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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, press releases and
other documents, as well as information
on financial results and products and
services are available through the
American Express home page on the
Internet at the following address:
www.americanexpress.com. Written
copies of these materials, as well as a
report of the company’s 2003 political
contributions, 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
New York Stock Exchange
(Symbol: AXP)
Independent Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
5 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
American Express Company will be held
at the company’s Minneapolis office,
AXP Financial Center, Market Garden,
2nd Floor, 707 2nd Avenue South,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55474, on
Monday, April 26, 2004, at 10:00 a.m.,
central time.
A written transcript or an audiocassette
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 commit-
tees 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 avail-
able without charge upon written
request to the Secretary’s Office at the
address listed above, left.
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 BOX LOGO®
AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD DESIGN®
AMERICAN EXPRESS ONE®
HIGH-YIELD SAVINGS
AMERICAN EXPRESS WORLD
SERVICE & DESIGN®
BLUE FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS®
BLUE CASH®
CENTURION®CARD
GLADIATOR HEAD®DESIGN
MEMBERSHIP REWARDS®
MEMBERSHIP REWARDS OPTIONS®
OPEN: THE SMALL BUSINESS NETWORKSM
PLATINUM CARD®
TRAVELFUNDS®
YOUR REWARD®
©2004 American Express Company.
All rights reserved.
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