UNITED STATES
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) | December 7, 2021 | ||||
| AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. | ||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| New York | 1-3525 | 13-4922640 | ||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification | ||||||
| Incorporation) | No.) | |||||||
| 1 Riverside Plaza, | Columbus, | OH | 43215 | ||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
| (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | (614) | 716-1000 | |||||||||
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Registrant | Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. | Common Stock, $6.50 par value | AEP | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||||||||
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 6.125% Corporate Units | AEPPL | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||||||||
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 6.125% Corporate Units | AEPPZ | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC | ||||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). | |||||
| Emerging growth company | ☐ | ||||
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | |||||
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On December 7, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted amendments to the By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) of the Company, effective December 7, 2021, primarily to change "Chairman" to the gender-neutral "Chair" when referring to the Chair of the Board and the various Committee Chairs. The Company also amended the By-Laws to reduce the minimum number of directors that serve on a Board committee from three to two.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the By-Laws filed as Exhibit 3(b) to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ David C. House | |||||||
| Name: | David C. House | |||||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||||||
December 7, 2021