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 January 1, 2004,
through March 31, 2004, 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 296,290 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $9,954,052.26. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the
attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: ____/s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer__________________
Assistant Secretary
Dated: August 16, 2004
SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period January 1 - March 31, 2004
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
01/06/04 4,836 30.487 147,435.13
01/13/04 5,197 31.025 161,236.92
01/20/04 2,251 31.131 70,074.81
01/27/04 8,424 31.841 268,227.96
02/03/04 8,305 33.498 278,199.38
02/10/04 3,642 33.267 121,158.41
02/17/04 1,527 34.172 52,180.64
02/24/04 6,739 33.333 224,628.00
03/02/04 5,059 34.500 174,535.50
03/05/04 30,000 33.982 1,019,460.00
03/08/04 30,000 33.970 1,019,100.00
03/09/04 35,000 33.872 1,185,520.00
03/09/04 3,230 33.824 109,251.52
03/10/04 35,000 34.250 1,198,750.00
03/11/04 35,000 33.835 1,184,225.00
03/12/04 35,000 33.449 1,170,715.00
03/15/04 34,848 33.404 1,164,062.59
03/16/04 4,157 33.457 139,080.04
03/23/04 3,182 33.071 105,231.66
03/30/04 4,893 32.900 160,979.70
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TOTAL O/M PURCHASE 296,290 $9,954,052.26
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- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES TOTAL
PURCHASED PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 296,290 $9,954,052.26
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 296,290 $9,954,052.26
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SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period January 1 - March 31, 2004
PAGE TWO
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
SHARES TOTAL
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
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- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
SHARES TOTAL
ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 28,491,691 $895,993,469.25
Transactions this period 296,290 9,954,052.26
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Total Open Market Shares 28,787,981 $905,947,521.51
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