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Williams Ronald A – ‘4’ for 6/30/20 re: American Express Co.

On:  Thursday, 7/2/20, at 2:27pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/20   ·   Accession #:  1127602-20-20822   ·   File #:  1-07657

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 7/02/20  Williams Ronald A                 4                      1:5K   American Express Co.              Restricted Stock Sy… Inc

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider   —   Form 4   —   SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 4           Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of     HTML      3K 
                Securities by an Insider -- form4.xml/3.6


        

This ‘4’ Document is an XML Data File that may be rendered in various formats:

  Form 4    –   Plain Text   –  SEC Website  –  EDGAR System  –    XML Data    –  <?xml?> File
 
 
XML Data rendering:  Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider
 
                                                                                                                                                                                
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
<ownershipDocument>
<schemaVersion> X0306 </schemaVersion>
<documentType> 4 </documentType>
<periodOfReport> 2020-06-30 </periodOfReport>
<issuer>
<issuerCik> 0000004962 </issuerCik>
<issuerName> AMERICAN EXPRESS CO </issuerName>
<issuerTradingSymbol> AXP </issuerTradingSymbol>
</issuer>
<reportingOwner>
<reportingOwnerId>
<rptOwnerCik> 0001185243 </rptOwnerCik>
<rptOwnerName> WILLIAMS RONALD A </rptOwnerName>
</reportingOwnerId>
<reportingOwnerAddress>
<rptOwnerStreet1> C/O AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY </rptOwnerStreet1>
<rptOwnerStreet2> 200 VESEY STREET </rptOwnerStreet2>
<rptOwnerCity> NEW YORK </rptOwnerCity>
<rptOwnerState> NY </rptOwnerState>
<rptOwnerZipCode> 10285-5001 </rptOwnerZipCode>
<rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
</reportingOwnerAddress>
<reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector> 1 </isDirector>
</reportingOwnerRelationship>
</reportingOwner>
<derivativeTable>
<derivativeTransaction>
<securityTitle>
<value> Share Equivalent Units </value>
</securityTitle>
<conversionOrExercisePrice>
<footnoteId id="F1"/>
</conversionOrExercisePrice>
<transactionDate>
<value> 2020-06-30 </value>
</transactionDate>
<transactionCoding>
<transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType>
<transactionCode> A </transactionCode>
<equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved>
<footnoteId id="F2"/>
</transactionCoding>
<transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
<transactionAmounts>
<transactionShares>
<value> 190.859 </value>
</transactionShares>
<transactionPricePerShare>
<value> 98.24 </value>
</transactionPricePerShare>
<transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
<value> A </value>
</transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
</transactionAmounts>
<exerciseDate>
<footnoteId id="F3"/>
</exerciseDate>
<expirationDate>
<footnoteId id="F3"/>
</expirationDate>
<underlyingSecurity>
<underlyingSecurityTitle>
<value> Common Stock </value>
</underlyingSecurityTitle>
<underlyingSecurityShares>
<value> 190.859 </value>
</underlyingSecurityShares>
</underlyingSecurity>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value> 73147.0739 </value>
<footnoteId id="F4"/>
</sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
</postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value> D </value>
</directOrIndirectOwnership>
</ownershipNature>
</derivativeTransaction>
</derivativeTable>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="F1"> Each Share Equivalent Unit reflects the value of one common share. </footnote>
<footnote id="F2"> The reported Share Equivalent Units were acquired pursuant to the Company's 2003 Share Equivalent Unit Plan for Directors and will be settled in cash following termination of service as a Director. </footnote>
<footnote id="F3"> The Share Equivalent Units are convertible immediately and have no expiration date. </footnote>
<footnote id="F4"> Includes Share Equivalent Units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and/or the 2003 Share Equivalent Unit Plan for Directors. </footnote>
</footnotes>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName> /s/ Kristina V. Fink, attorney-in-fact </signatureName>
<signatureDate> 2020-07-02 </signatureDate>
</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>


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