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FORM U-12(1)-B (THREE-YEAR STATEMENT
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
Three year period ending 2000
FORM U-12(I)-B (THREE-YEAR STATEMENT)-ADVANCE STATEMENT
Statement Pursuant to Section 12(i) of Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 by a Person Regularly Employed or Retained by a Registered Holding Company
or a Subsidiary Thereof and Whose Employment Contemplates Only Routine Expenses
as Specified in Rule 71(b)
1. Name and business address of person filing statement.
Susan Tomasky
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215-2373
2. Names and business addresses of any persons through whom the
undersigned proposes to act in matters included within the exemption
provided by paragraph (b) of Rule U-71.
None.
3. Registered holding companies and subsidiary companies by which the
undersigned is regularly employed or retained.
American Electric Power Service Corporation which provides
services to American Electric Power Company, Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
4. Position or relationship in which the undersigned is employed or
retained by each of the companies named in item 3, and brief
description of nature of services to be rendered in such position or
relationship.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of American Electric
Power Service Corporation, and Secretary of American Electric
Power Company, Inc.
My duties require, among other things, such appearances as may be
necessary before the Securities and Exchange Commission and other
agencies of the Federal Government, the Congress or Congressional
Committees, and members and representatives thereof, to present or
discuss matters affecting companies in the American Electric Power
System. The time devoted to such activities represents only a small
fraction (probably less than 10%) of the time devoted by me to my
duties in the foregoing positions.
5. (a) Compensation received during the current year and estimated to be
received over the next two calendar years by the undersigned or
others, directly or indirectly, for services rendered by the
undersigned, from each of the companies designated in item 3.
Salary or other
Compensation
to be Person or company
received received from whom received
Name of recipient (a) (b) or to be received
(Total (Total estimated
compensation for compensation for
for 1997) years 1998-2000)
(Employment commenced
July, 1998)
1998 180,000
Susan Tomasky Not applicable 1999 400,000 American Electric Power
for advance 2000 425,000 Service Corporation
statement.
(b) Basis for compensation if other than salary.
Salary (including incentive compensation, if any) and director fees
from American Electric Power Service Corporation
6. Expenses incurred by the undersigned or any person named in item 2,
above, during the calendar year in connection with the activities
described in item 4, above, and the source or sources of
reimbursement for same.
(a) Total Amount of routine expenses charged to Client:
Not applicable for advance statement.
(b) Itemized list of all other expenses.
None.
Date: September 21, 1998 /s/ Susan Tomasky
Susan Tomasky
