AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 26, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2012-01-24

Reporting Person: CHENAULT KENNETH I (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-08	Common Stock	G	340	—	Disposed	865154	Direct
2011-05-06	Common Stock	G	997	—	Disposed	864157	Direct
2011-05-06	Common Stock	G	498	—	Disposed	863659	Direct
2011-05-06	Common Stock	G	3988	—	Disposed	859671	Direct
2011-05-06	Common Stock	G	7976	—	Disposed	851695	Direct
2011-05-06	Common Stock	G	4985	—	Disposed	846710	Direct
2011-05-06	Common Stock	G	3998	—	Disposed	842712	Direct
2011-05-09	Common Stock	G	500	—	Disposed	842212	Direct
2011-05-19	Common Stock	G	1639	—	Disposed	840573	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-24	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.23	A	123706	Acquired	2022-01-23	Common Stock (123706)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	85220	Indirect
Common Stock	10921	Indirect
Common Stock	22972.47	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: These shares become exercisable in four cumulative annual installments of 25% each beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."