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| Contact: | Marina H. Norville |
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| marina.h.norville@aexp.com |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMERICAN EXPRESS BOARD AUTHORIZES 9 PERCENT DIVIDEND INCREASE
NEW YORK – September 26, 2017 – The board of directors of American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) today approved a $0.03 – or 9 percent – increase in the quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock. The dividend was raised to $0.35 per common share, from $0.32, payable on November 10, 2017 to shareholders of record on October 6, 2017.
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