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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, 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
January 1, 1999, through March 31, 1999, the Company issued a total of
342,216 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 $14,568,700.10, 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 -0- shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $-0-. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the attached
Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Henry W. Fayne
Vice President
Dated: April 22, 1999
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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, 1999
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- Original Issue Shares -
Shares Price Total
Period Issued Per Share Purchase Price
01/05/99 2,075 $47.019 $ 97,564.43
01/12/99 2,476 47.463 117,518.39
01/19/99 3,461 47.050 162,840.05
01/26/99 11,384 45.863 522,104.39
02/02/99 4,222 43.988 185,717.34
02/09/99 4,281 42.669 182,665.99
02/16/99 2,859 41.844 119,632.00
02/23/99 7,132 42.506 303,152.79
03/02/99 4,342 41.713 181,117.85
03/09/99 5,085 42.438 215,797.23
03/10/99 285,059 42.356 12,073,959.00
03/16/99 3,157 41.438 130,819.77
03/23/99 2,957 41.469 122,623.83
03/30/99 3,726 41.113 153,187.04
Total O/I Purch. 342,216 $14,568,700.10
- Open Market Purchases -
Shares Average Price Total
Date Purchased Per Share Purchase Price
Total O/M Purch. -0- $ -0-
- Total Activity This Period -
Shares Total
Purchased Purchase Price
O/I Shares 342,216 $14,568,700.10
O/M Purchases -0- -0-
Total Activity 342,216 $14,568,700.10
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SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF PAGE 2
NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period January 1 - March 31, 1999
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- Original Issue Shares -
Shares Total
Issued Purchase Price
Totals from last report 46,623,180 $962,465,644.11
Transactions this period 342,216 14,568,700.10
Total Original Issue Shares 46,965,396 $977,034,344.21
- Open Market Purchases -
Shares Total
Purchased Purchase Price
Totals from last report 19,933,897 $604,795,081.99
Transactions this period -0- -0-
Total Open Market Purchases 19,933,897 $604,795,081.99
