0000004904-20-000076.txt : 20200930 0000004904-20-000076.hdr.sgml : 20200930 20200930161523 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000004904-20-000076 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-A12B PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200930 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200930 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000004904 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 134922640 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-A12B SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03525 FILM NUMBER: 201212414 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-716-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KINGSPORT UTILITIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19660906 8-A12B 1 aepregistrationofclassesof.htm 8-A12B Document


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) of the
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New York
13-4922640
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH43215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Corporate UnitsThe New York Stock Exchange
Title of each class
To be so registered
Name of each exchange on which
Each class is to be registered
Common Stock, $6.50 par value
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
6.125% Corporate Units
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
6.125% Corporate Units
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. [X]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. [ ]

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. [ ]

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-222068 (if applicable)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
(Title of Class)



INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

American Electric Power, Inc. (“AEP”) is filing this Form 8-A in connection with the transfer of the listing of its (i) common stock, $6.50 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and (ii) a series of its 6.125% Corporate Units (the “2019 Corporate Units”) and (iii) a series of its 6.125% Corporate Units (the “2020 Corporate Units”) from the New York Stock Exchange to The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, effective after the close of trading on September 30, 2020.

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

The description of the Common Stock set forth under the caption “Description of Common Stock” contained in the Prospectus included in AEP’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-222068), filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which became effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2017, is incorporated herein by reference, except that any reference to the New York Stock Exchange is hereby amended to refer to The NASDAQ Stock Market.

The description of the 2019 Corporate Units in the Prospectus Supplement dated March 14, 2019 to the Prospectus contained in AEP’s Registration No. 333-222068, is incorporated herein by reference, except that any reference to the New York Stock Exchange is hereby amended to refer to The NASDAQ Stock Market.

The description of the 2020 Corporate Units in the Prospectus Supplement dated August 12, 2020 to the Prospectus contained in AEP’s Registration No. 333-222068, is incorporated herein by reference, except that any reference to the New York Stock Exchange is hereby amended to refer to The NASDAQ Stock Market.

Item 2. Exhibits

Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits for Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.


By: /s/ Renee V. Hawkins
Assistant Treasurer


Dated:    September 30, 2020