Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Smyth Antonio P

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/6/2023

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC [AEP]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President /

(Street)

COLUMBUS, OH 43215

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	20	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Career Shares (Phantom Stock)	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	808.0	$0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	780.0	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	690.0	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	6172.0	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	2033.0	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	1123.0	⁽³⁾	D
AEP Supplemental Savings Plan	⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	54.0	⁽⁸⁾	I	by AEP Supplemental Savings Plan

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Career shares become payable upon the reporting person's termination of employment with AEP.
(2)	The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on May 1, 2023 and May 1, 2024.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of AEP common stock.
(4)	The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on February 21, 2024 and February 21, 2025.
(5)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on May 1, 2023, May 1, 2024 and May 1, 2025.
(6)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on February 21, 2024, February 21, 2025 and February 21, 2026.
(7)	The restricted stock units vest on May 1, 2023.
(8)	Amount shown represents units in AEP Stock Fund of the AEP Supplemental Savings Plan. The number of shares reported is computed based on the unit value of the participant's account and the share price and is only representative of the shares which would be represented in the account.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Smyth Antonio P 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA COLUMBUS, OH 43215			Executive Vice President

Signatures
/s/ David C. House, Attorney-in-Fact for Antonio P. Smyth		4/12/2023
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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