AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2010

Apr 30, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2010-04-29

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-04-29	Common Stock	M	68544	$29.239	Acquired	123518	Direct
2010-04-29	Common Stock	M	50867	$16.71	Acquired	174385	Direct
2010-04-29	Common Stock	S	103419	$47.6285	Disposed	70966	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-04-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.239	M	68544	Disposed	2013-01-26	Common Stock (68544)	Direct
2010-04-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.71	M	50867	Disposed	2019-01-28	Common Stock (50867)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2811	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $47.58 to $47.70. The reporting person undertakes to provide to American Express Company, any security holder of American Express Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range.

F2: These shares become exercisable in four annual installments beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."