American Electric Power (AEP) 4: Stoddard Daniel G. bought 346 shares of Common Stock at $11… (Jan 5, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2025-12-31 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (AEP) CIK: 0000004904 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Stoddard Daniel G. CIK: 0001795516 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2025-12-31 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +346 | Price: $115.31 Total Value: $39,897.26 Shares Owned After: 1,609 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The reporting owner deferred receipt of his $40,000 quarterly cash retainer into the AEP Stock Fund under the AEP Stock Unit Accumulation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The reporting owner may transfer amounts in the AEP Stock Fund into an alternate investment plan at any time. [F2] Was AEP Stock Price at the time of the transaction. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Phantom Stock Units Date: 2025-12-31 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +368 | Price: $115.31 Shares Owned After: 4,484 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Was AEP Stock Price at the time of the transaction. [F3] Stock Units are paid to the director in cash or shares upon termination of service unless the director has elected to defer payment for a period that results in payment commencing not later than five years thereafter. [F3] Stock Units are paid to the director in cash or shares upon termination of service unless the director has elected to defer payment for a period that results in payment commencing not later than five years thereafter. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: The reporting owner deferred receipt of his $40,000 quarterly cash retainer into the AEP Stock Fund under the AEP Stock Unit Accumulation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The reporting owner may transfer amounts in the AEP Stock Fund into an alternate investment plan at any time. F2: Was AEP Stock Price at the time of the transaction. F3: Stock Units are paid to the director in cash or shares upon termination of service unless the director has elected to defer payment for a period that results in payment commencing not later than five years thereafter. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ David C. House, Attorney-in-Fact for Daniel G. Stoddard (2026-01-05)