X0101 42003-05-12 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP0001180524 CHENAULT KENNETH I 0100Chief Executive OfficerCommon Shares2003-05-122003-05-124S02500040.66D1193090DMr. Chenault also owns the following shares indirectly: 19,231 shares in a GRAT; 28,000 shares in a second GRAT; 17,071 shares in a 401(k) trust; 40,764 by trust for his children; 27,600 by his spouse; and 42,536 shares by his spouse as trustee/custodian for their children.Kenneth I. Chenault2003-05-13