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2008-06-04
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
AXP
0001405635
Gupta Ashwini
3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
200 VESEY ST., AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER
NEW YORK
NY
10285
1
Pres-Risk/Info Mgmt/Banking Gp
Common Stock
2008-06-04
4
S
0
500
46.23
D
117229
D
Common Stock
2008-06-04
4
S
0
1300
46.22
D
115929
D
Common Stock
2008-06-04
4
S
0
1500
46.24
D
114429
D
Common Stock
2008-06-04
4
S
0
12356
46.20
D
102073
D
Common Stock
2008-06-04
4
S
0
15800
46.21
D
86273
D
Common Stock
2008-06-05
4
S
0
15000
47.33
D
71273
D
Common Stock
16991
I
by 401(k) Trust
Common Stock
760
I
custodian for children
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/ Ashwini Gupta by Stephen P. Norman, attorney-in-fact
2008-06-06