DBRS Withdraws Rating on American Express Company Security CUSIP 025816AU3

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS) has today withdrawn the ratings on American Express Company security CUSIP 025816AU3.

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal applicable methodology is the Global Methodology for Rating Finance Companies (October 2014). Other applicable methodologies include Global Methodology for Rating Banks and Banking Organisations (June 2014), DBRS Criteria: Support Assessments for Banks and Banking Organisations (January 2014) and DBRS Criteria: Rating Bank Capital Securities – Subordinated, Hybrid, Preferred & Contingent Capital Securities (December 2013). These can be found at: http://www.dbrs.com/about/methdologies.

The primary sources of information used for this rating include company documents and SNL Financial. DBRS considers the information available to it for the purposes of providing this rating was of satisfactory quality.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union.

Lead Analyst: David Laterza
Rating Committee Chair: Roger Lister
Initial Rating Date: 2 May 2008
Most Recent Rating Update: 16 May 2014

For additional information on this rating, please refer to the linking document under Related Research.