American Express Cards® Now Accepted at Sam’s Club

Card Members can enroll an eligible American Express® Card to receive a one-time $25 statement credit after they spend $45 or more on a new Sam’s Club membership in-store in October

American Express (NYSE:AXP) announced today that its Cards are now accepted at the more than 650 Sam’s Club locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Sam’s Club is the eighth largest U.S. retailer and a leading membership warehouse club for small businesses and consumers. In conjunction with the launch of Card acceptance, American Express is providing a special offer to eligible Card Members for use at Sam’s Club locations from October 1-31. Card Members can receive a one-time $25 statement credit after they use an enrolled, eligible American Express Card to spend $45 or more on a new Sam’s Club membership in-store. To learn more about the terms of the offer, including how to enroll, visit www.americanexpress.com/samsclub.

“We are pleased to expand the places where our Card Members can shop, and starting today they have access to high-quality products, brands, and services at a great value from Sam’s Club,” said Anré Williams, President, Global Merchant Services at American Express. “Our offer is a terrific way to get Card Members excited about signing up for a new Sam’s Club membership. We look forward to working with Sam’s to deliver great benefits to our mutual consumer and small business customers.”

Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., offers a wide array of products including fresh produce, apparel, home décor and electronics, as well as member-exclusive savings on travel, prescriptions and fuel. American Express and Sam’s Club also share a strong commitment to small merchants. Sam’s Club serves 500,000 small business owners every day, while American Express delivers products and programs including Small Business Saturday, Merchant Financing and OptBlue, the company’s small merchant acquiring program that enables easier Card acceptance.

American Express Card Members can find Sam’s Club locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico on the Sam’s Club Locator. Enrollment in the Card Member offer is limited and additional terms and conditions apply to the offer. Prepaid, Corporate Cards and American Express Cards issued by other financial institutions are not eligible.

About American Express

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About Sam’s Club

Sam’s Club®, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), is a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products, savings and services to millions of members in 653 clubs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. To learn more about Sam’s Club, visit the Sam’s Club Newsroom, shop at SamsClub.com, and interact with Sam’s Club on Twitter and Facebook.

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