AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Dec 14, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2017-12-12

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-12-12	Common Stock	M	30000	$16.71	Acquired	262032	Direct
2017-12-12	Common Stock	M	30000	$16.71	Acquired	292032	Direct
2017-12-12	Common Stock	M	29533	$16.71	Acquired	321565	Direct
2017-12-12	Common Stock	S	18992	$99.09	Disposed	302573	Direct
2017-12-12	Common Stock	S	18992	$99.37	Disposed	283581	Direct
2017-12-12	Common Stock	S	18696	$99.46	Disposed	264885	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-12-12	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.71	M	30000	Disposed	2019-01-29	Common Stock (30000)	Direct
2017-12-12	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.71	M	30000	Disposed	2019-01-29	Common Stock (30000)	Direct
2017-12-12	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.71	M	29533	Disposed	2019-01-29	Common Stock (29533)	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 $99.01 to $99.26. 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: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $99.17 to $99.60. 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 price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $99.37 to $99.57. 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.

F5: These options became exercisable in four annual installments beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."