UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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In the Matter of: :
:
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. : CERTIFICATE
Columbus, Ohio 43215 : OF
: NOTIFICATION
(70-5943) :
:
PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING :
COMPANY ACT OF 1935 :
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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 July 1, 2004, through
September 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 301,184 shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a total purchase price
of $9,827,104.92. 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: November 2, 2004
SCHEDULE I
To
CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period July 1 - September 30, 2004
TRANSACTIONS THIS PERIOD:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
PRICE TOTAL
SHARES PER PURCHASE
PERIOD ISSUED SHARE PRICE
TOTAL O/I
PURCHASE -0- $-0-
- OPEN MARKET PURCHASES -
AVERAGE PRICE TOTAL
SHARES PER SHARE PURCHASE
DATE PURCHASED PRICE
07/06/04 8,284 31.650 262,188.30
07/13/04 6,739 31.488 212,197.63
07/20/04 5,915 31.950 188,984.25
07/27/04 7,080 30.476 215,772.94
08/03/04 9,418 31.795 299,445.31
08/10/04 2,584 31.600 81,654.40
08/17/04 4,816 31.980 154,015.68
08/24/04 4,393 32.150 141,233.75
08/31/04 2,504 32.541 81,482.66
09/07/04 4,877 33.095 161,404.32
09/07/04 30,195 33.122 1,000,118.79
09/08/04 30,260 33.046 999,971.96
09/09/04 34,666 32.940 1,141,898.04
09/10/04 34,802 32.898 1,144,916.20
09/13/04 34,741 32.908 1,143,256.83
09/14/04 35,231 32.450 1,143,245.95
09/14/04 1,605 32.370 51,953.85
09/15/04 35,090 32.581 1,143,267.29
09/21/04 4,290 32.821 140,802.09
09/28/04 3,694 32.294 119,294.68
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TOTAL O/M 301,184 $9,827,104.92
PURCHASE ======= =============
- TOTAL ACTIVITY THIS PERIOD -
TOTAL
SHARES PURCHASE
PURCHASED PRICE
O/I Shares -0- -0-
O/M Purchases 301,184 $9,827,104.92
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TOTAL ACTIVITY 301,184 $9,827,104.92
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SCHEDULE I to CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION (#70-5943) of
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
For the Period July 1 - September 30, 2004
PAGE TWO
CUMULATIVE SUMMARY OF TRANSACTIONS:
- ORIGINAL ISSUE SHARES -
TOTAL
SHARES PURCHASE
ISSUED 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 PURCHASE
ISSUED PRICE
Totals from last report 29,120,264 $ 916,316,432.72
Transactions this period 301,184 $ 9,827,104.92
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Total Open Market Shares 29,421,448 $926,143,537.64
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