Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CHENAULT KENNETH I
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO [AXP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, 200 VESEY ST, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2006
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10285
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/21/2006   G V 485 D $ 0 625,052 D  
Common Stock 06/05/2006   G V 750 D $ 0 624,302 D  
Common Stock 06/13/2006   G V 8,120 D $ 0 616,182 D  
Common Stock 08/10/2006   G V 4,805 D $ 0 611,377 D  
Common Stock 09/19/2006   G V 4,720 D $ 0 606,657 D  
Common Stock 11/29/2006   S   8,700 D $ 58.76 597,957 D  
Common Stock 11/29/2006   S   58,100 D $ 59 539,857 D  
Common Stock 11/29/2006   S   25,600 D $ 59.01 514,257 D  
Common Stock 11/29/2006   S   9,900 D $ 59.02 504,357 D  
Common Stock 11/29/2006   S   1,700 D $ 59.05 502,657 D  
Common Stock               27,600 I By Wife
Common Stock               14,903 I By Grat II
Common Stock               18,618 I By Isp Trust (1)
Common Stock               43,611 I Wife As Trustee/custodian
Common Stock               40,764 I By Trust For Children
Common Stock               86,000 I GRAT 2005

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CHENAULT KENNETH I
3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
200 VESEY ST, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER
NEW YORK, NY 10285
  X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Stephen P. Norman, attorney-in-fact   12/01/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares held in reporting person's account under the Company's Incentive 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.
 
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This is the second of two Forms 4 filed to report transactions by the reporting person on February 21, 2006.

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