axp-20230501

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2023

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

1-7657

13-4922250

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

New York, New York 10285

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares (par value $0.20 per Share)

AXP

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01						Other Events.

Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the issuance by American Express Company (the “Company”), on May 1, 2023, of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.990% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due May 1, 2026 (the “2026 Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes”) and $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.043% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due May 1, 2034 (the “2034 Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes” and, together with the 2026 Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement dated April 26, 2023 to the Prospectus dated February 12, 2021, filed as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-253057). The Notes were issued under a senior indenture dated as of August 1, 2007, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture thereto dated as of February 12, 2021 and the second supplemental indenture thereto dated as of May 1, 2023, each between the Company and the Trustee.


Item 9.01						Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement as exhibits thereto and are filed as part of this Current Report:

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
			(REGISTRANT)

			By:			/s/ Kristina V. Fink
						Name: Kristina V. Fink
						Title: Corporate Secretary


Exhibit			Description
4			Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2023 to the Senior Indenture dated as of August 1, 2007, between the Company and the Trustee.
5			Opinion and Consent of David S. Carroll, Esq.
23			Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
104			The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as inline XBRL