American Express 2009 Annual Report Download - page 133

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, products and services,
are available on the American Express
website at www.americanexpress.com. e
company’s global Corporate Citizenship
Report and a report of the company’s 2009
federal and state political contributions
are available 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
e Bank of New York Mellon
480 Washington Blvd., 29th Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07310-1900
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
e Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
American Express Company will be held at
the company’s headquarters at 200 Vesey
Street, New York, NY 10285, on Monday,
April 26, 2010, 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 Oce. ere will
be a modest fee to defray production and
mailing costs.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Copies of 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
website at http://ir.americanexpress.com.
Copies of these materials also are available
without charge upon written request to
the Secretary’s Oce at the address above.
DIRECT DEPOSIT OF DIVIDENDS
e 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
nancial institution on the payment date.
Shareholders interested in enrolling in this
service should call e Bank of New York
Mellon at 1.800.463.5911.
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The BuyDI RE CT Plan prov ides
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 Oce at American Express
Company’s executive oce address above.
Written inquiries from the investment
community should be sent to Investor
Relations at American Express Company’s
executive oce 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®
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