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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Zebula Charles E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC [AEP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/01/2019 (Street) COLUMBUS, OH 43215 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/01/2019   M   3,979 (1) A $ 83.67 (5) 13,575 D   Common Stock 05/01/2019   F   1,804 D $ 83.67 (5) 11,771 D   Common Stock 05/01/2019   D   2,175 D $ 83.67 (5) 9,596 D   Common Stock 05/01/2019   M   1,280 A $ 83.67 (5) 10,876 D   Common Stock 05/01/2019   F   580 (2) D $ 83.67 (5) 10,296 D   Common Stock 05/01/2019   D   700 D $ 83.67 (5) 9,596 D   Common Stock 05/01/2019   F   525 (3) D $ 84.95 (6) 9,071 D   Common Stock 05/01/2019   F   485 (4) D $ 84.95 (6) 8,586 D   Common Stock               2 I by 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

05/01/2019

M

3,979

05/01/2019

05/01/2019

Common Stock

3,979

(5)

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

05/01/2019

M

1,280

05/01/2019

05/01/2019

Common Stock

1,280

(5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zebula Charles E 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA COLUMBUS, OH 43215			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer, Attorney-in-Fact for Charles E. Zebula		05/02/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	A portion of Mr. Zebula's restricted stock units (3,979) that were granted on 12/07/2015 vested on 5/1/2019. Upon vesting, 1,804 restricted stock units were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability and the remaining restricted stock units were settled in cash.
(2)	A portion of Mr. Zebula's restricted stock units (1,280) that were granted on 2/23/2016 vested on 5/1/2019. Upon vesting, 580 restricted stock units were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability and the remaining restricted stock units were settled in cash.
(3)	A portion of Mr. Zebula's restricted stock units (1,157) that were granted on 2/20/2017 vested on 5/1/2019. Upon vesting, 525 restricted stock units were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability and the remaining restricted stock units were settled in cash.
(4)	A portion of Mr. Zebula's restricted stock units (1,068) that were granted on 2/19/2018 vested on 5/1/2019. Upon vesting, 485 restricted stock units were withheld to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability and the remaining restricted stock units were settled in cash.
(5)	Value is based on 20 day average stock closing price.
(6)	Value is based on the closing price of the stock.

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