February 13, 1996
First Data Corporation
401 Hackensack Ave.
Hackensack, NJ 07601
RE: Amended Schedule 13G
Enclosed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is a
report on Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership at
December 31, 1995 by American Express Company, American Express
Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and American Express
Financial Corporation in common stock of First Data
Corporation.
Sincerely,
Steve Turbenson
Manager - Investment Accounting Operations Manager
Enclosure
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Amendment #6
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 765,213
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 22,618,500
(8) Shared Dispositive Power
4,608,810
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 27,227,310
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) 12.21%
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
13,571,000
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 13,571,000
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
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 Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH
(5) Sole Voting Power -0-
(6) Shared Voting Power
765,213
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power
4,608,810
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person 4,608,810
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
11) Percent of Class Represented by
Amount In Row (9) 2.07%
12) Type of Reporting Person CO, IA
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
200 Vesey Street
World Financial Center
New York, NY 10285
American Express Travel
Related Services
Company, Inc.
American Express Tower
World Financial Center
New York, New York
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 December, 31,
1995: See Item 9 of Cover Pages
4(b) Percent of Class: See Item 11 of Cover
Pages
4(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: December 31, 1995
American Express Company
By:____________________________
Name: 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 III Statement of American Express Company disclaiming
beneficial ownership of shares held by 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 that it is individually
eligible to use Schedule 13G and agrees that this Schedule is
filed in its behalf.
American Express Travel Related
Services Company, Inc.
By:
Name: Stephen 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:
Melinda S. Urion
Senior Vice President of
Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT III
to
SCHEDULE 13G
under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
American Express Company, American Express Tower, World
Financial Center, New York, New York disclaims beneficial
ownership of all securities beneficially owned by American
Express Financial Corporation which are referred to in the
Schedule 13G to which this exhibit is attached, and the
filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an
admission that American Express Company is, for the
purpose of Section 13(d) or 13 (g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any such
securities covered by this Schedule 13 G.
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
By:____________________________
Name: Stephen P. Norman
Title: Secretary
