AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Jun 16, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2006-06-14

Reporting Person: POPOFF FRANK P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-06-14	Common Stock	M	1142	$37.714	Acquired	19101.269	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-06-14	Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.714	M	1142	Disposed	2012-04-22	Common Stock (1142)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	32420	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Shareholder's Stock Purchase Plan.