Sec Form 4 Filing - Squeri Stephen J @ AMERICAN EXPRESS CO - 2024-01-29

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Squeri Stephen J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN EXPRESS CO [ AXP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/29/2024 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10285-5001 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/29/2024 A( 1 ) 115,740 A $ 201.43 249,898 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 01/29/2024 F( 3 ) 58,384 D $ 201.43 191,514 D Common Stock 38,750 I by 2020 GRAT Common Stock 76,035 ( 4 ) I by GRAT Common Stock 127.84 I 401(k) Trust ( 5 ) Common Stock 0 I trusts fbo children

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 116.26 01/29/2024 A( 6 ) 90,766 01/29/2024 01/29/2031 Common Stock 90,766 $ 0 90,766 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Squeri Stephen J 200 VESEY STREET, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER NEW YORK, NY10285-5001 X Chairman and CEO Signatures /s/ Kristina V. Fink, attorney-in-fact 01/31/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents shares acquired pursuant to vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units (RSU) that were granted to the reporting person in January 2021 and have vested based upon the satisfaction of performance criteria specified for the award at time of grant. ( 2 )Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment. ( 3 )The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units. ( 4 )Balance reflects shares transferred from a Grantor Annuity Retained Trust to the Grantor. These transfers are exempt from Section 16 pursuant to rule 16a-13. ( 5 )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. ( 6 )The reported acquisition represents the vesting of Stock Options that were granted to the reported person in January 2021. These options became exercisable based on the satisfaction of performance criteria specified for the award at the time of grant.

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