American Express (AXP) Form 4 AMERICAN EXPRESS / Stephen J Squeri 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Squeri Stephen J

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2022

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	01/31/2022		M		26,260	A	$86.84	96,613	D
Common Stock	01/31/2022		M		6,777	A	$83.3	103,390	D
Common Stock	01/31/2022		M		175,000	A	$95.52	278,390	D
Common Stock	02/01/2022		M		59,619	A	$95.92	338,009	D
Common Stock	02/01/2022		S		53,264	D	$176.944(1)	284,745	D
Common Stock	02/01/2022		S		128,353	D	$177.7074(2)	156,392	D
Common Stock	02/01/2022		S		26,420	D	$178.3574(3)	129,972	D
Common Stock	02/01/2022		S		18,593	D	$181.2231(4)	111,379	D
Common Stock	02/01/2022		S		22,757	D	$182.3171(5)	88,622	D
Common Stock	02/01/2022		S		18,269	D	$182.8139(6)	70,353	D
Common Stock								38,750	I	by 2020 GRAT(7)
Common Stock								137,127	I	by GRAT(8)
Common Stock								123.37	I	401(k) Trust(9)

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)	$86.64	01/31/2022		M			26,260	01/28/2017	01/28/2024	Common Stock	26,260	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$83.3	01/31/2022		M			6,777	01/26/2018	01/26/2025	Common Stock	6,777	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$95.52	01/31/2022		M			175,000	10/31/2020	10/31/2024	Common Stock	175,000	$0	59,619	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$95.52	02/01/2022		M			59,619	10/31/2020	10/31/2024	Common Stock	59,619	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $176.31 to $177.30. 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.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $177.3050 to $178.2879. 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. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $178.29 to $178.49. 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.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $180.74 to $181.71. 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.

5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $181.72 to $182.62. 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.

6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $182.63 to $183.0763. 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.

7. Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment.

8. Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment.

9. 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.

	/s/ Kristina V. Fink, attorney-in-fact	02/02/2022
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