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Contact: Pat D. Hemlepp [AEP LOGO]
Manager, Media Relations AMERICAN
American Electric Power ELECTRIC
614/223-1620 POWER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SCHEDULES
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING FOR MAY 27
NEWS COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 28, 1998 -- American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP)
has scheduled its annual meeting of shareholders for 9:30 a.m. EDT
Wednesday, May 27, at The Ohio State University's Fawcett Center, 2400
Olentangy River Road.
At the meeting, AEP Shareholders will be asked to:
- approve an increase in the number of authorized shares of AEP common
stock from 300 million to 600 million;
- approve the use of these shares to complete a merger transaction
with Central and South West Corp. (the companies announced their
intention to merge on Dec. 22, 1997);
- elect 11 directors to one-year terms;
- and ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
auditors for 1998.
AEP, a global energy company, is one of the United States'
largest investor-owned utilities, providing energy to 3 million
customers in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and
West Virginia. AEP has holdings in the United States, the United
Kingdom, China and Australia. Wholly owned subsidiaries provide power
engineering, energy consulting and energy management services around the
world. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio. On Dec. 22, 1997, AEP
announced a definitive merger agreement for a tax-free, stock-for-stock
transaction with Central and South West Corp., a public utility holding
company based in Dallas.
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News releases and other information about AEP can be found on the
World Wide Web at http://www.aep.com.
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