0001127602-15-018945.txt : 20150529 0001127602-15-018945.hdr.sgml : 20150529 20150529150653 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-15-018945 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150527 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150529 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150529 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000004962 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE SERVICES [6199] IRS NUMBER: 134922250 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET STREET 2: 50TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10285 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126402000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET STREET 2: 50TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10285 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Squeri Stephen J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001326109 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07657 FILM NUMBER: 15899022 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10285 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2015-05-27 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001326109 Squeri Stephen J 200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER NEW YORK NY 10285-5001 1 Group Pres., Global Corp Serv Common Stock 2015-05-27 4 M 0 400000 57.77 A 540235.711 D Common Stock 2015-05-27 4 M 0 65000 49.13 A 605235.711 D Common Stock 2015-05-27 4 S 0 431913 80.00 D 173322.711 D Common Stock 113.83 I 401(k) Trust Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 57.77 2015-05-27 4 M 0 400000 0 D 2010-01-25 2017-01-24 Common Stock 400000 0 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 49.13 2015-05-27 4 M 0 65000 0 D 2011-01-31 2018-01-30 Common Stock 65000 0 D The reported disposition represents the sale of shares to cover the cost of exercise and withholding tax obligations arising from the stock option exercises reported above and the sale of 50% of the net shares acquired from these exercises; 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 $79.86 to $80.17. 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. The reporting person's end of period holdings reflects a prior transfer of shares pursuant to a domestic relations order. 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. These options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable." One half of these options became exercisable on 1/31/2011 and the other on 1/31/2012. /s/ Emily T. Epstein, attorney-in-fact 2015-05-29