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accession: "0000004904-24-000080"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEP"
cik: "0000004904"
company_name: "AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC"
filed_at: "2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T15:29:42.730317+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEP Q2 operating EPS $1.25, reaffirms FY guidance; Fehrman to become CEO Aug 1

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $0.64 vs $1.01 a year ago; operating EPS $1.25 vs $1.13, up $0.12.
- Q2 revenue $4.6B, up from $4.4B; commercial load rose 12.4% driven by data centers.
- Reaffirmed 2024 operating EPS guidance $5.53-$5.73; long-term growth 6%-7%.
- ~1,000 employees took voluntary workforce reduction; charges included in GAAP.
- Bill Fehrman assumes president & CEO on Aug 1; Ben Fowke stays as senior advisor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004904-24-000080
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEP
- cik: 0000004904
- company_name: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- filed_at: 2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490424000080/0000004904-24-000080-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490424000080/aep-20240730.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-24-000080.txt

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