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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF NEW YORK
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BOB H. LANKFORD, TRUSTEE UNDER

THE ELIZABETH H. LANKFORD BYPASS
TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 9/18/1998,
derivatively on behalf of AMERICAN EXPRESS
COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

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NOTICE OF APPEAL

-againstKENNETH L CHENAULT, JEFFREY C. CAMPBELL,

DANIEL T. HENRY, CHARLENE BARSHEFSKY,
URSULA M. BURNS, PETER CHERNIN,
THEODORE 1. LEONSIS, ANNE MARIE ALICE
LAUVERGEON, SAMUEL J. PALMISANO,
STEVEN S. REINEMUND, EDWARD D. MILLER,
RICHARD A. MCGINN, JAN LESCHL Y,
DANIEL L. VASELLA, ROBERT D. WALTER,
DANIEL F. AKERSON, and RONALD A. WILLIAMS,
Defendants.
and
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
Nominal Defendant.
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SIRS:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above-named plaintiff Bob Lankford, Trustee hereby
appeals to the Appellate Division of the State of New York, First Department, from the Final
Judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, by the Honorable

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Shirley Werner-Kornreich, entered and filed on April28, 2016 in the above titled action. This
appeal is taken from each and every part of the Judgment.
Dated:

May 19,2016

KANTRO~TZ,GOLDHAMER
& GRAfFMAN,P.C.
Attorney for Plaintiff

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& GRAIFMAN, P.C.

JAYI. BRODY
GARY S. GRAIFMAN
747 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 200
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
Phone: (845) 356-2570
Fax: (845) 356-4335
PROFY PROMISLOFF & CIARLANTO,
P.C.
JEFFREY J. CIARLANTO
JOSEPH M. PROFY
DAVID PROMISLOFF
100 N. 22ndStreet, Unit 105
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 259-5159
Fax: (215) 600-2642
LAW OFFICE OF ALFRED G. YATES,
JR., P.C.
ALFRED G. YATES, JR.
GERALD L. RUTLEDGE
519 Allegheny Building
429 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 391-5164
Fax: (412) 471-1033
Counsel for Plaintiff

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TO:
County Clerk of New York County
New York County Courthouse
60 Centre Street; Room 161
New York, New York 10007
AND
Richard H. Dolan
SCHLAM STONE & DOLAN LLP
26 Broadway
New York, New York 10004
Evan R. Chesler
Rowan D. Wilson
Kevin J. Orsini
CRA VATH, SWAINE & MOORE LP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attorneys for Defendants

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BOB H. LANKFORD. TRUSTBE UNDER

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THE EUZABBnI H. LANKfORD

BYPASS TRUST AGREEMBNT DATED

9/18/1998, derivatively and on behalf of
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,
Plaintiff,

v.

INNJmI I. CHBNAULT, JEFFREY C.

CAMPBELL, DANIEL T. HBNRY,

CHARLliNB BARSHBFSKY, URSuLA
M. BURNS, PETER CHERNIN,
THBODORB J. LBONSIS, ANNE MARJE'
ALICE LAUVERGEON. sAMUEL J.
PALMISANO, STEVEN S. RBINBMUND.
HOWARD D. MIlLER, RICHARD A.
MCGINN, JAN LBSCHLY, DANIEL L.
VASELLA, ROBERT D. WALTER.
DANIBL F. AKERSON. and RONALD

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JUDGMENT

A. WILLIAMS,

Defendants.

and,
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY,

NODnal Defendant.

Defendants and Nominal Defendants bavinS moved this Court (Han.

Shirley Werner Kornreich) to dis~ss with prejudice the verified shareholder derivative
complaint,
NOW, upon the Order filed Qetober 29. 201~. and the ()tober 29. lOIS.

Transcript of Oral Arsume~t on the motion to dismiss. it is hereby

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ADJUDGED that the actiOD is dismissed with prejudice and the Clerk is
directed

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enter Judgment accordingly.

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