X0201 4 2003-09-30 0 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001172460 JORDAN VERNON E JR C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 3 LANDMARK SQUARE STE 500 STAMFORD CT 06901 1 0 0 0 Share Equivalent Units 2003-09-30 2003-09-30 4 A 0 177.540 45.06 A Common Shares 177.540 46184.612 D The share equivalent units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. The share equivalent units are convertible immediately and have no expiration date. The reported share equivalent units were acquired pursuant to the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and will be settled in ca sh following termination of service as a Director. Includes share equivalent units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and/or the 2003 Share Equivalent Unit Plan for Directors. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. 2003-10-02