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, HCAR No. 26553, dated
August 13, 1996 and HCAR No. 27186, dated June 14, 2000 in file 70-9381) during
the period from July 1, 2000, through September 30, 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 469,233
shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price of
$17,603,132.42. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the attached
Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ John F. DiLorenzo, Jr.
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Secretary
Dated: November 9, 2000
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SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period July 1 - September 30, 2000
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
SHARES PRICE TOTAL
PERIOD ISSUED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
TOTAL O/I
PURCHASE -0- $-0-
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- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
SHARES AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
07/05/2000 7,651 30.662 $ 234,594.96
07/11/2000 12,092 32.625 394,501.50
07/18/2000 6,452 33.188 214,128.98
07/25/2000 6,743 33.635 226,800.81
08/01/2000 7,526 33.992 255,823.79
08/08/2000 8,804 35.250 310,341.00
08/15/2000 4,588 35.313 162,016.04
08/22/2000 3,936 35.875 141,204.00
08/29/2000 3,628 34.750 126,073.00
09/05/2000 3,178 36.250 115,202.50
09/05/2000 60,000 36.250 2,175,000.00
09/06/2000 60,000 37.250 2,235,000.00
09/07/2000 60,000 37.875 2,272,500.00
09/08/2000 60,000 38.720 2,323,200.00
09/11/2000 60,000 39.500 2,370,000.00
09/12/2000 7,029 38.688 271,937.95
09/12/2000 60,000 38.964 2,337,840.00
09/13/2000 30,205 38.625 1,166,668.13
09/19/2000 3,020 37.188 112,307.76
09/26/2000 4,381 36.063 157,992.00
TOTAL
O/M PURCHASE 469,233 $17,603,132.42
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- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES TOTAL
PURCHASED PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 469,233 17,603,132.42
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 469,233 $17,603,132.42
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PAGE TWO
SCHEDULE I to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period July 1 - September 30, 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 21,341,330 $648,502,643.41
Transactions this period 469,233 17,603,132.42
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Total Open Market Shares 21,810,563 $666,105,775.83
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