AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2021

May 4, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2021-04-30

Reporting Person: Pickett Denise (Pres., GSG and TLS)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-04-30	Common Stock	A	5260	$154.63	Acquired	20904.83	Direct
2021-04-30	Common Stock	F	2800	$154.63	Disposed	18104.83	Direct
2021-04-30	Common Stock	M	5260	$98.75	Acquired	23364.83	Direct
2021-04-30	Common Stock	S	5260	$153.11	Disposed	18104.83	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-04-30	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$98.75	A	5260	Acquired	2028-04-30	Common Stock (5260)	Direct
2021-04-30	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$98.75	M	5260	Disposed	2028-04-30	Common Stock (5260)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1389.7637	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares acquired pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units that were granted to the reporting person in April 2018 and have vested based on the Company's 2018-20 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 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 the net shares acquired from this exercise.

F4: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $153.10 to $153.12. 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: Shares held in reporting person's account under the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

F7: The reported acquisition represents the vesting of Stock Options that were granted to the reporting person in April 2018. These options became exercisable on April 30, 2021.