American Express Company filings document the regulatory record of a global payments company with consumer, small-business, commercial, and merchant-network activities. Current reports and Regulation FD disclosures cover operating results, supplemental financial data, Card Member loan delinquency and write-off statistics for U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business portfolios, and risk disclosures tied to spending volumes, partnerships, regulation, litigation, competition, and reputation.
Its filings also address capital structure and governance, including fixed-to-floating rate note issuances under shelf registration materials, common-share dividend actions, annual meeting voting results, director elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation votes, shareholder proposals, and related proxy disclosures.
American Express submitted a Form 13F reporting institutional holdings with a Form 13F Information Table Value Total of $880,446,990 and 1 information-table entry. The report lists 0 other included managers and was signed by James J. Killerlane III on 05-08-2026.
Young Christopher David reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Express director Christopher David Young received a grant of 742.115 Share Equivalent Units, each tied to the value of one common share. These units were issued under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and will be settled in cash after his service as a director ends, bringing his total Share Equivalent Units to 20,811.843.
WARDELL LISA W reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO director Lisa W. Wardell received a grant of 742.115 Share Equivalent Units tied to common stock. Each unit reflects the value of one common share and was awarded under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan as compensation, not an open-market transaction.
Following this award, Wardell holds a total of 10,284.474 Share Equivalent Units. These units will be settled in cash after her termination of service as a director, are immediately convertible upon termination, and have no expiration date, making them a long-term deferred cash-based incentive.
American Express director Noel R. Wallace received a grant of 742.115 Share Equivalent Units on May 5, 2026. Each Share Equivalent Unit reflects the value of one common share and is tied to the company’s stock performance.
The units were acquired under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and will be settled in cash after Wallace’s service as a director ends. Following this award, Wallace holds a total of 863.300 Share Equivalent Units, making this a routine, compensation-related, non-market transaction.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO director Randal K. Quarles received a compensation award tied to the company’s stock value. On this Form 4, he acquired 742.115 Share Equivalent Units, each reflecting the value of one common share. These units were granted under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and carry no purchase price.
The Share Equivalent Units will be settled in cash after his service as a director ends and are immediately convertible at that time with no expiration date. Following this award, his reported balance in these units is 742.115, highlighting a routine, cash-settled deferred compensation grant rather than an open-market stock purchase or sale.
Pike Lynn Ann reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Express director Lynn Ann Pike received a grant of 742.115 Share Equivalent Units tied to the company’s common stock. Each unit reflects the value of one common share and was awarded under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan as compensation rather than an open-market trade.
Following this grant, Pike holds a total of 9,256.498 Share Equivalent Units, which will be settled in cash after her service as a director ends. The units are convertible upon termination of service and have no expiration date, and additional units can accrue through a dividend reinvestment feature.
American Express Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 5, 2026, where a quorum was present. All 13 director nominees, including Stephen J. Squeri and Michael J. Angelakis, received a majority of votes cast and were elected.
Shareholders strongly approved the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for 2026, with 575,150,553 votes for, or 94.96% of votes cast. An advisory resolution on executive compensation also passed with 514,533,900 votes for, representing 93.32% of votes cast.
Two shareholder proposals received minimal support and did not pass. A proposal requesting a report on coverage of transgender healthcare treatments for minors received 0.42% of votes cast in favor, and a proposal on political bias risk oversight received 0.86% of votes cast in favor.
PHILLIPS JR CHARLES E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Express director Charles E. Phillips Jr. received an award of 742.115 Share Equivalent Units on May 5, 2026. Each unit reflects the value of one share of American Express common stock but will be settled in cash under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.
The units become payable in cash after his service as a director ends and are immediately convertible upon termination of service, with no expiration date. Following this grant, Phillips holds a total of 10,416.062 Share Equivalent Units directly under the plan.
PARKHILL KAREN L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Express director Karen L. Parkhill received a grant of 742.115 Share Equivalent Units tied to the value of the company’s common stock. These units were granted under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and will be settled in cash after she leaves the board.
Following this award, Parkhill holds a total of 9,256.498 Share Equivalent Units. Each unit reflects the value of one common share and is convertible into a cash payment upon termination of service as a director, with no expiration date. The total includes units accumulated through a dividend reinvestment feature for directors.
Majoras Deborah P reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Express director Deborah P. Majoras reported a compensation-related award of 742.115 Share Equivalent Units tied to American Express common stock. These units were credited under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and will be settled in cash after her service on the board ends.
Following this award, she holds a total of 5,059.021 Share Equivalent Units. Each unit reflects the value of one common share and becomes payable upon termination of service as a director, with no stated expiration date. This is a non‑market, cash‑settled deferred compensation grant.