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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 2011 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 Office at the
address above.
TRANSFER AGENT AND
REGISTRAR
Computershare Shareowner
Services LLC
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, April 30, 2012, at
9:00 a.m., Eastern Time. A written
transcript or recording 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
Computershare Shareowner Services
LLC 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:
Computershare Shareowner
Services LLC
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 Computershare
Shareowner Services LLC Investor
Care Network, P.O. Box 358015,
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8015, or to
the Secretary’s Office at American
Express Company’s executive oces
address above. Written inquiries from
the investment community should be
sent to Investor Relations at American
Express Company’s executive oces
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
SERVE®
©2012 American Express Company.
All rights reserved.
This report is printed on paper containing
postconsumer fiber. The paper used in this report
is also certified under the Forest Stewardship
Council guidelines.
GENERAL INFORMATION