AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2014

Jan 30, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2014-01-27

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-06-05	Common Stock	W	50	—	Acquired	26148	Indirect
2013-10-31	Common Stock	G	10000	—	Disposed	654339	Direct
2014-01-27	Common Stock	A	138700	$85.72	Acquired	793039	Direct
2014-01-27	Common Stock	F	71528	$85.72	Disposed	721511	Direct
2014-01-27	Common Stock	A	13452	$85.72	Acquired	734963	Direct
2014-01-27	Common Stock	F	6938	$85.72	Disposed	728025	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	11058	Indirect
Common Stock	59122	Indirect
Common Stock	67568	Indirect
Common Stock	23557.25	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired pursuant to inheritance.

F2: The reported disposition represents a bona fide charitable gift made by the reporting person.

F3: Shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of Restricted Stock Units (i.e., "performance units") previously granted to the reporting person.

F4: The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

F5: 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.