UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (~~date~~Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~April 2625, 2024

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THE AES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-12291

54-1163725

(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4300 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington, Virginia 22203

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(703) 522-1315

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	AES	New York Stock Exchange

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 25.0207 ~~Results~~Submission of ~~Operations~~Matters ~~and~~to ~~Financial~~a ~~Condition~~Vote of Security Holders.

On ~~February~~April 2625, 2024, The AES Corporation (~~“AES” or~~ the “Company”) ~~issued~~held ~~a press release announcing~~ its ~~financial~~2024 ~~results~~Annual ~~for~~Meeting ~~the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. A copy~~ of ~~the~~Stockholders press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. Such information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “~~Exchange~~Annual ~~Act~~Meeting”), orvirtually ~~otherwise~~via ~~subject~~live ~~to the liabilities of that Section~~webcast. The ~~information~~final invoting ~~this~~results ~~Current~~for ~~Report~~each onof ~~Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under~~ the ~~Securities~~matters ~~Act~~voted ofon ~~1933,~~at ~~as amended (~~the ~~“Securities~~Annual ~~Act”),~~Meeting orare ~~the~~provided ~~Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing~~below.

~~Item 7.01~~Proposal ~~Regulation~~1: FDThe ~~Disclosure~~election of eleven directors, each to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2025.

On February 26, 2024, AES issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, its most recent guidance and provided additional forward-looking information. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. Such information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.


Director Name	For	Against	Broker Non-Votes	Abstain
Gerard M. Anderson	614,602,147	1,191,158	29,964,687	768,438
Inderpal S. Bhandari	614,231,653	1,581,479	29,964,687	748,611
Janet G. Davidson	613,970,410	1,838,683	29,964,687	752,650
Andrés R. Gluski	613,867,033	1,930,970	29,964,687	763,740
Holly K. Koeppel	603,563,498	12,256,955	29,964,687	741,290
Julia M. Laulis	612,305,172	3,499,572	29,964,687	756,999
Alain Monié	606,411,585	9,392,294	29,964,687	757,864
John B. Morse, Jr.	598,741,591	16,955,360	29,964,687	864,792
Moisés Naím	601,026,541	14,771,319	29,964,687	763,791
Teresa M. Sebastian	533,898,941	62,795,788	29,964,687	19,867,014
Maura Shaughnessy	612,327,074	3,487,994	29,964,687	746,675

~~Safe~~Proposal ~~Harbor~~2: Approval, ~~Disclosure~~on an advisory basis, of the Company’s executive compensation.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act and of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to future earnings, growth, and financial and operating performance. Forward-looking statements are not intended to be a guarantee of future results, but instead constitute AES’ current expectations based on reasonable assumptions. Forecasted financial information is based on certain material assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding accurate projections of future interest rates, commodity price and foreign currency pricing, continued normal levels of operating performance and electricity volume at our distribution companies and operational performance at our generation businesses consistent with historical levels, as well as the execution of PPAs, conversion of our backlog and growth investments at normalized investment levels, and rates of return consistent with prior experience.


For:			593,427,753
Against:			22,330,802
Abstain:			803,188
Broker Non-Votes:			29,964,687

~~Actual~~Proposal ~~results~~3: ~~could~~Ratification ~~differ~~of ~~materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results are discussed in AES’ filings with~~ the ~~Securities~~appointment ~~and~~of ~~Exchange~~Ernst ~~Commission (the “SEC”), including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under Item 1A “Risk Factors” and Item 7: Management’s Discussion~~ & ~~Analysis~~Young inLLP ~~AES’~~as ~~2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed with~~ the ~~SEC.~~independent ~~Readers~~auditor ~~are~~of ~~encouraged to read AES’ filings to learn more about~~ the ~~risk~~Company ~~factors~~for ~~associated~~fiscal ~~with~~year ~~AES’ business~~2024. ~~AES undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.~~

Any Stockholder who desires a copy of the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 26, 2024, or subsequent filings with the SEC, may obtain a copy (excluding the exhibits thereto) without charge by addressing a request to the Office of the Corporate Secretary, The AES Corporation, 4300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Exhibits also may be requested, but a charge equal to the reproduction cost thereof will be made. A copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K may also be obtained by visiting the Company’s website at www.aes.com.


For:			641,814,069
Against:			4,180,158
Abstain:			532,203
Broker Non-Votes:			0

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release issued by The AES Corporation, dated February 26, 2024

SIGNATURES

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

			THE AES CORPORATION
Date:	~~February~~April 26, 2024	By:	/s/ ~~Stephen~~Paul ~~Coughlin~~L. Freedman
		Name:	~~Stephen~~Paul ~~Coughlin~~L. Freedman
		Title:	Executive Vice President, ~~and~~General ~~Chief~~Counsel ~~Financial~~and ~~Officer~~Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release issued by The AES Corporation, dated February 26, 2024
101			Inline XBRL Document Set for the Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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