AEP, Item 5.02, Election of Director
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SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported)
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January
25, 2006
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AMERICAN
ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-3525
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13-4922640
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(Commission
File Number)
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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)
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal
Officers
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On
January 25, 2006, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Electric
Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Ralph D. Crosby, Jr. to serve as a
director of the Company. Mr. Crosby’s initial term as a director will continue
until the 2006 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board did not appoint Mr.
Crosby to any committees.
Mr.
Crosby, 58, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EADS North America,
Inc.
Mr. Crosby also is on the board of directors of Ducommun
Incorporated.
The
Board
has determined that Mr. Crosby is an “independent” director under the Company’s
Corporate Governance guidelines and the independence requirements of the New
York Stock Exchange, as well as the applicable rules promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
As
a
non-employee director, Mr. Crosby will receive the same compensation paid to
other non-employee directors of the Company in accordance with the policies
and
procedures previously approved by the Board for non-employee directors, as
disclosed in the Company’s most recent Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on
March 14, 2005, as supplemented by the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 14,
2005.
There
are
no arrangements between Mr. Crosby and any other person pursuant to which Mr.
Crosby was elected to serve as a director, nor are there any transactions to
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Mr. Crosby
has a material interest.
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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January
26, 2006