AMERICAN EXPRESS CO — Remuneration Information 2016

Mar 21, 2016

DEFA14A 1 americanexpress_defa14a.htm DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

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* Exercise Your Right to Vote *Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 2, 2016.

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

200 VESEY STREET NEW YORK, NY 10285

Meeting Information
Meeting
Type:	Annual Meeting
For holders as
of:	March 4, 2016
Date: May 2, 2016	Time: 9:00 AM
Eastern Time
Location:	Company's Headquarters
	200 Vesey Street
	New York, NY 10285

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com, scan the QR Barcode on the reverse side, or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

This notice also constitutes Notice of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

Before You Vote How to Access the Proxy Materials

| Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or
RECEIVE: — ANNUAL
REPORT | NOTICE AND PROXY
STATEMENT | | |
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| How to View
Online: | | | |
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in the box marked by the arrow ➔ XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX (located on the following page) and
visit: www.proxyvote.com, or scan the QR Barcode
below. | | | |
| How to Request and
Receive a PAPER or E-MAIL Copy: | | | |
| If you want to receive a paper or
e-mail copy of these documents or proxy materials for future shareholder
meetings, you must request them. There is NO charge for requesting
these materials. | | | |
| Please choose one of the following
methods to make your request: | | | |
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INTERNET : | www.proxyvote.com |
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TELEPHONE : | 1-800-579-1639 |
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| Requests, instructions and other inquiries sent to this e-mail address will NOT be forwarded to your investment advisor. Please make the request as instructed above on or before April 18, 2016 to facilitate timely delivery. | | | |

How To Vote
Please Choose
One of the Following Voting Methods

| Vote In Person: All
shareholders of record at March 4, 2016 (or holders in street name who
have obtained a legal proxy), may vote in person at the meeting.
Directions to the meeting are under Location of the 2016 Annual Meeting in
the proxy statement. |
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| Vote By Internet: Go to www.proxyvote.com or from a smart phone, scan the QR Barcode
above . Have the information that is printed in the box marked by
the arrow ➔ XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX available and follow the
instructions. |
| Vote By Mail: You can vote by mail by
requesting a paper copy of the materials, which will include a proxy
card. |
| Vote Confirmation: You may confirm that your instructions were received and included in the final tabulation to be issued at the Annual
Meeting on May 2, 2016 via the ProxyVote Confirmation link at www.proxyvote.com by using the information that is printed in the box marked by
the arrow ➔ XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX . Vote Confirmation is available 24 hours after your vote is received beginning April 18, 2016, with
the final vote tabulation remaining available through July 2, 2016. |

Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each director nominee:

1.
1a.	Charlene Barshefsky
1b.	Ursula M. Burns
1c.	Kenneth I. Chenault
1d.	Peter Chernin
1e.	Ralph de la Vega
1f.	Anne L. Lauvergeon
1g.	Michael O. Leavitt
1h.	Theodore J. Leonsis
1i.	Richard C. Levin
1j.	Samuel J. Palmisano
1k.	Daniel L. Vasella
1l.	Robert D. Walter
1m.	Ronald A.
Williams

| The Board of Directors
recommends that you vote FOR the following
proposals: | |
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| 2. | Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for
2016. |
| 3. | Advisory resolution to approve executive
compensation. |
| 4. | Approval of the American Express Company 2016 Incentive
Compensation Plan. |

| The Board of Directors
recommends that you vote AGAINST the following
proposals: | |
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| 5. | Shareholder proposal relating to annual disclosure of
EEO-1 data. |
| 6. | Shareholder proposal relating to report on privacy, data
security and government requests. |
| 7. | Shareholder proposal relating to action by written
consent. |
| 8. | Shareholder proposal relating to lobbying
disclosure. |
| 9. | Shareholder proposal relating to independent board
chairman. |

The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

NOTE: You cannot vote by returning this Notice. To vote the shares, you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. You may also attend and vote at the meeting.