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EXECUTIVE OFFICES
American Express Company
200 Vesey Street
New York, New York 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 fi nan-
cial 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 2006 federal and state
political contributions, are available with-
out charge upon written request to the
Secretary’s Offi ce at the above address.
TRANSFER AGENT AND
REGISTRAR
The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street, 11E
New York, New York 10286
1.800.463.5911 or 212.815.3700
Hearing Impaired:
1.888.269.5221
www.stockbny.com
STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING
New York Stock Exchange
(Symbol: AXP)
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
300 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017-6204
ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
American Express Company will be held
at the company’s New York City head-
quarters, 200 Vesey Street, New York,
New York, 10285, on Monday, April 23,
2007, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time. A
written transcript or an audiocassette of the
meeting will be available upon written
request to the Secretary’s Offi ce. There will
be a modest fee to defray production and
mailing costs.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Copies of the American Express Company’s
governance documents, including its
Corporate Governance Principles, as well
as the Charters of the
standing committees
of the Board of Directors 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 Secre-
tary’s Offi ce at the American Express
Company headquarters address.
On May 23, 2006, Kenneth I. Chenault,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Offi cer of the company, submitted to the
New York Stock Exchange the Annual
CEO Certifi cation required by the rules
of the Exchange certifying that he was
not aware of any violations by the company
of the Exchange’s Corporate Governance
listing standards. The company fi led with
the Securities and Exchange Commission
the Certifi cations of its chief executive offi -
cer and chief fi nancial offi cer pursuant to
section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 as exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respectively,
to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2006.
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 fi nancial insti-
tution on the payment date. Shareholders
interested in enrolling in this service should
call The Bank of New York
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 optional
cash investments and reinvestment of divi-
dends. For a prospectus and other inquiries
regarding the Shareholder’s Stock
Purchase Plan, contact:
The Bank of New York
P.O. Box 11258
New York, New York 10286-1258
1.800.463.5911
www.stockbny.com
SHAREHOLDER AND
INVESTOR INQUIRIES
Written shareholder inquiries may be sent
either to The Bank of New York,
P. O. B o x
11258, New York, New York 10286-1258
or to the Secretary’s Office, American
Express Company, 200 Vesey Street, New
York, New York 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 American Express trade-
marks and service marks may appear in
this report:
American Express®
American Express Box Logo®
American Express Card Design®
American Express World Service & Design®
AXIOMSM
Blue Cash®
Blue from American Express®
Bonus Points MallSM
Centurion®
Especially for®
ExpressPay from American Express®
First CollectionSM
Gladiator Head Design®
Membership Rewards®
OPEN from American Express®
OPEN Savings®
Platinum Card®
S2SSM
SimplyCashSM
©2007 American Express Company.
All rights reserved.
GENERAL INFORMATION
DESIGN: VSA PARTNERS, INC., NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHY: P. 2-11, ROBERT MAXWELL; P.12, BILL HAYWARD
This report is printed on paper containing
post-consumer fi ber. The paper used in this
report is also certifi ed under the Forestry
Stewardship Council guidelines.
American Express plans to issue its fi rst
Corporate Citizenship Report in 2007.