AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2020

Jan 31, 2020

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2020-01-28

Reporting Person: Seeger Laureen (Chief Legal Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2020-01-28	Common Stock	A	20918	$132.45	Acquired	47086.03	Direct
2020-01-28	Common Stock	F	11135	$132.45	Disposed	35951.03	Direct
2020-01-29	Common Stock	M	20918	$132.05	Acquired	56869.03	Direct
2020-01-29	Common Stock	S	19318	$131.99	Disposed	37551.03	Direct
2020-01-29	Common Stock	S	1600	$132.74	Disposed	35951.03	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2020-01-28	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$77.43	A	20918	Acquired	2027-01-28	Common Stock (20918)	Direct
2020-01-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$77.43	M	20918	Disposed	2027-01-28	Common Stock (20918)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares acquired pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units that were granted to the reporting person in January 2017 and have vested based on the Company's 2017-19 average return on equity performance.

F2: The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

F3: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $131.47 to $132.44. 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 $132.48 to $133.10. 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: Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment.

F6: The reported acquisition represents the vesting of Stock Options that were granted to the reporting person in January 2017. These options became exercisable on January 28, 2020.