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0001730101
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000004962
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
001-07657
200 VESEY STREET, 50TH FLOOR
NEW YORK
NY
10285
212-640-2000
DENISE PICKETT
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2768
666213.87
719303053
05/22/2024
NYSE
Common
08/11/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
45
08/11/2023
Not Applicable
Common
02/12/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
35
02/12/2024
Not Applicable
Common
05/22/2024
Exercise of options under a registered plan
Issuer
N
1568
05/22/2024
Cash
Common
01/29/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
77
01/29/2022
Not Applicable
Common
02/13/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
23
02/13/2023
Not Applicable
Common
05/13/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
37
05/13/2024
Not Applicable
Common
04/30/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
983
04/30/2024
Not Applicable
Y
05/22/2024
/s/ Denise Pickett