AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Director's Dealing 2021

Mar 9, 2021

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
CIK: 0000004962
Period of Report: 2021-03-05

Reporting Person: Williams Anre D (Group Pres., GMNS)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2021-03-05	Common Stock	M	13495	$49.23	Acquired	85521.661	Direct
2021-03-05	Common Stock	M	11322	$59.45	Acquired	96843.661	Direct
2021-03-05	Common Stock	M	7563	$86.64	Acquired	104406.661	Direct
2021-03-05	Common Stock	M	8444	$83.30	Acquired	112850.661	Direct
2021-03-05	Common Stock	M	21668	$55.09	Acquired	134518.661	Direct
2021-03-05	Common Stock	M	18303	$77.43	Acquired	152821.661	Direct
2021-03-05	Common Stock	S	59352	$145.88	Disposed	93469.661	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2021-03-05	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.23	M	13495	Disposed	2022-01-24	Common Stock (13495)	Direct
2021-03-05	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.45	M	11322	Disposed	2023-01-29	Common Stock (11322)	Direct
2021-03-05	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$86.64	M	7563	Disposed	2024-01-28	Common Stock (7563)	Direct
2021-03-05	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$83.30	M	8444	Disposed	2025-01-26	Common Stock (8444)	Direct
2021-03-05	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.09	M	21668	Disposed	2026-01-26	Common Stock (21668)	Direct
2021-03-05	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$77.43	M	18303	Disposed	2027-01-24	Common Stock (18303)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10.24	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reported disposition represents the sale of shares to cover the cost of exercise and withholding tax obligations arising from the exercise of employee stock options; the reporting person will retain all of the net shares.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $145.57 to $146.09. 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: Shares held in reporting person's account under the Company's Retirement Savings Plan. This plan uses unit accounting, and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the unit price of the Company pooled stock fund.

F4: These shares became exercisable in four cumulative annual installments of 25% each beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."