SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 928298-10-8 (CUSIP Number) Check the following space if a fee is being paid with this statement X 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. 928298-10-8 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 900,305 (7) Sole Dispositive Power -0- (8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,440,700 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,440,700 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount In Row (9) 6.8% 12) Type of Reporting Person CO, HC CUSIP NO. 928298-10-8 1) Name of Reporting Person IDS 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 900,305 (7) Sole Dispositive Power -0- (8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,435,720 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,435,720 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount In Row (9) 6.8% 12) Type of Reporting Person CO, IA 1(a) Name of Issuer: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal 63 Lincoln Highway Executive Offices: Malvern, PA 19355 2(a) Name of Person Filing: American Express Company IDS Financial Corporation 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: American Express Company American Express Tower World Financial Center New York, NY 10285 IDS 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: 928298-10-8 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). IDS 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, 1993: 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: 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. Dated: December 31, 1993 IDS Financial Corporation By: /s/ Robert F. Erdman From: Robert F. Erdman Title: Assistant Treasurer 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 IDS Financial Corporation Exhibit V Statement of IDS Financial Corporation disclaiming beneficial ownership to shares held by American Express Companies.
Exhibit I
to
Schedule 13G
One of the persons filing this statement is a parent holding
company. The relevant subsidiary, IDS Financial Corporation,
a Delaware Corporation,is registered as an investment
advisor under section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
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, and the General Counsel of any Associate General
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: /s/ Stephan P. Norman
Name: Stephan P. Norman
Title: Secretary
Exhibit III
to
Schedule 13G
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1), IDS Financial Corporation
affirms that it is individually eligible to use Schedule 13G
and agrees that this Schedule is filed in its behalf.
IDS Financial Corporation
By: /s/Robert F. Erdman
Name: Robert F. Erdman
Title: Assistant Treasurer
EXHIBIT V
TO
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
IDS Financial Corporation, an American Express Company, disclaims
beneficial ownership to the common shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
held by the following American Express Companies.
Lehman Brothers 4,980 Shares
IDS Financial Corporation
By: /s/ Robert F. Erdman
Name: Robert F. Erdman
Title: Assistant Treasurer