American Express Company

11/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/12/2024 13:51

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Squeri Stephen J
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO [AXP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/07/2024
(Street)
NEW YORK, NY 10285-5001 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/07/2024 M 66,225 A $97.98 159,035(1) D
Common Stock 11/07/2024 M 104,407 A $100.96 263,442 D
Common Stock 11/07/2024 S 28,446 D $285.49(2) 234,996 D
Common Stock 11/07/2024 S 34,569 D $286.13(3) 200,427 D
Common Stock 11/07/2024 S 65,200 D $286.54(4) 135,227 D
Common Stock 11/07/2024 S 22,009 D $287.36(5) 113,218 D
Common Stock 11/07/2024 S 20,408 D $288.05(6) 92,810 D
Common Stock 38,750 I by 2020 GRAT
Common Stock 128.54 I 401(k) Trust(7)
Common Stock 59,535(8) I by GRAT
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $97.98 11/07/2024 M 66,225 01/23/2021 01/23/2028 Common Stock 66,225 $ 0 0 D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $100.96 11/07/2024 M 104,407 01/29/2022 01/29/2029 Common Stock 104,407 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Squeri Stephen J
200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER
NEW YORK, NY 10285-5001 		X Chairman and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Douglas C. Turnbull, attorney-in-fact 11/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Balance reflects 16,500 shares transferred from the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust on November 7, 2024, in the form of the annuity, which is exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13.
(2) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $284.90 to $285.87. 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.
(3) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $285.88 to $286.35. 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.
(4) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $286.35 to $286.71. 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.
(5) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $286.78 to $287.75. 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.
(6) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $287.76 to $288.54. 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.
(7) 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.
(8) Balance reflects 16,500 shares transferred from the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust on November 7, 2024, in the form of the annuity, which is exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13.
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