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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
                                                70 Pine Street, New York, N.Y. 10270



                   NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                             TO BE HELD MAY 14, 2008

                                                                                                                          April 4, 2008



To the Shareholders of
 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.:


     The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. (AIG) will be held at the
offices of AIG at 72 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York, on May 14, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., for the
following purposes:

     1. To elect 13 directors of AIG to hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly
        elected and qualified;

     2. To act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent
        registered public accounting firm for 2008;

     3. To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the human right to water;

     4. To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the reporting of political contributions; and

     5. To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 28, 2008 will be entitled to vote at the meeting.

     Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
held on May 14, 2008. The Proxy Statement, Annual Report to Shareholders and other Soliciting Material are
available in the Investor Information section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com.



                                                                                               By Order of the Board of Directors
                                                                                                 KATHLEEN E. SHANNON
                                                                                                                       Secretary




     If you plan on attending the meeting, please remember to bring photo identification with you. If you cannot be present at the meeting,
please sign the enclosed proxy card and return it at once in the accompanying postage prepaid envelope or vote your shares by telephone
or through the Internet.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
                                 70 Pine Street, New York, N.Y. 10270



                                   PROXY STATEMENT

                                                                                             April 4, 2008

TIME AND DATE           11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
PLACE                   72 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York 10270
                        •
ITEMS OF BUSINESS           To elect 13 directors of AIG to hold office until the next annual election and
                            until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
                        •   To act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
                            as AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008.
                        •   To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the human right to water.
                        •   To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the reporting of political
                            contributions.
                        •   To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.
RECORD DATE             You can vote if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on
                        March 28, 2008.
MAILING DATE            These materials are being mailed to shareholders of AIG commencing on or about
                        April 4, 2008.
INSPECTION OF LIST OF   A list of the shareholders of record as of March 28, 2008 will be available for
SHAREHOLDERS OF         inspection during ordinary business hours during the ten days prior to the meeting
RECORD                  at AIG’s offices, 70 Pine Street, New York, New York 10270.
ADDITIONAL              Additional information regarding the matters to be acted on at the meeting is
INFORMATION             included in the accompanying proxy materials.
PROXY VOTING            PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROXY THROUGH THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE
                        OR MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED
                        ENVELOPE.




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TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                             Page                                                                                             Page
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION ..                                         3        REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE AND
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    7          RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF
                                                                                          ACCOUNTANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  52
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        10
                                                                                            Report of the Audit Committee . . . . . . . . . . . .                              52
    Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    10
                                                                                            Ratification of Selection of
    Report of the Nominating and Corporate
                                                                                              PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP . . . . . . . . . . .                                 54
      Governance Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    11
                                                                                            Fees Paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers
    Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    13
                                                                                              LLP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       55
    Compensation of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  16
                                                                                        SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL—Human Right to
    Compensation and Management
                                                                                          Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    57
      Resources Committee Interlocks and
                                                                                            Shareholder Proposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      57
      Insider Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           18
                                                                                            AIG Statement in Opposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             57
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN SECURITIES . . . . . . .                                 19
                                                                                        SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL—Political
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
                                                                                          Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          58
  REPORTING COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      21
                                                                                            Shareholder Proposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      58
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY
  TRANSACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          21            AIG Statement in Opposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             59
                                                                                        OTHER MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  60
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       22
                                                                                            Other Matters to be Presented at the
    Compensation and Management
                                                                                              2008 Annual Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         60
      Resources Committee Report . . . . . . . . . . .                        22
                                                                                            Shareholder Proposals for 2009 Annual
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis . . .                                22
                                                                                              Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           60
    2007 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             34
                                                                                            Incorporation by Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           60
    Exercises and Holdings of Previously
                                                                                            Important Notice Regarding Delivery of
      Awarded Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          39
                                                                                              Shareholder Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            60
    Post-Employment Compensation . . . . . . . . . .                          42
                                                                                            Proxy Solicitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               60
    Potential Payments on Termination . . . . . . . .                         47
                                                                                        CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES . . . .                                               A-1




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VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
    The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (Board of Directors or Board) of
American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (AIG), for use at the AIG Annual Meeting, to be held
on May 14, 2008, or at any adjournment thereof (Annual Meeting). These proxy materials are being mailed to
shareholders of AIG commencing on or about April 4, 2008.

Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?
    You are entitled to vote or direct the voting of your shares of AIG common stock, par value $2.50 per share
(AIG Common Stock), if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 28, 2008. On that
date, 2,495,810,587 shares of AIG Common Stock (exclusive of shares held by AIG and certain subsidiaries)
were outstanding, held by 55,886 shareholders of record. You may cast one vote for each share of AIG Common
Stock held by you on the record date.

What proposals will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?
    There are two proposals from AIG to be considered and voted on at the Annual Meeting:
         1. To elect 13 directors of AIG to hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are
            duly elected and qualified; and
         2. To act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent
            registered public accounting firm for 2008.
   In addition, there are two proposals from shareholders to be considered and voted on at the Annual
Meeting:
         3. To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the human right to water; and
         4. To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the reporting of political contributions.
    You may also vote on any other business that properly comes before the Annual Meeting.

How does the Board of Directors recommend I vote?
    AIG’s Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote:
         1. “FOR” each of the nominees to the Board of Directors.
         2. “FOR” ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent registered
            public accounting firm for 2008.
         3. “AGAINST” the shareholder proposal relating to the human right to water.
         4. “AGAINST” the shareholder proposal relating to the reporting of political contributions.

Who is a shareholder of record?
    During the ten days prior to the Annual Meeting, a list of the shareholders will be available for inspection at
the offices of AIG at 70 Pine Street, New York, New York 10270.
    • If you hold AIG Common Stock that is registered in your name on the records of AIG maintained by AIG’s
      transfer agent, Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, you are a shareholder of record.
    • If you hold AIG Common Stock indirectly through a broker, bank or similar institution, you are not a
      shareholder of record, but instead hold in “street name.”
     If you are a shareholder of record, these proxy materials are being sent to you directly. If you hold shares in
street name, these materials are being sent to you by the bank, broker or similar institution through which you
hold your shares.

What do I need to attend the Annual Meeting?
    If you plan on attending the Annual Meeting, please remember to bring photo identification with you, such
as a driver’s license.
    In addition, if you hold shares in “street name” and would like to attend the Annual Meeting, you should
bring an account statement or other acceptable evidence of ownership of AIG Common Stock as of the close of

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business on March 28, 2008, the record date for voting. In order to vote at the Annual Meeting, you will also
need a valid “legal proxy”, which you can obtain by contacting your account representative at the broker, bank
or similar institution through which you hold your shares. See “How do I vote?”


How do I vote?
    You may cast your vote in one of four ways:
    • By Internet. Go to the following website: www.eproxy.com/aig. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day.
      Enter the information requested on your computer screen and follow the simple instructions. If you choose
      to vote by Internet, then you do not need to return the proxy card. To be valid, your vote by Internet must
      be received by 11:59 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 13, 2008. Please have your proxy card
      and the last four digits of your Social Security number or tax identification number available.
    • By Telephone. To vote using the telephone (within U.S. and Canada), call toll free 1-800-560-1965 in the
      United States or Canada any time on a touch tone telephone. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a
      day, 7 days a week. There is NO CHARGE to you for the call. Follow the simple instructions provided by
      the recorded message. If you choose to vote by telephone, then you do not need to return the proxy card.
      To be valid, your vote by telephone must be received by 11:59 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on
      May 13, 2008.
    • By Mail. Mark the enclosed proxy card, sign and date it, and return it in the pre-paid envelope that has
      been provided. To be valid, your vote by mail must be received by 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving
      Time, on May 14, 2008.
    • At the Annual Meeting. You can vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting (see “What do I need
      to attend the Annual Meeting?”). If you are a shareholder of record, in order to vote at the Annual Meeting,
      you must present an acceptable form of identification, such as a driver’s license. If you hold your shares
      in street name, you must obtain a legal proxy, as described above, under “What do I need to attend the
      Annual Meeting?”, and bring that proxy to the Annual Meeting.


How can I revoke my proxy or substitute a new proxy or change my vote?
    You can revoke your proxy or substitute a new proxy by:
    For a Proxy Submitted by Internet or Telephone
    • Subsequently submitting in a timely manner a new proxy through the Internet or by telephone; or
    • Executing and mailing a later-dated proxy card that is received by AIG prior to 10:00 a.m., Eastern
      Daylight Saving Time, on May 14, 2008; or
    • Voting in person at the Annual Meeting.
    For a Proxy Submitted by Mail
    • Subsequently executing and mailing another proxy card bearing a later date; or
    • Giving written notice of revocation to AIG’s Secretary at 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270 that is
      received by AIG prior to 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 14, 2008; or
    • Voting in person at the Annual Meeting.


If I submit a proxy by Internet, telephone or mail, how will my shares be voted?
    If you properly submit your proxy by one of these methods, and you do not subsequently revoke your proxy,
your shares will be voted in accordance with your instructions.
     If you sign, date and return your proxy card but do not give voting instructions, your shares will be voted as
follows: FOR the election of AIG’s director nominees, FOR the ratification of the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008, AGAINST
each of the shareholder proposals and otherwise in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting the
proxy on any other matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting.

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If I hold my shares in “street name” and do not provide voting instructions, can my broker still vote
my shares?

      Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), brokers that have not received voting instructions
from their customers ten days prior to the Annual Meeting date may vote their customers’ shares in the brokers’
discretion on the proposals regarding the election of directors and the ratification of the appointment of
independent auditors because these are considered “discretionary” under NYSE rules. If your broker is an
affiliate of AIG, NYSE policy specifies that, in the absence of your specific voting instructions, your shares may
only be voted in the same proportion as all other shares are voted with respect to each proposal.

    Under NYSE rules, each of the shareholder proposals is a “non-discretionary” item, which means that
member brokers who have not received instructions from the beneficial owners of AIG Common Stock do not
have discretion to vote the shares of AIG Common Stock held by those beneficial owners on such proposal.


How are votes counted?

     Election of Directors. AIG’s By-laws provide that in uncontested elections, directors must receive a
majority of the votes cast. In other words, directors in an uncontested election must receive more votes “for” their
election than “against” their election. In a contested election, a director will be elected by a plurality of the votes
cast. Pursuant to AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, each nominee for director has submitted to the Board
an irrevocable resignation from the Board that would become effective upon (1) the failure of such nominee to
receive the required vote at the Annual Meeting and (2) Board acceptance of such resignation. In the event that
a director nominee fails to receive the required vote at the Annual Meeting, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee will then make a recommendation to the Board on the action to be taken with respect to
the resignation. The Board will accept such resignation unless the Committee recommends and the Board
determines that the best interests of AIG and its shareholders would not be served by doing so.

      Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm. Ratification of the selection of accountants requires that a majority of the votes cast vote “for”
ratification. Neither AIG’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation nor AIG’s By-laws require that the shareholders
ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm. AIG’s
Board is requesting shareholder ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the shareholders do not
ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
but may still retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its
discretion may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such change would be
in the best interests of AIG and its shareholders.

    Shareholder Proposal. Approval of a shareholder proposal requires a “for” vote by a majority of the
outstanding shares of AIG Common Stock.

    Broker Non-Votes. Because directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast, an abstention or broker
non-vote will have no effect on the election, although a director who receives more votes “against” than “for” his
or her election will be required to resign, subject to the process described above under “Election of Directors.”

    In the case of ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, only votes cast “for” or
“against” the ratification will be considered; abstentions, broker non-votes and withheld votes will not be treated
as a vote “for” or “against” the ratification and therefore will have no effect on the vote. Because the affirmative
vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of AIG Common Stock is necessary to approve each shareholder
proposal, an abstention, broker non-vote or withheld vote will have the effect of a vote against such proposal.


How many votes are required to transact business at the Annual Meeting?

    A quorum is required to transact business at the Annual Meeting. The holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of AIG Common Stock will constitute a quorum.

     Proxies marked as abstaining, and any proxies returned by brokers as “non-votes” on behalf of shares held
in street name because beneficial owners’ discretion has been withheld as to one or more matters on the
agenda for the Annual Meeting, will be treated as present for purposes of determining a quorum for the Annual
Meeting.

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How do I obtain more information about AIG?
     A copy of AIG’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which includes AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is enclosed
with this Proxy Statement. You also may obtain, free of charge, a copy of the 2007 Annual Report to
Shareholders and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 by writing to
American International Group, Inc., 70 Pine Street, New York, New York 10270, Attention: Investor
Relations. These documents also are available in the Investor Information section of AIG’s corporate website at
www.aigcorporate.com.

Who pays for the expenses of this proxy solicitation?
     AIG will bear the cost of this solicitation of proxies. Proxies may be solicited by mail, email, personal
interview, telephone and facsimile transmission by directors, their associates, and approximately eight officers
and regular employees of AIG and its subsidiaries. In addition to the foregoing, AIG has retained
D.F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of approximately $16,000 plus reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of that firm. AIG will reimburse brokers and others holding AIG
Common Stock in their names, or in the names of nominees, for forwarding proxy materials to their principals.




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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
     Thirteen directors are to be elected at the Annual Meeting to hold office until the next annual election and
until their successors are duly elected and qualified. It is the intention of the persons named in the
accompanying form of proxy to vote for the election of the nominees listed below. All of the nominees are
currently members of AIG’s Board of Directors. It is not expected that any of the nominees will become
unavailable for election as a director, but if any should prior to the Annual Meeting, proxies will be voted for such
persons as the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy may determine in their discretion. Directors
will be elected by a majority of the votes cast. Pursuant to AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, each
nominee for director has submitted to the Board an irrevocable resignation from the Board that would become
effective upon (1) the failure of such nominee to receive the required vote at the shareholder meeting and
(2) Board acceptance of such resignation. In the event that a director nominee fails to receive the required vote,
the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will then make a recommendation to the Board on the
action to be taken with respect to the resignation. The Board will accept such resignation unless the Board
determines (after consideration of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation)
that the best interests of AIG and its shareholders would not be served by doing so.
     In accordance with AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines that provides that directors will not stand for
election as a director after reaching the age of 73, Messrs. Cohen and Zarb will retire from the Board of
Directors effective at the time that the directors are elected at the Annual Meeting. In addition, Mr. Hammerman
has notified AIG that he does not wish to stand for re-election as a director at the Annual Meeting.
    The nominees for director and certain information supplied by them to AIG are as follows:


                          STEPHEN F. BOLLENBACH              Former Co-Chairman and Chief Executive
                                                             Officer, Hilton Hotels Corporation
                          Elected January 16, 2008
                                                             Age 65
                                                             Director, KB Home
                                                                       Macy’s, Inc.
                                                                       Time Warner Inc.


                          MARTIN S. FELDSTEIN                Professor of Economics, Harvard University;
                                                             President and Chief Executive Officer, National
                          Director since 1987
                                                             Bureau of Economic Research
                                                             (a nonprofit economic research center)
                                                             Age 68
                                                             Director, Eli Lilly and Company



                          ELLEN V. FUTTER                    President, American Museum of Natural History
                          Director since 1999                Age 58
                                                             Director, Consolidated Edison, Inc. (also serves
                                                                       as Trustee of Consolidated Edison
                                                                       Company of New York, Inc.)
                                                                       JPMorgan Chase & Co.


                                                             Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC (a merchant bank
                          RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE
                                                             and private equity fund management company);
                          Director since 2001
                                                             Former United States Ambassador to the United
                                                             Nations; Former Vice Chairman, Credit Suisse
                                                             First Boston
                                                             Age 66




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FRED H. LANGHAMMER         Chairman, Global Affairs and Former Chief
                                                     ´
                           Executive Officer, The Estee Lauder Companies
Director since 2006
                           Inc.
                           Age 64
                           Director, Shinsei Bank, Limited
                                     The Walt Disney Company



GEORGE L. MILES, JR.       President and Chief Executive Officer, WQED
                           Multimedia
Director since 2005
                           Age 66
                           Director, Equitable Resources, Inc.
                                     Harley-Davidson, Inc.
                                     HFF, Inc.
                                     WESCO International, Inc.


                           Chairman, Offit Capital Advisors LLC (a wealth
MORRIS W. OFFIT
                           management advisory firm); Founder and Former
Director since 2005
                           Chief Executive Officer, OFFITBANK (a private
                           bank)
                           Age 71




JAMES F. ORR III           Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The
                           Rockefeller Foundation
Director since 2006
                           Age 65




VIRGINIA M. ROMETTY        Senior Vice President, Global Business Services,
                           IBM Corporation
Director since 2006
                           Age 50




MARTIN J. SULLIVAN         President and Chief Executive Officer, AIG
Director since 2002        Age 53
                           Director, International Lease Finance
                                     Corporation and Transatlantic
                                     Holdings, Inc., subsidiaries of AIG




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MICHAEL H. SUTTON                 Independent Consultant; Former Chief
                                                            Accountant of the United States Securities and
                          Director since 2005
                                                            Exchange Commission
                                                            Age 67
                                                            Director, Allegheny Energy, Inc.
                                                                      Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.



                          EDMUND S.W. TSE                   Senior Vice Chairman—Life Insurance, AIG
                          Director since 1996               Age 70




                          ROBERT B. WILLUMSTAD              Founder and Partner, Brysam Global Partners (a
                                                            private equity investment firm); Former President
                          Director and Chairman since
                                                            and Chief Operating Officer, Citigroup Inc.
                          2006
                                                            Age 62




     The principal occupation or affiliation of the nominees is shown above. Messrs. Sullivan and Tse have been
executive officers of AIG for more than five years. Except as noted below, each other director has occupied an
executive position with the company or organization listed above for at least five years. From 2004 until 2007, Mr.
Bollenbach was Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation. Before that, he was
Hilton Hotels Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Offit served as Co-Chief Executive Officer
of Offit Hall Capital Management LLC from 2002 until 2007. Mr. Willumstad served in executive positions with
Citigroup Inc. for more than five years prior to his retirement in September 2005. Brysam Global Partners was
established in November 2006.




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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GOVERNANCE
      AIG’s Board regularly reviews corporate governance developments and modifies its Corporate Governance
Guidelines, charters and practices from time to time. AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines are included as
Appendix A. AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the charters of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, the Compensation and Management Resources Committee, the Finance Committee,
the Audit Committee, the Public Policy and Social Responsibility Committee, and the Regulatory, Compliance
and Legal Committee are available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at
www.aigcorporate.com.
      AIG’s Director, Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and a
Code of Conduct for employees are available, without charge, in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s
corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com or in print by writing to American International Group, Inc., 70 Pine
Street, New York, New York 10270, Attention: Investor Relations. Any amendment to AIG’s Director, Executive
Officer and Senior Financial Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waiver applicable to AIG’s
directors, executive officers or senior financial officers will be posted on AIG’s website within the time period
required by the SEC and the NYSE.
      Using the current AIG Director Independence Standards that are included in the Corporate Governance
Guidelines, the Board, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,
determined that Ms. Futter, Ms. Rometty and Messrs. Bollenbach, Cohen, Feldstein, Hammerman, Holbrooke,
Langhammer, Miles, Offit, Orr, Sutton, Willumstad and Zarb are independent under NYSE listing standards and
AIG’s Director Independence Standards.
      In making the independence determinations, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
considered relationships arising from (1) contributions by AIG to charitable organizations with which Messrs.
Bollenbach, Cohen, Feldstein, Hammerman, Holbrooke, Langhammer and Offit, and Ms. Futter or members of
their immediate families are affiliated, (2) in the case of Ms. Rometty, transactions between AIG and IBM
Corporation and (3) in the case of certain directors, investments and insurance products provided to them by
AIG in the ordinary course of business and on the same terms made available to third parties. Except as
described in the following paragraph, none of these relationships exceeded the thresholds set forth in the AIG
Director Independence Standards.
      In 2007, AIG made payments totaling $527,500 to the Asia Society, of which Mr. Holbrooke is chairman of
the board of directors, for membership fees, sponsorship costs and general contributions. In addition, to date in
2008, AIG has made a payment of $50,000 for sponsorship costs. Under AIG’s Director Independence
Standards that are used to assist the Board in making independence determinations, the Board must consider
the materiality of any contributions for a calendar year made to a charitable organization with which a director is
affiliated if the contributions exceed $200,000. The Board, on the recommendation of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee, considered the payments to the Asia Society and determined that they do
not impair Mr. Holbrooke’s independence. In making this determination, the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee and the Board evaluated all facts they considered relevant, including that Mr. Holbrooke
does not serve as an executive officer and does not receive compensation from the Asia Society, that he did not
solicit the payments and that, given the significance of AIG’s operations in Asia, the Board and AIG
management believe that the payments to the Asia Society will enhance AIG’s reputation and standing in Asia.
      There were nine meetings of the Board during 2007. The non-management directors meet in executive
session, without any management directors present, in connection with each regularly scheduled Board
meeting. Mr. Willumstad presided at these executive sessions. For 2007 and 2006, all of the directors attended
at least 75 percent of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board and of the committees of the Board on which
they served. Under AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, any director who, for two consecutive calendar
years, attends fewer than 75 percent of the regular meetings of the Board and the meetings of all committees of
which such director is a voting member, will not be nominated for reelection at the annual meeting in the next
succeeding calendar year, absent special circumstances that may be taken into account by the Board and the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in making its recommendations to the Board.
      Directors are expected to attend the annual meetings of shareholders. All directors serving at the time of the
2007 annual meeting of shareholders attended that meeting.
      AIG has adopted policies on reporting of concerns regarding accounting and other matters and on
communicating with non-management directors. These policies are available in the Corporate Governance
section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. Interested parties may make their concerns known
to the non-management members of AIG’s Board of Directors as a group or the other members of the Board of
Directors by writing care of Special Counsel and Secretary to the Board, American International Group, Inc., 70
Pine Street, New York, NY 10270 or by email to: boardofdirectors@aig.com.

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REPORT OF THE NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Overview
     The role of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to identify individuals qualified to
become Board members and recommend these individuals to the Board for nomination as members of the
Board and its committees, to advise the Board on corporate governance matters and to oversee the evaluation
of the Board and its committees.


Committee Organization and Operation
    Committee Charter. The Committee’s charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s
corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com.
    Independence. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Committee is independent,
as required by NYSE listing standards.
     Conduct of meetings and governance process. During 2007, the Committee held six meetings. In
discussing governance initiatives and in preparation for meetings, the Committee Chairman and Mr. Eric N.
Litzky, Vice President—Corporate Governance and Special Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Directors,
met and consulted frequently with Mr. Willumstad and other Committee and Board members.


Board Membership and Composition
    Nomination and Election of Directors. Fifteen directors were elected at AIG’s annual meeting of
shareholders in May 2007. In light of the pending retirement of Messrs. Cohen and Zarb, the Committee has
been actively considering potential director candidates. As part of this search, Mr. Bollenbach was identified as
a potential candidate by Heidrick & Struggles, an executive search firm. Mr. Bollenbach was nominated by the
Committee and elected by the Board as a director in January 2008. Mr. Hammerman notified AIG in February
2008 that he did not wish to stand for re-election as a director. As a result, the Committee evaluated and
recommended to the Board of Directors the 13 incumbent directors as nominees standing for election at the
2008 Annual Meeting, based on the criteria set forth in AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. A description of
the nominees recommended by the Committee is set forth above under the caption “Election of Directors.” The
process for identification of director nominees when standing for election for the first time is provided below
under the caption “Committees—Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.”
     Mr. Willumstad has served as Chairman since November 2006, and his election as Chairman was in
accordance with the policy set forth in AIG’s By-laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines that the position of
Chairman should be separate from Chief Executive Officer and should be selected from the independent
directors.
     Independence. The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Committee, determined that each of
AIG’s 11 non-management directors is independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards.
Mr. Sullivan, who serves as Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Tse, who serves as Senior Vice Chairman—Life
Insurance, are the only directors who hold AIG management positions and, therefore, are not independent
directors.


Corporate Governance Initiatives in 2007
    Director Compensation and Stock Ownership Guidelines. The Board reviewed and adopted
recommendations of the Committee with respect to director compensation and stock ownership guidelines
applicable to directors in 2007. Under the guidelines, directors should own at least 10,000 shares of AIG
Common Stock (which includes deferred stock and Deferred Stock Units (DSUs)). Until such time as a director
achieves beneficial ownership of AIG Common Stock at the required level, such director is required to retain the
shares of AIG Common Stock received upon the exercise of stock options, net of shares used to satisfy the
exercise price and shares withheld or sold to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
    Amendment of By-laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines. On the recommendation of the
Committee, the Board adopted a majority vote by-law described under “Election of Directors.” The Committee
completed a review of AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines in 2007 and adopted several amendments,
which were posted in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com.

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Conclusion
    During 2007, the Committee has continued its efforts to strengthen the Board of Directors and its
governance structure. The Committee plans to keep AIG in the forefront of good corporate governance in 2008
and beyond.
                                                         Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
                                                         American International Group, Inc.

                                                         George L. Miles, Jr., Chairman
                                                         Marshall A. Cohen
                                                         Ellen V. Futter
                                                         James F. Orr III
                                                         Robert B. Willumstad, ex-officio
                                                         Frank G. Zarb, non-voting member




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COMMITTEES
    The following table sets forth the current membership on each standing committee of the Board and the
number of committee meetings held in 2007. On January 17, 2007, Ms. Rometty became a member of the
Compensation and Management Resources Committee, Mr. Langhammer became a member of the Finance
Committee and Mr. Feldstein became a member of the Regulatory, Compliance and Legal Committee. Mr. Offit
became a member of the Public Policy and Social Responsibility Committee on November 14, 2007.
Mr. Bollenbach became a member of the Board and the Audit Committee on January 16, 2008.


                                             Nominating      Compensation                    Public
                                                and               and                      Policy and      Regulatory,
                                              Corporate       Management                     Social        Compliance
                                Audit        Governance        Resources     Finance      Responsibility    and Legal
          Director            Committee      Committee         Committee    Committee      Committee       Committee
 Stephen F. Bollenbach
 Marshall A. Cohen                                                    (C)
 Martin S. Feldstein
 Ellen V. Futter
 Stephen L. Hammerman                                                                                               (C)
 Richard C. Holbrooke                                                                               (C)
 Fred H. Langhammer
 George L. Miles, Jr.                                 (C)
 Morris W. Offit                                                                    (C)
 James F. Orr III
 Virginia M. Rometty
 Martin J. Sullivan
 Michael H. Sutton                     (C)
 Edmund S.W. Tse
 Robert B. Willumstad             *               *               *             *               *               *
 Frank G. Zarb                    *               *               *             *               *               *
 Number of meetings               14             6                9            10               4              6

  = Member; C = Chair
* Mr. Willumstad is an ex-officio member and Mr. Zarb is a non-voting member of each committee.

Audit Committee
     The Audit Committee, which held 14 meetings during 2007, assists in the Board’s oversight of AIG’s
financial statements and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the qualifications and performance
of AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of AIG’s internal audit function. The
Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work
of AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm. In its oversight of AIG’s internal audit function, the Audit
Committee also is involved in performance reviews and determining compensation of AIG’s chief internal
auditor.
     The Board has determined, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, that all members of the Audit Committee are independent under both NYSE listing standards and
SEC rules. The Board has also determined that all members of the Audit Committee are financially literate, as
defined by NYSE listing standards, and that a majority of the members of the Committee are audit committee
financial experts, as defined by SEC rules. For purposes of SEC rules, the Board of Directors has designated
Mr. Sutton the named audit committee financial expert and, on the recommendation of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee, has determined that Mr. Sutton has accounting or related financial
management expertise, as defined by NYSE listing standards. Although designated as an audit committee
financial expert, Mr. Sutton does not act as an accountant for AIG and, under SEC rules, is not an “expert” for
purposes of the liability provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or for any other
purpose. Under the Federal securities laws, Mr. Sutton does not have any responsibilities or obligations in

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addition to those of the other Audit Committee members; for these purposes, all Audit Committee members have
identical duties and responsibilities.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
     The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held six meetings in 2007. The Board has
determined that all members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent under
NYSE listing standards. The primary purposes of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are to
review and recommend individuals to the Board of Directors for nomination, election or appointment as
members of the Board and its committees, to advise the Board on corporate governance and to oversee the
evaluation of the Board and its committees.
    The AIG Corporate Governance Guidelines include characteristics that the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee considers important for nominees for director and information for shareholders with
respect to director nominations. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director
nominees recommended by shareholders and will evaluate shareholder nominees on the same basis as all other
nominees. Shareholders who wish to submit nominees for director for consideration by the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee for election at the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders may do so by
submitting in writing such nominees’ names, in compliance with the procedures described under “Other
Matters—Shareholder Proposals for 2009 Annual Meeting” in this Proxy Statement.

Compensation and Management Resources Committee
      The Compensation and Management Resources Committee, which held nine meetings during 2007, is
responsible for reviewing and approving the compensation awarded to AIG’s Chief Executive Officer (subject to
ratification or approval by the Board) and to the other key employees under its purview, including the
performance measures and goals relevant to that compensation. The Committee is also responsible for making
recommendations to the Board with respect to AIG’s compensation programs for key and other employees and
for oversight of AIG’s management development and succession planning programs. These responsibilities,
which may not be delegated to persons who are not members of the Compensation and Management
Resources Committee, are set forth in the Committee’s charter, which is available in the Corporate Governance
section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com.
     Nineteen key employees are currently under the purview of the Compensation and Management Resources
Committee, including all of the executive officers named in the 2007 Summary Compensation Table. Mr. Sullivan
participates in meetings of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee and makes
recommendations with respect to the annual compensation of employees under the Committee’s purview other
than himself. Pursuant to AIG’s By-laws, the Board ratifies the determination of the Compensation and
Management Resources Committee as to the compensation paid or to be paid to Mr. Sullivan in his capacity as
AIG’s Chief Executive Officer.
    The Compensation and Management Resources Committee does not determine the compensation of the
Board of Directors. The compensation of directors is recommended by the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee and is approved by the Board.
    To provide independent advice, the Compensation and Management Resources Committee selected
Frederic W. Cook & Co. as a consultant and has used the services of the Cook firm since 2005. The
Compensation and Management Resources Committee directly engaged the Cook firm to review and comment
on AIG’s executive compensation framework in relation to the objectives of the framework and market practices.
Members of the Cook firm regularly participate in Committee meetings and provide information on compensation
trends along with specific views on AIG’s compensation programs.
    The Cook firm has advised the Committee that the design and operation of AIG’s executive compensation
programs reflect a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy that is reasonable and competitive with
companies in the financial services industry. The Cook firm has also provided advice to the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee on AIG director compensation and market practices with respect to director
compensation. The Cook firm reports directly to the Chairman of the Compensation and Management Resources
Committee and does not provide any services to AIG’s management.
    The Board has determined, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, that all members of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee are independent
under NYSE listing standards.

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Other Committees
    The Finance Committee assists the Board in its oversight responsibilities by reviewing and making
recommendations to the Board with respect to AIG’s financial and investment policies, provides strategic
guidance to management as to AIG’s capital structure, use of capital in its businesses, methods of financing its
businesses and other related strategic initiatives. The Committee also assists the Board in its oversight
responsibilities with respect to AIG’s risk management processes insofar as they relate to matters considered by
the Committee pursuant to its charter. The Committee also has the power to approve certain issuances,
investments, dispositions and other transactions and matters. The Committee held 10 meetings in 2007. The
Committee’s charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at
www.aigcorporate.com.
     The Public Policy and Social Responsibility Committee is responsible for reviewing the position and policies
of AIG relating to current and emerging corporate social responsibility and political and public policy issues of
significance to AIG, that may affect AIG’s business operations, performance or corporate reputation. The
Committee’s charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at
www.aigcorporate.com. The Public Policy and Social Responsibility Committee held four meetings in 2007.
    The Regulatory, Compliance and Legal Committee held six meetings during 2007. The principal purpose of
the Regulatory, Compliance and Legal Committee is to assist the Board in its oversight of AIG’s legal, regulatory
and compliance matters. The Committee’s charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s
corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com.




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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
     Each non-management director of AIG receives a retainer of $75,000 per year. In lieu of committee annual
retainers and meetings fees, Mr. Willumstad, as Chairman of the Board and an ex-officio member of all standing
committees of the Board, receives an additional annual retainer of $200,000, and Mr. Zarb, as a non-voting
member of all standing committees, receives an additional annual retainer of $150,000. Other non-management
directors receive committee meeting attendance fees of $1,500 per meeting, which includes attendance, upon
request, at meetings of committees of which they are not members and attendance at meetings of AIG’s
International Advisory Board. The chairman of each committee receives an annual committee retainer of
$15,000, except the chairman of the Audit Committee, who receives $25,000. For each other member of each
committee, the annual committee retainer is $5,000. Retainers are paid in equal installments each quarter in
advance of service and meetings fees are paid each quarter for service in the prior quarter. See “Committees”
for information on current committee memberships and committee memberships during 2007.
     Prior to May 16, 2007, non-management directors received 1,000 shares of AIG Common Stock per year in
equal quarterly grants, receipt of which is deferred until retirement from the Board, and 2,500 options on AIG
Common Stock per year in an annual grant, which became exercisable after one year and will remain
exercisable for nine years thereafter. The options were granted with an exercise price equal to the closing sale
price of AIG Common Stock on the date of grant. The Board made two quarterly grants of shares of AIG
Common Stock in 2007 under this compensation program, but did not grant any options.
     On May 16, 2007, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, approved changes to the compensation of non-management directors. Effective on that date, the
non-management directors no longer receive 1,000 shares and 2,500 options per year and instead receive an
annual award of DSUs with a value of $125,000, with the number of units determined based on the closing price
of AIG Common Stock on the date of grant. DSUs are granted under the Amended and Restated 2007 Stock
Incentive Plan (2007 Stock Incentive Plan). Each DSU provides that one share of AIG Common Stock will be
delivered when a director ceases to be a member of the Board. Beginning in 2008, the annual retainer amounts,
the committee retainer amounts and the meeting fee amounts for service after that date may be deferred, at the
election of the directors, into DSUs. DSUs include dividend equivalent rights that entitle the director to a
quarterly payment, in the form of DSUs, equal to the amount of any regular quarterly dividend that would have
been paid by AIG if the shares of AIG Common Stock that underlie the DSUs had been outstanding.
     Under director stock ownership guidelines adopted by the Board in 2007, non-management directors
should own at least 10,000 shares of AIG Common Stock (including deferred stock and DSUs). Until such time
as a non-management director achieves beneficial ownership of AIG Common Stock at the required level, such
director is required to retain the shares of AIG Common Stock received upon the exercise of stock options
granted, net of shares used to satisfy the exercise price and shares withheld or sold to satisfy tax withholding
obligations.
     To provide independent advice and guidance, certain of AIG’s non-management directors also serve on the
boards of directors of subsidiaries of AIG. With the exception of AIG Global Trade & Political Risk Insurance
Company, which pays directors an annual retainer of $10,000, these directorships do not pay retainer fees but
instead pay a fee of $1,500 per meeting attended.
      In response to two unrelated derivative actions filed against AIG, which are described in AIG’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, AIG’s Board of Directors appointed special
litigation committees of independent directors to review the matters asserted in the complaints. The first special
litigation committee was established in 2002. Messrs. Cohen and Sutton are the current members, with
Mr. Sutton joining in October 2005. The second special litigation committee was established in 2005, and
Messrs. Hammerman and Miles were the members until Mr. Hammerman’s resignation from the committee in
February 2008. Mr. Miles is currently the only member of the special litigation committee established in 2005.
Fees for these special litigation committees are set by the Board and may be reviewed and adjusted by the
Board if the amount of work is greater than originally anticipated.
    There may be limited occasions when spouses of non-management directors of AIG travel with the directors
on AIG aircraft. In these instances, AIG has been reimbursed by the directors for their spouses’ travel in an
amount equal to the cost of commercial first-class airfare.




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The following table contains information with respect to the compensation of the individuals who served as
non-management directors of AIG in 2007.

                                                    2007 Non-Management Director Compensation
                                                                                            Fees
                                                                                          Earned or
                                                                                           Paid in                         All Other
         Non-Management Members of the Board in 2007                                       Cash(1)    Stock Awards(2)   Compensation(3)     Total
Marshall A. Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           $164,000      $159,819            $624          $324,443
Martin S. Feldstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $113,750      $159,819            $624          $274,193
Ellen V. Futter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $103,000      $159,819            $624          $263,443
Stephen L. Hammerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  $114,500      $159,819            $624          $274,943
Richard C. Holbrooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              $107,500      $159,819            $624          $267,943
Fred H. Langhammer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               $118,000      $159,819            $624          $278,443
George L. Miles, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          $139,000      $159,819            $624          $299,443
Morris W. Offit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $140,000      $159,819            $624          $300,443
James F. Orr III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $109,000      $159,819            $624          $269,443
Virginia M. Rometty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           $ 93,750      $159,819            $624          $254,193
Michael H. Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         $140,000      $159,819            $624          $300,443
Robert B. Willumstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            $275,000      $159,819            $624          $435,443
Frank G. Zarb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $225,000      $159,819            $624          $385,443

(1) This column represents annual retainer fees, committee and chairmanship fees and committee meeting
    attendance fees. The amounts also include the following amounts in meeting attendance fees for meetings of
    the boards of directors of subsidiaries of AIG and retainer fees with respect to Mr. Holbrooke’s membership
    on the Board of Directors of AIG Global Trade & Political Risk Insurance Company: Cohen—$39,000;
    Feldstein—$6,000; Holbrooke—$10,000; Offit—$4,500; and Sutton—$1,500. For Messrs. Hammerman and
    Miles, the amount does not include a fee of $150,000 paid in April 2008 for services rendered in 2005, 2006
    and 2007 in connection with the special litigation committee established in 2005. Messrs. Hammerman and
    Miles each received fees in connection with such services of $50,000 and $25,000 in 2005 and 2006,
    respectively. No fees were paid in 2007 in connection with their service in the special litigation committee
    established in 2005.
      Messrs. Sullivan and Tse serve on the Board but do not receive any compensation for their service as
      directors. See the 2007 Summary Compensation Table in “2007 Compensation” for the compensation
      awarded to Messrs. Sullivan and Tse in 2007.
(2) This column represents the expense in accordance with FAS 123R of stock-based awards granted by AIG in
    2007, calculated using the assumptions described in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements
    included in AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The grant date fair values for the deferred stock and DSUs
    were calculated by multiplying the number of shares or DSUs awarded by the closing price of AIG Common
    Stock on the date of grant. On each of January 3, 2007 and April 2, 2007, AIG made grants of deferred
    stock to non-management directors, consisting of 250 shares of AIG Common Stock each. On May 16, 2007,
    AIG made grants of DSUs representing 1,725 shares. On July 2, 2007 and October 1, 2007, each recipient
    of such DSUs received 4 and 5 DSUs, respectively, representing dividends on the DSUs. The grant date fair
    values in accordance with FAS 123R of these stock-based awards are: for deferred stock, January 3, 2007—
    $72.15 per share; and April 2, 2007—$67.15 per share; and for DSUs, May 16, 2007—$72.46 per share July
    2, 2007—$70.20 per share and October 1, 2007—$68.59 per share. Receipt of deferred stock and shares
    underlying DSUs is deferred until the director ceases to be a member of the Board.
      AIG did not grant options to non-management directors in 2007. However, in preparing its 2007 Proxy
      Statement, AIG determined that the expenses for 2006 option awards to non-management directors were not
      properly recognized in accordance with FAS 123R for financial statement reporting purposes in 2006,
      resulting in the under-recording of expense for these awards by approximately $250,000. AIG corrected its
      financial statements in 2007 for these awards. The amount recognized as expense for these awards in 2007
      totalled: $21,073 for each of Messrs. Cohen, Feldstein, Hammerman, Holbrooke, Miles, Offit, Orr, Sutton and
      Zarb and Ms. Futter; $4,660 for each of Messrs. Langhammer and Willumstad; and $40,069 for Ms. Rometty.
(3) Represents DSUs awarded as dividend equivalents. As described above, the value of the DSUs awarded as
    dividend equivalents was calculated by multiplying the number of DSUs awarded by the closing price of AIG
    Common Stock on the date of grant.


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The following table sets forth information with respect to the option and stock awards outstanding at
December 31, 2007 for the non-management directors of AIG.

                                        Stock and Option Awards Outstanding at December 31, 2007
                                                                                                                                               Deferred      Deferred
Non-Management Members of the Board in 2007                                                                                 Option Awards(1)   Stock(2)   Stock Units(3)
Marshall A. Cohen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              20,500         2,875         1,734
Martin S. Feldstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             20,500         2,875         1,734
Ellen V. Futter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       20,500         2,875         1,734
Stephen L. Hammerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       5,000         2,000         1,734
Richard C. Holbrooke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 17,500         2,875         1,734
Fred H. Langhammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   5,000         1,500         1,734
George L. Miles, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               5,000         1,875         1,734
Morris W. Offit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         5,000         1,875         1,734
James F. Orr III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           2,500         1,000         1,734
Virginia M. Rometty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               2,500           750         1,734
Michael H. Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              5,000         1,625         1,734
Robert B. Willumstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 5,000         1,500         1,734
Frank G. Zarb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         17,500         2,875         1,734

(1) These columns represent each director’s outstanding option awards made by AIG in 2006 and prior years.
    All options are exercisable.
(2) Includes 500 shares of deferred stock awarded in 2007 and deferred stock awarded in prior years. Receipt
    of deferred stock is deferred until the director ceases to be a member of the Board.
(3) Includes 1,725 DSUs awarded in 2007 and 9 DSUs awarded as dividend equivalents thereon. Receipt of
    shares of AIG Common Stock underlying DSUs is deferred until the director ceases to be a member of the
    Board.

COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER
PARTICIPATION
     No member of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee has served as an officer or
employee of AIG at any time or has any relationship with AIG requiring disclosure as a related-party transaction.
During 2007, none of AIG’s executive officers served as a director of another entity, one of whose executive
officers served on the Compensation and Management Resources Committee; and none of AIG’s executive
officers served as a member of the compensation committee of another entity, one of whose executive officers
served as a member of the Board of Directors of AIG.




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OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN SECURITIES
    The following table contains information regarding the only persons who, to the knowledge of AIG,
beneficially own more than five percent of AIG Common Stock.
                                                                                                                                     Shares of Common Stock
                                                                                                                                        Beneficially Owned
                                                 Name and Address                                                                  Number                Percent(1)
FMR LLC and Edward C. Johnson 3d (collectively, the FMR Group)(2)
  82 Devonshire Street
  Boston, MA 02109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   144,915,088               5.714%
C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.; Edward E. Matthews; Maurice R. Greenberg;
The Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Family Foundation, Inc.;
Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Joint Tenancy Company, LLC;
Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO); Universal Foundation, Inc.;
C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Trust (collectively, the Starr Group)(3)
  399 Park Avenue
  17th Floor
  New York, NY 10022(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        354,987,261                13.6%

(1) Percentages calculated based on AIG Common Stock outstanding as set forth in the Schedule 13G and the
    Schedule 13D described in notes 2 and 3 below.
(2) Based on a Schedule 13G filed February 14, 2008 by FMR LLC (FMR Schedule 13G). FMR LLC is the parent
    company of various entities that provide investment advisory and management services to the Fidelity Group
    of mutual funds and is the beneficial owner of these shares. Item 7 of the FMR Schedule 13G provides
    details as to the voting and investment power of each member of the FMR Group, as well as the right of
    each member of the FMR Group to acquire AIG Common Stock within 60 days. It also provides information
    as to Fidelity International Limited, which operates as a separate entity from FMR LLC and beneficially owns
    3,906,336 shares of AIG Common Stock. The FMR Schedule 13G states that FMR LLC and Fidelity
    International are of the view that they are not a group and the shares held by the other do not need to be
    aggregated.
(3) Based on an amended Schedule 13D dated March 20, 2007 by each member of the Starr Group (Starr
    Group Schedule 13D), the members of the Starr Group do not affirm the existence of a group and disclaim
    beneficial ownership of each other member of the group; provided, however, that Maurice R. Greenberg
    does not disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of AIG Common Stock held by the Maurice R. and
    Corinne P. Greenberg Joint Tenancy Company, LLC and C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. does not disclaim beneficial
    ownership of the shares of AIG Common Stock held by the C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Trust. Item 5 to the Starr
    Group Schedule 13D provides details as to the voting and investment power of each member of the Starr
    Group, as well as the right of each member of the Starr Group to acquire AIG Common Stock within 60 days.
    All information provided in “Ownership of Certain Securities” with respect to the Starr Group is provided
    based solely on the information set forth in the Starr Group Schedule 13D. This information has not been
    updated to reflect changes in the ownership by the members of the Starr Group of AIG Common Stock that
    are disclosed in filings made by one or more members of the Starr Group under Section 16 of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). In each case, this information may not be accurate
    or complete and AIG takes no responsibility therefor and makes no representation as to its accuracy or
    completeness as of the date hereof or any subsequent date.
(4) This is the principal office for all individuals and entities in the Starr Group, other than Starr International
    Company, Inc., which has a principal office at 101 Baarerstrasse, CH 6300 Zug, Switzerland; the Universal
    Foundation, which has a principal office at Mercury House, 101 Front Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda; and
    the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Joint Tenancy Company, LLC, which has a principal office at 35
    Ocean Reef Drive, Key Largo, Florida 33037.




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The following table summarizes the ownership of equity securities of AIG by the directors, by the executive
officers named in the 2007 Summary Compensation Table in “2007 Compensation” and by the directors and
current executive officers as a group. None of the shares of AIG Common Stock listed in the following table have
been pledged as security.
                                                                                                                                                                     Equity Securities of AIG
                                                                                                                                                                     Owned Beneficially as of
                                                                                                                                                                       January 31, 2008(1)
                                                                                                                                                                               AIG
                                                                                                                                                                         Common Stock
                                                                                                                                                                  Amount and Nature of    Percent
                                                                                                                                                                      Beneficial             of
                                                                                                                                                                    Ownership(2)(3)        Class
Steven J. Bensinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   78,395            (4)
Stephen F. Bollenbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      2,503            (4)
Marshall A. Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 75,538            (4)
Martin S. Feldstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               83,444            (4)
Ellen V. Futter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           26,171            (4)
Stephen L. Hammerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                          11,740            (4)
Richard C. Holbrooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    27,314            (4)
Fred H. Langhammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      48,617            (4)
George L. Miles, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  8,615            (4)
Win J. Neuger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            285,226           .01
Morris W. Offit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           23,615            (4)
James F. Orr III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             20,617            (4)
Virginia M. Rometty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  5,310            (4)
Robert M. Sandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                520,878           .02
Martin J. Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             353,467           .01
Michael H. Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               11,365            (4)
Edmund S.W. Tse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                1,627,956           .06
Robert B. Willumstad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    8,240            (4)
Jay S. Wintrob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         2,098,389           .08
Frank G. Zarb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             27,115            (4)
All Directors and Executive Officers of AIG as a Group (31 individuals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                                              7,268,342           .29


(1) Amounts include shares as to which the individual shares voting and investment power as follows: Tse—
    1,118,661 shares with a corporation, and Feldstein—23,727 shares with a corporation.
(2) Amount of equity securities shown includes shares of AIG Common Stock subject to options which may be
    exercised within 60 days as follows: Bensinger—76,670 shares, Cohen—20,500 shares, Feldstein—20,500
    shares, Futter—20,500 shares, Hammerman—5,000 shares, Holbrooke—17,500 shares, Langhammer—
    5,000 shares, Miles—5,000 shares, Neuger—234,296 shares, Offit—5,000 shares, Orr—2,500 shares,
    Rometty—2,500 shares, Sandler—200,000 shares, Sullivan—308,412 shares, Sutton—5,000 shares, Tse—
    445,625 shares, Willumstad—5,000 shares, Wintrob—287,500 shares, Zarb—17,500 shares, and all
    directors and current executive officers of AIG as a group—3,442,762 shares. Amount of equity securities
    shown also includes: (i) shares granted to each non-employee director with delivery deferred until the
    director ceases to be a member of the Board as follows: Cohen—2,875 shares, Feldstein—2,875 shares,
    Futter—2,875 shares, Hammerman—2,000 shares, Holbrooke—2,875 shares, Langhammer—1,500 shares,
    Miles—1,875 shares, Offit—1,875 shares, Orr—1,000 shares, Rometty—750 shares, Sutton—1,625 shares,
    Willumstad—1,500 shares and Zarb—2,875 shares, and (ii) DSUs granted to each non-employee director
    with delivery of the underlying AIG Common Stock deferred until such director ceases to be a member of the
    Board as follows: Bollenbach—2,503 shares, Cohen—2,161 shares, Feldstein—1,740 shares, Futter—1,740
    shares, Hammerman—1,740 shares, Holbrooke—2,139 shares, Langhammer—2,117 shares, Miles—1,740
    shares, Offit—1,740 shares, Orr—2,117 shares, Rometty—1,740 shares, Sutton—1,740 shares, Willumstad—
    1,740 shares and Zarb—1,740 shares. Amount of equity securities shown excludes shares with delivery
    deferred upon exercise of options as follows: Feldstein—38,109 shares and Sandler—17,729 shares.
(3) Amount of equity securities shown also excludes the following securities owned by or held in trust for
    members of the named individual’s immediate family as to which securities such individual has disclaimed
    beneficial ownership: Sullivan—424 shares, Tse—3,555 shares, Wintrob—4,008 shares, Zarb—6,245 shares,
    and all directors and current executive officers of AIG as a group—31,004 shares.
(4) Less than .01 percent.

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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
     Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires directors, executive officers, and ten percent holders of AIG
Common Stock to file reports with respect to their ownership of AIG equity securities. Based solely on the review
of the Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments thereto furnished to AIG and certain representations made to AIG, AIG
believes that the only filing deficiencies under Section 16(a) by its directors, executive officers, and ten percent
holders during 2007 were one late report by Mr. Orr, a director, reporting the purchase of 5,000 shares in
November 2007; one late report by each of Messrs. Martin, Neuger, Sullivan, Tse and Wintrob, all executive
officers, reflecting the purchase by each of them, through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of 177 shares on
April 1, 2007; and one late report by each of Messrs. Frenkel, Herzog, Sandler and Tse reflecting the acquisition
of 2,016 restricted stock units (RSUs), 630 RSUs, 15,311 RSUs and 22,404 RSUs, respectively, on December 13,
2007; and 19 late reports by individuals and entities in the Starr Group reflecting the acquisition of an aggregate
of 3,852,038 shares and the disposition of an aggregate of 5,704,064 shares resulting from 61 transactions.

RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Co-Investments with AIG
     AIG has established employee investment funds to permit selected employees to participate alongside
AIG’s merchant banking, venture capital and similar funds. This fund has a fee structure that is generally more
favorable than that offered by AIG to non-employees. Three of AIG’s current executive officers have invested in
this fund. There were no distributions from this fund in 2007. A named executive invested in a similar fund, the
SunAmerica Venture Fund 2000, LP, and received tax distributions related to such fund in 2007. See the 2007
Summary Compensation Table, note 6 in “2007 Compensation”.

Related-Party Transactions Approval Policy
     The Board of AIG has adopted a related-party transaction approval policy. Under this policy, any
transaction that involves more than $120,000 and would be required to be disclosed in AIG’s Proxy Statement,
between AIG or any of its subsidiaries and any director or executive officer, or their related persons, must be
approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In determining to approve a related-party
transaction, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider:
    • whether the terms of the transaction are fair to AIG and on terms at least as favorable as would apply if
      the other party was not or did not have an affiliation with a director, executive officer or employee of AIG;
    • whether there are demonstrable business reasons for AIG to enter into the transaction;
    • whether the transaction would impair the independence of a director; and
    • whether the transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any director, executive officer or
      employee of AIG, taking into account the size of the transaction, the overall financial position of the
      director, executive officer or employee, the direct or indirect nature of the interest of the director,
      executive officer or employee in the transaction, the ongoing nature of any proposed relationship, and any
      other factors the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or its chairman deems relevant.




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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT
    The Compensation and Management Resources Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation
Discussion and Analysis with management. Frederic W. Cook & Co. has also reviewed and discussed the
Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and outside counsel on behalf of the Compensation
and Management Resources Committee. Based on such review and discussions, the Committee recommended
to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and
incorporated by reference into AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

                                                Compensation and Management Resources Committee
                                                American International Group, Inc.

                                                Marshall A. Cohen, Chairman
                                                Fred H. Langhammer
                                                James F. Orr III
                                                Virginia M. Rometty
                                                Robert B. Willumstad, ex-officio
                                                Frank G. Zarb, non-voting member

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
     AIG’s compensation decisions for 2007 reflect the extraordinary market conditions in 2007 which
significantly affected AIG’s financial performance for the year. AIG’s net income for 2007 was $6.20 billion or
$2.39 per diluted share, compared to $14.05 billion or $5.36 per diluted share year for 2006. Included in 2007
net income were charges of approximately $11.47 billion pretax ($7.46 billion after tax) for a net unrealized
market valuation loss related to the AIG Financial Products Corp. (AIGFP) super senior credit default swap
portfolio. 2007 results also included significant net realized capital losses, primarily from other-than-temporary
impairment charges.
     The Committee determined that compensation should reflect these conditions on a graduated basis, with
the performance compensation of more senior executives being more substantially affected. Accordingly, the
Committee significantly reduced the annual cash bonuses for AIG’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer and the senior executives with direct responsibility for Financial Services and Asset Management
operations to reflect the impact on AIG of the results of those operations. In addition, the Committee negatively
adjusted the Partners Plan earnout for the 2006-2007 performance period, with AIG’s most senior executive team
receiving a larger negative adjustment than other executives. As a general matter, however, the Committee
determined that the AIGFP unrealized market valuation losses in 2007 (and future reversals of such losses)
would not be taken into account in determining the financial metrics applicable to the general bonus pool for
AIG’s senior executives or the amounts earned under AIG’s long-term compensation plans. The Committee
determined that it was more consistent with AIG’s expectations, and appropriate given the manner in which
AIG’s long-term compensation plans operate, to reflect any credit impairment losses on the AIGFP super senior
credit default swap portfolio realized by AIGFP if and when they are incurred.
   The Committee’s decisions with respect to 2007 are discussed in more detail under the heading
“Compensation Decisions for 2007” below.

Objectives and Design of Compensation Framework
     AIG’s compensation framework is designed to attract, motivate and retain key employees. The Committee’s
philosophy for achieving these goals was to:
    • Emphasize “at risk” elements of compensation through the use of awards that will have value if AIG
      produces strong financial performance and shareholder returns during current and subsequent
      performance periods.
    • Foster an owner/management culture through a partnership compensation approach that recognizes
      career milestones and ensures senior management accountability for a variety of company-wide strategic
      goals.

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• Align the long-term economic interests of key employees with those of shareholders by ensuring
      that a substantial component of each key employee’s compensation and net worth is represented by AIG
      Common Stock.
    • Centralize administration and control over individual compensation components.
     Multiple components reward balanced short-term and long-term performance. The nature of AIG’s
businesses requires its compensation programs to take a balanced approach to short-term and long-term
performance and to different types of long-term performance. AIG’s compensation framework for the executives
named in the 2007 Summary Compensation Table in “2007 Compensation” (named executives) uses four
performance-based components to emphasize the mix of performance measures that AIG believes need to be
addressed to deliver shareholder value: (1) annual cash bonuses, (2) time-vested equity awards,
(3) performance-based restricted stock units (Performance RSUs) under the Partners Plan and (4) long-term
performance cash awards under the Senior Partners Plan. The primary elements of performance rewarded by
these components are:
    • Growth in adjusted net income and return on equity are yearly financial metrics considered in setting
      the annual cash bonus pool for employees at the Senior Partner level. The annual bonus pool is also
      affected by company performance against non-financial strategic and operational goals.
    • Growth in adjusted net income (earnings) per share is the performance measure used to determine
      the number of Performance RSUs earned under the Partners Plan and is measured over two-year periods.
    • Growth in adjusted book value per share is used to determine the value of long-term performance cash
      awards under the Senior Partners Plan and is measured over three-year periods.
    • Growth in market price of AIG Common Stock determines the value of time-vested equity awards and
      affects the value of Performance RSUs earned under the Partners Plan.
     The three long-term components (time-vested equity awards, Partners Plan and Senior Partners Plan)
provide a hierarchy of reward opportunities that match key points in career growth, with employees progressing
on the basis of performance from participating in time-vested equity-based awards, to becoming a “Partner” in
the management group and, for select key employees, advancing to a “Senior Partner” level. Approximately
8,000 of AIG’s approximately 116,000 employees receive time-vested equity grants, approximately 700
participate in the Partners Plan and approximately 70 are Senior Partners. All of the named executives are Senior
Partners.
     The three long-term components were designed to utilize different weightings of financial performance and
share price performance. The value of time-vested equity awards is entirely dependent on the market price of
AIG Common Stock. The value ultimately realized from an award under the Partners Plan depends on both AIG’s
financial performance (which determines the number of Performance RSUs earned) and the market price of AIG
Common Stock (which determines the value of each Performance RSU earned under the plan). Finally, the value
of an award under the Senior Partners Plan is entirely dependent on AIG’s financial performance (growth in
adjusted book value per share) and is not affected by the market price of AIG Common Stock.
     AIG’s long-term compensation framework fulfills two principal objectives. First, it ensures that AIG, under the
management of a group of Senior Partners, must achieve a variety of performance goals to realize the full value
of long-term awards. Second, multiple performance goals provide a balance of financial and market incentives
covering annual, mid-term and long-term measurement periods.
    The Committee considers the value of annual compensation opportunities, long-term cash-based
compensation opportunities and long-term equity-based compensation opportunities and compares these
values to the similar opportunities that AIG’s Senior Partners historically have received. This approach is
reevaluated periodically to ensure that it is consistent with the objectives of AIG’s compensation framework. In
addition, the opportunities that Messrs. Sullivan and Bensinger were eligible to receive in 2007 were determined
in part by the terms of their employment agreements.




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Compensation Components
    AIG divides compensation components into two general categories: direct compensation and indirect
compensation. For employees at the Senior Partner level in 2007 (which includes all of the named executives),
these components were:

Direct Compensation                                            Indirect Compensation
    • Base salary                                                 • Retirement benefits
    • Annual cash bonus                                           • Perquisites
    • Time-vested grants of equity in the form of stock           • Welfare benefits
      options and RSUs                                            • Termination benefits
    • Performance RSUs granted under the Partners
      Plan, based on two-year growth in adjusted
      earnings per share
    • Long-term performance cash awards granted
      under the Senior Partners Plan, based on three-
      year growth in adjusted book value per share

Direct Compensation Components
     Base salary. Senior Partners, including the named executives, receive a relatively small portion of their
overall compensation as base salary. The Committee intends to pay base salary at a reasonable range around
the market median, based on demonstrated performance, responsibilities, tenure (including historic salary
levels) and individual experience. Base salaries are set at or below $1 million in order to be tax-deductible.
     Annual cash bonus. Annual cash bonuses are intended to reward overall AIG, business unit and individual
performance during the year. The bonus paid to each participant in the executive bonus pool is generally based
on an assessment of business unit performance and individual performance for the year, taking into account the
individual’s target bonus level for the year.
    In addition, to provide the overall AIG performance element, the Committee establishes the annual
executive bonus pool for participants (excluding the Chief Executive Officer) at the beginning of the year based
on a total bonus level intended to be comparable to market competitors. The annual pool is adjusted by the
Committee at year-end within a range of 0 to 150 percent based on AIG’s overall results relative to the current
year’s performance objectives, the prior year’s performance, market conditions and estimated performance of
competitors. This adjusted pool amount acts as a ceiling for the total annual bonuses to participants and
provides an overall AIG performance component.
    Time-vested grants of stock options. AIG provides long-term equity-based compensation through time-
vested equity grants. AIG generally grants time-vested RSUs to employees below the Senior Partner level and
grants time-vested option awards to Senior Partners. The Committee has determined to grant options to Senior
Partners because options have value only if market price appreciates, providing a significant performance
component that is directly aligned with the market value of AIG’s stock.
     AIG options are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing sale price of AIG Common Stock on the
NYSE on the date of grant. In 2007, the Committee followed its regular practice of making its yearly grant of
time-vested equity-based awards at its December meeting. For 2008, the Committee plans to make its yearly
grant of time-vested equity-based awards at a meeting during the first quarter of 2009 rather than in December
2008. For new hires, promotions and retention purposes, the Committee also granted equity-based awards,
primarily time-vested RSUs, at its meetings throughout the year. The authority to grant equity-based awards to
employees other than Senior Partners and executives under the purview of the Committee has been delegated
to any two of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Human Resources Officer,
acting jointly.
     Time-vested grants of RSUs. Historically, AIG paid quarterly cash bonuses to certain employees,
including the named executives. These quarterly cash bonuses also included cash compensation opportunities
previously provided by SICO and Starr. In November 2007, the Committee approved changes to the quarterly
cash bonus program as part of a transition away from this component of compensation. As of January 1, 2008,
salaries of participating employees other than Mr. Sullivan were adjusted to include up to $100,000 of the
amounts previously paid as quarterly cash bonuses. Those employees whose quarterly cash bonuses had been

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  • 1. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 70 Pine Street, New York, N.Y. 10270 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD MAY 14, 2008 April 4, 2008 To the Shareholders of AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.: The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. (AIG) will be held at the offices of AIG at 72 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York, on May 14, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., for the following purposes: 1. To elect 13 directors of AIG to hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; 2. To act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008; 3. To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the human right to water; 4. To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the reporting of political contributions; and 5. To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 28, 2008 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 14, 2008. The Proxy Statement, Annual Report to Shareholders and other Soliciting Material are available in the Investor Information section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. By Order of the Board of Directors KATHLEEN E. SHANNON Secretary If you plan on attending the meeting, please remember to bring photo identification with you. If you cannot be present at the meeting, please sign the enclosed proxy card and return it at once in the accompanying postage prepaid envelope or vote your shares by telephone or through the Internet.
  • 2. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 70 Pine Street, New York, N.Y. 10270 PROXY STATEMENT April 4, 2008 TIME AND DATE 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. PLACE 72 Wall Street, Eighth Floor, New York, New York 10270 • ITEMS OF BUSINESS To elect 13 directors of AIG to hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. • To act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008. • To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the human right to water. • To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the reporting of political contributions. • To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. RECORD DATE You can vote if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 28, 2008. MAILING DATE These materials are being mailed to shareholders of AIG commencing on or about April 4, 2008. INSPECTION OF LIST OF A list of the shareholders of record as of March 28, 2008 will be available for SHAREHOLDERS OF inspection during ordinary business hours during the ten days prior to the meeting RECORD at AIG’s offices, 70 Pine Street, New York, New York 10270. ADDITIONAL Additional information regarding the matters to be acted on at the meeting is INFORMATION included in the accompanying proxy materials. PROXY VOTING PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROXY THROUGH THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE OR MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. 1
  • 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION .. 3 REPORT OF AUDIT COMMITTEE AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF ACCOUNTANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Report of the Audit Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Ratification of Selection of Report of the Nominating and Corporate PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Governance Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fees Paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 LLP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Compensation of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL—Human Right to Compensation and Management Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Resources Committee Interlocks and Shareholder Proposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Insider Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 AIG Statement in Opposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN SECURITIES . . . . . . . 19 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL—Political SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 REPORTING COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Shareholder Proposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 AIG Statement in Opposition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 OTHER MATTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Other Matters to be Presented at the Compensation and Management 2008 Annual Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Resources Committee Report . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Shareholder Proposals for 2009 Annual Compensation Discussion and Analysis . . . 22 Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 2007 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Incorporation by Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Exercises and Holdings of Previously Important Notice Regarding Delivery of Awarded Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Shareholder Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Post-Employment Compensation . . . . . . . . . . 42 Proxy Solicitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Potential Payments on Termination . . . . . . . . 47 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES . . . . A-1 2
  • 4. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (Board of Directors or Board) of American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (AIG), for use at the AIG Annual Meeting, to be held on May 14, 2008, or at any adjournment thereof (Annual Meeting). These proxy materials are being mailed to shareholders of AIG commencing on or about April 4, 2008. Who can vote at the Annual Meeting? You are entitled to vote or direct the voting of your shares of AIG common stock, par value $2.50 per share (AIG Common Stock), if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 28, 2008. On that date, 2,495,810,587 shares of AIG Common Stock (exclusive of shares held by AIG and certain subsidiaries) were outstanding, held by 55,886 shareholders of record. You may cast one vote for each share of AIG Common Stock held by you on the record date. What proposals will be voted on at the Annual Meeting? There are two proposals from AIG to be considered and voted on at the Annual Meeting: 1. To elect 13 directors of AIG to hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; and 2. To act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008. In addition, there are two proposals from shareholders to be considered and voted on at the Annual Meeting: 3. To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the human right to water; and 4. To act upon a shareholder proposal relating to the reporting of political contributions. You may also vote on any other business that properly comes before the Annual Meeting. How does the Board of Directors recommend I vote? AIG’s Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote: 1. “FOR” each of the nominees to the Board of Directors. 2. “FOR” ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008. 3. “AGAINST” the shareholder proposal relating to the human right to water. 4. “AGAINST” the shareholder proposal relating to the reporting of political contributions. Who is a shareholder of record? During the ten days prior to the Annual Meeting, a list of the shareholders will be available for inspection at the offices of AIG at 70 Pine Street, New York, New York 10270. • If you hold AIG Common Stock that is registered in your name on the records of AIG maintained by AIG’s transfer agent, Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, you are a shareholder of record. • If you hold AIG Common Stock indirectly through a broker, bank or similar institution, you are not a shareholder of record, but instead hold in “street name.” If you are a shareholder of record, these proxy materials are being sent to you directly. If you hold shares in street name, these materials are being sent to you by the bank, broker or similar institution through which you hold your shares. What do I need to attend the Annual Meeting? If you plan on attending the Annual Meeting, please remember to bring photo identification with you, such as a driver’s license. In addition, if you hold shares in “street name” and would like to attend the Annual Meeting, you should bring an account statement or other acceptable evidence of ownership of AIG Common Stock as of the close of 3
  • 5. business on March 28, 2008, the record date for voting. In order to vote at the Annual Meeting, you will also need a valid “legal proxy”, which you can obtain by contacting your account representative at the broker, bank or similar institution through which you hold your shares. See “How do I vote?” How do I vote? You may cast your vote in one of four ways: • By Internet. Go to the following website: www.eproxy.com/aig. Internet voting is available 24 hours a day. Enter the information requested on your computer screen and follow the simple instructions. If you choose to vote by Internet, then you do not need to return the proxy card. To be valid, your vote by Internet must be received by 11:59 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 13, 2008. Please have your proxy card and the last four digits of your Social Security number or tax identification number available. • By Telephone. To vote using the telephone (within U.S. and Canada), call toll free 1-800-560-1965 in the United States or Canada any time on a touch tone telephone. Telephone voting is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is NO CHARGE to you for the call. Follow the simple instructions provided by the recorded message. If you choose to vote by telephone, then you do not need to return the proxy card. To be valid, your vote by telephone must be received by 11:59 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 13, 2008. • By Mail. Mark the enclosed proxy card, sign and date it, and return it in the pre-paid envelope that has been provided. To be valid, your vote by mail must be received by 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 14, 2008. • At the Annual Meeting. You can vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting (see “What do I need to attend the Annual Meeting?”). If you are a shareholder of record, in order to vote at the Annual Meeting, you must present an acceptable form of identification, such as a driver’s license. If you hold your shares in street name, you must obtain a legal proxy, as described above, under “What do I need to attend the Annual Meeting?”, and bring that proxy to the Annual Meeting. How can I revoke my proxy or substitute a new proxy or change my vote? You can revoke your proxy or substitute a new proxy by: For a Proxy Submitted by Internet or Telephone • Subsequently submitting in a timely manner a new proxy through the Internet or by telephone; or • Executing and mailing a later-dated proxy card that is received by AIG prior to 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 14, 2008; or • Voting in person at the Annual Meeting. For a Proxy Submitted by Mail • Subsequently executing and mailing another proxy card bearing a later date; or • Giving written notice of revocation to AIG’s Secretary at 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270 that is received by AIG prior to 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 14, 2008; or • Voting in person at the Annual Meeting. If I submit a proxy by Internet, telephone or mail, how will my shares be voted? If you properly submit your proxy by one of these methods, and you do not subsequently revoke your proxy, your shares will be voted in accordance with your instructions. If you sign, date and return your proxy card but do not give voting instructions, your shares will be voted as follows: FOR the election of AIG’s director nominees, FOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008, AGAINST each of the shareholder proposals and otherwise in accordance with the judgment of the persons voting the proxy on any other matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting. 4
  • 6. If I hold my shares in “street name” and do not provide voting instructions, can my broker still vote my shares? Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), brokers that have not received voting instructions from their customers ten days prior to the Annual Meeting date may vote their customers’ shares in the brokers’ discretion on the proposals regarding the election of directors and the ratification of the appointment of independent auditors because these are considered “discretionary” under NYSE rules. If your broker is an affiliate of AIG, NYSE policy specifies that, in the absence of your specific voting instructions, your shares may only be voted in the same proportion as all other shares are voted with respect to each proposal. Under NYSE rules, each of the shareholder proposals is a “non-discretionary” item, which means that member brokers who have not received instructions from the beneficial owners of AIG Common Stock do not have discretion to vote the shares of AIG Common Stock held by those beneficial owners on such proposal. How are votes counted? Election of Directors. AIG’s By-laws provide that in uncontested elections, directors must receive a majority of the votes cast. In other words, directors in an uncontested election must receive more votes “for” their election than “against” their election. In a contested election, a director will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. Pursuant to AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, each nominee for director has submitted to the Board an irrevocable resignation from the Board that would become effective upon (1) the failure of such nominee to receive the required vote at the Annual Meeting and (2) Board acceptance of such resignation. In the event that a director nominee fails to receive the required vote at the Annual Meeting, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will then make a recommendation to the Board on the action to be taken with respect to the resignation. The Board will accept such resignation unless the Committee recommends and the Board determines that the best interests of AIG and its shareholders would not be served by doing so. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as AIG’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Ratification of the selection of accountants requires that a majority of the votes cast vote “for” ratification. Neither AIG’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation nor AIG’s By-laws require that the shareholders ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm. AIG’s Board is requesting shareholder ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the shareholders do not ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, but may still retain PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such change would be in the best interests of AIG and its shareholders. Shareholder Proposal. Approval of a shareholder proposal requires a “for” vote by a majority of the outstanding shares of AIG Common Stock. Broker Non-Votes. Because directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast, an abstention or broker non-vote will have no effect on the election, although a director who receives more votes “against” than “for” his or her election will be required to resign, subject to the process described above under “Election of Directors.” In the case of ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, only votes cast “for” or “against” the ratification will be considered; abstentions, broker non-votes and withheld votes will not be treated as a vote “for” or “against” the ratification and therefore will have no effect on the vote. Because the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of AIG Common Stock is necessary to approve each shareholder proposal, an abstention, broker non-vote or withheld vote will have the effect of a vote against such proposal. How many votes are required to transact business at the Annual Meeting? A quorum is required to transact business at the Annual Meeting. The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of AIG Common Stock will constitute a quorum. Proxies marked as abstaining, and any proxies returned by brokers as “non-votes” on behalf of shares held in street name because beneficial owners’ discretion has been withheld as to one or more matters on the agenda for the Annual Meeting, will be treated as present for purposes of determining a quorum for the Annual Meeting. 5
  • 7. How do I obtain more information about AIG? A copy of AIG’s 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, which includes AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is enclosed with this Proxy Statement. You also may obtain, free of charge, a copy of the 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 by writing to American International Group, Inc., 70 Pine Street, New York, New York 10270, Attention: Investor Relations. These documents also are available in the Investor Information section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. Who pays for the expenses of this proxy solicitation? AIG will bear the cost of this solicitation of proxies. Proxies may be solicited by mail, email, personal interview, telephone and facsimile transmission by directors, their associates, and approximately eight officers and regular employees of AIG and its subsidiaries. In addition to the foregoing, AIG has retained D.F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of approximately $16,000 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of that firm. AIG will reimburse brokers and others holding AIG Common Stock in their names, or in the names of nominees, for forwarding proxy materials to their principals. 6
  • 8. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Thirteen directors are to be elected at the Annual Meeting to hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. It is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote for the election of the nominees listed below. All of the nominees are currently members of AIG’s Board of Directors. It is not expected that any of the nominees will become unavailable for election as a director, but if any should prior to the Annual Meeting, proxies will be voted for such persons as the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy may determine in their discretion. Directors will be elected by a majority of the votes cast. Pursuant to AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, each nominee for director has submitted to the Board an irrevocable resignation from the Board that would become effective upon (1) the failure of such nominee to receive the required vote at the shareholder meeting and (2) Board acceptance of such resignation. In the event that a director nominee fails to receive the required vote, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will then make a recommendation to the Board on the action to be taken with respect to the resignation. The Board will accept such resignation unless the Board determines (after consideration of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation) that the best interests of AIG and its shareholders would not be served by doing so. In accordance with AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines that provides that directors will not stand for election as a director after reaching the age of 73, Messrs. Cohen and Zarb will retire from the Board of Directors effective at the time that the directors are elected at the Annual Meeting. In addition, Mr. Hammerman has notified AIG that he does not wish to stand for re-election as a director at the Annual Meeting. The nominees for director and certain information supplied by them to AIG are as follows: STEPHEN F. BOLLENBACH Former Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hilton Hotels Corporation Elected January 16, 2008 Age 65 Director, KB Home Macy’s, Inc. Time Warner Inc. MARTIN S. FELDSTEIN Professor of Economics, Harvard University; President and Chief Executive Officer, National Director since 1987 Bureau of Economic Research (a nonprofit economic research center) Age 68 Director, Eli Lilly and Company ELLEN V. FUTTER President, American Museum of Natural History Director since 1999 Age 58 Director, Consolidated Edison, Inc. (also serves as Trustee of Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.) JPMorgan Chase & Co. Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC (a merchant bank RICHARD C. HOLBROOKE and private equity fund management company); Director since 2001 Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations; Former Vice Chairman, Credit Suisse First Boston Age 66 7
  • 9. FRED H. LANGHAMMER Chairman, Global Affairs and Former Chief ´ Executive Officer, The Estee Lauder Companies Director since 2006 Inc. Age 64 Director, Shinsei Bank, Limited The Walt Disney Company GEORGE L. MILES, JR. President and Chief Executive Officer, WQED Multimedia Director since 2005 Age 66 Director, Equitable Resources, Inc. Harley-Davidson, Inc. HFF, Inc. WESCO International, Inc. Chairman, Offit Capital Advisors LLC (a wealth MORRIS W. OFFIT management advisory firm); Founder and Former Director since 2005 Chief Executive Officer, OFFITBANK (a private bank) Age 71 JAMES F. ORR III Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Rockefeller Foundation Director since 2006 Age 65 VIRGINIA M. ROMETTY Senior Vice President, Global Business Services, IBM Corporation Director since 2006 Age 50 MARTIN J. SULLIVAN President and Chief Executive Officer, AIG Director since 2002 Age 53 Director, International Lease Finance Corporation and Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., subsidiaries of AIG 8
  • 10. MICHAEL H. SUTTON Independent Consultant; Former Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Director since 2005 Exchange Commission Age 67 Director, Allegheny Energy, Inc. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. EDMUND S.W. TSE Senior Vice Chairman—Life Insurance, AIG Director since 1996 Age 70 ROBERT B. WILLUMSTAD Founder and Partner, Brysam Global Partners (a private equity investment firm); Former President Director and Chairman since and Chief Operating Officer, Citigroup Inc. 2006 Age 62 The principal occupation or affiliation of the nominees is shown above. Messrs. Sullivan and Tse have been executive officers of AIG for more than five years. Except as noted below, each other director has occupied an executive position with the company or organization listed above for at least five years. From 2004 until 2007, Mr. Bollenbach was Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation. Before that, he was Hilton Hotels Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Offit served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Offit Hall Capital Management LLC from 2002 until 2007. Mr. Willumstad served in executive positions with Citigroup Inc. for more than five years prior to his retirement in September 2005. Brysam Global Partners was established in November 2006. 9
  • 11. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE AIG’s Board regularly reviews corporate governance developments and modifies its Corporate Governance Guidelines, charters and practices from time to time. AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines are included as Appendix A. AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and the charters of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Compensation and Management Resources Committee, the Finance Committee, the Audit Committee, the Public Policy and Social Responsibility Committee, and the Regulatory, Compliance and Legal Committee are available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. AIG’s Director, Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and a Code of Conduct for employees are available, without charge, in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com or in print by writing to American International Group, Inc., 70 Pine Street, New York, New York 10270, Attention: Investor Relations. Any amendment to AIG’s Director, Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waiver applicable to AIG’s directors, executive officers or senior financial officers will be posted on AIG’s website within the time period required by the SEC and the NYSE. Using the current AIG Director Independence Standards that are included in the Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, determined that Ms. Futter, Ms. Rometty and Messrs. Bollenbach, Cohen, Feldstein, Hammerman, Holbrooke, Langhammer, Miles, Offit, Orr, Sutton, Willumstad and Zarb are independent under NYSE listing standards and AIG’s Director Independence Standards. In making the independence determinations, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considered relationships arising from (1) contributions by AIG to charitable organizations with which Messrs. Bollenbach, Cohen, Feldstein, Hammerman, Holbrooke, Langhammer and Offit, and Ms. Futter or members of their immediate families are affiliated, (2) in the case of Ms. Rometty, transactions between AIG and IBM Corporation and (3) in the case of certain directors, investments and insurance products provided to them by AIG in the ordinary course of business and on the same terms made available to third parties. Except as described in the following paragraph, none of these relationships exceeded the thresholds set forth in the AIG Director Independence Standards. In 2007, AIG made payments totaling $527,500 to the Asia Society, of which Mr. Holbrooke is chairman of the board of directors, for membership fees, sponsorship costs and general contributions. In addition, to date in 2008, AIG has made a payment of $50,000 for sponsorship costs. Under AIG’s Director Independence Standards that are used to assist the Board in making independence determinations, the Board must consider the materiality of any contributions for a calendar year made to a charitable organization with which a director is affiliated if the contributions exceed $200,000. The Board, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, considered the payments to the Asia Society and determined that they do not impair Mr. Holbrooke’s independence. In making this determination, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Board evaluated all facts they considered relevant, including that Mr. Holbrooke does not serve as an executive officer and does not receive compensation from the Asia Society, that he did not solicit the payments and that, given the significance of AIG’s operations in Asia, the Board and AIG management believe that the payments to the Asia Society will enhance AIG’s reputation and standing in Asia. There were nine meetings of the Board during 2007. The non-management directors meet in executive session, without any management directors present, in connection with each regularly scheduled Board meeting. Mr. Willumstad presided at these executive sessions. For 2007 and 2006, all of the directors attended at least 75 percent of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board and of the committees of the Board on which they served. Under AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, any director who, for two consecutive calendar years, attends fewer than 75 percent of the regular meetings of the Board and the meetings of all committees of which such director is a voting member, will not be nominated for reelection at the annual meeting in the next succeeding calendar year, absent special circumstances that may be taken into account by the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in making its recommendations to the Board. Directors are expected to attend the annual meetings of shareholders. All directors serving at the time of the 2007 annual meeting of shareholders attended that meeting. AIG has adopted policies on reporting of concerns regarding accounting and other matters and on communicating with non-management directors. These policies are available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. Interested parties may make their concerns known to the non-management members of AIG’s Board of Directors as a group or the other members of the Board of Directors by writing care of Special Counsel and Secretary to the Board, American International Group, Inc., 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270 or by email to: boardofdirectors@aig.com. 10
  • 12. REPORT OF THE NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Overview The role of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to identify individuals qualified to become Board members and recommend these individuals to the Board for nomination as members of the Board and its committees, to advise the Board on corporate governance matters and to oversee the evaluation of the Board and its committees. Committee Organization and Operation Committee Charter. The Committee’s charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. Independence. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Committee is independent, as required by NYSE listing standards. Conduct of meetings and governance process. During 2007, the Committee held six meetings. In discussing governance initiatives and in preparation for meetings, the Committee Chairman and Mr. Eric N. Litzky, Vice President—Corporate Governance and Special Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Directors, met and consulted frequently with Mr. Willumstad and other Committee and Board members. Board Membership and Composition Nomination and Election of Directors. Fifteen directors were elected at AIG’s annual meeting of shareholders in May 2007. In light of the pending retirement of Messrs. Cohen and Zarb, the Committee has been actively considering potential director candidates. As part of this search, Mr. Bollenbach was identified as a potential candidate by Heidrick & Struggles, an executive search firm. Mr. Bollenbach was nominated by the Committee and elected by the Board as a director in January 2008. Mr. Hammerman notified AIG in February 2008 that he did not wish to stand for re-election as a director. As a result, the Committee evaluated and recommended to the Board of Directors the 13 incumbent directors as nominees standing for election at the 2008 Annual Meeting, based on the criteria set forth in AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines. A description of the nominees recommended by the Committee is set forth above under the caption “Election of Directors.” The process for identification of director nominees when standing for election for the first time is provided below under the caption “Committees—Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.” Mr. Willumstad has served as Chairman since November 2006, and his election as Chairman was in accordance with the policy set forth in AIG’s By-laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines that the position of Chairman should be separate from Chief Executive Officer and should be selected from the independent directors. Independence. The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Committee, determined that each of AIG’s 11 non-management directors is independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards. Mr. Sullivan, who serves as Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Tse, who serves as Senior Vice Chairman—Life Insurance, are the only directors who hold AIG management positions and, therefore, are not independent directors. Corporate Governance Initiatives in 2007 Director Compensation and Stock Ownership Guidelines. The Board reviewed and adopted recommendations of the Committee with respect to director compensation and stock ownership guidelines applicable to directors in 2007. Under the guidelines, directors should own at least 10,000 shares of AIG Common Stock (which includes deferred stock and Deferred Stock Units (DSUs)). Until such time as a director achieves beneficial ownership of AIG Common Stock at the required level, such director is required to retain the shares of AIG Common Stock received upon the exercise of stock options, net of shares used to satisfy the exercise price and shares withheld or sold to satisfy tax withholding obligations. Amendment of By-laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines. On the recommendation of the Committee, the Board adopted a majority vote by-law described under “Election of Directors.” The Committee completed a review of AIG’s Corporate Governance Guidelines in 2007 and adopted several amendments, which were posted in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. 11
  • 13. Conclusion During 2007, the Committee has continued its efforts to strengthen the Board of Directors and its governance structure. The Committee plans to keep AIG in the forefront of good corporate governance in 2008 and beyond. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee American International Group, Inc. George L. Miles, Jr., Chairman Marshall A. Cohen Ellen V. Futter James F. Orr III Robert B. Willumstad, ex-officio Frank G. Zarb, non-voting member 12
  • 14. COMMITTEES The following table sets forth the current membership on each standing committee of the Board and the number of committee meetings held in 2007. On January 17, 2007, Ms. Rometty became a member of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee, Mr. Langhammer became a member of the Finance Committee and Mr. Feldstein became a member of the Regulatory, Compliance and Legal Committee. Mr. Offit became a member of the Public Policy and Social Responsibility Committee on November 14, 2007. Mr. Bollenbach became a member of the Board and the Audit Committee on January 16, 2008. Nominating Compensation Public and and Policy and Regulatory, Corporate Management Social Compliance Audit Governance Resources Finance Responsibility and Legal Director Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee Stephen F. Bollenbach Marshall A. Cohen (C) Martin S. Feldstein Ellen V. Futter Stephen L. Hammerman (C) Richard C. Holbrooke (C) Fred H. Langhammer George L. Miles, Jr. (C) Morris W. Offit (C) James F. Orr III Virginia M. Rometty Martin J. Sullivan Michael H. Sutton (C) Edmund S.W. Tse Robert B. Willumstad * * * * * * Frank G. Zarb * * * * * * Number of meetings 14 6 9 10 4 6 = Member; C = Chair * Mr. Willumstad is an ex-officio member and Mr. Zarb is a non-voting member of each committee. Audit Committee The Audit Committee, which held 14 meetings during 2007, assists in the Board’s oversight of AIG’s financial statements and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the qualifications and performance of AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm and the performance of AIG’s internal audit function. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm. In its oversight of AIG’s internal audit function, the Audit Committee also is involved in performance reviews and determining compensation of AIG’s chief internal auditor. The Board has determined, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, that all members of the Audit Committee are independent under both NYSE listing standards and SEC rules. The Board has also determined that all members of the Audit Committee are financially literate, as defined by NYSE listing standards, and that a majority of the members of the Committee are audit committee financial experts, as defined by SEC rules. For purposes of SEC rules, the Board of Directors has designated Mr. Sutton the named audit committee financial expert and, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, has determined that Mr. Sutton has accounting or related financial management expertise, as defined by NYSE listing standards. Although designated as an audit committee financial expert, Mr. Sutton does not act as an accountant for AIG and, under SEC rules, is not an “expert” for purposes of the liability provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or for any other purpose. Under the Federal securities laws, Mr. Sutton does not have any responsibilities or obligations in 13
  • 15. addition to those of the other Audit Committee members; for these purposes, all Audit Committee members have identical duties and responsibilities. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held six meetings in 2007. The Board has determined that all members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent under NYSE listing standards. The primary purposes of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are to review and recommend individuals to the Board of Directors for nomination, election or appointment as members of the Board and its committees, to advise the Board on corporate governance and to oversee the evaluation of the Board and its committees. The AIG Corporate Governance Guidelines include characteristics that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers important for nominees for director and information for shareholders with respect to director nominations. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider director nominees recommended by shareholders and will evaluate shareholder nominees on the same basis as all other nominees. Shareholders who wish to submit nominees for director for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for election at the 2009 annual meeting of shareholders may do so by submitting in writing such nominees’ names, in compliance with the procedures described under “Other Matters—Shareholder Proposals for 2009 Annual Meeting” in this Proxy Statement. Compensation and Management Resources Committee The Compensation and Management Resources Committee, which held nine meetings during 2007, is responsible for reviewing and approving the compensation awarded to AIG’s Chief Executive Officer (subject to ratification or approval by the Board) and to the other key employees under its purview, including the performance measures and goals relevant to that compensation. The Committee is also responsible for making recommendations to the Board with respect to AIG’s compensation programs for key and other employees and for oversight of AIG’s management development and succession planning programs. These responsibilities, which may not be delegated to persons who are not members of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee, are set forth in the Committee’s charter, which is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. Nineteen key employees are currently under the purview of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee, including all of the executive officers named in the 2007 Summary Compensation Table. Mr. Sullivan participates in meetings of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee and makes recommendations with respect to the annual compensation of employees under the Committee’s purview other than himself. Pursuant to AIG’s By-laws, the Board ratifies the determination of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee as to the compensation paid or to be paid to Mr. Sullivan in his capacity as AIG’s Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation and Management Resources Committee does not determine the compensation of the Board of Directors. The compensation of directors is recommended by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is approved by the Board. To provide independent advice, the Compensation and Management Resources Committee selected Frederic W. Cook & Co. as a consultant and has used the services of the Cook firm since 2005. The Compensation and Management Resources Committee directly engaged the Cook firm to review and comment on AIG’s executive compensation framework in relation to the objectives of the framework and market practices. Members of the Cook firm regularly participate in Committee meetings and provide information on compensation trends along with specific views on AIG’s compensation programs. The Cook firm has advised the Committee that the design and operation of AIG’s executive compensation programs reflect a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy that is reasonable and competitive with companies in the financial services industry. The Cook firm has also provided advice to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on AIG director compensation and market practices with respect to director compensation. The Cook firm reports directly to the Chairman of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee and does not provide any services to AIG’s management. The Board has determined, on the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, that all members of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee are independent under NYSE listing standards. 14
  • 16. Other Committees The Finance Committee assists the Board in its oversight responsibilities by reviewing and making recommendations to the Board with respect to AIG’s financial and investment policies, provides strategic guidance to management as to AIG’s capital structure, use of capital in its businesses, methods of financing its businesses and other related strategic initiatives. The Committee also assists the Board in its oversight responsibilities with respect to AIG’s risk management processes insofar as they relate to matters considered by the Committee pursuant to its charter. The Committee also has the power to approve certain issuances, investments, dispositions and other transactions and matters. The Committee held 10 meetings in 2007. The Committee’s charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. The Public Policy and Social Responsibility Committee is responsible for reviewing the position and policies of AIG relating to current and emerging corporate social responsibility and political and public policy issues of significance to AIG, that may affect AIG’s business operations, performance or corporate reputation. The Committee’s charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. The Public Policy and Social Responsibility Committee held four meetings in 2007. The Regulatory, Compliance and Legal Committee held six meetings during 2007. The principal purpose of the Regulatory, Compliance and Legal Committee is to assist the Board in its oversight of AIG’s legal, regulatory and compliance matters. The Committee’s charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of AIG’s corporate website at www.aigcorporate.com. 15
  • 17. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS Each non-management director of AIG receives a retainer of $75,000 per year. In lieu of committee annual retainers and meetings fees, Mr. Willumstad, as Chairman of the Board and an ex-officio member of all standing committees of the Board, receives an additional annual retainer of $200,000, and Mr. Zarb, as a non-voting member of all standing committees, receives an additional annual retainer of $150,000. Other non-management directors receive committee meeting attendance fees of $1,500 per meeting, which includes attendance, upon request, at meetings of committees of which they are not members and attendance at meetings of AIG’s International Advisory Board. The chairman of each committee receives an annual committee retainer of $15,000, except the chairman of the Audit Committee, who receives $25,000. For each other member of each committee, the annual committee retainer is $5,000. Retainers are paid in equal installments each quarter in advance of service and meetings fees are paid each quarter for service in the prior quarter. See “Committees” for information on current committee memberships and committee memberships during 2007. Prior to May 16, 2007, non-management directors received 1,000 shares of AIG Common Stock per year in equal quarterly grants, receipt of which is deferred until retirement from the Board, and 2,500 options on AIG Common Stock per year in an annual grant, which became exercisable after one year and will remain exercisable for nine years thereafter. The options were granted with an exercise price equal to the closing sale price of AIG Common Stock on the date of grant. The Board made two quarterly grants of shares of AIG Common Stock in 2007 under this compensation program, but did not grant any options. On May 16, 2007, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, approved changes to the compensation of non-management directors. Effective on that date, the non-management directors no longer receive 1,000 shares and 2,500 options per year and instead receive an annual award of DSUs with a value of $125,000, with the number of units determined based on the closing price of AIG Common Stock on the date of grant. DSUs are granted under the Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (2007 Stock Incentive Plan). Each DSU provides that one share of AIG Common Stock will be delivered when a director ceases to be a member of the Board. Beginning in 2008, the annual retainer amounts, the committee retainer amounts and the meeting fee amounts for service after that date may be deferred, at the election of the directors, into DSUs. DSUs include dividend equivalent rights that entitle the director to a quarterly payment, in the form of DSUs, equal to the amount of any regular quarterly dividend that would have been paid by AIG if the shares of AIG Common Stock that underlie the DSUs had been outstanding. Under director stock ownership guidelines adopted by the Board in 2007, non-management directors should own at least 10,000 shares of AIG Common Stock (including deferred stock and DSUs). Until such time as a non-management director achieves beneficial ownership of AIG Common Stock at the required level, such director is required to retain the shares of AIG Common Stock received upon the exercise of stock options granted, net of shares used to satisfy the exercise price and shares withheld or sold to satisfy tax withholding obligations. To provide independent advice and guidance, certain of AIG’s non-management directors also serve on the boards of directors of subsidiaries of AIG. With the exception of AIG Global Trade & Political Risk Insurance Company, which pays directors an annual retainer of $10,000, these directorships do not pay retainer fees but instead pay a fee of $1,500 per meeting attended. In response to two unrelated derivative actions filed against AIG, which are described in AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, AIG’s Board of Directors appointed special litigation committees of independent directors to review the matters asserted in the complaints. The first special litigation committee was established in 2002. Messrs. Cohen and Sutton are the current members, with Mr. Sutton joining in October 2005. The second special litigation committee was established in 2005, and Messrs. Hammerman and Miles were the members until Mr. Hammerman’s resignation from the committee in February 2008. Mr. Miles is currently the only member of the special litigation committee established in 2005. Fees for these special litigation committees are set by the Board and may be reviewed and adjusted by the Board if the amount of work is greater than originally anticipated. There may be limited occasions when spouses of non-management directors of AIG travel with the directors on AIG aircraft. In these instances, AIG has been reimbursed by the directors for their spouses’ travel in an amount equal to the cost of commercial first-class airfare. 16
  • 18. The following table contains information with respect to the compensation of the individuals who served as non-management directors of AIG in 2007. 2007 Non-Management Director Compensation Fees Earned or Paid in All Other Non-Management Members of the Board in 2007 Cash(1) Stock Awards(2) Compensation(3) Total Marshall A. Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $164,000 $159,819 $624 $324,443 Martin S. Feldstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $113,750 $159,819 $624 $274,193 Ellen V. Futter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $103,000 $159,819 $624 $263,443 Stephen L. Hammerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $114,500 $159,819 $624 $274,943 Richard C. Holbrooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $107,500 $159,819 $624 $267,943 Fred H. Langhammer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $118,000 $159,819 $624 $278,443 George L. Miles, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139,000 $159,819 $624 $299,443 Morris W. Offit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140,000 $159,819 $624 $300,443 James F. Orr III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $109,000 $159,819 $624 $269,443 Virginia M. Rometty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 93,750 $159,819 $624 $254,193 Michael H. Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140,000 $159,819 $624 $300,443 Robert B. Willumstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275,000 $159,819 $624 $435,443 Frank G. Zarb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,000 $159,819 $624 $385,443 (1) This column represents annual retainer fees, committee and chairmanship fees and committee meeting attendance fees. The amounts also include the following amounts in meeting attendance fees for meetings of the boards of directors of subsidiaries of AIG and retainer fees with respect to Mr. Holbrooke’s membership on the Board of Directors of AIG Global Trade & Political Risk Insurance Company: Cohen—$39,000; Feldstein—$6,000; Holbrooke—$10,000; Offit—$4,500; and Sutton—$1,500. For Messrs. Hammerman and Miles, the amount does not include a fee of $150,000 paid in April 2008 for services rendered in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in connection with the special litigation committee established in 2005. Messrs. Hammerman and Miles each received fees in connection with such services of $50,000 and $25,000 in 2005 and 2006, respectively. No fees were paid in 2007 in connection with their service in the special litigation committee established in 2005. Messrs. Sullivan and Tse serve on the Board but do not receive any compensation for their service as directors. See the 2007 Summary Compensation Table in “2007 Compensation” for the compensation awarded to Messrs. Sullivan and Tse in 2007. (2) This column represents the expense in accordance with FAS 123R of stock-based awards granted by AIG in 2007, calculated using the assumptions described in Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The grant date fair values for the deferred stock and DSUs were calculated by multiplying the number of shares or DSUs awarded by the closing price of AIG Common Stock on the date of grant. On each of January 3, 2007 and April 2, 2007, AIG made grants of deferred stock to non-management directors, consisting of 250 shares of AIG Common Stock each. On May 16, 2007, AIG made grants of DSUs representing 1,725 shares. On July 2, 2007 and October 1, 2007, each recipient of such DSUs received 4 and 5 DSUs, respectively, representing dividends on the DSUs. The grant date fair values in accordance with FAS 123R of these stock-based awards are: for deferred stock, January 3, 2007— $72.15 per share; and April 2, 2007—$67.15 per share; and for DSUs, May 16, 2007—$72.46 per share July 2, 2007—$70.20 per share and October 1, 2007—$68.59 per share. Receipt of deferred stock and shares underlying DSUs is deferred until the director ceases to be a member of the Board. AIG did not grant options to non-management directors in 2007. However, in preparing its 2007 Proxy Statement, AIG determined that the expenses for 2006 option awards to non-management directors were not properly recognized in accordance with FAS 123R for financial statement reporting purposes in 2006, resulting in the under-recording of expense for these awards by approximately $250,000. AIG corrected its financial statements in 2007 for these awards. The amount recognized as expense for these awards in 2007 totalled: $21,073 for each of Messrs. Cohen, Feldstein, Hammerman, Holbrooke, Miles, Offit, Orr, Sutton and Zarb and Ms. Futter; $4,660 for each of Messrs. Langhammer and Willumstad; and $40,069 for Ms. Rometty. (3) Represents DSUs awarded as dividend equivalents. As described above, the value of the DSUs awarded as dividend equivalents was calculated by multiplying the number of DSUs awarded by the closing price of AIG Common Stock on the date of grant. 17
  • 19. The following table sets forth information with respect to the option and stock awards outstanding at December 31, 2007 for the non-management directors of AIG. Stock and Option Awards Outstanding at December 31, 2007 Deferred Deferred Non-Management Members of the Board in 2007 Option Awards(1) Stock(2) Stock Units(3) Marshall A. Cohen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,500 2,875 1,734 Martin S. Feldstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,500 2,875 1,734 Ellen V. Futter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,500 2,875 1,734 Stephen L. Hammerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 2,000 1,734 Richard C. Holbrooke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,500 2,875 1,734 Fred H. Langhammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 1,500 1,734 George L. Miles, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 1,875 1,734 Morris W. Offit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 1,875 1,734 James F. Orr III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 1,000 1,734 Virginia M. Rometty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 750 1,734 Michael H. Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 1,625 1,734 Robert B. Willumstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 1,500 1,734 Frank G. Zarb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,500 2,875 1,734 (1) These columns represent each director’s outstanding option awards made by AIG in 2006 and prior years. All options are exercisable. (2) Includes 500 shares of deferred stock awarded in 2007 and deferred stock awarded in prior years. Receipt of deferred stock is deferred until the director ceases to be a member of the Board. (3) Includes 1,725 DSUs awarded in 2007 and 9 DSUs awarded as dividend equivalents thereon. Receipt of shares of AIG Common Stock underlying DSUs is deferred until the director ceases to be a member of the Board. COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION No member of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee has served as an officer or employee of AIG at any time or has any relationship with AIG requiring disclosure as a related-party transaction. During 2007, none of AIG’s executive officers served as a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the Compensation and Management Resources Committee; and none of AIG’s executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as a member of the Board of Directors of AIG. 18
  • 20. OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN SECURITIES The following table contains information regarding the only persons who, to the knowledge of AIG, beneficially own more than five percent of AIG Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Name and Address Number Percent(1) FMR LLC and Edward C. Johnson 3d (collectively, the FMR Group)(2) 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,915,088 5.714% C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.; Edward E. Matthews; Maurice R. Greenberg; The Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Family Foundation, Inc.; Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Joint Tenancy Company, LLC; Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO); Universal Foundation, Inc.; C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Trust (collectively, the Starr Group)(3) 399 Park Avenue 17th Floor New York, NY 10022(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354,987,261 13.6% (1) Percentages calculated based on AIG Common Stock outstanding as set forth in the Schedule 13G and the Schedule 13D described in notes 2 and 3 below. (2) Based on a Schedule 13G filed February 14, 2008 by FMR LLC (FMR Schedule 13G). FMR LLC is the parent company of various entities that provide investment advisory and management services to the Fidelity Group of mutual funds and is the beneficial owner of these shares. Item 7 of the FMR Schedule 13G provides details as to the voting and investment power of each member of the FMR Group, as well as the right of each member of the FMR Group to acquire AIG Common Stock within 60 days. It also provides information as to Fidelity International Limited, which operates as a separate entity from FMR LLC and beneficially owns 3,906,336 shares of AIG Common Stock. The FMR Schedule 13G states that FMR LLC and Fidelity International are of the view that they are not a group and the shares held by the other do not need to be aggregated. (3) Based on an amended Schedule 13D dated March 20, 2007 by each member of the Starr Group (Starr Group Schedule 13D), the members of the Starr Group do not affirm the existence of a group and disclaim beneficial ownership of each other member of the group; provided, however, that Maurice R. Greenberg does not disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of AIG Common Stock held by the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Joint Tenancy Company, LLC and C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. does not disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of AIG Common Stock held by the C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Trust. Item 5 to the Starr Group Schedule 13D provides details as to the voting and investment power of each member of the Starr Group, as well as the right of each member of the Starr Group to acquire AIG Common Stock within 60 days. All information provided in “Ownership of Certain Securities” with respect to the Starr Group is provided based solely on the information set forth in the Starr Group Schedule 13D. This information has not been updated to reflect changes in the ownership by the members of the Starr Group of AIG Common Stock that are disclosed in filings made by one or more members of the Starr Group under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). In each case, this information may not be accurate or complete and AIG takes no responsibility therefor and makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness as of the date hereof or any subsequent date. (4) This is the principal office for all individuals and entities in the Starr Group, other than Starr International Company, Inc., which has a principal office at 101 Baarerstrasse, CH 6300 Zug, Switzerland; the Universal Foundation, which has a principal office at Mercury House, 101 Front Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda; and the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Joint Tenancy Company, LLC, which has a principal office at 35 Ocean Reef Drive, Key Largo, Florida 33037. 19
  • 21. The following table summarizes the ownership of equity securities of AIG by the directors, by the executive officers named in the 2007 Summary Compensation Table in “2007 Compensation” and by the directors and current executive officers as a group. None of the shares of AIG Common Stock listed in the following table have been pledged as security. Equity Securities of AIG Owned Beneficially as of January 31, 2008(1) AIG Common Stock Amount and Nature of Percent Beneficial of Ownership(2)(3) Class Steven J. Bensinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,395 (4) Stephen F. Bollenbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,503 (4) Marshall A. Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,538 (4) Martin S. Feldstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,444 (4) Ellen V. Futter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,171 (4) Stephen L. Hammerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,740 (4) Richard C. Holbrooke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,314 (4) Fred H. Langhammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,617 (4) George L. Miles, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,615 (4) Win J. Neuger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285,226 .01 Morris W. Offit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,615 (4) James F. Orr III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,617 (4) Virginia M. Rometty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,310 (4) Robert M. Sandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520,878 .02 Martin J. Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353,467 .01 Michael H. Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,365 (4) Edmund S.W. Tse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,627,956 .06 Robert B. Willumstad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,240 (4) Jay S. Wintrob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,098,389 .08 Frank G. Zarb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,115 (4) All Directors and Executive Officers of AIG as a Group (31 individuals) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,268,342 .29 (1) Amounts include shares as to which the individual shares voting and investment power as follows: Tse— 1,118,661 shares with a corporation, and Feldstein—23,727 shares with a corporation. (2) Amount of equity securities shown includes shares of AIG Common Stock subject to options which may be exercised within 60 days as follows: Bensinger—76,670 shares, Cohen—20,500 shares, Feldstein—20,500 shares, Futter—20,500 shares, Hammerman—5,000 shares, Holbrooke—17,500 shares, Langhammer— 5,000 shares, Miles—5,000 shares, Neuger—234,296 shares, Offit—5,000 shares, Orr—2,500 shares, Rometty—2,500 shares, Sandler—200,000 shares, Sullivan—308,412 shares, Sutton—5,000 shares, Tse— 445,625 shares, Willumstad—5,000 shares, Wintrob—287,500 shares, Zarb—17,500 shares, and all directors and current executive officers of AIG as a group—3,442,762 shares. Amount of equity securities shown also includes: (i) shares granted to each non-employee director with delivery deferred until the director ceases to be a member of the Board as follows: Cohen—2,875 shares, Feldstein—2,875 shares, Futter—2,875 shares, Hammerman—2,000 shares, Holbrooke—2,875 shares, Langhammer—1,500 shares, Miles—1,875 shares, Offit—1,875 shares, Orr—1,000 shares, Rometty—750 shares, Sutton—1,625 shares, Willumstad—1,500 shares and Zarb—2,875 shares, and (ii) DSUs granted to each non-employee director with delivery of the underlying AIG Common Stock deferred until such director ceases to be a member of the Board as follows: Bollenbach—2,503 shares, Cohen—2,161 shares, Feldstein—1,740 shares, Futter—1,740 shares, Hammerman—1,740 shares, Holbrooke—2,139 shares, Langhammer—2,117 shares, Miles—1,740 shares, Offit—1,740 shares, Orr—2,117 shares, Rometty—1,740 shares, Sutton—1,740 shares, Willumstad— 1,740 shares and Zarb—1,740 shares. Amount of equity securities shown excludes shares with delivery deferred upon exercise of options as follows: Feldstein—38,109 shares and Sandler—17,729 shares. (3) Amount of equity securities shown also excludes the following securities owned by or held in trust for members of the named individual’s immediate family as to which securities such individual has disclaimed beneficial ownership: Sullivan—424 shares, Tse—3,555 shares, Wintrob—4,008 shares, Zarb—6,245 shares, and all directors and current executive officers of AIG as a group—31,004 shares. (4) Less than .01 percent. 20
  • 22. SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires directors, executive officers, and ten percent holders of AIG Common Stock to file reports with respect to their ownership of AIG equity securities. Based solely on the review of the Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments thereto furnished to AIG and certain representations made to AIG, AIG believes that the only filing deficiencies under Section 16(a) by its directors, executive officers, and ten percent holders during 2007 were one late report by Mr. Orr, a director, reporting the purchase of 5,000 shares in November 2007; one late report by each of Messrs. Martin, Neuger, Sullivan, Tse and Wintrob, all executive officers, reflecting the purchase by each of them, through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of 177 shares on April 1, 2007; and one late report by each of Messrs. Frenkel, Herzog, Sandler and Tse reflecting the acquisition of 2,016 restricted stock units (RSUs), 630 RSUs, 15,311 RSUs and 22,404 RSUs, respectively, on December 13, 2007; and 19 late reports by individuals and entities in the Starr Group reflecting the acquisition of an aggregate of 3,852,038 shares and the disposition of an aggregate of 5,704,064 shares resulting from 61 transactions. RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS Co-Investments with AIG AIG has established employee investment funds to permit selected employees to participate alongside AIG’s merchant banking, venture capital and similar funds. This fund has a fee structure that is generally more favorable than that offered by AIG to non-employees. Three of AIG’s current executive officers have invested in this fund. There were no distributions from this fund in 2007. A named executive invested in a similar fund, the SunAmerica Venture Fund 2000, LP, and received tax distributions related to such fund in 2007. See the 2007 Summary Compensation Table, note 6 in “2007 Compensation”. Related-Party Transactions Approval Policy The Board of AIG has adopted a related-party transaction approval policy. Under this policy, any transaction that involves more than $120,000 and would be required to be disclosed in AIG’s Proxy Statement, between AIG or any of its subsidiaries and any director or executive officer, or their related persons, must be approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In determining to approve a related-party transaction, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider: • whether the terms of the transaction are fair to AIG and on terms at least as favorable as would apply if the other party was not or did not have an affiliation with a director, executive officer or employee of AIG; • whether there are demonstrable business reasons for AIG to enter into the transaction; • whether the transaction would impair the independence of a director; and • whether the transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any director, executive officer or employee of AIG, taking into account the size of the transaction, the overall financial position of the director, executive officer or employee, the direct or indirect nature of the interest of the director, executive officer or employee in the transaction, the ongoing nature of any proposed relationship, and any other factors the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or its chairman deems relevant. 21
  • 23. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT The Compensation and Management Resources Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management. Frederic W. Cook & Co. has also reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and outside counsel on behalf of the Compensation and Management Resources Committee. Based on such review and discussions, the Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference into AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. Compensation and Management Resources Committee American International Group, Inc. Marshall A. Cohen, Chairman Fred H. Langhammer James F. Orr III Virginia M. Rometty Robert B. Willumstad, ex-officio Frank G. Zarb, non-voting member COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AIG’s compensation decisions for 2007 reflect the extraordinary market conditions in 2007 which significantly affected AIG’s financial performance for the year. AIG’s net income for 2007 was $6.20 billion or $2.39 per diluted share, compared to $14.05 billion or $5.36 per diluted share year for 2006. Included in 2007 net income were charges of approximately $11.47 billion pretax ($7.46 billion after tax) for a net unrealized market valuation loss related to the AIG Financial Products Corp. (AIGFP) super senior credit default swap portfolio. 2007 results also included significant net realized capital losses, primarily from other-than-temporary impairment charges. The Committee determined that compensation should reflect these conditions on a graduated basis, with the performance compensation of more senior executives being more substantially affected. Accordingly, the Committee significantly reduced the annual cash bonuses for AIG’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and the senior executives with direct responsibility for Financial Services and Asset Management operations to reflect the impact on AIG of the results of those operations. In addition, the Committee negatively adjusted the Partners Plan earnout for the 2006-2007 performance period, with AIG’s most senior executive team receiving a larger negative adjustment than other executives. As a general matter, however, the Committee determined that the AIGFP unrealized market valuation losses in 2007 (and future reversals of such losses) would not be taken into account in determining the financial metrics applicable to the general bonus pool for AIG’s senior executives or the amounts earned under AIG’s long-term compensation plans. The Committee determined that it was more consistent with AIG’s expectations, and appropriate given the manner in which AIG’s long-term compensation plans operate, to reflect any credit impairment losses on the AIGFP super senior credit default swap portfolio realized by AIGFP if and when they are incurred. The Committee’s decisions with respect to 2007 are discussed in more detail under the heading “Compensation Decisions for 2007” below. Objectives and Design of Compensation Framework AIG’s compensation framework is designed to attract, motivate and retain key employees. The Committee’s philosophy for achieving these goals was to: • Emphasize “at risk” elements of compensation through the use of awards that will have value if AIG produces strong financial performance and shareholder returns during current and subsequent performance periods. • Foster an owner/management culture through a partnership compensation approach that recognizes career milestones and ensures senior management accountability for a variety of company-wide strategic goals. 22
  • 24. • Align the long-term economic interests of key employees with those of shareholders by ensuring that a substantial component of each key employee’s compensation and net worth is represented by AIG Common Stock. • Centralize administration and control over individual compensation components. Multiple components reward balanced short-term and long-term performance. The nature of AIG’s businesses requires its compensation programs to take a balanced approach to short-term and long-term performance and to different types of long-term performance. AIG’s compensation framework for the executives named in the 2007 Summary Compensation Table in “2007 Compensation” (named executives) uses four performance-based components to emphasize the mix of performance measures that AIG believes need to be addressed to deliver shareholder value: (1) annual cash bonuses, (2) time-vested equity awards, (3) performance-based restricted stock units (Performance RSUs) under the Partners Plan and (4) long-term performance cash awards under the Senior Partners Plan. The primary elements of performance rewarded by these components are: • Growth in adjusted net income and return on equity are yearly financial metrics considered in setting the annual cash bonus pool for employees at the Senior Partner level. The annual bonus pool is also affected by company performance against non-financial strategic and operational goals. • Growth in adjusted net income (earnings) per share is the performance measure used to determine the number of Performance RSUs earned under the Partners Plan and is measured over two-year periods. • Growth in adjusted book value per share is used to determine the value of long-term performance cash awards under the Senior Partners Plan and is measured over three-year periods. • Growth in market price of AIG Common Stock determines the value of time-vested equity awards and affects the value of Performance RSUs earned under the Partners Plan. The three long-term components (time-vested equity awards, Partners Plan and Senior Partners Plan) provide a hierarchy of reward opportunities that match key points in career growth, with employees progressing on the basis of performance from participating in time-vested equity-based awards, to becoming a “Partner” in the management group and, for select key employees, advancing to a “Senior Partner” level. Approximately 8,000 of AIG’s approximately 116,000 employees receive time-vested equity grants, approximately 700 participate in the Partners Plan and approximately 70 are Senior Partners. All of the named executives are Senior Partners. The three long-term components were designed to utilize different weightings of financial performance and share price performance. The value of time-vested equity awards is entirely dependent on the market price of AIG Common Stock. The value ultimately realized from an award under the Partners Plan depends on both AIG’s financial performance (which determines the number of Performance RSUs earned) and the market price of AIG Common Stock (which determines the value of each Performance RSU earned under the plan). Finally, the value of an award under the Senior Partners Plan is entirely dependent on AIG’s financial performance (growth in adjusted book value per share) and is not affected by the market price of AIG Common Stock. AIG’s long-term compensation framework fulfills two principal objectives. First, it ensures that AIG, under the management of a group of Senior Partners, must achieve a variety of performance goals to realize the full value of long-term awards. Second, multiple performance goals provide a balance of financial and market incentives covering annual, mid-term and long-term measurement periods. The Committee considers the value of annual compensation opportunities, long-term cash-based compensation opportunities and long-term equity-based compensation opportunities and compares these values to the similar opportunities that AIG’s Senior Partners historically have received. This approach is reevaluated periodically to ensure that it is consistent with the objectives of AIG’s compensation framework. In addition, the opportunities that Messrs. Sullivan and Bensinger were eligible to receive in 2007 were determined in part by the terms of their employment agreements. 23
  • 25. Compensation Components AIG divides compensation components into two general categories: direct compensation and indirect compensation. For employees at the Senior Partner level in 2007 (which includes all of the named executives), these components were: Direct Compensation Indirect Compensation • Base salary • Retirement benefits • Annual cash bonus • Perquisites • Time-vested grants of equity in the form of stock • Welfare benefits options and RSUs • Termination benefits • Performance RSUs granted under the Partners Plan, based on two-year growth in adjusted earnings per share • Long-term performance cash awards granted under the Senior Partners Plan, based on three- year growth in adjusted book value per share Direct Compensation Components Base salary. Senior Partners, including the named executives, receive a relatively small portion of their overall compensation as base salary. The Committee intends to pay base salary at a reasonable range around the market median, based on demonstrated performance, responsibilities, tenure (including historic salary levels) and individual experience. Base salaries are set at or below $1 million in order to be tax-deductible. Annual cash bonus. Annual cash bonuses are intended to reward overall AIG, business unit and individual performance during the year. The bonus paid to each participant in the executive bonus pool is generally based on an assessment of business unit performance and individual performance for the year, taking into account the individual’s target bonus level for the year. In addition, to provide the overall AIG performance element, the Committee establishes the annual executive bonus pool for participants (excluding the Chief Executive Officer) at the beginning of the year based on a total bonus level intended to be comparable to market competitors. The annual pool is adjusted by the Committee at year-end within a range of 0 to 150 percent based on AIG’s overall results relative to the current year’s performance objectives, the prior year’s performance, market conditions and estimated performance of competitors. This adjusted pool amount acts as a ceiling for the total annual bonuses to participants and provides an overall AIG performance component. Time-vested grants of stock options. AIG provides long-term equity-based compensation through time- vested equity grants. AIG generally grants time-vested RSUs to employees below the Senior Partner level and grants time-vested option awards to Senior Partners. The Committee has determined to grant options to Senior Partners because options have value only if market price appreciates, providing a significant performance component that is directly aligned with the market value of AIG’s stock. AIG options are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing sale price of AIG Common Stock on the NYSE on the date of grant. In 2007, the Committee followed its regular practice of making its yearly grant of time-vested equity-based awards at its December meeting. For 2008, the Committee plans to make its yearly grant of time-vested equity-based awards at a meeting during the first quarter of 2009 rather than in December 2008. For new hires, promotions and retention purposes, the Committee also granted equity-based awards, primarily time-vested RSUs, at its meetings throughout the year. The authority to grant equity-based awards to employees other than Senior Partners and executives under the purview of the Committee has been delegated to any two of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Human Resources Officer, acting jointly. Time-vested grants of RSUs. Historically, AIG paid quarterly cash bonuses to certain employees, including the named executives. These quarterly cash bonuses also included cash compensation opportunities previously provided by SICO and Starr. In November 2007, the Committee approved changes to the quarterly cash bonus program as part of a transition away from this component of compensation. As of January 1, 2008, salaries of participating employees other than Mr. Sullivan were adjusted to include up to $100,000 of the amounts previously paid as quarterly cash bonuses. Those employees whose quarterly cash bonuses had been 24