AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2018

Sep 14, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2018-09-12

Reporting Person: GORDON MARC D (Chief Information Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-09-12	Common Stock	M	13368	$55.97	Acquired	33110.697	Direct
2018-09-12	Common Stock	M	12580	$59.45	Acquired	45690.697	Direct
2018-09-12	Common Stock	S	25948	$107.83	Disposed	19742.697	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-09-12	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.97	M	13368	Disposed	2022-10-31	Common Stock (13368)	Direct
2018-09-12	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.45	M	12580	Disposed	2023-01-29	Common Stock (12580)	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 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.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $107.71 to $107.99. 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: Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment.

F4: These options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on the date shown as "Date Exercisable."

F5: These options became exercisable beginning on the date shown as "Date Exercisable."