UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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:
In the Matter of :
:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. : CERTIFICATE
Columbus, Ohio 43215 : OF
: NOTIFICATION
(70-5943) :
:
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 :
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY that, in accordance with the terms and conditions of
and for the purposes represented by the declaration, as amended, of American
Electric Power Company, Inc. (the "Company") in the above-captioned file and the
orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect thereto (HCAR No.
19879, dated February 8, 1977; HCAR No. 19992, dated April 19, 1977; HCAR No.
20111, dated October 14, 1977; HCAR No. 20506, dated April 19, 1978; HCAR No.
20979, dated March 29, 1979; HCAR No. 21180, dated August 8, 1979; HCAR No.
21544, dated May 1, 1980; HCAR No. 22113, dated June 30, 1981; HCAR No. 22539,
dated June 15, 1982; HCAR No. 22989, dated June 29, 1983; HCAR No. 23353, dated
June 29, 1984; HCAR No. 23538, dated December 19, 1984; HCAR No. 23754, dated
October 1, 1985; HCAR No. 23980, dated January 3, 1986; HCAR No. 24534, dated
December 18, 1987; HCAR No. 25233, dated December 27, 1990; HCAR No. 25936,
dated December 1, 1993; HCAR No. 26516 dated May 10, 1996; HCAR No. 26553, dated
August 13, 1996; HCAR No. 27186, dated June 14, 2000 in file 70-9381; and HCAR
No. 27258, dated December 19, 2000) during the period from July 1, 2002, through
September 30, 2002, the Company issued a total of -0- shares of its Common
Stock, $6.50 par value ("Common Stock"), to Stanley & Co. [a nominee of
EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. ("EquiServe")], at a total purchase price of $-0-,
for the accounts of participants in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and
Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). During such period, EquiServe, as Agent
under the Plan, purchased on the open market for the accounts of participants a
total of 690,225 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $21,586,072.87. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the
attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: s/s Wendy G. Hargus
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Assistant Treasurer
Dated: June 19, 2003
SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period July 1 - September 30, 2002
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
SHARES PRICE TOTAL
PERIOD ISSUED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
TOTAL O/I -0- $-0-
PURCHASE
- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
SHARES AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
07/02/02 15,941 38.441 612,790.41
07/09/02 12,537 37.699 472,627.63
07/16/02 11,835 36.406 430,865.01
07/23/02 20,878 24.001 501,092.88
07/30/02 45,272 33.249 1,505,248.73
08/06/02 28,652 32.193 922,393.84
08/13/02 10,120 32.336 327,240.32
08/20/02 11,914 33.079 394,103.21
08/27/02 17,776 36.560 649,890.56
09/03/02 8,642 32,840 283,801.30
09/05/02 5,000 32.780 163,900.00
09/06/02 66,000 32.767 2,162,622.00
09/09/02 66,000 32.343 2,134,638.00
09/10/02 74,000 31.064 2,298,736.00
09/10/02 15,178 30.781 467,194.02
09/11/02 75,000 30.175 2,263,125.00
09/12/02 85,000 29.754 2,529,090.00
09/13/02 88,374 29.284 2,587,944.22
09/17/02 14,696 28.527 419,232.79
09/24/02 17,410 26.395 459,536.95
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TOTAL
O/M PURCHASE 690,225 $21,586,072.87
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- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL
PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 690,225 $21,586,072.87
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 690,225 $21,586,072.87
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PAGE TWO
SCHEDULE I to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period July 1 - September 30, 2002
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37
Transactions this report -0- $ -0-
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Total Original Issue Shares 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37
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- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 24,504,438 $786,859,101.90
Transactions this period 690,225 $21,586,072.87
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Total Open Market Shares 25,194,663 $808,445,174.70
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