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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, products
and services, are available on the American
Express website at www.americanexpress.com.
The company’s global Corporate Citizen ship
Report and a report of the company’s 2008
federal and state political contributions are avail-
able at www.americanexpress.com/csr. Written
copies of these materials are available without
charge upon written request to the Secretary’s
Office at the address above.
transfer agent and registrar
The Bank of New York Mellon
480 Washington Blvd., 29th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310
1.800.463.5911 or 201.680.6685
Hearing impaired:
1.800.231.5469
www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd
stock exchange listing
New York Stock Exchange
(Symbol: AXP)
independent registered
public accounting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
300 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017-6204
annual meeting
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
American Express Company will be held at the
company’s Greensboro Service Center, 7701
Airport Center Drive, Greensboro, NC 27409,
on Monday, April 27, 2009, 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 Office. There will be a modest
fee to defray production and mailing costs.
cor porate governance
Copies of American Express Company’s gov-
ernance 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 compa-
ny’s website at http://ir.americanexpress.com.
Copies of these materials also are available
without charge upon written request to the
Secretary’s Office at the address above.
On May 21, 2008, Kenneth I. Chenault,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the company, submitted to the New
York Stock Exchange the Annual CEO Certif-
ication required by the rules of the Exchange
certifying that he was not aware of any vio-
lations by the company of the Exchange’s
Corporate Governance listing standards. The
company filed with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission the Certifications of its
chief executive officer and chief financial officer
pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 as exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, respec-
tively, to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2008.
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 ser-
vice, 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 The Bank
of New York Mellon at 1.800.463.5911.
stock purchase plan
The BuyDIRECT Plan provides shareholders
and new investors with a convenient way to
purchase common shares through optional cash
investments and reinvestment of dividends.
For more information, contact:
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
P.O.Box 358015
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8015
1.800.463.5911
www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd
shareholder and investor inquiries
Written shareholder inquiries may be sent either
to BNY Mellon Shareowner Services Investor
Care Network, P.O. Box 358015, Pittsburgh,
PA 15252-8015 or to the Secretary’s Office
at American Express Company’s executive
office address above. Written inquiries from
the investment community should be sent to
Investor Relations at American Express
Company’s executive office address above.
trademarks and service marks
The following American Express trademarks
and service marks may appear in this report:
American Express®
American Express Box Logo®
American Express Card Design®
American Express World Service & Design®
Centurion®
Gladiator Head Design®
Membership Rewards®
Platinum Card®
©2009 American Express Company.
All rights reserved.
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postconsumer fiber. The paper used in this
report is also certified under the Forest
Stewardship Council guidelines.
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