Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001127602-11-014788
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2011-05-03 18:23:43
Reporting Period:
2011-04-29
Filing Date:
2011-05-03
Accepted Time:
2011-05-03 17:23:43
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
4962 American Express Co AXP Finance Services (6199) 134922250
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1405635 Ashwini Gupta 3 World Financial Center
200 Vesey St., American Express Tower
New York NY 10285
Pres-Risk/Info Mgmt/Banking Gp No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2011-04-29 79,968 $31.94 151,625 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-04-29 72,574 $49.00 79,051 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-04-29 7,394 $49.00 71,657 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2011-04-29 79,968 $0.00 79,968 $31.94
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 2003-01-28 2012-01-27 No 4 M Direct
Reported Non-Derivative Holdings
Sec. Name Remaning Holdings Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock 760 Indirect custodian for children
Common Stock 18,074 Indirect by 401(k) Trust
Footnotes
  1. Of the 79,968 shares acquired pursuant to the employee stock option exercise reported above, approximately 65,181 shares were sold to cover the cost of exercise and withholding taxes. Mr. Gupta retained 50% of the net shares acquired from this option exercise.
  2. Shares held in reporting person's account under the Company's Retirement Savings Plan. This plan uses unit accounting, and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the unit price of the Company pooled stock fund.
  3. These shares become exercisable in three annual installments beginning on date shown as "Date Exercisable."