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) ~~March~~November 81, 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:


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Item 8.01. Other Events

On ~~March~~November 103, 2021, Southwestern Electric Power Company (the “Company”) issued debt securities pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement with Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, ~~PNC~~and Scotia Capital ~~Markets~~(USA) ~~LLC,~~Inc. ~~and~~as ~~SMBC~~representatives ~~Nikko~~of ~~Securities~~the ~~America,~~underwriters ~~Inc.~~named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $~~500~~650,000,000 of its 13.6525% Senior Notes Series NO, due ~~2026~~2051 (the “Notes”).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

1(a)			Underwriting Agreement, dated ~~March~~November 81, 2021 between the Company and the Underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.
4(a)			~~Fourteenth~~Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of ~~March~~November 1, 2021, 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/ ~~William~~David EC. ~~Johnson~~House Name: ~~William~~David EC. ~~Johnson~~House Title: Assistant Secretary

~~March~~November 103, 2021

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