AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (Form: 8-K/A, Received: 09/16/2020 16:23:58)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)			September 15, 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,

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
6.125% Corporate Unit	AEP PR C	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			☐

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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On September 15, 2020, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a current report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) which announced that AEP had provided notice to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it intends to voluntarily delist its common stock, par value $6.50 per share (Common Stock) and two series of its 6.125% Corporate Units (the Corporate Units), from the NYSE after the close of trading on September 30, 2020 and intends to transfer the listing of its Common Stock and its Corporate Units to The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ) effective as of the opening of trading on October 1, 2020. AEP's Common Stock and Corporate Units have been authorized for listing on NASDAQ. The Common Stock will continue to trade under the stock symbol “AEP”.

This amendment reflects a change in the NASDAQ trading symbols for the Corporate Units. Under NASDAQ, the Corporate Units AEP PR B and AEP PR C will trade under the symbols “AEPPL” and “AEPPZ”, respectively.

A copy of the press release issued by AEP announcing the transfer to NASDAQ is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


99.1			Press Release dated September 1 6 , 2020

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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

September 16, 2020



						News from AEP


MEDIA CONTACT:						ANALYSTS CONTACT:
Sarah Devine						Darcy Reese
Corporate Media Relations						Managing Director, Investor Relations
614/716-2011						614/716-2614

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AEP TO TRANSFER LISTING OF CORPORATE UNITS TO NASDAQ

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept.16, 2020– American Electric Power Company (NYSE: AEP) today announced it will transfer the securities exchange listing of its two series of 6.125% Corporate Units from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to The Nasdaq Stock Market effective as of the open of trading on Thursday, Oct. 1. The last day of trading on NYSE will be Wednesday, Sept. 30. AEP's Corporate Units have been approved for listing on Nasdaq. Upon transfer, Corporate Units AEP PR B and AEP PR C will trade under the new ticker symbols AEPPL and AEPPZ, respectively.

American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building a smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and custom energy solutions to our customers. AEP’s approximately 17,400 employees operate and maintain the nation’s largest electricity transmission system and more than 221,000 miles of distribution lines to efficiently deliver safe, reliable power to nearly 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation’s largest electricity producers with more than 30,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including approximately 5,300 megawatts of renewable energy. AEP’s family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, AEP Energy Partners, AEP OnSite Partners, and AEP Renewables, which provide innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information, visit aep.com.

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