Douglas E. Buckminster - 01 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)

Role: Vice Chairman
Signature: /s/ James J. Killerlane III, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: AXP
Transactions as of: 01 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$7,622,015
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Feb 2026, 16:26:56 UTC
Previous filing: 08 Dec 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Buckminster Douglas E.	Vice Chairman	200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER, NEW YORK	/s/ James J. Killerlane III, attorney-in-fact	03 Feb 2026	0001477675

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AXP	Common Stock	Award		+38,154	+29%		169,705	01 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	AXP	Common Stock	Tax liability	$7,371,975	-20,933	-12%	$352.17	148,772	01 Feb 2026	Direct	F2
transaction	AXP	Common Stock	Award		+1,728	+1.2%		150,500	01 Feb 2026	Direct	F3
transaction	AXP	Common Stock	Tax liability	$250,041	-710	-0.47%	$352.17	149,790	01 Feb 2026	Direct	F4
holding	AXP	Common Stock						11,144	01 Feb 2026	By Douglas E. Buckminster 2025 GRAT #1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AXP	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$0	+22,988		$0.000000	22,988	01 Feb 2026	Common Stock	22,988	$173.61	Direct	F5

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units that were granted to the reporting person in February 2023, based upon the satisfaction of performance criteria specified for the award at the time of grant and the reporting person's continued employment.
F2	The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units.
F3	Represents shares earned under the 2022 Annual Incentive Award upon the Company's positive cumulative net income over 2023-2025 pursuant to Restricted Stock Units that were granted to the reporting person in February 2023.
F4	The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
F5	Represents the vesting of Performance Stock Options that were granted to the reporting person in February 2023, based upon the satisfaction of performance criteria specified for the award at the time of grant and the reporting person's continued employment.