SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-17-003159
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO · AXP
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Marc D Gordon
Officer — EVP, Chief Information Officer
Period of report
Jan 28, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Jan 31, 2017 · 5:24 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 | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Jan 28, 2017 | A | 8,403 | $76.85 | A | 22,273 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Jan 28, 2017 | F | 3,510 | $76.85 | D | 18,763 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $86.64 | Jan 28, 2017 | A | 8,403 | A | Jan 28, 2017 | Jan 28, 2024 | Common Stock | 8,403 | 8,403 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents shares acquired pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("performance units") that were granted to the reporting person in January 2014 and have vested based on the Company's 2014-16 return on average equity performance.
- F2The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
- F3Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment.
- F4The reported acquisition represents the vesting of Stock Options that were granted to the reporting person in January 2014. These options became exercisable on January 28, 2017 based on the Company's positive cumulative net income over the three year performance period.