UNITED STATES

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) ~~August~~March 318, ~~2020~~2021


SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	1-3146	72-0323455
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification
Incorporation)		No.)


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


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

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 58.~~03 Amendments~~01. Other ~~to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year~~Events

On March 10, 2021, Southwestern Electric Power Company (the “Company”) ~~filed~~issued andebt ~~amendment~~securities pursuant to ~~its~~an ~~certificate~~Underwriting ofAgreement ~~incorporation~~ with ~~the~~Barclays ~~Secretary~~Capital ofInc., ~~State~~J.P. ofMorgan ~~Delaware~~Securities ~~with~~LLC, anPNC ~~effective~~Capital ~~date~~Markets ofLLC, ~~August~~and ~~31,~~SMBC ~~2020.~~Nikko ~~The~~Securities ~~amendment~~America, ~~authorizes~~Inc. a(collectively, ~~reverse~~the ~~stock~~“Underwriters”), ~~split~~relating ofto the ~~common~~offering ~~stock,~~and ~~eliminates~~sale by the ~~authorized~~Company ~~preferred~~of ~~stock~~$500,000,000 ~~and~~of ~~reduces~~its ~~the~~1.65% ~~authorized~~Senior ~~number~~Notes ofSeries ~~shares~~N, ofdue ~~common~~2026 ~~stock~~(the “Notes”).

The foregoing description of the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the sole shareholder, a copy of which is attached and incorporated herein as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(dc) Exhibits

3.1 Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation


1(a)			Underwriting Agreement, dated March 8, 2021 between the Company and the Underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.

4(a)			Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 202 1 , between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, as Trustee, establishing the terms of the Notes.

4(b)			Form of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).

5(a)			Opinion of William E. Johnson regarding the legality of the Notes.

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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.

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY By: /s/ ~~Thomas~~William GE. ~~Berkemeyer~~Johnson Name: ~~Thomas~~William GE. ~~Berkemeyer~~Johnson Title: Assistant Secretary

~~September~~March 110, ~~2020~~2021

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