AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS
SC 13G, 2000-03-13
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March 10, 2000



James F. Hillman
Navigant Consulting Company
615 North Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611


RE:            Amended Schedule 13G


Enclosed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 is
a report on Schedule 13G reporting  beneficial ownership at December 31, 1999 by
American  Express Company and American Express  Financial  Corporation in common
stock of Navigant Consulting Company.


Sincerely,



Steve Turbenson
Director - External Reports and Tax




Enclosure






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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                  Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934



                           Navigant Consulting Company
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)



                                  Common Stock
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                   63935N107
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)






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.









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                               CUSIP NO. 63935N107


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                -0-
         (6)   Shared Voting Power              5,500
         (7)   Sole Dispositive Power           -0-
         (8)   Shared Dispositive Power         1,014,537


- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially
         Owned by Each Reporting Person                     1,014,537

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10)      Check if the Aggregate Amount in
         Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares                    Not Applicable

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11)      Percent of Class Represented by
         Amount In Row (9)                                  2.43%

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12)      Type of Reporting Person                           CO, HC

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------





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                               CUSIP NO. 63935N107


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              5,500
         (7)   Sole Dispositive Power           -0-
         (8)   Shared Dispositive Power         1,014,537

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially
         Owned by Each Reporting Person                      1,014,537

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10)      Check if the Aggregate Amount in
         Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares                    Not Applicable

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11)      Percent of Class Represented by
         Amount In Row (9)                                 2.43%

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

12)      Type of Reporting Person                          CO, IA

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------



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1(a)           Name of Issuer:                      Navigant Consulting Company

1(b)           Address of Issuer's Principal        615 North Wabash Avenue
               Executive Offices:                   Chicago, IL 60611

2(a)           Name of Person Filing:               American Express Company
                                                    American Express Financial
                                                    Corporation


2(b)           Address of Principal Business Office: American Express Company
                                                     American Express Tower
                                200 Vesey Street
                               New York, NY 10285

                      American Express Financial Corporation
                                  IDS Tower 10
                              Minneapolis, MN 55440


2(c)           Citizenship:                          See Item 4 of Cover Page

2(d)           Title of Class of Securities:         Common stock

2(e)           Cusip Number:                         63935N107

3     Information if statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
      American  Express  Company,  one of the persons  filing this statement,
      is a Parent Holding Company in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G).

      American Express Financial  Corporation,  one of the persons
      filing this statement,  is an Investment  Advisor registered
      under section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.


4(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 1999: 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


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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 ( X ).

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:

                                                           See Exhibit I

8    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                                                           Not Applicable

9    Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                                                           Not Applicable

10   Certification:

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
     belief,  the  securities  referred  to above  were  acquired  in the
     ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
     and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
     the issuer of such  securities  and were not acquired in  connection
     with or as a participant in any transaction  having such purposes or
     effect.

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and
     belief,  I certify that the  information set forth in this statement
     is true, complete and correct.
                                       American Express Financial Corporation

Dated:   February 29, 2000             By
                                    Signature


                                    Steve Turbenson
                                    Director - External Reports and Tax
                                    Name/Title

                                    Telephone:   (612)  671-2059



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                                  Exhibit Index


Exhibit I                       Identification and Classification of the
                                Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being
                                Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

Exhibit II                      Statement of American Express Company

Exhibit III                     Statement of American Express Financial
                                Corporation



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                                    Exhibit I

                                       to

                                  Schedule 13G

         One of the persons filing this  statement is a parent holding  company.
The relevant  subsidiary,  American Express  Financial  Corporation,  a Delaware
Corporation,  is  registered  as  investment  advisor  under  section 203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940.


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                                   EXHIBIT II

                                       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 the securities 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  securities  covered by this Schedule
13G.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) and subject to the preceding disclaimer,  American
Express  Company  affirms it is  individually  eligible to use  Schedule 13G and
agrees that this Schedule is filed on its behalf,  and authorizes the President,
any Vice President,  the comptroller,  the Secretary,  the General Counsel,  any
Associate General Counsel or any Counsel, each with power to act singly, of each
subsidiary of American Express Company making this filing to sign this statement
on behalf of American Express Company.


                                     AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY



                                     By:____________________________
                                     Name:     Stephen P. Norman
                                     Title:    Secretary


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                                   Exhibit III

                                       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:
                                     Steve Turbenson
                                     Director - External Reports
                                     and Tax



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