October 20, 2015 - 10:33 AM EDT
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AEP Increases Quarterly Dividend To 56 Cents A Share

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (NYSE: AEP) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 56 cents a share on the company's common stock, increasing the dividend 5.7 percent from the previous 53 cents a share. AEP last increased its dividend in October 2014.

The dividend is payable Dec. 10, 2015, to shareholders of record as of Nov. 10, 2015. AEP has paid a cash dividend on its common stock every quarter since July 1910.

"AEP remains committed to building upon its financial strength and providing solid returns for our shareholders, as we have done for more than 100 years. This dividend increase demonstrates our focus on consistently increasing shareholder value," said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "I want to commend our employees for their ongoing diligence and commitment to improvement, which have enabled us to deliver strong financial results and reward our investors for 422 consecutive quarters."

American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to nearly 5.4 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 32,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a more than 40,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility units operate as 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). AEP's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.

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SOURCE American Electric Power Co.


Source: PR Newswire (October 20, 2015 - 10:33 AM EDT)

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