Director Benjamin Fowke's Phantom Stock Units Acquisition in American Electric Power

This Form 4 filing reports that Benjamin G.S. Fowke III, a director of American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP), acquired phantom stock units on June 30, 2026. The transaction involved 0 phantom stock units at a price of $136.81 per share, representing 310 underlying common shares. Following this acquisition, Fowke holds 7,070 phantom stock units in total. The filing also shows that Fowke holds 23,371 and 25,898 common shares directly through two separate holdings. The phantom stock units are part of AEP's deferred compensation plan for non-employee directors, where directors can defer cash retainers into the AEP Stock Fund. These units are payable in cash or shares upon termination of service unless deferred further. The transaction price reflects AEP's stock price at the time of the transaction.