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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 24, 2018

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

1-3525
New York
13-4922640
(Commission File Number)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH
43215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
614-716-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 24, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved three proposals.  The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement.
 
Proposal 1
 
The Company’s shareholders elected twelve individuals to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) as set forth below:
Name
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Nicholas K. Akins
334,485,723
5,368,652
3,176,686
79,557,568
David J. Anderson
340,903,844
1,246,288
877,745
79,557,568
J. Barnie Beasley, Jr.
340,927,795
1,221,255
882,871
79,557,568
Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.
337,220,880
4,916,953
893,228
79,557,568
Linda A. Goodspeed
335,224,459
6,976,757
830,705
79,557,568
Thomas E. Hoaglin
337,689,524
4,457,746
884,651
79,557,568
Sandra Beach Lin
340,994,532
1,210,982
825,547
79,557,568
Richard C. Notebaert
340,421,661
1,714,541
895,719
79,557,568
Lionel L. Nowell III
330,596,387
11,519,287
916,247
79,557,568
Stephen S. Rasmussen
340,598,012
1,522,747
908,991
79,557,568
Oliver G. Richard, III
340,781,407
1,363,570
886,944
79,557,568
Sara Martinez Tucker
340,873,557
1,316,770
840,627
79,557,568


Proposal 2

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
419,232,417
2,279,208
1,077,764


Proposal 3

The Company’s shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
321,701,223
18,594,843
2,735,355
79,557,568








SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer
 
Name:
Thomas G. Berkemeyer
 
Title:
Assistant Secretary

April 25, 2018