SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-18-015116

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO · AXP

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

Reporting owner

Officer — Chief Human Resources Officer

Period of report

Apr 19, 2018

Accepted (ET)

Apr 23, 2018 · 5:35 pm EDT

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	Apr 19, 2018	M	11,541	$44.54	A	19,249	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	M	6,589	$44.54	A	25,838	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	M	4,952	$49.23	A	30,790	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	M	11,542	$49.23	A	42,332	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	S	9,942	$99.50	D	32,390	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	S	5,657	$100.00	D	26,733	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	S	4,311	$100.00	D	22,422	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	S	10,013	$102.50	D	12,409	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	S	3,854	$99.50	D	8,555	D
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	S	6,829	$100.00	D	35,659	I	by GRAT III
Common Stock	Apr 19, 2018	S	6,831	$102.50	D	28,828	I	by GRAT III
Common Stock	Apr 26, 2018	S	2,975	$99.50	D	25,853	I	by GRAT III
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	5,872	I	By GRAT II
Common Stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	53	I	by 401(k) Trust

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$44.54	Apr 19, 2018	M	11,541	D	Jan 27, 2012	Jan 27, 2021	Common Stock	11,541	6,589	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$44.54	Apr 19, 2018	M	6,589	D	Jan 27, 2012	Jan 27, 2021	Common Stock	6,589	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$49.23	Apr 19, 2018	M	4,952	D	Jan 24, 2013	Jan 23, 2022	Common Stock	4,952	11,542	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$49.23	Apr 19, 2018	M	11,542	D	Jan 24, 2013	Jan 23, 2022	Common Stock	11,542	0	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 reported disposition represents the sale of shares acquired from restricted stock vestings and/or stock option exercises in prior years.
F3Shares 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.
F4These options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."

The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 13, 2018.