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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
__________________________________________
:
In the Matter of :
:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. : 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 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, and HCAR No.
25936, dated December 1, 1993) during the period from January 1,
1995, through March 31, 1995, the Company issued a total of
350,000 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 $11,300,800.00, for the accounts of participants in the
Company's Dividend Reinvestment and 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 208,399 shares of the Company's Common
Stock, at a total purchase price of $6,883,368.60. These
transactions are set forth in more detail in the attached
Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By:____/s/ G. P. Maloney___________
Vice President
Dated: April 12, 1995
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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, 1995
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- Original Issue Shares -
Shares Price Total
Period Issued Per Share Purchase Price
01/01-03/31 350,000 32.288 $11,300,800.00
- Open Market Purchases -
Shares Average Price Total
Date Purchased Per Share Purchase Price
01/03/95 6,188 33.000 $ 204,204.00
01/04/95 207 33.250 6,882.75
01/17/95 30,821 34.375 1,059,471.88
01/18/95 5,748 34.375 197,587.50
02/01/95 9,799 35.125 344,189.88
02/02/95 3,152 34.875 109,926.00
02/15/95 10,735 34.000 364,990.00
02/16/95 2,019 33.875 68,393.63
03/01/95 4,428 33.875 149,998.50
03/02/95 1,019 32.875 33,499.63
03/06/95 20,000 32.500 650,000.00
03/09/95 47,500 32.211 1,530,022.50
03/10/95 50,039 32.374 1,619,962.58
03/13/95 1,796 32.625 58,594.50
03/15/95 13,630 32.500 442,975.00
03/16/95 1,318 32.375 42,670.25
Total O/M Purch. 208,399 $ 6,883,368.60
- Total Activity This Period -
O/I Shares 350,000 $11,300,800.00
O/M Purchases 208,399 6,883,368.60
Total Activity 558,399 $18,184,168.60
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- Original Issue Shares -
Shares Total
Issued Purchase Price
Totals from last report 41,638,533 $753,828,635.09
Transactions this period 350,000 11,300,800.00
Total Original Issue Shares 41,988,533 $765,129,435.09
- Open Market Purchases -
Shares Total
Purchased Purchase Price
Totals from last report 18,844,773 $563,155,721.07
Transactions this period 208,399 6,883,368.60
Total Open Market Purchases 19,053,172 $570,039,089.67
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