0001127602-18-003002.txt : 20180130 0001127602-18-003002.hdr.sgml : 20180130 20180130171926 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001127602-18-003002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180126 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180130 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180130 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Bush James Peter CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001540196 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07657 FILM NUMBER: 18560106 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 VESEY STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10285 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 4 1 form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2018-01-26 0000004962 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0001540196 Bush James Peter 200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER NEW YORK NY 10285-5001 1 President, GNICS Common Stock 2018-01-26 4 A 0 10000 99.69 A 97714.6239 D Common Stock 2018-01-26 4 F 0 4925 99.69 D 92789.6239 D Common Stock 6914.75 I by 401(k) Plan Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 83.30 2018-01-26 4 A 0 10000 0 A 2018-01-26 2025-01-26 Common Stock 10000 10000 D Represents shares acquired pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units that were granted to the reporting person in January 2015 and have vested based on the Company's 2015-17 return on average equity performance. The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units. 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. The reported acquisition represents the vesting of Stock Options that were granted to the reporting person in January 2015. These options become exercisable on January 26, 2018 based on the Company's positive cumulative net income over the three year performance period. /s/ Tangela S. Richter, attorney-in-fact 2018-01-30