UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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:
In the Matter of :
:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. : CERTIFICATE
Columbus, Ohio 43215 : OF
: NOTIFICATION
(70-5943) :
:
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 :
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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, 1999, through December
31, 1999, the Company issued a total of 10,536 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
$365,999.57, 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 450,532 shares of the Company's Common
Stock, at a total purchase price of $14,426,933.43. 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: January 19, 2000
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SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 1999
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
SHARES PRICE TOTAL
PERIOD ISSUED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
10/05/99 10,536 34.738 $ 365,999.57
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TOTAL O/I
PURCHASE 10,536 $ 365,999.57
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- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
SHARES AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
10/12/99 7,572 33.920 $ 256,842.24
10/10/99 8,729 33.688 294,062.55
10/26/99 8,355 33.525 280,101.38
11/02/99 14,971 35.125 525,856.38
11/09/99 8,988 34.074 306,257.11
11/16/99 3,865 33.625 129,960.63
11/23/99 6,928 31.961 220,733.01
11/30/99 6,570 31.240 205,246.80
12/07/99 7,899 31.656 250,050.74
12/10/99 364,212 31.737 11,558,892.55
12/14/99 5,014 31.438 157,630.13
12/21/99 4,871 32.372 157,684.01
12/28/99 2,558 32.688 83,615.90
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TOTAL
O/M PURCHASE 450,532 $14,426,933.43
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- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL
PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares 10,536 $ 365,999.57
O/M Purchases 450,532 14,426,933.43
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 461,068 $14,792,933.00
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PAGE TWO
SCHEDULE I to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 1999
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 47,763,058 $1,007,974,148.80
Transactions this period 10,536 365,999.57
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Total Original Issue Shares 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37
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- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 19,933,897 $604,795,081.99
Transactions this period 450,532 14,426,933.43
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Total Open Market Shares 20,384,429 $619,222,015.42
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