William Fehrman
Chairman, President & CEO

Good morning, fellow shareholders and guests. I'm Bill Fehrman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors of American Electric Power Company. Welcome to the company's 119th Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Board is delighted that you can attend our virtual annual meeting today. I want to thank you all for joining us, and I hope you and your families are healthy and well.

At this time, I call the meeting to order. I will act as Chair of the meeting. With me are Sara Martinez Tucker, Lead Director of the Board of Directors; Rob Berntsen, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary; and Darcy Reese, Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Berntsen will serve as Secretary of the meeting, and Ms. Reese will facilitate the Q&A session.

In addition, all current members of our Board of Directors who are standing for reelection are attending this meeting virtually today. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited the company's 2025 financial statements, are also attending the meeting virtually.

We will be making forward-looking statements during today's presentation. These statements are based on management's current expectations, and actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement we make today. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially are discussed in the company's most recent SEC filings. Please refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures we may use when discussing our financial results.