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 October 1, 2003,
through December 31, 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 357,769 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $10,133,724.08. These transactions are set forth in more detail in the
attached Schedule I, incorporated herein by reference.
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
By: ____/s/ Wendy G. Hargus__________________
Assistant Treasurer
Dated: January 28, 2004
SCHEDULE I
to
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943)
of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 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 -
ARES AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
DATE PURCHASED PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE
10/07/03 7,644 29.605 226,301.73
10/14/03 4,939 29.634 146,362.33
10/21/03 6,267 29.680 186,004.56
10/28/03 3,925 28.670 112,529.75
11/04/03 14,445 28.171 406,930.10
11/11/03 3,727 27.144 101,165.69
11/18/03 5,390 27.161 146,397.79
11/25/03 6,161 27.597 170,027.48
12/02/03 8,006 27.943 223,708.00
12/05/03 35,000 28.412 994,420.00
12/08/03 35,000 28.133 984,655.00
12/09/03 36,000 28.023 1,008,828.00
12/09/03 4,858 27.900 135,538.20
12/10/03 45,248 28.026 1,268,120.45
12/11/03 45,000 28.317 1,274,265.00
12/12/03 42,000 28.388 1,192,296.00
12/15/03 41,611 28.486 1,185,330.95
12/16/03 6,487 28.848 187,136.89
12/23/03 2,172 30.120 65,420.64
12/30/03 3,889 30.415 118,285.52
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TOTAL O/M PURCHASE
357,769 $10,466,724.08
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- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL
PURCHASE PRICE
O/I Shares -0- $ -0-
O/M Purchases 357,769 $10,466,724.08
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 357,769 $10,466,724.08
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PAGE TWO
SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period October 1 - December 31, 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-
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Total Original Issue Shares 47,773,594 $1,008,340,148.37
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- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
TOTAL
SHARES ISSUED PURCHASE PRICE
Totals from last report 28,133,922 $885,859,745.17
Transactions this period 357,769 $10,133,724.08
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Total Open Market Shares 28,491,691 $895,993,469.25
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