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) October 24, 2012

 

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

1-3525 New York 13-4922640
(Commission File Number) (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

614-716-1000

(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 September 30, 2012.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 24, 2012

 

 
 

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.

 

 

  AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer
  Name: Thomas G. Berkemeyer
  Title: Assistant Secretary

 

October 24, 2012

 

 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1 Press Release dated October 24, 2012