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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-17-000937
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170323
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170323
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170323

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000004962
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		IRS NUMBER:				134922250
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07657
		FILM NUMBER:		17708349

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 VESEY STREET
		STREET 2:		50TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10285
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126402000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 VESEY STREET
		STREET 2:		50TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10285
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS
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<P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2>UNITED STATES<BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2>SCHEDULE 14A </FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=2>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section
14(a) of the <BR>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) </FONT></P>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="87%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Filed by the Registrant</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&#9744;</TD>
    <TD noWrap align=left width="10%"><B><FONT face=monospace size=2></FONT></B><FONT face=Arial size=2>Filed by a Party other
      than the Registrant</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="99%" colSpan=3><FONT face=Arial size=2>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="1%" bgColor=#f2f2f2>&#9744;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="1%" bgColor=#f2f2f2>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="97%" bgColor=#f2f2f2><FONT face=Arial size=2>Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="1%" bgColor=#f2f2f2>&#9744;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="1%" bgColor=#f2f2f2></TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="97%" bgColor=#f2f2f2><FONT face=Arial size=2>Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only
      (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="97%" bgColor=#f2f2f2><FONT face=Arial size=2>Definitive Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="1%" bgColor=#f2f2f2>&#9745;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="1%" bgColor=#f2f2f2>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="97%" bgColor=#f2f2f2><FONT face=Arial size=2>Definitive Additional Materials</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="1%" bgColor=#f2f2f2>&#9744;</TD>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" vAlign=top noWrap align=left width="97%" bgColor=#f2f2f2><FONT face=Arial size=2>Soliciting Material Under Rule
    14a-12</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face=Arial size=1>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its
Charter)<BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=1>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>
</FONT></P>
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    <TD WIDTH="99%" COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=2>PAYMENT OF FILING FEE (CHECK THE APPROPRIATE
      BOX):</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&#9745;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="97%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=2>No fee
  required.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&#9744;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="97%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules
      14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>1)
      Title of each class of securities to which transaction
  applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>2)
      Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="line-height: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>3)
      Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
      pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
      filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>4)
      Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>5) Total fee paid:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&#9744;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="97%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fee paid previously with
      preliminary materials:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&#9744;</TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="97%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check box if any part of the fee is
      offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing
      for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
      filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the
      date of its filing.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>1)
      Amount previously paid:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>2)
      Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>3)
      Filing Party:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="1%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD WIDTH="96%" BGCOLOR="#f2f2f2" STYLE="border-bottom: #000000 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT face=Arial size=1>4) Date
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<P STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>EXHIBIT INDEX</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The exhibit hereto may be deemed &ldquo;soliciting material&rdquo; within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;), and the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder.</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><B><U>EXHIBIT</U></B></FONT></P>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="99%"><P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Form of email being sent to certain shareholders of the Registrant in connection with the Registrant&rsquo;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TYPE>EX-99.1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM OF EMAIL BEING SENT TO CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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<P STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>EXHIBIT 99.1</B></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The following form of email is being sent to certain shareholders of the Registrant in connection with the Registrant&rsquo;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</FONT></P>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-top: 2pt; text-align: center; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 2pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>FORM OF EMAIL TO CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS AND EMPLOYEE
<BR>SHAREHOLDERS OF AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear American Express Shareholder, </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>The American Express Company (AXP) 2017
Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at AXP's headquarters at 200 Vesey
Street, 26th Floor, NY, NY 10285, on Monday, May 1, 2017, at 9:00
a.m. Eastern Time. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are entitled to vote the AXP common
shares held in your name. Your shares may be held: </FONT></P>
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    <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8pt; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt" vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">&#150;</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="99%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Directly in your name,
      including shares purchased through the stock purchase plan administered by
      our transfer agent, Computershare, or restricted shares issued to
      employees under our long-term incentive plans; or<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8pt; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt" vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">&#150;</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="99%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Indirectly through the
      American Express Company Stock Fund of our Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
      or the Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Amex Canada, Inc. and Amex Bank of
      Canada (ESOP).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> </P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>YOUR SHARES COVERED BY THIS EMAIL
</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>This email covers all shares in the
following account(s): </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>NAME </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>----------------------------------------
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMEX 401K</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY- TEST</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMEX 401K</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMEX LONG TERM INCENTIVE AWARDS</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMEX CANADIAN ISP</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="61%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=right width="38%"><FONT face=Arial size=2>123,456,789,012.00000</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you hold additional AXP shares that are
not listed above (as, for example, in a personal brokerage account), you will
receive separate voting instructions for those shares. Please follow those
instructions to ensure that you vote all the shares that you own. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>HOW TO VOTE </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>To vote your proxy you will need to use
your unique control number: <BR>
0123456789012345 </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>ONLINE </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can enter your voting instructions and
view the AXP 2016 Annual Report and 2017 Proxy Statement at the web address
below. If your browser supports secure transactions, you will automatically be
directed to a secure site. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>https://www.proxyvote.com/00123456789012345 </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Note: If your email software supports it,
you can click on the above link. </FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>To access ProxyVote.com, you will need
your four-digit PIN: </FONT></P>
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    <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 8pt; PADDING-LEFT: 15pt" vAlign=top width="1%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt">&#150;</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="99%"><FONT face=Arial>If you have previously set up a PIN at
      https://www.proxyvote.com/00123456789012345,<BR>
use the four-digit PIN you selected.<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="99%"><FONT face=Arial>Otherwise, your PIN is the last four
      digits of your Social Security <BR>
number.<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="99%"><FONT face=Arial>If you have previously set up a PIN and
      have forgotten it, please <BR>
follow the instructions on https://www.proxyvote.com.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>BY TELEPHONE </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you are located in the United States or
Canada you can vote your shares by calling 1-800-690-6903 (toll-free). You may
vote by telephone 24 hours a day. The telephone voting system has easy-to-follow
instructions and allows you to confirm that the system has properly recorded
your votes. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>BEFORE YOU VOTE </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please review the Company's 2016 Annual
Report and the 2017 Proxy Statement which are available online at the website
specified above. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shareholders who would like to receive a
printed copy of the Annual Report, the Proxy Statement, or a copy of the proxy
card can send an email to the Secretary's Office at john.nowak@aexp.com.
</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>VOTING DEADLINE </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>To allow sufficient time for the RSP and
the ESOP trustees to vote, the trustees must receive your voting instructions by
3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. If the trustees for the RSP
and the ESOP do not receive your instructions by that date, the trustees will
not vote your shares. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>All other shares may be voted through
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, April 30, 2017. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>VOTE CONFIRMATION </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>ProxyVote confirmation is a service that
gives shareholders the opportunity to confirm that their vote was cast in
accordance with their instructions. Vote confirmation will be available 24 hours
after your vote is received beginning April 17, 2017, and will remain available
through July 3, 2017. Select the link below, and you will be prompted to enter
the control number above. If your vote is not yet available, please retain your
control number and revisit the page at a later date. You can access the site at:
http://confirm.proxyvote.com. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your vote is important. We encourage you
to vote promptly. </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you, </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carol V. Schwartz<BR>Secretary
<BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>American Express Company </FONT></P>
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