AMERICAN EXPRESS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO PRESENT AT LEHMAN BROTHERS' FINANCIAL SERVICES CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, September 07, 2006 -- American Express Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Gary Crittenden, will make an investor presentation relating to American Express' business strategies at Lehman Brothers' 2006 Financial Services Conference on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City at 8:30AM (ET).
A live audio webcast of Mr. Crittenden's presentation, as well as presentation slides, will be made available to the general public through the American Express Web site at http://ir.americanexpress.com. An audio replay of Mr. Crittenden's presentation will be available to the general public later that day through the same Web site address.
American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.


