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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 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.
American Express director Theodore Leonsis received a compensation award of 742.115 Share Equivalent Units tied to common stock. Each unit reflects the value of one common share and was granted at a stated price of 0.0000 per unit as part of director compensation plans.
The units were acquired under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and similar programs, and will be settled in cash after his service as a director ends. Following this grant and related dividend reinvestment features, Leonsis now holds a total of 42,761.667 Share Equivalent Units linked to American Express common stock.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO director John Joseph Brennan received a routine equity-based compensation award. On May 5, 2026, he acquired 742.115 Share Equivalent Units linked to American Express common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per unit.
Each Share Equivalent Unit reflects the value of one common share but will be settled in cash, not stock, under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. The units become payable and are convertible into a cash amount based on the share value after his termination of service as a director and have no expiration date. Following this grant, his deferred balance increased to 29,205.217 Share Equivalent Units.
American Express director Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. received a grant of deferred compensation in the form of share equivalent units. He acquired 742.115 share equivalent units on May 5, 2026, bringing his reported balance in this instrument to 10,247.138 units.
Each share equivalent unit tracks the value of one common share but will be settled in cash rather than stock under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. The units are payable and convertible into a cash amount based on the share value after his service as a director ends and have no expiration date.
Angelakis Michael J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO director Michael J. Angelakis received a compensation award of Share Equivalent Units. On the stated date, he was granted 742.115 Share Equivalent Units, bringing his total to 1,850.298 units. Each unit reflects the value of one common share but will be settled in cash, not stock.
The award was made under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, with some units also coming from a dividend reinvestment feature and a prior share unit plan for directors. These units become payable in cash after his service as a director ends and are described as convertible at that time with no expiration date.
American Express Company issued $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.444% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due May 3, 2030. The notes were issued on May 4, 2026 under an existing shelf registration on Form S‑3.
The notes are governed by a senior indenture dated August 1, 2007 with The Bank of New York Mellon as trustee, as supplemented by first and second supplemental indentures from 2021 and 2023. Related legal opinions and consents from counsel are filed as exhibits.
American Express Company announced it will sell its approximately 30% equity interest in Global Business Travel Group, Inc. in connection with Long Lake and General Catalyst’s agreement to acquire GBTG.
Upon closing, American Express expects to receive about $1.5 billion in proceeds and recognize an estimated $975 million pre-tax gain. This gain was not included in its previously provided FY 2026 earnings guidance. The company plans to invest part of the gain to support its business and return part to shareholders, while existing brand licensing and commercial agreements with GBTG remain in place.