COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 25, 2005 - American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has scheduled a live webcast of a management presentation at its annual Analyst and Investor Meeting in New York March 2.

Michael G. Morris, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Susan Tomasky, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will address an audience of analysts and investors.

The presentation, scheduled for 9 a.m. EST, will be accessible through the Internet at http://www.AEP.com/go/webcast and will be available after the live event.

Minimum requirements to access the webcast:

- Windows Media Player, free from http://windowsmedia.com/download.

- A 56Kbps or faster Internet connection.

American Electric Power owns more than 36,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and is the nation´s largest electricity generator. AEP is also one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, with more than 5 million customers linked to AEP´s 11-state electricity transmission and distribution grid. The company is based in Columbus, Ohio.