8-K 1 apco8-k5x18x2015.htm APCO FORM 8-K APCo 8-K 5-18-2015



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
May 18, 2015

APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Virginia
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-3457
54-0124790
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH
43215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

614-716-1000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

None
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 8.01.    Other Events

On May 11, 2014, Appalachian Power Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of (i) $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.400% Senior Notes, Series V, due 2025 and (ii) $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.450% Senior Notes, Series W, due 2045 (collectively, the “Notes”).

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)    Exhibits

1(a)
Underwriting Agreement, dated May 11, 2015, between the Company and the Underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.
 
 
4(a)
Company Order and Officer’s Certificate, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, dated May 18, 2015, establishing the terms of the Notes.
 
 
4(b)
Forms of each series of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).
 
 
5(a)
Opinion of Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
By: /s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer
 
Name: Thomas G. Berkemeyer
 
Title: Assistant Secretary

May 18, 2015





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
Description
 
1(a)
Underwriting Agreement, dated May 11, 2015, between the Company and the Underwriters, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.
 
 
 
 
4(a)
Company Order and Officer’s Certificate, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, dated May 18, 2015, establishing the terms of the Notes.
 
 
 
 
4(b)
Form of each series of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).
 
 
 
 
5(a)
Opinion of Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes.