Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/08/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC [AIG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
09/17/2010
(Street)

MIAMI, FL 33137
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 30,321,900 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 30,321,900
I
See Footnote (2)
Common Stock 3,534,600
I
See Footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Convertible Preferred Stock   (4)   (4) Common Stock 2,503,076 (5) $ (6) D  
Convertible Preferred Stock   (4)   (4) Common Stock 2,800,848 (5) $ (6) I See Footnote (2)
Convertible Preferred Stock   (4)   (4) Common Stock 2,800,848 (5) $ (6) I See Footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
9TH FLOOR
MIAMI, FL 33137
    X    
FAIRHOLME FUNDS INC
C/O FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR
MIAMI, FL 33137
    X    
BERKOWITZ BRUCE R
C/O FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR
MIAMI, FL 33137
    X    

Signatures

Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C. /s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz 10/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Fairholme Funds, Inc. By: Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., Investment Manager /s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz 10/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Bruce R. Berkowitz 10/13/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These securities are directly owned by The Fairholme Fund, a series of Fairholme Funds, Inc., which is a Reporting Person.
(2) The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C., ("Fairholme") as the investment manager of Fairholme Funds, Inc., and by Mr. Berkowitz as the managing member of Fairholme. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(3) The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Fairholme, as the investment manager of such managed accounts, and by Mr. Berkowitz as the managing member of Fairholme. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(4) The exchange offer for the convertible preferred stock expires on November 10, 2010.
(5) This amount assumes that the Reporting Person has converted 95% of the preferred shares held by the Reporting Person into common stock.
(6) The exchange is for 0.09867 shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $2.50 per share, plus $3.2702 in cash for each validly tendered and accepted unit of convertible preferred stock.

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