[TEXT] UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 31 December 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Aberdeen America Inc.
Address: 10 Union Wharf
Boston, MA 02109
13F File Number: 28-3146
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Emily Keys Innes
Title: Vice President
Phone: (617) 248-0500
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
EK Innes Boston, Massachusetts January 31, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 80
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $567,587
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE(K) SH/P AMT S/P P/C INV DSC MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
AT&T CORP COMMON 001957109 5403 106330 SH SOLE 106330 0 0
ABBOTT LABS COMMON 002824100 20 560 SH SOLE 560 0 0
BANK OF SCOTLAND ORD 25P 0076454 24 2072 SH SOLE 2072 0 0
AETNA INC COMMON 008117103 1 16 SH SOLE 16 0 0
ALLSTATE CORP COMMON 020002101 7329 304570 SH SOLE 304570 0 0
ALLSTATE CORP NOTE 6.750 6/1 020002AB7 23 24000 SOLE 24000 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COMMON 02364J104 22024 290269 SH SOLE 290269 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COMMON 032511107 7989 234100 SH SOLE 234100 0 0
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC COMMON 042476101 7580 227130 SH SOLE 227130 0 0
ASSOCIATES FIRST CAP COR CL A 046008108 3244 118220 SH SOLE 118220 0 0
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COMMON 048825103 5 60 SH SOLE 60 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COMMON 060505104 10111 201473 SH SOLE 201473 0 0
BANK ONE CORP COMMON 06423A103 8171 255344 SH SOLE 255344 0 0
BEAR STEARNS COS INC COMMON 073902108 586 13718 SH SOLE 13718 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMMON 077853109 7928 128784 SH SOLE 128784 0 0
BESTFOODS COMMON 08658U101 9661 183800 SH SOLE 183800 0 0
BOEING CO COMMON 097023105 9923 239470 SH SOLE 239470 0 0
BOSTON PRIVATE FINL HLDG COMMON 101119105 782 92000 SH SOLE 92000 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COMMON 110122108 5180 80700 SH SOLE 80700 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COMMON 149123101 6537 138900 SH SOLE 138900 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COMMON 16161A108 9930 127820 SH SOLE 127820 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COMMON 166751107 225 2600 SH SOLE 2600 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COMMON 172967101 9756 175200 SH SOLE 175200 0 0
COCA COLA CO COMMON 191216100 7045 120950 SH SOLE 120950 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COMMON 204493100 10493 387750 SH SOLE 387750 0 0
COMPUTER ASSOC INTL INC COMMON 204912109 8818 126090 SH SOLE 126090 0 0
CONOCO INC CL B 208251405 9 365 SH SOLE 365 0 0
CORN PRODS INTL INC COMMON 219023108 21 650 SH SOLE 650 0 0
DEERE & CO COMMON 244199105 9718 224050 SH SOLE 224050 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 203 6951 SH SOLE 6951 0 0
DOW CHEM CO COMMON 260543103 5626 42100 SH SOLE 42100 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & COMMON 263534109 9808 148886 SH SOLE 148886 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COMMON 268648102 23213 212480 SH SOLE 212480 0 0
EMERSON ELEC CO COMMON 291011104 11515 200700 SH SOLE 200700 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COMMON 30231G102 5324 66083 SH SOLE 66083 0 0
FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP COMMON 313400301 10518 223500 SH SOLE 223500 0 0
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COMMON 313586109 9734 155900 SH SOLE 155900 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COMMON 345370100 9335 175100 SH SOLE 175100 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COMMON 369604103 14825 95800 SH SOLE 95800 0 0
GILLETTE CO COMMON 375766102 7381 179200 SH SOLE 179200 0 0
GLOBAL MARINE INC COMMON 379352404 65 3900 SH SOLE 3900 0 0
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO COMMON 382550101 4991 177850 SH SOLE 177850 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COMMON 406216101 6231 154800 SH SOLE 154800 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMMON 428236103 13445 118200 SH SOLE 118200 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 437076102 18150 264000 SH SOLE 264000 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COMMON 438516106 13141 227800 SH SOLE 227800 0 0
INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 14118 171520 SH SOLE 171520 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS M COMMON 459200101 10902 101060 SH SOLE 101060 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 10556 113200 SH SOLE 113200 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON 549463107 9949 132652 SH SOLE 132652 0 0
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COMMON 571748102 54 562 SH SOLE 562 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COMMON 589331107 12678 188700 SH SOLE 188700 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITT COM NEW 617446448 10879 76210 SH SOLE 76210 0 0
NCR CORP NEW COMMON 62886E108 3 78 SH SOLE 78 0 0
NEW PLAN EXCEL RLTY TR I COMMON 648053106 22134 1399754 SH SOLE 1399754 0 0
NIKE INC CL B 654106103 9191 185450 SH SOLE 185450 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COMMON 655844108 3456 168600 SH SOLE 168600 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP COMMON 656569100 1295 12820 SH SOLE 12820 0 0
NORWEST FINL INC NOTE 7.750 8/1 669383CV1 51 50000 SOLE 50000 0 0
ORACLE CORP COMMON 68389X105 34 303 SH SOLE 303 0 0
PPG INDS INC COMMON 693506107 10423 166600 SH SOLE 166600 0 0
PACIFIC BELL NOTE 7.000 7/1 694032AM5 54 55000 SOLE 55000 0 0
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP COMMON 701094104 16488 321330 SH SOLE 321330 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COMMON 803111103 10720 485900 SH SOLE 485900 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 806605101 12480 294520 SH SOLE 294520 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMMON 806857108 6592 117450 SH SOLE 117450 0 0
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY COMMON 811804103 50 1064 SH SOLE 1064 0 0
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO COMMON 812387108 6 200 SH SOLE 200 0 0
SONAT INC COMMON 835415100 8 200 SH SOLE 200 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COMMON 866810104 124 1600 SH SOLE 1600 0 0
SYSCO CORP COMMON 871829107 11548 291900 SH SOLE 291900 0 0
TJX COS INC NEW COMMON 872540109 11658 570400 SH SOLE 570400 0 0
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A DEPOSITORY RECEI 879403780 6 50 SH SOLE 50 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COMMON 882508104 89 920 SH SOLE 920 0 0
TIDEWATER INC COMMON 886423102 9144 254000 SH SOLE 254000 0 0
TIFFANY & CO NEW COMMON 886547108 16295 182580 SH SOLE 182580 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 913017109 13364 205600 SH SOLE 205600 0 0
V F CORP COMMON 918204108 10308 343600 SH SOLE 343600 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COMMON 934488107 123 1500 SH SOLE 1500 0 0
TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX COM G90078109 766 22738 SH SOLE 22738 0 0
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