Pickett Denise 4
4 · AMERICAN EXPRESS CO · Filed Feb 3, 2026
Research Summary
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American Express (AXP) Denise Pickett Receives Awards, Surrenders Shares
What Happened
- Denise Pickett, President, Enterprise Shared Services at American Express, had equity awards vest on 2026-02-01. The filing shows two award acquisitions totaling 33,672 shares (21,012 shares and 12,660 shares). Simultaneously, 10,287 shares were surrendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations, with the surrendered shares reported at $352.17 each for a total of $3,622,773.
- The transactions are award/vesting events and a tax-withholding disposition (routine administrative action), not an open‑market sale or purchase by the insider.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-01; filing date: 2026-02-03 (no late filing flag shown).
- Acquisitions: 21,012 shares (award/vesting) and 12,660 shares (derivative award) — reported acquisition prices $N/A and $0.00 respectively.
- Disposition: 10,287 shares surrendered at $352.17 each = $3,622,773 (code F — tax withholding).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
- Relevant footnotes from the filing:
- F1: Shares from vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units (granted Feb 2023).
- F3: The 10,287-share disposition represents shares surrendered to satisfy tax obligations upon vesting.
- F2 / F5: Filing notes include dividend reinvestment and vesting of performance stock options as related mechanics for the reported derivative shares.
Context
- These transactions reflect equity award vesting and routine tax withholding (a cashless surrender of shares), which are administrative and do not necessarily signal a change in insider sentiment.
- The derivative-line acquisition (reported at $0.00) indicates issuance of shares from awards rather than an open-market purchase; such vesting can be tied to prior performance-based grants.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Pickett Denise
Pres., Enterprise Shared Serv.
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-01+21,012→ 28,765.936 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F3]2026-02-01$352.17/sh−10,287$3,622,773→ 18,478.936 total - Award
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F5]2026-02-01+12,660→ 12,660 totalExercise: $173.61From: 2026-02-01Exp: 2033-02-01→ Common Stock (12,660 underlying)
Holdings
- 1,820(indirect: By ESOP)
Common Stock
[F4]
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]Represents shares acquired pursuant to the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units that were granted to the reporting person in February 2023, based upon the satisfaction of performance criteria specified for the award at the time of grant and the reporting person's continued employment.
- [F2]Includes shares acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment.
- [F3]The reported disposition represents the surrender of shares to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units.
- [F4]Shares held in the reporting person's account under the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
- [F5]Represents the vesting of Performance Stock Options that were granted to the reporting person in February 2023, based upon the satisfaction of performance criteria specified for the award at the time of grant and the reporting person's continued employment.
Signature
/s/ James J. Killerlane III, attorney-in-fact|2026-02-03