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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. The company’s
global Corporate Citizenship Report and
a report of the company’s 2012 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
Computershare Shareowner
Services LLC
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
1.800.463.5911 or 201.680.6685
Hearing impaired:
1.800.231.5469
www.computershare.com/investor
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 29, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.,
Eastern Time. A written transcript 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 fi nancial
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 CIP Plan, a direct stock purchase
plan sponsored and administered by
Computershare, provides shareholders
and new investors with a convenient
way to purchase common shares
through optional cash investments and
reinvestments of dividends.
For more information, contact:
Computershare Shareowner
Services LLC
P.O. Box 43006
Providence, RI 02940-3006
1.800.463.5911
www.computershare.com/investor
SHAREHOLDER AND
INVESTOR INQUIRIES
Written shareholder inquiries may
be sent either to Computershare
Shareowner Services LLC Investor
Care Network, P.O. Box 43006,
Providence, RI 02940-3006, or to
the Secretary’s Office at American
Express Company’s executive offices
address above. Written inquiries from
the investment community should be
sent to Investor Relations at American
Express Company’s executive offices
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®
Bluebird®
Centurion®
Membership Rewards®
Platinum Card®
©2013 American Express Company.
All rights reserved.
This report is printed on paper containing
postconsumer fi ber. The paper used in this report is
also certifi ed under the Forest Stewardship Council
guidelines.