---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004962-24-000063"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXP"
cik: "0000004962"
company_name: "AMERICAN EXPRESS CO"
filed_at: "2024-09-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T01:20:55.289886+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.05
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
confidence: "low"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Express amends by-laws on shareholder vote treatment of abstentions

## Summary
- Board amended Section 2.4 of By-Laws effective Sept 25, 2024.
- Amendment provides further detail on how abstentions and broker non-votes affect shareholder vote approval.
- No other articles amended; no change to fiscal year.
- Amended by-laws filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the 8-K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004962-24-000063
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXP
- cik: 0000004962
- company_name: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
- filed_at: 2024-09-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.05
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.05
- confidence: low
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496224000063/0000004962-24-000063-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496224000063/axp-20240925.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-24-000063
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-24-000063.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-24-000063.txt

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