
annual  report to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.


                          AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION
                          SAVINGS PLAN


                               By:    /s/ Thomas M . Nee
                                    Thomas M. Nee
                                    -----------------------------
                                    Chairman of the American Home
                                    Products Corporation Savings
                                    Plan Committee


Date: June 23, 1999



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                      AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION

                                 SAVINGS PLAN

                             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                       AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997

            TOGETHER WITH REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
















EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER - 13-2526821

PLAN NUMBER - 045


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                      AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION
                                 SAVINGS PLAN
                          DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND 1997

                                     INDEX



                                                                    Page
                                                                    ----

Report of Independent Public Accountants

Statements of Net Assets Applicable to Participants'
Equity as of December 31, 1998 and 1997                             1 - 2

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Applicable
to Participants' Equity for the Year Ended
December 31, 1998                                                     3

Notes to Financial Statements                                       4 - 9

Supplemental Schedules:

I.     Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for
       Investment Purposes as of December 31, 1998                Schedule I

II.    Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
       For the Year Ended December 31, 1998                       Schedule II

Consent of Independent Public Accountants




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                   REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                   ----------------------------------------

To the  Participants  and Savings Plan  Committee of the American Home Products
Corporation Savings Plan:

We  have  audited  the  accompanying  statements  of net  assets  applicable  to
participants'  equity of the American Home Products  Corporation Savings Plan as
of December  31,  1998 and 1997,  and the  related  statement  of changes in net
assets applicable to participants'  equity for the year ended December 31, 1998.
These financial statements and the supplemental  schedules referred to below are
the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards 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.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects,  the net assets applicable to participants' equity of the
American  Home  Products  Corporation  Savings  Plan as of December 31, 1998 and
1997, and the changes in its net assets  applicable to participants'  equity for
the year  ended  December  31,  1998,  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted
accounting principles.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets held
for  investment  purposes and  reportable  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  applicable to  participants'  equity and statement of
changes  in net assets  applicable  to  participants'  equity is  presented  for
purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets applicable
to  participants'  equity and  statement of changes in net assets  applicable to
participants'  equity  of  each  fund.  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.


ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

New York, New York
June 23, 1999


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<TABLE>

                               American Home Products Corporation Savings Plan
                         Statement of Net Assets Applicable to Participants' Equity
                                          As of December 31, 1998
<CAPTION>



                                                                                            Fidelity
                                          AHPC                                            International
                     Interest            Common           Fidelity          Fidelity         Growth &
                      Income             Stock            Magellan          Balance           Income
                       Fund               Fund              Fund             Fund              Fund
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                 <C>                <C>               <C>              <C>             <C>

Cash and Cash
 Equivalents         $16,565,851                $0                $0               $0                 $0

Investments at
 Market Value                  0       675,971,089       193,011,303      155,613,787         40,419,098

Investment at
 Contract Value       15,131,239                 0                 0                0                  0

Group Annuity and
 Other Investment
 Contracts, at
 Contract Value      472,688,473                 0                 0                0                  0

Loans to Plan
 Participants                  0                 0                 0                0                  0

Receivable from
 Employer              1,242,851         6,474,699         1,096,216          464,050            298,527
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net Assets
 Applicable to
 Participants'
 Equity             $505,628,414      $682,445,788      $194,107,519     $156,077,837        $40,717,625
                 =======================================================================================



                     Fidelity           Fidelity
                     Spartan           Low-Priced            MAS
                   U.S. Equity           Stock              Value            Loan              Total
                    Index Fund            Fund            Portfolio          Fund              Funds
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and Cash                 $0                $0                $0               $0        $16,565,851
 Equivalents

Investments at
 Market Value        380,335,155        23,422,486        10,437,574                0      1,479,210,492

Investment at
 Contract Value                0                 0                 0                0         15,131,239

Group Annuity and
 Other Investment
 Contracts, at
 Contract Value                0                 0                 0                0        472,688,473

Loans to Plan
Participants                   0                 0                 0       32,563,873         32,563,873

Receivable from
 Employer              1,223,073           173,855            80,871                0         11,054,142
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net Assets
 Applicable to
 Participants'
 Equity             $381,558,228       $23,596,341       $10,518,445      $32,563,873     $2,027,214,070
                 =======================================================================================


        The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

                                                     -1-
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<TABLE>
                                American Home Products Corporation Savings Plan
                         Statement of Net Assets Applicable to Participants' Equity
                                           As of December 31, 1997

<CAPTION>


                                                                                             Fidelity
                                          AHPC                                             International
                       Interest          Common           Fidelity         Fidelity          Growth &
                        Income           Stock            Magellan         Balanced           Income
                         Fund             Fund              Fund             Fund              Fund
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>               <C>                 <C>                 <C>            <C>               <C>

Cash and Cash
 Equivalents          $9,437,192          $920,606                $0               $0                 $0

Investments at
 Market Value                  0       457,974,052       141,691,516      140,837,178         40,949,720

Group Annuity and
 Other Investment
 Contracts, at
 Contract Value      523,956,853                 0                 0                0                  0

Loans to Plan
 Participants                  0                 0                 0                0                  0

Receivable from
 Employer              1,474,728         2,818,627           908,580          461,718            302,212
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net Assets
 Applicable to
 Participants'
 Equity             $534,868,773      $461,713,285      $142,600,096     $141,298,896        $41,251,932
                 =======================================================================================



                     Fidelity           Fidelity
                      Spartan          Low-Priced           MAS
                    U.S. Equity          Stock             Value             Loan              Total
                    Index Fund           Fund            Portfolio           Fund              Funds
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cash and Cash
  Equivalents                 $0                $0                $0               $0        $10,357,798

Investments at
 Market Value        324,715,181        25,465,619         9,065,577                0      1,140,698,843

Group Annuity and
 Other Investment
 Contracts, at
 Contract Value                0                 0                 0                0        523,956,853

Loans to Plan
 Participants                  0                 0                 0       40,951,439         40,951,439

Receivable from
 Employer              1,110,027           131,047            53,721                0          7,260,660
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net Assets
 Applicable to
 Participants'
 Equity             $325,825,208       $25,596,666        $9,119,298      $40,951,439     $1,723,225,593
                ========================================================================================



        The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

                                                     -2-
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
                               American Home Products Corporation Savings Plan
                 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to Participants' Equity
                                  For the Year Ended December 31, 1998
<CAPTION>


                                                                                                             Fidelity
                                          Interest                                                          International
                                           Income        AHPC Common   Fidelity Magellan     Fidelity        Growth &
                                            Fund         Stock Fund         Fund           Balanced Fund    Income Fund
                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>               <C>           <C>                 <C>              <C>

Additions:

Participant Contributions                $18,691,951     $30,259,848      $18,335,841         $8,537,956       $5,580,087

Employer Contributions                     5,827,622      11,195,223        4,640,670          1,933,066        1,461,514

Rollovers into Plan                          742,129         743,185          411,750            236,239          134,643

Dividend Income on Investments                     0      10,179,100        8,800,045         15,275,676        1,340,219

Interest on Group Annuity and Other
Investment Contracts and Cash
Equivalents                               31,587,524         434,930                0                  0                0

Net Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Investments                                        0     222,529,054       39,149,717         11,886,242        2,495,428

Loans Originated                         (4,183,037)     (5,346,338)      (1,598,558)          (920,939)        (337,237)
                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Total Additions                   52,666,189     269,995,002       69,739,465         36,948,240       10,674,654

Deductions:

Benefits Paid to Participants           (47,837,173)    (21,447,153)      (7,152,252)        (7,322,315)      (1,786,573)

Loan Repayments, Including Interest        4,996,328       5,010,042        1,645,704          1,037,209          399,431

Transfer out of Plan                    (59,007,071)    (50,316,543)     (14,232,474)       (10,524,381)      (2,742,027)
                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Total Deductions               (101,847,916)    (66,753,654)     (19,739,022)       (16,809,487)      (4,129,169)

Interfund Transfers                       19,941,368      17,491,155        1,506,980        (5,359,812)      (7,079,792)

Net (Deductions) Additions              (29,240,359)     220,732,503       51,507,423         14,778,941        (534,307)

Net Assets Applicable to Participants'
Equity:

Beginning of year                        534,868,773     461,713,285      142,600,096        141,298,896       41,251,932
                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

End of year                             $505,628,414    $682,445,788     $194,107,519       $156,077,837      $40,717,625
                                    =====================================================================================



                                          Fidelity
                                          Spartan          Fidelity
                                        U.S. Equity       Low-Priced       MAS Value
                                        Index Fund        Stock Fund       Portfolio          Loan Fund      Total Funds
                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Additions:

Participant Contributions                $22,304,209      $3,275,753       $1,482,685                 $0     $108,468,330

Employer Contributions                     5,213,840         697,301          320,757                  0       31,289,993

Rollovers into Plan                          392,374          60,410           73,988                  0        2,794,718

Dividend Income on Investments             7,890,025       2,044,860        1,712,898                  0       47,242,823

Interest on Group Annuity and Other
Investment Contracts and Cash
Equivalents                                        0               0                0                  0       32,022,454

Net Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Investments                               79,511,091     (2,013,639)      (2,072,186)                  0      351,485,707

Loans Originated                         (2,042,174)       (164,535)         (53,328)         14,646,146                0
                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Total Additions                  113,269,365       3,900,150        1,464,814         14,646,146      573,304,025

Deductions:

Benefits Paid to Participants           (14,253,705)     (1,250,163)        (485,022)        (1,612,740)    (103,147,096)

Loan Repayments, Including Interest        2,358,752         226,373          119,357       (12,905,540)        2,887,656

Transfer out of Plan                    (19,972,103)     (1,830,257)      (1,915,820)        (8,515,432)    (169,056,108)
                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Total Deductions                (31,867,056)     (2,854,047)      (2,281,485)       (23,033,712)    (269,315,548)

Interfund Transfers                     (25,669,289)     (3,046,428)        2,215,818                  0                0

Net (Deductions) Additions                55,733,020     (2,000,325)        1,399,147        (8,387,566)      303,988,477

Net Assets Applicable to Participants'
Equity:

Beginning of year                        325,825,208      25,596,666        9,119,298         40,951,439    1,723,225,593
                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

End of year                             $381,558,228     $23,596,341      $10,518,445        $32,563,873   $2,027,214,070
                                    =====================================================================================

                   The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this statement.

                                                                  -3-

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                      AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION
                                 SAVINGS PLAN
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS





NOTE 1 - PLAN DESCRIPTION
         ----------------

The following description of the American Home Products Corporation Savings Plan
(the "Plan") only provides general information.  Participants of the Plan should
refer to the Plan Document for a more detailed and complete  description  of the
Plan's provisions.

General
- -------

The Plan, a defined  contribution  profit-sharing plan, was approved and adopted
by the Board of Directors of American  Home Products  Corporation  ("AHP" or the
"Company") and became  effective on April 1, 1985. Full or part-time (U.S. paid)
employees of the Company and its participating  subsidiaries who are not subject
to a collective  bargaining agreement  ("non-union") are eligible to participate
in the Plan after  attaining age 21, as defined in the Plan. The Plan is subject
to the  provisions  of the  Employee  Retirement  Income  Security  Act of  1974
("ERISA"), as amended, and the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code").

In  connection  with  the  sale of the  Sherwood-Davis  & Geck  medical  devices
business  effective  February 28, 1998, the assets  attributable to participants
from  the  medical  devices  business  were  transferred  out  of the  Plan.  In
connection with the sale of Quinton  Instrument  Company effective June 5, 1998,
the assets  attributable to participants from this business were transferred out
of the Plan.

Contributions
- -------------

Participants may elect to make contributions to the Plan in whole percentages up
to a maximum of 16% of their covered compensation, as defined. Contributions can
be made on a before-tax basis ("salary  deferral  contributions"),  an after-tax
basis ("after-tax contributions"), or a combination of both. AHP will contribute
an  amount  equal  to 50% of the  participant's  contributions  to the  Plan for
contributions  up to 6% of the  participant's  covered  compensation.  Under the
Code, salary deferral contributions,  total annual contributions, and the amount
of  compensation  that can be included  for Plan  purposes are subject to annual
limitations.





                                      -4-


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Vesting and Separation From Service
- -----------------------------------

Participants  are  fully  vested  at all  times in  their  salary  deferral  and
after-tax  contributions  and  rollovers.  A participant is also fully vested in
Company  matching  contributions  if the  participant has at least five years of
continuous  service,  as defined.  If participants  have less than five years of
continuous service, such participants become vested in the matching contribution
according to the following schedule:

                                                      Vesting
               Years of Continuous Service          Percentage
               ---------------------------          ----------
                    1 year completed                     0%
                    2 years completed                   25%
                    3 years completed                   50%
                    4 years completed                   75%
                    5 years completed                  100%

Regardless of the number of years of continuous  service,  participants shall be
fully vested in their matching contribution account upon reaching age 65 or upon
death, if earlier.

The  non-vested  portion of the matching  contribution  is forfeited and becomes
available to satisfy future  Company  matching  contributions,  if employment is
terminated  prior to full  vesting.  As of  December  31,  1998,  the  amount of
forfeitures available to offset future Company contributions totaled $210,325.

Distributions
- -------------

Participants  are  entitled  to withdraw  all or any portion of their  after-tax
contributions. Participants may make full or partial withdrawals of funds in any
of their  accounts  upon  attaining  age 59 1/2 or for  financial  hardship,  as
defined in the Plan  Document,  before  that age.  Participants  may qualify for
financial  hardship  withdrawals  if they have an immediate and heavy  financial
need,  as  determined  by the AHP  Savings  Plan  Committee  (the  "Committee").
Participants  are limited to one hardship and one  non-hardship  withdrawal each
year,  and have no other  funds that are  readily  available  to meet that need.
Participants  cannot make a hardship  withdrawal  of the earnings on  before-tax
account  balances  which were credited to their  accounts on or after January 1,
1988.

Upon  termination  of  employment,  participants  are  entitled  to  a  lump-sum
distribution of their vested account  balance.  An election can be made to defer
the distribution if the participant's account balance is greater than $5,000 and
the participant is less than 70 1/2 years of age.




                                      -5-


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Loans
- -----

Employees who have a vested  account  balance of at least $2,000 may borrow from
the  vested  portion of their  account,  subject  to  certain  maximum  amounts.
Participants in the Plan may borrow up to 50% of their vested account  balances.
Each loan is secured by the borrower's vested interest in their account balance.
Participants  may have  outstanding up to two general purpose loans and one loan
to acquire or construct a principal residence. All loans must be repaid within 5
years except for those used to acquire or construct a principal residence, which
must be repaid within 15 years.  Defaults on participants' loans during the year
are  treated  as  withdrawals  and are fully  taxable to the  participants.  The
interest rate charged provides a return commensurate with a market rate, or such
other rate as permitted by government regulations.

Amendments to the Plan
- ----------------------

The Plan was  amended in 1998 to allow  employees  of the  Company the option to
rollover investment balances from other U.S. qualified pension and savings plans
into the Plan.  These balances may be invested in any of the investment  options
provided by the Plan.

Effective  January 1, 1998,  the Committee  amended the Plan with regards to the
provisions dealing with hardship  withdrawals,  restrictions on loan repayments,
and to increase from $3,500 to $5,000 the threshold for the automatic cashout of
terminated employees.

NOTE 2 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES
         -------------------

Investment Valuation
- --------------------

AHP's  common  stock is recorded at fair market  value at December  31, 1998 and
1997.  Shares in the Fidelity Funds and the MAS Value  Portfolio are recorded at
fair market value, which is based on their published net asset value at December
31,  1998 and 1997.  The  contracts  comprising  the  Interest  Income  Fund are
recorded  at  contract  value based upon  information  provided by the  Fidelity
Management Trust Company (the "Trustee") which approximates market value.

Investment  transactions  are recorded on a trade date basis. Net realized gains
and losses on investments are determined,  for accounting purposes,  on a moving
weighted average basis as of the trade date and are included in net appreciation
(depreciation)  on  investments  in the  Statement  of  Changes  in  Net  Assets
Applicable to Participants' Equity.

The net  change in the  difference  between  cost and  current  market  value of
investments held is reflected in net appreciation  (depreciation) on investments
in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to Participants' Equity.

Administrative Costs
- --------------------

All costs and expenses of administering the Plan are paid by AHP.

                                      -6-


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Receivable from Employer
- ------------------------

The receivable from employer at December 31, 1998 and 1997  represents  employer
and employee  contributions and loan repayments withheld from employees' but not
remitted to the Trustee until after the Plan's year-end.

Use of Estimates
- ----------------

The  financial  statements  have been  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally
accepted  accounting   principles  and  necessarily  include  amounts  based  on
judgements and estimates made by management.

NOTE 3 - INVESTMENT ELECTIONS
         --------------------

Participants  can elect to invest  amounts  credited to their  account in any of
eight investment funds and transfer amounts between funds at any time during the
year.  Investment  elections must be made in multiples of 10%. Transfers between
funds must be made in whole percentages and/or in an amount of at least $250.

The eight investment options are as follows:

      Interest  Income Fund - consists  primarily  of  contracts  issued by life
      insurance  companies  which pay a specified  rate of interest  for a fixed
      period of time and repay principal at maturity. The fund and its contracts
      are not guaranteed by the Company or any other institution.  However,  the
      Committee has established guidelines that provide that contracts be placed
      with  companies  rated  Aa3 or  higher  by  Moody's  and AA- or  higher by
      Standard & Poor.  The interest rate payable to Plan  participants  in this
      fund will be a rate which reflects a blend of the total  investments  made
      by the fund.  During  1998,  the Company  began  investing in a collective
      trust.  The  purpose  of  the  collective  trust  is to  provide  for  the
      collective investment of assets of participating tax qualified pension and
      profit sharing plans and related trusts in guaranteed investment contracts
      and  readily   marketable   assets.  The  average  blended  interest  rate
      attributable  to the  contracts in the interest  income fund  approximated
      6.63% for 1998.

      AHPC Common Stock Fund - consists primarily of AHP common stock. Purchases
      and sales of AHP common  stock are made in the open  market.  Participants
      have full voting rights for equivalent shares purchased at their direction
      under the Plan.

      Fidelity  Magellan  Fund - consists of shares in a mutual fund  managed by
      Fidelity  Management  &  Research  Company  that seeks  long-term  capital
      appreciation by actively  managing  investments in the stocks of companies
      with above average growth potential.


                                      -7-


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      Fidelity  Balanced  Fund - consists of shares in a mutual fund  managed by
      Fidelity  Management  & Research  Company  that  invests in high  yielding
      securities,  including common stocks,  preferred stocks and bonds, with at
      least 25% of the fund's assets in fixed income senior securities.

      Fidelity  International  Growth & Income  Fund -  consists  of shares in a
      mutual fund managed by Fidelity  Management & Research  Company that seeks
      long-term  growth and current  income by investing in assets,  of which at
      least 65% are in securities of issuers that have their principal  business
      activities outside of the United States.

      Fidelity  Spartan U.S.  Equity Index Fund - consists of shares in a mutual
      fund  managed by  Fidelity  Management  & Research  Company  that seeks to
      provide investment results that correspond to the total return performance
      of the companies that make up the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

      Fidelity  Low-Priced  Stock  Fund -  consists  of shares in a mutual  fund
      managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company,  that invests primarily
      in domestic and international small capitalization equities.

      MAS Value  Portfolio  -  consists  of shares in a mutual  fund  managed by
      Miller Anderson & Sherrerd which seeks  long-term  returns by investing in
      stocks of large and mid-sized companies.

NOTE 4 - MANAGEMENT OF THE PLAN
        ----------------------

The Plan is administered  by the Committee,  which was appointed by the Board of
Directors  of AHP.  Fidelity  Management  Trust  Company  was  appointed  by the
Committee as Trustee, recordkeeper, and custodian, and is a party-in-interest to
the Plan.

NOTE 5 - FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS
         -------------------------

The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on November 29, 1995, in which
the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan, as amended effective December
22, 1994, was in compliance  with the applicable  requirements  of the Code. The
Plan has been amended since receiving the  determination  letter.  However,  the
plan  administrator  believes  that the Plan,  as currently  designed,  is being
operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code.

NOTE 6 - PLAN TERMINATION
         ----------------

Although it has not  expressed any intention to do so, the Company has the right
under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the
Plan  subject  to the  provisions  of ERISA.  In the event of Plan  termination,
participants will become 100% vested in their Company contribution  accounts and
are entitled to full distribution of such amounts.

                                      -8-


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NOTE 7 - INVESTMENTS
         -----------

The fair market value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the
Plan's total net assets are as follows:

                                           1998           1997
                                           ----           ----
AHPC Common Stock, 12,000,629 and
11,974,686* shares, respectively      $675,971,089   $457,974,052

Fidelity Magellan Fund                $193,011,303   $141,691,516

Fidelity Balanced Fund                $155,613,787   $140,837,178

Fidelity Spartan U.S. Equity Index    $380,335,155   $324,715,181
Fund

*Adjusted to reflect a two-for-one common stock split effective April 24,1998.

NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
         -----------------

The Plan will be  amended to allow Plan  participants  retiring  July 1, 1999 or
later to roll lump-sum  distributions  from the AHPC Retirement Plan - U.S. into
the Plan,  provided  that  retirees  retain a balance in the Plan  subsequent to
retirement.

During  1999,  the Company  approved the merging of the AHPC Solgar Union Profit
Sharing Retirement Plan (the "Solgar Plan") into the Plan. The balances from the
Solgar Plan will be 100% vested at the time of the merger.
















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                                                                                                    Schedule I
                                American Home Products Corporation Savings Plan
                                     Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held
                                          for Investment Purposes
                                          As of December 31, 1998
                                  Employer Identification Number - 13-2526821
                                             Plan Number - 045

<CAPTION>
                                                                           (d) Cost/
(a&b) Identity of Issuer                 (c) Description of Investment     Contract Value     (e)Current Value
- ------------------------                 -----------------------------     --------------     ----------------
<S>                                      <C>                               <C>                <C>

Group Annuity and Investment Contracts:
- ---------------------------------------

Allstate Life Insurance                  GIC 6.30% Due 9/15/00                 $6,110,226           $6,110,226
                                         GIC 6.75% Due 3/15/02                 29,344,691           29,344,691

American International Life              GIC 7.02% Due 7/01/99                  2,276,639            2,276,639
                                         GIC 5.53% Due 12/17/01                25,836,300           25,836,300

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance       GIC 7.25% Due 7/01/99                  8,930,817            8,930,817
                                         GIC 5.80% Due 12/15/00                20,553,903           20,553,903
                                         GIC 6.05% Due 12/15/04                25,475,499           25,475,499
                                         GIC 7.05% Due 9/28/01                 22,747,590           22,747,590

Metropolitan Life Insurance              GIC 6.38% Due 6/15/00                 23,283,459           23,283,459
                                         GIC 7.00% Due 12/15/02                21,826,762           21,826,762

Monumental Life Insurance                GIC 6.10% Due 9/30/01                 14,237,615           14,237,615
                                         GIC 8.15% Due 10/1/99                 13,606,038           13,606,038
                                         GIC 6.74% Due 6/15/00                 27,804,403           27,804,403
                                         GIC 6.56% Due 6/16/03                 22,703,645           22,703,645

New York Life Insurance                  GIC 7.47% Due 6/15/99                 43,850,919           43,850,919

Pacific Mutual Life Insurance            GIC 6.06% Due 6/30/01                 14,216,354           14,216,354
                                         GIC 7.05% Due 6/14/02                 11,548,810           11,548,810
                                         GIC 6.73% Due 9/15/02                 28,086,099           28,086,099

Principal Mutual Life Insurance          GIC 5.65% Due 12/31/02                24,305,344           24,305,344
                                         GIC 6.40% Due 12/15/01                48,887,747           48,887,747


            The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.


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                                                                                                    Schedule I
                                                                                                   (Continued)
                                American Home Products Corporation Savings Plan
                                     Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held
                                          for Investment Purposes
                                          As of December 31, 1998
                                  Employer Identification Number - 13-2526821
                                             Plan Number - 045

<CAPTION>
                                                                           (d) Cost/
(a&b) Identity of Issuer                 (c) Description of Investment     Contract Value     (e)Current Value
- ------------------------                 -----------------------------     --------------     ----------------
<S>                                      <C>                               <C>                <C>

Group Annuity and Investment Contracts:
- ---------------------------------------

Security Life of Denver                  GIC 7.05% Due 6/14/02                 16,697,555           16,697,555

Transamerica Life and Annuity            GIC 6.24% Due 9/15/00                 20,358,058           20,358,058
                                                                               -------------------------------
     Total Group Annuity and Other
     Investment Contracts                                                    $472,688,473         $472,688,473
                                                                             =================================

Collective Trust:
- -----------------
SEI Financial Management                 6.16%                                $15,131,239          $15,131,239
                                                                             =================================
American Home Products*
  Corporation Common Stock               12,000,629 shares                   $429,671,455         $675,971,089
  ------------------------                                                   =================================

Mutual Funds:
- -------------
Fidelity Management Trust Company*       Magellan Fund
                                         1,597,511 shares                    $145,929,839         $193,011,303
                                                                             =================================

Fidelity Management Trust Company*       Balanced Fund
                                         9,511,845 shares                    $135,555,932         $155,613,787
                                                                             =================================

Fidelity Management Trust Company*       International Growth & Income Fund
                                         1,933,033 shares                     $38,452,187          $40,419,098
                                                                             =================================

Fidelity Management Trust Company*       Spartan U.S. Equity Index Fund
                                         8,651,846 shares                    $236,901,594         $380,335,155
                                                                             =================================

Fidelity Management Trust Company*       Low-Priced Stock Fund
                                         1,025,054 shares                     $25,335,994          $23,422,486
                                                                             =================================

Miller Anderson & Sherrerd               MAS Value Portfolio
                                         723,324 shares                       $12,896,530          $10,437,574
                                                                             =================================

Loans Receivable:
- -----------------
Loans to Plan Participants               Rates ranging from 6.5% to 11%
                                         Due through 2014                     $32,563,873          $32,563,873
                                                                             =================================

* Represents a party-in-interest to the Plan.

            The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.
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                                                                                                                         Schedule II
                                         American Home Products Corporation Savings Plan
                                         Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
                                              For the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                          Employer Identification Number - 13-2526821
                                                       Plan Number - 045
<CAPTION>


                                                                                                     (h) CURRENT
                                                                        (f) EXPENSES                   VALUE OF
                                         (c)                               INCURRED                    ASSET ON
(a&b) IDENTITY OF PARTY INVOLVED     PURCHASE   (d)SELLING   (e) LEASE      WITH        (g) COST OF   TRANSACTION   (i) NET GAIN OR
      AND DESCRIPTION OF ASSET        PRICE       PRICE       RENTALS    TRANSACTION         ASSET        DATE            LOSS
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>


BANK OF BOSTON
     30 PURCHASES                 $74,732,991            $0        $0            $0     $74,732,991    $74,732,991                $0
     30 SALES                              $0   $74,732,991        $0            $0     $74,732,991    $74,732,991                $0

JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL
     2 PURCHASES                  $60,468,668            $0        $0            $0     $60,468,668    $60,468,668                $0
     6 SALES                               $0   $58,866,855        $0            $0     $58,866,855    $58,866,855                $0

MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE
     28 PURCHASES                $128,278,000            $0        $0            $0    $128,278,000   $128,278,000                $0
     28 SALES                              $0  $132,604,577        $0            $0    $132,604,577   $132,604,577                $0

FIDELITY INSTITUTIONAL MONEY
MARKET FUND
     219 PURCHASES               $572,542,946            $0        $0            $0    $572,542,946   $572,542,946                $0
     247 SALES                             $0  $563,067,367        $0            $0    $563,067,367   $563,067,367                $0

AHPC COMMON STOCK FUND
     252 PURCHASES               $521,833,276            $0        $0            $0    $521,833,276   $521,833,276                $0
     252 SALES                             $0  $534,624,124        $0            $0    $432,325,369   $534,624,124      $102,298,755

FIDELITY MAGELLAN FUND
     252 PURCHASES                $74,068,787            $0        $0            $0     $74,068,787    $74,068,787                $0
     248 SALES                             $0   $61,902,654        $0            $0     $55,415,891    $61,902,654        $6,486,763

FIDELITY BALANCED FUND
     251 PURCHASES                $49,552,930            $0        $0            $0     $49,552,930    $49,552,930                $0
     249 SALES                             $0   $46,692,704        $0            $0     $42,737,424    $46,692,704        $3,955,280

FIDELITY SPARTAN U.S.
EQUITY INDEX FUND
     252 PURCHASES               $115,838,024            $0        $0            $0    $115,838,024   $115,838,024                $0
     252 SALES                             $0  $139,773,123        $0            $0    $111,666,613   $139,773,123       $28,106,510


(A) Reportable  transactions  are those purchases and sales of the same security which, individually or in the aggregate, exceed 5%
    of the total Plan net assets as of the beginning of the Plan year.

                        The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of this schedule.



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                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                   -----------------------------------------



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report  included in this Form 11-K into the American Home  Products  Corporation
previously filed Form S-3 Registration Statements Nos. 33-45324 and 33-57339 and
Form S-8 Registration  Statements Nos. 2-96127,  33-24068,  33-53733,  33-41434,
33-55449, 33-45970, 33-14458, 33-50149, 33-55456, 333-15509, and 333-76939.

                                    ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

New York, New York
June 23, 1999



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