We are investigating American Electric Power, Inc. (AEP) (“AEP” or the “Company”) for potential violations of the federal securities laws. On July 21, 2020, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder in connection with an alleged illegal scheme involving bribery in return for Householder’s championing of Ohio’s House Bill 6 (“HB6”), a state-funded bailout of two nuclear power plants. On July 25, 2020, the Columbus Dispatch reported that AEP, a beneficiary of HB6, made significant financial contributions to politicians and organizations that supported HB6’s passage. On this news, AEP’s stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on July 27, 2020.