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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
Citizenship Report and a report of the
company’s 2010 federal and state
political contributions are available
at www.americanexpress.com. Written
copies of these materials are available
without charge upon written
request to the Secretary’s Oce at the
address above.
TRANSFER AGENT AND
REGISTRAR
The 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/
equityaccess
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 headquarters at
200 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10285,
on Monday, May 2, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.,
Eastern Time. A written transcript or
GENERAL INFORMATION
an audiocassette of the meeting will
be available upon written request to
the Secretary’s Oce. There 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
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 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/
equityaccess
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 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®
Relationship CareSM
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