AEP 424B5: Secondary offering
Filed with the SEC on · accession 0001193125-26-221862
AEP filed a 424B5 (prospectus (offering)) with the SEC on May 13, 2026. The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds. The stock moved -3.0% by the first close after the filing.
Summary of the filing
American Electric Power Company, Inc. is offering 20,472,442 shares of common stock through forward sale agreements with Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, with expected net proceeds of approximately $2.56 billion upon full physical settlement.
Key details
How AEP stock reacted
Close before
$131.94
May 12, 2026
First close after
-3.02%
$127.95
5 trading days
-2.29%
$128.92
Since filing
-4.10%
$126.53
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What did AEP file with the SEC on May 13, 2026?
AEP filed a 424B5 (Secondary offering). American Electric Power Company, Inc. is offering 20,472,442 shares of common stock through forward sale agreements with Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley, with expected net proceeds of approximately $2.56 billion upon full physical settlement.
What does a secondary offering mean for AEP stock?
New shares dilute existing holders and are often sold at a discount to the market price.
How do I read a 424B5?
The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds. Look at price, number of shares and the discount to the market price. Large offerings dilute existing shareholders.
Why are SEC filings important?
Public companies must tell the SEC about anything that can change their value — results, leadership changes, big deals, new shares, bankruptcy. Filings are the official source, often before the news. A 424B5 (prospectus (offering)): The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds.
How did AEP stock react to this filing?
AEP closed at $131.94 before the filing and $127.95 on May 13, 2026 (-3.02%). Five trading days later: $128.92 (-2.29%).
Other AEP SEC filings
- SCHEDULE 13G · SEC filingOct 30, 2026
- 10-Q · SEC filingOct 28, 2026
- 8-K · Guidance raiseOct 28, 2026
- 8-K · Executive departureSep 30, 2026
- 8-K · Guidance raiseJul 30, 2026
- 10-Q · SEC filingJul 30, 2026
- 8-K · Board changeJul 21, 2026
- 8-K · Secondary offeringMay 14, 2026
- 424B5 · Secondary offeringMay 12, 2026
- 8-K · Guidance raiseMay 5, 2026
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