Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Lies Quinton S

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC [AEP]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

COLUMBUS, OH 43215

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	934	I	by 401(k) Plan

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
AEP Supplemental Savings Plan	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	8,906	$ ⁽¹⁾	D
Career Shares (Phantom Stock)	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	7,801	$ 0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	3,368	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	4,220	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	2,088	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	764	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	1,743	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	98	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lies Quinton S 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA COLUMBUS, OH 43215			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ David C House, Attorney-in-Fact for Quinton S. Lies		09/06/2024
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Amount shown represents units in AEP Stock Fund of the AEP Supplemental Savings Plan. The number of shares reported is computed based on the unit value of the participant's account and the share price and is only representative of the shares which would be represented in the account.
(2)	Career shares become payable upon the reporting person's termination of employment with AEP.
(3)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on February 21, 2025, February 21, 2026 and February 21, 2027.
(4)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of AEP common stock.
(5)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments October 1, 2024, October 1, 2025 and October 1, 2026.
(6)	The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on February 21, 2025 and February 21, 2026.
(7)	The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on October 1, 2024 and October 1, 2025.
(8)	The restricted stock units vest on February 21, 2025.
(9)	The restricted stock units vest on October 1, 2024.

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