(Corrects amount of second tranche to $1.75 billion)

May 13 (Reuters) - American Express (AXP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday
sold $3.0 billion in debt in a two-part sale, said IFR, a
Thomson Reuters service.

Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and
UBS were the joint bookrunning managers for the sale.
BORROWER: AMERICAN EXPRESS CO.
FIRST TRANCHE:
AMT $1.25 BLN COUPON 7.25 PCT MATURITY 5/20/2014
TYPE SR UNSEC NTS ISS PRICE 99.842 FIRST PAY 11/20/2009
MOODY'S A3 YIELD 7.288 PCT SETTLEMENT 5/20/2009
S&P BBB-PLUS SPREAD 530 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH A-PLUS MORE THAN TREAS NON-CALLABLE
SECOND TRANCHE:
AMT $1.75 BLN COUPON 8.125 PCT MATURITY 5/20/2019
TYPE SR UNSEC NTS ISS PRICE 99.675 FIRST PAY 11/20/2009
MOODY'S A3 YIELD 8.173 PCT SETTLEMENT 5/20/2009
S&P BBB-PLUS SPREAD 505 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH A-PLUS MORE THAN TREAS NON-CALLABLE