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Issuer:     AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC (AEP)
CIK:        0000004904
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000004904-24-000074
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.45
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AEP settles HB6 derivative litigation with $450K fee and governance reforms
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- Court preliminarily approved settlement on July 10, 2024; final hearing set for October 3, 2024.
- Settlement includes $450,000 for plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and no admission of liability.
- AEP to adopt corporate governance reforms including political engagement oversight and semi-annual reports.
- Reforms to remain in effect for at least five years following the settlement effective date.
- Derivative actions and litigation demand will be dismissed with prejudice upon final approval.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490424000074/0000004904-24-000074-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490424000074/aep-20240722.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-24-000074

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