UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~PURSUANT TO~~Pursuant ~~SECTION~~to Section 13 ORor 15(Dd) OFof ~~THE~~the

~~SECURITIES EXCHANGE~~Securities ~~ACT~~Exchange OFAct of 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 614, ~~2007~~2012

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.

Commission File Number	Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and IRS Employer Identification No.	Commission File Number	Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Telephone Number, and IRS Employer Identification No.


333-179092	AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY (a Texas corporation) 1 Riverside Plaza Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 716-1000 76-0830689	333-179092-01	AEP TEXAS CENTRAL TRANSITION FUNDING III LLC (a Delaware limited liability company) 539 North Carancahua St, Suite 1700 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 (361) 881-5399 45-4223169

~~(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)~~________________________________________________________________________

~~New~~Check ~~York~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

~~(State or Other~~[ ~~Jurisdiction~~] ofWritten ~~Incorporation~~communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

1-3525	13-4922640
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

~~AEP~~[ ~~TEXAS~~] ~~CENTRAL~~Pre-commencement ~~COMPANY~~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(~~Exact Name~~c) ofunder ~~Registrant~~the asExchange ~~Specified~~Act in(17 ~~Its~~CFR ~~Charter~~240.13e-4(c))

~~Texas~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(~~State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation~~d) Exhibits.

0-346	74-0550600
Exhibit No.	Description
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5.1	Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to legality.
8.1	Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to federal tax matters.
23.1	Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in its opinions filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1).
99.6	Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to constitutional matters.
99.7	Opinion of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP with respect to constitutional matters.

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

614-716-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

None

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.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))

Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

As previously disclosed, in February 2007 the Texas District Court judge hearing the various appeals of the final true-up order for AEP Texas Central Company (TCC) issued a letter containing his preliminary determinations. He generally affirmed the April 4, 2006 final true-up order of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) with two significant exceptions. The judge ruled that the PUCT erred when it determined TCC’s stranded cost using the sale of assets method instead of the Excess Cost Over Market (ECOM) method to value TCC’s nuclear plant. The judge also determined that the PUCT erred when it concluded it was required to use the carrying cost rate specified in the true-up order. In response to a request by TCC, the District Court judge scheduled additional argument on March 22, 2007 regarding use of the ECOM method to value TCC’s nuclear plant stranded cost.

On March 6, 2007, the District Court issued a second letter containing preliminary determinations. The second letter reversed the earlier ruling that the PUCT erred when it determined TCC’s stranded cost using the sale of assets method instead of the ECOM method to value TCC’s nuclear plant. As a result, the District Court has removed the hearing scheduled for March 22, 2007 from the docket. The second letter did not alter the judge’s earlier determination that the PUCT erred when it concluded it was required to use the carrying cost rate specified in the true-up order, which, if lowered on remand, could result in a material adverse change to TCC’s recoverable carrying costs. The second letter also did not alter the judge’s earlier determination that the PUCT improperly reduced stranded costs in connection with the sales process, which could have a materially favorable effect on TCC.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~Registrant~~ registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, ~~thereunto~~ hereunto duly authorized.

~~AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.~~ AEP TEXAS CENTRAL COMPANY By: ~~/s/~~Charles ~~Thomas G~~E. ~~Berkemeyer~~Zebula ~~Name~~Title: ~~Thomas G. Berkemeyer~~Treasurer

Date: March 7 14, ~~2007~~ 2012

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	AEP TEXAS CENTRAL TRANSITION FUNDING III LLC

	By:	Charles E. Zebula
	Title:	Treasurer

Date: March 14, 2012

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
5.1	Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to legality.
8.1	Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to federal tax matters.
23.1	Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in its opinions filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1).
99.6	Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP with respect to constitutional matters.
99.7	Opinion of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP with respect to constitutional matters.

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