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)	May 12, 2020

APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



Virginia	1-3457	54-0124790
(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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Item 8.01. Other Events

On May 12, 2020, Appalachian Power Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as representatives of the underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.70% Senior Notes, Series Z, due 2050 (the “Notes”).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



1(a)	Underwriting Agreement, dated May 12, 2020, 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 14, 2020, 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.

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/ William E. Johnson
	Name: William E. Johnson
	Title: Assistant Secretary

May 14, 2020

APPALACHIAN POWER CO 8-K