Williams Anre D Form 4 AMERICAN EXPRESS / Anre D Williams ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Williams Anre D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10285-5001

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO [ AXP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Group Pres., GMNS

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	03/05/2021		M		13,495	A	$49.23	85,521.661	D
Common Stock	03/05/2021		M		11,322	A	$59.45	96,843.661	D
Common Stock	03/05/2021		M		7,563	A	$86.64	104,406.661	D
Common Stock	03/05/2021		M		8,444	A	$83.3	112,850.661	D
Common Stock	03/05/2021		M		21,668	A	$55.09	134,518.661	D
Common Stock	03/05/2021		M		18,303	A	$77.43	152,821.661	D
Common Stock	03/05/2021		S(1)		59,352	D	$145.88(2)	93,469.661	D
Common Stock								10.24(3)	I	by 401(k) Trust

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)	$49.23	03/05/2021		M			13,495	01/24/2013(4)	01/24/2022	Common Stock	13,495	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$59.45	03/05/2021		M			11,322	01/29/2016	01/29/2023	Common Stock	11,322	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$86.64	03/05/2021		M			7,563	01/28/2017	01/28/2024	Common Stock	7,563	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$83.3	03/05/2021		M			8,444	01/26/2018	01/26/2025	Common Stock	8,444	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$55.09	03/05/2021		M			21,668	01/26/2019	01/26/2026	Common Stock	21,668	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$77.43	03/05/2021		M			18,303	01/28/2020	01/24/2027	Common Stock	18,303	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported disposition represents the sale of shares to cover the cost of exercise and withholding tax obligations arising from the exercise of employee stock options; the reporting person will retain all of the net shares.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $145.57 to $146.09. 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. 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.

4. These shares became exercisable in four cumulative annual installments of 25% each beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."

	/s/ Kristina V. Fink, attorney-in-fact	03/09/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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