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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000004962-18-000106
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180829
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180829
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180829

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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07657
		FILM NUMBER:		181043748

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

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		STREET 1:		200 VESEY STREET
		STREET 2:		50TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10285
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">American Express Company (the "Company") has received notice of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer by Baker Mills LLC to purchase up to 45,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an offer price of $82.00 per share, which is 20.41% lower than the $103.03 per share closing price for the Company's common stock on August 17, 2018, the last trading day prior to the commencement of the offer.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">NEW YORK -- August 29, 2018 --&#160;American Express Company (NYSE: AXP)&#160;announced today that it has received notification of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer by Baker Mills LLC to purchase up to 45,000 shares, or approximately 0.005%, of the outstanding common stock of the company as of July 18, 2018, at a price of $82.00 per share.&#160; Baker Mills' offer price is 20.41% less than the $103.03 closing price per share of the company's common stock on August 17, 2018, the last trading day before the mini-tender offer commenced.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">American Express does not endorse Baker Mills' mini-tender offer and recommends that the company's shareholders do not tender their shares in response to the offer because the offer is at a price significantly below the current market price for the company's shares and subject to several conditions. The company also recommends that any shareholders who have tendered shares to Baker Mills withdraw those shares by providing the notice described in the offering documentation before the expiration of the offer, which is currently scheduled for 5:00&#8201;p.m. New York City time on September 18, 2018.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">American Express&#160;is not associated in any way with Baker Mills, its mini-tender offer or the mini-tender offer documentation.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left">American Express&#160;urges its shareholders to obtain current market quotations for their shares, review the conditions to Baker Mills' mini-tender offer, consult with their brokers or financial advisors and exercise caution with respect to Baker Mills' mini-tender offer.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Baker Mills has made similar unsolicited mini-tender offers for shares of other public companies.&#160; Mini-tender offers are designed to seek five percent or less of a company's outstanding shares, thereby avoiding many disclosure and procedural requirements under United States securities laws that apply to tender offers for more than five percent of a company's outstanding shares.&#160; As a result, mini-tender offers do not provide investors with the same level of protections as provided by larger tender offers under United States securities laws.&#160; The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has cautioned investors about mini-tender offers noting that "some bidders make mini-tender offers at below-market prices, hoping that they will catch investors off guard if the investors do not compare the offer price to the current market price."&#160; The SEC's Investor Tips regarding mini-tender offers may be found on its website at: <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/minitend.htm</font>.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">American Express encourages brokers and dealers, as well as other market participants, to review the SEC's letter regarding broker-dealer mini-tender offer dissemination and disclosures at <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/minitenders/sia072401.htm</font> and NASD's Notice to Members 99-53, issued July 1999, regarding guidance to members forwarding mini-tender offers to their customers, which can be found at <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">www.finra.org/web/groups/industry/@ip/@reg/@notice/documents/notices/p004221.pdf</font>.</div>

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