COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 20, 2011 – American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) will host its annual meeting of shareholders Tuesday, April 26, in Columbus, Ohio, with remarks by Michael G. Morris, chairman and chief executive officer. Reporters interested in attending should contact Melissa McHenry, AEPCorporate Media Relations, 614-716-1120. For those unable to attend, a live webcast will be accessible at the URL listed below.

WHAT:         American Electric Power Annual Meeting

WHERE:      The OhioState University’s Fawcett Center

                     2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio

WHEN:         9:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 26, 2011

ON-LINE:     For those unable to attend, the meeting will be webcast live at http://www.AEP.com/go/webcast. Minimum requirements to access the webcast: Windows Media Player, free from http://windowsmedia.com/download, and a 56Kbps or faster Internet connection.