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January 30, 2021

NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, is investigating certain officers and directors of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP") (NYSE: AEP) and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) on behalf of long-term stockholders. More information about each potential case can be found at the link provided.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) (NYSE: AEP)

Bragar Eagel & Squire is investigating certain officers and directors of AEP following a class action complaint that was filed against AEP on August 20, 2020,

The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company covertly participated in the the largest public corruption case in Ohio history; (2) the Company secretly funneled substantial funds to Ohio political organizations and politicians to bribe politicians to pass Ohio House Bill 6, which benefitted the Company and its coal-fired generation assets; (3) the Company partially funded a massive, misleading advertising campaign in support of HB6 and in opposition to a ballot initiative to repeal HB6 by passing substantial sums through a web of dark money entities and front companies in order to conceal the Companys involvement; (4) the Company aided in subverting a citizens ballot initiative to repeal HB6; (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants Class Period statements regarding the Companys regulatory and legislative efforts were materially false and misleading; (6) as a result of the foregoing, the Company would face increased scrutiny; (7) the Company was subject to undisclosed risk of reputational, legal and financial harm; (8) the bribery scheme would jeopardize the benefits the Company sought by HB6; (9) as opposed to the Companys repeated public statements regarding a move to clean energy, it sought a dirty energy bailout; (10) as opposed to the Companys repeated public statements regarding protection of its customers interests, the Company sought an extra and state-mandated surcharge on its customers bills; and (11) as a result of the foregoing, defendants statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

For more information on our investigation into AEP go to: https://bespc.com/cases/AEP

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM)

Bragar Eagel & Squire is investigating certain officers and directors of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. following a class action complaint that was filed against Zoom on April 7, 2020.

The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Companys business, operational and compliance policies. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Zoom had inadequate data privacy and security measures; (ii) contrary to Zooms assertions, the Companys video communications service was not end-to-end encrypted; (iii) as a result of all the foregoing, users of Zooms communications services were at an increased risk of having their personal information accessed by unauthorized parties, including Facebook; (iv) usage of the Companys video communications services was foreseeably likely to decline when the foregoing facts came to light; and (v) as a result, the Companys public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

To learn more about our investigation into Zoom go to: https://bespc.com/cases/ZM

About Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C.:Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is a nationally recognized law firm with offices in New York, California, and South Carolina. The firm represents individual and institutional investors in commercial, securities, derivative, and other complex litigation in state and federal courts across the country. For more information about the firm, please visit www.bespc.com. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

Contact Information:Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C.Brandon Walker, Esq. Melissa Fortunato, Esq.Marion Passmore, Esq.(212) 355-4648investigations@bespc.comwww.bespc.com