X0303 4 2009-07-27 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001212290 SCHICK THOMAS A 3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER 200 VESEY ST, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER NEW YORK NY 10285 1 EVP-Corp. Affairs Common Stock 2009-07-27 4 S 0 60000 29.19 D 78346.2 D Common Stock 1059 I By Isp Trust The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $29.06 to $29.34. The reporting person undertakes to provide to American Express Company, any security holder of American Express Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range. 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/ Stephen P. Norman, attorney-in-fact 2009-07-28