AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2013

May 31, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2013-05-30

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-06	Common Stock	G	9400	—	Disposed	718008	Direct
2013-03-06	Common Stock	G	3906	—	Disposed	714102	Direct
2013-03-06	Common Stock	G	6250	—	Disposed	707852	Direct
2013-03-06	Common Stock	G	3125	—	Disposed	704727	Direct
2013-04-24	Common Stock	G	127	—	Disposed	704600	Direct
2013-04-24	Common Stock	G	149	—	Disposed	704451	Direct
2013-04-24	Common Stock	G	7441	—	Disposed	697010	Direct
2013-04-24	Common Stock	G	5953	—	Disposed	691057	Direct
2013-04-24	Common Stock	G	447	—	Disposed	690610	Direct
2013-05-30	Common Stock	M	445537	$45.768	Acquired	1136147	Direct
2013-05-30	Common Stock	S	405808	$76.3927	Disposed	730339	Direct
2013-05-30	Common Stock	S	66000	$76.1885	Disposed	664339	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-05-30	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$45.768	M	445537	Disposed	2015-01-24	Common Stock (445537)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	26098	Indirect
Common Stock	11058	Indirect
Common Stock	59122	Indirect
Common Stock	67568	Indirect
Common Stock	23482	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported disposition represents a bona fide charitable gift made by the reporting person.

F2: The reported disposition represents the sale of shares to cover the cost of exercise and withholding tax obligations arising from the stock option exercise reported above and the sale of 50% of the net shares acquired from this exercise; the reporting person will retain the balance of the net shares in accordance with the Company's retention guidelines for executive officers.

F3: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $75.95 to $76.68. 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.

F4: The reported disposition represents the sale of shares acquired from restricted stock vestings and/or stock option exercises in prior years.

F5: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $75.95 to $76.59. 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.

F6: 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.

F7: These options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."