American Express Co

Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the issuance by American Express Company (the "Company"), on May 4, 2026, of $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.444% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due May 3, 2030 (the "Notes") pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement dated April 27, 2026 to the Prospectus dated February 9, 2024, filed as part of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-276975). The Notes were issued under a senior indenture, dated as of August 1, 2007, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture thereto, dated as of February 12, 2021, and the second supplemental indenture thereto, dated as of May 1, 2023, each between the Company and the Trustee. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits: The following exhibits are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement as exhibits thereto and are filed as part of this Current Report:

Exhibit Description 5 Opinion and Consent of Benjamin L. Kuder, Esq. 23 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5) 104 The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as inline XBRL.