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 July 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
July 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 January 1, 2001,
through March 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 First
Chicago Trust Company of New York ("First Chicago")], 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, First Chicago,
as Agent under the Plan, also purchased on the open market for the accounts of
participants a total of 356,581 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total
purchase price of $16,488,147.23. These transactions are set forth in more
detail in the attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: s/s Henry W. Fayne
Vice President
Dated: May 9, 2001
SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period January 1 - March 31, 2001
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
SHARES PRICE TOTAL
PERIOD ISSUED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
TOTAL
O/I -0- $-0-
PURCHASE
- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
SHARES AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
01/01/2001 2,345 45.688 $ 107,139.11
01/09/2001 5,076 41.800 212,174.32
01/16/2001 2,473 40.188 99,385.36
01/23/2001 5,325 42.409 225,826.82
01/30/2001 5,864 44.124 258,742.92
02/06/2001 8,278 44.347 367,102.71
02/13/2001 2,640 45.480 120,067.20
02/20/2001 1,528 47.047 71,887.82
02/27/2001 2,926 47.292 138,376.53
03/06/2001 4,603 47.035 216,501.11
03/06/2001 40,000 47.098 1,883,920.00
03/07/2001 39,000 47.367 1,847,313.00
03/08/2001 39,000 46.963 1,831,557.00
03/09/2001 39,000 46.510 1,813,890.00
03/12/2001 39,000 47.110 1,837,290.00
03/13/2001 1,615 46.236 74,671.14
03/13/2001 55,500 46.166 2,562,213.00
03/14/2001 56,935 45.200 2,573,462.00
03/20/2001 3,672 45.000 165,240.00
03/27/2001 1,801 45.190 81,387.19
TOTAL
O/M PURCHASE 356,581 $ 16,488,147.23
- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES TOTAL
PURCHASED PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 356,581 $16,488,147.23
TOTAL ACTIVITY 356,581 $16,488,147.23
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SCHEDULE I to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period January 1 - March 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-
Total Original Issue Shares 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37
- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 22,195,744 $683,353,425.32
Transactions this period 356,581 $ 16,488,147.23
Total Open Market Shares 22,552,325 $699,841,572.55