UNITED STATES OF AMERICA before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION In the Matter of : : AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. : CERTIFICATE Columbus, Ohio 43215 : OF : NOTIFICATION (70-5943) : : PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935 : 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, 2003, through September 30, 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 651,702 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price of $18,957,009.47. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. By: /s/ Henry W. Fayne ------------------------------- Vice President Dated: October 30, 2003 SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. For the Period July 1 - September 30, 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 07/01/03 6,260 29.370 183,856.20 07/08/03 13,928 29.128 405,694.78 07/15/03 6,159 28.158 173,424.38 07/22/03 15,652 27.380 428,549.81 07/29/03 8,844 27.852 246,320.86 08/05/03 9,804 27.927 273,794.66 08/12/03 7,705 27.539 212,187.93 08/19/03 4,625 28.003 129,512.82 08/26/03 2,918 28.190 82,258.42 09/02/03 4,190 28.431 119,126.63 09/05/03 35,000 29.084 1,017,940.00 09/08/03 35,000 29.281 1,024,835.00 09/09/03 6,570 29.153 191,535.15 09/09/03 41,000 29.159 1,195,519.00 09/10/03 272,560 29.210 7,961,517.42 09/10/03 40,000 29.203 1,168,120.00 09/11/03 32,728 29.379 961,515.91 09/12/03 45,000 29.275 1,317,375.00 09/15/03 43,832 29.116 1,276,212.51 09/16/03 8,378 29.332 245,743.50 09/23/03 4,509 29.264 131,952.11 09/30/03 7,040 29.832 210,017.38 TOTAL O/M PURCHASE 651,702 $18,957,009.47 ======= ============== - TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD - SHARES TOTAL PURCHASED PURCHASE PRICE O/I Shares -0- $ -0- O/M Purchases 651,702 $18,957,009.47 ------- -------------- TOTAL ACTIVITY 651,702 $18,957,009.47 ======= ============== PAGE TWO SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. For the Period July 1 - September 30, 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- --- --- Total Original Issue Shares 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37 ========== ================= - OPEN MARKET PURCHASES - TOTAL SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE Totals from last report 27,482,220 $866,902,735.70 Transactions this period 651,702 $18,957,009.47 ------------- --------------- Total Open Market Shares 28,133,922 $885,859,745.17 ========== ===============