UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(dD) OF THE

~~OF THE~~ SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~December~~Date 18of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 5, ~~2024~~2026

~~Date~~SOUTHWESTERN ofELECTRIC ~~Report~~POWER ~~(Date of earliest event reported)~~ COMPANY

(Commission File Number)	(Exact Name of Registrantas Specified in its Charter)	(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1-3146	SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY	Delaware	72-0323455
333-282250-01	SWEPCO STORM RECOVERY FUNDING LLC	Louisiana	99-4619989

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY	SWEPCO STORM RECOVERY FUNDING LLC
Delaware		1-3146	72-0323455
1 Riverside Plaza	428 Travis Street
(State or Other Jurisdiction of		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification
Columbus, OH 43215-2373	Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
Incorporation)			No.)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)	(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(614) 716-1000	(318) 673-3075
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)	(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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

☐(Former ~~Written~~Name ~~communications~~or ~~pursuant~~Former toAddress, ~~Rule~~if ~~425~~Changed ~~under~~Since ~~the~~Last ~~Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425~~Report)

☐Check ~~Soliciting~~the ~~material~~appropriate ~~pursuant~~box tobelow ~~Rule~~if ~~14a~~the Form 8-12K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the ~~Exchange~~following ~~Act~~provisions (17see ~~CFR~~General ~~240~~Instruction A.~~14a-12~~2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered ~~None~~

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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).
Emerging growth company			☐

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.
			☐

~~12b-2~~Item 8.01. Other Events

On March 5, 2026, Southwestern Electric Power Company (~~§240~~the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Huntington Securities, Inc.~~12b-2~~, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $300,000,000 of its 5.30% Senior Notes, Series P, due 2033 (the “Series P Notes”), $600,000,000 of its 5.20% Senior Notes, Series Q, due 2036 (the “Series Q Notes”) and $500,000,000 of its 5.90% Senior Notes, Series R, due 2056 (the “Series R Notes” and, together with the Series P Notes and Series Q Notes, the “Notes”). The Series P Notes are part of the same series of debt securities issued by the Company on March 30, 2023. Upon completion of this offering, the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Senior P Notes is $650,000,000.

~~Emerging~~Item ~~growth~~9.01. Financial ~~company ☐~~Statements and Exhibits

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(ac) ~~of the Exchange Act. ☐~~ Exhibits

Item 8.01 Other Events


1(a)			Underwriting Agreement, dated March 5 , 202 6 between the Company and the Underwriters named in Exhibit 1 thereto, in connection with the sale of the Notes.

4(a)(1)			Amended And Restated Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2026, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, as Trustee, establishing the terms of the Series P Notes.

4(a)(2)			S even teenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2026, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, as Trustee, establishing the terms of the Series Q Notes.

4(a)(3)			Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2026, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A, as Trustee, establishing the terms of the Series R Notes.

4(b)(1)			Form of the Series P Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a)(1) hereto).

4(b)(2)			Form of the Series Q Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a)(2 ) hereto).

4(b)(3)			Form of the Series R Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a)(3 ) hereto).

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

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~~2024-A~~SIGNATURE

~~8-K~~ 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.

~~Item~~SOUTHWESTERN 9ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY By: /s/ William E.01 ~~Financial~~Johnson ~~Statements~~Name: ~~and~~William ~~Exhibits~~E. Johnson Title: Assistant Secretary

~~(d)~~March ~~Exhibits.~~9, 2026

ExhibitNo.		Description
4.1		Indenture by and among SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary (including the form of the Bonds and the Series Supplement), dated as of December 18, 2024.
4.2		Series Supplement by and among SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary, dated as of December 18, 2024.
5.1		Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to legality (filed as Exhibit 5.1 to Southwestern Electric Power Company’s and SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC’s Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form SF-1 filed on November 14, 2024 (File Nos. 333-282250 and 333-282250-01) and incorporated herein by reference).
5.2		Opinion of Wilkinson, Carmody & Gilliam with respect to legality (filed as Exhibit 5.2 to Southwestern Electric Power Company’s and SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC’s Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form SF-1 filed on November 14, 2024 (File Nos. 333-282250 and 333-282250-01) and incorporated herein by reference).
8.1		Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to federal tax matters (filed as Exhibit 8.1 to Southwestern Electric Power Company’s and SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC’s Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form SF-1 filed on November 1, 2024 (File Nos. 333-282250 and 333-282250-01) and incorporated herein by reference).
8.2		Opinion of Liskow & Lewis, APLC with respect to Louisiana Tax Matters (filed as Exhibit 8.2 to Southwestern Electric Power Company’s and SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC’s Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form SF-1 filed on November 1, 2024 (File Nos. 333-282250 and 333-282250-01) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1		Storm Recovery Property Servicing Agreement between SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC and Southwestern Electric Power Company, as Servicer, dated as of December 18, 2024.
10.2		Storm Recovery Property Purchase and Sale Agreement between SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC and Southwestern Electric Power Company, as Seller, dated as of December 18, 2024.
10.3		Administration Agreement between SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC and Southwestern Electric Power Company, as Administrator, dated as of December 18, 2024.
10.4		Intercreditor Agreement between AEP Credit, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and control agent, and the issuers, servicers and indenture trustees from time to time party thereto, dated as of December 9, 2024.
10.5		Joinder to Intercreditor Agreement between Southwestern Electric Power Company, as the Company, Securitization Property Servicer and Receivables Sub-Servicer, SWEPCO Storm Recovery Funding LLC, as a Bond Issuer, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of December 18, 2024.
23.1		Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included as part of its opinions filed as Exhibits 5.1, 8.1 and 99.2).
23.2		Consent of Wilkinson, Carmody & Gilliam (included as part of its opinions filed as Exhibits 5.2 and 99.3).
23.3		Consent of Liskow & Lewis, APLC (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 8.2).
99.2		Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to U.S. constitutional matters.
99.3		Opinion of Wilkinson, Carmody & Gilliam with respect to Louisiana constitutional matters.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: December 18, 2024

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY By: /s/ Noah K. Hollis Noah K. Hollis Vice President of Finance and Treasury SWEPCO STORM RECOVERY FUNDING LLC By: /s/ Noah K. Hollis Noah K. Hollis Manager

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