CORPORATE EVENT: American Express Company Spin-Off

Clearing House Advisory Notices

To	Clearing Member Firms
From	Clearing House Department
Subject	CORPORATE EVENT: American Express Company Spin-Off
Notice Date	2005-09-30
Notice Number	05-236
Effective Date
American Express Company (AXP1C) has announced a distribution of Class B common shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (AMP). The distribution ratio will be approximately 0.2 share of common stock of AMP for each one share of common stock of American Express Company. The ex-distribution date is Monday, October 3, 2005. This corporate action will be coordinated with the Options Clearing Corporation. For the full text of this advisory . . .