UNITED STATES
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SCHEDULE 14A

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 2, 2016.

 

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

    
       200 VESEY STREET
       NEW YORK, NY 10285
















     
Meeting Information
Meeting Type:           Annual Meeting 
For holders as of:      March 4, 2016 
Date:   May 2, 2016   Time:   9:00 AM Eastern Time 
Location:    Company's Headquarters
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285
 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com, scan the QR Barcode on the reverse side, or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

This notice also constitutes Notice of the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.































Before You Vote
    How to Access the Proxy Materials

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each director nominee:

1.      Election of directors proposed by our Board of Directors for a term of one year.
 
1a.       Charlene Barshefsky
 
1b. Ursula M. Burns
 
1c. Kenneth I. Chenault
 
1d. Peter Chernin
 
1e. Ralph de la Vega
 
1f. Anne L. Lauvergeon
 
1g. Michael O. Leavitt
 
1h. Theodore J. Leonsis
 
1i. Richard C. Levin
 
1j. Samuel J. Palmisano
 
1k. Daniel L. Vasella
 
1l. Robert D. Walter
 
1m. Ronald A. Williams


The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:
 

2. Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.
 
3. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.
 
4.      Approval of the American Express Company 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan.
   

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST the following proposals:
 

5. Shareholder proposal relating to annual disclosure of EEO-1 data.
 
6.      Shareholder proposal relating to report on privacy, data security and government requests.
 
7. Shareholder proposal relating to action by written consent.
 
8. Shareholder proposal relating to lobbying disclosure.
 
9. Shareholder proposal relating to independent board chairman.

The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

NOTE: You cannot vote by returning this Notice. To vote the shares, you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. You may also attend and vote at the meeting.