UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in
Its Charter)
New York
(State of incorporation
or organization)
13-4922640
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices of Registrant, including Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which | |||
| to be so Registered | Each Class is to be Registered | |||
| 8.75% Junior Subordinated Debentures | New York Stock Exchange, Inc. | |||
| If this form relates to the registration of a class | If this form relates to the registration of a class | |||
| of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the | of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the | |||
| Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to | Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to | |||
| General Instruction A.(c), please check the | General Instruction A.(d), please check the | |||
| following box. x | following box. o | |||
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-105532
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
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(Title of class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the 8.75% Junior Subordinated Debentures (“Subordinated Debentures”) of American Electric Power Company, Inc., a New York corporation (“AEP”). The Subordinated Debentures are being issued under a Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2008, between American Electric Power Company, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as trustee.
A description of the Subordinated Debentures is set forth (i) under the caption “Description of the Junior Subordinated Debentures” in the Prospectus forming a part of Registration Statement No. 333-105532 (“Registration Statement”) on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), on May 23, 2003, and (ii) under the caption “Specific Terms of the Junior Subordinated Debentures” in the Prospectus Supplement filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) of the general rules and regulations of the Securities Act on March 14, 2008, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
| Exhibit | Description | ||
| 1 | . | Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2008, between American Electric Power Company, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as trustee. | |
| 2 | . | Form of Officer’s Certificate relating to American Electric Power Company, Inc.’s Junior Subordinated Debentures, including form of 8.75% Junior Subordinated Debentures. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| Dated: March 19, 2008 | ||
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. | ||
| By:__/s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer________ | ||
| Name: Thomas G. Berkemeyer | ||
| Title: Assistant Secretary | ||
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