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Insider Trading: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

Monthly summaries of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of AMERICAN EXPRESS CO since year 2005 are given in the first table. The second table lists detailed insider transactions reported by AMERICAN EXPRESS CO since 2005. The reporting company's ticker symbol is AXP. The reporting company's CIK number is 4962. The total value of stock buying during this period is $13,369,257. The total value of stock sales is $171,647,384. The total value of stock exercises is $149,540,877.

Figure 1. Monthly insider transaction values at AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP) in the past 24 months. The trade values of insider stock buys, sales, and option exercises are in logarithmic scale as shown on the right axis labels. The detailed monthly and daily insider transactions are listed in the 2 tables below.

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Figure 2. Average prices of insider buys, sales, and option exercises at AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP) in the past 24 months. See table 2 for insider transaction details.

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Table 1. Monthly summaries of insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP).
Trading Period
year-month  
Insider Buying     
Shares               Value ($)
Insider Sales     
Shares               Value ($)
Option Exercises     
Shares               Value ($)
2008-04 0 0 0 0 6,854 204,988
2008-02 16,500 748,455 0 0 401,228 18,117,450
2007-12 4,500 254,740 0 0 0 0
2007-11 26,594 1,485,674 22,820 1,340,218 24,269 876,268
2007-09 1,000 59,475 0 0 0 0
2007-08 63,000 3,923,030 64,214 3,805,593 78,317 3,374,444
2007-05 5,000 320,349 159,377 10,141,429 267,828 11,358,323
2007-04 20,000 1,215,600 163,600 10,000,124 163,600 6,500,918
2007-03 2,000 111,680 0 0 3,427 62,810
2007-02 11,086 644,490 0 0 499,371 19,106,165
2007-01 18,200 1,064,498 52,000 3,021,200 0 0
2006-11 5,100 304,083 660,131 38,982,157 1,039,943 37,688,167
2006-05 2,000 106,500 0 0 0 0
2006-04 15,000 808,950 417,989 22,045,969 376,992 13,028,089
2006-02 16,100 852,845 847,403 45,720,264 733,693 23,602,030
2006-01 0 0 465,788 24,696,733 511,860 15,621,225
2005-12 5,000 257,225 0 0 0 0
2005-11 3,403 167,563 0 0 0 0
2005-10 21,000 1,044,100 0 0 0 0
2005-08 0 0 51,293 2,875,998 0 0
2005-06 0 0 165,162 9,017,699 0 0

Table 2. Detailed insider stock purchases, sales, and option exercises for AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (AXP)
  Trade Date   Insider Name Trade Type     Shares       Price ($)   Value ($)
2008-04-25 Leschly Jan (Director) Option Exercise 3,427 29.91 102,494
2008-04-25 Jordan Vernon E Jr (Director) Option Exercise 3,427 29.91 102,494
2008-02-25 Burns Ursula M (Director) Purchase 1,000 44.08 44,080
2008-02-21 Reinemund Steven (Director) Purchase 10,000 45.00 450,000
2008-02-19 Chenault Kenneth I (Chief Executive Officer) Option Exercise 401,228 45.16 18,117,450
2008-02-07 Williams Ronald A (Director) Purchase 5,500 46.25 254,375
2007-12-12 Mcginn Richard A (Director) Purchase 1,000 54.82 54,820
2007-12-07 Chernin Peter (Director) Purchase 3,500 57.12 199,920
2007-11-30 Linville Judson C (CEO, U.S. Consumer Division) Sale 22,820 58.73 1,340,218
2007-11-30 Linville Judson C (CEO, U.S. Consumer Division) Option Exercise 24,269 36.11 876,268
2007-11-09 Henry Daniel T (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) Purchase 19,594 55.89 1,095,157
2007-11-09 Akerson Daniel F (Director) Purchase 5,000 55.73 278,642
2007-11-09 Burns Ursula M (Director) Purchase 2,000 55.94 111,875
2007-09-05 Mcginn Richard A (Director) Purchase 1,000 59.48 59,475
2007-08-10 Linville Judson C (CEO, U.S. Consumer Division) Sale 42,207 59.21 2,499,460
2007-08-10 Linville Judson C (CEO, U.S. Consumer Division) Option Exercise 78,317 43.09 3,374,444
2007-08-08 Walter Robert D (Director) Purchase 30,000 62.22 1,866,600
2007-08-08 Leschly Jan (Director) Purchase 32,000 62.33 1,994,560
2007-08-08 Burns Ursula M (Director) Purchase 1,000 61.87 61,870
2007-05-31 Hayes John D (EVP, Advertising) Sale 28,000 64.86 1,816,192
2007-05-30 Hayes John D (EVP, Advertising) Option Exercise 123,379 38.22 4,716,038
2007-05-23 Chenault Kenneth I (Chief Executive Officer) Sale 48,000 64.48 3,095,199
2007-05-22 Reinemund Steven (Director) Purchase 5,000 64.07 320,349
2007-05-15 Kelly Alfred F Jr (Member, Global Leadership Team) Sale 21,377 63.16 1,350,235
2007-05-14 Kelly Alfred F Jr (Member, Global Leadership Team) Option Exercise 144,449 45.98 6,642,285
2007-05-11 Squeri Stephen J (EVP, Chief Information Officer) Sale 14,000 62.51 875,091
2007-05-11 Parent Louise M (EVP, General Counsel) Sale 48,000 62.60 3,004,712
2007-04-24 Walter Robert D (Director) Purchase 20,000 60.78 1,215,600
2007-04-23 Schick Thomas A (EVP-Corp. Affairs) Sale 163,600 61.13 10,000,124
2007-04-23 Schick Thomas A (EVP-Corp. Affairs) Option Exercise 163,600 39.74 6,500,918
2007-03-19 Leschly Jan (Director) Option Exercise 3,427 18.33 62,810
2007-03-05 Burns Ursula M (Director) Purchase 2,000 55.84 111,680
2007-02-23 Akerson Daniel F (Director) Purchase 7,086 57.91 410,350
2007-02-22 Williams Ronald A (Director) Purchase 2,000 58.59 117,180
2007-02-21 Levin Richard C (Director) Purchase 2,000 58.48 116,960
2007-02-15 Parent Louise M (EVP, General Counsel) Option Exercise 131,433 47.97 6,305,235
2007-02-15 Chenault Kenneth I (Chief Executive Officer) Option Exercise 367,938 34.79 12,800,930
2007-01-24 Leschly Jan (Director) Purchase 16,200 58.49 947,538
2007-01-24 Burns Ursula M (Director) Purchase 2,000 58.48 116,960
2007-01-24 Crittenden Gary L (Member, Global Leadership Team) Sale 52,000 58.10 3,021,200
2006-11-29 Chenault Kenneth I (Chief Executive Officer) Sale 104,000 58.97 6,132,672
2006-11-20 Squeri Stephen J (EVP, Chief Information Officer) Sale 29,435 59.58 1,753,835
2006-11-20 Squeri Stephen J (EVP, Chief Information Officer) Option Exercise 23,990 30.89 741,099
2006-11-20 Barshefsky Charlene (Director) Purchase 1,600 59.48 95,168
2006-11-17 Gilligan Edward P (Member, Global Leadership Team) Sale 75,301 59.66 4,492,834
2006-11-17 Gilligan Edward P (Member, Global Leadership Team) Option Exercise 269,871 38.42 10,367,958
2006-11-17 Chernin Peter (Director) Purchase 3,500 59.69 208,915
2006-11-14 Hayes John D (EVP, Advertising) Sale 14,210 58.89 836,826
2006-11-13 Squeri Stephen J (EVP, Chief Information Officer) Option Exercise 71,862 37.82 2,717,653
2006-11-13 Schick Thomas A (EVP-Corp. Affairs) Sale 153,684 58.92 9,055,214
2006-11-13 Schick Thomas A (EVP-Corp. Affairs) Option Exercise 153,684 38.90 5,978,077
2006-11-13 Kelly Alfred F Jr (Member, Global Leadership Team) Sale 48,399 58.89 2,850,338
2006-11-13 Kelly Alfred F Jr (Member, Global Leadership Team) Option Exercise 249,176 38.46 9,582,478
2006-11-13 Hayes John D (EVP, Advertising) Sale 235,102 58.96 13,860,438
2006-11-13 Hayes John D (EVP, Advertising) Option Exercise 271,360 30.59 8,300,902
2006-05-01 Burns Ursula M (Director) Purchase 2,000 53.25 106,500
2006-04-28 Leschly Jan (Director) Purchase 15,000 53.93 808,950
2006-04-27 Parent Louise M (EVP, General Counsel) Sale 417,989 52.74 22,045,969
2006-04-27 Parent Louise M (EVP, General Counsel) Option Exercise 376,992 34.56 13,028,089
2006-02-27 Kelly Alfred F Jr (Member, Global Leadership Team) Sale 194,835 54.84 10,685,011
2006-02-27 Kelly Alfred F Jr (Member, Global Leadership Team) Option Exercise 215,688 34.56 7,453,745
2006-02-22 Gilligan Edward P (Member, Global Leadership Team) Option Exercise 4,896 35.98 176,143
2006-02-21 Chenault Kenneth I (Chief Executive Officer) Sale 275,225 54.10 14,881,686
2006-02-17 Squeri Stephen J (EVP, Chief Information Officer) Option Exercise 9,108 38.30 348,845
2006-02-17 Chernin Peter (Director) Purchase 3,600 54.30 195,498
2006-02-13 Hayes John D (EVP, Advertising) Sale 271,418 53.10 14,411,210
2006-02-13 Hayes John D (EVP, Advertising) Option Exercise 281,030 25.31 7,112,494
2006-02-13 Chenault Kenneth I (Chief Executive Officer) Option Exercise 222,971 38.17 8,510,803
2006-02-02 Burns Ursula M (Senior Vice Presiden) Purchase 3,000 52.56 157,695
2006-02-01 Miller Edward D (Director) Purchase 9,500 52.60 499,652
2006-01-30 Crittenden Gary L (Member, Global Leade) Sale 304,500 52.85 16,092,825
2006-01-30 Crittenden Gary L (Member, Global Leade) Option Exercise 347,145 30.59 10,619,165
2006-01-27 Schick Thomas A (EVP-Corp. Affairs) Sale 161,288 53.34 8,603,908
2006-01-27 Schick Thomas A (EVP-Corp. Affairs) Option Exercise 161,288 30.18 4,867,349
2006-01-06 Bowen William G (Director) Option Exercise 3,427 39.31 134,711
2005-12-14 Akerson Daniel F (Director) Purchase 5,000 51.44 257,225
2005-11-09 Dolan Peter R (Director) Purchase 3,403 49.24 167,563
2005-10-28 Burns Ursula M (Senior Vice Presiden) Purchase 1,000 49.10 49,100
2005-10-26 Walter Robert D (Chairman and CEO) Purchase 20,000 49.75 995,000
2005-08-19 Cracchiolo James M (Member, Global Leade) Sale 51,293 56.07 2,875,998
2005-06-13 Cracchiolo James M (Member, Global Leade) Sale 65,162 54.96 3,581,499
2005-06-01 Linen Jonathan S (Member, Global Leade) Sale 100,000 54.36 5,436,200

Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (symbol AXP, CIK number 4962) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.

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