Denise Pickett - Jan 29, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)

Role: Pres., GSG and TLS
Signature: /s/ Kristina V. Fink, attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol: AXP
Transactions as of: Jan 29, 2023
Transactions value $: $1,487,380
Form type: 4
Date filed: 2/1/2023, 10:16 AM
Previous filing: Feb 7, 2022
Next filing: Feb 16, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AXP	Common Stock	Award	$3.22M	+18.7K	+117.44%	$172.31	34.6K	Jan 29, 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	AXP	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$1.73M	-10K	-29.04%	$172.31	24.5K	Jan 29, 2023	Direct	F2
holding	AXP	Common Stock						1.42K	Jan 29, 2023	by ESOP	F3

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	+20.5K		$0.00	20.5K	Jan 29, 2023	Common Stock	20.5K	$131.68	Direct	F4

* 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 vesting of Restricted Stock Units that were granted to the reporting person January 2020 and have vested based upon the satisfaction of performance criteria specified for the award at time of grant.
F2	The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
F3	Shares held in the reporting person's account under the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
F4	The reported acquisition represents the vesting of Stock Options that were granted to the reported person on 1/29/2020. These options became exercisable on 1/29/2023 based on the Company's positive cumulative net income over the three year performance period.