X0201 4 2003-08-01 0 0000003673 ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC NYSE 0001176442 RICE STEVEN H 748 GUARD HILL RD BEDFORD NY 10506 1 0 0 0 Allegheny Energy, Inc. Common Stock ($1.25 par value) 2003-08-01 4 J 0 690 8.69 A 7944.652 D Awarded pursuant to the Company's annual Retainer Fee for Outside Directors effective October 1, 1999, under which a portion of the outside directors' annual retainer fee is paid in whole shares of AE, Inc., common stock up to a maximum value of $12,000. Includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment. /S/ STEVEN H. RICE 2003-08-01