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## Consolidated Five-year Summary of Selected Financial Data 

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(a) Results for 2001 include three significant items: (1) a charge of $1.01 billion ($669 million after-tax) reflecting losses associated with high-yield securities recorded during the first half of 2001; (2) restructuring charges of $631 million ($411 million after-tax); and (3) the one-time adverse impact from the September 11th terrorist attacks of $98 million ($65 million after-tax). Results for 1998 include the following items: $138 million credit loss provision at American Express Bank relating to its Asia/Pacific portfolio and income of $78 million representing gains on the sale of First Data Corporation shares. 

(b) Computed on a trailing 12-month basis and excluding the effect on Shareholders’ Equity of unrealized gains or losses related to SFAS No. 115 and SFAS No. 133. 

‡ — Denotes a variance of more than 100%. 

