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): June 1, 2009
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 1-7657 | 13-4922250 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation | Identification No.) | |||
| or organization) |
| 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 |
| None |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 1, 2009, we entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representative of the underwriters named therein, for the issuance and sale of 19,801,981 shares of our common stock, par value $0.20 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price to the public of $25.25 per share, pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement dated June 1, 2009 to the Prospectus dated October 16, 2006, filed as part of our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-138032). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, we granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 2,970,296 shares of Common Stock.
The preceding is a summary of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement attached as Exhibit 1.0, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 1.0 | Underwriting Agreement between the Registrant and Goldman, Sachs & Co. dated June 1, 2009 | |
| 5.0 | Opinion and Consent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
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: June 5, 2009