SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-57
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under Section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
AEP DELAWARE INVESTMENT COMPANY II
(Name of foreign utility company)
AEP Resources, Inc.
(Name of filing company if filed on behalf of a foreign utility company)
Please send a copy of all notices and correspondence concerning
this Notice to:
J. D. Cross, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
AEP Resources, Inc.
1 Riverside Plaza, 20th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614/223-1580
Pursuant to Section 33(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935,
as amended (the "1935 Act") and Rule 57 thereunder, AEP Resources, Inc., an
Ohio corporation ("Resources"), acting on behalf of AEP Delaware Investment
Company II, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
(the "Company"), hereby notifies the Commission that the Company is a
"foreign utility company" ("FUCO") within the meaning of Section 33(a) of the
1935 Act.
ITEM 1
State the name of the entity claiming foreign utility company
status, its business address, and a description of the facilities
used for the generation, transmission and distribution of
electric energy for sale or for the distribution at retail of
natural or manufactured gas. To the extent known, identify each
person that holds five percent (5%) or more of any class of
voting securities of the foreign utility company and describe the
amount and nature of the interest.
The name and business address of the entity for which FUCO status is
claimed:
AEP Delaware Investment Company II
c/o CT Corporation
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Description of Facilities:
The Company indirectly owns and will operate a facility engaged in the
generation of electricity that is currently under construction in San Luis de
la Paz, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.
Ownership:
Resources owns one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding shares of
the voting securities of the Company.
ITEM 2
State the name of any domestic associate public-utility company
and, if applicable, its holding company, and a description of the
relationship between the foreign utility company and such
company, and the purchase price paid by any such domestic
associate public-utility company for its interest in the foreign
utility company.
Resources is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Electric Power
Company, Inc. ("AEP"), a registered "holding company" as defined in the 1935
Act. Consequently, the following domestic "public-utility companies" are
"associate companies" of the Company:
AEP Generating Company
Appalachian Power Company
Columbus Southern Power Company
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation
Indiana Michigan Power Company
Kentucky Power Company
Kingsport Power Company
Ohio Power Company
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation
Wheeling Power Company
AEP is a "holding company" with respect to each of AEP Generating
Company, Appalachian Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company,
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation ("IKEC"), Indiana Michigan Power
Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power Company,
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation ("OVEC") and Wheeling Power Company
(collectively, the "AEP Subsidiaries"). In addition, OVEC is a "holding
company" of IKEC.
None of the AEP Subsidiaries have any relationship with the Company
other than sharing AEP as a "holding company" and being an "associate
company" of the Company. None of the AEP Subsidiaries paid any part of the
purchase price for the Company.
EXHIBITS - Not applicable
SIGNATURE
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AEP RESOURCES, INC.
By:/s/ Jeffrey D. Cross_______
Name: Jeffrey D. Cross
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
Dated: March 6, 2000
