X0202 4 2007-01-23 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001180524 CHENAULT KENNETH I 3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER 200 VESEY ST, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER NEW YORK NY 10285 1 1 Chief Executive Officer Common Stock 2006-12-13 5 G 0 E 3390 0 D 738449 D Common Stock 2006-12-13 5 G 0 E 632 0 D 737817 D Common Stock 2007-01-23 4 F 0 14061 57.65 D 623756 D Common Stock 27600 I By Wife Common Stock 18614 I By Isp Trust Common Stock 40764 I By Trust For Children Common Stock 75511 I GRAT 2005 Common Stock 0 I In escrow Common Stock 100000 I GRAT 2006 Common Stock 2006-12-13 5 G 0 E 632 0 A 44243 I Wife As Trustee/custodian Common Stock 2006-03-23 5 G 0 E 9180 0 A 53423 I Wife As Trustee/custodian Common Stock 2006-03-23 5 G 0 E 9180 0 D 0 I By Grat II The ending balance shown here reflects shares returned to Direct ownership which were shown on previous filings as Indirectly held in escrow and GRAT's. The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of a restricted stock award. Shares held in reporting person's account under the Company's Incentive 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 2007-01-25