ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

American Express Company (the "Company") announced today that it has completed the previously-announced repurchase of $3.39 billion of preferred shares that were issued by the Company to the United States Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury Department") as part of the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program Capital Purchase Program (CPP).

In addition, the Company announced that it expects to give notice to the Treasury Department of the Company's intent to enter into discussions regarding the repurchase of the outstanding warrants issued to the Treasury Department in conjunction with the preferred shares.

A copy of the Company's press release, dated June 17, 2009, announcing the Company's repurchase of the preferred shares is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

The first paragraph set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Forward-Looking Statements
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