aep8ka121009.htm
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K/A
(Amendment
No. 1)
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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September
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):
[
] Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[
] Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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]
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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[ ]
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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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Explanatory
Note
On
September 22, 2009, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) filed
a Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 5.02 to report the election of James F.
Cordes to its Board of Directors. Because Mr. Cordes was not
immediately appointed to serve on any board committees other than the Policy
Committee, disclosure of the board committees on which he would serve
was not included in that filing in accordance with instruction no. 2 of the
Instructions to Form 10-K. This Form 8-K/A is filed as an amendment
(Amendment No. 1) to the aforementioned Form 8-K.
Items to
be Included in this Report
Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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On
December 8, 2009, James F. Cordes was appointed as a member of the Human
Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
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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December
10, 2009