SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-6B-2
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION
Filed by a registered holding company or subsidiary
thereof pursuant to Rule 52 adopted under the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935.
Certificate is filed by Kentucky Power Company.
This Certificate is notice that the above-named company
has issued, renewed or guaranteed the security or securities
described herein, which issue, renewal or guaranty was exempted
from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act by the provisions of
Section 6(b) of the Act and was neither the subject of a
Declaration or Application on Form U-1, nor included within the
exemption provided by Rule U-48.
1. Type of security or securities.
Unsecured Medium Term Notes, Series A
2. Issue, renewal or guaranty.
Issuance
3. Principal amount of each security.
$48,000,000
4. Rate of interest per annum of each security:
6.91%
5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.
October 1, 1997
6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue.
Not applicable
7. Date of maturity of each security.
October 1, 2007
8. Name of persons to whom each security was issued, renewed or
guaranteed.
CEDE & Co., a nominee of The Depository Trust Company
9. Collateral given with each security.
None
10. Consideration received for each security.
Consideration received in amount of $47,700,000.
11. Application of proceeds of each security.
The net proceeds from the sale of the securities were
used to pay certain of the Company's maturing securities,
to fund its construction program or to repay short-term
debt.
12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below
whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was
exempt from the provision of Section 6(a) because of:
(a) the provisions contained in the first sentence of
Section 6(b).
(b) the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of
Section 6(b).
(c) the provisions contained in any rule of the
Commission other than Rule U-48. X
13. If the security or securities were exempt from the provisions
of Section 6(a) by virtue of the first sentence of Section
6(b), give the figures which indicate that the security or
securities aggregate (together with all other then outstanding
notes and drafts of a maturity of nine months or less,
exclusive of days of grace, as to which such company is
primarily or secondarily liable) not more than 5 per centum of
the principal amount and par value of the other securities of
such company then outstanding.
Not applicable.
14. If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions
of Section 6(a) because of the fourth sentence of Section
6(b), name the security outstanding on January 1, 1935,
pursuant to the term of which the security or securities
herein described have been issued.
Not applicable.
15. If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions
of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the Commission other
than Rule U-48, designate the rule under which exemption is
claimed.
Rule 52 relating to issuance of indebtedness by public
utility subsidiaries of registered holding companies.
KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY
_/s/ John M. Adams, Jr.______
John M. Adams, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
Dated: October 10, 1997
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