X0202 4 2008-01-22 0000004904 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC AEP 0001186315 TOMASKY SUSAN 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA COLUMBUS OH 43215 0 1 0 0 Executive Vice President Performance Share Units (Career Shares) 0 2008-01-22 4 A 0 61553 0 A 2008-01-22 2008-01-22 Common Stock 61553 61553 D Performance Share units awarded pursuant to the AEP Long-Term Incentive Plan. The reporting person deferred the receipt of vested performance units (net of taxes) into Career Shares (phantom stock) in AEP's Stock Ownership Requirement Plan. The Career Shares become payable upon the reporting person's termination of employment with AEP. Each Career Share is the economic equivalent of one share of AEP common stock /s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer Attorney-in-Fact for Susan Tomasky 2008-01-24