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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 21, 2020
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New York
1-3525
13-4922640
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
Incorporation)
 
No.)
1 Riverside Plaza,
Columbus,
OH
43215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(614)
716-1000
 
 
 
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $6.50 par value
AEP
New York Stock Exchange
6.125% Corporate Unit
AEP PR B
New York Stock Exchange
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     
The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 21, 2020 in New Albany, Ohio. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved three proposals.  The proposals are described in detail in the Proxy Statement.
 
Proposal 1
 
The Company’s shareholders elected thirteen individuals to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) as set forth below:
Name
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Nicholas K. Akins
343,593,623
13,924,938
1,365,428
68,651,785
David J. Anderson
356,259,485
1,580,566
1,044,351
68,651,785
J. Barnie Beasley, Jr.
352,083,231
5,741,444
1,059,727
68,651,785
Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.
347,852,081
9,934,118
1,097,790
68,651,785
Art A. Garcia
356,282,600
1,499,316
1,102,486
68,651,785
Linda A. Goodspeed
352,165,384
5,742,549
976,446
68,651,785
Thomas E. Hoaglin
350,283,207
7,504,170
1,097,025
68,651,785
Sandra Beach Lin
356,442,546
1,451,131
990,725
68,651,785
Margaret M. McCarthy
354,665,558
3,226,452
992,369
68,651,785
Richard C. Notebaert
351,784,186
5,991,320
1,108,896
68,651,785
Stephen S. Rasmussen
348,788,855
5,811,600
4,283,947
68,651,785
Oliver G. Richard, III
351,964,291
5,801,693
1,118,418
68,651,785
Sara Martinez Tucker
349,301,776
8,530,882
1,051,744
68,651,785


Proposal 2

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal year as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
424,859,605
1,764,698
911,884

Proposal 3

The Company’s shareholders approved the advisory vote on executive compensation as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
339,999,068
16,452,714
2,432,620
68,651,785


Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)    Exhibits
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


 
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer
 
Name:
Thomas G. Berkemeyer
 
Title:
Assistant Secretary

April 22, 2020