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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-16-039026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160129
FILED AS OF DATE: 20160202
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160202
ISSUER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000004962
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
IRS NUMBER: 134922250
STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET
STREET 2: 50TH FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10285
BUSINESS PHONE: 2126402000
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET
STREET 2: 50TH FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10285
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAYES JOHN D
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001209446
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07657
FILM NUMBER: 161380750
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
STREET 2: 200 VESEY STREET
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10285
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form4.xml
PRIMARY DOCUMENT
X0306
4
2016-01-29
0000004962
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
AXP
0001209446
HAYES JOHN D
200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER
NEW YORK
NY
10285-5001
1
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Common Stock
2016-01-29
4
A
0
12995
53.50
A
70179.756
D
Common Stock
2016-01-29
4
F
0
4900
53.50
D
65279.756
D
Common Stock
3980.19
I
By 401(k) Trust
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
59.45
2016-01-29
4
A
0
12580
0
A
2016-01-29
2023-01-29
Common Stock
12580
12580
D
Represents shares acquired pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("performance units") that were granted to the reporting person in January 2013 and have vested based on the Company's 2013-15 return on average equity performance.
The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment.
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.
The reported acquisition represents the vesting of Stock Options that were granted to the reporting person in January 2013. These options became exercisable on January 29, 2016 based on the Company's positive cumulative net income over the three year performance period.
/s/ Emily T. Epstein, attorney-in-fact
2016-02-02