FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   McCullough Mark C 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/25/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC [AEP] (Last) (First) (Middle) AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER, 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) COLUMBUS, OH 43215 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 2,085.8 I by 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	4,307.13	$ (3)	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	4,192	$ (3)	D	Â
Career Shares (Phantom Stock) (4)	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	5,847.49	$ 0	D	Â
AEP Supplemental Savings Plan	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	4,232.55	$ (5)	I	By AEP Supplemental Savings Plan

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McCullough Mark C AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA COLUMBUS, OH 43215	Â	Â	  Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark C. McCullough		02/03/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on May 1, 2012, May 1, 2013 and May 1, 2014
(2)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on May 1, 2013, May 1, 2014 and May 1, 2015
(3)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of AEP common stock
(4)	Career Shares become payable upon the reporting person's termination of employment with AEP.
(5)	Amounts shown represent units in AEP Stock Fund of the AEP Supplemental Savings Plan. The number of shares reported is computed based on the unit value of the participant's account and the share price and is only representative of the shares which would be represented in the account.

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