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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Amendment #5
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
First Data Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
319963-10-4
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following space if a fee is being paid with this
statement
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
(except any items to which the form provides a cross-
reference) 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.
CUSIP NO. 319963-10-4
1) Name of Reporting Person American Express Company
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification IRS No. 13-4922250
No. of Above Person
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
if a Member of a Group (b) X - Joint Filing
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization New York
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH
(5) Sole Voting Power 22,618,500
(6) Shared Voting Power 417,430
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 22,618,500
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 4,548,195
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 27,166,695
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) 12.2%
12) Type of Reporting Person CO, HC
CUSIP NO. 319963-10-4
1) Name of Reporting Person American Express Travel Related
Services Company, Inc.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification IRS No. 13-3133497
No. of Above Person
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
if a Member of a Group (b) X - Joint Filing
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization New York
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH
(5) Sole Voting Power 13,571,000
(6) Shared Voting Power -0-
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 13,571,100
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 13,571,100
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) 6.1%
12) Type of Reporting Person CO, IA
CUSIP NO. 319963-10-4
1) Name of Reporting Person American Express Financial
Corporation
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification IRS No. 13-3180631
No. of Above Person
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
if a Member of a Group (b) X - Joint Filing
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Deleware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH
(5) Sole Voting Power -0-
(6) Shared Voting Power 417,430
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 4,548,195
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 4,548,195
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) 2.0%
12) Type of Reporting Person CO, HC
1(a) Name of Issuer: First Data Corporation
1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal 401 Hackensack Ave.
Executive Offices: Hackensack, NJ 07601
2(a) Name of Person Filing: American Express Company
American Express Travel Related
Services Company, Inc.
American Express Financial
Corporation
2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: American Express Company
American Express Tower
World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
American Express Travel Related
Services Company, Inc.
American Express Tower
World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
American Express Financial
Corporation
IDS Tower 10
Minneapolis, MN 55440
2(c) Citizenship: See Item 4 of Cover Pages
2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value
2(e) Cusip Number: 319963-10-4
3 Information if statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b)
or 13d-2(b):
Not Applicable
4 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of October 31, 1995: See Item 9 of
Cover Pages.
(b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Cover Pages
(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
Pages
(ii)Shared power to vote or direct the vote: See Item 6 of Cover
Pages
(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: See
Item 7 of Cover Pages
(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 8 of Cover Pages
5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the
fact as of the date hereof the reporting person
has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities,
check the following ( ).
6 Ownership of more than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable
7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company:
Not Applicable
8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
10 Certification:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I hereby certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: October 31, 1995
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
By: /s/ Stephen P. Norman
From: Stephen P. Norman
Title: Secretary
Exhibit Index
Exhibit I Statement of American Express Travel Related
Services Company, Inc.
Exhibit II Statement of American Express Financial Corporation
Exhibit I
to
Schedule 13G
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) American Express Travel
Related Services Company, Inc. affirms it is individually
eligible to use Schedule 13G and agrees that this Schedule
is filed on its behalf.
American Express Travel Related
Services Company, Inc.
By: /s/ Stephan P. Norman
Name: Stephan P. Norman
Title: Secretary
Exhibit II
to
Schedule 13G
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1), American Express Financial Corporation
affirms that it is individually eligible to use Schedule 13G and
agrees that this Schedule is filed in its behalf.
American Express Financial Corporation
By: /s/ Melinda S. Urion
Name: Melinda S. Urion
Title: Senior Vice President of Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
