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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000004904-25-000196
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		22
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251203
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251205
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251205

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000004904
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				134922640
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03525
		FILM NUMBER:		251552599

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43215
		BUSINESS PHONE:		614-716-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43215

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KINGSPORT UTILITIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19660906
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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On December 3, 2025, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Guggenheim Securities, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC  as representatives of the underwriters named therein, relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $400,000,000 of 5.800% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series C, due 2056 (the &#8220;Series C Debentures&#8221;) and $600,000,000 of 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series D, due 2056 (the &#8220;Series D Debentures,&#8221; collectively, the &#8220;Debentures&#8221;). The Series C Debentures are part of the same series of debt securities issued by the Company on September 25, 2025. Upon completion of this offering, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Senior C Debentures is $1,500,000,000. The Series D Debentures are part of the same series of debt securities issued by the Company on September 25, 2025. 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Exhibits</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:13.980%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:83.820%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1(a)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex1a12x2025.htm">Underwriting Agreement, dated </a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex1a12x2025.htm">December 3</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex1a12x2025.htm">, 2025, between the Company and the Underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Debentures.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4(a)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex4a12x2025.htm">Amended and Restated Supplemental Indenture No. 7 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee, dated December 5, 2025, establishing the terms of the Debentures.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4(b)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex4a12x2025.htm">Form of the Debentures (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).</a></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5(a)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex5a12x2025.htm">Opinion of </a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex5a12x2025.htm">David C. House</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex5a12x2025.htm"> regarding the legality of the Debentures.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8(a)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="aepjsd8-kex8a12x2025.htm">Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP regarding certain tax matters.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page iXBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SIGNATURE</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:93.274%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:37.614%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:8.304%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:50.782%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.</span></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">/s/ David C. 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i9cd4be6177c5404e9aa6cae5d16f593c_588"></div><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Underwriting Agreement</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Dated December 3, 2025</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">AGREEMENT made between AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York (the Company), and the several persons, firms and corporations (the Underwriters) named in Exhibit 1 hereto.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">WITNESSETH&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">WHEREAS, the Company proposes to issue and sell $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.800% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series C, due 2056 (the &#8220;Series C Debentures&#8221;) and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series D, due 2056 (the &#8220;Series D Debentures,&#8221; and, collectively with the Series C Debentures, the &#8220;Debentures&#8221;), to be issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of March 1, 2008, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee), as heretofore amended and supplemented and as to be further amended and supplemented by the Amended and Restated Supplemental Indenture No. 7 relating to the Debentures (the &#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221;), to be dated as of the Time of Purchase (as defined below), between the Company and the Trustee (said Indenture as so amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture being hereafter referred to as the Indenture)&#59; and</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">WHEREAS, the Debentures represent a further issuance of the Company&#8217;s 5.800% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series C, due 2056 issued in an aggregate principal amount of $1,100,000,000 (the &#8220;Existing Series C Debentures&#8221;) and 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series D, due 2056 issued in an aggregate principal amount of $900,000,000 (the &#8220;Existing Series D Debentures,&#8221; together with the Existing Series C Debentures, the &#8220;Existing Debentures&#8221;). 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Payment for the Debentures shall be made to the Company by wire transfer in immediately available funds or in such other manner as the Company and the Representatives shall mutually agree upon in writing, upon the delivery of the Debentures to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters against receipt therefor signed by the Representatives on behalf of themselves and for the other Underwriters.  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Commission and make any other required filings pursuant to Rule 433 under the Act&#59; as soon as the Company is advised thereof, to advise the Representatives and confirm the advice in writing of any request made by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement, Pricing Prospectus or Prospectus or for additional information with respect thereto or of the entry of an order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of the Pricing Prospectus or the </font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">4</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(h)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">If the Underwriters shall not take up and pay for the Debentures due to the failure of the Company to comply with any of the conditions specified in Section 3 hereof, or, if this Agreement shall be terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 9 or 10 hereof, to pay the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters, and, if the Underwriters shall not take up and pay for the Debentures due to the failure of the Company to comply with any of the conditions specified in Section 3 hereof, to reimburse the Underwriters for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, in an aggregate amount not exceeding a total of $10,000, incurred in connection with the financing contemplated by this 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pursuant to this Agreement), without the prior written consent of the Representatives.  This agreement does not apply to issuances of (i) commercial paper or other debt securities with scheduled maturities of less than one year or (ii) any Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Supplemental Indenture).</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">5.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;text-decoration:underline">Warranties of the Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#58; The Company 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statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein </font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">6</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the Basic Prospectus on the date of this Agreement and the Prospectus as of its date complies, and at the Time of Purchase the Prospectus will comply, with the applicable provisions of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (Trust Indenture Act), and the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Basic Prospectus and the Prospectus as of their respective dates do not, and the Prospectus at the Time of Purchase will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the Company makes no warranty or representation to the Underwriters with respect to any statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by, or through the Representatives on behalf of, any Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or to any statements in or omissions from that part of the Registration Statement that shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee under the Indenture.</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">As of the Time of Purchase, the Indenture will have been duly authorized by the Company and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and, when executed and delivered by the Trustee and the Company, will constitute a legal, valid and binding instrument enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms and the Debentures will have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated and, when paid for by the purchasers thereof, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors&#8217; rights in general, and except as the availability of the remedy of specific performance is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such remedy is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law), and by an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or Pricing Prospectus, when they were filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and as of such time of filing, when read together with the Pricing Prospectus, the Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus, none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  The information contained in a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus listed in Exhibit 2 does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus and no such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, taken together with the remainder of the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did </font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">7</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Pricing Prospectus, except as otherwise referred to or contemplated therein, there has been no material adverse change in the business, properties or financial condition of the Company.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(e)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(f)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:6.03pt">The consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated herein is not in violation of its charter or bylaws, will not result in the violation of any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court having jurisdiction over the Company or its properties, and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company under any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of its properties may be subject (except for conflicts, breaches or defaults which would not, individually or in the aggregate, be materially adverse to the Company or materially adverse to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(g)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">No authorization, approval, consent or order of any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of the Debentures or the consummation of the transactions by the Company contemplated in this Agreement, except (A) such as may be required under the Act or the Rules&#59; (B) the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act&#59; and (C) such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or &#8220;Blue Sky&#8221; laws.</font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(h)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries together with the Debentures thereto, included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly the financial position of the Company at the dates or for the periods indicated&#59; said consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied, apart from reclassifications disclosed therein, on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved&#59; and the selected consolidated financial information of the Company included in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus presents fairly the information shown therein and has been compiled, apart from reclassifications disclosed therein, on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(i)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:6.69pt">There is no pending action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding, including, without limitation, any environmental action, affecting the Company before any court, governmental agency or arbitration that is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the business, </font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">8</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Company, except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(j)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:6.69pt">&#91;RESERVED&#93;.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(k)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">The Company has not made any filings pursuant to the 1934 Act, or the rules and regulations thereunder, within 24 hours preceding the Applicable Time.</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(l)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:6.69pt">Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (OFAC)&#59; and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">The Company&#8217;s covenants, warranties and representations contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any person, and shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Debentures hereunder.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">6.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:27pt;text-decoration:underline">Free Writing Prospectuses</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#58;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">The Company represents and agrees that, without the prior consent of the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Debentures that would constitute a &#8220;free writing prospectus&#8221; as defined in Rule 405 under the Act, other than a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus&#59; each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents and agrees that, without the prior consent of the Company and the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Debentures that would constitute a &#8220;free writing prospectus,&#8221; as defined in Rule 405 under the Act, other than a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or one or more free writing prospectuses that contain only preliminary or final terms of the Debentures (which may include prices of bonds from comparable issuers) and is not required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433 of the Act or one or more free writing prospectuses that contains information substantially the same as the information contained in the free writing prospectus, dated the date hereof, filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the Act relating to the Debentures (the Pricing Term Sheet)&#59; any such free writing prospectus the use of which has been consented to by the Company and the Representatives (which shall include the Pricing Term Sheet discussed in Section 6(b)) is listed in Exhibit 2 and herein called a &#8220;Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.&#8221;</font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">The Company agrees to prepare the Pricing Term Sheet, which shall be previously approved by the Representatives, and to file the Pricing Term Sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act within the time period prescribed by such Rule.</font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">9</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">The Company and each Underwriter have complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Act applicable to any other Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing where required and legending.</font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">The Company and each Underwriter agree that if at any time following issuance of a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus any event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Permitted Free Writing Prospectus would conflict in any material respect with the information in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, then (i) the party that first becomes aware of the foregoing will give prompt notice thereof to the Representatives and&#47; or the Company, as applicable, and, (ii) if requested by the Representatives or the Company, as applicable, the Company will prepare and furnish without charge a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus or other document which will correct such conflict, statement or omission.</font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(e)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">Each Underwriter agrees that (i) no information that is conveyed to investors by such Underwriter has been or will be inconsistent with the information contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package, and (ii) if any Underwriter shall use a free writing prospectus that contains information in addition to, or in conflict with, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the liability arising from its use of such additional or conflicting information shall be the sole responsibility of such Underwriter using such free writing prospectus&#59; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, this clause 6(e)(ii) shall not be interpreted as tantamount to the indemnification obligations contained in Section 8(b) hereof.</font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">7.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:27pt;text-decoration:underline">Warranties of Underwriters</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#58; Each Underwriter warrants and represents that the information furnished in writing to the Company through the Representatives for use in the Registration Statement, in the Basic Prospectus, in any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, in the Pricing Prospectus, in the Prospectus, or in the Prospectus as amended or supplemented is correct as to such Underwriter.  The warranties and representations of such Underwriter contained in this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or other person, and shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Debentures hereunder.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">8.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:27pt;text-decoration:underline">Indemnification and Contribution</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">To the extent permitted by law, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each Underwriter&#8217;s employees, agents, officers and directors and each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which an Underwriter, they or any of you or them may become subject under the Act or otherwise, and to reimburse the Underwriters, they or any of you or them for any legal or other expenses incurred by you or them in connection with defending any action, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any alleged untrue statement or untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, in the Basic Prospectus (if </font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">10</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">used prior to the effective date of this Agreement), in the Pricing Prospectus, in any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, in any &#8220;issuer free writing prospectus&#8221; (as defined in Rule 433 under the Act) or in the Prospectus, or if the Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Underwriters any amendments or any supplements to the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, in the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented except to the extent that such amendments or supplements relate solely to securities other than the Debentures (provided that if such Prospectus or such Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, is used after the period of time referred to in Section 4(b) hereof, it shall contain such amendments or supplements as the Company deems necessary to comply with Section 10(a) of the Act), or arise out of or are based upon any alleged omission or omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions arise out of or are based upon any such alleged untrue statement or omission, or untrue statement or omission which was made in the Registration Statement, in the Basic Prospectus, in the Pricing Prospectus, in any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, in any &#8220;issuer free writing prospectus&#8221; (as defined in Rule 433 under the Act) or in the Prospectus, or in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or through the Representatives expressly for use therein or with any statements in or omissions from that part of the Registration Statement that shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of the Trustee under the Indenture.  Each Underwriter agrees promptly after its receipt of written notice of the commencement of any action in respect to which indemnity from the Company on account of its agreement contained in this Section 8(a) may be sought by any such Underwriter, or by any person controlling any such Underwriter, to notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the Company of any such action shall not release the Company from any liability which it may have to an Underwriter or to such controlling person otherwise than on account of the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(a).  In case any such action shall be brought against an Underwriter or any such controlling person and an Underwriter shall notify the Company of the commencement thereof, as above provided, the Company shall be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall wish, including the selection of counsel (such counsel to be reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party), to direct the defense thereof at its own expense.  In case the Company elects to direct such defense and select such counsel (hereinafter, Company&#8217;s counsel), an Underwriter or any controlling person shall have the right to employ its own counsel, but, in any such case, the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at such Underwriter&#8217;s or controlling person&#8217;s expense unless (i) the Company has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses or (ii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both an Underwriter or any controlling person and the Company and such Underwriter or any controlling person shall have been advised by its counsel that a conflict of interest between the Company and such Underwriter or any controlling person may arise (and the Company&#8217;s counsel shall have concurred in good faith with such advice) and for this reason it is not desirable for the Company&#8217;s counsel to represent both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party (it being understood, however, that the Company shall not, in connection </font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">11</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys for the Underwriters or any controlling person (plus any local counsel retained by the Underwriters or any controlling person in their reasonable judgment), which firm (or firms) shall be designated in writing by the Underwriters or any controlling person).</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">Each Underwriter agrees, to the extent permitted by law, severally and not jointly, to indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse the Company, its directors and such of its officers as shall have signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, to the same extent and upon the same terms as the indemnity agreement of the Company set forth in Section 8(a) hereof, but only with respect to untrue statements or alleged untrue statements or omissions or alleged omissions made in the Registration Statement, or in the Basic Prospectus (if used prior to the effective date of this Agreement), or in the Pricing Prospectus, or in any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, or in the Prospectus, or in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented, in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by the Representatives on behalf of such Underwriter expressly for use therein.  The Company agrees promptly after the receipt by it of written notice of the commencement of any action in respect to which indemnity from you on account of your agreement contained in this Section 8(b) may be sought by the Company, or by any person controlling the Company, to notify you in writing of the commencement thereof, but the Company&#8217;s omission so to notify you of any such action shall not release you from any liability which you may have to the Company or to such controlling person otherwise than on account of the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(b).</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">If recovery is not available or insufficient to hold the indemnified party harmless under Section 8(a) or 8(b) hereof for any reason other than as specified therein, the indemnified party shall be entitled to contribution for any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses for which such indemnification is so unavailable or insufficient under this Section 8(c).  In determining the amount of contribution to which such indemnified party is entitled, there shall be considered the portion of the proceeds of the offering of the Debentures realized by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand, the relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission, and any equitable considerations appropriate under the circumstances.  The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) without reference to the considerations called for in the previous sentence.  No Underwriter or any person controlling such Underwriter shall be obligated to contribute any amount or amounts hereunder which in the aggregate exceeds the total price of the Debentures purchased by such Underwriter under this Agreement, less the aggregate amount of any damages which such Underwriter and its controlling persons have otherwise been required to pay in respect of the </font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">12</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">same claim or any substantially similar claim.  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If any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Debentures and the aggregate principal amount of Debentures with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter&#59; provided, however, that the non-defaulting Underwriters may agree, in their sole discretion, to purchase the Debentures which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on the terms set forth herein.  In the event of any such termination, the Company shall not be under any liability to any Underwriter (except to the extent, if any, provided in </font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">13</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:43.2pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Section 4(h) hereof), nor shall any Underwriter (other than an Underwriter who shall have failed or refused to purchase the Debentures without some reason sufficient to justify, in accordance with the terms hereof, its termination of its obligations hereunder) be under any liability to the Company or any other Underwriter.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Nothing herein contained shall release any defaulting Underwriter from its liability to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">10.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;text-decoration:underline">Termination of Agreement by the Underwriters</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#58; This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Time of Purchase by the Representatives if, after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Time of Purchase, in the Representatives&#8217; reasonable judgment, the Underwriters&#8217; ability to market the Debentures shall have been materially adversely affected because&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">trading in securities on the New York Stock Exchange LLC (the NYSE) shall have been generally suspended by the Commission or by the NYSE or trading in the securities of the Company shall have been suspended by the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or other national or international calamity or crisis, or</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.7pt">a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities, or</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(d)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;padding-left:4.02pt">there shall have been any decrease in the ratings of the Company&#8217;s debt securities by Moody&#8217;s Investors Service, Inc. 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</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Carolyn Hurley                        </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Name&#58; Carolyn Hurley</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Title&#58;   Managing Director</font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">18</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i9cd4be6177c5404e9aa6cae5d16f593c_591"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:42.48pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">EXHIBIT 1</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:24.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.428%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.112%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:19.704%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.557%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:24.699%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Principal Amount</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 2.38pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Principal Amount</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Underwriter</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">of Series C Debentures</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 2.38pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">of Series D Debentures</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Guggenheim Securities, LLC&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">78,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">78,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">78,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">PNC Capital Markets LLC&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">78,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-top:2.65pt;padding-left:0.02pt;padding-right:0.02pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">78,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">78,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CIBC World Markets Corp.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">TD Securities (USA) LLC</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 1.02pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total </font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">400,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">600,000,000&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:57.6pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">1</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:42.48pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">EXHIBIT 2</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:139%">PRICING DISCLOSURE PACKAGE</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:26.69pt">Prospectus dated November 24, 2025</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">b)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:26.01pt">Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated December 3, 2025 (including incorporated documents)</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">c)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%;padding-left:26.69pt">Permitted Free Writing Prospectus</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">i)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_607"></div><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Exhibit 4(a)</font></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDED AND RESTATED SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7<br><br>BETWEEN<br><br>AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.<br><br>AND<br><br>THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.<br>TRUSTEE<br><br>DATED AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2025</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDING SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7 DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2025<br><br>5.800% FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SERIES C, DUE 2056</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6.050% FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SERIES D, DUE 2056</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt double #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_610"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TABLE OF CONTENTS</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Page</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE I</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> DEFINITIONS........................................................................................................... 2</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 1.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Definition of Terms..........................................................................................2</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE II</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DEBENTURES..................... 5</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Designation and Principal Amount.................................................................. 5</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.02</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Stated Maturity................................................................................................. 6</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.03</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Form and Payment&#59; Minimum Transfer Restriction........................................ 6</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.04</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Reserved........................................................................................................... 6</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.05</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Interest.............................................................................................................. 6</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.06</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Events of Default.............................................................................................. 8</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.07</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Reserved........................................................................................................... 8</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.08</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       No Sinking Fund or Repayment at Option of the Holder................................. 8</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.09</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Optional Redemption....................................................................................... 8</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.10</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       No Additional Amounts................................................................................... 9</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 2.11</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Ranking&#59; Subordination...................................................................................10</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE III</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> RESERVED............................................................................................................10</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE IV</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS...................................................10</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 4.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Option to Defer Interest Payments..................................................................10</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE V</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> FORM OF DEBENTURE.......................................................................................12</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 5.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Form of Debenture......................................................................................... 12</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE VI</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> ORIGINAL ISSUE OF DEBENTURES............................................................... 12</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 6.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Original Issue of Debentures.......................................................................... 12</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE VII</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> RESERVED......................................................................................................... 12</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE VIII</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE...................................................................... 12</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 8.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Supplemental Indenture without Consent of Holders.................................... 12</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 8.02</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">       Supplemental Indenture with Consent of Holders......................................... 13</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE IX</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> RESERVED........................................................................................................... 13</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE X</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> RESERVED............................................................................................................ 13</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE XI</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> TAX TREATMENT.............................................................................................. 14</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 11.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Tax Treatment................................................................................................ 14</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE XII</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> THE TRUSTEE.................................................................................................... 14</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Appointment of Trustee................................................................................. 14</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.02</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Eligibility of Trustee...................................................................................... 14</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.03</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Security Registrar and Paying Agent............................................................. 14</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.04</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Concerning the Trustee.................................................................................. 14</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.05</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Patriot Act Requirements of Trustee.............................................................. 15</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.06</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Notice upon Trustee....................................................................................... 15</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">i</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.07</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Amendment to Section 903(l) of the Base Indenture..................................... 15</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.08</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Amendment to Section 1002 of the Base Indenture....................................... 15</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 12.09</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Amendment to Section 902 of the Base Indenture......................................... 16</font></div><div><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">ARTICLE XIII</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................................... 16</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 13.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Ratification of Indenture&#59; Supplemental Indenture No. 7 Controls............... 16</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 13.02</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Recitals........................................................................................................... 16</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 13.03</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Amendment to Section 112 of the Base Indenture......................................... 17</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 13.04</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Separability..................................................................................................... 17</font></div><div style="text-indent:10.8pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Section 13.05</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">     Counterparts................................................................................................... 17</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibits</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.087%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:81.713%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Exhibit A</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Exhibit B</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Form of Series C Debenture and the Trustee&#8217;s Certificate of Authentication</font></div><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Form of Series D Debenture and the Trustee&#8217;s Certificate of Authentication</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">ii</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_613"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDED AND RESTATED SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">THIS </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDED AND RESTATED SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, dated as of December 5, 2025 (this &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Supplemental Indenture No. 7</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), is between AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., a New York corporation, having its principal office at 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee of the Securities established by this Supplemental Indenture No. 7, having a Corporate Trust Office at 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6200B, Floor 62, Mailbox 44, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (herein called the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Trustee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore entered into a Junior Subordinated Indenture (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Base Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), dated as of March 1, 2008 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. 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</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, under Section 301 of the Base Indenture, the aggregate principal amount of a series of securities may be increased and additional securities of such series may be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased&#59; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Supplemental Indenture No. 7 by amending Section 2.01 of the Existing Supplemental Indenture No. 7 to delete the last sentence thereof to permit the aggregate principal amount of the Series C Debentures and the Series D Debentures to be increased and additional securities of each such series to be issued up to the maximum aggregate principal amount authorized with respect to such series as increased.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Company proposes to reopen under the Base Indenture the Series C Debentures and the Series D Debentures to issue additional Series C Debentures and Series D Debentures&#59; 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</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the Debentures by the Holders, and for the purpose of setting forth, as provided in the Base Indenture, the form and substance of the Debentures and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee as follows&#58; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">ARTICLE I</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"><br>DEFINITIONS</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 1.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Definition of Terms</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  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means a day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day on which banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed or (iii) a day on which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is closed for business. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Calculation Agent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; means the office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to the Securities herein described shall be principally administered, which office at the date of original execution of this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 is located at 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6200B, Floor 62, Mailbox 44, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention&#58; Corporate Trust Administration. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Coupon Rate</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Section 2.05</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Deferred Interest</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; shall have the meaning set forth in </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Section 4.01</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Existing Series C Debentures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; shall have has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals hereto.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Existing Series D Debentures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; 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means, as of any Reset Interest Determination Date, the average of the yields on actively traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity, for five-year maturities, for the most recent five Business Days appearing under the caption &#8220;Treasury Constant Maturities&#8221; in the most recent H.15. If the Five-Year Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the method described above, the Calculation Agent, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing calculations, or any such source as it deems reasonable from which to estimate the Five-Year Treasury Rate, will determine the Five-Year Treasury Rate in its sole discretion, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted successor Five-Year Treasury Rate, then the Calculation Agent will use such successor rate. If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine the business day convention, the definition of &#8220;Business Day&#8221; and the Reset Interest Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the Five-Year Treasury Rate, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">H.15</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; means the daily statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, published by the Federal Reserve Board, and &#8220;most recent H.15&#8221; means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Holder</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; means the Person in whose name at the time a particular Debenture is registered on the books of the Trustee kept for that purpose. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Interest Payment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; 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means, in respect of any Series C Interest Reset Period or Series D Interest Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the beginning of the applicable Series C Interest Reset Period or Series D Interest Reset Period.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Reset Rate</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; shall have the meaning specified in </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Section 9.03(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Series C Debentures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; 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means the period from and including March 15, 2031 to, but not including, the next following Series C Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Series C Reset Date to, but not including, the next following Series C Reset Date or the maturity date or date of redemption, as the case may be.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Series D Interest Reset Period</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; means the period from and including March 15, 2036 to, but not including, the next following Series D Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Series D Reset Date to, but not including, the next following Series D Reset Date or the maturity date or date of redemption, as the case may be.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Series C Maturity Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; 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All Series C Debentures shall have identical terms and all Series D Debentures shall have identical terms.  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provided, that the interest rate during any Series C Interest Reset will not reset below 5.800%. The Series C Debentures will mature on the Series C Maturity Date. The Series D Debentures bear interest (i) from and including the date of the original issuance to, but excluding, March 15, 2036 at an annual rate of 6.050% and (ii) from and including March 15, 2036 during each Series D Interest Reset Period at an annual rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus 1.940%&#59; provided, that the interest rate during any Series D Interest Reset will not reset below 6.050%. The Series D Debentures will mature on the Series D Maturity Date. Subject to the Company&#8217;s right to defer interest payments as described below, interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year (each an &#8220;Interest Payment Date&#8221;), beginning on March 15, 2026. If interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the applicable Debentures bear interest to the extent permitted by law. As permitted by the terms of the Debentures, if interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid up to a redemption date that does not fall on an interest payment date, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the Debentures of the applicable series bear interest to the extent permitted by law. The amount of interest payable for any interest accrual period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. 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The Company or any of its affiliates may assume the duties of the Calculation Agent. The applicable interest rate for each Series C Interest Reset Period or Series D Interest Reset Period, as applicable, will be determined by the Calculation Agent as of the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date. If the Company or one of its affiliates is not the Calculation Agent, the Calculation Agent will notify the Company of the interest rate for the relevant Series C Interest Reset Period or Series D Interest Reset Period, as applicable, promptly upon such determination. The Company will notify the Trustee of such interest rate, promptly upon making or being notified of such determination. The Calculation Agent&#8217;s determination of any interest rate and its calculation of the amount of interest for any Series C Interest Reset Period or Series D Interest Reset Period, as applicable, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, will be made in the Calculation Agent&#8217;s sole discretion and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the documentation relating to the Debentures of the applicable series, will become effective without consent from any other person or entity. Such determination of any interest rate and calculation of the amount of interest will be on file at the Company&#8217;s principal offices and will be made available to any holder of the Debentures of the applicable series upon request. 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The Company may redeem the Series D Debentures in whole or in part upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&#8217; notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Series D Debentures being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the first Series D Reset Date and ending on and including the first Series D Reset Date and (ii) after the first Series D Reset Date, on any interest payment date.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">8</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If notice of redemption is given pursuant to </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Section 2.09(a)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> above, the Debentures so to be redeemed will, on the redemption date (subject, in the case of a conditional redemption, to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent), become due and payable at the redemption price together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and from and after such date (unless the Company has defaulted in the payment of the redemption price and accrued interest) such Debentures shall cease to bear interest. If any Debentures called for redemption shall not be paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the redemption date at the rate then applicable to the Debentures. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:72pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In addition, the applicable series of the Debentures may be redeemable, in whole but not in part, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days&#8217; notice, following the occurrence of a Tax Event, at the redemption price equal to the sum of&#58; (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures being redeemed plus (2) accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date fixed for redemption (the &#8220;Tax Event Redemption Date&#8221;). 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Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 8.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Supplemental Indenture without Consent of Holders</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Without the consent of any Holders, the Company and the Trustee may from time to time, and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto to amend the Indenture and the Debentures, in form satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall comply with the provisions </font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div 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Pursuant to the Base Indenture, all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the Trustee under the Base Indenture shall be vested in the Trustee with respect to the Debentures and there shall continue to be vested in the Trustee all of its rights, powers, trusts and duties as Trustee under the Base Indenture with respect to all of the series of Securities as to which it has served and continues to serve as Trustee. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 12.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Eligibility of Trustee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Trustee hereby represents that it is qualified and eligible under Section 909 of the Base Indenture and the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act to accept its appointment as Trustee with respect to the Debentures under the Base Indenture and hereby accepts the appointment as such Trustee. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 12.03&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Security Registrar and Paying Agent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the Base Indenture, the Company hereby appoints The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as registrar and &#8220;Paying Agent&#8221; with respect to the Debentures. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 12.04&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Concerning the Trustee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Trustee does not assume any duties, responsibilities or liabilities by reason of this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 other than as set forth in the Base Indenture or as expressly set forth herein and, in carrying out its responsibilities hereunder, shall have all of the rights, powers, privileges, protections, duties and immunities which it possesses under the Base Indenture. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Section 12.05&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Patriot Act Requirements of Trustee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The parties hereto acknowledge that in order to help the United States government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, pursuant to Federal regulations that became effective on October 1, 2003 (Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act) all financial institutions are required to obtain, verify, record and update information that identifies each person establishing a relationship or opening an account.  The parties to this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 agree that they will provide to the Trustee such information as it may request, from time to time, in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, including but not limited to the name, address, tax identification number and other information that will allow it to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account and may also ask for formation documents such as articles of incorporation or other identifying documents to be provided. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 12.06&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Notice upon Trustee</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Any notice, direction, request, demand, consent or waiver by the Company or any Holder to or upon the Trustee, registrar or Paying Agent for the Debentures shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given, made or filed, for all purposes, if given, made or filed in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 12.07&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment to Section 903(l) of the Base Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 903(l) of the Base Indenture is amended and restated in its entirety as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;(l) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 12.08&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment to Section 1002 of the Base Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 1002 of the Base Indenture is amended and restated in its entirety as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8220;The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the time and in the manner provided pursuant thereto.  Reports so required to be transmitted at stated intervals of not more than 12 months shall be transmitted no later than May 15 in each calendar year with respect to the 12-month period ending on the next preceding May 15, commencing May 15, 2008.  A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Company.  The Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on or delisted from any stock exchange.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company shall file with the Trustee (within thirty (30) days after filing with the Commission in the case of reports that pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act must be filed with the Commission and furnished to the Trustee) and transmit to the Holders, such information, reports and other documents, if any, at such times and in such manner, as shall be required by the Trust Indenture Act.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee&#8217;s receipt thereof shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company&#8217;s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on the Officers&#8217; Certificates).&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 12.09&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment to Section 902 of the Base Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 902 of the Base Indenture is amended and restated in its entirety as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8220;The Trustee shall give notice of any default hereunder with respect to the Securities of any series to the Holders of such series, in the manner and to the extent required to do so by the Trust Indenture Act, within 30 days after the occurrence of any default by the Company hereunder of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice at its Corporate Trust Office specifying the series of Securities, unless such default shall have been cured or waived&#59; provided, however, that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 801(c), no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 90 days after the occurrence thereof.  For the purpose of this Section, the term &#8220;default&#8221; means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become, an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series.&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">ARTICLE XIII</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"><br>MISCELLANEOUS</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 13.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Ratification of Indenture&#59; Supplemental Indenture No. 7 Controls</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Base Indenture, as supplemented and (solely for purposes of the Debentures) amended by this Supplemental Indenture No. 7, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.  The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 shall supersede the provisions of the Base Indenture to the extent the Base Indenture is inconsistent herewith with respect to the Debentures only. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 13.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Recitals</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The recitals herein contained are made by the Company only and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee does not assume any responsibility for the correctness thereof.  The Trustee makes no </font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">16</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture No. 7.  All of the provisions contained in the Base Indenture in respect of the rights, powers, privileges, protections, duties and immunities of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Debentures and of this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 as fully and with like effect as if set forth herein in full. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 13.03&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment to Section 112 of the Base Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 112 of the Base Indenture is amended and restated in its entirety as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York (including without limitation Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law or any successor to such statute), except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act shall be applicable.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;padding-right:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company agrees that any suit, action or proceeding against the Company brought by any Holder or the Trustee arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the Securities may be instituted in any state or the federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and the Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any suit, action or proceeding. The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection to any suit, action or proceeding that may be brought in connection with this Indenture or any Security, including such actions, suits or proceedings relation to securities laws of the United States of America or any state thereof, in such courts whether on the grounds of venue, residence or domicile or on the ground that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.&#8221;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 13.04&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Separability</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 or in the Debentures shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 or of the Debentures, but this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 and the Debentures shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#010000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 13.05&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Counterparts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Supplemental Indenture No. 7 may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. This Supplemental Indenture No. 7 and any ancillary documents may be signed by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, provided any electronic signature is a true representation of the signer&#8217;s actual signature.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">17</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_616"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture No. 7 to be duly executed as of the date first above written.</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:37.650%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:60.150%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:27pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">By&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;______________________________</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Name&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Matthew D. 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New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, as Trustee</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 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Roman',serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_619"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXHIBIT A</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM OF 5.800% FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES, SERIES C, DUE 2056</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:0.02pt;padding-right:0.02pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5.800% FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE, </font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:0.02pt;padding-right:0.02pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SERIES C DUE 2056</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.85pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">THIS DEBENTURE IS A GLOBAL DEBENTURE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. THIS DEBENTURE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR DEBENTURES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN SUCH LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.95pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY DEBENTURE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE &#38; CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE &#38; CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &#38; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.65pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">THE DEBENTURES EVIDENCED HEREBY WILL BE ISSUED, AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED, ONLY IN DENOMINATIONS OF $2,000 AND ANY GREATER INTEGRAL MULTIPLE OF $1,000, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF DEBENTURES IN A DENOMINATION OF DEBENTURES IN A DENOMINATION OF LESS THAN $1,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7. ANY SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH DEBENTURES FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RECEIPT OF PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF SUCH DEBENTURES, AND SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN SUCH DEBENTURES.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:77.76pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_622"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:9.55pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:0.07pt;padding-right:0.07pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">$400,000,000</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">5.800% FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">SERIES C, DUE 2056</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;padding-left:0.1pt;padding-right:0.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Dated&#58; December 5, 2025</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:0.05pt;padding-right:0.05pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NUMBER R-4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;CUSIP NO&#58; 02557T AE9</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Registered Holder&#58; CEDE &#38; CO.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;ISIN NO&#58; US02557TAE91</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.65pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of New York (herein referred to as the &#8220;Company,&#8221; which term includes any successor person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay  to the Registered Holder named above, the principal sum specified in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in this Debenture annexed hereto on March 15, 2056 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Series C Maturity Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and    to pay (subject to deferral as set forth herein) interest thereon (i) from and including the date of the original issuance to, but excluding, March 15, 2031 at an annual rate of 5.800% and (ii) from and including March 15, 2031 during each Series C Reset Period at an annual rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus 2.128%&#59; provided, that the interest rate during any Series C Interest Reset will not reset below 5.800%.  Subject to the Company&#8217;s right to defer interest payments as set forth in Supplemental Indenture No. 7 (as defined on the reverse hereof), interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year beginning on March 15, 2026 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Interest Payment Dates</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. If interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the Debentures (as defined on the reverse hereof) bear interest to the extent permitted by law. As permitted by the terms of the Debentures, if interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid up to a redemption date that does not fall on an interest payment date, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the Debentures bear interest to the extent permitted by law.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and with respect to any period less than a full calendar month, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed during the period. The interest so payable on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name this Debenture is registered, at the close of business on the Regular Record Date next preceding such Interest Payment Date&#59; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">provided</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> that interest payable at Series C Maturity Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable.  Any such interest that is not so punctually paid or duly provided for, and that is not deferred as described below, will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid (i) to the Person in whose name this Debenture (or any Debenture issued upon registration of transfer or exchange thereof) is registered at the close of business on the record date for the payment of such defaulted interest established in accordance with Section 307 of the Base Indenture or (ii) at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of the securities exchange, if any, on which the Debenture may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange. 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If the Five-Year Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Calculation Agent, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing calculations, or any such source as it deems reasonable from which to estimate the Five-Year Treasury Rate, will determine the Five- Year Treasury Rate in its sole discretion, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted successor Five-Year Treasury Rate, then the Calculation Agent will use such successor rate. If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine the business day convention, the definition of &#8220;Business Day&#8221; and the Reset Interest Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the Five-Year Treasury Rate, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:10.8pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;H.15&#8221; means the daily statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:10.8pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Series C Reset Date&#8221; means March 15, 2031 and each date falling on the five-year anniversary of the preceding Series C Reset Date.</font></div><div style="height:49.68pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:10.8pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Series C Interest Reset Period&#8221; means the period from and including March 15, 2031 to, but not including, the next following Series C Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Series C Reset Date to, but not including, the next following Series C Reset Date or the maturity date or date of redemption, as the case may be.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:10.8pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8220;Most Recent H.15&#8221; means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:10.8pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Reset Interest Determination Date&#8221; means, in respect of any Series C Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Series C Reset Period.</font></div><div style="padding-left:10.8pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;So long as no Event of Default with respect to the Debentures of this series has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall have the right on one or more occasions, to defer payment of all or part of the current and accrued interest otherwise due on this Security by extending the interest payment period for up to ten (10) consecutive years (each period, commencing on the date that the first such interest payment would otherwise have been made, an &#8220;Optional Deferral Period&#8221;). 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Fransen</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:-2.63pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11.4pt;font-weight:400;line-height:11.40pt">Title&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Treasurer</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:66.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7</font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_628"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:74.88pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:9.55pt;padding-left:0.02pt;padding-right:0.02pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TRUSTEE&#8217;S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.3pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This is one of the Securities, of the series designated herein, referred to in the within-mentioned      Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dated&#58; December 5, 2025</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:243.75pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:48.713%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:-2.63pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.05pt">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:12.05pt">, as Trustee</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:0.4pt;padding-right:-2.63pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.63pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:11.85pt">By&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11.85pt;font-weight:400;line-height:11.85pt;text-decoration:underline"> &#47;s&#47; Ann M. Dolezal&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:-2.63pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11.6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:11.60pt">Name&#58;  Ann M. Dolezal</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:-2.63pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11.4pt;font-weight:400;line-height:11.40pt">Title&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Vice President</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:66.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">8</font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_631"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:9.55pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REVERSE OF DEBENTURE</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.3pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.65pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Securities</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), issued and to be issued pursuant to the Junior Subordinated Indenture (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Base</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), dated as of March 1, 2008, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as supplemented and amended by the Amended and Restated Supplemental Indenture No. 7 dated as of December 5, 2025 by and between the Company and the Trustee (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Supplemental Indenture No. 7</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;, and together with the Base Indenture, as it may be hereafter supplemented or amended from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;). Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders (the word &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Holder</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; or &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Holders</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; meaning the registered holder or registered holders) of the Debentures. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Debentures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) which is limited in aggregate principal amount to $400,000,000.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:11.15pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:11.1pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Debentures are not subject to the operation of any sinking fund and, except as set forth in Supplemental Indenture No. 7, are not repayable at the option of a Holder thereof prior to the Series C Maturity Date.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all of the Debentures may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:11.15pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company will not pay any additional amounts to any Holder in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:11.1pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debentures by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debentures at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all outstanding Debentures, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture, and contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount in certain instances of the outstanding Debentures, to waive on behalf of all of the Holders of Debentures, certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debenture shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debenture and of any Debenture issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:66.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">9</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of Debentures shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as provided in the Indenture, and unless also the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of all the Securities at the time outstanding (considered as one class) shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee under the Indenture and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 812 of the Base Indenture&#59; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Debenture with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Debentures shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders of Securities. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of Section 807 of the Base Indenture, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Nothing contained in the Indenture is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company and the Holders of the Debentures, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Holders the principal of and interest on such Debentures when, where and as the same shall become due and payable, all in accordance with the terms of the Debentures, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of such Holders and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under the Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under Article XIV of the Base Indenture of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company in respect of cash, property, or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debenture may be registered on the Security Register upon surrender of this Debenture for registration of transfer at the offices maintained by the Company or its agent for such purpose, duly endorsed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, but without payment of any charge other than a sum sufficient to reimburse the Company for any tax or other governmental charge incident thereto. Upon any such registration of transfer, a new </font></div><div style="height:66.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">10</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Debenture or Debentures of authorized denomination or denominations for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:11.1pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Supplemental Indenture No. 7, Debentures corresponding to Applicable Ownership Interests in Debentures that are no longer a component of the Corporate Units and are released from the Collateral Account will be initially issued as Global Debentures. Except upon recreation of Corporate Units and except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, Debentures represented by Global Debentures will not be exchangeable for, and will not otherwise be issuable as, Debentures in certificated form. Unless and until such Global Debentures are exchanged for Debentures in certificated form, Global Debentures may be transferred, in whole but not in part, and any payments on the Debentures shall be made, only to the Depository or a nominee of the Depository, or to a successor Depository selected or approved by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depository.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:11pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company agrees, and by acceptance of this Debenture or a beneficial interest in this Debenture, each Holder hereof and any Person acquiring a beneficial interest herein agrees, to treat this Debenture as indebtedness for United States federal, state and local tax purposes.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Debenture, the Company, the Trustee, and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the person in whose name this Debenture shall be registered upon the Security Register of this series as the absolute owner of this Debenture (whether or not this Debenture shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal hereof and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest due hereon and for all other purposes&#59; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:10.55pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Debenture, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any stockholder, officer, director or employee, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor person, either directly or through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as a part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:11pt;padding-right:11pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.95pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Debenture shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of said State.</font></div><div style="height:66.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11</font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_634"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:74.88pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:4pt;margin-top:9.55pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">ASSIGNMENT</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.3pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:47pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s) and transfer(s) unto</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5.95pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:97.886%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.65pt;padding-left:82.32pt;padding-right:82.32pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(please insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee)</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.65pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:-2.63pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:12.60pt">PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OFASSIGNEE the within Debenture and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and       appointing</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:5.8pt;padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:-2.63pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">agent to transfer said Debenture on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dated&#58;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:236.77pt;padding-right:-6.23pt"><img alt="image_0b.jpg" src="image_0b.jpg" style="height:1px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:319px"></div><div style="margin-top:4pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:-2.63pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">NOTICE&#58; The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:66.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12</font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_637"></div><hr 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THIS DEBENTURE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR DEBENTURES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN SUCH LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.95pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY DEBENTURE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE &#38; CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE &#38; CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &#38; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.65pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">THE DEBENTURES EVIDENCED HEREBY WILL BE ISSUED, AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED, ONLY IN DENOMINATIONS OF $2,000 AND ANY GREATER INTEGRAL MULTIPLE OF $1,000, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF DEBENTURES IN A DENOMINATION OF DEBENTURES IN A DENOMINATION OF LESS THAN $1,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7. ANY SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH DEBENTURES FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RECEIPT OF PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF SUCH DEBENTURES, AND SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN SUCH DEBENTURES.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_640"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:9.55pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">$500,000,000</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">6.050% FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES, </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">SERIES D, DUE 2056</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Dated&#58; December 5, 2025</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NUMBER R-3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;CUSIP NO&#58; 02557T AF6</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Registered Holder&#58;  CEDE &#38; CO.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;ISIN NO&#58; US02557TAF66</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.65pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of New York (herein referred to as the &#8220;Company,&#8221; which term includes any successor person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay  to the Registered Holder named above, the principal sum specified in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in this Debenture annexed hereto on March 15, 2056 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Series D Maturity Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and    to pay (subject to deferral as set forth herein) interest thereon (i) from and including the date of the original issuance to, but excluding, March 15, 2036 at an annual rate of 6.050% and (ii) from and including March 15, 2036 during each Series D Interest Reset Period at an annual rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus 1.940%&#59; provided, that the interest rate during any Series D Interest Reset will not reset below 6.050%.  Subject to the Company&#8217;s right to defer interest payments as set forth in Supplemental Indenture No. 7 (as defined on the reverse hereof), interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year beginning on March 15, 2026 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Interest Payment Dates</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. If interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the Debentures (as defined on the reverse hereof) bear interest to the extent permitted by law. As permitted by the terms of the Debentures, if interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid up to a redemption date that does not fall on an interest payment date, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the Debentures bear interest to the extent permitted by law.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and with respect to any period less than a full calendar month, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed during the period. The interest so payable on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name this Debenture is registered, at the close of business on the Regular Record Date next preceding such Interest Payment Date&#59; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">provided</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> that interest payable at Series D Maturity Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable.  Any such interest that is not so punctually paid or duly provided for, and that is not deferred as described below, will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid (i) to the Person in whose name this Debenture (or any Debenture issued upon registration of transfer or exchange thereof) is registered at the close of business on the record date for the payment of such defaulted interest established in accordance with Section 307 of the Base Indenture or (ii) at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of the securities exchange, if any, on which the Debenture may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange. The &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Regular Record Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; with respect to any Interest Payment Date for the Debentures, will be the thirtieth day of the calendar month immediately preceding the </font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">calendar month in which the applicable Interest Payment Date falls (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day)&#59; provided that if any of the Debentures or the related Corporate Units are held by a securities depository in book-entry form, the Regular Record Date for such Debentures will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date.</font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If an Interest Payment Date or the Series D Maturity Date of the Debentures or the date (if any) on which the Company is required to purchase the Debentures falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the applicable payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest shall accrue or be paid in respect of such delay.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.35pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Debenture may be presented for payment of principal and interest at the office of the Paying Agent, in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York&#59; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">provided</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">however</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, that at the option of the Company, interest on this Debenture may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as the address shall appear on the Security Register, or by a wire transfer to an account designated by the Person entitled thereto. Payment of the principal and interest on this Debenture shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.</font></div><div style="padding-right:10.75pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Calculation Agent&#8221; means the Company, an affiliate of the Company selected by the Company, or any other firm appointed by the Company, in each case, in the Company&#8217;s sole discretion, acting as calculation agent in respect of the Debentures.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Five-Year Treasury Rate&#8221; means, as of any Reset Interest Determination Date, the average of the yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity, for five-year maturities, for the most recent five Business Days appearing under the caption &#8220;Treasury Constant Maturities&#8221; in the Most Recent H.15. If the Five-Year Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Calculation Agent, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing calculations, or any such source as it deems reasonable from which to estimate the Five-Year Treasury Rate, will determine the Five- Year Treasury Rate in its sole discretion, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted successor Five-Year Treasury Rate, then the Calculation Agent will use such successor rate. If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine the business day convention, the definition of &#8220;Business Day&#8221; and the Reset Interest Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the Five-Year Treasury Rate, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;H.15&#8221; means the daily statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Series D Reset Date&#8221; means March 15, 2036 and each date falling on the five-year anniversary of the preceding Series D Reset Date.</font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Series D Interest Reset Period&#8221; means the period from and including March 15, 2036 to, but not including, the next following Series D Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Series D Reset Date to, but not including, the next following Series D Reset Date or the maturity date or date of redemption, as the case may be.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8220;Most Recent H.15&#8221; means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Reset Interest Determination Date&#8221; means, in respect of any Series D Interest Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Series D Interest Reset Period.</font></div><div style="padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;So long as no Event of Default with respect to the Debentures of this series has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall have the right on one or more occasions, to defer payment of all or part of the current and accrued interest otherwise due on this Security by extending the interest payment period for up to ten (10) consecutive years (each period, commencing on the date that the first such interest payment would otherwise have been made, an &#8220;Optional Deferral Period&#8221;). A deferral of interest payments may not extend beyond the Series D Maturity Date or end on a day other than an Interest Payment Date. As provided in the Indenture, Additional Interest on this Security will accrue to the extent permitted by law. 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Fransen</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Title&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Treasurer</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_646"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:74.88pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:9.55pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TRUSTEE&#8217;S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.3pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This is one of the Securities, of the series designated herein, referred to in the within-mentioned      Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dated&#58; 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Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders (the word &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Holder</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; or &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Holders</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; meaning the registered holder or registered holders) of the Debentures. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Debentures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) which is limited in aggregate principal amount to $500,000,000.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11.15pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11.1pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Debentures are not subject to the operation of any sinking fund and, except as set forth in Supplemental Indenture No. 7, are not repayable at the option of a Holder thereof prior to the Series D Maturity Date.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.85pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all of the Debentures may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11.15pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company will not pay any additional amounts to any Holder in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11.1pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debentures by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debentures at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all outstanding Debentures, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture, and contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount in certain instances of the outstanding Debentures, to waive on behalf of all of the Holders of Debentures, certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debenture shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debenture and of any Debenture issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">10</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of Debentures shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as provided in the Indenture, and unless also the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of all the Securities at the time outstanding (considered as one class) shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee under the Indenture and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 812 of the Base Indenture&#59; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Debenture with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Debentures shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders of Securities. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of Section 807 of the Base Indenture, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Nothing contained in the Indenture is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company and the Holders of the Debentures, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Holders the principal of and interest on such Debentures when, where and as the same shall become due and payable, all in accordance with the terms of the Debentures, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of such Holders and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under the Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under Article XIV of the Base Indenture of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company in respect of cash, property, or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debenture may be registered on the Security Register upon surrender of this Debenture for registration of transfer at the offices maintained by the Company or its agent for such purpose, duly endorsed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, but without payment of any charge other than a sum sufficient to reimburse the Company for any tax or other governmental charge incident thereto. Upon any such registration of transfer, a new Debenture or Debentures of authorized denomination or denominations for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor.</font></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Supplemental Indenture No. 7, Debentures corresponding to Applicable Ownership Interests in Debentures that are no longer a component of the Corporate Units and are released from the Collateral Account will be initially issued as Global Debentures. Except upon recreation of Corporate Units and except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, Debentures represented by Global Debentures will not be exchangeable for, and will not otherwise be issuable as, Debentures in certificated form. Unless and until such Global Debentures are exchanged for Debentures in certificated form, Global Debentures may be transferred, in whole but not in part, and any payments on the Debentures shall be made, only to the Depository or a nominee of the Depository, or to a successor Depository selected or approved by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depository.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company agrees, and by acceptance of this Debenture or a beneficial interest in this Debenture, each Holder hereof and any Person acquiring a beneficial interest herein agrees, to treat this Debenture as indebtedness for United States federal, state and local tax purposes.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.9pt;text-align:justify"><font 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Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Debenture, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any stockholder, officer, director or employee, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor person, either directly or through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as a part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Debenture shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of 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style="margin-top:4pt;padding-right:-2.63pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:121%">NOTICE&#58; The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">13</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_655"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:74.88pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:9.3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Remaining Principal Amount</font></div><div style="padding-right:-0.78pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:8.20pt;text-decoration:underline">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;of this Debenture&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:-2.63pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:-2.63pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:6.6pt;padding-right:-1.78pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Signature of Authorized</font></div><div style="padding-right:-8.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:8.20pt;text-decoration:underline">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Officer of Trustee&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_658"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><img alt="image_2b.jpg" src="image_2b.jpg" style="height:28px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:653px"></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6.050% 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THIS DEBENTURE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR DEBENTURES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS DEBENTURE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN SUCH LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.95pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY DEBENTURE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE &#38; CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE &#38; CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE &#38; CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.65pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">THE DEBENTURES EVIDENCED HEREBY WILL BE ISSUED, AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED, ONLY IN DENOMINATIONS OF $2,000 AND ANY GREATER INTEGRAL MULTIPLE OF $1,000, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF DEBENTURES IN A DENOMINATION OF DEBENTURES IN A DENOMINATION OF LESS THAN $1,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 7. ANY SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH DEBENTURES FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RECEIPT OF PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF SUCH DEBENTURES, AND SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN SUCH DEBENTURES.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_661"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:9.55pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">$100,000,000</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">6.050% FIXED-TO-FIXED RESET RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES, </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:12.60pt">SERIES D, DUE 2056</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Dated&#58; December 5, 2025</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NUMBER R-4&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;CUSIP NO&#58; 02557T AF6</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Registered Holder&#58;  CEDE &#38; CO.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;ISIN NO&#58; US02557TAF66</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.65pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of New York (herein referred to as the &#8220;Company,&#8221; which term includes any successor person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay  to the Registered Holder named above, the principal sum specified in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in this Debenture annexed hereto on March 15, 2056 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Series D Maturity Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), and    to pay (subject to deferral as set forth herein) interest thereon (i) from and including the date of the original issuance to, but excluding, March 15, 2036 at an annual rate of 6.050% and (ii) from and including March 15, 2036 during each Series D Interest Reset Period at an annual rate equal to the Five-Year Treasury Rate as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date, plus 1.940%&#59; provided, that the interest rate during any Series D Interest Reset will not reset below 6.050%.  Subject to the Company&#8217;s right to defer interest payments as set forth in Supplemental Indenture No. 7 (as defined on the reverse hereof), interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year beginning on March 15, 2026 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Interest Payment Dates</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. If interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the Debentures (as defined on the reverse hereof) bear interest to the extent permitted by law. As permitted by the terms of the Debentures, if interest payments are deferred or otherwise not paid up to a redemption date that does not fall on an interest payment date, they will accrue and compound until paid at the same rate at which the Debentures bear interest to the extent permitted by law.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and with respect to any period less than a full calendar month, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed during the period. The interest so payable on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name this Debenture is registered, at the close of business on the Regular Record Date next preceding such Interest Payment Date&#59; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">provided</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> that interest payable at Series D Maturity Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable.  Any such interest that is not so punctually paid or duly provided for, and that is not deferred as described below, will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid (i) to the Person in whose name this Debenture (or any Debenture issued upon registration of transfer or exchange thereof) is registered at the close of business on the record date for the payment of such defaulted interest established in accordance with Section 307 of the Base Indenture or (ii) at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of the securities exchange, if any, on which the Debenture may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange. 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Payment of the principal and interest on this Debenture shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.</font></div><div style="padding-right:10.75pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Calculation Agent&#8221; means the Company, an affiliate of the Company selected by the Company, or any other firm appointed by the Company, in each case, in the Company&#8217;s sole discretion, acting as calculation agent in respect of the Debentures.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Five-Year Treasury Rate&#8221; means, as of any Reset Interest Determination Date, the average of the yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity, for five-year maturities, for the most recent five Business Days appearing under the caption &#8220;Treasury Constant Maturities&#8221; in the Most Recent H.15. If the Five-Year Treasury Rate cannot be determined pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Calculation Agent, after consulting such sources as it deems comparable to any of the foregoing calculations, or any such source as it deems reasonable from which to estimate the Five-Year Treasury Rate, will determine the Five- Year Treasury Rate in its sole discretion, provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted successor Five-Year Treasury Rate, then the Calculation Agent will use such successor rate. If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion may determine the business day convention, the definition of &#8220;Business Day&#8221; and the Reset Interest Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to the Five-Year Treasury Rate, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;H.15&#8221; means the daily statistical release designated as such, or any successor publication as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Series D Reset Date&#8221; means March 15, 2036 and each date falling on the five-year anniversary of the preceding Series D Reset Date.</font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Series D Interest Reset Period&#8221; means the period from and including March 15, 2036 to, but not including, the next following Series D Reset Date and thereafter each period from and including each Series D Reset Date to, but not including, the next following Series D Reset Date or the maturity date or date of redemption, as the case may be.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8220;Most Recent H.15&#8221; means the H.15 published closest in time but prior to the close of business on the applicable Reset Interest Determination Date.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8220;Reset Interest Determination Date&#8221; means, in respect of any Series D Interest Reset Period, the day falling two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Series D Interest Reset Period.</font></div><div style="padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;So long as no Event of Default with respect to the Debentures of this series has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall have the right on one or more occasions, to defer payment of all or part of the current and accrued interest otherwise due on this Security by extending the interest payment period for up to ten (10) consecutive years (each period, commencing on the date that the first such interest payment would otherwise have been made, an &#8220;Optional Deferral Period&#8221;). A deferral of interest payments may not extend beyond the Series D Maturity Date or end on a day other than an Interest Payment Date. As provided in the Indenture, Additional Interest on this Security will accrue to the extent permitted by law. 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Upon the termination of any Optional Deferral Period, which shall be an Interest Payment Date, the Company shall pay all interest accrued and unpaid on this Debenture, including any Additional Interest, to the Person in whose name this Debenture is registered on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accrued and unpaid on this Security, including any Additional Interest, payable at Series D Maturity Date or on any Tax Event Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. 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means a change to the methodology or criteria that were employed by an applicable nationally recognized statistical rating organization for purposes of assigning equity credit to securities such as the Securities of this series on December 5, 2025 (the &#8220;current methodology&#8221;), which change either (i)&#160;shortens the period of time during which equity credit pertaining to the Debentures of this series would have been in effect had the current methodology </font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">not been changed, or (ii)&#160;reduces the amount of equity credit assigned to the Debentures of this series as compared with the amount of equity credit that such rating agency had assigned to the Debentures of this series as of December 5, 2025.</font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by this Debenture, including the principal hereof and interest hereon, is, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to the Company&#8217;s obligations to Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company and each Holder of this Debenture, by acceptance hereof, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions of the Indenture and all other provisions of the Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debenture set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-right:10.75pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Debenture and the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and control.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Debenture shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been manually or electronically signed by an authorized signatory of the Trustee under the Indenture.</font></div><div style="height:63.36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_664"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:74.88pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:9.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. has caused this instrument to be duly executed. </font></div><div style="margin-top:9.3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dated&#58; 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Fransen</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:20.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Title&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Treasurer</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_667"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:74.88pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:9.55pt;padding-left:0.02pt;padding-right:0.02pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TRUSTEE&#8217;S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.3pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This is one of the Securities, of the series designated herein, referred to in the within-mentioned      Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dated&#58; 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Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders (the word &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Holder</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; or &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Holders</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; meaning the registered holder or registered holders) of the Debentures. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Debentures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) which is limited in aggregate principal amount to $100,000,000.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11.15pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11.1pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Debentures are not subject to the operation of any sinking fund and, except as set forth in Supplemental Indenture No. 7, are not repayable at the option of a Holder thereof prior to the Series D Maturity Date.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.85pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In the case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all of the Debentures may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11.15pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company will not pay any additional amounts to any Holder in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11.1pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debentures by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debentures at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all outstanding Debentures, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture, and contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount in certain instances of the outstanding Debentures, to waive on behalf of all of the Holders of Debentures, certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debenture shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debenture and of any Debenture issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debenture.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">9</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of Debentures shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as provided in the Indenture, and unless also the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of all the Securities at the time outstanding (considered as one class) shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee under the Indenture and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee pursuant to Section 812 of the Base Indenture&#59; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Debenture with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Debentures shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Securities, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders of Securities. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of Section 807 of the Base Indenture, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Nothing contained in the Indenture is intended to or shall impair, as between the Company and the Holders of the Debentures, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Holders the principal of and interest on such Debentures when, where and as the same shall become due and payable, all in accordance with the terms of the Debentures, or is intended to or shall affect the relative rights of such Holders and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Indebtedness of the Company, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under the Indenture, subject to the rights, if any, under Article XIV of the Base Indenture of the holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company in respect of cash, property, or securities of the Company received upon the exercise of any such remedy.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.7pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debenture may be registered on the Security Register upon surrender of this Debenture for registration of transfer at the offices maintained by the Company or its agent for such purpose, duly endorsed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Securities registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, but without payment of any charge other than a sum sufficient to reimburse the Company for any tax or other governmental charge incident thereto. Upon any such registration of transfer, a new Debenture or Debentures of authorized denomination or denominations for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor.</font></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">10</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:67.68pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Supplemental Indenture No. 7, Debentures corresponding to Applicable Ownership Interests in Debentures that are no longer a component of the Corporate Units and are released from the Collateral Account will be initially issued as Global Debentures. Except upon recreation of Corporate Units and except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, Debentures represented by Global Debentures will not be exchangeable for, and will not otherwise be issuable as, Debentures in certificated form. Unless and until such Global Debentures are exchanged for Debentures in certificated form, Global Debentures may be transferred, in whole but not in part, and any payments on the Debentures shall be made, only to the Depository or a nominee of the Depository, or to a successor Depository selected or approved by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depository.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company agrees, and by acceptance of this Debenture or a beneficial interest in this Debenture, each Holder hereof and any Person acquiring a beneficial interest herein agrees, to treat this Debenture as indebtedness for United States federal, state and local tax purposes.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:10.9pt;text-align:justify"><font 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Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Debenture, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture, against any stockholder, officer, director or employee, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor person, either directly or through the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as a part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:11pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Debenture shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of said State.</font></div><div style="height:80.64pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i87937573873e46ee91a5b6636b023f37_673"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:74.88pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:9.55pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">ASSIGNMENT</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.3pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">FOR VALUE 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="iea9ed36f6ff442059cf0a6d23c06e35c_57"></div><div style="min-height:81pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Exhibit 5(a)</font></div></div><div><img alt="image_0a.jpg" src="image_0a.jpg" style="height:96px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:173px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">311 South Wacker Drive</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Suite 6200B, Floor 62, Mailbox 44</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Chicago, Illinois 60606</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">December 5, 2025</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ladies and Gentlemen&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The undersigned, David C. House, counsel for American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), delivers this opinion in accordance with Sections 102, 303, 903 and 1203 of the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2008 (the &#8220;Subordinated Indenture&#8221;), from the Company to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee to The Bank of New York, as trustee (the &#8220;Trustee&#8221;), and in connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of (i) $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#8217;s 5.800% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series C, due 2056, (the &#8220;Series C Debentures&#8221;) and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#8217;s 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series D, due 2056, (the &#8220;Series D Debentures,&#8221; collectively, the &#8220;Debentures&#8221;), executed by the Company and delivered to you concurrently herewith, such Debentures to be in the form of definitive debentures, Series C Debenture No. R-4 and Series D Debentures No. R-3 and R-4, registered in the name of Cede &#38; Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company, under the Indenture, as previously supplemented and as supplemented by Amended and Restated Supplemental Indenture No. 7, dated as of December 5, 2025 (the &#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221; and, together with the Subordinated Indenture, the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;) and pursuant to the Company Order and Officer&#8217;s Certificate, of even date herewith.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">I hereby advise you that in my opinion&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;the form of the Debentures has been duly authorized by the Company and has been established in conformity with the provisions of the Indenture&#59;</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;the terms of the Debentures have been duly authorized by the Company and have been established in conformity with the provisions of the Indenture&#59; </font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-72pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;the Debentures, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and the aforesaid Company Order and the Board Resolutions referred to therein, and issued, executed and delivered by the Company as contemplated by and in accordance with such Company Order and duly paid for by the purchasers, will have been </font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:81pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">December 5, 2025</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Page 2</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">duly issued under the Indenture and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject, as the enforcement, to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing&#59; and</font></div><div style="padding-left:72pt;text-indent:-36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;the Supplemental Indenture has been duly and validly authorized by the Company by all necessary corporate action, has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company, and is a valid and binding instrument enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors&#8217; rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In rendering the opinions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, (A) I have examined, and have relied as to matters of fact upon, the documents delivered to you at the closing and upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records, agreements, documents and other instruments and such certificates or comparable documents or oral statements of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company, and have made such other and further investigations, as I have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for such opinions, and (B) in such examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">I have read the covenants and conditions contained in the Subordinated Indenture with respect to compliance with which this opinion is given, including without limitation the conditions precedent provided for therein relating to the action proposed to be taken by the Trustee as requested in the Company Order, and the definitions in the Indenture relating thereto.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">I am of the opinion that (x) such conditions and covenants and all conditions precedent provided for in the Subordinated Indenture (including any covenants compliance with which constitutes a condition precedent) relating to (1) the execution and delivery of the Supplemental Indenture and (2) the issuance, authorization, authentication and delivery of the Debentures have been complied with and (y) the execution of the Supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by the Subordinated Indenture.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:81pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">December 5, 2025</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Page 3</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">I am a member of the Bar of the State of New York.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WITNESS my hand as of this 5</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:7.8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-4.2pt;vertical-align:baseline">th</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> day of December, 2025.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; 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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i97555a78b7134aa59275e570f58f85c2_72"></div><div style="min-height:159.12pt;width:100%"><div><img alt="image_1.jpg" src="image_1.jpg" style="height:22px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:184px"></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">December 5, 2025</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:13.65pt">American Electric Power Company, Inc. <br>1 Riverside Plaza</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Columbus, Ohio 43215</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Re&#58;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;5.800% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series C due 2056 and 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series D due 2056</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ladies and Gentlemen&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We have acted as tax counsel to American Electric Power Company, Inc., a New York corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) in connection with the issuance and sale of 5.800% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series C due 2056 and 6.050% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series D due 2056 (collectively, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Debentures</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) issued pursuant to the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2008 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Base Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, as supplemented and amended by the Amended and Restated Supplemental Indenture No. 7, dated as of December 5, 2025 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Supplemental Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;&#59; the Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by the Supplemental Indenture, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Indenture</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In arriving at the opinion expressed below, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-291275) (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Registration Statement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Securities Act</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), the prospectus dated November 24, 2025 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Base Prospectus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), as supplemented by the preliminary prospectus supplement dated December 3, 2025 relating to the Debentures (together with the Base Prospectus, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Preliminary Prospectus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Commission</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) under the Securities Act and the prospectus supplement dated December 3, 2025 relating to the Debentures (together with the Base Prospectus, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Prospectus</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act, in each case, including the documents filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, as the case may be&#59; the pricing term sheet dated December 3, </font></div><div style="height:122.4pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> 1</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:700;line-height:10.00pt">Gibson, Dunn &#38; Crutcher LLP</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:7pt;font-weight:400;line-height:10.00pt"><br>200 Park Avenue  &#124;  New York, NY 10166-0193  &#124;  T&#58; 212.351.4000  &#124;  F&#58; 212.351.4035  &#124; 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the Indenture&#59; the officer&#8217;s certificate, dated December 5, 2025, delivered pursuant to the Indenture setting forth the terms of the Debentures&#59; the officer&#8217;s certificate, dated December 5, 2025, delivered to support this opinion letter (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Tax Officer&#8217;s Certificate</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;)&#59; a duplicate of the debentures representing the Debentures&#59; the underwriting agreement dated December 3, 2025 between the Company and certain banks, as representatives of the underwriters named therein&#59; and the prospectus supplement dated September 25, 2025 (collectively, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Reviewed Materials</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In our examination, we have assumed without independent investigation the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.  As to any facts material to this opinion, we have relied to the extent we deemed appropriate and without independent investigation upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company.</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Our opinion is based on current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Code</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial decisions, published positions of the Internal Revenue Service, and such other authorities as we have considered relevant, all as of the date of this opinion and all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. We render no opinion herein as to matters involving any laws other than the federal income tax laws.  Any change in applicable laws or the facts and circumstances surrounding the offering of the Debentures, or any inaccuracy in the statements, facts, assumptions, or representations upon which we have relied, may affect the continuing validity of our opinion as set forth in this letter.</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In this regard, with your consent we have assumed the following&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:27pt">the Debentures will be issued as described in the Prospectus&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:27pt">no transaction, covenant, or condition described in the Prospectus and affecting this opinion letter will be waived by any party&#59;</font></div><div style="height:122.4pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:159.12pt;width:100%"><div style="padding-right:18pt"><img alt="image_0c.jpg" src="image_0c.jpg" style="height:22px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:184px"></div><div style="padding-right:18pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">American Electric Power Company, Inc.</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">December 5, 2025</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:12.00pt">Page 3</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:27pt">the statements and representations made in the Tax Officer&#8217;s Certificate are true, complete, and correct as of the date of this opinion and will remain true, complete, and correct at all times&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:27pt">any representation or statement made as a belief or made &#8220;to the knowledge of&#8221; 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purport to describe specific provisions of the Code, or the rules and regulations thereunder, such statements present in all material respects an accurate summary of such provisions.</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We express no opinion on any issue relating to the tax consequences of the offering of the Debentures other than the opinion set forth above.  We undertake no responsibility to advise you of any new developments in the facts or in the application or interpretation of the federal income tax laws.  </font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We are furnishing this opinion in connection with the filing of the Prospectus Supplement, and this opinion is not to be relied upon for any other purpose without our prior written consent. 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In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Very truly yours,</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Gibson, Dunn &#38; Crutcher LLP</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Gibson, Dunn &#38; Crutcher LLP</font></div><div style="height:122.4pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
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<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityInformationLineItems</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
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