| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 |
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| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from __________ to_________ |
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   None                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Yes  o | No.  x |   |
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| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                     Yes  o |                  No.  x |   |
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. |   Yes  x | No.  o |   |

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| Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). | Yes  x | No.  o |
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| Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.                                                | x                |             |
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, or non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Check One:                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                   |
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| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).                                                                                                                                                                                | Yes  o                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  No.  x |

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| Name             | Age      | Background                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| Brian X. Tierney | 45  | President and manager of the Company.  Vice president, chief financial officer and director of AEP Texas Central Company (TCC), executive vice president and chief financial officer of American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), and executive vice president, chief financial officer and director of American Electric Power Service Corporation, a subsidiary of AEP (Service Corporation).  Joined the Service Corporation in 1998 and was appointed senior vice president-energy marketing in 2003, became senior vice president-commercial operations in 2005,  became executive vice president-AEP utilities east in 2006 and assumed his present position in 2009.  Vice president and director of certain other AEP System companies.                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Julia A. Sloat   | 43       | Treasurer and manager of the Company.  Treasurer of TCC, treasurer of AEP and senior vice president and treasurer of the Service Corporation since January 1, 2013.  Joined the Service Corporation in 1999 and was appointed as director-investor relations in January 2003, became managing director-investor relations in November 2003, became vice president-investor relations in September 2004, became vice president-investor relations and strategic initiatives in June 2007 and became vice president and  treasurer  in January 2008. From August 2008 to August 2009 served as vice president-investor relations & corporate finance for Tween Brands, Inc.  Rejoined the Service Corporation in September 2009 as managing director-regulatory case management and became vice president-regulatory case management in August 2010.  Treasurer of certain other AEP System companies. |
| Renee V. Hawkins | 47       | Assistant treasurer and manager of the Company.  Managing director corporate finance of the Service Corporation since 2003 and assistant treasurer of the Service Corporation since 2008.  Assistant Treasurer of certain other AEP System companies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Kenneth J. Uva   | 63       | Manager of the Company. Vice-President, CT Corporation System, since 1997.  Prior to that, a variety of positions at CT Corporation System or its subsidiaries since January 1976.  Mr. Uva presently serves as an independent manager for AEP Texas Central Transition Funding LLC (TCC Funding I) and AEP Texas Central Transition Funding II LLC (TCC Funding II), special purpose, wholly owned subsidiaries of TCC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Victor A. Duva   | 54       | Manager of the Company.  President, CT Corporation Staffing, Inc., a subsidiary of CT Corporation System, since 2003.  From 1997 to 2002, Assistant Vice President and Officer Manager for CT Corporation’s Philadelphia office and, prior to that, a variety of positions at CT Corporation System since January 1981.  Mr. Duva presently serves as an independent manager for TCC Funding I and TCC Funding II.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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|   |   | 1.     |   | Financial Statements.                                                                                                                                                 |
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|   |   |   |   | Omitted pursuant to General Instruction J of Form 10-K as listed under Item 8 of this report.                                                                         |
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|   |   | 2.     |   | Financial Statement Schedules.                                                                                                                                        |
|   |   |   |   | Omitted pursuant to General Instruction J of Form 10-K as listed under Item 8 of this report.                                                                         |
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|   |   | 3.     |   | Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K (exhibits marked with an asterisk are filed herewith):                                                                |
|   |   |   |   | 3.1 Certificate of Formation of the Issuing Entity filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on January 5, 2012.                                                     |
|   |   |   |   | 3.2 Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Issuing Entity executed as of February 27, 2012.                                                  |
|   |   |   |   | 4.1 Indenture dated as of March 14, 2012 between the Issuing Entity and U.S. Bank National Association providing for the issuance of Senior Secured Transition Bonds. |
|   |   |   |   | 4.2 Form of Senior Secured Transition Bonds.                                                                                                                          |
|   |   |   |   | 10.1 Transition Property Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of March 14, 2012 between the Issuing Entity and AEP Texas Central Company, as seller.                  |
|   |   |   |   | 10.2 Transition Property Servicing Agreement dated as of March 14, 2012 between the Issuing Entity and AEP Texas Central Company, as servicer.                        |
|   |   |   |   | 10.3 Administration Agreement dated as of March 14, 2012 between the Issuing Entity and AEP Texas Central Company, as servicer.                                       |

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|   |   |   |   | 10.4  Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2012, by and among AEP Texas Central Company, AEP Texas Central Transition Funding LLC, U.S. Bank National Association, AEP Texas Central Transition Funding II LLC, The Bank of New York Mellon and AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III LLC. |
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|   |   |   |   | *31.1 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) certification.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|   |   |   |   | *33.1 Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed issuers for AEP Texas Central Company, as servicer.                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|   |   |   |   | *33.2 Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed issuers for U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|   |   |   |   | *34.1 Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities of Deloitte & Touche LLP on behalf of AEP Texas Central Company, as servicer.                                                                                                                                             |
|   |   |   |   | *34.2 Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities of Ernst & Young LLP on behalf of U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee.                                                                                                                                   |
|   |   |   |   | *35.1 Servicer compliance statement of AEP Texas Central Company, as servicer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

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|   |   | AEP Texas Central Transition Funding III LLC                                                           |
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|   |   | (Issuing Entity)                                                                                       |
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|   |   | By: AEP Texas Central Company, as Servicer                                                             |
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|   |   | /s/ Julia A. Sloat               |
|   |   | Julia A. Sloat                                                                                         |
|   |   | Treasurer and Senior Officer in Charge of the Servicing Function                                       |

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