Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-178522
November 28, 2012
PRICING TERM SHEET
Issuer: | American Electric Power Company, Inc. |
Designation: | Senior Notes, Series E, due 2017 |
Principal Amount: | $550,000,000 |
Maturity: | December 15, 2017 |
Coupon: | 1.650 % |
Interest Payment Dates: | June 15 and December 15 |
First Interest Payment Date: | June 15, 2013 |
Treasury Benchmark: | 0.750% due October 31, 2017 |
Treasury Yield: | 0.624% |
Reoffer Spread: | T+105 basis points |
Yield to Maturity: | 1.674% |
Price to Public: | 99.884% of the principal amount thereof |
Transaction Date: | November 28, 2012 |
Settlement Date: | December 3, 2012 (T+3) |
Redemption Terms: Make-whole call: Par call: | Before November 15, 2017 at a discount rate of the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points On or after November 15, 2017 at par |
Minimum Denomination: | $1,000 |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 025537 AF8/US025537AF85 |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Goldman, Sachs & Co. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. RBS Securities Inc. |
Co-Managers: | BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Mizuho Securities USA Inc. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. |
Ratings*: | Baa2 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. BBB- by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services BBB by Fitch Ratings Ltd. |
*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
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