AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 1, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2012-09-28

Reporting Person: Leonsis Theodore (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-28	Share Equivalent Units	$	A	194.48	Acquired		Common Stock (194.48)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The Share Equivalent Units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F2: The reported Share Equivalent Units were acquired pursuant to the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and will be settled in cash following termination of service as a Director.

F3: The Share Equivalent Units are convertible immediately and have no expiration date.

F4: Includes Share Equivalent Units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and/or the 2003 Share Equivalent Unit Plan for Directors.