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The Board of Directors of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.95 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable June 10, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2026, and represents the company’s 464th consecutive quarterly common stock cash dividend.
AEP has paid a cash dividend on its common stock every quarter since July 1910.
American Electric Power is focused on improving customers’ lives with reliable, affordable power. The company expects to invest $72 billion from 2026 through 2030 to enhance service for customers and support growing energy needs.
AEP operates and maintains the nation’s largest electric transmission system, with approximately 40,000 line miles, and more than 252,000 miles of distribution lines delivering energy to 5.6 million customers across 11 states. The company also has approximately 32,000 megawatts of diverse owned and contracted generating capacity.
AEP’s family of companies includes AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides competitive energy solutions nationwide. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
AEP may use its website as a distribution channel for material company information. Financial and other important information is posted and accessible through https://www.aep.com/investors/, and email alerts are available via the “Email Alerts” section on the same site.

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