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)
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July
31, 2008
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AMERICAN
ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY,
INC.
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
1-3525
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New
York
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13-4922640
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(Commission
File Number)
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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1
Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH
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43215
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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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Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
The
information, including the exhibit attached hereto, in this Current Report
is
being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not
be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise stated in such
filing.
Attached
and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press
release of American Electric Power Company, Inc.’s financial results for the
period ending June 30, 2008.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release dated July 31, 2008
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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AMERICAN
ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Thomas G. Berkemeyer
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Name:
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Thomas
G. Berkemeyer
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Title:
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Assistant
Secretary
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July
31,
2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated July 31, 2008
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