UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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:
In the Matter of :
:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. : CERTIFICATE
Columbus, Ohio 43215 : OF
: NOTIFICATION
(70-5943) :
:
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 :
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY that, in accordance with the terms and conditions of and
for the purposes represented by the declaration, as amended, of American
Electric Power Company, Inc. (the "Company") in the above-captioned file and the
orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect thereto (HCAR No.
19879, dated February 8, 1977; HCAR No. 19992, dated April 19, 1977; HCAR No.
20111, dated October 14, 1977; HCAR No. 20506, dated April 19, 1978; HCAR No.
20979, dated March 29, 1979; HCAR No. 21180, dated August 8, 1979; HCAR No.
21544, dated May 1, 1980; HCAR No. 22113, dated June 30, 1981; HCAR No. 22539,
dated June 15, 1982; HCAR No. 22989, dated June 29, 1983; HCAR No. 23353, dated
June 29, 1984; HCAR No. 23538, dated December 19, 1984; HCAR No. 23754, dated
October 1, 1985; HCAR No. 23980, dated January 3, 1986; HCAR No. 24534, dated
December 18, 1987; HCAR No. 25233, dated December 27, 1990; HCAR No. 25936,
dated December 1, 1993; HCAR No. 26516 dated May 10, 1996; HCAR No. 26553, dated
August 13, 1996; HCAR No. 27186, dated June 14, 2000 in file 70-9381; and HCAR
No. 27258, dated December 19, 2000) during the period from October 1, 2001,
through December 31, 2001, the Company issued a total of -0- shares of its
Common Stock, $6.50 par value ("Common Stock"), to Stanley & Co. [a nominee of
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. ("EquiServe")], at a total purchase price of $-0-,
for the accounts of participants in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and
Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). During such period, EquiServe, as Agent
under the Plan, purchased on the open market for the accounts of participants a
total of 424,261 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $17,959,448.00. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the
attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ A. A. Pena
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Treasurer
Dated: July 17, 2002
SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 2001
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
SHARES PRICE TOTAL
PERIOD ISSUED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
TOTAL O/I PURCHASE -0- $-0-
- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
SHARES AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
10/02/2001 7,440 44.407 $ 330,388.41
10/09/2001 3,224 44.854 144,609.30
10/16/2001 12,989 44,450 577,361.05
10/23/2001 5,834 43.178 251,900.45
10/30/2001 8,637 42.065 363,315.41
11/06/2001 8,104 43.535 352,807.64
11/13/2001 3,621 44.050 159,505.05
11/20/2001 9,138 42.564 388,949.83
11/27/2001 5,194 42.466 220,568.40
12/04/2001 7,534 41.925 315,854.48
12/05/2001 40,000 42,691 1,707,640.00
12/06/2001 40,000 41.953 1,678,120.00
12/07/2001 40,000 42.560 1,702,400.00
12/10/2001 50,000 42,250 2,112,500.00
12/10/2001 25,000 42.280 1,057,000.00
12/11/2001 44,000 42.226 1,857,944.00
12/11/2001 9,115 42.046 383,249.29
12/12/2001 50,000 41.150 2,057,500.00
12/13/2001 20,932 42.227 883,895.56
12/13/2001 17,964 42.227 758,565.83
12/18/2001 8,887 41.488 368,703.86
12/26/2001 6,648 43.121 286,669.44
TOTAL
O/M PURCHASE 424,261 $17,959,448.00
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- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES TOTAL
PURCHASED PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 424,261 $17,959,448.00
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 424,261 $17,959,448.00
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PAGE TWO
SCHEDULE I to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 2001
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37
Transactions this period -0- $ -0-
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Total Original Issue Shares 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37
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- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 23,249,436 $733,023,136.80
Transactions this period 424,261 $ 17,959,448.00
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Total Open Market Shares 23,673,697 $750,982,584.80
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