AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY PLANS LIVE AUDIO WEB BROADCAST OF SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIAL COMMUNITY MEETING
NEW YORK, July 26, 2006 -- American Express Company said today that it plans to host its semi-annual Financial Community Meeting on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. (ET). At the meeting, Kenneth I. Chenault, chairman and chief executive officer, and Judson C. Linville, president, U.S. Consumer Card Services Group, will update the financial community on the company's performance, and senior management will be available to answer questions.
Live audio of the meeting, as well as the presentation slides that will be shown at the session, will be accessible to the general public on the American Express web site at http://ir.americanexpress.com. A replay of the meeting's audio webcast and the speakers' presentations will be available later that day at the same web site address.
American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.
Contacts:
Robert Glick
212.640.1041
Robert.A.Glick@aexp.com
Judy Tenzer
212.640.0555
Judy.G.Tenzer@aexp.com