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Teno appointed as non-voting board observer per agreement with Carl Icahn's group.","Icahn Group agrees to standstill and mutual non-disparagement restrictions; agreement terminable at any time.","Prior director nomination agreement from Feb 2024 terminated effective Dec 22, 2025.","Board reduces committees from 7 to 5 effective July 1, 2026: eliminates Finance, combines Nominating/Governance and HR.","By-laws amended to reflect new committee structure; changes effective July 1, 2026."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-25-000202","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-25-000202.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-25-000202.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004904-25-000202.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000202/0000004904-25-000202-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000202/aep-20251222.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-16T12:11:05.695447+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"8b3b274dbe3cbf8317e2f899b891747e31bb4f7a","claim":"AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC: Amended Section 17 of By-Laws to rename Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance to Nomination, Governance & Compensation Committee (effective 2026-07-01).","evidence_excerpt":"On December 22, 2025, the Board adopted amendments to the By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) of the Company, effective July 1, 2026, to update Section 17 of the By-Laws to reflect a change in the name of the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance to Nomination, Governance & Compensation Committee.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000202/0000004904-25-000202-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Governance Changes","details":[{"label":"Change","value":"bylaw amendment"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2026-07-01"}],"fact_type":"governance_change"},{"claim_id":"9f40b29d165de2f27ab56f4b72ffa6c0ccd04005","claim":"AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC terminated Director Appointment and Nomination Agreement with Icahn Group (effective 2025-12-22).","evidence_excerpt":"Pursuant to the execution of the Board Observer Agreement (as discussed under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K), the Company and the Icahn Group agreed to terminate the Director Appointment and Nomination Agreement (the “Nomination Agreement”), dated as of February 12, 2024, by and among the Icahn Group, the Company and, solely with respect to the provisions applicable to the New Independent Director (as defined in the Nomination Agreement), the New Independent Director. The termination of the Nomination Agreement was effective as of December 22, 2025.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000202/0000004904-25-000202-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"termination"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Icahn Group"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2025-12-22"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"},{"claim_id":"dffe4c2916d5513ee2d1a84e62e1c3cd27ba0ff5","claim":"AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC entered into Board Observer Agreement with Carl C. Icahn, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., IPH GP LLC, Icahn Capital LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Icahn Offshore LP and Beckton Corp (collectively, the \"Icahn Group\") and Andrew J. Teno (effective 2025-12-22).","evidence_excerpt":"On December 22, 2025, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (“American Electric Power,” “AEP” or the “Company”) entered into a Board Observer Agreement (the “Board Observer Agreement”) with Carl C. Icahn, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., IPH GP LLC, Icahn Capital LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Icahn Offshore LP and Beckton Corp (collectively, the “Icahn Group”) and Andrew J. Teno.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490425000202/0000004904-25-000202-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Carl C. Icahn, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., IPH GP LLC, Icahn Capital LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Icahn Offshore LP and Beckton Corp (collectively, the \"Icahn Group\") and Andrew J. Teno"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2025-12-22"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}