Hunton Andrews Kurth Advises Initial Purchaser of American Electric Power Company, Inc.’s $175 Million Senior Notes Offering

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the initial purchaser in connection with American Electric Power Company, Inc.’s (“AEP”) issuance of $175 million in aggregate principal amount of its 1.80% Senior Notes, Series 2021A due August 1, 2028, in a private placement under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

AEP, based in Columbus, Ohio, operates and maintains the nation’s largest electricity transmission system and more than 223,000 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 approximately 22,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including approximately 2,840 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 and east Texas).

The Hunton Andrews Kurth team included Steven C. Friend, Brendan P. Harney, Michelle G. Chan and Matthew A. Hayes. Robert J. McNamara and Tim Strother provided tax advice.