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EX-5.A - OPINION OF THOMAS G. BERKEMEYER - APPALACHIAN POWER COapco8k05-2017ex5a.htm
EX-4.A - COMPANY ORDER AND OFFICERS CERTIFICATE - APPALACHIAN POWER COapco8k05-2017ex4a.htm
EX-1.A - UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT DATED MAY 8, 2017 - APPALACHIAN POWER COapco8k05-2017ex1a.htm


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 11, 2017
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
1-3457
Virginia
54-0124790
(Commission File Number)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(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)
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01.    Other Events

On May 8, 2017, Appalachian Power Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.300% Senior Notes, Series X, due 2027 (the “Notes”).

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)    Exhibits
1(a)
Underwriting Agreement, dated May 8, 2017, 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 11, 2017, establishing the terms of the Notes.
 
 
4(b)
Form of the Note (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 11, 2017





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
Description
 
1(a)
Underwriting Agreement, dated May 8, 2017, 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 11, 2017, establishing the terms of the Notes.
 
 
 
 
4(b)
Form of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).
 
 
 
 
5(a)
Opinion of Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes.