secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (AEP)
CIK:        0000004904
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000004904-24-000007
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AEP appoints two new directors, expands board to 14; Icahn affiliate joins board
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- Hunter Gary (Icahn senior MD) and Hank Linginfelter appointed to AEP board effective Feb 12, 2024; board temporarily expands to 14 directors.
- Gary's voting rights subject to regulatory approvals; Andrew Teno appointed as non-voting board observer.
- Icahn Group agrees to standstill, voting commitments, and mutual non-disparagement; AEP agrees not to adopt poison pill with trigger below 10%.
- Both new directors will stand for election at 2024 annual meeting; board will revert to 12 directors after.
- Carl Icahn: 'look forward to working with Julie Sloat and Board to optimize value' of regulated utility business.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490424000007/0000004904-24-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490424000007/aep-20240212.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-24-000007

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