COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept.15, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power Company (NYSE: AEP)
today announced it will transfer its stock exchange listing from
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to the Nasdaq Global Select
Market, effective opening bell on Thursday,
Oct. 1. The last day of trading on the NYSE will be
Wednesday, Sept. 30. AEP's stock will
continue to trade under the ticker symbol "AEP".
"As AEP transitions to a cleaner energy future, we're harnessing
the power of technology to create new solutions for our customers,
while bringing value to our shareholders," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP chairman, president and
chief executive officer. "Nasdaq's tradition of innovation aligns
well with our company's strategic goals, and we look forward to
seeing the 'AEP' symbol traded among some of the most inventive and
forward-thinking companies in the world."
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is focused on building a
smarter energy infrastructure and delivering new technologies and
custom energy solutions to our customers. AEP's approximately
17,400 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest
electricity transmission system and more than 221,000 miles of
distribution lines to efficiently deliver safe, reliable power to
nearly 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is
one of the nation's largest electricity producers with more than
30,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including
approximately 5,300 megawatts of renewable energy. AEP's family of
companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power
(in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in
Tennessee), Indiana Michigan
Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power
Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas
Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, AEP Energy Partners,
AEP OnSite Partners, and AEP Renewables, which provide innovative
competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information,
visit aep.com.
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