SCHEDULE SC 13G/A

             Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                       (Amendment No.)


  	                AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 				
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                         (Name of Issuer)


                               Common
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                     (Title of Class of Securities)


			     025816109
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                           (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement /_/.  
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous 
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five 
percent of the class of securities described in item 1; and (2) has 
filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of 
five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class 
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not 
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other previsions of 
the Act (however, see the Notes)
							
Item 1(a) 	NAME OF ISSUER						
	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO	
Item 1(b)	ADDRESS OF ISSUERS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES			
	200 VESEY STREET
	50TH FLOOR
	NEW YORK, NEW YORK 102852
		
Item 2(a)	NAME OF PERSON FILING						
	Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. 					
					
Item 2(b)	ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE				
	2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101					
	Tucson, Arizona 85706						
Item 2(c)	CITIZENSHIP						
	Colorado Limited Partnership						
Item 2(d)	TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES						
	Common 						
Item 2(e)	CUSIP NUMBER						
	025816109				
Item 3	FIELD PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b)					
	
	(e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the 
Investment						
	 Advisers Act of 1940						
Item 4 	OWNERSHIP						
	(a) Amount beneficially owned: 66,652,949 shares

	(b) Percent of class:  5.18%			
	(i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote				
		Davis Selected Advisers,L.P. 66,652,949 shares			
	(ii)  shared power to vote to direct the vote    			
			N/A					
	(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct  the disposition of	
		Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. 66,652,949 shares	
	(iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of	
			N/A					
Item 5	Not applicable						
							
Item 6	Not applicable						
							
Item 7	Not applicable						
							
Item 8 	Not applicable						
							
Item 9	Not applicable						
							
Item 10	CERTIFICATION						
							
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary 
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not 
have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer or 
such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a 
participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.		
											
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I 
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, 
complete and correct.						
								
	SIGNATURE	/s/ Anthony Frazia					
							
	PRINT		Anthony Frazia, JD,CRCP, Compliance Officer/
			Director of Institutional Operations, 
			Compliance and Risk Management 			
		
	DATE		December 31, 2004