---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004962-25-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXP"
cik: "0000004962"
company_name: "AMERICAN EXPRESS CO"
filed_at: "2025-03-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T22:12:04.522757+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Express raises quarterly dividend 17% to $0.82/share; adds Michael Angelakis to board

## Summary
- Quarterly dividend increased to $0.82 from $0.70 (17% increase), payable May 9, 2025 to holders of record April 4, 2025.
- Michael J. Angelakis elected to Board effective March 3, 2025; joins Audit & Compliance and Nominating committees.
- Angelakis is Chairman & CEO of Atairos, former Vice Chairman & CFO of Comcast, bringing strategic finance expertise.
- Dividend increase consistent with planned increase discussed in Q4 2024 earnings release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004962-25-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXP
- cik: 0000004962
- company_name: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
- filed_at: 2025-03-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496225000022/0000004962-25-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496225000022/axp-20250303.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-25-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-25-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004962-25-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael J. Angelakis was elected as director at AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: The Board of Directors of American Express Company (the “Company”) elected Michael J. Angelakis as a director of the Company, effective March 3, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496225000022/0000004962-25-000022-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.