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accession: "0000004962-25-000050"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AXP"
cik: "0000004962"
company_name: "AMERICAN EXPRESS CO"
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T01:22:30.607445+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Express annual meeting: all directors elected, say-on-pay passes at 92.93%

## Summary
- All 12 director nominees elected with majority votes; Stephen J. Squeri received 538.8M for, 23.2M against.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor for 2025 passed with 96.81% of votes cast (599.4M for, 19.7M against).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 92.93% support (523.1M for, 39.8M against).
- Shareholder proposal on DEI goals in executive pay incentives failed with only 0.95% support.
- Shareholder proposal on civil liberties in advertising services failed with only 1.01% support.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004962-25-000050
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AXP
- cik: 0000004962
- company_name: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496225000050/0000004962-25-000050-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4962/000000496225000050/axp-20250429.htm

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