COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30, 2003 - American Electric Power has scheduled a webcast of a meeting with industry analysts scheduled for Friday morning in New York.

Audio from the meeting will be broadcast live over the Internet beginning at 8 a.m. EDT Friday. Audio will be available at http://www.aep.com/go/webcasts.

The call will be archived at http://www.aep.com/go/webcasts for use by those unable to listen during the live webcast.

Minimum requirements to listen to broadcast:

• The Windows Media Player software, free from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp

• At least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet

If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an e-mail to webcastsupport@tfprn.com.

American Electric Power owns and operates more than 42,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and select international markets and is the largest electricity generator in the U.S. AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with almost 5 million customers linked to AEP’s 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.