SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED] For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993 COMMISSION FILE NO. 28-239 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN The Boston Company, Inc. One Boston Place Boston, MA 02108 (Full title of the Plan and the address of the Plan) American Express Company World Financial Center New York, NY 10285 (Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and the address of its principal executive office) THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Financial Statements and Schedules December 31, 1993 and 1992 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon) THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Index to Financial Statements and Schedules December 31, 1993 and 1992 Page Independent Auditors' Report 1 Financial Statements: Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits 2 - 3 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits 4 - 5 Notes to Financial Statements 6 - 12 Schedule 1 - Assets Held for Investment Purposes (at end of plan year) 13 Schedule 2 - Loans or Fixed Income Obligations 14 Schedule 3 - Reportable Transactions 15 Note: All other schedules required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure have been omitted because there is no information to report. Independent Auditors' Report ---------------------------- Corporate Benefits Committee Mellon Bank Corporation: We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for plan benefits of The Boston Company, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 1993, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. The financial statements of the Plan as of December 31, 1992, were audited by other auditors whose report thereon dated primarily May 7, 1993, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. We conducted our audit 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the 1993 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of The Boston Company, Inc. Employee Savings Plan as of December 31, 1993, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audit for the year ended December 31, 1993, was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplementary information included in Schedules 1 through 3 for the year ended December 31, 1993, is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is 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 schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit 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 for the year ended December 31, 1993. June 3, 1994 /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits December 31, 1993 The Boston Company, Inc. Fund ----------------------------------------------- Cash Government Managed Capital Special American Management Money Income Appreciation Growth Express Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Stock Fund ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---------- Assets Investments, at fair value (cost $40,213,749): Registered investment companies $34,936,442 8,702,149 2,713,461 6,506,451 8,633,307 8,381,074 -- American Express common stock 4,594,169 -- -- -- -- -- 4,594,169 Loans to participants 2,502,348 -- -- -- -- -- -- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- Total investments 42,032,959 8,702,149 2,713,461 6,506,451 8,633,307 8,381,074 4,594,169 Cash (overdrafts) 10,108 15,269 (1,660) 317,550 (56,132) (202,454) (62,452) Due from broker for securities sold 154,872 -- -- -- -- -- 154,872 Interest and dividends receivable 354 -- -- 285 -- -- 69 ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- Total assets 42,198,293 8,717,418 2,711,801 6,824,286 8,577,175 8,178,620 4,686,658 ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- Liabilities Due to broker for securities purchased 19,210 18,937 -- 273 -- -- -- Unallocated principal distribution (169) -- -- -- -- -- -- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- Total liabilities 19,041 18,937 -- 273 -- -- -- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- Net assets available for plan benefits $42,179,252 8,698,481 2,711,801 6,824,013 8,577,175 8,178,620 4,686,658 =========== ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========== Loan Forfeiture Fund Fund ---- ---------- Assets Investments, at fair value (cost $40,213,749): Registered investment companies -- -- American Express common stock -- -- Loans to participants 2,502,348 -- --------- -------- Total investments 2,502,348 -- Cash (overdrafts) (13) -- Due from broker for securities sold -- -- Interest and dividends receivable -- -- --------- -------- Total assets 2,502,335 -- --------- -------- Liabilities Due to broker for securities purchased -- -- Unallocated principal distribution (169) -- --------- -------- Total liabilities (169) -- --------- -------- Net assets available for plan benefits 2,502,504 -- ========= ======== See accompanying notes to financial statements. 2 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits December 31, 1992 The Boston Company, Inc. Fund ----------------------------------------------------------- Cash Government Managed Capital Special American Management Money Income Appreciation Growth Express Distribution Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Stock Fund Fund ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---------- ---- Assets Investments, at fair value (cost $38,702,218): Registered investment companies $32,085,826 $10,578,653 3,091,915 5,534,862 7,578,424 5,301,972 -- -- American Express common stock 4,415,263 -- -- -- -- -- 4,415,263 -- Loans to participants 1,966,816 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Other 190,965 -- -- -- -- -- 1,940 25,674 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- Total investments 38,658,870 10,578,653 3,091,915 5,534,862 7,578,424 5,301,972 4,417,203 25,674 Cash (overdrafts) 397,685 393,713 22,906 -- -- -- -- (25,748) Due from broker for securities sold 805,210 -- -- 415,571 140,778 63,824 185,037 -- Interest and dividends receivable 68,481 24,952 6,464 36,694 5 3 78 74 ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- Total assets 39,930,246 10,997,318 3,121,285 5,987,127 7,719,207 5,365,799 4,602,318 -- ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- Liabilities Distributions payable 75,000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Due to broker for securities purchased 68,098 24,945 6,462 36,691 -- -- -- -- Unallocated principal distribution (237) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- Total liabilities 142,861 24,945 6,462 36,691 -- -- -- -- ----------- ----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------- Net assets available for plan benefits 39,787,385 $10,972,373 3,114,823 5,950,436 7,719,207 5,365,799 4,602,318 -- =========== =========== ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ======= Loan Forfeiture Fund Fund ---- ---- Assets Investments, at fair value (cost $38,702,218): Registered investment companies -- -- American Express common stock -- -- Loans to participants 1,966,816 -- Other -- 163,351 --------- ------- Total investments 1,966,816 163,351 Cash (overdrafts) (38) 6,852 Due from broker for securities sold -- -- Interest and dividends receivable -- 211 --------- ------- Total assets 1,966,778 170,414 --------- ------- Liabilities Distributions payable -- 75,000 Due to broker for securities purchased -- -- Unallocated principal distribution (237) -- --------- ------- Total liabilities (237) 75,000 --------- ------- Net assets available for plan benefits 1,967,015 95,414 ========= ======= See accompanying notes to financial statements. 3 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits For the Year Ended December 31, 1993 The Boston Company, Inc. Fund ------------------------------------------------------- Cash Government Managed Capital Special American Management Money Income Appreciation Growth Express Loan Forfeiture Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Stock Fund Fund Fund ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---------- ---- ---- Contributions: Employer matching contribution $ 957,073 247,756 72,773 150,453 210,589 181,953 93,549 -- -- Employee contribution 2,316,466 584,894 170,403 373,396 511,455 456,614 219,704 -- -- Rollover contributions 648,464 37,311 11,921 284,131 36,833 277,933 335 -- -- ----------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- ------- Total contributions 3,922,003 869,961 255,097 807,980 758,877 916,500 313,588 -- -- Investment income: Dividend and interest 1,260,372 257,323 74,401 444,921 95,070 36 169,996 217,604 1,021 income Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 3,989,339 -- -- 452,782 1,165,008 1,313,228 1,048,994 -- 9,327 ----------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- ------- Total investment income 5,249,711 257,323 74,401 897,703 1,260,078 1,313,264 1,218,990 217,604 10,348 Distributions to participants 5,164,440 2,155,386 347,778 575,623 607,849 773,779 522,915 181,110 -- Distribution to Plan Administrator (note 4) 132,502 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 132,502 Forfeitures -- 5,584 3,541 4,014 7,549 4,595 1,457 -- (26,740) Net interfund transfers out (in) -- 820,298 353,236 (197,439) 303,388 (1,510,777) 730,289 (498,995) -- ----------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- ------- Net increase (decrease) 3,874,772 (1,853,984) (375,057) 1,323,485 1,100,169 2,962,167 277,917 535,489 (95,414) Net transfers from the Plan (1,482,905) (419,908) (27,965) (449,908) (242,201) (149,346) (193,577) -- -- Net assets available for plan benefits: Beginning of year 39,787,385 10,972,373 3,114,823 5,950,436 7,719,207 5,365,799 4,602,318 1,967,015 95,414 ----------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- ------- End of year $42,179,252 8,698,481 2,711,801 6,824,013 8,577,175 8,178,620 4,686,658 2,502,504 -- =========== ========== ========= ========= ========= ========== ========= ========= ======= See accompanying notes to financial statements. 4 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits For the Year Ended December 31, 1992 The Boston Company, Inc. Fund ----------------------------------------------------------- Cash Government Managed Capital Special Management Money Income Appreciation Growth Total Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Contributions: Employer matching contribution $2,120,971 633,025 176,491 287,407 469,256 318,907 Employee contribution 5,511,234 1,581,720 474,849 763,227 1,174,375 882,241 ----------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total contributions 7,632,205 2,214,745 651,340 1,050,634 1,643,631 1,201,148 Investment income: Dividend and interest income 1,394,231 383,776 100,450 421,820 96,856 40,549 Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 1,967,639 -- -- 15,940 210,742 979,470 ----------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Total investment income 3,361,870 383,776 100,450 437,760 307,598 1,020,019 Distributions to participants 3,880,152 1,747,204 352,860 397,895 625,735 223,086 Distribution to successor trustee 548,062 190,761 56,660 69,175 113,807 86,979 Distribution to Plan 150,000 -- -- -- -- -- Administrator (note 4) Forfeitures (1) 20,823 8,512 12,768 13,264 9,002 Net interfund transfers out (in) -- 1,337,675 158,630 (541,838) (237,679) (376,211) ----------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net increase (decrease) 6,415,862 (697,942) 175,128 1,550,394 1,436,102 2,278,311 Net assets available for plan benefits: Beginning of year 33,371,523 11,670,315 2,939,695 4,400,042 6,283,105 3,087,488 ----------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- End of year $39,787,385 10,972,373 3,114,823 5,950,436 7,719,207 5,365,799 =========== ========== ========= ========= ========== ========= American Express Distribution Loan Forfeiture Stock Fund Fund Fund Fund ---------- ---- ---- ---- Contributions: Employer matching contribution 235,882 -- -- 3 Employee contribution 634,822 -- -- -- --------- ------- --------- -------- Total contributions 870,704 -- -- 3 Investment income: Dividend and interest income 131,416 1,371 213,429 4,564 Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 755,173 -- -- 6,314 --------- ------- --------- -------- Total investment income 886,589 1,371 213,429 10,878 Distributions to participants 330,935 45,777 156,660 -- Distribution to successor 30,612 -- 68 -- trustee Distribution to Plan -- -- -- 150,000 Administrator (note 4) Forfeitures 10,449 -- -- (74,819) Net interfund transfers out (in) (7,973) -- (332,604) -- --------- ------- --------- -------- Net increase (decrease) 1,393,270 (44,406) 389,305 (64,300) Net assets available for plan benefits: Beginning of year 3,209,048 44,406 1,577,710 159,714 End of year --------- ------- --------- -------- 4,602,318 -- 1,967,015 95,414 ========= ======= ========= ======== See accompanying notes to financial statements. 5 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 1993 and 1992 (1) Description of the Plan ----------------------- The following description of The Boston Company, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan documents for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. On May 21, 1993, Mellon Bank Corporation (the "Corporation") acquired The Boston Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Express Company. As a result of the acquisition by the Corporation, the Plan was amended effective on May 31, 1993 (the "Effective Date"). As of the Effective Date, the Retirement, Compensation and Benefits Committee of The Boston Company, Inc. approved a resolution which provides that the Plan will no longer accept contributions but will remain in existence as long as necessary to pay vested benefits. Subsequent to the Effective Date, employees of The Boston Company, Inc. are eligible to participate in the Mellon Bank Corporation Retirement Savings Plan. The Plan is a defined contribution savings plan established on January 1, 1983, for the benefit of employees of The Boston Company, Inc. and subsidiaries. The Plan is subject to the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Through December 31, 1993, the Plan was administered by the Retirement, Compensation and Benefits Committee appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Boston Company, Inc. Effective January 1, 1994, the Plan is administered by the Corporate Benefits Committee of the Corporation (the "Committee"), all of whose members are appointed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Committee is the Named Fiduciary and the Plan Administrator. The members of the Committee receive no remuneration from the Plan with respect to their service in such capacity. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boston Company, Inc., is the Trustee. Eligibility and Contributions ----------------------------- Prior to the Effective Date, employees with one year or more of service were eligible to participate in the Plan by making voluntary salary reduction contributions equal to at least 2% but not more than 12% of compensation. Further, the Plan provided that, beginning the next fiscal year after each participant's date of hire, The Boston Company, Inc. would contribute an amount equal to 50% of each participant's salary reduction contributions up to 6% of compensation. Any such contributions were payable as of year end. Forfeitures of The Boston Company, Inc. contributions by participants were used to reduce the amount of future Boston Company, Inc. contributions. All contributions were invested in mutual funds managed by The Boston Company, Inc. or in the American Express Company Common Stock Fund at the direction of the participants. The Plan has been amended so that no contributions can be made as of and after the Effective Date. (Continued) 6 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued Vesting ------- Prior to the Effective Date, any participant who terminated employment was vested in and entitled to a portion of the participant's account that consisted of the entire amount attributable to participant contributions, plus a percentage of that portion attributable to The Boston Company, Inc. contributions determined in accordance with the Plan Agreement. The Boston Company, Inc. contributions were 100% vested after five years. As of the Effective Date, all participants with account balances were granted full vesting in the Plan and all contributions to the Plan were discontinued. Distributions ------------- In service withdrawals from participant accounts are not allowed prior to age 59-1/2 except for financial hardship, as defined in the Plan Agreement. Account balances in the Plan as of the Effective Date are maintained and participants are able to direct their account balances among The Boston Company, Inc. Funds; however, no transfers into the American Express Company Common Stock Fund are permitted. Loans to Participants --------------------- Participants in the Plan may borrow against their vested balances. The minimum amount a participant could borrow was $1,000 and the maximum was determined as follows: If vested amount in in account is Maximum loans -------------------- ------------- Over $100,000 $50,000 Less than $100,000 50% of balance All loans must, under the terms of the Plan, be paid back within five years unless the funds are used to purchase a primary residence. All loans are fixed rate loans based on the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company prime rate plus 3.5%. Such loans must be evidenced by the participant's interest-bearing promissory note, the terms and conditions of which were established by the Retirement, Compensation and Benefits Committee prior to the Effective Date and the Committee after the Effective Date. (Continued) 7 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued Administrative Expenses ----------------------- No administrative expenses are paid by the Plan. (2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies ------------------------------------------ Basis of Financial Statements ----------------------------- The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis. As discussed in note 1 to the financial statements, the Retirement, Compensation and Benefits Committee of The Boston Company, Inc. approved a resolution which provides that the Plan will no longer accept contributions but will remain in existence as long as necessary to pay vested benefits. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Plan has changed its basis of accounting from the ongoing plan basis to the liquidation basis. This change had no effect on the Plan's 1993 financial statements. Investments ----------- Investments in shares of each of the funds of The Boston Company, Inc. Fund are valued at the net asset value per share for each fund based on the respective fair values of the underlying assets invested therein. Investments in common stock in the American Express Company Common Stock Fund are traded on a national securities exchange and are valued at the last reported price on the last business day of the year. Short-term investments in the Forfeiture Fund and the Distribution Fund are valued at the net asset value per share of the Daily Liquidity Fund. This is a short-term investment fund sponsored by The Boston Company, Inc. valued at amortized cost which approximates market. Purchases and sales of securities are reflected on a trade-date basis. All interest, dividends and capital gains are reinvested. Dividend income is recorded on the declaration date. Income from other investments is recorded as earned on an accrual basis. Reclassification of Prior Year's Statements ------------------------------------------- Certain items previously reported have been reclassified to conform with the current year's reporting format. (Continued) 8 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued (3) Investment Programs ------------------- The Boston Company, Inc. Fund ----------------------------- Participants' salary reduction contributions are invested in The Boston Company, Inc. Fund. The Boston Company, Inc. Fund is a mutual fund consisting of seven separate portfolios. Under the Plan, a participant may elect to invest in any of the following five portfolios: (a) Cash Management Fund -------------------- A money market fund investing in a diversified portfolio of high-grade money market instruments. (b) Government Money Fund --------------------- A money market fund investing exclusively in obligations issued or guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the U.S. government or backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. (c) Managed Income Fund ------------------- An income fund investing primarily in investment-grade corporate and U.S. government obligations and in obligations having maturities of 10 years or less. (d) Capital Appreciation Fund ------------------------- An equity fund seeking long-term growth of capital, with current income as a secondary objective, through investments primarily in common stocks. (e) Special Growth Fund ------------------- An equity fund seeking above-average capital growth without regard to income through investments principally in securities of issuers thought to have significant growth potential. American Express Company Common Stock Fund ------------------------------------------ This fund includes employer matching contributions, through the Effective Date, in American Express Company common stock. Distribution Fund ----------------- This fund included amounts carried over from a predecessor profit-sharing plan for which participants had made elections to have their interests invested in interest-bearing instruments pending distribution to such participants. The fund invested in money market accounts, obligations of the U.S. government, time or demand deposits with banks and money market funds. (Continued) 9 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued Loan Fund --------- The Loan Fund represents a separate fund administered in connection with loans to participants of the Plan. Participants may borrow from their accounts a portion of their account balance. (4) Distributions From Plan ----------------------- The Boston Company, Inc. transferred a group of employees to an affiliate in a prior year. The distribution to successor trustee in 1992 represents the balance for these participants transferred to the affiliate's employee savings plan. The distribution to Plan Administrator represents the amount of the Forfeiture Fund withdrawn by The Boston Company, Inc.. Prior to the Effective Date, The Boston Company, Inc. was permitted to use these funds to reduce The Boston Company, Inc.'s matching contribution. (5) Federal Income Taxes -------------------- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued its latest determination on June 9, 1986, which stated that the Plan was qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code), and the related trust is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Code. The Plan and its underlying trust have since been amended to conform with tax law changes. The amended Plan instruments will be submitted to the IRS for a letter of determination. In the opinion of the Plan Administrator, the Plan and the related trust have operated in accordance with the terms of the Plan and in conformity with the applicable provisions of the Code. Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements do not include a provision for federal income taxes. (6) Distribution of Excess Contributions ------------------------------------ It is The Boston Company, Inc.'s intention to operate the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Code sections 401(k) and 401(m) which outline the application of the discrimination test to qualified profit-sharing plans. It was determined that the Plan met the discrimination test for the 1993 and 1992 plan years. (Continued) 10 THE BOSTON COMPANY INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued (7) Investments Investments held by the Plan as of December 31, 1993, were as follows: Market value Number of ----------------- shares Per Description or units Cost unit Total ----------- --------- ---- ---- ----- Cash Management Fund: Boston Company, Inc. Fund Cash Management Fund Institutional Shares 8,702,149 $8,702,149 1.00 $8,702,149* Government Money Fund: Boston Company, Inc. Fund Government Money Fund Institutional Shares 2,713,461 2,713,461 1.00 2,713,461* Managed Income Fund: Boston Company, Inc. Fund Managed Income Fund Institutional Shares 571,744 6,512,158 11.38 6,506,451* Capital Appreciation Fund: Boston Company, Inc. Fund Capital Appreciation Fund Institutional Shares 310,551 8,457,318 27.80 8,633,307* Special Growth Fund: Boston Company, Inc. Fund Special Growth Fund Institutional Shares 464,068 7,624,136 18.06 8,381,074* American Express Stock Fund: American Express Company common stock 148,799 3,702,179 30.88 4,594,169* Loan Fund: Loans to participants 2,502,348 2,502,348 1.00 2,502,348* ----------- ----------- Total investments $40,213,749 $42,032,959 =========== =========== * Investments greater than 5% of net assets available for plan benefits at the end of the plan year. (Continued) 11 THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements, Continued Investments held by the Plan as of December 31, 1992, are summarized as follows: Description Cost Fair value ----------- ---- ---------- The Boston Company, Inc. Pooled Employee Funds: Daily Liquidity Fund $ 190,965 190,965 The Boston Company, Inc. Fund 32,191,653 32,085,826* Common Stock - American Express Company 4,352,784 4,415,263* Loans to participants 1,966,816 1,966,816 ----------- ---------- $38,702,218 38,658,870 =========== ========== * Investments greater than 5% of net assets available for plan benefits at the end of the plan year. (8) Reconciliation of Financial Statements and Form 5500 ---------------------------------------------------- Benefits payable to withdrawing participants of $309,865 in 1993 are included as a component of net assets available for plan benefits in the financial statements which differs from the basis used to prepare the Plan's Form 5500. Accordingly, reconciliations are presented below for the year ended December 31, 1993: Reconciliation of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits -------------------------------------------------------- As reported As reported in financial in Form 5500 Adjustment statements ------------ ---------- ------------ 1993 Benefits payable $309,865 (309,865) - Reconciliation of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits ------------------------------------------------------------------- As reported As reported in financial in Form 5500 Adjustment statements ------------ ---------- ------------ 1993 Participant withdrawals $ 5,474,305 (309,865) 5,164,440 End of year - net assets available for plan 41,869,387 309,865 42,179,252 benefits 12 Schedule 1 ---------- THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN EIN: 04 2371833 Plan Number: 001 Item 27(a) - Assets Held for Investment Purposes (at the end of the plan year) December 31, 1993 Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E - -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Identity of issue, borrower, Current lessor or similar party Description of investment Cost value ----------------------- ------------------------- ---- ----- Registered investment companies ------------------------------- * The Boston Company, Inc. Fund Capital Appreciation Fund $ 8,457,318 8,633,307 * The Boston Company, Inc. Fund Managed Income Fund 6,512,158 6,506,451 * The Boston Company, Inc. Fund Special Growth Fund 7,624,136 8,381,074 * The Boston Company, Inc. Fund Government Money Fund 2,713,461 2,713,461 ----------- ---------- Total registered investment companies 25,307,073 26,234,293 Common/collective trusts ------------------------ * The Boston Company, Inc. Fund Cash Management Fund 8,702,149 8,702,149 ----------- ---------- Total common/collective trusts 8,702,149 8,702,149 Common stocks ------------- American Express Company American Express Stock Fund 3,702,179 4,594,169 ----------- ---------- Total common stocks 3,702,179 4,594,169 Loans to participants --------------------- * The Boston Company, Inc. Employee Savings Plan Loans 2,502,348 2,502,348 ----------- ---------- Total loans to participants 2,502,348 2,502,348 ----------- ---------- Total investments $40,213,749 42,032,959 =========== ========== * Party-in-interest Note: The range of interest rates on loans to participants as of December 31, 1993, was 9.5% to 15%, and the range of maturity dates was January 15, 1994, to May 15, 2024. 13 Schedule 2 ---------- THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN EIN: 04 2371833 Plan Number: 001 Item 27(b) - Loans or Fixed Income Obligations December 31, 1993 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amount received during Identity Original reporting year Unpaid and address amount -------------------------- balance at of obligor of loan Principal Interest end of year ------------ --------- ------------- ------------ ----------- N/A Mary E. Martens 304 Pearl Street Malden, MA 02148 $3,000 0.00 0.00 2,240.81 N/A Christopher Ober 220 Essex Street #4 3,000 0.00 0.00 2,534.44 Melrose, MA 02176 3,000 0.00 0.00 1,414.80 Detailed description of loan Amout overdue Identity ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- and address Date of Maturity Interest Renegotiation of obligor origination date rate Collateral terms Principal Interest ------------ ----------- ---- ---- ---------- ----- --------- -------- Mary E. Martens 304 Pearl Street Malden, MA 02148 1/31/91 2/2/96 %13.50 401(k) balance none $723.83 325.57 Christopher Ober 220 Essex Street #4 9/24/91 9/27/96 12.00 401(k) balance none 655.03 328.65 Melrose, MA 02176 8/22/89 9/2/94 14.50 401(k) balance none 874.83 180.77 N/A - Not a party-in-interest transaction. 14 Schedule 3 ---------- THE BOSTON COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN EIN: 04 2371833 Plan Number: 001 Item 27(d) - Reportable Transactions Year Ended December 31, 1993 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series Transactions, When Aggregated, Involving an Amount in Excess of Five Percent of the Current Value of Plan Assets Number Number Total dollar Total dollar Identity of of of value of value of Net gain or party involved Description of assets purchases sales purchases sales (loss) -------------- --------------------- --------- ------ --------- ----- ------ American Express Company American Express Company 6 34 $ 421,087 2,010,936 225,809 Common Stock Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Special Growth Fund 64 33 2,709,864 1,101,175 210,931 Company 15 Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants --------------------------------------------------- The Board of Directors Mellon Bank Corporation: We consent to incorporation by reference in the Prospectus to the Registration Statement (No. 33-43695) on Form S-8 of American Express Company of our report dated June 3, 1994, that is included in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of The Boston Company Employee Savings Plan. /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick June 28, 1994 [Logo of Ernst & Young] Ernst & Young 200 Clarendon Street Boston Massachusetts 02116-5072 Phone: 617 266 2000 Fax: 617 266 5843 Report of Independent Auditors The Retirement, Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Boston Company, Inc. Employee Savings Plan We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of The Boston Company, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1992, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1992. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan at December 31, 1992, and the changes in its net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1992, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. ERNST & YOUNG /s/ ERNST & YOUNG May 7, 1993, except for the second paragraph of Note 1 as to which the date is May 21, 1993 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 33-43695) pertaining to The Boston Company, Inc. Employee Savings Plan and in the related Prospectus of our report dated May 7, 1993, except for the second paragraph of Note 1 as to which the date is May 21, 1993, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of The Boston Company, Inc. Employee Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1993. ERNST & YOUNG /s/ ERNST & YOUNG Boston, Massachusetts June 21, 1994 Signature --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Retirement, Compensation and Benefits Committee of The Boston Company, Inc., has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto authorized. THE BOSTON COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN /s/ Willis F. Williams By: --------------------------- Willis F. Williams Member of Retirement, Compensation and Benefits Committee of The Boston Company, Inc. Date: June 24, 1994