UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
----------------------------------------------
:
In the Matter of :
:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY : CERTIFICATE
Columbus, Ohio 43215 : 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 April 1, 2002,
through June 30, 2002, 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 431,020 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $18,042,210.57. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the
attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
Attached hereto is Schedule II, which provides a summary of the total
expenses incurred, directly or indirectly, by the Company in connection with the
operation of the Plan for the year ending December 31, 2001.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ A. A. Pena
-----------------------------------
Treasurer
Dated: August 8, 2002
SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period April 1 - June 30, 2002
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
04/02/02 12,145 45.964 558,229.28
04/09/02 8,053 47.342 381,245.04
04/16/02 6,755 47.666 321,986.86
04/23/02 7,883 48.254 380,388.37
04/30/02 4,597 45.750 210,312.75
05/07/02 8,260 46.533 384,364.96
05/14/02 7,217 45.696 329,788.03
05/21/02 4,102 44.397 182,114.48
05/28/02 4,627 45.000 208,215.00
06/04/02 8,697 41.666 362,371.36
06/05/02 45,000 41.218 1,854,810.00
06/06/02 45,000 40.785 1,835,325.00
06/07/02 45,000 40.085 1,803,825.00
06/10/02 45,000 40.712 1,832,040.00
06/11/02 50,000 41.245 2,062,250.00
06/11/02 8,412 41.196 346,541.21
06/12/02 50,000 41.242 2,062,100.00
06/13/02 54,271 41.629 2,259,247.46
06/18/02 7,544 42.515 320,733.16
06/25/02 8,457 40.951 346,322.61
------- --------------
TOTAL
O/M PURCHASE 431,020 $18,042,210.57
======= ==============
- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES TOTAL
PURCHASED PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 431,020 $18,042,201.57
------- --------------
TOTAL ACTIVITY 431,020 $18,042,210.57
======= ==============
PAGE TWO
SCHEDULE I to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period April 1 - June 30, 2002
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 24,073,418 $768,816,891.40
Transactions this period 431,020 $18,042,210.57
---------- ---------------
Total Open Market Shares 24,504,438 $786,859,101.90
========== ===============
SCHEDULE II
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
Summary of Plan Expenses
for the year ended
December 31, 2001
Fees and expenses of First Chicago Trust Company of New York, the Plan
agent:
Brokers' fees for purchase of shares $ 44,269
Account maintenance charges *
Postage 114,560
Printing expenses - DPR statement form,
authorization cards, envelopes, and
enclosing costs 32,094
-------
Total $190,923
========
Average number of participants in the
Plan during the year 70,910
* The fee paid the transfer agent does not separately identify the account
maintenance charges for the DRP plan; however, we estimate the fee to be in
the range of $5 per account.