0001127602-16-039033.txt : 20160202 0001127602-16-039033.hdr.sgml : 20160202 20160202155153 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-16-039033 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160129 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160202 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: Sobbott Susan CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001597001 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07657 FILM NUMBER: 161380770 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10285 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2016-01-29 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001597001 Sobbott Susan 200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER NEW YORK NY 10285-5001 1 Pres., Glbl Commercial Pymnts Common Stock 2016-01-29 4 A 0 9122 53.50 A 39895.16 D Common Stock 2016-01-29 4 F 0 3456 53.50 D 36439.16 D Common Stock 934.32 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 2013 and have vested based on the Company's 2013-15 return on average equity performance. The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units. Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment. 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 2016-02-02