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 of earliest event reported): ~~December 4~~February 28, ~~2024~~2025

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THE AES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-12291	54-1163725
(State or other jurisdictionof Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
4300 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA		22203
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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Delaware

001-12291

54-1163725

(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


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

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. ☐

~~Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement~~_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

~~On December~~Item ~~6, 2024, The AES Corporation (the “Company” or “AES”) completed its previously announced offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6~~2.~~950%~~02 ~~Fixed-to-Fixed~~Results ~~Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2055 (the “Notes”). The offering~~ of ~~the~~Operations ~~Notes was made pursuant to AES’ automatic shelf registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-263244), filed with the Securities~~ and ~~Exchange~~Financial ~~Commission (the “SEC”) on March 2, 2022~~Condition. ~~AES has filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement, dated December 4, 2024, together with the accompanying prospectus, dated March 2, 2022, relating to the offer and sale of the Notes.~~

On February 28, 2025, The ~~public~~AES ~~offering~~Corporation ~~price~~(“AES” ofor the ~~Notes~~“Company”) ~~was~~issued 99a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.~~985%~~ A copy of the ~~principal~~press ~~amount~~release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 ~~AES~~attached ~~intends~~hereto toand ~~use~~is ~~the~~incorporated ~~net~~by ~~proceeds~~reference ~~from~~herein. Such ~~this~~information ~~offering~~is furnished pursuant to ~~repay~~Item 2.02 ~~existing~~and ~~indebtedness~~shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including ~~borrowings~~for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 ~~revolving~~Securities ~~facility~~Act of ~~its~~1933, ~~senior~~as ~~credit~~amended ~~facility~~(the “Securities Act”), ~~and~~or ~~for~~the Exchange Act regardless of any general ~~corporate~~incorporation ~~purposes~~language in such filing.

~~In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated December~~Item ~~4, 2024, among AES and J~~7.P.01 ~~Morgan~~Regulation ~~Securities~~FD ~~LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co~~Disclosure. LLC and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

~~The~~On ~~Notes~~February 28, ~~were~~2025, AES issued ona press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended December 6 31, 2024, its ~~pursuant~~most torecent aguidance ~~Subordinated~~and ~~Indenture,~~provided ~~dated~~additional asforward-looking ofinformation. ~~May 21,~~A ~~2024~~copy (of the ~~“Base~~press ~~Indenture”),~~release is being furnished as ~~supplemented~~Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated by areference ~~second~~herein. Such ~~supplemental~~information ~~indenture~~is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, ~~dated~~including asfor the purposes of ~~December~~Section 618 of the Exchange Act, ~~2024~~or (otherwise subject to the ~~“Second~~liabilities ~~Supplemental~~of ~~Indenture”,~~that ~~and~~Section. ~~together~~The ~~with~~information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the ~~Base~~Securities ~~Indenture,~~Act or the ~~“Indenture”),~~Exchange ~~between~~Act ~~AES~~regardless ~~and~~of ~~Deutsche~~any ~~Bank~~general ~~Trust~~incorporation ~~Company~~language ~~Americas,~~in assuch ~~Trustee~~filing.

Interest on the Notes accrues from December 6, 2024 and is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on July 15, 2025, and at maturity on July 15, 2055. The Notes bear interest (i) from and including December 6, 2024 to, but excluding, July 15, 2030 at the rate of 6.950% per annum and (ii) from and including July 15, 2030, during each Reset Period (as defined in the Indenture) at a rate per annum equal to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate (as defined in the Indenture) as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date (as defined in the Indenture) plus a spread of 2.890%, to be reset on each Reset Date. So long as no event of default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Company may, at its option, defer interest payments on the Notes, from time to time, for one or more deferral periods of up to 20 consecutive semi-annual interest payment periods each, except that no such optional deferral period may extend beyond the final maturity date of the Notes or end on a day other than the day immediately preceding an interest payment date.

The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes, at its option, in whole or in part (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to July 15, 2030 and ending on and including July 15, 2030 and (ii) after July 15, 2030, on any interest payment date, at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus, subject to the terms and conditions of the Notes, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date. At the Company’s option, the Company may also redeem all of the Notes upon the occurrence of certain specified events at the redemption prices provided therein, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the redemption date.

The Base Indenture was previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 21, 2024 and has been incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. The Underwriting Agreement, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the form of the Notes are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1, Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. An opinion regarding the legality of the Notes is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1.

The above description of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the form of Notes.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Safe Harbor Disclosure

This ~~Current~~news ~~Report~~release ~~on Form 8-K~~ contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act ~~of 1933~~ and of the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act. ofSuch ~~1934~~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 ~~the Company~~AES’s current expectations based on reasonable assumptions. ~~Such~~Forecasted ~~forward-looking~~financial ~~statements~~information is based on certain material assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, our ~~financing~~expectations ~~plans~~regarding accurate projections of future interest rates, ~~including~~commodity ~~the~~price ~~offering~~and foreign currency pricing, continued normal levels of ~~the~~operating ~~Notes~~performance and ~~the~~electricity ~~details~~volume ~~thereof~~at our distribution companies and operational performance at our generation businesses consistent with historical levels, as well as the ~~proposed~~execution ~~use~~of PPAs, conversion of ~~proceeds~~our ~~therefrom~~backlog and ~~other~~growth ~~expected~~investments ~~effects~~at ofnormalized ~~the~~investment ~~offering~~levels, and rates of ~~the~~return ~~Notes.~~consistent with prior experience.

Actual results could differ materially from those projected in ~~AES’~~our forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results are discussed in ~~the~~AES’ ~~prospectus~~filings ~~supplement~~with ~~related to~~ the ~~offering~~Securities and ~~AES’~~Exchange ~~filings~~Commission ~~with~~ (the “SEC”), including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under Item 1A: “Risk Factors” and Item 7: “Management’s Discussion & Analysis” in AES’ 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. ~~Potential~~Readers ~~investors~~ are encouraged to read AES’ filings to learn more about the risk factors associated with AES’ business. AES undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise~~, except where required by law~~.

~~Item~~Any ~~9.01~~Stockholder ~~Financial~~who ~~Statements~~desires ~~and~~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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

ExhibitNo.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated December 4, 2024, among The AES Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters.
4.1		Second Supplemental Indenture, dated December 6, 2024, between The AES Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee.
4.2		Form of 6.950% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2055 (included in Exhibit 4.1).
5.1		Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
23.1		Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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Exhibit No. Description

~~SIGNATURE~~99.1 Press Release issued by The AES Corporation, dated February 28, 2025

~~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.~~ 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 28, 2025	By:	/s/ Stephen Coughlin
		Name:	Stephen Coughlin
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release issued by The AES Corporation, dated February 28, 2025






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THE AES CORPORATION

Date: December 6, 2024

/s/ Stephen Coughlin

Stephen Coughlin

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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