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EXHIBIT 12.2

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

COMPUTATION IN SUPPORT OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

                                                                                               

 

      

 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2015

  

  

    Years Ended December 31,

(Dollars in millions)

         2014        2013        2012        2011     

2010

Earnings:

              

Pretax income from continuing operations

     $ 2,316      $ 8,991      $ 7,888      $ 6,451      $ 6,956      $      5,964

Interest expense (a)

       410        1,707        1,958        2,226        2,320      2,423

Other adjustments (b)

       68        402        133        117        124      126

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Total earnings

     $ 2,794      $ 11,100      $ 9,979      $ 8,794      $ 9,400      $      8,513

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Fixed charges:

              

Interest expense

     $ 410      $ 1,707      $ 1,958      $ 2,226      $ 2,320      $      2,423

Other adjustments (c)

       15        79        93        102        94      85

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Total fixed charges

     $ 425      $ 1,786      $ 2,051      $ 2,328      $ 2,414      $      2,508

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

       6.57        6.22        4.87        3.78        3.89      3.39

 

 

  (a)

Included in interest expense is interest expense related to the Card Member lending activities, international banking operations, and charge card and other activities in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Interest expense does not include interest on liabilities recorded under GAAP governing accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. American Express’ policy is to classify such interest in income tax provision in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

  (b)

For purposes of the “earnings” computation, “other adjustments” include adding the amortization of capitalized interest, the net loss of affiliates accounted for under the equity method whose debt is not guaranteed by American Express, the noncontrolling interest in the earnings of majority-owned subsidiaries with fixed charges, and the interest component of rental expense, and subtracting undistributed net income of affiliates accounted for under the equity method.

 

  (c)

For purposes of the “fixed charges” computation, “other adjustments” include capitalized interest costs and the interest component of rental expense.