N EWS R ELEASES

American Electric Power has named Julius Cox senior vice president and chief human resources officer effective Oct. 21. Cox will succeed Tracy A. Elich, vice president, Human Resources, who is retiring Dec. 31 after more than 43 years with the company.

American Electric Power has scheduled a quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. ET Thursday, Oct. 24. The call will be broadcast live over the internet at http://www.aep.com/webcasts.

Art A. Garcia, recently retired executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ryder System Inc., has been elected to the American Electric Power Board of Directors.

American Electric Power is cutting carbon dioxide emissions faster than anticipated and has revised its 2030 reduction target to 70 percent from 2000 levels. The company’s previous target was a 60 percent reduction from 2000 levels by 2030.

American Electric Power has named Greg Filipkowski vice president, Information Technology, effective Aug. 24. Filipkowski has been serving in this role on an interim basis and will continue to report to Lana Hillebrand, executive vice president and chief administrative officer.

AEP today issued a request for proposal (RFP) for the supply of coal to one or more of its generating stations in multiple coal regions. 

• Second-quarter 2019 GAAP earnings of $0.93 per share
• Second-quarter 2019 operating earnings of $1.00 per share
• Investments to benefit customers support operating earnings performance

Project increases AEP’s contracted renewables portfolio to 1,302 megawatts

American Electric Power’s AEP Renewables subsidiary has completed the purchase of 75 percent, or 227 megawatts (MW), of the Santa Rita East Wind Project from Invenergy Renewables LLC. Santa Rita East is located approximately 70 miles west of San Angelo, Texas. Invenergy will retain 25 percent ownership of the project. 

The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 67 cents a share on the company’s common stock.

The modification will accelerate emission reductions and eliminate a requirement to install expensive emission reduction equipment at Rockport Plant.