AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2012-01-26

Reporting Person: Bush James Peter (EVP, World Service)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-26	Common Stock	F	1066	$49.98	Disposed	69730.7709	Direct
2012-01-27	Common Stock	F	2183	$49.85	Disposed	67547.7709	Direct
2012-01-29	Common Stock	F	2068	$49.85	Disposed	65479.7709	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5977	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

F2: The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award.

F3: Shares held in reporting person's account under the Company's Retirement Savings Plan. This plan uses unit accounting, and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the unit price of the Company pooled stock fund.