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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
4962	American Express Co	AXP	Finance Services (6199)	134922250

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1209444	P Edward Gilligan	3 World Financial Center 200 Vesey St, American Express Tower New York NY 10285	Vice Chairman	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-03	10,282	$39.88	267,023	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-03	195,351	$43.98	462,374	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-03	191,141	$60.92	271,233	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-03	20,000	$60.89	251,233	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-05-03	10,282	$0.00	10,282	$39.88
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-05-03	195,351	$0.00	195,351	$43.98

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2004-07-28	2013-07-28	No	4	M	Direct
0	2005-01-26	2014-01-26	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	1,616	Indirect	401(k) Trust

Footnotes

The reported disposition represents the sale of shares to cover the cost of exercise and withholding tax obligations arising from the stock options exercises reported above and the sale of 50% of the net shares acquired from these exercises; Mr. Gilligan will retain the balance of the net shares in accordance with the Company's retention guidelines for executive officers.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.78 to $61.24. 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.
The reported disposition represents the sale of shares acquired from restricted stock vestings and/or stock option exercises in prior years.
The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.38 to $60.93. 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.
These options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."