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G
General Information
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
American Express Company
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285
212.640.2000
INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Copies of the company’s Form 10-K,
proxy statement and other documents,
as well as information on financial
results, products, services and com-
pany press releases are available
through the American Express home
page on the Internet at the following
address: www.americanexpress.com.
Copies of these materials also are
available without charge upon
written request to the Secretary’s
Office at the above address.
TRANSFER AGENT AND
REGISTRAR
Mellon Investor Services LLC
Overpeck Centre
85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
1.800.463.5911 or 201.329.8660
Hearing Impaired:
1.800.231.5469 or 201.329.8354
www.melloninvestor.com
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING
Primary listing:
New York Stock Exchange
(Symbol: AXP)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders
of American Express Company will be
held at the company’s headquarters,
200 Vesey Street, New York, New
York 10285, on Monday, April 28,
2003, at 10:00 a.m., local time.
A written transcript or an audiocas-
sette of the meeting will be available
upon written request to the Secretary’s
Office. There will be a modest fee to
defray production and mailing costs.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Copies of the American Express
Company Board of Directors
Corporate Governance Principles,
as well as the Charters of the five
standing committees of the Board
and the American Express Company
Code of Conduct, are available
on the company’s web site at
http://ir.americanexpress.com. Copies
of these materials also are available
without charge upon written request
to the Secretary’s Office at the above
address.
DIRECT DEPOSIT OF DIVIDENDS
The company has established an
Electronic Direct Deposit of Dividends
service for the electronic payment of
quarterly dividends on the company’s
common shares. With this service,
registered shareholders may have their
dividend payments sent electronically
to their checking account or financial
institution on the payment date.
Shareholders interested in enrolling
in this service should call Mellon
Investor Services at 1.800.463.5911.
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The company’s Shareholder’s Stock
Purchase Plan provides shareholders
and new investors with a convenient
way to purchase common shares
through cash contributions and
reinvestment of dividends.
For a prospectus and other inquiries
regarding the Shareholder’s Stock
Purchase Plan, contact:
Mellon Investor Services LLC
P.O. Box 3338
South Hackensack, NJ 07606
1.800.842.7629
SHAREHOLDER AND
INVESTOR INQUIRIES
Written shareholder inquiries may
be sent either to Mellon Investor
Services LLC, P.O. Box 3315, South
Hackensack, NJ 07606 or to the
Secretary’s Office, American Express
Company, 200 Vesey Street, New
York, NY 10285. Written inquiries
from the investment community
should be sent to Investor Relations
at the American Express Company
headquarters address.
TRADEMARKS AND
SERVICE MARKS
The following trademarks, service
marks and copyrighted material of
American Express Company and its
affiliates may appear in the text of
this report:
AMERICAN EXPRESS®
AMERICAN EXPRESS @ WORK®
EXPENSE REPORTING
AMERICAN EXPRESS BOX LOGO®
AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD DESIGN®
AMERICAN EXPRESS ONESM
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
AMERICAN EXPRESS PLATINUM
FINANCIAL SERVICES®
AMERICAN EXPRESS
WORLD SERVICE & DESIGN®
BLUE FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS®
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTSM
BUSINESS PURCHASE ACCOUNTSM
CENTURION®CARD
GLADIATOR HEAD®DESIGN
MEMBERSHIP REWARDS®
OPEN: THE SMALL BUSINESS NETWORKSM
PLATINUM CARD®
PLATINUM DELTA SKYMILES® BUSINESS
CREDIT CARD
SAVINGS AT WORKSM
TRAVELBAHNSM
TICKET TRAX®
©2003 American Express Company.
All rights reserved.
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