AEP: Leadership change

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (the “Company”) elected David S. Marriott and Charles J. Meyers to serve as directors of the Company effective July 20, 2026. Mr. Marriott was appointed to the Audit Committee and the Technology Committee, and Mr. Meyers was appointed to the Nominating, Governance & Compensation Committee and the Nuclear Oversight Committee. The initial term as a director for each of Messrs. Marriott and Meyers will continue until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Marriott has served on the Board of Directors of Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) since 2021 and has served as Chairman of the Board of Marriott since 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Marriott served as President, U.S. Full Service Managed by Marriott (2018–2021), and Chief Operations Officer, The Americas, Eastern Region of Marriott (2010–2018). Mr. Marriott served in a variety of operational, sales and leadership roles with Marriott beginning in 1999. Mr. Meyers has served as the Executive Chairman of Equinix, Inc. (“Equinix”), a provider of network colocation, interconnection, and managed services, since June 2024. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Equinix (2018–2024), President, Strategy, Services and Innovation of Equinix (2017–2018), Chief Operating Officer of Equinix (2013–2017), and President, Equinix Americas (2010–2013). The Board has determined that each of Messrs. Marriott and Meyers is an “independent” director under the Company’s Principles of Corporate Governance and the independence requirements of The NASDAQ Stock Mark