UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 8-K/A

                                CURRENT REPORT

                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, 2007

                           AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          New York                      1-7657                 13-4922250
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
     of incorporation                                      Identification No.)
     or organization)


       200 Vesey Street, World Financial Center
                  New York, New York                       10285
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       (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 640-2000

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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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                               EXPLANATORY NOTE

         Pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, this Current
Report on Form 8-K/A amends and supplements the information reported in
Item 5.02(d) to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 22, 2007 (filed
January 26, 2007) regarding the election of each of Richard C. Levin and Ronald
A. Williams to the Board of Directors of American Express Company
(the "Company").

ITEM 5.02   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
            APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
            CERTAIN OFFICERS.

(d)         On April 23, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed
Messrs. Levin and Williams to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.

                                   SIGNATURE

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
                                            (REGISTRANT)

                                            By:  /s/ Stephen P. Norman
                                            Name:  Stephen P. Norman
                                            Title: Secretary


Date:  April 27, 2007