UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
In the Matter of:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION
(70-5943
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
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, 2004, through December 31, 2004, 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 301,637 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price of $10,258,199.78. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
/s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer
By:_________________________________________
Thomas G. Berkemeyer
Assistant Secretary
Dated: January 28, 2005
SCHEDULE I
To
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 2004
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
|
PERIOD |
SHARES ISSUED |
PRICE PER SHARE |
TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE |
|
TOTAL O/I PURCHASE |
-0- |
|
$-0- |
- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
|
DATE |
|
SHARES PURCHASED |
|
AVERAGE PRICE
PER SHARE |
|
|
|
|
10/05/04 |
|
|
6,607 |
|
|
32.361 |
|
|
213,809.13 |
|
|
10/12/04 |
|
|
5,613 |
|
|
32.190 |
|
|
180,682.47 |
|
|
10/19/04 |
|
|
8,943 |
|
|
31.795 |
|
|
284,342.69 |
|
|
10/26/04 |
|
|
5,117 |
|
|
32.645 |
|
|
167,044.47 |
|
|
11/02/04 |
|
|
7,501 |
|
|
33.144 |
|
|
248,613.14 |
|
|
11/09/04 |
|
|
4,100 |
|
|
34.150 |
|
|
140,015.00 |
|
|
11/16/04 |
|
|
6,921 |
|
|
34.666 |
|
|
239,923.39 |
|
|
11/23/04 |
|
|
3,616 |
|
|
34.820 |
|
|
125,909.12 |
|
|
11/30/04 |
|
|
6,494 |
|
|
34.421 |
|
|
223,529.97 |
|
|
12/07/04 |
|
|
12,896 |
|
|
34.240 |
|
|
441,559.04 |
|
|
12/07/04 |
|
|
29,157 |
|
|
34.297 |
|
|
999,997.63 |
|
|
12/08/04 |
|
|
29,246 |
|
|
34.193 |
|
|
1,000,008.48 |
|
|
12/09/04 |
|
|
29,613 |
|
|
33.769 |
|
|
1,000,001.40 |
|
|
12/10/04 |
|
|
34,243 |
|
|
33.892 |
|
|
1,160,563.76 |
|
|
12/13/04 |
|
|
34,091 |
|
|
34.049 |
|
|
1,160,764.46 |
|
|
12/14/04 |
|
|
33,973 |
|
|
34.283 |
|
|
1,164,696.36 |
|
|
12/14/04 |
|
|
3,426 |
|
|
34.315 |
|
|
117,563.19 |
|
|
12/15/04 |
|
|
33,469 |
|
|
34.633 |
|
|
1,159,131.88 |
|
|
12/21/04 |
|
|
2,717 |
|
|
35.011 |
|
|
95,124.89 |
|
|
12/28/04 |
|
|
3,894 |
|
|
34.648 |
|
|
134,919.31 |
|
|
TOTAL O/M PURCHASE |
|
|
301,637 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
10,258,199.78 |
|
- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
| |
SHARES PURCHASED |
|
TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE |
|
O/I Shares |
-0- |
|
-0- |
|
O/M Purchases |
301,637 |
|
$10,258,199.78 |
|
TOTAL ACTIVITY |
301,637
|
|
$10,258,199.78 |
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
| |
|
SHARES ISSUED |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 -
| |
|
SHARES ISSUED |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals from last report |
|
|
29,421,448 |
|
$ |
926,143,537.64 |
|
|
Transactions this period |
|
|
301,637 |
|
|
10,258,199.78 |
|
|
Total Open Market Shares |
|
|
29,723,085 |
|
$ |
936,401,737.42 |
|