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 26, 2005 |
| AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-3525 | 13-4922640 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH | 43215 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Items to be Included in this Report
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On October 26, 2005, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Linda A. Goodspeed to serve as a director of the Company. Ms. Goodspeed’s initial term as a director will continue until the 2006 annual meeting of shareholders. The Board appointed Ms. Goodspeed to the Audit Committee, the Nuclear Oversight Committee and the Policy Committee.
Ms. Goodspeed, 43, is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Lennox International Inc. Ms. Goodspeed is also on the board of directors of Columbus McKinnon Corporation.
The Board has determined that Ms. Goodspeed 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, Ms. Goodspeed 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.
There are no arrangements between Ms. Goodspeed and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Goodspeed 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 Ms. Goodspeed 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.
| | AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer |
| | Name: | Thomas G. Berkemeyer |
| | Title: | Assistant Secretary |
October 26, 2005
