X0201 4 2003-12-08 0 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001209458 SALOW GLEN AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER 3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10285-5003 0 1 0 0 EVP, Technologies Common Shares 2003-12-08 2003-12-08 4 M 0 20308.000 29.302 A 129885.000 D Common Shares 2003-12-08 2003-12-08 4 F 0 15579.000 45.855 D 114306.000 D Common Shares 212.480 I by ISP Trust Common Shares 9.000 I by spouse Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 29.302 2003-12-08 2003-12-08 4 M 0 20308.000 0 D 1999-02-23 2008-02-22 Common Shares 20308.000 12692.000 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 45.855 2003-12-08 2003-12-08 4 A 0 15579.000 0 A 2004-06-08 2008-02-22 Common Shares 15579.000 15579.000 D Shares held in reporting person's account under the Company's Incentive Savings Plan as of December 9, 2003. 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. These options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date shown as "Date Exercisable." Glen Salow 2003-12-10