0001127602-15-003108.txt : 20150128 0001127602-15-003108.hdr.sgml : 20150128 20150128183230 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-15-003108 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150126 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150128 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150128 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000004962 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE SERVICES [6199] IRS NUMBER: 134922250 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET STREET 2: 50TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10285 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126402000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET STREET 2: 50TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10285 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Gupta Ashwini CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001405635 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07657 FILM NUMBER: 15556312 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10285 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2015-01-26 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001405635 Gupta Ashwini 200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER NEW YORK NY 10285-5001 1 Pres-Risk/Info Mgmt & AXP CRO Common Stock 2015-01-26 4 A 0 16955 83.30 A 120923 D Common Stock 2015-01-26 4 F 0 7748 83.30 D 113175 D Common Stock 59.95 I by 401(k) Trust Represents shares acquired pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("performance units") that were granted to the reporting person in January 2012 and have vested based on the Company's 2012-15 return on average equity performance. Pursuant to the Company's stock ownership guidelines, the reporting person is required to hold a portion of shares received upon vesting for a period of time. The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units. 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/ Emily T. Epstein, attorney-in-fact 2015-01-28