UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1







|☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

or



|☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For transition period from
 to





AMERICAN
EXPRESS ISSUANCE TRUST II

(Exact name of Issuing Entity as specified in its charter)

AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION VIII LLC

(Exact name of Depositor as specified in its charter)

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of Sponsor as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number of Issuing
Entity:    333-185503-01

Central
Index Key Number of Issuing Entity: 0001562914

Commission File Number of
Depositor:    333-185503

Central Index Key Number of Depositor:
0001562918

Central Index Key Number of Sponsor:    0001135317



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|Delaware                                                                             |  | Not Applicable                                               
|(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization
of the Issuing Entity) |  | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number of
the Issuing Entity)
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|c/o Wilmington Trust Company
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware           |  | 19890                                                        
|(Address of the Principal Executive Offices
of the Issuing Entity)                   |  | (Zip Code of the
Issuing Entity)                             

(302) 636-6392

(Telephone Number, including area code

of the Issuing Entity,

c/o
Wilmington Trust Company)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None





Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act.    YES  ☐    NO  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required
to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    YES  ☐    NO  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days.    YES  ☒    NO  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of
this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    YES  ☐    NO  ☐ [Rule 405 of
Regulation S-T is not applicable.]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):



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|Large accelerated filer |  | ☐                                                |  | Accelerated filer         |  | ☐
|                        |  |                                                  | 
|Non-accelerated filer   |  | ☒  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |  | Smaller reporting company |  | ☐
|                        |  |                                                  | 
|                        |  |                                                  |  | Emerging growth company   |  | ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. YES  ☐    NO  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).    YES  ☐    NO  ☒

Registrant has no voting or non-voting common equity outstanding held by non-affiliates.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: NONE



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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2018, and is being filed solely to correct an administrative error in the content of Exhibit 34.1 (Attestation Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria relating to
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.). In connection with the filing of this amendment, we have also (a) filed a new Exhibit 31.1 (Certification of David J. Hoberman pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for the
period from and including January 1, 2017 to and including December 31, 2017) and (b) refiled Exhibit 33.1 (Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., American Express
Centurion Bank and American Express Bank, FSB).

Other than as discussed above, this Form 10-K/A does not update or amend any other
information or any exhibits as originally filed on the Form 10-K and does not otherwise reflect events occurring after the original filing date of the Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K and with
other filings made by the issuing entity with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K.



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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Amendment No. 1.



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|31.1 |  | Certification of David J. Hoberman pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for the period from and including January 1, 2017 to and including December 31, 2017.   
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|33.1 |  | Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., American Express Centurion Bank and American Express Bank, FSB.
|     | 
|34.1 |  | Attestation Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria relating to American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.              



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on
their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



AMERICAN EXPRESS ISSUANCE TRUST IIBy:

AMERICAN EXPRESS RECEIVABLES FINANCING CORPORATION VIII LLC
DepositorBy:

/s/     David J.
HobermanName:

David J. HobermanTitle:

President
(senior officer in charge of securitization)


Dated: March 28, 2018



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