8-K


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 26, 2016
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
1-3525
New York
13-4922640
(Commission File Number)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification
 No.)
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH
43215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
614-716-1000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on April 26, 2016 in Columbus, 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 twelve individuals to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) as set forth below:
Name
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Nicholas K. Akins
327,230,449
12,963,014
4,054,563
83,782,874
David J. Anderson
341,403,261
1,610,854
1,233,429
83,782,874
J. Barnie Beasley, Jr.
341,446,593
1,608,235
1,193,069
83,782,874
Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.
340,445,498
2,627,508
1,175,020
83,782,874
Linda A. Goodspeed
339,330,027
3,808,472
1,109,527
83,782,874
Thomas E. Hoaglin
337,675,857
5,381,878
1,189,340
83,782,874
Sandra Beach Lin
340,878,410
2,276,043
1,093,573
83,782,874
Richard C. Notebaert
340,476,932
2,578,081
1,193,013
83,782,874
Lionel L. Nowell III
337,992,225
5,074,638
1,181,034
83,782,874
Stephen S. Rasmussen
340,707,957
2,333,716
1,206,233
83,782,874
Oliver G. Richard, III
340,347,319
2,511,190
1,389,109
83,782,874
Sara Martinez Tucker
340,747,874
2,349,513
1,146,773
83,782,874

Proposal 2

The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal year as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
422,951,926
3,884,188
1,194,857

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
323,633,845
17,384,104
3,229,998
83,782,874




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 27, 2016