Edgar Filing: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) of the

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934



American Electric Power Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New York		13-4922640
(State of Incorporation or Organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH		43215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class To be so registered	Name of each exchange on which Each class is to be registered
Corporate Units	The New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. [ ]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. [ ]

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-222068 (if applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

The class of securities to be registered hereby is the Corporate Units ("Corporate Units") of American Electric Power Company, Inc., a New York corporation (“AEP”).

For a description of the Corporate Units, reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement dated March 14, 2019 to the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed December 14, 2017 of AEP (Registration Nos. 333-222068), which description is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Exhibits


1.	Composite of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AEP, dated April 23, 2015 (File No. 1-03525, Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, Exhibit 3).


2.	Composite By-Laws of AEP, as amended as of October 20, 2015 (File No. 1-03525, Form 8-K dated October 21, 2015, Exhibit 3(b)).


3.	Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement between American Electric Power Company, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, dated March 19, 2019 (File No. 1-3525, Form 8-K dated March 19, 2019, Exhibit 4.1).


4.	Form of Remarketing Agreement (included in Exhibit 3 above).


5.	Form of Corporate Unit Certificate (included in Exhibit 3 above).


6.	Form of Treasury Unit Certificate (included in Exhibit 3 above).


7.	Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (Registration Statement No. 333-156387, Exhibits 4(c) and 4(d)).


8.	Supplemental Indenture No. 1 between American Electric Power Company, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (File No. 1-3525, Form 8-K dated March 19, 2019, Exhibit 4.3).


9.	Form of 3.40% Junior Subordinated Debenture due 2024 of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (included in Exhibit 8 above).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.

By: /s/ Julia A. Sloat

Julia A. Sloat

Treasurer

Dated: March 20, 2019