COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 21, 2005 – A live webcast is scheduled of a panel discussion featuring Michael G. Morris, American Electric Power’s (NYSE: AEP) chairman, president and chief executive officer, at next week’s Merrill Lynch Global Power and Gas Leaders Conference in New York.
The panel discussion, titled “Growing the Ratebase,” will begin at 7:45 a.m. EDT Sept. 27. It can be accessed through the Internet at http://www.AEP.com/go/webcast and also will be available after the live event.
Morris will reaffirm AEP’s prior guidance of ongoing earnings of $2.30 to $2.50 per share for the 2005 fiscal year.
Minimum requirements to access the webcast:
American Electric Power owns more than 36,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and is the nation’s largest electricity generator. AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with more than 5 million customers linked to AEP’s 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.
David Hagelin
Corporate Media Relations
614/716-1938