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 April 1, 2004,
through June 30, 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 332,283 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $10,368,911.21. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the
attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
Attached hereto is Schedule II, which provides a summary of the total
expenses incurred, directly or indirectly, by the Company in connection with the
operation of the Plan for the year ending December 31, 2003.
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 April 1 - June 30, 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
04/06/04 11,841 32.669 386,833.63
04/13/14 6,926 30.368 210,328.77
04/20/04 7,061 30.916 218,297.88
04/27/04 8,028 30.785 247,141.98
05/04/04 6,061 31.041 188,139.50
05/11/04 7,948 29.160 231,763.68
05/18/04 7,561 29.539 223,344.38
05/25/04 3,691 30.891 114,018.68
06/01/04 3,048 31.405 95,722.44
06/07/04 31,799 31.447 999,983.15
06/08/04 7,385 31.369 231,660.07
06/08/04 32,000 31.458 1,006,656.00
06/09/04 48,200 31.240 1,505,768.00
06/10/04 35,000 31.063 1,087,205.00
06/14/04 30,000 31.150 934,500.00
06/15/04 2,785 31.250 87,031.25
06/15/04 38,900 31.281 1,216,830.90
06/16/04 34,530 31.284 1,080,236.52
06/22/04 5,597 31.800 177,984.60
06/29/04 3,922 31.990 125,464.78
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TOTAL O/M PURCHASE 332,283 $10,368,911.21
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- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES TOTAL
PURCHASED PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- -0-
O/M Purchases 332,283 $10,368,911.21
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 332,283 $10,368,911.21
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SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period April 1 - June 30, 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 28,787,981 $905,947,521.51
Transactions this period 332,283 $10,368,911.21
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Total Open Market Shares 29,120,264 $916,316,432.72
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SCHEDULE II
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
Summary of Plan Expenses
For the year ended
December 31, 2003
Fees and expenses of EquiServe, the Plan agent:
Brokers' fees for purchase of shares $ 58,501
Participant Terminal System Charge
(DTCC Chargebackfor settlement of open market trades) 1,616
Account maintenance charges *
Postage 95,325
Printing expenses - DPR statement form,
authorization cards, envelopes, and
enclosing costs 27,024
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Total $182,466
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Average number of participants in the 65,886
Plan during the year
* The fee paid the transfer agent does not separately identify the account
maintenance charges for the DRP plan, however, we estimate the fee to be in the
range of $5 per account.