UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 orOR 15(dD) ofOF ~~the~~THE

~~Securities~~SECURITIES ~~Exchange~~EXCHANGE ~~Act~~ACT ofOF 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~September~~December 183, 2019

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.
333-232430	AEP TEXAS INC. (a Delaware corporation) 1 Riverside Plaza Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 716-1000 51-0007707		333-179092-01	AEP TEXAS RESTORATION FUNDING LLC (a Delaware limited liability company) 539 North Carancahua St, Suite 1700 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 (361) 881-5399 83-4426234

AEP TEXAS INC.

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

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.):



Delaware	333-221643	51-0007707
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification
Incorporation)		No.)

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

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~~Item~~Title ~~8.01. Other~~of ~~Events~~each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered

On September 18, 2019, AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC (the “Issuing Entity”) issued $235,282,000 of senior secured system restoration bonds, pursuant to an Indenture and Series Supplement (together, the “Indenture”), each dated as of September 18, 2018. The senior secured system restoration bonds were offered pursuant to the Prospectus dated September 11, 2019. In connection with the issuance of the senior secured system restoration bonds, AEP Texas Inc. and the Issuing Entity entered into the agreements listed below in Item 9.01, which are annexed hereto as exhibits to this Current Report on 8-K.



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.
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Item 8.01.Other Events

On December 3, 2019, AEP Texas Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the offering and sale by the Company of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.45% Senior Notes, Series H, due 2050 (the “Notes”).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(dc) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
1(a)	Underwriting Agreement, dated December 3, 2019.
4.1	Indenture between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and the Indenture Trustee (including forms of the Senior Secured System Restoration Bonds) dated as of September 18, 2019
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 December 5, 2019, establishing the terms of the Notes.
10.1	Transition Property Servicing Agreement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and AEP Texas Inc., as Servicer, dated as of September 18, 2019
4(b)	Form of the Notes (included in Exhibit 4(a) hereto).
10.2	Transition Property Purchase and Sale Agreement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and AEP Texas Inc., as Seller, dated as of September 18, 2019
5(a)	Opinion of Thomas G. Berkemeyer regarding the legality of the Notes.
10.3	Administration Agreement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and AEP Texas Inc., as Administrator, dated as of September 18, 2019
10.4	Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC, AEP Texas Inc., AEP Texas Central Transition Funding II LLC, AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III LLC, U.S. Bank National Association, the Bank of New York Mellon and the Indenture Trustee, dated as of September 18, 2019
10.5	Series Supplement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and the Indenture Trustee, dated as of September 18, 2019

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
4.1	Indenture between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and the Indenture Trustee (including forms of the Senior Secured System Restoration Bonds) dated as of September 18, 2019
10.1	Transition Property Servicing Agreement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and AEP Texas Inc., as Servicer, dated as of September 18, 2019
10.2	Transition Property Purchase and Sale Agreement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and AEP Texas Inc., as Seller, dated as of September 18, 2019
10.3	Administration Agreement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and AEP Texas Inc., as Administrator, dated as of September 18, 2019
10.4	Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC, AEP Texas Inc., AEP Texas Central Transition Funding II LLC, AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III LLC, U.S. Bank National Association, the Bank of New York Mellon and the Indenture Trustee, dated as of September 18, 2019
10.5	Series Supplement between AEP Texas Restoration Funding LLC and the Indenture Trustee, dated as of September 18, 2019

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, ~~hereunto~~thereunto duly authorized.

AEP TEXAS INC. By: /s/ ~~Renee~~William VE. ~~Hawkins~~Johnson ByName: ~~Renee~~William VE. ~~Hawkins~~Johnson Title: Assistant ~~Treasurer~~Secretary

~~Date:~~December ~~September 18~~6, 2019

~~SIGNATURE~~EXHIBIT INDEX

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.



Exhibit Number	Description

1(a)	Underwriting Agreement dated December 3, 2019.

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 December 5, 2019, 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.

AEP TEXAS RESTORATION FUNDING LLC /s/ Renee V. Hawkins By: Renee V. Hawkins Title: Assistant Treasurer

Date: September 18, 2019

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