AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2007

Mar 21, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2007-03-19

Reporting Person: LESCHLY JAN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-03-19	Common Stock	M	3427	$18.328	Acquired	118890	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-03-19	Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.328	M	3427	Disposed	2007-04-27	Common Stock (3427)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on April 28, 1998.