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): May 7, 2018
 
 
  
 
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New York
 
1-7657
 
13-4922250
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 200 Vesey Street
 
 
  New York, New York
 
 10285
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
 (Zip Code)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 640-2000
 
 Not Applicable
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
         
 (a)  The annual meeting of the shareholders of American Express Company (the “Company”) was held on May 7, 2018.  A quorum was present at the meeting as required by the Company’s By-laws. The matters that were voted upon at the meeting, and the number of votes cast for or against, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as to each such matter, where applicable, are set forth below.
 
    Abstentions and broker non-votes were counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum was present but were not counted as votes cast on any matter. For matters 2-5, the percentages for and against each matter reflect all of the votes cast.

(b)
 

1.  Election of Directors.

   
VOTES FOR
    
VOTES AGAINST
    
ABSTENTIONS
    
BROKER NON-VOTES
  
Charlene Barshefsky
    
683,250,917
      
10,602,024
      
1,006,771
      
75,971,776
  
John J. Brennan
    
683,425,159
      
10,876,290
      
558,263
      
75,971,776
  
Peter Chernin
    
667,297,546
      
27,007,365
      
554,801
      
75,971,776
  
Ralph de la Vega
    
684,334,044
      
9,901,611
      
624,057
      
75,971,776
  
Anne Lauvergeon
    
690,515,078
      
3,806,189
      
538,445
      
75,971,776
  
Michael O. Leavitt
    
691,482,366
      
2,753,964
      
623,382
      
75,971,776
  
Theodore J. Leonsis
    
690,690,657
      
3,543,400
      
625,655
      
75,971,776
  
Richard C. Levin
    
690,123,209
      
4,090,744
      
645,759
      
75,971,776
  
Samuel J. Palmisano
    
683,556,446
      
10,738,697
      
564,569
      
75,971,776
  
Stephen J. Squeri
    
672,101,409
      
17,999,870
      
4,758,433
      
75,971,776
  
Daniel L. Vasella
    
691,458,639
      
2,764,161
      
636,912
      
75,971,776
  
Ronald A. Williams
    
669,694,329
      
24,521,813
      
643,570
      
75,971,776
  
Christopher D. Young
    
692,396,351
      
1,829,677
      
633,684
      
75,971,776
  

All 13 of the Company’s nominees for director received a plurality of votes cast.

 
 
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 2.  Votes regarding ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 were as follows:

VOTES FOR
    
% FOR
    
VOTES AGAINST
    
% AGAINST
    
ABSTENTIONS
    
BROKER NON-VOTES
  
 
760,838,307
      
98.77%
 
    
9,451,703
      
1.23%
 
    
541,478
      
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3.  Votes regarding an advisory (non-binding) vote approving executive compensation were as follows:

VOTES FOR
    
% FOR
    
VOTES AGAINST
    
% AGAINST
    
ABSTENTIONS
    
BROKER NON-VOTES
  
 
484,266,425
      
69.85%
 
    
208,990,041
      
30.15%
 
    
1,603,246
      
75,971,776
  

 
4.  Votes on a shareholder proposal relating to action by written consent were as follows:

VOTES FOR
    
% FOR
    
VOTES AGAINST
    
% AGAINST
    
ABSTENTIONS
    
BROKER NON-VOTES
  
 
287,388,334
      
41.45%
 
    
405,880,108
      
58.55%
 
    
1,591,270
      
75,971,776
  

 
5.  Votes on a shareholder proposal relating to independent board chairman were as follows:

VOTES FOR
    
% FOR
    
VOTES AGAINST
    
% AGAINST
    
ABSTENTIONS
    
BROKER NON-VOTES
  
 
245,374,352
      
35.38%
 
    
448,068,117
      
64.62%
 
    
1,417,243
      
75,971,776
  

 
 
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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/ Tangela Richter
 
 
 
Name: Tangela Richter
 
 
 
Title: Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 



Date:  May 8, 2018
 
 



 
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