DEPOSIT AGREEMENT Dated March 2, 2015 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, AS ISSUER -and- COMPUTERSHARE INC. AND COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS DEPOSITARY -and- COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS REGISTRAR, CALCULATION AGENT AND TRANSFER AGENT RELATING...Deposit Agreement • March 2nd, 2015 • American Express Co • Finance services • New York
850,000 Depositary Shares Each Representing a 1/1,000th Interest in a Share of 4.900% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Noncumulative Preferred Shares, Series C (par value $1.66 2/3 per share) AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTAmerican Express Co • March 2nd, 2015 • Finance services • New York
American Express Company, a corporation organized under the laws of New York (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, 850,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.900% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Noncumulative Preferred Shares, Series C (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company. The Preferred Shares shall have the rights, powers and preferences set forth in the certificate of amendment relating thereto, to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on or prior to March 2, 2015 (the “Certificate of Amendment”). The Preferred Shares represented by the Depositary Shares are to be deposited by the Company against delivery of depositary receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares (the “Depositary Receipts”) that are to be issued by Computershare Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidia
