AEP schedules live webcast of CEO’s presentation at Deutsche Bank Energy Conference

Draper’s presentation to an audience of industry analysts is scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday and can be accessed through the Internet at http://www.aep.com/go/webcast.

The webcast may be accessed using Real Player G2 or Windows Media Player. The webcast helpline number is (212) 940-8418. Minimum requirements to listen to the webcast:

• Real Player G2 - For Windows: 90MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent, 16MB of RAM, 28Kbps modem, a 16-bit sound card and speakers, 65,000-color video display card, Windows 95 operating system or higher. For Macintosh: Mac OS 8.1 or later, 32 MB RAM, 65MB virtual memory, 604 PowerPC (200 MHz or better), Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later or Netscape 4.05 or later.

• Windows Media Player - For Windows: Pentium 90 MHz, 16 MB of RAM, 16-color display card, 16-bit sound card, speakers, 28.8-Kbps modem, Windows 95 or higher. For Macintosh: Macintosh PowerPC 601 or newer with Mac OS 7.6.1 or newer, Open Transport 1.1.2 or newer, QuickTime 2.5 or newer, 32 MB or more of RAM, 256-color display card or better, 28.8Kbps or better modem card or Ethernet card.

American Electric Power owns and operates more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and select international markets and is the largest electricity generator 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 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.