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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.
Director Charles E. Phillips Jr. acquired 62.682 Share Equivalent Units of American Express under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each unit reflects the value of one common share but will be settled in cash after his service as a director ends. Following this grant, he holds 9,673.947 Share Equivalent Units, which are convertible upon termination of service and have no expiration date.
Majoras Deborah P reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Express director Deborah P. Majoras received a grant of 60.592 Share Equivalent Units on the company, each reflecting the value of one common share. These units were awarded at $299.13 per unit under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan as a form of cash-settled compensation.
Following this award, Majoras holds a total of 4,316.906 Share Equivalent Units. The units are credited now but will be settled in cash after her service as a director ends and are immediately convertible upon termination of service, with no expiration date.
American Express director John Joseph Brennan reported a grant of Share Equivalent Units linked to common stock. On this Form 4, he acquired 221.476 Share Equivalent Units at a reference value of $299.13 per unit, bringing his holdings to 28,463.102 Share Equivalent Units.
The units were acquired under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, will be settled in cash after his service as a director ends, and each unit reflects the value of one common share. The units are convertible upon termination of service and have no expiration date, reflecting a compensation-related, non‑market transaction.
Baltimore Thomas J Jr reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
American Express director Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. received 121.185 Share Equivalent Units on March 31, 2026 as a grant under the company’s Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Each unit reflects the value of one common share but will be settled in cash after his board service ends.
Following this award, he holds a total of 9,505.023 Share Equivalent Units, which may also include units accumulated through a dividend reinvestment feature. These units are convertible immediately upon termination of service as a director 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-related award of 60.592 Share Equivalent Units on March 31, 2026. Each unit reflects the value of one common share and was priced at $299.13 for reporting purposes.
The units were granted under the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, will be settled in cash after his service as a director ends, and are convertible at that time with no expiration date. Following this grant, Angelakis holds a total of 1,108.182 Share Equivalent Units, including amounts accumulated through a dividend reinvestment feature.
American Express Co — The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 8 to its Schedule 13G/A reporting 0 shares (0%) of Common Stock. The filing explains that on January 12, 2026 Vanguard completed an internal realignment and certain subsidiaries will report beneficial ownership separately; Vanguard states it is no longer deemed to beneficially own the securities held by those subsidiaries. The amendment is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/26/2026.
American Express Company is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual Annual Meeting on May 5, 2026 on six items, including electing 13 directors for one-year terms, ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor, approving Say‑on‑Pay, and two shareholder proposals the Board recommends voting against.
The proxy highlights strong 2025 performance: total revenues net of interest expense reached an all‑time high of $72.2 billion, up 10%, with diluted EPS of $15.38, also up 10%. Net income was $10.8 billion, ROE was 34%, and net card fee revenues grew 18% to a record $10 billion.
American Express added 12.5 million new proprietary cards, grew total billed business to $1.7 trillion, and returned $7.6 billion to shareholders via buybacks and dividends. The proxy details board refreshment, risk oversight (including cybersecurity and AI), and a pay program tying executive compensation to multi‑year financial and strategic goals.
American Express Company furnished updated credit quality statistics for its U.S. Consumer and U.S. Small Business card loans for the months ended February 28, 2026, January 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
U.S. Consumer card loans totaled $95.1 billion at February 28, 2026, with 1.4% 30‑day-plus delinquencies and a net write‑off rate on principal of 2.0%. U.S. Small Business card loans totaled $31.3 billion, with 30‑day-plus delinquencies of 1.7% and a net write‑off rate of 2.8%.
Total U.S. Consumer and Small Business card loans held for investment were $126.4 billion at February 28, 2026. For the American Express Credit Account Master Trust, the ending principal balance was $24.4 billion for the period February 1–28, 2026, with an annualized default rate, net of recoveries, of 1.3% and $0.2 billion of loans 30‑plus days delinquent.
American Express Group President Raymond Joabar reported several small open-market trades in American Express common stock held indirectly through his spouse. The most recent transactions were sales of 24 shares at $309.85 and 16 shares at $301.27. After these sales, his spouse held 1,486.996 indirectly owned shares. Separate holding entries dated September 15, 2023 show 8,702.026 shares held directly and 253.68 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) plan.