AEP ANNOUNCES PRICING OF COMMON STOCK OFFERING WITH A FORWARD COMPONENT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) today announced the pricing of a registered underwritten offering of 20,472,442 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $127.00 per share. Subject to certain conditions, all shares are expected to be borrowed by the forward counterparties (as defined below) (or their respective affiliates) from third parties and sold to the underwriters and offered in connection with the forward sale agreements described below.