AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Nov 24, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2015-11-20

Reporting Person: Gupta Ashwini (Pres-Risk/Info Mgmt & AXP CRO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-11-20	Common Stock	M	110000	$51.865	Acquired	223175	Direct
2015-11-20	Common Stock	S	103084	$72.4757	Disposed	120091	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-11-20	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$51.865	M	110000	Disposed	2016-01-22	Common Stock (110000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $72.40 to $72.63. 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.

F3: These shares become exercisable in four annual installments beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."