AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Oct 24, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2016-10-21

Reporting Person: Gupta Ashwini (Pres, Crdt Risk/Glbl Info Mgt)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-10-21	Common Stock	M	100000	$57.77	Acquired	239718	Direct
2016-10-21	Common Stock	M	50000	$57.77	Acquired	289718	Direct
2016-10-21	Common Stock	S	140808	$67.18	Disposed	148910	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-10-21	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$57.77	M	100000	Disposed	2017-01-24	Common Stock (100000)	Direct
2016-10-21	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$57.77	M	50000	Disposed	2017-01-24	Common Stock (50000)	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 exercises 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 $67.09 to $67.36. 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."