AEP SCHEDULES LIVE WEBCASTOF COMPANY’S ANNUAL MEETING

The webcast, which will provide both audio and video from the meeting, will be available at http://www.aep.com/investors/webcasts/

Minimum requirements for the webcast are:

• Windows Media Player software, available free from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp

• A 56 Kbps connection to the Internet, although a higher-speed connection is recommended

The annual meeting comments by E. Linn Draper Jr., AEP’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, will be archived and be available for viewing at AEP’s web site after the meeting.

American Electric Power is a multinational energy company with a balanced portfolio of energy assets. AEP, the United States’ largest electricity generator, owns and operates more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. and select international markets. AEP is a leading wholesale energy marketer, ranking among North America’s top providers of wholesale power and natural gas with a growing wholesale presence in European markets. In addition to electricity generation, AEP owns and operates natural gas pipeline systems, natural gas storage, coal mines, and the fourth-largest inland barge company in the U.S. AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with almost 5 million customers linked to AEP’s wires. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.