UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 1, 2015
AMERICAN EXPRESS
RECEIVABLES
FINANCING
CORPORATION VIII LLC
on behalf of
AMERICAN EXPRESS
ISSUANCE TRUST II
(as Depositor of the American Express Issuance Trust II)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 333-185503 333-185503-01 |
46-0795019 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
200 Vesey Street
30th Floor, Room 505A
New York, New York 10285
(212) 640-2000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 8.01. | Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2013, as amended from time to time (the “Servicing Agreement”), relating to the American Express Issuance Trust II (the “Trust”), American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (“TRS”) acts as servicer to the Trust. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, TRS, as servicer, has the right to delegate its duties as servicer, and TRS previously delegated certain of its duties as servicer to Amex Card Services Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TRS (“ACSC”), pursuant to a subservicing agreement (the “Subservicing Agreement”). |
Effective January 1, 2015, ACSC has merged into TRS, and the Subservicing Agreement ceased to be of any force and effect.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION VIII LLC, | ||||
| as Depositor of the Trust and Co-Registrant and as Depositor on behalf of the Trust as Co-Registrant | ||||
| By: | /s/ Anderson Y. Lee | |||
| Name: | Anderson Y. Lee | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Treasurer |
Date: January 5, 2015