aep8kxbrl123107.htm
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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January
22, 2009
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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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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
8.01 Other
Events.
Exhibits
100 to this Current Report on Form 8-K consists of documents formatted in
Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) containing certain financial
information from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of American Electric Power
Company, Inc. (AEP) for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 28, 2008. The
information includes the (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii)
Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common
Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Users of
this data are advised pursuant to Rule 401 of Regulation S-T that the financial
information contained in the XBRL-Related Documents is unaudited and these are
not the financial statements of AEP as filed with the SEC. The
purpose of submitting these XBRL-related documents is to test the related format
and technology and, as a result, investors should not rely on the information in
this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, in making investment
decisions.
In
accordance with Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 100, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall
not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other
document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
The
following exhibit is furnished herewith:
Exhibit
100
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The
following materials from the Annual Report on From 10-K of AEP for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed on February 28, 2008 formatted
in XBRL: the (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii)
Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in
Common Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
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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/ Joseph M. Buonaiuto
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Name:
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Joseph
M. Buonaiuto
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Title
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Accounting
Officer
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January
22, 2009