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 October 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997,
the Company issued a total of 263,549 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 $13,001,135.72, 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 29,498 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price of $1,422,296.77.
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: January 12, 1998
SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 1997
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- Original Issue Shares -
Shares Price Total
Period Issued Per Share Purchase Price
10/01/97 to 263,549 $49.331 $13,001,135.72
12/31/97
- Open Market Purchases -
Shares Average Price Total
Date Purchased Per Share Purchase Price
10/07/97 2,792 $46.625 $ 130,177.00
10/14/97 2,922 46.875 136,968.75
10/21/97 2,598 47.688 123,893.42
10/28/97 2,069 45.905 94,977.45
10/28/97 94 46.750 4,394.50
11/04/97 2,159 47.750 103,092.55
11/05/97 12 49.938 575.26
11/11/97 4,320 47.125 203,580.00
11/18/97 1,628 47.625 77,533.50
11/25/97 1,477 49.500 73,111.50
12/02/97 2,063 49.938 103,022.09
12/09/97 3,209 49.250 158,043.25
12/16/97 1,181 50.875 60,083.38
12/23/97 1,611 51.250 82,563.75
12/30/97 1,363 51.563 70,280.37
Total O/M Purch. 29,498 $ 1,422,296.77
- Total Activity This Period -
Shares Total
Purchased Purchase Price
O/I Shares 263,549 $13,001,135.72
O/M Purchases 29,498 1,422,296.77
Total Activity 293,047 $14,423,432.49
SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF PAGE 2
NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 1997
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- Original Issue Shares -
Shares Total
Issued Purchase Price
Totals from last report 45,166,898 $893,672,322.64
Transactions this period 263,549 13,001,135.72
Total Original Issue Shares 45,430,447 $906,673,458.36
- Open Market Purchases -
Shares Total
Purchased Purchase Price
Totals from last report 19,874,480 $601,880,247.50
Transactions this period 29,498 1,422,296.77
Total Open Market Purchases 19,903,978 $603,302,544.27
