DBRS Rates American Express Credit Corporation $4.0 billion Issuance of Senior Notes at A (high)

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS) has today assigned a rating of A (high) to the $2.0 billion 3.30% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due May 2027, the $1.5 billion 1.875% Fixed Rate Senior Notes due May 2019 and the $500 million Floating Rate Senior Notes due May 2019 (together the Notes) issued by American Express Credit Corporation (Amex CredCo). The trend on all of the Notes is Stable. The proceeds from the Notes will be included in the general funds of American Express Company and available for general corporate purposes.

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

The applicable methodologies are the Global Methodology for Rating Finance Companies (October 2016), Global Methodology for Rating Banks and Banking Organisations (July 2016), DBRS Criteria: Rating Corporate Holding Companies and Their Subsidiaries (December 2016), DBRS Criteria: Support Assessment for Banks and Banking Organisations (March 2017), which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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