AMERICAN EXPRESS CO - FORM 10-K - EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF KENNETH I. CHENAULT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - February 17, 2017

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EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION OF JEFFREY C. CAMPBELL, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex322.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF JEFFREY C. CAMPBELL, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex312.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF KENNETH I. CHENAULT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex311.htm
EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex231.htm
EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex21.htm
EX-12 - COMPUTATION IN SUPPORT OF RATIO OF EARNINGS - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex12.htm
EX-10.44 - 2016 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN PORTFOLIO GRANT - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex1044.htm
EX-10.43 - 2016 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN PERFORMACE GRANT - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex1043.htm
EX-10.42 - FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex1042.htm
EX-10.41 - FORM OF NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex1041.htm
EX-10.30 - NINTH AMENDMENT TO AXP RETIREMENT RESTORATION PLAN - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397dex1030.htm
10-K - FORM 10-K - AMERICAN EXPRESS COd321397d10k.htm

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of American Express Company (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Kenneth I. Chenault, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Kenneth I. Chenault

Name:  Kenneth I. Chenault

Title:    Chief Executive Officer

Date:    February 17, 2017

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and is not being “filed” as part of the Form 10-K or as a separate disclosure document for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that section. This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except to the extent that this Exhibit 32.1 is expressly and specifically incorporated by reference in any such filing.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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