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)	January 22, 2018

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



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



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

614-716-1000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 22, 2018, Southwestern Electric Power Company (the “Company”) issued debt securities pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $450,000,000 of its 3.85% Senior Notes Series L, due 2048 (the “Notes”).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



1(a)	Underwriting Agreement, dated January 18, 2018 between the Company and the Underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.

4(a)	Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2018, 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 Thomas G. Berkemeyer 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.



	SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY


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

January 22, 2018

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number	Description



	1(a)	Underwriting Agreement, dated January 18, 2018 between the Company and the Underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.

	4(a)	Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 18, 2018, 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 Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes.

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