AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2004

Aug 5, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2004-08-03

Reporting Person: HOUSE DAVID C (Member, Global Leadership Team)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-08-03	Common Shares	S	14500	$50.02	Disposed	185179	Direct
2004-08-03	Common Shares	S	15500	$50.03	Disposed	169679	Direct
2004-08-03	Common Shares	S	10000	$50.05	Disposed	159679	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	6664	Indirect
Common Shares	1110	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares held in reporting person's account under the Company's Incentive Savings Plan as of August 4, 2004. This plan uses unit accounting, and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the unit price of the Company pooled stock fund.