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~~April 1119, ~~2021~~2022


PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Oklahoma	0-343	73-0410895
(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~~ITEM 82.~~01.~~03 ~~Other~~CREATION OF ~~Events~~A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT

On ~~August~~April 1319, ~~2021~~2022, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (the “Company”) ~~issued~~amended ~~debt~~and ~~securities~~extended ~~pursuant to~~ an ~~Underwriting~~existing Agreement with Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $~~400~~500,000,000 ofcredit ~~its~~agreement ~~2.20% Senior Notes Series J, due 2031~~ (extending the ~~“Series~~maturity Jfrom ~~Notes”)~~July ~~and $400~~19,~~000,000~~ of2022 ~~its~~to ~~3.15%~~December ~~Senior Notes Series K~~31, ~~due~~2022) ~~2051~~ (~~the~~ “~~Series~~Credit ~~K Notes,~~Agreement” ~~collectively the “Notes”~~).

~~Item~~The ~~9.01. Financial~~Company ~~Statements~~amended and ~~Exhibits~~extended the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2021, among the Company, the Initial Lenders party thereto and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as Administrative Agent.

~~(c) Exhibits~~Borrowings issued under the Credit Agreements are subject to a variable interest rate and are available upon customary terms and conditions for facilities of this type. The Credit Agreement contains certain covenants and require the Company to maintain its percentage of debt to total capitalization at a level that does not exceed 67.5%. The method for calculating outstanding debt and other capital is contractually defined in the Credit Agreement. Nonperformance by the Company of these covenants could result in an event of default under the Credit Agreement. The acceleration of Company’s payment obligations, or the obligations of certain of its respective subsidiaries, prior to maturity under any other agreement or instrument relating to debt outstanding in excess of $50 million would cause an event of default under the Credit Agreement and permit the lenders to declare the Company’s outstanding amounts payable. The Credit Agreement does not permit the lenders to refuse a draw on the facility if a material adverse change occurs.

1(a)			Underwriting Agreement, dated August 11, 2021 between the Company and the Underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.
4(a)			Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 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.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA By: /s/ ~~William~~David EC. ~~Johnson~~House Name: ~~William~~David EC. ~~Johnson~~House Title: Assistant Secretary

~~August~~April 1319, ~~2021~~2022

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