Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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) 11/07/2024
	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	11/07/2024		M		66,225	A	$97.98	159,035(1)	D
Common Stock	11/07/2024		M		104,407	A	$100.96	263,442	D
Common Stock	11/07/2024		S		28,446	D	$285.49(2)	234,996	D
Common Stock	11/07/2024		S		34,569	D	$286.13(3)	200,427	D
Common Stock	11/07/2024		S		65,200	D	$286.54(4)	135,227	D
Common Stock	11/07/2024		S		22,009	D	$287.36(5)	113,218	D
Common Stock	11/07/2024		S		20,408	D	$288.05(6)	92,810	D
Common Stock								38,750	I	by 2020 GRAT
Common Stock								128.54	I	401(k) Trust(7)
Common Stock								59,535(8)	I	by GRAT

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)	$97.98	11/07/2024		M			66,225	01/23/2021	01/23/2028	Common Stock	66,225	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$100.96	11/07/2024		M			104,407	01/29/2022	01/29/2029	Common Stock	104,407	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Balance reflects 16,500 shares transferred from the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust on November 7, 2024, in the form of the annuity, which is exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $284.90 to $285.87. 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, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $285.88 to $286.35. 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, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $286.35 to $286.71. 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, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $286.78 to $287.75. 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, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $287.76 to $288.54. 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. 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.

8. Balance reflects 16,500 shares transferred from the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust on November 7, 2024, in the form of the annuity, which is exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13.

	/s/ Douglas C. Turnbull, attorney-in-fact	11/12/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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