UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 8, 2012
AMERICAN
EXPRESS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-7657 | 13-4922250 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| 200 Vesey Street, World Financial Center New York, New York |
10285 | |||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 640-2000
Not
Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The following information is furnished under Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition:
On February 8, 2012, Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company (the “Company”), and Stephen J. Squeri, Group President of the Company’s Global Corporate Services business, delivered a presentation at the Company’s semi-annual Financial Community Meeting. Presentation materials that contain previously non-public information through the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 are attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBIT
| 99.1 | Information included in the presentation delivered February 8, 2012 by Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company (the “Company”), and Stephen J. Squeri, Group President, Global Corporate Services, at the Company’s semi-annual Financial Community Meeting. |
SIGNATURE
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/ Carol V. Schwartz | ||
| Name: Carol V. Schwartz | |||
| Title: Secretary | |||
Date: February 8, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Information included in the presentation delivered February 8, 2012 by Kenneth I. Chenault, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company (the “Company”), and Stephen J. Squeri, Group President, Global Corporate Services, at the Company’s semi-annual Financial Community Meeting. |
Exhibit 99.1
International Business Operations* Performance
Pre-Tax Income
% increase/(decrease) vs. prior year
($ in billions) 38%
2010
$1.2
2011
$1.6
*International represents the sum of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, the Japan, Asia/Pacific and Australia (JAPA) region and the Latin America, Caribbean and Canada (LACC) region to be set forth in the geographic note to the Company’s 2011 consolidated financial statements.