AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY DEBT SECURITIES UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT BASIC PROVISIONSUnderwriting Agreement • October 30th, 2009 • American Express Co • Finance services • New York
American Express Company, a New York corporation (the “Company”), may issue and sell from time to time series of its debt securities registered under the registration statement referred to in Section 1(a) hereof. Such debt securities may have varying designations, denominations, currencies, interest rates and payment dates, maturities, redemption provisions and selling prices. The basic provisions set forth herein are intended to be incorporated by reference in a terms agreement of the type referred to below relating to the series of debt securities to be issued and sold by the Company pursuant thereto (the “Securities”) to the firm or firms named therein (each an “Underwriter” and together the “Underwriters”) for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives. The Securities will be issued under an indenture, dated as of August 1, 2007, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee (such trust company, or such
Form of Supplemental Indenture Providing for Additional Trustee) AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY AND Trustee (Number) SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of (Date) to [SUBORDINATED/SENIOR] INDENTURE Dated as of ,Supplemental Indenture • October 30th, 2009 • American Express Co • Finance services • New York
(Number) SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of (Date) (this “Supplemental Indenture”), made and entered into by and between AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, having its principal office at 200 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10285 (the “Company”), and (Name of Trustee), (a New York Corporation) having its Corporate Trust Office at (Address of Trustee), as Trustee (the “Supplemental Trustee”).
