AMERICAN EXPRESS CO - Director's Dealing 2008

SEC Form 5/A — Form 5/A

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2007-12-31

Reporting Person: Linville Judson C (CEO, U.S. Consumer Division)

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-12-18	Common Stock	G	232	—	Disposed	45983	Direct

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-07-25	Phantom Stock Units	$	J	23	Acquired		Common Stock (23)	Direct

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2811	Indirect
Common Stock	27.1	Indirect

F1: The phantom stock converts into common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F2: The reported phantom stock units were acquired under the Company's Supplemental Retirement Plan.

F3: The units are to be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.

F4: Includes phantom stock units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Supplemental Retirement Plan.