UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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American Express Company
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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on April 30, 2012.
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| AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY |
Meeting Type: | Annual Meeting | ||||||||||
| For holders as of: | March 1, 2012 | |||||||||||
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Date: April 30, 2012 |
Time: 9:00 AM EDT |
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Location: Company’s Headquarters |
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| 200 Vesey Street |
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| New York, NY 10285
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We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
This notice also constitutes Notice of the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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| How to Access the Proxy Materials |
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| ANNUAL REPORT NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors |
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposals: | |||||||||||||||||
| Nominees: | 5. | Shareholder proposal relating to cumulative voting for directors. |
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| 01) C. BARSHEFSKY 02) U.M. BURNS 03) K.I. CHENAULT 04) P. CHERNIN 05) T.J. LEONSIS 06) J. LESCHLY |
07) R.C. LEVIN 08) R.A. MCGINN 09) E.D. MILLER 10) S.S REINEMUND 11) R.D. WALTER 12) R.A. WILLIAMS |
6. | Shareholder proposal relating to separation of chairman and CEO roles.
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| The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon any other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. |
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| The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: | NOTE: You cannot vote by returning this Notice. To vote the shares, you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. You also may attend and vote at the meeting. |
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| 2. | Ratification of appointment of Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. |
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| 3. | Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. |
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| 4. | Approval of performance goals and award limits under 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan. |
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