Marrs Anna 4
4 · AMERICAN EXPRESS CO · Filed Feb 6, 2026
Research Summary
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American Express (AXP) Anna Marrs Exercises Options and Sells Shares
What Happened
Anna Marrs, Group President (GMNS) of American Express, exercised stock options to acquire 14,992 shares at $173.61 per share (total value ≈ $2,602,761) and concurrently sold 27,425 shares in an open-market transaction for approximately $9,599,024. The filing also reports 14,992 shares disposed at $0.00 under a derivative code.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-05; Form filed: 2026-02-06 (appears timely).
- Exercise (code M): 14,992 shares acquired at $173.61 each — total ≈ $2,602,761.
- Sale (code S): 27,425 shares sold, weighted avg price $350.01 — total ≈ $9,599,024. Footnote: sale prices ranged $350.00–$350.10; reporting person can provide per-price breakdown on request.
- Derivative disposition: 14,992 shares reported disposed at $0.00 (listed as derivative) — often reflects shares surrendered/withheld to cover exercise costs or tax withholding.
- Shares owned after transaction: not reported in the provided excerpt.
Context
- This sequence (exercise + immediate sale) is commonly a cashless-type settlement where exercised shares and/or existing holdings are sold; the $0.00 derivative line likely indicates shares used to satisfy exercise payment or tax obligations.
- Sales are routine insider liquidity events and do not by themselves indicate company performance or insider sentiment.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Marrs Anna
Group Pres., GMNS
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-02-05$173.61/sh+14,992$2,602,761→ 47,818.52 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-05$350.01/sh−27,425$9,599,024→ 20,393.52 total - Exercise/Conversion
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
2026-02-05−14,992→ 0 totalExercise: $173.61From: 2026-02-01Exp: 2033-02-01→ Common Stock (14,992 underlying)
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price, rounded to the nearest cent. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $350 to $350.10. The reporting person undertakes to provide to American Express Company, any security holder of American Express Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range.
Signature
/s/ James J. Killerlane III, attorney-in-fact|2026-02-06