American Electric Power Fair Fund

The purpose of the Plan Notice is to inform you that you may be eligible to share in the proceeds of the American Electric Power Fair Fund. To be potentially eligible to share in the American Electric Power Fair Fund, you must file a Claim Form in accordance with the steps set forth in the Plan Notice and in the Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”).

A copy of the Notice can be found here.

To qualify for a payment from the American Electric Power Fair Fund, you must satisfy certain eligibility criteria that are described in detail in the Plan. The Plan can be found under the Important Documents page or on the Commission’s public website at https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/distributions-harmed-investors/american-electric-power-company. You can also request a copy of the Plan by calling the Fund Administrator at 1-888-399-8856 or by emailing Info@AmericanElectricFairFund.com. The eligibility criteria include the following:

• Individuals and entities, or their lawful successors, who purchased or acquired American Electric Power Company, Inc. common stock registered with the Commission and traded under the symbol AEP (the “Security”) during the period of January 1, 2018, through June 7, 2021, inclusive (“Relevant Period”). Your approved transactions must calculate to a Recognized Loss as calculated under the Plan, and your Distribution Payment must equal or exceed $20.00.

PLEASE NOTE: RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE AN ELIGIBLE CLAIMANT AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE PLAN.

You are excluded from participation in the American Electric Power Company Fair Fund if you are an Excluded Party as defined in the Plan, including:

• The Respondent (“American Electric Power Company, Inc.”).

• Present or former officers or directors of the Respondent or any assigns, creditors, heirs, distributees, spouses, parents, dependent children or controlled entities of any of the foregoing Persons or entities.

• Any employee or former employee of the Respondent or any of its affiliates who has been terminated for cause or has otherwise resigned in connection with the conduct described in the Order.

• Any Person who, as of the November 23, 2026, has been the subject of criminal charges related to the conduct described in the Order or any related Commission action.

• Any firm, trust, corporation, officer, or other entity in which the Respondent has or had a controlling interest.

• The Fund Administrator, its employees, and those Persons assisting the Fund Administrator in its role as the Fund Administrator.

• Any purchaser or assignee of another Person’s right to obtain a recovery from the Fair Fund for value; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to exclude those Persons who obtained such a right by gift, inheritance or devise.

The Recognized Loss incurred by a Preliminary Claimant shall be determined as set forth in the Plan. The methodology used to determine eligibility and calculate Distribution Payments is set forth in the Plan of Allocation attached to the Plan as Exhibit A.

On March 30, 2026, the Commission appointed Epiq Class Action & Claims Solutions, Inc. (“Epiq”), as the Fund Administrator.

“Relevant Period” means the period of time between January 1, 2018, through June 7, 2021, inclusive.

The Commission found that the Respondent violated 17(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”) and Rules 12b-20 and 13a-1 thereunder, and Section 13(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act. The Commission ordered the Respondent to pay a $19,000,000 civil money penalty to the Commission. The Commission also created a Fair Fund, pursuant to Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, so the penalty collected can be distributed to harmed investors. The Respondent has paid in full. The Fair Fund has been deposited in a Commission-designated account at the United States Department of the Treasury, and any accrued interest will be added to the Fair Fund.

To participate in the Fair Fund, you must timely submit a completed and signed Claim Form with supporting documents to:

A Claim Form was included with the Plan Notice and is available for download here. If you do not complete and timely submit a Claim Form, you will not be considered for eligibility to receive a Distribution Payment under the Plan.

Claim forms may be submitted (I) by U.S. Mail to the case P.O. Box, (II) Through the online Claim portal, or (III) via email to Info@AmericanElectricFairFund.com.

Mailed submissions must be postmarked on or before November 23, 2026. Online and email submissions must be received by 11:59 P.M. PST on November 23, 2026, the “Claims Bar Date”.

Please note that filing a Claim Form does not assure that you will share in the proceeds of the Fair Fund created in this matter. A Potential Claimant’s eligibility for a Distribution Payment under the Plan will be determined by the Fund Administrator in accordance with the Plan.

You must document each transaction that you include on your Claim Form. Acceptable forms of supporting documentation include, but are not limited to:

1. Trade confirmation slips from brokerage firms that list the security name, the name of the beneficial owner, the type of transaction, the date of the transaction, the number of shares, and the total amount of the transaction; or

2. Monthly statements from brokerage firms that detail all activity within a month.

Acceptable documentation must include the name of the owner or owners of the account for which you are filing a claim, the name of the broker through whom the security was traded, trade date, number of shares purchased, acquired and/or sold, and price paid (excluding brokers’ commissions, taxes and fees).

Acceptable documentation includes contract notes, brokers’ confirmation slips, account activity pages from brokers’ computer printouts (including the front page), or account activity pages from brokers’ monthly statements (including the front page), if those statements contain the required information. Letters from your broker are acceptable only if they are on the brokers’ letterhead and contain the required information listed above. Your own records or certificates DO NOT constitute acceptable documentation. We cannot pre-approve any documentation as acceptable without seeing it first.

Depending on how you acquired your investment in AEP, you can generally obtain the necessary documentation to submit with a Claim Form from:

1. your broker;

2. your tax advisor; and/or

3. the person/party from whom you purchased, or through whom you sold, the security.

Acceptable supporting documentation must be included with your completed Claim Form, or your claim may be rejected.

Most brokerage firms and financial institutions assign account numbers to your account for easier reference. This number is typically included in the statements you receive. Please include your account number on Part II of the Claim Form.

Mailed submissions must be postmarked on or before November 23, 2026. Online and email submissions must be received by 11:59 P.M. PST on November 23, 2026, the “Claims Bar Date”.

Yes. The Fund Administrator will provide a Claim Status Notice within 45 days of the Claims Bar Date to each Preliminary Claimant who has filed a deficient Claim Form with the Fund Administrator. The Claim Status Notice will provide to each Preliminary Claimant whose claim is deficient, in whole or in part, the reason(s) for the deficiency (e.g., failure to provide required information or documentation). In the event the claim is denied, in whole or in part, the Claim Status Notice will state the reason(s) for such denial. The Claim Status Notice will also notify the Preliminary Claimant of the opportunity to cure any deficiency, request reconsideration, or dispute the determination made by the Fund Administrator and provide instructions regarding what is required to do so.

Until all claims have been fully processed, it is not possible to determine the amount of any individual payment because the amount will depend on a variety of factors, including the number of valid claims processed and the details of your specific investment(s). In order for a claim to be paid, the Distribution Payment must equal or exceed $20.00.

As a long-established firm, Epiq's electronic systems, software applications, and employee and operational protocols are all designed to protect and secure the case information provided to us. Further, Epiq is obligated to fulfill the security requirements mandated by the various court jurisdictions and governmental entities that oversee the various types of cases it administers.

You may contact the Fund Administrator for more information toll-free at 1-888-399-8856; via email at Info@AmericanElectricFairFund.com; or by writing to:

The Ticker symbol for the American Electric Power Company, Inc. common stock on the U.S. exchange and registered with the Commission is AEP. The CUSIP is 025537101.