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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 13, 2007

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)

None
(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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Items to be Included in this Report

Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On December 13, 2007, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that among other organization changes, Carl L. English has been elected to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2008.  Carl L. English is currently an executive officer of the Company, and information concerning him has been disclosed previously in the Company’s public filings.


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

December 17, 2007