Subject: sale of hpl to all : the proposed sale of hpl to american electric power ( aep ) has been signed and the conditions for the acquisition should be completed within the coming months . over the next few days , i will be forwarding more details about the transition process . these details will outline the employment opportunities and transfer process to aep . aep is eager to complete these arrangements , as the pipeline is only as valuable as the people who operate it . during the transition period , it is important that we keep the pipe line operating at our historical level of reliability in order to meet the energy needs of our customers . regards , brian