File No. 70-8779
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 13
TO
FORM U-1
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APPLICATION OR DECLARATION
under the
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
40 Franklin Road, Roanoke, Virginia 24022
COLUMBUS SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY
215 North Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
One Summit Square, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801
KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY
1701 Central Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky 41101
KINGSPORT POWER COMPANY
422 Broad Street, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
OHIO POWER COMPANY
339 Cleveland Avenue, S.W., Canton, Ohio 44702
WHEELING POWER COMPANY
51 - 16th Street, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
(Name of company or companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215
(Name of top registered holding company
parent of each applicant or declarant)
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Susan Tomasky, General Counsel
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215
(Name and address of agent for service)
American Electric Power Company, Inc. ("American"), a holding company
registered under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ("1935 Act"),
and American Electric Power Service Corporation, Appalachian Power Company,
Columbus Southern Power Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power
Company, Indiana Michigan Power Company, Ohio Power Company and Wheeling Power
Company (sometimes collectively referred to herein as "Applicants") hereby amend
their Application or Declaration on Form U-1 in File No. 70-8779:
By amending and restating the last two paragraphs of Item 1C as follows:
"By orders dated September 13, 1996 (HCAR No. 26572), September
27, 1996 (HCAR No. 26583), May 2, 1997 (HCAR No. 26713) (the 'May Order'),
November 30, 1998 (HCAR No. 26947) and April 7, 1999 (HCAR No. 26998),
American was authorized to form direct or indirect nonutility subsidiaries
to broker and market electric power, natural and manufactured gas,
emission allowances, coal, oil, refined petroleum products and natural gas
liquids. In addition, American has authority to guarantee through December
31, 2002 up to $200 million of debt and up to $200 million of other
obligations of such subsidiaries (collectively, the 'Guarantee Authority')
The Guarantee Authority was expanded to permit American to guarantee the
debt and other obligations of any subsidiary acquired or established under
Rule 58.
American now requests to increase such authorization to (i)
guarantee debt of such subsidiaries to third parties in an amount not to
exceed $600,000,000 through June 30, 2004 and (ii) guarantee other
obligations of such subsidiaries to third parties in an amount not to
exceed $600,000,000 through June 30, 2004. Guaranties may take the form of
an agreement by American to guarantee, undertake reimbursement
obligations, assume liabilities or other obligations with respect to, or
act as surety on, bonds, letters of credit, equity commitments,
performance and other obligations. The authority sought herein is
necessary because American is active in the development and expansion of
its energy-related non-utility businesses. At the current time, American
is investigating various opportunities. All other terms relating to
American's authority to guarantee such subsidiaries' debt and other
obligations, as set forth in the Orders, remain unchanged. As of September
30, 1999, American's investment limitation under Rule 58 was
$1,964,098,000."
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this statement to be signed on
their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE CORPORATION
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
COLUMBUS SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY
KINGSPORT POWER COMPANY
OHIO POWER COMPANY
WHEELING POWER COMPANY
By /s/ A. A. Pena
Treasurer
Dated: February 1, 2000
