X0306 4 2013-01-25 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001302528 Cox L Kevin 3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER 200 VESEY ST, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER NEW YORK NY 10285 1 EVP, Human Resources Common Stock 2013-01-25 4 M 0 26301 16.71 A 123317 D Common Stock 2013-01-25 4 S 0 21720 59.4783 D 101597 D Common Stock 49.99 I by 401(k) Trust Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 16.71 2013-01-25 4 M 0 26301 0 D 2012-01-29 2019-01-28 Common Stock 26301 50868 D The reported disposition represents the sale of shares to cover the cost of exercise and withholding tax obligations arising from the stock option exercise reported above and the sale of 50% of the net shares acquired from this exercise; the reporting person will retain the balance of the net shares in accordance with the Company's retention guidelines for executive officers. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $59.47 to $59.49. 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. 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/ Michael G. Kuchs, attorney-in-fact 2013-01-29