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, HCAR No. 25233, dated
December 27, 1990, HCAR No. 25936, dated December 1, 1993, HCAR No.
26516 dated May 10, 1996 and HCAR No. 26553, dated August 13, 1996)
during the period from July 1, 1997, through September 30, 1997,
the Company issued a total of 294,126 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 $13,200,963.12, for the accounts of
participants in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Direct
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 36,550 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price of $1,609,106.05.
These transactions are set forth in more detail in the attached
Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By:_________/s/_A._A._Pena____________
A. A. Pena, Treasurer
Dated: October 10, 1997
SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period July 1 - September 30, 1997
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- Original Issue Shares -
Shares Price Total
Period Issued Per Share Purchase Price
07/01/97 to 294,126 $44.882 $13,200,963.12
09/30/97
- Open Market Purchases -
Shares Average Price Total
Date Purchased Per Share Purchase Price
07/01/97 3,095 $42.000 $ 129,990.00
07/02/97 401 42.500 17,042.50
07/08/97 4,583 42.813 196,211.98
07/15/97 5,291 44.305 234,417.76
07/22/97 1,736 43.750 75,950.00
07/29/97 1,745 44.125 76,998.13
08/05/97 3,262 44.313 144,549.01
08/12/97 3,547 43.313 153,631.21
08/19/97 1,151 43.125 49,636.88
08/26/97 1,200 43.875 52,650.00
09/02/97 865 44.188 38,222.62
09/09/97 3,328 45.063 149,969.66
09/10/97 1,433 45.000 64,485.00
09/16/97 866 46.063 39,890.56
09/16/97 10 46.250 462.50
09/23/97 976 46.063 44,957.49
09/30/97 3,061 45.750 140,040.75
Total O/M Purch. 36,550 $ 1,609,106.05
- Total Activity This Period -
Shares Total
Purchased Purchase Price
O/I Shares 294,126 $13,200,963.12
O/M Purchases 36,550 1,609,106.05
Total Activity 330,676 $14,810,069.17
SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF PAGE 2
NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period July 1 - September 30, 1997
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- Original Issue Shares -
Shares Total
Issued Purchase Price
Totals from last report 44,872,772 $880,471,359.52
Transactions this period 294,126 13,200,963.12
Total Original Issue Shares 45,166,898 $893,672,322.64
- Open Market Purchases -
Shares Total
Purchased Purchase Price
Totals from last report 19,837,930 $600,271,141.45
Transactions this period 36,550 1,609,106.05
Total Open Market Purchases 19,874,480 $601,880,247.50
