American Express Canada Files Short-form Base Shelf Prospectus and Completes Offering

On October 28, 2005, American Express Canada Credit Corp. filed a short-form base shelf prospectus providing for the issue of up to an aggregate principal amount of $3.5 billion medium term notes, unconditionally guaranteed as to principal, premium (if any), interest and certain other amounts by American Express Credit Corp., through a syndicate of dealers comprised of BMO
Nesbitt Burns Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc.

On November 15, 2005, American Express Canada issued $300 million principal amount of floating rate notes due in 2007 and $500 million principal amount of 4.30 per cent fixed rate notes due 2010 pursuant to its short-form base shelf prospectus.

American Express Canada was represented by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP with a team led by Steven Smith that included Michael Innes, Julie Walsh and Stephanie Tjon (corporate), Monica Biringer and Cassandra Priede (Canadian tax), and William Corcoran and Matias Milet (US tax). American Express Credit Corp. was represented by in-house counsel David Carroll.

The dealers were represented by Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP with a team that included Jeffrey Roy, Eva Bellissimo and Jay King (securities) and Terry Hall (financial services).