SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-15-008802

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO · AXP

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — President Consumer Prod & Serv

Period of report

Feb 26, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Feb 27, 2015 · 4:15 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000004962

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Common Stock	Feb 26, 2015	M	33,426	$50.04	A	63,679	D
Common Stock^F2	Feb 26, 2015	S	30,539	$82.8937	D	33,140	D
Common Stock^F2	Feb 26, 2015	S	5,530	$82.8937	D	27,610	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$50.04	Feb 26, 2015	M	33,426	D	Jul 29, 2014	Jul 29, 2021	Common Stock	33,426	19,120	D

F1The 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 50% of the net shares acquired from this exercise; the reporting person will retain the balance of the net shares in accordance with the Company's retention guidelines for executive officers.
F2The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $82.43 to $83.27. 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.
F3The reported disposition represents the sale of shares acquired from restricted stock vestings and/or dividend reinvestment in prior years.