{"url_path":"/sec/aep/8-k/2026-05-14/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-14","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/0001193125-26-223988-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-223988","cik":"0000004904","ticker":"AEP","issuer_name":"AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/0001193125-26-223988-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000004904","primary_entity_name":"AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC"},"word_count":249,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01.\n\nOther Events.\n\nOn May 12, 2026, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as forward sellers (the “Forward Sellers”), and the Forward Purchasers, relating to the registered public offering and sale by the Forward Purchasers of 20,472,442 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $6.50 per share. On May 13, 2026, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 3,070,866 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.\n\nThe description of the Underwriting Agreement set forth above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference. An opinion of David C. House is filed as Exhibit 5.1 and the consent of David C. House is filed as Exhibit 23.1. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction."}