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 January 1, 2003,
through March 31, 2003, 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 821,567 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $18,312,373.40. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the
attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: /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 January 1 - March 31, 2003
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
SHARES PRICE TOTAL
PERIOD ISSUED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
TOTAL O/I
PURCHASE -0- $-0-
- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
SHARES AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
01/07/03 15,228 29.678 451,936.58
01/14/03 20,320 27.168 552,053.84
01/21/03 21,335 26.475 564,844.13
01/28/03 42,941 24.413 1,048,318.63
02/04/03 19,277 23.306 449,269.76
02/11/03 11,051 20.758 229,396.66
02/18/03 4,247 20,989 89,141.83
02/25/03 14,430 21.044 303,664.92
03/04/03 12,768 21.717 277,282.66
03/05/03 85,000 21.836 1,856,145.00
03/06/03 85,000 22.006 1,870,510.00
03/07/03 85,000 21.984 1,868,640.00
03/10/03 94,000 21,575 2,028,050.00
03/11/03 95,000 21.521 2,044,495.00
03/11/03 9,303 21.544 200,422.94
03/12/03 95,000 21.403 2,033,285.00
03/13/03 94,210 21.753 2,049,350.13
03/14/03 4 21.900 87.60
03/18/03 7,794 22.306 173,852.96
03/25/03 9,659 22.945 221,625.76
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TOTAL 821,567 $18,312,373.40
O/M PURCHASE ======= ==============
- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES TOTAL
PURCHASED PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 821,567 $18,312,373.40
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 821,567 $18,312,373.40
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PAGE TWO
SCHEDULE I to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period January 1 - March 31, 2003
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 period -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 25,984,000 $828,904,421.70
Transactions this period 821,567 $18,312,373.40
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Total Open Market Shares 26,805,567 $847,216,795.10
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