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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 January 1, 2000, through March 31,
2000, the Company issued a total of -0- 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 $-0-, 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 539,517 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total
purchase price of $14,908,562.80. 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
Treasurer
Dated: April 25, 2000
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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, 2000
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
SHARES PRICE TOTAL
PERIOD ISSUED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
TOTAL O/I
PURCHASE -0- $-0-
- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
SHARES AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
01/04/2000 3,797 31.688 $ 120,319.34
01/11/2000 8,103 33.636 272,552.51
01/18/2000 3,742 33.063 123,721.75
01/25/2000 9,714 33.014 320,698.00
02/01/2000 5,245 33.688 176,693.56
02/08/2000 16,190 33.497 542,316.43
02/15/2000 3,139 31.563 99,076.26
02/22/2000 3,587 30.500 109,403.50
02/29/2000 14,059 28.125 395,409.38
03/07/2000 14,689 27.188 399,364.53
03/07/2000 60,000 27.571 1,654,260.00
03/08/2000 60,000 26.938 1,616,280.00
03/09/2000 60,000 26.896 1,613,760.00
03/10/2000 60,000 26.625 1,597,500.00
03/13/2000 65,000 26.394 1,715,610.00
03/14/2000 65,000 26.536 1,724,840.00
03/14/2000 l0,125 26.930 272,666.25
03/15/2000 55,506 27.188 1,509,097.13
03/16/2000 20 30.813 616.26
03/21/2000 9,478 29.992 284,264.18
03/28/2000 12,123 29.705 360,113.72
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TOTAL
O/M PURCHASE 539,517 $14,908,562.80
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- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL
PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 539,517 14,908,562.80
TOTAL ACTIVITY 539,517 $14,908,562.80
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PAGE TWO
SCHEDULE I to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period January 1 - March 31, 2000
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37
Transactions this period -0- -0-
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 20,384,429 $619,222,015.42
Transactions this period 539,517 14,908,562.80
Total Open Market Shares 20,923,946 $634,130,578.22
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