# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000728391
**File Stem:** 0000728391-26-000007
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
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## Filing Summary
**0000728391-26-000007.hdr.sgml**: 20260302

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000728391-26-000007

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 10-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 104

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260302

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260302

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000728391
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 351575582
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-08644
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26708124

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MONUMENT CIRCLE
- **STREET 2:** PO BOX 1595
- **CITY:** INDIANAPOLIS
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 46204
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3172618261

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MONUMENT CIRCLE
- **STREET 2:** P.O. BOX 1595
- **CITY:** INDIANAPOLIS
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 46204

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** IPALCO ENTERPRISES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM 10-K** 

(Mark One)

☒ **ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025**

**or**

☐ **TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Commission File Number 1-8644**

**IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Indiana** | **35-1575582** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)** |
| **One Monument Circle** | |
| **Indianapolis, Indiana** | **46204** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip code)** |
| **Registrant's telephone number, including area code:** | **(317) 261-8261** |

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| **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** |
| **<u>Title of Each Class</u>** | **<u>Trading Symbol(s)</u>** | **<u>Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered</u>** |
| **N/A** | **N/A** | **N/A** |
| **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None** | **Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None** | **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 ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

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 ☐ No ☒

(The registrant is a voluntary filer. The registrant has filed all applicable reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company <br> ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ ☐

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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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

At March 2, 2026, 108,907,318 shares of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. common stock, no par value, were outstanding, of which 89,685,177 shares were owned by AES U.S. Investments, Inc. and 19,222,141 shares were owned by CDP Infrastructures Fund L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

Portions of registrant's Proxy Statement for its annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof.

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** |
| **Annual Report on Form 10-K** | **Annual Report on Form 10-K** | **Annual Report on Form 10-K** |
| **For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025** | **For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025** | **For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025** |
| **Table of Contents** | **Table of Contents** | **Table of Contents** |
| **Item No.** | | **Page No.** |
| | **GLOSSARY OF TERMS** | <u>[5](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_10)</u> |
| | **PART I** | |
| ITEM 1. | BUSINESS | <u>[8](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_19)</u> |
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS | <u>[23](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_58)</u> |
| ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | <u>[36](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_61)</u> |
| ITEM 1C. | CYBERSECURITY | <u>[36](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_64)</u> |
| ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES | <u>[37](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_67)</u> |
| ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | <u>[37](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_70)</u> |
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES | <u>[38](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_73)</u> |
| **PART II** | **PART II** | **PART II** |
| ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | <u>[38](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_79)</u> |
| ITEM 6. | [RESERVED] | <u>[38](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_82)</u> |
| ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | <u>[39](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_85)</u> |
| | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | <u>[40](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_88)</u> |
| | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | <u>[41](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_91)</u> |
| | KEY TRENDS AND UNCERTAINTIES | <u>[47](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_94)</u> |
| | CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY | <u>[52](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_97)</u> |
| | CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES | <u>[57](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_100)</u> |
| ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | <u>[59](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_106)</u> |
| ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | <u>[62](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_109)</u> |
| | **<u>IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES</u>** | |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <u>[63](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_118)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Statements of Operations | <u>[66](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_121)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | <u>[67](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_124)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Balance Sheets | <u>[68](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_130)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | <u>[69](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_136)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity | <u>[70](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_139)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | <u>[71](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_145)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 1 - Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | <u>[71](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_148)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 2 - Regulatory Matters | <u>[83](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_151)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 3 - Property, Plant and Equipment | <u>[91](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_154)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 4 - ARO | <u>[91](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_157)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 5 - Fair Value | <u>[91](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_160)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 6 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | <u>[94](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_163)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 7 - Debt | <u>[96](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_166)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 8 - Income Taxes | <u>[98](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_172)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 9 - Benefit Plans | <u>[101](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_175)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 10 - Equity | <u>[107](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_178)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies | <u>[108](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_184)</u> |

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| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 12 - Related Party Transactions | <u>[110](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_187)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 13 - Business Segments | <u>[111](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_190)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 14 - Revenue | <u>[112](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_196)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 15 - Leases | <u>[114](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_199)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 16 - Subsequent Events | <u>[115](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_549755816910)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**<u>AES INDIANA AND SUBSIDIARIES</u>** | |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <u>[117](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_208)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Statements of Operations | <u>[120](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_211)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Balance Sheets | <u>[121](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_214)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | <u>[122](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_220)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity | <u>[123](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_223)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | <u>[124](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_226)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 1 - Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | <u>[124](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_229)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 2 - Regulatory Matters | <u>[135](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_232)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 3 - Property, Plant and Equipment | <u>[143](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_235)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 4 - ARO | <u>[143](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_238)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 5 - Fair Value | <u>[144](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_241)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 6 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities | <u>[146](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_244)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 7 - Debt | <u>[147](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_247)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 8 - Income Taxes | <u>[149](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_253)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 9 - Benefit Plans | <u>[152](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_256)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 10 - Equity | <u>[158](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_259)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies | <u>[159](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_265)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 12 - Related Party Transactions | <u>[160](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_268)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 13 - Business Segments | <u>[162](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_271)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 14 - Revenue | <u>[163](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_274)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 15 - Leases | <u>[165](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_277)</u> |
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Note 16 - Subsequent Events | <u>[166](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_549755816935)</u> |
| ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | <u>[167](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_283)</u> |
| ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | <u>[167](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_286)</u> |
| ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION | <u>[168](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_289)</u> |
| ITEM 9C. | DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS | <u>[168](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_292)</u> |
| **PART III** | **PART III** | **PART III** |
| ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | <u>[168](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_298)</u> |
| ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | <u>[168](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_301)</u> |
| ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | <u>[168](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_304)</u> |
| ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | <u>[168](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_307)</u> |
| ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | <u>[168](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_310)</u> |
| **PART IV** | **PART IV** | **PART IV** |
| ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | <u>[170](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_316)</u> |
| ITEM 16. | FORM 10-K SUMMARY | <u>[182](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_379)</u> |
| | **SIGNATURES** | <u>[183](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_382)</u> |

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| **GLOSSARY OF TERMS** | **GLOSSARY OF TERMS** |
| The following is a list of frequently used terms, abbreviations or acronyms that are found in this Form 10-K: | The following is a list of frequently used terms, abbreviations or acronyms that are found in this Form 10-K: |
| 2018 Base Rate Order | The order issued in October 2018 by the IURC authorizing AES Indiana to, among other things, increase its basic rates and charges by $43.9 million annually |
| 2024 Base Rate Order | The order issued in April 2024 by the IURC authorizing AES Indiana to, among other things, increase its basic rates and charges by $71 million annually |
| 2024 IPALCO Notes | $405 million of 3.70% IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. Senior Secured Notes due September 1, 2024 |
| 2030 IPALCO Notes | $475 million of 4.25% IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. Senior Secured Notes due May 1, 2030 |
| 2034 IPALCO Notes | $400 million of 5.75% IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. Senior Secured Notes due April 1, 2034 |
| $300 million Term Loan Agreement | $300 million AES Indiana Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2023 |
| $400 million Term Loan Agreement | $400 million AES Indiana Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2024 |
| ACE | Affordable Clean Energy |
| AES | The AES Corporation |
| AES Indiana | Indianapolis Power & Light Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, which does business as AES Indiana |
| AES Indiana Credit Agreement | $500 million AES Indiana Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2025 |
| AES U.S. Investments | AES U.S. Investments, Inc. |
| AFUDC | Allowance for Funds Used During Construction |
| AGIC | AES Global Insurance Company, LLC |
| AOCI | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
| AOCL | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
| ARO | Asset Retirement Obligation |
| ASC | Accounting Standards Codification |
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update |
| BESS | Battery Energy Storage System |
| CAA | U.S. Clean Air Act |
| CCGT | Combined Cycle Gas Turbine |
| CCR | Coal Combustion Residuals |
| CDPQ | CDP Infrastructures Fund L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| COVID-19 | The disease caused by the novel coronavirus that resulted in a global pandemic beginning in 2020. |
| CPCN | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity |
| CSAPR | Cross-State Air Pollution Rule |
| Cumulative Deficiencies | Cumulative Net Operating Income Deficiencies. The Cumulative Deficiencies calculation provides that only five years' worth of historical earnings deficiencies or surpluses are included, unless it has been greater than five years since the most recent rate case. |
| CWA | U.S. Clean Water Act |
| D.C. Circuit | U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Employees' Retirement Plan of AES Indiana |
| DSM | Demand Side Management |
| ECCRA | Environmental Compliance Cost Recovery Adjustment |
| EGUs | Electrical Generating Units |
| ELG | Effluent Limitation Guidelines |
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPAct | Energy Policy Act of 2005 |
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 |
| FAC | Fuel Adjustment Clause |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| FGD | Flue Gas Desulfurization |
| Financial Statements | Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of IPALCO in *"Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data"* included in Part II of this Form 10-K |

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| FIP | Federal Implementation Plan |
| FTRs | Financial Transmission Rights |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| HLBV | Hypothetical Liquidation Book Value |
| IBEW | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
| IDEM | Indiana Department of Environmental Management |
| IOSHA | Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| IPALCO | IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries |
| IPL | Indianapolis Power & Light Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, which does business as AES Indiana |
| IRA | U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 |
| IRP | Integrated Resource Plan |
| ITC | Investment Tax Credit |
| IURC | Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission |
| kWh | Kilowatt hours |
| MATS | Mercury and Air Toxics Standards |
| Mid-America | Mid-America Capital Resources, Inc. |
| MISO | Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. |
| MW | Megawatts |
| MWh | Megawatt hours |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| NERC | North American Electric Reliability Corporation |
| NOV | Notice of Violation |
| NOx | Nitrogen Oxide |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NSPS | New Source Performance Standards |
| NSR | New Source Review |
| OUCC | Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor |
| Pension Plans | Employees' Retirement Plan of AES Indiana and Supplemental Retirement Plan of AES Indiana |
| PTC | Production Tax Credit |
| PM2.5 | Fine particulate matter or particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers |
| RF | Reliability*First* |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RSP | AES Retirement Savings Plan |
| RTO | Regional Transmission Organization |
| SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Securities Act | Securities Act of 1933, as Amended |
| Service Company | AES US Services, LLC |
| SIP | State Implementation Plan |
| SO2 | Sulfur Dioxide |
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| Supplemental Retirement Plan | Supplemental Retirement Plan of AES Indiana |
| TCJA | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |
| TDSIC | Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvement Charge |
| Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation | Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. |
| Thrift Plan | Employees' Thrift Plan of AES Indiana |
| U.S. | United States of America |
| VEBA | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association |

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VIE Variable Interest Entity <br> WOTUS Waters of the U.S.

**PART I**

Throughout this document, the terms "the Company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to IPALCO and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We encourage investors, the media, our customers and others interested in the Company to review the information we post at *https://www.aesindiana.com*. None of the information on our website is incorporated into, or deemed to be a part of, this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any reference to our website is intended to be an inactive textual reference only.

**FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes *"forward-looking statements"* within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, in particular, the statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under the headings "*Item 1. Business," "Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities"* and *"Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."* Forward-looking statements express an expectation or belief and contain a projection, plan or assumption with regard to, among other things, our future revenue, income, expenses or capital structure. Such statements of future events or performance are not guarantees of future performance and involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties. The words "could," "may," "predict," "anticipate," "would," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "project," "objective," "intend," "continue," "should," "plan," and similar expressions, or the negatives thereof, are intended to identify forward-looking statements unless the context requires otherwise.

Some important factors that could cause our actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ impacts of weather on retail sales;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ growth in our service territory and changes in retail demand and demographic patterns;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ weather-related damage to our electrical system;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ commodity and other input costs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ performance of our contracts by our contract counterparties, including suppliers or customers;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ transmission, distribution and generation system reliability and capacity, including natural gas pipeline system and supply constraints;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ regulatory actions and outcomes, including, but not limited to, the review and approval of our rates and charges by the IURC;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ federal and state legislation and regulations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ changes in our credit ratings or the credit ratings of AES;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ fluctuations in the value of pension plan assets, fluctuations in pension plan expenses and our ability to fund defined benefit pension plans;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ changes in financial or regulatory accounting policies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ environmental and climate change matters, including costs of compliance with, and liabilities related to, current and future environmental and climate change laws and requirements;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ interest rates and the use of interest rate hedges, inflation rates and other costs of capital;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ the availability of capital;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or distributions to IPALCO;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ level of creditworthiness of counterparties to contracts and transactions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ our ability to maintain adequate insurance;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ labor strikes or other workforce factors, including the ability to attract and retain key personnel;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ facility or equipment maintenance, repairs and capital expenditures;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ significant delays or unanticipated cost increases associated with construction or other projects;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ the availability and cost of funds to finance working capital and capital needs, particularly during periods when the time lag between incurring costs and recovery is long and the costs are material;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ the availability of regulatory incentives that support renewable energy projects, including tax incentives;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ local economic conditions;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ costs and effects of legal and administrative proceedings, audits, settlements, investigations and claims and the ultimate disposition of litigation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ industry restructuring, deregulation and competition;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ issues related to our participation in MISO, including the cost associated with membership, our continued ability to recover costs incurred, and the risk of default of other MISO participants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ changes in tax laws and the effects of our tax strategies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ the use of derivative contracts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ our ability to maintain effective control over financial reporting;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ product development, technology changes, and changes in prices of products and technologies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ cyber-attacks, information security breaches or information system failures;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ data privacy;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ catastrophic events such as fires, explosions, terrorist acts, acts of war, pandemics, or the future outbreak of any other highly infectious or contagious disease, or natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, severe winds, ice or snowstorms, droughts, or other similar occurrences, including as a result of climate change; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ the risks and other factors discussed in this report and other IPALCO filings with the SEC.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are made. We disclaim any obligation or undertaking to provide any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which the forward-looking statement is based. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

All of the above factors are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results, and many are beyond our control. See "*Item 1A - Risk Factors*" to Part I in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and the "*Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations*" section in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion of the foregoing and certain other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook. These risks may also be specifically described in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q in Part II - Item 1A, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other documents that we may file from time to time with the SEC.

**<u>ITEM 1. BUSINESS</u>**

**OVERVIEW**

IPALCO is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana whose principal subsidiary is AES Indiana. AES Indiana is a regulated electric utility operating in the state of Indiana. Substantially all of our business consists of the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy conducted through AES Indiana. Our business segments are "utility" and "other." All of our operations are conducted within the U.S. and principally within the state of Indiana. Please see Note 13, *"Business Segments"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**AES INDIANA**

IPALCO owns all of the outstanding common stock of AES Indiana. AES Indiana was incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana in 1926. AES Indiana is engaged primarily in generating, transmitting, distributing and selling electric energy to approximately 533,000 retail customers in the city of Indianapolis and neighboring areas within the state of Indiana. AES Indiana has an exclusive right to provide electric service to those customers. AES Indiana's service area covers about 528 square miles with an estimated population of approximately 982,000. AES Indiana's generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and changes to our sources of electric generation, are further described below under *"Properties."* There have been no significant changes in the services rendered by AES Indiana during 2025.

AES Indiana is a transmission company member of RF. RF is one of eight Regional Reliability Councils under the NERC, which has been designated as the Electric Reliability Organization under the EPAct. RF seeks to preserve and enhance electric service reliability and security for the interconnected electric systems within the RF geographic area by setting and enforcing electric reliability standards. RF members cooperate under agreements to augment

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the reliability of its members' electricity supply systems in the RF region through coordination of the planning and operation of the members' generation and transmission facilities. Smaller electric utility systems, independent power producers and power marketers can participate as full members of RF.

**HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT**

AES Indiana's employees are essential to delivering and maintaining reliable service to our customers. As of December 31, 2025, AES Indiana had 1,138 employees, of whom 1,098 were full time. Of the total employees, 769 were represented by the IBEW in two bargaining units: a physical unit and a clerical-technical unit. In January 2025, the IBEW physical unit ratified a three-year agreement with AES Indiana that expires on December 5, 2027. In February 2023, the membership of the IBEW clerical-technical unit ratified a three-year labor agreement with AES Indiana that was set to expire on February 12, 2026 but was extended by mutual agreement to March 8, 2026. Both collective bargaining agreements continue in full force and effect from year-to-year unless either party provides prior written notice at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration, or anniversary thereof, of its desire to amend or terminate the agreement. As of December 31, 2025, neither IPALCO nor any of its majority-owned subsidiaries, other than AES Indiana, had any employees.

*Safety*

As part of AES, safety is one of our core values. Conducting safe operations at our facilities, so that each person can return home safely, is the cornerstone of our daily activities and decisions. Safety efforts are led globally by the AES Chief Operating Officer and supported by safety committees that operate at the local site level. Hazards in the workplace are actively identified, and management tracks incidents so remedial actions can be taken to improve workplace safety.

We work with the Safety Management System ("SMS"), a Global Safety Standard that applies to all AES employees and employees of AES subsidiaries, as well as contractors working in AES facilities and construction projects. The SMS requires continuous safety performance monitoring, risk assessment and performance of periodic integrated environmental, health, and safety audits. The SMS provides a consistent framework for all AES operational businesses and construction projects to set expectations for risk identification and reduction, measure performance, and drive continuous improvements. The SMS standard is consistent with the OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001 standard. Our safety performance is also measured by both leading and lagging metrics. Our leading safety metrics track safety observations, safety meeting engagement and the reporting of lost time incident ("LTI") rates for our employees and contractors based on OSHA standards. Our lagging safety metrics track lost workday cases, severity rate, and recordable incidents. We are committed to excellence in safety and have implemented various programs to increase safety awareness and improve work practices.

*Talent*

We believe our success depends on our ability to attract, develop and retain key personnel. The skills, experience and industry knowledge of key employees significantly benefit our operations and performance. We have a comprehensive approach to managing our talent and developing our leaders in order to ensure our people have the right skills for today and tomorrow, whether that requires us to build new business models or leverage leading technologies.

We support employee development offering a wide variety of self guided virtual learning opportunities as well as rotational programs and in person trainings for individual contributors and people leaders designed to close skill gaps identified in our Talent Dialogues. We leverage analytics from Workday and assessment tools to inform succession planning and leadership readiness. We also offer financial support for employees pursuing education to enhance job-related skills and career potential.

Our human resource talent practices are designed to align with strategic priorities and empower our people to lead the energy transition. We believe that our individual differences and collaboration make us stronger. Governance and standards are guided by the AES Chief Human Resources Officer, with input from members of AES' Global Leadership Team.

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*Compensation*

Our compensation philosophy emphasizes pay-for-performance. Our incentive plans are designed to reward strong performance, with greater compensation paid when performance exceeds expectations and less compensation paid when performance falls below expectations. We invest significant time and resources to ensure our compensation programs are competitive and reward the performance of our people. Every year, our people who are not part of a collective bargaining agreement are eligible for an annual merit-based salary increase. In addition, individuals are eligible for a salary increase if they receive a significant promotion. For non-collectively bargained employees at certain levels in the organization, we offer annual incentives (bonus) and long-term compensation to reinforce the alignment between employees and AES.

**SERVICE COMPANY**

The Service Company provides services including operations, accounting, legal, human resources, information technology and other corporate services on behalf of certain AES U.S. companies, including, among other companies, IPALCO and AES Indiana. The Service Company allocates the costs for these services based on cost drivers designed to result in fair and equitable allocations. This includes ensuring that the regulated utilities served, including AES Indiana, are not subsidizing costs incurred for the benefit of other businesses. Please see Note 12, *"Related Party Transactions – Service Company"* to the Financial Statements and *"Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence"* of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details.

**PROPERTIES**

Our executive offices are located at One Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana. This facility and the remainder of our material properties in our business and operations are owned directly by AES Indiana. The following is a description of these material properties.

We own two distribution service centers in Indianapolis. We also own the building in Indianapolis that houses our customer back-office billing team.

AES Indiana owns and operates four generating stations, all within the state of Indiana. The first station, Petersburg, consists of two coal-fired units; however, AES Indiana is in the process of converting these remaining two coal-fired units to natural gas in 2026 (for further discussion, see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K). The second station, Harding Street, consists of three natural gas-fired boilers and steam turbines and uses natural gas and fuel oil to power five combustion turbines. In addition, AES Indiana operates a 20 MW battery energy storage unit at this location, which provides frequency response. The third station, Eagle Valley, is a CCGT natural gas plant. The fourth station, Georgetown, is a peaking station that uses natural gas to power combustion turbines. AES Indiana's net electric generation design capacity at these generating stations for winter is 3,070 MW and net summer capacity is 2,925 MW. Our highest summer peak level of 3,139 MW was recorded in August 2007 and the highest winter peak level of 2,971 MW was recorded in January 2009.

AES Indiana also owns four renewable energy facilities currently in operations, all within the state of Indiana. The first renewable facility is a 195 MW solar project ("Hardy Hills Solar"). The second is a 106 MW wind facility ("Hoosier Wind"). The third is a 200 MW (800 MWh) battery energy storage system facility ("Pike County BESS"). The fourth is a 250 MW solar and 45 MW (180 MWh) energy storage facility ("Petersburg Energy Center*"*). See Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters"* of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information regarding these renewable facilities.

On May 16, 2025, AES Indiana completed the acquisition of Crossvine Solar 1, LLC ("Crossvine"), including the development of 85 MW of solar and 85 MW (340 MWh) of energy storage which is expected to be placed in service in mid-2027.

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Our sources of electric generation and energy storage are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **AES Indiana Generating Stations:** | **AES Indiana Generating Stations:** | **AES Indiana Generating Stations:** | | | | | |
| | | | **Winter Capacity** | **Winter Capacity** | **Summer Capacity** | **Summer Capacity** | |
| **Fuel** | **Name** | **Number of <br>Units** | **Gross<br>(MW)** | **Net<br>(MW)** | **Gross<br>(MW)** | **Net<br>(MW)** |<br>**Location** |
| Gas | Harding Street | 6 | 1053 | 1026 | 990 | 963 | Marion County, Indiana |
|  | Eagle Valley | 1 | 735 | 719 | 705 | 689 | Morgan County, Indiana |
|  | Georgetown | 2 | 200 | 200 | 158 | 158 | Marion County, Indiana |
|  | **Total** | **9** | **1988** | **1945** | **1853** | **1810** |  |
| Coal | Petersburg<sup>(1)</sup> | 2 | 1152 | 1064 | 1152 | 1064 | Pike County, Indiana |
|  | **Total** | **2** | **1152** | **1064** | **1152** | **1064** |  |
| Oil | Petersburg | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Pike County, Indiana |
|  | Harding Street | 3 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 43 | Marion County, Indiana |
|  | **Total** | **6** | **61** | **61** | **51** | **51** |  |
| **Total** | **Total** | **17** | **3201** | **3070** | **3056** | **2925** |  |
| **AES Indiana Renewable Energy Facilities** <sup>(2)</sup>**:** | **AES Indiana Renewable Energy Facilities** <sup>(2)</sup>**:** | **AES Indiana Renewable Energy Facilities** <sup>(2)</sup>**:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Fuel** | **Name** | **Gross Capacity**<br>**(MW)** | **Location** | **Location** |  |  |  |
| Solar | Hardy Hills Solar | 195 | Clinton County, Indiana | Clinton County, Indiana |  |  |  |
|  | Petersburg Energy Center | 250 | Pike County, Indiana | Pike County, Indiana |  |  |  |
| Wind | Hoosier Wind | 106 | Benton County, Indiana | Benton County, Indiana |  |  |  |
| Energy Storage | Pike County BESS | 200 | Pike County, Indiana | Pike County, Indiana |  |  |  |
|  | Petersburg Energy Center | 45 | Pike County, Indiana | Pike County, Indiana |  |  |  |
| **Total** |  | **796** |  |  |  |  |  |

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<sup>(1)</sup> AES Indiana is in the process of converting the remaining two coal units at Petersburg to natural gas in 2026 (for further discussion, see Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K).

<sup>(2)</sup> See Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of our renewable projects that have been placed into service*.*

Net electrical generation during 2025 at our Eagle Valley, Petersburg, Harding Street and Georgetown plants accounted for approximately 37%, 35%, 22% and 2%, respectively, of our total net generation. Our renewable energy projects accounted for the remaining 4% of total net generation. Even though the capacity of our Harding Street plant far exceeds that of the Eagle Valley CCGT plant, we expect the generation at Eagle Valley to continue to far exceed that of Harding Street due to the relatively lower cost to produce electricity at Eagle Valley.

The following table summarizes our renewable projects under construction (see further discussion in Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K):

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| **Type** | **Project Name** | **Solar Capacity (MW)** | **Storage Capacity (MW)** | **Date filed with IURC** | **Date of IURC approval** | **Estimated Completion** | **Location** |
| Solar and Energy Storage | Crossvine | 85 | 85 | 8/1/2024 | 5/16/2025 | Mid-2027 | Dubois County, Indiana |

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Our electric system is directly interconnected with the electric systems of Indiana Michigan Power Company, CenterPoint Indiana (formerly Vectren Corporation), Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., and the electric system jointly owned by Duke Energy Indiana, Indiana Municipal Power Agency and Wabash Valley Power Association, Inc. Our transmission system includes 458 circuit miles of 345,000 volt lines and 408 circuit miles of 138,000 volt lines. The distribution system consists of 5,475 circuit miles of underground primary and secondary cables and 6,072 circuit miles of overhead primary and secondary wire. Underground street lighting facilities include 794 circuit miles of underground cable. Also included in the system are 128 substations. Depending on the voltage

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levels at the substation, some substations may be considered both a bulk power substation and a distribution substation. There are 77 bulk power substations and 108 distribution substations; 47 substations are considered both bulk power and distribution substations.

All critical facilities we own are well maintained, in good condition and meet our present needs. Our plants generally have enough capacity to meet the daily needs of our retail customers when all of our units are available. During periods when our generating capacity is not sufficient to meet our retail demand, or when MISO provides a lower cost alternative to some of our available generation, we purchase power on the MISO wholesale market.

**SEASONALITY**

The electric utility business is affected by seasonal weather patterns throughout the year and, therefore, the operating revenue and associated operating expenses are not generated evenly by month during the year. AES Indiana's business is not dependent on any single customer or group of customers. Additionally, retail kWh sales, after adjustments for weather variations, are impacted by changes in service territory economic activity and the number of retail customers we have, as well as DSM energy efficiency programs implemented by AES Indiana. Please see Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters – DSM"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more details. AES Indiana's electricity sales for 2021 through 2025 are set forth in the table of statistical information included at the end of this section.

*Weather and Weather-Related Damage in our Service Area*

Extreme high and low temperatures in our service area have a significant impact on revenue as many of our retail customers use electricity to power air conditioners, electric furnaces and heat pumps. The impact on customers is partially mitigated by our declining block rate structure, which generally provides for residential and commercial customers to be charged a lower per kWh rate at higher consumption levels. Therefore, as volumes increase, the weighted average price per kWh decreases. The effect is generally more significant with high temperatures than with low temperatures as many of our customers use gas heat. In addition, because extreme temperatures have the effect of increasing demand for electricity, the wholesale price for electricity generally increases during periods of extreme hot or cold weather, however 100% of annual wholesale margins AES Indiana earns above (or below) the benchmark of $28.6 million (previously $16.3 million prior to the 2024 Base Rate Order) are passed back (or charged) to customers through a rider.

Storm activity can also have an adverse effect on our operating performance. Severe storms often damage transmission and distribution equipment, thereby causing power outages, which reduce revenue and increase repair costs. Partially mitigating this impact is AES Indiana's ability to timely recover certain operation and maintenance repair costs related to severe storms. In our 2024 Base Rate Order, we received approval for a storm damage restoration reserve account that allows us to defer major storm costs over a benchmark that meet certain criteria considered to be severe, for recovery in a future basic rate proceeding. Because AES Indiana's basic rates and charges include an annual amount for recovery for such severe storm costs, if actual severe storm costs are below that level, AES Indiana will record a regulatory liability for the shortfall to be passed to customers in a future basic rate proceeding. Conversely, if AES Indiana's major storm costs are above the level in basic rates, AES Indiana will defer the excess for future recovery.

**MISO OPERATIONS** 

AES Indiana is one of many transmission system owner members in MISO. MISO is an RTO which maintains functional control over the combined transmission systems of its members and manages one of the largest energy and ancillary services markets in the U.S. MISO policies are developed, in part, through a stakeholder process in which we are an active participant. We focus our participation in this process primarily on items that could impact our customers, shared cost of transmission expansion, resource adequacy, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Additionally, we participate in the process to impact MISO and FERC policy by filing comments with MISO, the FERC, or the IURC.

MISO has functional control of our transmission facilities and our transmission operations are integrated with those of MISO. Our participation and authority to sell wholesale power at market-based rates are subject to the FERC jurisdiction. Transmission service over our facilities is provided through MISO's tariff.

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As a member of MISO, we offer our available electricity production of each of our generation assets into the MISO day-ahead and real-time markets. MISO dispatches generation assets in economic order considering transmission constraints and other reliability issues to meet the total demand in the MISO region. MISO settles hourly offers and bids based on locational marginal prices, which is pricing for energy at a given location based on a market clearing price that takes into account physical limitations, generation and demand throughout the MISO region. MISO evaluates the market participants' energy offers and demand bids optimizing for energy and ancillary services products to economically and reliably dispatch the entire MISO system. The IURC has authorized AES Indiana to recover its ongoing costs from MISO and such costs are being recovered per specific rate orders.

We have preserved our right to withdraw from MISO by tendering our Notice of Withdrawal (subject to the FERC and the IURC approval). We have made no decision to seek withdrawal from MISO at this time. We will continue to assess the relative costs and benefits of being a MISO member, as well as actively advocate for our positions through the existing MISO stakeholder process and in filings with the FERC or IURC.

See also Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details on the regulatory oversight of the FERC and the IURC*.*

**REGULATION**

*General* 

AES Indiana is a regulated public utility principally engaged in providing electric service to the Indianapolis metropolitan area. An inherent business risk facing any regulated public utility is that of unexpected or adverse regulatory action. Regulatory discretion is reasonably broad in Indiana, as it is elsewhere. We attempt to work cooperatively with regulators and those who participate in the regulatory process, while remaining vigilant in protecting or asserting our legal rights in the regulatory process. We take an active role in addressing regulatory policy issues in the current regulatory environment. Additionally, there is increased activity by environmental regulators which has had and will continue to have a significant impact on our operations and financial statements for the foreseeable future. We maintain our books and records consistent with GAAP reflecting the impact of regulation. See Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

*Retail Ratemaking*

AES Indiana's tariff rates for electric service to retail customers consist of basic rates and charges which are set and approved by the IURC after public hearings. In addition, AES Indiana's rates include various adjustment mechanisms including, but not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a rider to reflect changes in fuel and power purchased costs to meet AES Indiana's retail load requirements, referred to as the FAC;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a rider for the timely recovery of costs (including a return) incurred to comply with environmental laws and regulations and investments in renewable energy projects, and recovery of costs related to generation consumables and environmental allowance expenses, referred to as the ECCRA;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a rider to reflect changes in ongoing MISO costs and revenue, referred to as the RTO Adjustment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a rider to reflect changes in net capacity sales and expenses above and below an established annual expense benchmark of $19.0 million (revenue benchmark of $11.3 million until May 8, 2024), referred to as the Capacity Adjustment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a rider for passing through to customers wholesale sales margins above and below an established annual margin benchmark of $28.6 million ($16.3 million until May 8, 2024), referred to as the Off-System Sales Margin Adjustment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a rider for the timely recovery of costs (including a return) incurred on investments for eligible TDSIC improvements; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• cost recovery, lost margin recoveries and performance incentives from our DSM programs.

Each of these tariff rate components may be set and approved by the IURC in separate proceedings at different points in time (currently the FAC proceedings occur on a quarterly basis and AES Indiana's other rider proceedings all occur on an annual basis). These components function somewhat independently of one another, but the overall structure of our rates and charges would be subject to review at the time of any review of our basic rates and charges.

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For additional discussion of the regulatory environment related to our business, see the discussion in Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference herein.

**ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS**

We are subject to various federal, state, regional and local environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations governing, among other things, the generation, storage, handling, use, disposal and transportation of regulated materials, including ash; the use and discharge of water used in generation boilers and for cooling purposes; the emission and discharge of hazardous and other materials, including GHGs, into the environment; climate change; species and habitat protections and the health and safety of our employees. These laws and regulations often require a lengthy and complex process of obtaining and renewing permits and other governmental authorizations from federal, state and local agencies. Violation of these laws, regulations or permits can result in substantial fines, other sanctions, suspension or revocation of permits and/or facility shutdowns. There can be no assurance that we have been or will be at all times in full compliance with such laws, regulations and permits.

Where no material accrued liability has been recognized, it is reasonably possible that some matters could be decided unfavorably to us and could require us to pay damages or make expenditures in amounts that could be material but could not be estimated as of December 31, 2025.

From time to time, we are subject to enforcement actions for claims of noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. AES Indiana cannot assure that it will be successful in defending against any claim of noncompliance. However, we do not believe any currently open environmental investigations will result in fines material to our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Under certain environmental laws, we could be held responsible for costs relating to contamination at our past or present facilities and at third-party waste disposal sites. We could also be held liable for human exposure to hazardous substances or for other environmental damage. Our costs of complying with current and future environmental and health and safety laws, and our liabilities arising from past or future releases of, or exposure to, hazardous substances may adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. A discussion of the legislative and regulatory initiatives most likely to affect us follows.

*Trump Administration Actions Affecting Environmental Regulations*

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled "*Unleashing American Energy*" directing Agencies to, among other tasks, review regulations issued under the prior Administration to determine whether they should be suspended, revised, or rescinded. The Trump Administration also issued a Memorandum titled "*Regulatory Freeze Pending Review*" directing Agencies to refrain from proposing or issuing any rules until the Trump Administration has reviewed and approved those rules. In accordance with these and other Trump Administration Executive Orders, on March 12, 2025, EPA released a list of environmental regulations that will be targeted for reconsideration and other deregulatory action. These and other actions, including other Executive Orders and directives from the Trump Administration, may have an impact on regulations and permitting processes that may affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

*MATS*

In April 2012, the EPA's rule to establish maximum achievable control technology standards for hazardous air pollutants regulated under the CAA emitted from coal and oil-fired electric utilities, known as "MATS", became effective. AES Indiana management developed and implemented a plan, which was approved by the IURC, to comply with this rule and all Petersburg units subject to the rule have been and remain in material compliance with the MATS rule since applicable deadlines.

On May 7, 2024, EPA published a final rule to revise MATS for coal and oil-fired EGUs which lowers certain emissions limits and revises certain other aspects of MATS. The requirements of MATS would not apply to AES Indiana upon conversion of the remaining two coal-fired units at Petersburg to natural gas. The May 2024 rule to revise MATS is subject to legal challenges. On June 17, 2025, EPA published a proposed rule to repeal the majority of the May 7, 2024 final rule revising MATS. On February 20, 2026, EPA released a pre-publication version of a final

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rule repealing the majority of the May 7, 2024 MATS revision rule. We are still reviewing the final rule and it is too early to determine potential impacts.

Further rulemakings and/or proceedings are possible; however, in the meantime, MATS remains in effect. We currently cannot predict the outcome of the regulatory or judicial process, or its impact, if any, on our MATS compliance planning or ultimate costs.

*Waste Management and CCR*

The EPA's final CCR rule became effective in October 2015 (the "CCR Rule"). Generally, the rule regulates CCR as nonhazardous solid waste and establishes national minimum criteria for existing and new CCR landfills and existing and new CCR ash ponds, including location restrictions, design and operating criteria, groundwater monitoring, corrective action and closure requirements and post-closure care. The 2016 Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act ("WIIN Act") includes provisions to implement the CCR Rule through a state permitting program, or if the state chooses not to participate, a federal permit program. On February 20, 2020, the EPA published a proposed rule to establish a federal CCR permit program that would operate in states without approved CCR permit programs. If this rule is finalized before Indiana establishes a final state-level CCR permit program, AES Indiana could eventually be required to apply for a federal CCR permit from the EPA. Following prior rulemaking development and comment periods, on December 18, 2025, the Indiana Environmental Rules Board adopted a final CCR rule that includes regulation of CCR through a state permitting program. The rule and permitting program would become effective upon approval by EPA.

The EPA has indicated that they will implement a phased approach to amending the CCR Rule, which is ongoing. On May 8, 2024, EPA published final revisions to the CCR Rule which expand the scope of CCR units regulated by the CCR Rule to include legacy surface impoundments, inactive surface impoundments, and CCR management units. The May 8, 2024 revisions to the CCR Rule are currently subject to legal challenges. On February 10, 2026, EPA published a final rule extending certain deadlines for CCR management units associated with its May 8, 2024 revisions to the CCR Rule.

The CCR Rule, current or future amendments to, or EPA interpretations of, the CCR Rule, Indiana CCR regulations, the results of groundwater monitoring data or the outcome of CCR-related litigation could have a material impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We would seek recovery of any resulting expenditures; however, there is no guarantee we would be successful in this regard. See Note 3, "*Property, Plant and Equipment*", Note 4, "*ARO*" and Note 11, "*Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies - Legal Matters - Coal Ash Insurance Litigation*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion.

*Regional Haze Rule*

EPA's 1999 Regional Haze Rule established timelines for states to improve visibility in national parks and wilderness areas throughout the U.S. by establishing reasonable progress goals toward meeting a national goal of natural visibility conditions in Class I areas by the year 2064 through submittal of a series of state implementation plans (SIPs). Indiana's SIP for the first planning period (through 2018) did not require any additional controls to be installed or operated on AES Indiana generating facilities. For all future SIP planning periods, states must evaluate whether additional emissions reduction measures may be needed to continue making reasonable progress toward natural visibility conditions. On December 29, 2021, IDEM submitted Indiana's Regional Haze SIP for the Second Implementation Period to EPA for review and approval. The SIP does not include additional requirements for AES

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Indiana EGUs or for other EGUs in Indiana. On June 18, 2025, EPA proposed to approve the Indiana SIP. On January 26, 2026, EPA finalized its approval of the Indiana SIP. On October 2, 2025, EPA published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking requesting public input on potential future changes to the Regional Haze Rule. On January 6, 2026, EPA published a final rule extending the deadline for states to submit implementation plans for the third planning period from July 31, 2028 to July 31, 2031. It is too early to predict the possible outcome or potential impacts of this matter at this time. We would seek recovery of capital expenditures; however, there is no guarantee we would be successful.

*Climate Change Legislation and Regulation*

One byproduct of burning coal and other fossil fuels is the emission of GHGs, including CO2. We face certain risks related to existing and potential international, federal, state, regional and local GHG legislation and regulations, including risks related to increased capital expenditures or other compliance costs, as well as increased climate change disclosure obligations, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

The possible impact of any existing or future international, federal, regional or state GHG legislation, regulations or proposals will depend on various factors, including but not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The geographic scope of legislation and/or regulation (e.g., international, federal, regional, state), which entities are subject to the legislation and/or regulation (e.g., electricity generators, load-serving entities, electricity deliverers, etc.), the enactment date of the legislation and/or regulation and the compliance deadlines set forth therein;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The level of reductions of GHGs being sought by the regulation and/or legislation (e.g., 10%, 20%, 50%, etc.) and the year selected as a baseline for determining the amount or percentage of mandated GHG reduction (e.g., 10% reduction from 1990 emission levels, 20% reduction from 2000 emission levels, etc.);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The legislative and/or regulatory structure (e.g., a GHG cap-and-trade program, a carbon tax, GHG emission limits, etc.);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ In any cap-and-trade program, the mechanism used to determine the price of emission allowances or offsets to be auctioned by designated governmental authorities or representatives;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ If a cap-and-trade or similar market-based program is enacted, the price of offsets and emission allowances in the secondary market, including any price floors or price caps on the costs of offsets and emission allowances;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The operation of and emissions from regulated units;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The permissibility of using offsets to meet reduction requirements and the requirements of such offsets (e.g., type of offset projects allowed, the amount of offsets that can be used for compliance purposes, any geographic limitations regarding the origin or location of creditable offset projects), as well as the methods required to determine whether the offsets have resulted in reductions in GHG emissions and that those reductions are permanent (i.e., the verification method);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Whether the use of proceeds of any auction conducted by responsible governmental authorities is reinvested in developing new energy technologies, is used to offset any cost impact on certain energy consumers or is used to address issues unrelated to power;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ How the price of electricity is determined, including whether the price includes any costs resulting from any new climate change legislation and the potential to transfer compliance costs pursuant to legislation, market or contract, to other parties;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Any impact on fuel demand and volatility that may affect the market clearing price for power;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The effects of any legislation or regulation on the operation of power generation facilities that may in turn affect reliability;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The availability and cost of carbon control technology;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The impact of any laws and regulations, supply or cost of fuels used by our generation facilities, including coal, natural gas or oil;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Whether any federal legislation regulating GHG emissions will preclude the EPA from regulating GHG emissions under the CAA or preempt private nuisance suits or other litigation by third parties;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Any opportunities to change the use of fuel at the generation facilities or opportunities to increase efficiency;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The outcome of legal challenges to the SEC's final 2024 climate change disclosure rule, as well as the impact of any potential reconsideration of this rule by the Trump Administration SEC; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Our ability to recover any resulting costs from our customers and the timing of such recovery.

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Except as noted in the discussion below, at this time, we cannot estimate the costs of compliance with existing, proposed or potential international, federal, state or regional GHG emissions reductions legislation or initiatives due in part to the fact that many of these proposals are in earlier stages of development and any final laws or regulations, if adopted, could vary drastically from current proposals. Any international, federal, state or regional legislation adopted in the U.S. that would require the reduction of GHG emissions could have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

In the past, the U.S. Congress has considered several different draft bills pertaining to GHG legislation, including comprehensive GHG legislation that would impact many industries and more limited legislation focusing only on the utility and electric generation industry. Although no legislation pertaining to GHG emissions has been passed to date by the U.S. Congress, similar legislation may be considered or passed by the U.S. Congress in the future. In addition, state or regional initiatives may be pursued in the future.

On May 9, 2024, EPA published the final NSPS requiring carbon capture and sequestration for new and reconstructed baseload stationary combustion turbines, among other requirements. EPA did not finalize revisions to the NSPS for newly constructed or reconstructed coal-fired electric utility steam generating units as proposed in

2018. Following prior rulemakings and litigation related to regulations for GHG emissions from EGUs, on May 9, 2024, EPA published a final rule regulating GHGs from existing EGUs pursuant to Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act and effective on July 8, 2024. Existing EGUs are those that were constructed prior to January 8, 2014. Depending on various EGU-specific factors, the bases of emissions guidelines for natural gas-fired units include the use of uniform fuels and routine methods of operation and maintenance and the bases of emissions guidelines for coal-fired units include 40% natural gas co-firing or carbon capture and sequestration with 90% capture of CO2 depending on the date that coal operations cease. Specific standards for performance for EGUs will be established through a State Plan (or a Federal Plan if the state of Indiana were to not submit an approvable plan). The May 2024 rule is subject to legal challenges.

On June 17, 2025, EPA published a proposed rule to repeal the May 9, 2024 final rules for new and existing EGUs in addition to 2015 greenhouse gas new source performance standards for certain new EGUs. In this proposed rule, the EPA also offered an alternative proposal to repeal a narrower set of greenhouse gas requirements which would include the repeal of requirements for existing EGUs and requirements based on carbon capture and sequestration for new EGUs. On August 1, 2025, EPA published a proposed rule to rescind the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding which concluded that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. On February 18, 2026, EPA published a final rule to rescind the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding. On September 16, 2025, EPA published a proposed rule to remove certain greenhouse gas emissions reporting obligations from source categories, including electricity generation and electrical transmission and distribution equipment use.

It is too early to determine any potential impact. GHG regulations, current or future amendments to, resulting state or federal plans, or pending or future litigation associated with such regulations or plans could have a material impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We would seek recovery of any resulting capital expenditures; however, there is no guarantee we would be successful in this regard.

On the international level, on December 12, 2015, 195 nations, including the U.S., finalized the text of an international climate change accord in Paris, France (the "Paris Agreement"), which agreement was signed and officially entered into on April 22, 2016. The Paris Agreement calls for countries to set their own GHG emissions targets, make these emissions targets more stringent over time and be transparent about the GHG emissions reporting and the measures each country will use to achieve its GHG emissions targets. A long-term goal of the Paris Agreement is to limit global temperature increase to well below two degrees Celsius from temperatures in the pre-industrial era. Following prior withdrawal and rejoining, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled "Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements" directing the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement. The international community has gathered and continues to gather annually for the Conference to the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Based on the above, there is some uncertainty with respect to the impact of GHG rules on AES Indiana. The EPA, states and other utilities are still evaluating potential impacts of the GHG regulations in our industry. In light of these uncertainties, we cannot predict the impact of the EPA's current and future GHG regulations, or resulting state or federal plans, on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition, but it could be material.

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*New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines*

On December 13, 2024, EPA published a proposed rule that would revise the NSPS regulating NOx and SO2 from certain new, modified, and reconstructed stationary combustion turbines (CTs). On January 15, 2026, EPA issued a final rule establishing more stringent NOx emissions standards for certain CTs while retaining the existing SO2 standards. The final rule establishes NOx emissions limits based on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for new, large, high utilization combustion turbines. NOx emissions limits for other new, modified, and reconstructed CTs are based on combustion controls without SCR. The revised standards apply to affected sources that begin construction, modification, or reconstruction after December 13, 2024. We cannot predict the possible outcome or potential impacts of this matter at this time. We would seek recovery of capital expenditures; however, there is no guarantee we would be successful.

*Unit Retirements and Replacement Generation*

AES Indiana filed its 2022 IRP with the IURC in December 2022. The 2022 IRP short-term action plan includes converting the two remaining coal units at Petersburg to natural gas. Additionally, AES Indiana plans to add up to 1,300 MW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage by 2027. In January 2025, AES Indiana initiated its 2025 IRP process with external stakeholders. In October 2025, AES Indiana filed its 2025 IRP with the IURC. For further discussion, see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

*NSR and Other CAA NOVs*

See Note 11, "*Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies - Environmental Matters - NSR and other CAA NOVs*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details.

*NAAQS*

Under the CAA, the EPA sets NAAQS for six criteria pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment, including particulate matter, NOx, ozone and SO2, which result from fossil-fuel combustion. Areas meeting the NAAQS are designated attainment areas while those that do not meet the NAAQS are considered nonattainment areas. Each state must develop a plan to bring nonattainment areas into compliance with the NAAQS, which may include imposing operating limits on individual plants. The EPA is required to review NAAQS at five-year intervals.

*Ozone and* NOx*.* In October 2015, the EPA published a final rule lowering the NAAQS for ozone to 70 parts per billion from 75 parts per billion. The EPA published its final designations for the areas in which our operations are located on November 16, 2017. None of our operations are located in areas designated as nonattainment. On December 10, 2024, EPA issued a final rule to retain the secondary NOx NAAQS.

In March 2018, the state of New York submitted a petition to the EPA pursuant to Section 126 of the CAA requesting new limitations on NOx emissions from dozens of upwind generating stations, including AES Indiana's Petersburg, Harding Street, and Eagle Valley stations on the basis that they are contributing significantly to New York's ability to meet the 2008 ozone NAAQS. On July 14, 2020, the D.C. Circuit vacated and remanded EPA's denial of the petition. EPA must now issue a new decision based on the Court's decision. If the Section 126 petition is ultimately granted, our units could be subject to additional requirements, which could be material. We would seek recovery of any resulting capital expenditures; however, there is no guarantee we would be successful.

*Fine Particulate Matter.* In 2013, the EPA published the 2012 annual PM2.5 standard of 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air and the 24-hour PM2.5 standard of 35 micrograms per cubic meter of air. In 2015, the EPA published its final attainment designations for the 2012 PM2.5 standard. In addition to the PM2.5 standard, there is also a 24-hour PM10 standard of 150 micrograms per cubic meter of air. No AES Indiana operations are currently located in areas designated as nonattainment. On March 6, 2024, EPA published a final rule lowering the primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS from 12 micrograms per cubic meter to 9 micrograms per cubic meter. The PM2.5 NAAQS final rule is subject to legal challenges and on November 24, 2025, EPA filed a motion requesting that the D.C. Circuit vacate the 2024 rule that lowered the primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS.

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*SO2.* In 2010, a new one-hour SO2 primary NAAQS became effective. In 2015, IDEM published its final rule establishing reduced SO2 limits for AES Indiana facilities in accordance with the 2010 one-hour standard with compliance required by January 1, 2017. Improvements to the existing FGD systems at Petersburg station were required to meet the emission limits imposed by the rule. All areas in which AES Indiana operates have been subsequently redesignated and are no longer designated as nonattainment. On December 10, 2024, EPA issued a final rule to revise the secondary SO2 NAAQS.

Based on current and potential national ambient air quality standards, the state of Indiana is required to determine whether certain areas within the state meet the NAAQS. With respect to Marion, Morgan and Pike Counties, as well as any other areas determined to be in "nonattainment," the state of Indiana will be required to modify its SIP to detail how the state will regain its attainment status. As part of this process, it is possible that the IDEM or the EPA may require reductions of emissions from our generating stations to reach attainment status for ozone, fine particulate matter or SO2. At this time, we cannot predict what the impact will be to AES Indiana with respect to new ambient standards, but it could be material.

*CSAPR and 2015 Ozone NAAQS FIP*

On June 5, 2023, the EPA published a final Federal Implementation Plan ("FIP") to address air quality impacts with respect to the 2015 Ozone NAAQS. The rule established a revised CSAPR NOx Ozone Season Group 3 trading program for 22 states, including Indiana and became effective during 2023 and includes enhancements in the revised Group 3 trading program. On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order granting a stay of EPA's 2023 FIP pending resolution of legal challenges to the FIP.

On November 6, 2024, EPA published in the Federal Register an Interim Final Rule in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's stay of its FIP addressing interstate transport for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards. The Interim Final Rule stays the effectiveness of the Good Neighbor FIP and revises the CSAPR regulations to continue application of the states' respective trading programs. At this time, we cannot predict the impact of these rule revisions or potential future legal outcomes, but any such impact could include the need to purchase additional allowances or make operational adjustments or could otherwise be material to our business, financial condition or results of operation.

*CWA – Facility Response Plan*

On March 28, 2022, the EPA published a proposed rule to establish Facility Response Plan ("FRP") requirements for non-transportation onshore facilities that store CWA hazardous substances and meet certain criteria and thresholds. On March 28, 2024, the EPA published the final CWA Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans rule which became effective on May 27, 2024. It is too early to determine whether this final rule may have a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operation.

*CWA - Environmental Wastewater Requirements and Regulation of Water Discharge*

In November 2015, the EPA published its final Steam Electric Power Generating Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) rule to reduce toxic pollutants discharged into waterways by steam-electric power plants through technology applications. In 2020, EPA issued a final rule, known as the 2020 Reconsideration Rule, revising certain aspects of the 2015 ELG rule. Wastewater treatment technologies already installed and operated at Petersburg met the requirements of these rules. Following the 2019 U.S. Court of Appeals vacatur and remand of portions of the 2015 ELG rule related to leachate and legacy water, on May 9, 2024, EPA published revisions to the ELG rule establishing more stringent best available technology limits for flue gas desulfurization wastewater, bottom ash transport water and combustion residual leachate and establishing a new set of definitions and new limits for combustion residual leachate and legacy wastewater. The May 2024 rule is subject to legal challenges. On December 31, 2025, EPA published a final rule that extended ELG deadlines for bottom ash transport water, FGD wastewater, and combustion residual leachate, allowed facilities to choose between compliance alternatives, and

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extended the deadline for power plants to file a notice of planned participation for the permanent cessation of coal from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2031. The rule is subject to legal challenges. It is too early to determine whether any outcome of the proposed revisions to the ELG rule, litigation or future revisions to the ELG rule might have a material impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the *Hawaii Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui* case related to whether a CWA permit is required when pollutants originate from a point source but are conveyed to navigable waters through a nonpoint source such as groundwater. The Court held that discharges to groundwater require a permit if the addition of the pollutants through groundwater is the functional equivalent of a direct discharge from the point source into navigable waters. A number of legal cases relevant to determination of "functional equivalent" are ongoing in various jurisdictions. On November 27, 2023, EPA issued a draft guidance addressing how the Supreme Court decision would be applied to the NPDES permit program as it relates to functional equivalent discharge. However, in February 2025, EPA pulled back the guidance before it cleared the Office of Management and Budget. It is too early to determine whether the U.S. Supreme Court decision, implementation thereof, or the result of litigation related to "functional equivalent" determination may have a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

The concept of WOTUS defines the geographic reach and authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA (together, the "Agencies") to regulate streams, wetlands, and other water bodies under the CWA. There have been multiple Supreme Court decisions and dueling regulatory definitions over the past several years concerning the appropriate standard for how to properly determine whether a wetland or stream that is not navigable is considered a WOTUS. On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision (Decision) in the case of *Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency*, addressing the definition of WOTUS with regards to the CWA. The Decision provides a standard that substantially restricts the Agencies' ability to regulate certain types of wetlands and streams. Specifically, under the Decision, wetlands that do not have a continuous surface connection with traditional interstate navigable water is not considered a WOTUS and therefore is not federally jurisdictional.

On September 8, 2023, the Agencies published the "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" rule intended to conform the definition of WOTUS and key aspects of the regulatory text to the Decision. Due to ongoing litigation, the definition of WOTUS (as amended on September 8, 2023) is not operative in certain jurisdictions. In the jurisdictions involved in the litigation, including Indiana, the amended 2023 Rule is subject to a preliminary injunction, and the Agencies interpret WOTUS consistent with the pre-2015 regulatory regime and the Supreme Court's decision in *Sackett*. In the remaining states the Agencies implement the definition in the January 2023 Rule, as amended in September 2023.

On March 12, 2025, the Agencies issued a joint guidance memorandum for implementing the "continuous surface connection" consistent with the Decision and related issues. On March 24, 2025, the Agencies published notice outlining a process to gather recommendations for implementation of WOTUS. On November 20, 2025, the Agencies proposed revisions to align the definition of WOTUS with the Decision to clarify federal jurisdiction under CWA.

It is too early to determine whether any outcome of litigation or current or future revisions to rules interpreting federal jurisdiction over WOTUS might have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

*CWA – NPDES Permits*

NPDES permits regulate specific industrial wastewater and storm water discharges to the waters of Indiana under Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. A number of CWA regulations described above are implemented through NPDES permits.

In 2017, IDEM issued to Eagle Valley an NPDES permit regulating water discharges associated with operation of its CCGT. As part of the normal course of business, AES Indiana submitted a timely application for renewal for the Eagle Valley NPDES permit, and on March 31, 2023, IDEM issued the renewed NPDES permit. On April 17, 2023, a third party filed an appeal of Eagle Valley's renewed NPDES permit. On February 18, 2025, the Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings (OALP) issued a final order which determined that the third-party appellant failed to prove it has associational standing to challenge the NPDES permit and that the third-party appellant failed to prove any of the alleged deficiencies in its petition for review as a matter of law. On March 20, 2025, the third-party appellant filed a Petition for Judicial Review with the Morgan County Circuit Court (Indiana Trial court), asking the

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court to set aside OALP's final order. AES Indiana contends that the renewed permit was validly issued, and the permit remains in effect. AES Indiana is unable to predict the outcome of the appeal, but depending on the results, it could have an adverse effect on the Company.

In 2017, IDEM also issued to Harding Street and Petersburg NPDES permits regulating water discharges associated with operation of their power plant operations. As part of the normal course of business, AES Indiana submitted timely applications for renewal for both Harding Street and Petersburg NPDES permits in March 2022. On May 7, 2025, IDEM issued the final Petersburg NPDES permit renewal. No parties appealed the permit. On November 29, 2023, IDEM issued the final NPDES permit renewal for Harding Street with an effective date of January 1, 2024. Among other new requirements, the permit includes new thermal limitations, that could result in the need for AES Indiana to take additional actions to ensure compliance with the final permit. On December 14, 2023, AES Indiana filed a petition for appeal of certain new requirements, including the new thermal limitations, in the final Harding Street NPDES permit. A stay of the appealed requirements was initially granted on January 4, 2024, and is in effect until March 6, 2026 (as extended from November 6, 2025), which could be further extended. IDEM issued for public notice a draft NPDES permit modification on December 8, 2025, to address and resolve the appealed issues. The comment period ended on January 8, 2026.

Final or future permits could have a material impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We would seek recovery of any resulting capital expenditures; however, there is no guarantee we would be successful in this regard.

**ENERGY SUPPLY**

Total electricity sold in 2025 came from the following sources: 56.7% from AES Indiana-owned natural gas-fired units, 32.8% from AES Indiana-owned coal-fired steam generation, 6.5% from power purchased in the wholesale power market and under power purchase agreements (primarily wind and solar), and 4.0% from AES Indiana-owned renewables.

Natural gas accounted for approximately 61% of the total kWh we generated in 2025, as compared to 74% in 2024 and 64% in 2023. Natural gas is used in our steam boiler units at Harding Street Station, our CCGT at Eagle Valley and combustion turbines at Georgetown. AES Indiana sources natural gas from the wholesale market delivered to our plants by interstate pipeline and local distribution companies. AES Indiana holds firm pipeline transportation commitments on Texas Gas Transmission, Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC, Trunkline Gas Company, LLC, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, and has firm redelivery contracts with the local distribution companies that serve AES Indiana plants. AES Indiana has established physical natural gas hedges for firm supply over a two year period in accordance with a hedge program approved by the IURC. Hedge percentages vary by season with winter the highest percentage of coverage. We have natural gas inventory related to a storage agreement with Citizens Energy Group which provides natural gas supply to Harding Street Station.

Coal and fuel oil provided approximately 35% of the total kWh we generated in 2025 compared to approximately 23% and 36% in 2024 and 2023, respectively. AES Indiana has regulatory approval to convert the remaining two coal units at Petersburg to natural gas in 2026 (for further discussion, see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K). Our existing coal contracts and inventory provide for all of our current projected requirements in 2026. Pricing provisions in some of our coal contracts allow for price changes under certain circumstances. Substantially all of our coal is currently mined in the state of Indiana, and all of our coal supply is mined by unaffiliated suppliers or third parties. Fuel oil accounted for less than 1% of the total kWh we generated in 2025, 2024, and 2023, and is used for start-up and flame stabilization in coal-fired generating units, as primary fuel in two older combustion turbines, and as an alternate fuel in two other combustion turbines.

As a result of past retirements, or repowering of coal-fired units to natural gas, at our plants, and the future repowering of the remaining coal-fired units at Petersburg to natural gas, we generally have experienced and expect to continue to experience an increase in the percentage of generation from natural gas and renewable projects. The generation fuel mix from coal and natural gas will continue to change as the relative prices of the commodities change and as our generation portfolio changes.

AES Indiana renewable projects provided the remaining 4% of kWh generation in 2025. See Note 2 *"Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K

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for further discussion of AES Indiana's Preferred Resource Portfolio for meeting generation capacity needs for serving AES Indiana's retail customers over the next several years.

Additionally, we meet the electricity demands of our retail customers with energy purchased under power purchase agreements and by power purchases in MISO. We are currently committed under a long-term power purchase agreement to purchase all wind-generated electricity through 2031 from a project in Minnesota, which has a maximum output capacity of 200 MW. In addition, we have 94.5 MW of solar-generated electricity in our service territory under long-term contracts, of which 94.0 MW was in operation as of December 31, 2025 (see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - Wind and Solar Power Purchase Agreements*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details).

AES Indiana retired Petersburg Unit 1 in May 2021 and Petersburg Unit 2 in June 2023. In addition, AES Indiana's 2022 IRP short-term action plan includes the conversion of Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to gas as part of AES Indiana's preferred portfolio. On November 6, 2024, AES Indiana received approval from the IURC to convert Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas and to recover costs through future rates. Petersburg Unit 3 was taken offline in February 2026, and Petersburg Unit 4 is expected to be taken offline in June 2026. Construction activities are ongoing, with the units as converted expected to come back online for commissioning by May 2026 and October 2026, respectively.

Upon the completion of our various renewable projects and the Petersburg unit conversions, we expect our installed capacity to be approximately 70% from AES Indiana-owned natural gas-fired units, 23% from AES Indiana-owned renewable projects, and 7% from wind and solar power purchase agreements. See Note 2 *"Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* for further discussion of AES Indiana's Preferred Resource Portfolio for meeting generation capacity needs of serving AES Indiana's retail customers over the next several years.

**STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON OPERATIONS**

The following table of statistical information presents additional data on our operations:

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2022** | **2021** |
| **Revenue *(In Thousands)*:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | $778528 | $688728 | $668209 | $698648 | $607260 |
| Small commercial and industrial | 281119 | 250777 | 238595 | 247884 | 212169 |
| Large commercial and industrial | 675267 | 606565 | 635221 | 644181 | 541471 |
| Public lighting | 10404 | 10366 | 10013 | 9784 | 8994 |
| Other<sup>(1)</sup>  | 37468 | 35602 | 24615 | 17845 | 16785 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retail electric revenue | 1782786 | 1592038 | 1576653 | 1618342 | 1386679 |
| Wholesale | 136686 | 37519 | 56557 | 148517 | 25059 |
| Miscellaneous | 13608 | 14236 | 16707 | 24852 | 14394 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total revenue | $1933080 | $1643793 | $1649917 | $1791711 | $1426132 |
| **kWh Sales *(In Millions)*:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | 5304 | 5048 | 4800 | 5305 | 5172 |
| Small commercial and industrial | 1807 | 1771 | 1722 | 1823 | 1774 |
| Large commercial and industrial | 6093 | 6010 | 5929 | 6091 | 6006 |
| Public lighting | 38 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sales – retail customers | 13242 | 12868 | 12470 | 13237 | 12973 |
| Wholesale | 2337 | 854 | 1657 | 2148 | 908 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total kWh sold | 15579 | 13722 | 14127 | 15385 | 13881 |
| **Retail Customers at End of Year:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | 471279 | 469499 | 462848 | 458585 | 455756 |
| Small commercial and industrial | 55661 | 55587 | 54998 | 55210 | 55078 |
| Large commercial and industrial | 4680 | 4627 | 4456 | 4517 | 4506 |
| Public lighting | 1139 | 1089 | 1093 | 1007 | 983 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total retail customers | 532759 | 530802 | 523395 | 519319 | 516323 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup> Other retail revenue includes miscellaneous charges to customers.  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup> Other retail revenue includes miscellaneous charges to customers.  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup> Other retail revenue includes miscellaneous charges to customers.  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup> Other retail revenue includes miscellaneous charges to customers.  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup> Other retail revenue includes miscellaneous charges to customers.  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup> Other retail revenue includes miscellaneous charges to customers.  |

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**HOW TO CONTACT IPALCO AND SOURCES OF OTHER INFORMATION**

Our principal executive offices are located at One Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, and our telephone number is (317) 261-8261. Our website address is *www.aesindiana.com*. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report. The SEC maintains an internet website that contains this report and other information that we file electronically with the SEC at *www.sec.gov*.

**<u>ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS</u>**

Investors should consider carefully the following risk factors that could cause our business, operating results and financial condition to be materially adversely affected. We routinely encounter and address risks, some of which may cause our future results to be materially different than we presently anticipate. New risks may emerge at any time, and we cannot predict those risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our business or financial performance. The categories of risk we have identified in "*Item 1A. Risk Factors"* include risks associated with our operations, governmental regulation and laws, our indebtedness and financial condition. These risk factors should be read in conjunction with the other detailed information concerning IPALCO and AES Indiana set forth in the Notes to the Financial Statements and in *"Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"* of this Annual Report on Form 10-K herein. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face.

**RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR OPERATIONS**

**Our business is sensitive to weather and seasonal variations.**

Weather conditions significantly affect the demand for electric power, and accordingly, our business is affected by variations in general weather conditions and unusually severe weather. As a result of these factors, our operating revenue and associated operating expenses are not generated evenly by month during the year. We forecast electric sales on the basis of normal weather, which represents a long-term historical average. Significant variations from normal weather (such as warmer winters and cooler summers) could have a material impact on our revenue, operating income and net income and cash flows.

**Our electric generating and other facilities are subject to operational risks and uncertainties that at times result in unscheduled plant outages, unanticipated operation and/or maintenance expenses, increased fuel or power purchased costs and other liabilities, and these liabilities could become significant for which we may not have adequate insurance coverage. In addition, our generation projects are subject to development risks, including costs that may not be recoverable.**

We operate generating and other facilities, including those using coal, oil, natural gas, and renewable energy, which involve certain risks and uncertainties that can adversely affect costs, output and efficiency levels. These risks include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• unit or facility shutdowns due to a breakdown or failure of equipment or processes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increased prices for fuel and fuel transportation as existing contracts expire or as such contracts are adjusted through price re-opener provisions or automatic adjustments;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• disruptions in the availability or delivery of fuel and lack of adequate inventories;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• shortages of or delays in obtaining equipment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• loss of cost-effective disposal options for solid waste generated by the facilities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• accidents and injuries;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• reliability of our suppliers;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• inability to comply with regulatory or permit requirements;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• operational restrictions resulting from environmental or permit limitations or governmental interventions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• construction delays and cost overruns;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• disruptions in the delivery of electricity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• labor disputes or work stoppages by employees;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the availability of qualified personnel;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• events occurring on third party systems that interconnect to and affect our system;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• operator error; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• catastrophic events.

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We experience unscheduled outages, unanticipated operation and/or maintenance expenses, increased capital expenditures and/or increased fuel and power purchased costs from time to time, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. These risks are partially mitigated by our ability to generally pass fuel and power purchased costs through to customers through the FAC. If unexpected outages occur frequently and/or for extended periods of time, this could also result in adverse regulatory action that may have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

We are in various stages of acquisition and construction of additional generation facilities requiring extensive capital expenditures. Successful completion of the development of these projects is subject to various risks, including risks relating to financing, procurement, engineering and construction, and regulatory approvals. If a project does not proceed, we may retain certain liabilities or undertake costs that may not be recoverable.

Additionally, as a result of the above risks and other potential hazards associated with the energy industry, we may from time to time become exposed to significant liabilities for which we may not have adequate insurance coverage. Power generation involves hazardous activities, including acquiring, transporting and unloading fuel, operating large pieces of rotating equipment and delivering electricity to transmission and distribution systems. The control and management of these risks depend upon adequate development and training of personnel and on the existence of operational procedures, preventative maintenance plans and specific programs supported by quality control systems which reduce, but do not eliminate, the possibility of the occurrence and impact of these risks.

The hazardous activities described above can also cause personal injury or loss of life, damage to and destruction of property, plant and equipment, contamination of, or damage to, the environment and suspension of operations. The occurrence of any one of these events results in us from time to time being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting claims for damages, environmental cleanup costs, personal injury and fines and/or penalties. We maintain an amount of insurance protection that we believe is adequate, but there can be no assurance that our insurance will be sufficient or effective under all circumstances and against all hazards or liabilities to which we may be subject. A successful claim that is significant for which we are not fully insured could adversely and materially affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, except for our large substations, transmission and distribution assets are not covered by insurance and are considered to be outside the scope of property insurance. Further, due to rising insurance costs and changes in the insurance markets, we cannot provide assurance that insurance coverage will continue to be available on terms similar to those presently available to us or at all. Any such losses not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

**Our transmission and distribution system is subject to operational, reliability, capacity and development risks.**

The ongoing reliable performance of our transmission and distribution system is subject to risks due to, among other things, weather damage, intentional or unintentional damage, equipment or process failure, catastrophic events, such as fires and/or explosions, facility outages, labor disputes, accidents or injuries, operator error, or inoperability of key infrastructure internal or external to us and events occurring on third party systems that interconnect to and affect our system. The failure of our transmission and distribution system to fully operate and deliver the energy demanded by customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and if such failures occur frequently and/or for extended periods of time, could result in adverse regulatory action. In addition, the advent and quick adaptation of new products and services that require increased levels of electrical energy, including data centers, cannot be predicted and could result in insufficient transmission and distribution system capacity timely enough to accommodate the potential increased demand. As with all utilities, potential concern with the adequacy of transmission capacity on AES Indiana's system or the regional systems operated by MISO could result in MISO, the NERC, the FERC or the IURC requiring us to upgrade or expand our transmission system through additional capital expenditures or share in the costs of regional expansion. We are in various stages of developing and constructing additional transmission projects requiring extensive capital expenditures. Successful completion of the development of these projects is subject to various risks, including risks relating to financing, procurement, engineering and construction, and regulatory approvals. If a project does not proceed, we may retain certain liabilities or undertake costs that may not be recoverable. Also, as a result of the above risks and other potential risks and hazards associated with transmission and distribution operations, we may from time to time become exposed to significant liabilities for which we may not have adequate insurance coverage.

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**Our membership in an RTO presents risks that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.**

We are a member of MISO, a FERC-regulated RTO. MISO serves the electrical transmission needs of a 15-state area including much of the Mid-U.S. and Canada and maintains functional operational control over our electric transmission facilities, as well as that of the other utility members of MISO. We retain control over our distribution facilities. As a result of membership in MISO and its operational control, our continued ability to import power, when necessary, and export power to the wholesale market has been, and may continue to be, impacted. We offer our generation and bid our load into this market on a day-ahead basis and settle differences in real time. Given the nature of MISO's policies regarding use of transmission facilities, and its administration of the energy and ancillary services markets, it is difficult to predict near-term operational impacts. We cannot assure MISO's reliable operation of the regional transmission system, or the impact of its operation of the energy and ancillary services markets.

The rules governing the various regional power markets may also change from time to time which could affect our costs and revenue and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. We may expand or otherwise change our transmission system according to decisions made by MISO in addition to our internal planning process. In addition, various proposals and proceedings before the FERC relating to MISO or otherwise may cause transmission rates to change from time to time. We also incur fees and costs to participate in MISO.

To the extent that we rely, at least in part, on the performance of MISO to maintain the reliability of our transmission system, it puts us at some risk for the performance of MISO. In addition, actions taken by MISO to secure the reliable operation of the entire transmission system operated by MISO could result in voltage reductions, rolling blackouts, or sustained system-wide blackouts on AES Indiana's transmission and distribution system, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. See also *"Item 1. Business - MISO Operations"* and *"Item 1. Business - Regulation – Retail Ratemaking."*

**The cost of fuel and other commodities have experienced and could continue to experience volatility and we may not be able to hedge the entire exposure of our operations from availability and price volatility. In addition, until our coal units are converted or retired, a portion of our electricity is generated by coal.**

Our business is sensitive to changes in the price of natural gas, coal, power purchased and emissions allowances. In addition, changes in the prices of steel, copper and other raw materials can have a significant impact on our costs. We also are dependent on power purchased, in part, to meet our seasonal planning reserve margins. Any changes in fuel prices could affect the prices we charge, our operating costs and our competitive position with respect to our products and services. The cost of fuel and other commodities has been volatile in recent years and we expect that volatility to continue.

Our exposure to fluctuations in the price of fuel is limited because, pursuant to Indiana law, we apply to the IURC for a change in our FAC every three months to recover our estimated fuel costs, which may be above or below the levels included in our basic rates and charges. In addition, we apply to recover the energy portion of our power purchased costs in these quarterly FAC proceedings subject to a benchmark (please see Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters – FAC and Authorized Annual Jurisdictional Net Operating Income"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details regarding the benchmark and the process to recover fuel costs). As part of this cost-recovery process, we must present evidence in each proceeding that we have made every reasonable effort to acquire fuel and generate or purchase power or both so as to provide electricity to our retail customers at the lowest fuel cost reasonably possible. If we are unable to timely or fully recover our fuel and power purchased costs, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Approximately 35% of the energy we produced in 2025 was generated by coal as compared to approximately 23% and 36% in 2024 and 2023, respectively. We have all of our forecasted coal requirements for 2026 currently in inventory or secured under contract for delivery in 2026 as of the date of this report.

As our coal usage is scheduled to end by June 2026 with the conversion of our last two coal fired units to natural gas, our exposure is shifting more to natural gas to meet customer demand for electricity. Our business and operations could be materially adversely affected by unexpected price volatility in the gas market. Our dependence on natural gas also means that the output of our natural gas-fired generation units can be greatly affected by the costs of other facilities that compete with our natural-gas generation units, in particular renewable energy resources.

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The continued addition of renewable energy facilities to the MISO grid increases the uncertainty forecasting run hours for our existing and future natural gas fired facilities.

While coal supply is largely procured via long term contracts with a degree of price certainty, natural gas is procured on a shorter term basis and balanced with consumption on a daily basis. In order to bring additional price certainty and enhance reliability of delivery the Company from time to time procures quantities of firm transportation on relevant pipelines and has an IURC approved structured natural gas hedging plan to offset the impact of price fluctuations.

**Severe weather or catastrophic events could adversely affect our facilities, systems and operations.**

Severe or unusual weather such as floods, tornadoes, severe winds, ice or snowstorms, catastrophic events such as fires, explosions, cyber-attacks, terrorist acts, acts of war, acts of sabotage or vandalism, pandemic events, or natural disasters such as earthquakes, droughts or other similar occurrences could adversely affect our generation or transmission and distribution systems and may cause outages and property damage that may require us to incur additional costs that may not be insured or recoverable from customers. While we are permitted to seek recovery of certain severe storm damage costs, if we are unable to fully recover such costs in a timely manner, it could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Our Petersburg Plant, which is our largest source of generating capacity, as well as certain of our existing and proposed renewable energy projects, are located in the Wabash Valley seismic zone, adjacent to the New Madrid seismic zone, which are both areas of significant seismic activity in the central U.S.

**Current and future conditions in the economy may adversely affect our customers, suppliers and other counterparties in a way which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.**

Our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows have been and will continue to be affected by general economic conditions. Slowing economic growth, credit market conditions, fluctuating consumer and business confidence, fluctuating commodity prices, and other challenges affecting the general economy, have caused and may continue to cause some of our customers to experience deterioration of their businesses, cash flow shortages, and difficulty obtaining financing. As a result, existing customers may reduce their electricity consumption and may not be able to fulfill their payment obligations to us in the normal, timely fashion. In addition, some existing commercial and industrial customers may discontinue their operations. Sustained downturns, recessions or a sluggish economy generally affect the markets in which we operate and negatively influence our energy operations. A contracting, slow or sluggish economy could reduce the demand for energy in areas in which we are doing business. For example, during economic downturns, our commercial and industrial customers may see a decrease in demand for their products, which in turn may lead to a decrease in the amount of energy they require. Furthermore, projects which may result in potential new customers may be delayed until economic conditions improve. Some of our suppliers, customers and other counterparties, and others with whom we transact business experience financial difficulties, which may impact their ability to fulfill their obligations to us. For example, our counterparties on forward purchase contracts and financial institutions involved in our credit facility may become unable to fulfill their contractual obligations to us or result in their declaring bankruptcy or similar insolvency-like proceedings. We may not be able to enter into replacement agreements on terms as favorable as our existing agreements. Reduced demand for our electric services, failure by our customers to timely remit full payment owed to us and supply delays or unavailability could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In particular, the projected economic growth and total employment in Indianapolis are important to the realization of our forecasts for annual energy sales.

**Economic conditions relating to the asset performance and interest rates of the Pension Plans could materially and adversely impact our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.**

Pension costs are based upon a number of actuarial assumptions, including an expected long-term rate of return on pension plan assets, level of employer contributions, the expected life span of pension plan beneficiaries and the discount rate used to determine the present value of future pension obligations. Any of these assumptions could prove to be wrong, resulting in a shortfall of our Pension Plans' assets compared to pension obligations under the Pension Plans. Further, the performance of the capital markets affects the values of the assets that are held in trust to satisfy future obligations under the Pension Plans. These assets are subject to market fluctuations and will yield uncertain returns, which may fall below our projected return rates. A decline in the market value of the Pension Plans' assets will increase the funding requirements under the Pension Plans if the actual asset returns do not

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recover these declines in value in the foreseeable future. Future pension funding requirements, and the timing of funding payments, may also be subject to changes in legislation. We are responsible for funding any shortfall of our Pension Plans' assets compared to obligations under the Pension Plans, and a significant increase in our pension liabilities could materially and adversely impact our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. We are subject to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which requires underfunded pension plans to improve their funding ratios within prescribed intervals based on the level of their underfunding. As a result, our required contributions to these plans, at times, have increased and may increase in the future. In addition, our pension and postemployment benefit plan liabilities are sensitive to changes in interest rates. If interest rates decrease, the discounted liabilities increase benefit expense and funding requirements. Further, changes in demographics, including increased numbers of retirements or changes in life expectancy assumptions, may also increase the funding requirements for the obligations related to the pension and other postemployment benefit plans. Declines in market values and increased funding requirements could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Please see Note 9, "*Benefit Plans"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion.

**Counterparties providing materials or services may fail to perform their obligations, which could materially and adversely impact our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.**

We enter into transactions with and rely on many counterparties in connection with our business, including for the purchase and delivery of inventory, including fuel and equipment components, for our capital improvements and additions and to provide professional services, such as actuarial calculations, payroll processing and various consulting services. If any of these counterparties fails to perform its obligations to us or becomes unavailable, our business plans may be materially disrupted, we may be forced to discontinue or delay certain operations if a cost-effective alternative is not readily available or we may be forced to enter into alternative arrangements at then-current market prices that may exceed our contractual prices and cause delays. Although our agreements are designed to mitigate the consequences of a potential default by the counterparty, our actual exposure may be greater than the relief provided by these mitigation provisions. Any of the foregoing could result in regulatory actions, cost overruns, delays or other losses, any of which (or a combination of which) could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Further, our construction program calls for extensive expenditures for capital improvements and additions, including the installation of environmental upgrades, additions and improvements to and replacements of generation, transmission and distribution facilities, as well as other initiatives. As a result, we have engaged, and will continue to engage, numerous contractors and have entered into a number of agreements to acquire the necessary materials and/or obtain the required construction related services. In addition, some contracts provide for us to assume the risk of price escalation and availability of certain metals and key components. This could force us to enter into alternative arrangements at then-current market prices that may exceed our contractual prices or cause construction delays in a significant manner. It could also subject us to enforcement action by regulatory authorities to the extent that such a contractor failure resulted in a failure by AES Indiana to comply with requirements or expectations, particularly with regard to the cost of the project. As a result of these events, we might incur losses or delays in completing construction.

**We may be negatively affected by a lack of growth or a decline in the number of customers or in customer usage.**

Customer growth and customer usage are affected by a number of factors outside our control, such as energy efficiency and DSM measures, population changes, job and income growth, housing starts, new business formation and the overall level of economic activity. A significant lack of growth, or a decline, in the number of customers in our service territory or in customer demand for electricity could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows and may cause us to fail to fully realize anticipated benefits from investments and expenditures.

**Highly infectious or contagious disease outbreaks could impact our business and operations.**

Regional or global outbreaks of infectious or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19 or another pandemic could have material and adverse effects on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows due to, among other factors:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• decline in customer demand as a result of general decline in business activity;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• destabilization of the markets and decline in business activity negatively impacting our customer growth or the number of customers in our service territory as well as our customers' ability to pay for our services when due (or at all);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• delay or inability in obtaining regulatory actions and outcomes that could be material to our business, including for recovery of related losses and the review and approval of our applications, rates and charges by the IURC;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• difficulty accessing the capital and credit markets on favorable terms, or at all, a disruption and instability in the global financial markets, or deteriorations in credit and financing conditions which could affect our access to capital necessary to fund business operations or address maturing liabilities on a timely basis;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• negative impacts on the health of our essential personnel, especially if a significant number of them are affected, and on our operations as a result of implementing stay-at-home, quarantine and other social distancing measures;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a deterioration in our ability to ensure business continuity during a disruption, including increased cybersecurity attacks related to a work-from-home environment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• delays or inability to receive the necessary permits for our development projects due to delays or shutdowns of government operations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• delays or inability to access, transport and deliver fuel or other materials to our facilities due to restrictions on business operations or other factors affecting us and our third-party suppliers;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the inability to hedge sufficient exposure of our operations from availability and cost of fuel and other commodities that experience significant volatility;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• delays or inability to access equipment or the availability of personnel to perform planned and unplanned maintenance, which can, in turn, lead to disruption in operations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• delays or inability in achieving our financial goals, growth strategy and digital transformation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• delays in the implementation of expected rules and regulations.

Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects.

**Failure to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting could result in material misstatements in our financial statements, the disallowance of cost recovery, or incorrect payment processing.**

Our internal controls, accounting policies and practices and internal information systems are designed to enable us to capture and process transactions and information in a timely and accurate manner in compliance with GAAP, laws and regulations, taxation requirements and federal securities laws and regulations in order to, among other things, disclose and report financial and other information in connection with the recovery of our costs and with our reporting requirements under federal securities, tax and other laws and regulations and to properly process payments. We have also implemented corporate governance, internal control and accounting policies and procedures in connection with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our internal controls and policies have been and continue to be closely monitored by management and our Board of Directors. While we believe these controls, policies, practices and systems are adequate to verify data integrity, the identification of significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal controls that we cannot remediate in a timely manner could lead to undetected errors that could result in material misstatements in our financial statements, the disallowance of cost recovery, or incorrect payment processing. The consequences of these events could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

**If we are unable to maintain a qualified and properly motivated workforce, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.**

One of the challenges we face is to retain a skilled, efficient and cost-effective workforce while recruiting new talent to replace losses in knowledge and skills due to resignations, terminations or retirements. This undertaking could require us to make additional financial commitments and incur increased costs. If we are unable to successfully attract and retain an appropriately qualified workforce, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, we have employee compensation plans that reward the performance of our employees. We seek to ensure that our compensation plans encourage acceptable levels for risk and high performance through pay mix, performance metrics and timing. We may not be able to successfully train new personnel as current workers with significant knowledge and expertise retire. We also may be unable to staff our business with qualified personnel in the event of significant absenteeism related to a pandemic illness. Excessive risk-taking by our employees to achieve performance targets, though mitigated by policies and

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procedures, could result in events that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

**We are subject to collective bargaining agreements that could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.**

We are subject to collective bargaining agreements with employees who are members of a union. Approximately 68% of our employees are represented by a union in two bargaining units: a physical unit and a clerical-technical unit. While we believe that we maintain a satisfactory relationship with our employees, it is possible that labor disruptions affecting some or all of our operations could occur during the period of the collective bargaining agreements or at the expiration of the collective bargaining agreements before new agreements are negotiated. Work stoppages by, or poor relations or ineffective negotiations with, our employees or other workforce issues could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

**The use of non-derivative and derivative instruments in the normal course of business could result in losses that could materially and adversely impact our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.**

We sometimes use non-derivative and derivative instruments, such as swaps, options, futures and forwards, to manage commodity and financial risks. We may at times enter into forward contracts to hedge the risk of volatility in earnings from wholesale marketing activities. These trades are affected by a range of factors, including variations in power demand, fluctuations in market prices, market prices for alternative commodities and optimization opportunities. We have attempted to manage our commodities price risk exposure by establishing and enforcing risk limits and risk management policies. Despite our efforts, however, these risk limits and management policies may not work as planned and fluctuating prices and other events could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In the absence of actively quoted market prices and pricing information from external sources, the valuation of these instruments can involve management's judgment or the use of estimates. As a result, changes in the underlying assumptions or use of alternative valuation methods could affect the reported fair value of some of these contracts. We could also recognize financial losses as a result of volatility in the market values of these contracts, a counterparty failing to perform, or the underlying transactions which the instruments are intended to hedge failing to materialize, which could result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

**Cyber-attacks and data security breaches could harm our business.**

Our business relies on electronic systems and network technologies to operate our generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure. We also use various financial, accounting and other infrastructure systems. We also store and use customer, employee, and other personal information and other confidential and sensitive information. Our infrastructure may be targeted by nation states, hacktivists, criminals, insiders or terrorist groups. In particular, there has been an increased focus on the U.S. energy grid believed to be related to various geopolitical conflicts. Such an attack, by hacking, malware or other means, may interrupt our operations, cause property damage, affect our ability to control our infrastructure assets, cause the release of sensitive customer information or limit communications with third parties. Any loss or corruption of confidential or proprietary data through a breach of our systems or certain of our third party vendor systems may:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• impact our operations, revenue, strategic objectives, customer and vendor relationships;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• expose us to negative publicity, legal claims, regulatory investigations and proceedings and associated penalties or liabilities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• require extensive repair and restoration costs for additional security measures to avert future attacks;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• impair our reputation and limit our competitiveness for future opportunities; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• impact our financial and accounting systems and, subsequently, our ability to correctly record, process and report financial information.

We have implemented measures to help prevent unauthorized access to our systems and facilities, including certain measures to comply with mandatory regulatory reliability standards.

To date, cyber breaches have not had a material impact on our operations or financial results. We continue to assess potential threats and vulnerabilities and make investments to address them, including global monitoring of

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networks and systems, identifying and implementing new technology, improving user awareness through employee security training, and updating our security policies as well as those for third-party providers.

We cannot guarantee the extent to which our security measures will prevent future cyber-attacks and security breaches or that our insurance coverage will adequately cover any losses we may experience.

Please see "*Item 1C. Cybersecurity*" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion.

**Failure or disruption in our information systems or those of businesses we rely on, or implementation of new processes and information systems could, if significant, interrupt our operations and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows in a material manner.**

Our business depends on numerous information systems to manage our operations and business processes, financial information, and customer billings. From time to time, we have experienced, and may in the future experience, damage or disruptions in our information technology and computer systems from various risks including, but not limited to, power outages, facility damage, computer and telecommunications failures, computer viruses, security breaches, vandalism, theft, natural disasters, catastrophic events, human error and potential cyber threats. Our disaster recovery planning cannot account for all eventualities.

In addition, we are currently making, and expect to continue to make, investments in our information technology systems and infrastructure, some of which are significant. Failure to manage the implementation of new processes and information systems, could, if significant, result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

**RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION AND LAWS**

**We may not always be able to recover our costs to deliver electricity to our retail customers. The costs we can recover and the return on capital we are permitted to earn for certain aspects of our business are regulated and governed by the laws of Indiana and the rules, policies and procedures of the IURC.**

We are currently obligated to supply electric energy to retail customers in our service territory. Even though rate regulation is premised on full recovery of prudently incurred costs and a reasonable rate of return on invested capital, there can be no assurance that the IURC will agree that all of our costs have been prudently incurred or are recoverable. There also is no assurance that the regulatory process in which rates are determined will always result in rates that will produce a full or timely recovery of our costs and authorized return. From time to time, the demand for electric energy required to meet our service obligations could exceed our available electric generating capacity. When our retail customer demand exceeds our generating capacity for units operating under MISO economic dispatch, recovery of our cost to purchase electric energy in the MISO market to meet that demand is subject to a stipulation and settlement agreement. The agreement includes a benchmark which compares hourly power purchased costs to daily natural gas prices. Power purchased costs above the benchmark must meet certain criteria in order for us to fully recover them from our retail customers, such as consideration of the capacity of units available but not selected by the MISO economic dispatch. We may not always have the ability to pass all of the power purchased costs on to our customers, and even if we are able to do so, there may be a significant delay between the time the costs are incurred and the time the costs are recovered. Since these situations most often occur during periods of peak demand, the market price for electric energy at the time we purchase it could be very high, and we may not be allowed to recover all of such costs through our FAC (please see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - FAC and Authorized Annual Jurisdictional Net Operating Income*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details regarding the benchmark and the process to recover power purchased costs). Even if a supply shortage were brief, we could suffer substantial losses that could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Changes in, or reinterpretations of, the laws, rules, policies and procedures that set electric rates, permitted rates of return, changes in AES Indiana's rate structure, regulations regarding ownership of generation assets and electric service, the supply or generation, reliability initiatives, fuel and power purchased (which account for a substantial portion of our operating costs), capital expenditures and investments and the recovery of these and other costs on a full or timely basis through rates, power market prices and changes to the frequency and timing of rate increases could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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**Concerns about GHG emissions and the potential risks associated with climate change have led to increased regulation and other actions that could impact our business.**

One byproduct of burning coal and other fossil fuels is the emission of GHGs, including CO2. At the federal, state and regional levels, policies are under development or have been developed to regulate GHG emissions. In 2025, AES Indiana emitted approximately 11 million tons of CO2 from our power plants. AES Indiana uses CO2 emission estimation methodologies supported by "The Greenhouse Gas Protocol" reporting standard on GHG emissions. Our CO2 emissions are determined from emissions monitoring data and calculations using actual fuel heat inputs and fuel type CO2 emission factors.

There currently is no U.S. federal legislation imposing mandatory GHG emission reductions (including for CO2) that affects our electric power generation facilities. Following prior versions of CO2 emissions regulations promulgated by EPA, on May 9, 2024, EPA published the final NSPS requiring carbon capture and sequestration for new and reconstructed baseload stationary combustion turbines, among other requirements. Also on May 9, 2024, EPA published the final rule regulating GHGs from existing EGUs pursuant to Section 111(d) of the CAA.

In December 2015, the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change convened for the 21st Conference of the parties and the resulting Paris Agreement established a long-term goal of keeping the increase in global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The international community has gathered and continues to gather annually for Conference to the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. We anticipate that the Agreement will continue the trend toward efforts to de-carbonize the global economy. Following prior withdrawal and rejoining, on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled "Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements" directing the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

Any existing or future international, federal, state or regional legislation or regulation of GHG emissions could have a material adverse impact on our financial performance. The actual impact on our financial performance will depend on a number of factors, including, among others, the degree and timing of GHG emissions reductions required under any such legislation or regulations, of offsets, the extent to which market-based compliance options are available, if such options were available, the extent to which we would be entitled to receive GHG emissions allowances without having to purchase them in an auction or on the open market as well as the cost or availability of such allowances and the impact of such legislation or regulation on our ability to recover costs incurred through rate increases or otherwise. Our cost of compliance could be substantial. Although we would seek recovery of costs associated with new climate change or GHG regulations, our inability to fully or timely recover such costs could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Furthermore, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, physical risks from climate change could include, but are not limited to, increased runoff and earlier spring peak discharge in many glacier and snow-fed rivers, warming of lakes and rivers, an increase in sea level, changes and variability in precipitation and in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Physical impacts may have the potential to significantly affect our business and operations. For example, extreme weather events could result in increased downtime and operation and maintenance costs at our electric power generation facilities and our support facilities. Variations in weather conditions, primarily temperature and humidity, would also be expected to affect the energy needs of customers. A decrease in energy consumption could decrease our revenue. In addition, while revenue would be expected to increase if the energy consumption of customers increased, such increase could prompt the need for additional investment in generation capacity. Changes in the temperature of lakes and rivers and changes in precipitation that result in drought could adversely affect the operations of our fossil-fuel fired electric power generation facilities.

If any of the foregoing risks materialize, we expect our costs to increase or revenue to decrease and there could be a material adverse effect on our business and on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition, cash flows and reputation if such changes are significant. Please see *"Item 1. Business - Environmental Matters"* for additional information of environmental matters impacting us, including those relating to regulation of GHG emissions.

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**We are subject to numerous environmental laws, rules and regulations that require capital expenditures, increase our cost of operations, may expose us to environmental liabilities or make continued operation of certain generating units unprofitable.**

We are subject to various federal, state, regional and local environmental protection and health and safety laws, rules and regulations governing, among other things, the generation, storage, handling, use, disposal and transportation of regulated materials, including CCR; the use and discharge of water used in generation boilers and for cooling purposes; the emission and discharge of hazardous and other materials into the environment; and the health and safety of our employees. Such laws, rules and regulations can become stricter over time, and we could also become subject to additional environmental laws, rules and regulations and other requirements in the future. Environmental laws, rules and regulations also generally require us to comply with inspections and obtain and comply with a wide variety of environmental licenses, permits, and other governmental authorizations. These laws and regulations often require a lengthy and complex process of obtaining and renewing licenses, permits and other governmental authorizations from federal, state and local agencies. If we are not able to timely comply with inspections and obtain, maintain or comply with all environmental laws, rules and regulations, and all licenses, permits, and other government authorizations required to operate our business, then our operations could be prevented, delayed or subject to additional costs. A violation of environmental laws, rules, regulations, permits or other requirements can result in substantial fines, penalties, other sanctions, permit revocation, facility shutdowns, the imposition of stricter environmental standards and controls or other injunctive measures affecting operating assets. Compliance with these laws, regulations and other requirements requires us to expend significant funds and resources and could at some point become prohibitively expensive or result in our shutting down (temporarily or permanently) or altering the operation of our facilities. Under certain environmental laws, we could also be held responsible for costs relating to contamination at our past or present facilities and at third-party waste disposal sites. We could also be held strictly, jointly and severally liable for investigation or remediation of such contamination, human exposure to hazardous substances or for other environmental damage. From time to time, we are subject to enforcement and litigation actions for claims of noncompliance with environmental laws, rules and regulations or other environmental requirements. We cannot assure that we will be successful in defending against any claim of noncompliance. Any actual or alleged violation of environmental laws, rules, regulations and other requirements also may require us to expend significant resources to defend against any such alleged violations and expose us to unexpected costs. Our costs and liabilities relating to environmental matters could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Please see *"Item 1. Business - Environmental Matters"* for additional information of environmental matters impacting us, including our current CCR-related insurance coverage litigation.

**If we were found not to be in compliance with the mandatory reliability standards, we could be subject to sanctions, including substantial monetary penalties, which likely would not be recoverable from customers through regulated rates.**

As an owner and operator of a bulk power transmission system, AES Indiana is subject to mandatory reliability standards promulgated by the NERC and enforced by the FERC. The standards are based on the functions that need to be performed to ensure the bulk power system operates reliably and is guided by reliability and market interface principles. Compliance with reliability standards may subject us to higher operating costs or increased capital expenditures. Although we expect to recover costs and expenditures from customers through regulated rates, there can be no assurance that the IURC will approve full recovery in a timely manner. If we were found not to be in compliance with the mandatory reliability standards, we could be subject to sanctions, including substantial

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monetary penalties, which likely would not be recoverable from customers through regulated rates and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

**We are subject to extensive laws and local, state and federal regulation, as well as litigation and other proceedings that affect our operations and costs.**

We are subject to extensive regulation at the federal, state and local levels. For example, at the federal level, AES Indiana, as an electric utility, is regulated by the FERC and the NERC and, at the state level, we are regulated by the IURC. The regulatory power of the IURC over AES Indiana is both comprehensive and typical of the traditional form of regulation generally imposed by state public utility commissions. We face the risk of unexpected or adverse regulatory action. Regulatory discretion is reasonably broad in Indiana. AES Indiana is subject to regulation by the IURC as to our services and facilities, the valuation of property, the construction, purchase, or lease of electric generating facilities, the classification of accounts, rates of depreciation, the increase or decrease in retail rates and charges, the issuance of securities and long-term debt, the acquisition and sale of some public utility properties or securities and certain other matters.

AES Indiana's tariff rates for electric service to retail customers consist of basic rates and charges which are set and approved by the IURC after public hearings. In addition, AES Indiana's rates typically include various adjustment mechanisms and we must seek approval from the IURC through such public proceedings of our rate adjustment mechanism factors to reflect changes in certain costs. There can be no assurance that we will be granted approval of rate adjustment mechanism factors that we request from the IURC. The failure to obtain IURC approval of requested relief, or any other adverse rate determination by the IURC could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

As a result of the EPAct and subsequent legislation affecting the electric utility industry, we have been required to comply with rules and regulations in areas including mandatory reliability standards, cybersecurity, transmission expansion and energy efficiency. We are currently unable to predict the long-term impact, if any, to our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows as a result of these rules and regulations. Complying with the regulatory environment to which we are subject requires us to expend a significant amount of funds and resources. The failure to comply with this regulatory environment could subject us to substantial financial costs and penalties and changes, either forced or voluntary, in the way we operate our business.

Independent of the IURC's ability to review basic rates and charges, Indiana law requires electric utilities under the jurisdiction of the IURC to meet operating expense and income test requirements as a condition for approval of requested changes in the FAC. Additionally, the fuel charge applied for can be reduced if a utility's rolling twelve-month operating income, determined at quarterly measurement dates, exceeds a utility's authorized annual jurisdictional net operating income and there are not sufficient applicable cumulative net operating income deficiencies against which the excess rolling twelve-month jurisdictional net operating income can be offset.

Future events, including the advent of retail competition within AES Indiana's service territory, could result in the deregulation of part of AES Indiana's existing regulated business. In addition to effects on our business that could result from any deregulation, such as a loss of customers and increased costs to retain or attract customers upon deregulation, adjustments to AES Indiana's accounting records may be required to eliminate the historical impact of regulatory accounting. Such adjustments, as required by FASB ASC 980 *"Regulated Operations,"* could eliminate the effects of any actions of regulators that have been recognized as assets and liabilities. Required adjustments could include the expensing of any unamortized net regulatory assets, the elimination of certain tax liabilities, and a write down of any impaired utility plant balances. We expect AES Indiana to meet the criteria for the application of ASC 980 for the foreseeable future.

We are subject to litigation, regulatory proceedings, administrative proceedings, audits, settlements, investigations and claims from time to time that require us to expend significant funds to address. There can be no assurance that the outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Asbestos and other regulated substances are, and may continue to be, present at our facilities, and we have been named as a defendant in asbestos litigation. The continued presence of asbestos and other regulated substances at these facilities could result in additional litigation being brought against us, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Please see Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters"* and Note 11, *"Commitments and Contingencies"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a summary of significant regulatory matters and legal proceedings involving us.

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**Concerns about data privacy have led to increased regulation in certain markets and other actions that could impact our businesses.** 

In the ordinary course of business, we collect and retain sensitive information, including personal identifiable information about customers, employees, customer energy usage and other information as well as information regarding business partners and other third parties, some of which may constitute confidential information. The theft, damage or improper disclosure of sensitive electronic data collected by us can subject us to penalties for violation of applicable privacy laws, subject us to claims from third parties, require compliance with notification and monitoring regulations, and harm our reputation. Although we maintain technical and organizational measures to protect personal identifiable information and other confidential information, breaches of, or disruptions to our information technology systems could result in legal claims, liability or penalties under privacy laws or damage to operations or to our reputation, which could adversely affect our business.

We are also subject to various data privacy and security laws and regulations, as well as contractual requirements, as a result of having access to and processing confidential and personal identifiable information in the course of business. If we are unable to comply with applicable laws and regulations or with our contractual commitments, as well as maintain reliable information technology systems and appropriate controls with respect to privacy and security requirements, we may suffer regulatory consequences that could be costly or otherwise adversely affect our business.

**Tax legislation initiatives or challenges to our tax positions could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.**

We are subject to the tax laws and regulations of the U.S. federal, state and local governments. From time to time, legislative measures may be enacted that could adversely affect our overall tax positions regarding income or other taxes. There can be no assurance that our effective tax rate or tax payments will not be adversely affected by these legislative measures. For example, the IRA includes provisions that benefit clean energy projects, including increases, extensions, direct transfers and/or new tax credits for wind, solar, and storage. We expect that the extension of the current solar ITCs as well as higher credits for projects that satisfy wage and apprenticeship requirements will provide incremental benefits for our current and future planned renewable projects. In addition, U.S. federal, state and local tax laws and regulations are extremely complex and subject to varying interpretations. There can be no assurance that our tax positions will be sustained if challenged by relevant tax authorities and if not sustained, there could be a material impact on our results of operations.

**RISKS RELATED TO OUR INDEBTEDNESS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION**

**We rely on access to the financial markets. General economic conditions and disruptions in the financial markets could adversely affect our ability to raise capital on favorable terms or at all, and cause increases in our interest expense.**

From time to time, we rely on access to the capital and credit markets as a source of liquidity for capital requirements not satisfied by operating cash flows. These capital and credit markets experience volatility and disruption from time to time and the ability of corporations to raise capital can be negatively impacted. Disruptions in the capital and credit markets make it harder and more expensive to raise capital. Our ability to raise capital on favorable terms or at all can be adversely affected by unfavorable market conditions or declines in our creditworthiness, and we may be unable to access adequate funding to refinance our debt as it becomes due or finance capital expenditures. The extent of any impact will depend on several factors, including our operating cash flows, financial condition and prospects, the overall supply and demand in the credit markets, our credit ratings, credit capacity, the cost of financing, the financial condition, performance and prospects of other companies in our industry or with similar financial circumstances and other general economic and business conditions. It may also depend on the performance of credit counterparties and financial institutions with which we do business. Access to funds under our existing financing arrangements is also dependent on the ability of our counterparties to meet their financing commitments and our satisfying conditions to borrowing. Our inability to obtain financing on reasonable terms, or at all, with creditworthy counterparties could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. If our available funding is limited or we are forced to fund our operations at a higher cost, these conditions may require us to curtail our business activities and increase our cost of funding, both of which would adversely impact our profitability.

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See Note 7, *"Debt*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding indebtedness. See also *"Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk"* for information related to market risks.

**The level of our indebtedness, and the security provided for this indebtedness, could adversely affect our financial flexibility.**

As of December 31, 2025, we had on a consolidated basis $4,010.6 million of indebtedness, including finance lease obligations, and total shareholders' equity of $1,844.9 million. AES Indiana had $3,073.8 million of first mortgage bonds outstanding as of December 31, 2025, which are secured by the pledge of substantially all of the assets of AES Indiana under the terms of AES Indiana's mortgage and deed of trust. This level of indebtedness and related security has important consequences, including the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund other corporate purposes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• limiting, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, our ability to borrow additional funds, as needed.

We expect to incur additional debt in the future, subject to the terms of our debt agreements and regulatory approvals for any AES Indiana debt. To the extent we become more leveraged, the risks described above would increase. Further, actual cash requirements in the future may be greater than expected. Accordingly, our cash flow from operations may not be sufficient to repay at maturity all of the outstanding debt as it becomes due and, in that event, we may not be able to borrow money, sell assets or otherwise raise funds on acceptable terms or at all to refinance our debt as it becomes due. For a further discussion of outstanding debt, see *"Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources"* and Note 7, "*Debt*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We have variable rate debt that bears interest based on a prevailing rate that is reset based on a market index that can be affected by market demand, supply, market interest rates and other market conditions. We also maintain both cash on deposit and investments in cash equivalents from time to time that could be impacted by interest rate fluctuations. As such, any event which impacts market interest rates could have a material effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, ratings agencies issue credit ratings on us and our debt that affect our borrowing costs under our financial arrangements and affect our potential pool of investors and funding sources. Our credit ratings also govern the collateral provisions of certain of our contracts. If rating agencies downgrade our credit ratings, our borrowing costs would likely further increase, our potential pool of investors and funding resources could be reduced, and we could be required to post additional cash collateral under selected contracts. These events would likely reduce our liquidity and profitability and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

**IPALCO is a holding company and parent of AES Indiana and other subsidiaries. IPALCO's cash flow is dependent on operating cash flows of AES Indiana and its ability to pay cash to IPALCO.**

IPALCO is a holding company with no material assets other than the common stock of its subsidiaries, and accordingly all cash is generated by the operating activities of our subsidiaries, principally AES Indiana. As such, IPALCO's cash flow is largely dependent on the operating cash flows of AES Indiana and its ability to pay cash to IPALCO. AES Indiana's mortgage and deed of trust, its amended articles of incorporation and its AES Indiana Credit Agreement contain restrictions on AES Indiana's ability to issue certain securities or pay cash dividends to IPALCO. For example, there are restrictions that require maintenance of a leverage ratio which could limit the ability of AES Indiana to pay dividends. See *"Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Capital Resources and Liquidity"* for a discussion of these restrictions. See Note 7, *"Debt"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding indebtedness. In addition, AES Indiana is regulated by the IURC, which possesses broad oversight powers to ensure that the needs of utility customers are being met. The IURC could impose additional restrictions on the ability of AES Indiana to distribute, loan or advance cash to IPALCO pursuant to these broad powers. While we do not expect any of the foregoing restrictions to significantly affect AES Indiana's ability to pay funds to IPALCO in the future, a significant limitation on

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AES Indiana's ability to pay dividends or loan or advance funds to IPALCO would have a material adverse effect on IPALCO's results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

**Our ownership by AES subjects us to potential risks that are beyond our control.**

IPALCO is an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of AES. All of AES Indiana's common stock is owned by IPALCO. Due to our relationship with AES, any adverse developments and announcements concerning AES may impair our ability to access the capital markets and to otherwise conduct business. In particular, downgrades in AES's credit ratings could result in AES Indiana's or IPALCO's credit ratings being downgraded.

**<u>ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS</u>**

None.

**<u>ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY</u>**

We recognize the importance of maintaining the safety and security of our people, systems, and data and have a holistic process, supported by our management and Board of Directors, for overseeing and managing cybersecurity and related risks. As part of AES, we are also supported by AES' cyber risk management program.

AES' Vice President Cybersecurity acts as the Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") and reports to AES' Chief Digital Officer and is the head of the Company's cybersecurity team. The CISO is responsible for assessing and managing AES' cyber risk management program globally, including IPALCO and its subsidiaries. In this role, the CISO informs senior management regarding the prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation of cybersecurity incidents and supervises such efforts. AES' CISO has extensive experience assessing and managing cybersecurity programs and cybersecurity risk and has served in that position since 2024.

The CISO manages a global team of cybersecurity professionals with broad experience and expertise, including in cybersecurity threat assessments and detection, cloud security, mitigation technologies, cybersecurity training, incident response, cyber forensics, insider threats, and regulatory compliance. We rely on threat intelligence as well as other information obtained from governmental, public, or private sources, including contracted external consultants. In addition, local cybersecurity professionals manage the operational technology (OT) network security of IPALCO to demonstrate compliance with the NERC-Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards and IURC regulation.

The Board of Directors oversees our cybersecurity risk exposures and the steps taken by management to monitor and mitigate cybersecurity risks. The CISO briefs the Board of Directors on the effectiveness of our cyber risk management program periodically and as needed.

We consider cybersecurity as part of the enterprise risk process, including organized and structured reporting protocols. The prioritization of cybersecurity risk is aligned with overall risk management processes.

In addition, the Company's management team considers risks relating to cybersecurity, among other significant risks, and applicable mitigation plans to address such risks, at monthly performance review meetings. The Company's CEO, CFO and other members of senior management participate in such meetings.

We have also established an Incident Response Team and associated protocol led by AES' CISO that governs our assessment, response, and notifications internally and externally upon the occurrence of a cybersecurity incident. Depending on the nature and severity of an incident, this protocol provides for escalating notification to our CEO and the Board. We regularly practice our incident response through executive tabletop exercises.

Our policies, standards, processes, and practices for assessing, identifying, and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats are integrated into our overall risk management program and are informed by frameworks established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") and other applicable industry standards. Our cybersecurity program addresses threats in a prioritized manner and, in particular, focuses on the following key areas:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• gap analysis to identify programmatic opportunities for improvement that can be incorporated into the cyber strategy;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• policies and standards that are annually reviewed and communicated;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• exceptions management and internal audits that support cybersecurity requirements through assessing control implementation risks; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• monitoring and regular reporting of cyber resilience and posture at operational and strategic levels.

We engage assessors, consultants, auditors, or other third parties in connection with any such processes, including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• external vulnerability assessments, including penetration tests;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• internal audit reviews;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• threat intelligence;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• incident management;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• audits of NERC-Critical Infrastructure Protection regulated environments by the NERC Registered Regional Entity; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• program development support, as needed.

Our risk management program for third-party service providers includes risk-based assessments of their interactions with our data and systems. We implement monitoring and response processes for key third-party service providers.

We provide awareness training to our employees to help identify, avoid, and mitigate cybersecurity threats. Our employees participate in training, including phishing exercises, monthly safety meetings, and an annual cybersecurity awareness update. We also periodically host tabletop exercises with management and other employees to practice rapid cyber incident response.

We face cybersecurity risks in connection with our business. Although such risks have not materially affected us to date, we have, from time to time, experienced threats to and breaches of our data and systems. For more information about the cybersecurity risks we face, see *"Item 1A—Risk Factors[—Cyber-attacks and data security breaches could harm our business](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_61)"* included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**<u>ITEM 2. PROPERTIES</u>**

Information relating to our properties is contained in *"Item 1. Business – Properties"* and Note 3, *"Property, Plant and Equipment"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

AES Indiana's mortgage and deed of trust secures first mortgage bonds issued by AES Indiana. Pursuant to the terms of the mortgage and deed of trust, substantially all property owned by AES Indiana is subject to a direct first mortgage lien securing indebtedness of $3,073.8 million at December 31, 2025. In addition, IPALCO has outstanding $875.0 million of debt obligations which are secured by its pledge of all of the outstanding common stock of AES Indiana.

**<u>ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS</u>** 

In the normal course of business, we are subject to various lawsuits, actions, claims, and other proceedings. We are also from time to time involved in other reviews, investigations and proceedings by governmental and regulatory agencies regarding our business, certain of which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions or other relief. We have accrued in our Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for litigation and claims where it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We believe the amounts provided in our Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as prescribed by GAAP, for these matters are adequate in light of the probable and estimable contingencies. However, there can be no assurances that the actual amounts required to satisfy alleged liabilities from various legal proceedings, claims and other matters (including those matters noted below), and to comply with applicable laws and regulations will not exceed the amounts reflected in our Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As such, costs, if any, that may be incurred in excess of those amounts provided for in our Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, cannot be reasonably determined, but could be material. Please see Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters"* and Note 11, *"Commitments and Contingencies"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for summaries of significant legal proceedings involving us, which are incorporated by reference herein.

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The following additional information is incorporated by reference into this Item: information about the legal proceedings contained in *"Regulation"* and *"Environmental Matters"* in *"Item 1. Business"* of this Annual Report on Form 10-K*.*

**<u>ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES</u>**

Not applicable.

**PART II**

**<u>ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES</u>**

As of March 2, 2026, all of the outstanding common stock of IPALCO is owned by AES U.S. Investments (82.35%) and CDPQ (17.65%). As a result, our stock is not listed for trading on any stock exchange.

**Dividends**

During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, IPALCO declared and paid distributions to our shareholders totaling $325.7 million, $156.6 million and $104.3 million, respectively. Future distributions to our shareholders will be determined at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend primarily on dividends received from AES Indiana and such other factors as our Board of Directors deems relevant. Please see *"Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Capital Resources and Liquidity"* of this Form 10-K for a discussion of limitations on dividends from AES Indiana. In order for us to make any dividend payments to our shareholders, we must, at the time and as a result of such dividends, either maintain certain credit ratings on our senior long-term debt or be in compliance with leverage and interest coverage ratios contained in IPALCO's Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. We do not believe this requirement will be a limiting factor in paying dividends in the ordinary course of prudent business operations.

**Dividends and Capital Structure Restrictions**

AES Indiana's mortgage and deed of trust and its amended articles of incorporation contain restrictions on AES Indiana's ability to issue certain securities or pay cash dividends. So long as any of the several series of bonds of AES Indiana issued under its mortgage remains outstanding, and subject to certain exceptions, AES Indiana is restricted in the declaration and payment of dividends, or other distribution on shares of its capital stock of any class, or in the purchase or redemption of such shares, to the aggregate of its net income, as defined in the mortgage, after December 31, 1939. In addition, pursuant to AES Indiana's articles, no dividends may be paid or accrued, and no other distribution may be made on AES Indiana's common stock unless dividends on all outstanding shares of AES Indiana preferred stock have been paid or declared and set apart for payment. As of December 31, 2025, and as of the filing of this report, AES Indiana was in compliance with these restrictions.

AES Indiana is also restricted in its ability to pay dividends if it is in default under the terms of its AES Indiana Credit Agreement, which could happen if AES Indiana fails to comply with certain covenants. These covenants, among other things, require AES Indiana to maintain total debt to total capitalization not in excess of 0.67 to 1. As of December 31, 2025, and as of the filing of this report, AES Indiana was in compliance with all covenants and no event of default existed.

IPALCO's Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation contain provisions which state that IPALCO may not make a distribution to its shareholders or make a loan to any of its affiliates (other than its subsidiaries), unless: (a) there exists no event of default (as defined in the articles) and no such event of default would result from the making of the distribution or loan; and either (b)(i) at the time of, and/or as a result of, the distribution or loan, IPALCO's leverage ratio does not exceed 0.67 to 1 and IPALCO's interest coverage ratio is not less than 2.50 to 1 or, (b)(ii) if such ratios are not within the parameters, IPALCO's senior long-term debt rating from one of the three major credit rating agencies is at least investment grade. As of December 31, 2025, and as of the filing of this report, IPALCO was in compliance with all covenants and no event of default existed.

**<u>ITEM 6. [RESERVED]</u>**

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**<u>ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS</u>**

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the notes thereto. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from the results suggested by these forward-looking statements. Please see "*Forward-Looking Statements*" and *"Item 1A. Risk Factors."* For a list of certain terms, abbreviations or acronyms in this discussion, see *"Glossary of Terms"* at the beginning of this Form 10-K.

**OVERVIEW OF 2025 RESULTS AND STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE**

The most important matters on which we focus in evaluating our financial condition and operating performance and allocating our resources include: (i) recurring factors which have significant impacts on operating performance such as: regulatory action, environmental matters, weather and weather-related damage in our service area, customer growth and the local economy; (ii) our progress on performance improvement and growth strategies designed to maintain high standards in several operating areas (including safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, operations, financial and enterprise-wide performance, talent management/people, capital allocation/sustainability and corporate social responsibility) simultaneously; and (iii) our short-term and long-term financial and operating strategies. For a discussion of how we are impacted by regulation and environmental matters, please see Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters"* to the Financial Statements and *"Environmental Matters"* in *"Item 1. Business"* of this Annual Report on Form 10-K*.*

**Operational Excellence**

Our objective is to optimize AES Indiana's performance in the U.S. utility industry by focusing on the following areas: safety, operations (reliability and customer satisfaction), financial and enterprise-wide performance (efficiency and cost savings, talent management/people, capital allocation/sustainability and corporate social responsibility). We set and measure these objectives carefully, balancing them in a way and to a degree necessary to ensure a sustainable high level of performance in these areas simultaneously as compared to our peers. We monitor our performance in these areas, and where practical and meaningful, compare performance in some areas to peer utilities. Because some of our financial and enterprise-wide performance measures are company-specific performance goals, they are not benchmarked.

Our safety performance is measured by both leading and lagging metrics. Our leading safety metrics track safety observations, safety meeting engagement and the reporting of near miss events which provide learning opportunities to strengthen our safety practices and process. Our lagging safety metrics track lost workday cases and OSHA total recordable incidents. We are committed to excellence in safety and have implemented various programs to increase safety awareness and improve work practices.

AES Indiana measures delivery reliability by Customer Average Interruption Duration Index ("CAIDI"), System Average Interruption Duration Index ("SAIDI") and System Average Interruption Frequency Index ("SAIFI") and benchmarks the reliability metrics against other utilities at both the state and national levels. AES Indiana also measures customer centricity on more of an individual basis by the industry metric of Customers Experiencing Multiple Interruptions of five or more times ("CEMI-5"). AES Indiana measures generation reliability by Commercial Availability ("CA"), Equivalent Forced Outage Factor ("EFOF") and Equivalent Availability Factor ("EAF") metrics and benchmarks both EFOF and EAF results nationally. AES Indiana measures customer perceptions of their overall experience using the Qualtrics XM platform. Areas measured include overall Customer Satisfaction as well as customer perceptions of affordability, reliability and customer service. We also subscribe to the J.D. Power Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.

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**EXECUTIVE SUMMARY**

Compared with the prior year, the results for the year ended December 31, 2025 reflect an increase in income before income tax of $56.7 million, or 42%, as well as a decrease in net income of $(18.1) million, or (17)%, primarily due to factors including, but not limited to:

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| $ in millions | **2025 vs. 2024** |
| Increase in retail margin due to higher prices (primarily driven by the 2024 Base Rate Order, including the impact of certain riders now included in base rates) <sup>(a)</sup> | $49.3 |
| Increase in ECCRA rider revenue due to recovery of certain renewable project investments | 49.0 |
| Increase in retail margin due to higher volumes (primarily driven by weather and higher retail demand) | 27.4 |
| Decrease due to higher contracted services expenses and higher materials and supplies inventory consumption, primarily due to planned generation maintenance and outages | (22.3) |
| Decrease due to higher depreciation expense from additional assets placed in service, higher amortization of regulatory assets and changes in depreciation rates as a result of the 2024 Base Rate Order | (17.3) |
| Decrease due to lower TDSIC rider revenue (primarily driven by certain projects now being included in base rate retail margin after the 2024 Base Rate Order) | (12.4) |
| Decrease driven by higher interest expense primarily from increased borrowings | (4.2) |
| Other | (12.8) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net change in income before income tax** | **56.7** |
| Net change in income tax expense due to higher pre-tax income, a decrease in the net tax benefit related to the reversal of excess deferred taxes of AES Indiana resulting from the 2024 Base Rate Order, and the tax effects associated with HLBV in the current period | (74.8) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net change in net income** | $**(18.1)** |

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<sup>(a)</sup> See Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters - Regulatory Rate Review and Base Rate Orders"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the factors leading to AES Indiana's base rate increase request.

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**RESULTS OF OPERATIONS** 

The following review of results of operations and "*Capital Resources and Liquidity"* sections compare the results for the year ended December 31, 2025 to the results for the year ended December 31, 2024. For discussion comparing the results for the year ended December 31, 2024 to the results for the year ended December 31, 2023, see *"Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"* of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2025. In addition to the discussion on operations below, please see the *"Statistical Information on Operations"* table included in *"Item 1. Business"* of this report for additional data such as kWh sales and number of customers by customer class.

IPALCO's results of operations include the results of its subsidiaries, including the consolidated results of its principal subsidiary AES Indiana**.** All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

**Statements of Operations Highlights**

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Change 2025 vs. 2024** | **Change 2024 vs. 2023** |
|<br>**(In Thousands)** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | $**%** | $**%** |
| **REVENUE** | $1933080 | $1643793 | $1649917 | 17.6% | (0.4)% |
| **OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fuel | 476516 | 359132 | 494000 | 32.7% | (27.3)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Power purchased | 146464 | 148412 | 159908 | (1.3)% | (7.2)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operation and maintenance | 551398 | 476494 | 477880 | 15.7% | (0.3)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation and amortization | 366565 | 329468 | 287863 | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes other than income taxes | 26516 | 27478 | 24864 | (3.5)% | 10.5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other, net | (164) | (106) | (361) | 54.7% | (70.6)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total operating costs and expenses | 1567295 | 1340878 | 1444154 | 16.9% | (7.2)% |
| **OPERATING INCOME** | 365785 | 302915 | 205763 | 20.8% | 47.2% |
| **OTHER (EXPENSE) / INCOME, NET:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 2547 | 3991 | 9315 | (36.2)% | (57.2)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense | (176310) | (172150) | (142926) | 2.4% | 20.4% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other expense, net | (1770) | (1163) | (410) | 52.2% | 183.7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other expense, net | (175533) | (169322) | (134021) | 3.7% | 26.3% |
| **INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX** | 190252 | 133593 | 71742 | 42.4% | 86.2% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income tax expense | 103133 | 28364 | 14715 | 263.6% | 92.8% |
| **NET INCOME** | 87119 | 105229 | 57027 | (17.2)% | 84.5% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (236241) | (28294) | (26093) | 735.0% | 8.4% |
| **NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK** | $323360 | $133523 | $83120 | 142.2% | 60.6% |

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**Revenue**

Revenue increased in 2025 from the prior year by $289.3 million, which resulted from the following changes (dollars in thousands):

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| | **2025** | **2024** | **Change** | **% Change** |
| **Revenue:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retail Revenue | $1782786 | $1592038 | $190748 | 12.0% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wholesale Revenue | 136686 | 37519 | 99167 | 264.3% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Miscellaneous Revenue | 13608 | 14236 | (628) | (4.4)% |
| **Total Revenue** | $1933080 | $1643793 | $289287 | 17.6% |
| **Heating Degree Days**<sup>(1)</sup>**:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actual | 5076 | 4273 | 803 | 18.8% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30-year Average | 5145 | 5164 |  |  |
| **Cooling Degree Days**<sup>(1)</sup>**:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actual | 1327 | 1337 | (10) | (0.7)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;30-year Average | 1190 | 1186 |  |  |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Heating and cooling degree-days are a measure of the relative heating or cooling required for a home or business. The heating degrees in a day are calculated as the degrees that the average actual daily temperature is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit. For example, if the average temperature on March 20th was 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the heating degree days for that day would be the 25-degree difference between 65 degrees and 40 degrees. Similarly, cooling degree days in a day are calculated as the degrees that the average actual daily temperature is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

The following table presents additional data on kWh sold:

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| | **2025** | **2024** | **kWh Change** | **% Change** |
| **kWh Sales *(In Millions)*:** |  |  |  |  |
| Residential | 5304 | 5048 | 256 | 5.1% |
| Small commercial and industrial | 1807 | 1771 | 36 | 2.0% |
| Large commercial and industrial | 6093 | 6010 | 83 | 1.4% |
| Public lighting | 38 | 39 | (1) | (2.6)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sales – retail customers | 13242 | 12868 | 374 | 2.9% |
| Wholesale | 2337 | 854 | 1483 | 173.7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total kWh sold | 15579 | 13722 | 1857 | 13.5% |

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The following graph shows the percentage changes in weather-normalized and actual retail electric sales volume by customer class for the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to the prior year:

![1943](ipl-20251231_g1.jpg)

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The increase in revenue of $289.3 million was primarily due to the following:

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| $ in millions | **2025 vs. 2024** |
| **Retail revenue:** |  |
| **Volume:** |  |
| Net increase in the volume of kWh sold primarily due to weather and demand in our service territory versus the comparable period. | $44.3 |
| **Price:** |  |
| Net increase in the weighted average price of retail kWh sold primarily due to the 2024 Base Rate Order and higher rider revenues | 143.1 |
| **Other:** |  |
| Primarily due to increase in miscellaneous charges to customers (including reconnection and late fee charges) | 3.3 |
| **Net change in retail revenue** | **190.7** |
| **Wholesale revenue:** |  |
| **Volume:** |  |
| Net increase in the volume of wholesale kWh sold. The amount of electricity available for wholesale sales is impacted by our retail load requirements, generation capacity and unit availability. | 66.4 |
| **Price:** |  |
| Net increase in the weighted average price of wholesale kWh sold. Our ability to be dispatched in the MISO market is primarily driven by the locational marginal price of electricity and variable generation costs. | 32.8 |
| **Net change in wholesale revenue** | **99.2** |
| **Miscellaneous revenue:** | **(0.6)** |
| **Net change in revenue** | $**289.3** |

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**Operating Costs and Expenses**

The following table illustrates changes in Operating costs and expenses from 2024 to 2025 (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** |
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **$ Change** | **% Change** |
| **Operating costs and expenses:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fuel | $476516 | $359132 | $117384 | 32.7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Power purchased | 146464 | 148412 | (1948) | (1.3)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operation and maintenance | 551398 | 476494 | 74904 | 15.7% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation and amortization | 366565 | 329468 | 37097 | 11.3% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes other than income taxes | 26516 | 27478 | (962) | (3.5)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other, net | (164) | (106) | (58) | 54.7% |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total operating costs and expenses** | $1567295 | $1340878 | $226417 | 16.9% |

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*Fuel*

The increase in fuel costs of $117.4 million was primarily due to the following:

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| $ in millions | **2025 vs. 2024** |
| **Volume:** |  |
| Coal | $82.8 |
| Natural gas | (8.8) |
| Oil | (0.5) |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net change in volume** | 73.5 |
| **Price:** |  |
| Coal | (55.3) |
| Natural gas | 74.3 |
| Deferred fuel | 24.9 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net change in price** | 43.9 |
| **Net change in fuel expense** | $117.4 |

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The increase in coal volume is mostly attributed to favorable weather conditions during 2025 that impacted our retail load requirements at our Petersburg coal-fired units, which resulted in higher consumption of coal in the current year. The changes in the price of fuel are reflective of market prices for coal and natural gas. We are generally permitted to recover underestimated fuel and power purchased costs to serve our retail customers in future rates through quarterly FAC proceedings. These variances are deferred when incurred and amortized into expense in the same period that our rates are adjusted to reflect these variances. Additionally, fuel and power purchased costs incurred for wholesale energy sales are considered in the Off System Sales Margin rider.

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*Power Purchased*

The decrease in Power purchased costs of $1.9 million was primarily due to the following:

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|:---|:---|
| $ in millions | **2025 vs. 2024** |
| **Volume:** |  |
| Net decrease in the volume of power purchased primarily due to AES Indiana's generation units running more frequently during the respective periods | $(21.3) |
| **Price:** |  |
| Market prices | 13.3 |
| Deferred power purchased | 9.1 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net change in price** | 22.4 |
| Other, net (mostly due to changes in capacity purchases) | (3.0) |
| **Net change in power purchased costs** | $(1.9) |

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The volume of power purchased each period is primarily influenced by retail demand, generating unit capacity and outages, and the relative cost of producing power versus purchasing power in the market. The market price of power purchased is influenced primarily by changes in the market price of delivered fuel (primarily natural gas), the supply of and demand for electricity, and the time of day during which power is purchased. We are generally permitted to recover underestimated fuel and power purchased costs to serve our retail customers in future rates through quarterly FAC proceedings.

*Operation and Maintenance*

The increase in Operation and maintenance expense of $74.9 million was primarily due to the following:

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|:---|:---|
| $ in millions | **2025 vs. 2024** |
| Increase in DSM program costs <sup>(a)</sup>  | $37.8 |
| Increase in contracted services expenses and higher materials and supplies inventory consumption, primarily due to the timing of planned generation maintenance and outage costs | 22.3 |
| Other, net | 14.8 |
| **Net change in operation and maintenance costs** | $74.9 |

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<sup>(a)</sup> There is corresponding offset in Revenue associated with these costs and minimal operating margin impact.

*Depreciation and Amortization*

The increase in Depreciation and amortization expense of $37.1 million was mostly attributed to the impact of additional assets placed in service, including renewable projects, partially offset by lower regulatory asset amortization following the 2024 Base Rate Order.

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**Other (Expense) / Income, Net**

The following table illustrates changes in Other (expense) / income, net from 2024 to 2025 (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** |
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **$ Change** | **% Change** |
| **Other (expense) / income, net:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for equity funds used during construction | $2547 | $3991 | $(1444) | (36.2)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense | (176310) | (172150) | (4160) | 2.4% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other expense, net | (1770) | (1163) | (607) | 52.2% |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total other expense, net** | $(175533) | $(169322) | $(6211) | 3.7% |

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*Interest Expense*

The increase in Interest expense of $4.2 million was primarily due to higher interest expense on long-term debt from higher outstanding debt balances at AES Indiana.

**Income Tax Expense**

The following table illustrates the change in Income tax expense from 2024 to 2025 (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** |
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **$ Change** | **% Change** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income tax expense | $103133 | $28364 | $74769 | 263.6% |

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The increase in Income tax expense of $74.8 million was primarily driven by (i) the tax effects associated with HLBV increases compared to the prior period, (ii) higher pre-tax income, (iii) a decrease in the net tax benefit related to the reversal of excess deferred taxes of AES Indiana resulting from the 2024 Base Rate Order, and (iv) the reversal of certain excess deferred taxes recorded in the third quarter of 2024 which were not probable to cause a reduction in future base customer rates, with no similar activity in 2025.

**Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests**

The following table illustrates the change in Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests from 2024 to 2025 (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** | **Years Ended** |
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **$ Change** | **% Change** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | $(236241) | $(28294) | $(207947) | 735.0% |

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The increase in Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests of $207.9 million primarily relates to the allocation of losses to the tax equity investor of the Petersburg Energy Center and Pike County BESS, as a result of these projects being placed in service in November 2025 and March 2025, respectively; partially offset by the allocation of losses recognized upon the final stage of Hardy Hills Solar being placed in service in May 2024. See Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

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**KEY TRENDS AND UNCERTAINTIES**

During 2026 and beyond, we expect that our financial results will be driven primarily by retail demand, weather, and maintenance costs. In addition, our financial results will likely be driven by many other factors including, but not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ regulatory outcomes and impacts;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ the passage of new legislation, implementation of regulations or other changes in regulation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ timely recovery of capital expenditures and operation and maintenance costs.

If favorable outcomes related to these factors do not occur, or if the challenges described below and elsewhere in this report impact us more significantly than we currently anticipate, then these factors, or other factors unknown to us, may impact our operating margin, net income and cash flows. We continue to monitor our operations and address challenges as they arise. For a discussion of the risks related to our business, see *"Item 1. Business"* and *"Item 1A. Risk Factors"* of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**<u>Operational</u>**

*Trade Restrictions and Supply Chain*

In April 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce ("Commerce") initiated an investigation into whether imports into the U.S. of solar cells and panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam ("Southeast Asia") were circumventing antidumping and countervailing duty ("AD/CVD") orders on solar cells and panels from China. In August 2023, Commerce rendered final affirmative findings of circumvention with respect to all four countries, which resulted in the imposition of AD and CVD duties on certain imported cells and panels from Southeast Asia. Commerce's determination and related matters remain the subject of ongoing litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade ("CIT") and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

In 2024, Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission initiated new AD/CVD investigations on solar cells and panels imported from Southeast Asia. On April 18, 2025, Commerce rendered final affirmative determinations and AD/CVD rates with respect to all four countries. On June 13, 2025, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued its determination that imports from Malaysia and Vietnam have injured the U.S. industry and that imports from Cambodia and Thailand threaten injury. Commerce then issued orders on June 24, 2025, implementing the AD/CVD rates, which will be subject to annual review by Commerce. There is ongoing litigation about these and related matters in the CIT. We do not expect these AD/CVD orders will have a negative impact on our business.

Separately, the U.S. maintains a global safeguard tariff (currently 14% ad valorem) on solar cells and modules pursuant to the Section 201 Safeguard Action on crystalline silicon photovoltaic products, which became effective in February 2018. On June 21, 2024, President Biden issued Proclamation 10779, revoking the exclusion of bifacial panels from safeguard relief previously proclaimed in Proclamation 10339, and reinstating the tariff on bifacial panels under the Section 201 Safeguard Action, subject to certain qualifications. These global tariffs expired in February 2026.

The U.S. also maintains Section 301 tariffs on certain Chinese made lithium-ion batteries and related components utilized for energy storage systems, with such tariff currently set at 25% effective January 1, 2026 (an increase from the previous rate of 7.5%). There are also ongoing AD/CVD investigations with respect to exports by China of natural and synthetic graphite used to make lithium-ion battery anode material. Final U.S. International Trade Commission and Commerce AD/CVD determinations in these investigations are expected in the first quarter of 2026 and could result in price increases.

Additionally, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") seeks to block the import of products made with forced labor in certain areas of China, at any point in the supply chain, and may lead to certain suppliers being blocked from importing solar cells and panels into the U.S. While this has impacted the U.S. market, we have managed this issue without significant impact to our projects. Further forced labor designations of entities under the UFLPA may impact our suppliers' ability or willingness to meet their contractual agreements or to continue to supply cells or panels into the U.S. market on terms that we deem satisfactory.

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The Trump Administration has threatened or imposed tariffs on a wide range of countries and products. On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Orders modifying existing tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ("Section 232") on steel and aluminum imports to expand their scope and impose 25% tariffs on both products. The President raised these rates to 50% effective June 4, 2025. At this time, we do not expect the modifications to tariffs on steel and aluminum to have a material impact on our business.

On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order declaring a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") with respect to U.S. importation of fentanyl. President Trump imposed a 10% additional tariff on imports from China, effective February 4, 2025. Effective March 4, 2025, this tariff was increased to 20%.

On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order pursuant to IEEPA imposing an indefinite, baseline reciprocal 10% tariff on almost all goods imported into the U.S., effective April 5, 2025, and individualized higher IEEPA tariffs (11% to 50%) starting April 9, 2025 on goods originating from 57 countries with trade surpluses with the U.S. On April 9, 2025, the U.S. government issued a further Executive Order increasing the IEEPA reciprocal tariff on China to 125% effective April 10, 2025. Concurrently, the U.S. government announced a temporary suspension of the country-specific reciprocal tariff measures targeting most U.S. trading partners for a 90-day period, or until July 9, 2025, which was later extended until August 1, 2025. Effective May 14, 2025, the IEEPA reciprocal tariff rate applicable to China was lowered to 10%. IEEPA reciprocal tariffs, at various levels, have now gone into effect for most U.S. trading partners.

Several trading partners (including the EU, Japan, South Korea, and the UK) have reached bilateral trade agreements of frameworks with the U.S. The ultimate outcome of any reciprocal or other tariffs with countries that have not yet reached such trade agreements with the U.S. is uncertain. Also, in February 2026, on review of lower court decisions declaring the tariffs unlawful, the Supreme Court issued a decision holding that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs. However, President Trump subsequently stated that new tariffs would be issued under different statutory authority. The impact of these potential new tariffs on the Company is uncertain.

In July 2025, Commerce initiated a Section 232 investigation to determine the effects on national security of imports of polysilicon and its derivatives. In August 2025, Commerce initiated a separate investigation under Section 232 to determine the effects on national security of imports of wind turbines and their parts and components. These investigations are ongoing and their outcomes are uncertain.

In January 2026, the President issued a Proclamation under Section 232 concerning the importation of several critical minerals (including graphite and lithium) from any country. The Proclamation does not impose tariffs on the critical minerals but directs Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate agreements with foreign partners to secure reliable access to the critical minerals. An update on the outcome or status of these negotiations must be provided to the President within 180 days of the Proclamation. If the negotiations fail to result in agreements or to adequately address the identified risks, the President may consider trade-restrictive measures with respect to the critical minerals. The outcome of this process as well as its potential impact on the Company are uncertain.

We expect the tariffs on imports from China will increase overall costs for materials and parts that are imported to build and maintain renewable energy plants for the U.S. industry. However, we expect limited impact to projects scheduled to become operational in 2026 through 2027 due to the announced tariffs on China.

While we have executed agreements for AES Indiana's existing solar and battery energy storage projects that mitigate these risks, potential future disruptions may impact our suppliers' ability or willingness to meet their contractual agreements with respect to these projects on terms that we deem satisfactory and these and future disruptions may impact the availability or costs of future projects. The impact of new Commerce investigations or any adverse Commerce determinations or other tariff disputes or litigation, the impact of the UFLPA, potential future disruptions to the renewable energy supply chain and their effect on AES Indiana's solar and battery energy storage project development and construction activities remain uncertain. AES Indiana will continue to monitor developments and take prudent steps towards managing our renewable projects.

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*Capital Projects*

Our construction projects have experienced some indications of delays and price increases due to supply chain disruptions; however, they are currently proceeding without material delays. For further discussion of our capital requirements, see "*Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Capital Resources and Liquidity"* of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**<u>Macroeconomic and Political</u>**

*U.S. Utilities Load Growth and Large Load Customers*

The expansion of advanced manufacturing and data centers has the potential to significantly accelerate the demand for electricity in the U.S. power market, including MISO. AES Indiana has an obligation to serve customers who locate in its service territory and is working with several companies to provide possible solutions for electric service needs of data centers and advanced manufacturing facilities. We see these relationships growing with the expansion of their use within our service territory. As part of this process, AES Indiana is working to ensure that the costs of any infrastructure upgrades required for advanced manufacturing and data centers benefit all customers, are fairly allocated, and follow cost causation/beneficiary pays regulatory principles that protect our customers. One option in Indiana includes House Enrolled Act ("HEA") 1007, which Governor Braun signed into law effective May 6, 2025. Among other things, HEA 1007 is a regulatory tool for utilities to submit expedited generation resource proposals to the IURC for approval, which AES Indiana intends to utilize as discussed below.

In December 2025, AES Indiana executed a 15-year agreement to provide high-voltage retail electric service sufficient to accommodate the anticipated demand for a new data center campus to be located within the Company's service territory. To serve increasing demand in AES Indiana's service territory, AES Indiana is in various stages of acquiring additional generation projects for development, including solar and storage projects of up to approximately 600 MWs of nameplate capacity, and developing and constructing new transmission and distribution system capacity. AES Indiana intends to file a regulatory application with the IURC in the second quarter of 2026, under the provisions of HEA 1007, seeking regulatory approvals related to its plan to meet the electric service needs of this new data center campus.

*U.S. Tax Law Reform and Renewable Energy Tax Credits*

On July 4, 2025, the U.S. enacted H.R. 1 (the "2025 Act"). The legislation included amendments to, and extensions of, various U.S. corporate income tax provisions, which may impact our effective tax rate in future periods. However, the impact to the effective tax rate is not expected to be material. Our interpretation of the 2025 Act may change as the U.S. Treasury and the IRS issue additional guidance.

The IRA included provisions that benefit the Company's planned clean energy projects, including increases, extensions, direct transfers and/or new tax credits for wind, solar, and storage. For further discussion of our renewable projects, see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We account for renewable projects according to GAAP, which, when partnering with tax-equity investors to monetize tax benefits, utilizes the HLBV method. This method recognizes the value of the tax credit that benefits the tax equity investors at the time of its creation, which for projects utilizing the ITC, begins in the quarter the renewable project is placed in service. For projects utilizing the PTC, this value is recognized over 10 years as the facility produces energy.

The 2025 Act amends the phase out of wind and solar ITC and PTC tax credits. Wind and solar renewables projects that begin construction within 12 months of the enactment of the 2025 ACT remain eligible for 100% of the credit without the 2027 placed-in-service deadline, provided that, under current Treasury guidance, the projects are placed in service no more than four calendar years after the calendar year when construction began. Wind and solar projects that begin construction after 12 months of the enactment must be placed in service no later than 2027. Wind and solar projects that began construction by the end of 2024 are not impacted by the 2025 Act. The 2025 Act does not impose tighter timelines for energy storage projects to qualify for the ITC and PTC, and it allows energy storage projects to receive the full ITC or PTC credit if they begin construction by 2033.

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The 2025 Act also imposes a restriction precluding credits for renewables and storage projects claiming the ITC or PTC credit that start construction after December 31, 2025 and receive material assistance from a prohibited foreign entity, effectively limiting the percentage of total project costs that may be derived from products that are mined, produced or manufactured in China, with varying permissible percentages depending on the calendar year and applicable technology for the project. This restriction also precludes credit eligibility for taxpayers owning projects that start construction after December 31, 2024 that are classified as having ownership or certain other interests by a prohibited foreign entity, including projects over which a prohibited foreign entity is deemed to exercise formal or effective control.

Further, President Trump issued an Executive Order on July 7, 2025 that directed the Secretary of the Treasury to take action to enforce the provisions of the 2025 Act related to issuing updated guidance defining the start of construction for claiming the ITC and PTC and implementing the Foreign Entity of Concern ("FEOC") Restrictions (the "Treasury Action"). The Executive Order also directed the Secretary of the Interior to take action to review its regulations, guidance, policies, and practices for any preferential treatment of wind and solar projects and eliminate those preferences within 45 days (the "Interior Action").

On August 15, 2025, the Department of Treasury issued updated guidance defining the start of construction for purposes of claiming the ITC and PTC. AES Indiana does not expect the modifications to the start of construction guidance to materially impact its projects. The Department of Treasury has not yet issued comprehensive guidance implementing the FEOC restrictions, however. Further guidance, which may be material, is expected to be released within the coming months.

We expect all of our renewables project backlog to continue to qualify for the ITC and PTC. However, the Treasury Action may impose additional burdens in qualifying for the ITC and PTC.

In 2025, we realized $236.2 million of earnings from tax attributes primarily associated with Pike County BESS and Petersburg Energy Center, as a result of these projects being placed in service in March and November 2025, respectively. As we progress in our plan of integrating additional renewable energy projects under our IRPs, as discussed further below, we anticipate additional earnings associated with the tax attributes of these projects. Please see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation - Pike County BESS"* to the Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion.

The enactment of the 2025 Act requires that substantial guidance be published by the U.S. Department of Treasury and other government agencies. While we have taken measures to protect against the impact of changes under the 2025 Act to the IRA, the impacts of the 2025 Act, the Treasury Action, or future actions that have the effect of modifying or repealing the IRA may be material to our results of operations.

*Tax*

The macroeconomic and political environments in the U.S. have changed in recent years. This could result in significant impacts to future tax law. In the U.S., the IRA included a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) based on adjusted financial statement income. In June 2025, the IRS began releasing interim guidance for CAMT and announced its intention to revise regulations that were proposed in September 2024. The impact to the Company is not expected to be material. We will continue to monitor the issuance of CAMT revised guidance.

In April 2025, the 2025 Indiana General Assembly passed Senate Enrolled Act No. 1, which includes language that could impact AES Indiana's property tax expense in future periods. We are currently evaluating the impact of this legislation.

*Inflation*

In the markets in which we operate, there have been higher rates of inflation recently. If inflation continues to increase in our markets, it may increase our expenses that we may not be able to pass through to customers. It may also increase the costs of some of our construction projects. AES Indiana may have the ability to recover operations and maintenance costs through the regulatory process, however, timing impacts on recovery may vary. In addition, we expect the cost of fuel, specifically coal and natural gas, to continue to be volatile during 2026. Our exposure to fluctuations in the price of fuel is limited because of our FAC. If we are unable to timely or fully recover our fuel and

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power purchased costs, however, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

*Interest Rates*

In the U.S. there has been a rise in interest rates since 2021, and interest rates are expected to remain volatile in the near term. Although all of our existing IPALCO and AES Indiana long-term debt is at fixed rates, an increase in interest rates can have several impacts on our business. For our existing short-term debt under floating rate structures and any future debt refinancings or future new money financings, rising interest rates will increase future financing costs. Our floating rate debt is currently limited to short-term borrowings under our AES Indiana Credit Agreement. For future IPALCO debt financings, IPALCO, at times, manages a hedging program and evaluates pre-issuance hedges to reduce uncertainty and exposure to future interest rates.

*Executive Orders*

On January 25, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled "*Declaring a National Energy Emergency*" directing Agencies to, among other tasks, identify and exercise any lawful emergency authorities available to them to facilitate the identification, leasing, siting, production, transportation, refining, and generation of domestic energy resources.

In April 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders with potential impacts to the energy industry and national energy policy, including: (i) "Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241", (ii) "Protecting American Energy from State Overreach", and (iii) "Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid". Indiana Governor Braun also issued Executive Orders with potential impacts to the energy industry, including: (i) "Ensuring Economic Opportunity and Indiana's Energy Future by Supporting Life Extension for Coal Energy Generation and Assessing Natural Gas Supplies" in April 2025, and (ii) "Creating a State Energy Strategy to Meet Growing Demand and Support Reliability and Affordability" in June 2025. These Executive Orders direct federal and state agencies, as applicable, to review and take actions with respect to energy and economic development matters. We are actively assessing and monitoring to determine the impact, if any, of the Executive Orders on our business, but any resulting actions by such agencies could have a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

**<u>Regulatory</u>**

*Regulatory Rate Review*

On June 3, 2025, AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC for authority to increase its basic rates and charges to cover the rising operational costs and needs associated with continuing to serve its customers safely and reliably. On October 15, 2025, AES Indiana filed a partial settlement agreement with most parties as part of its ongoing regulatory rate review with the IURC. An evidentiary hearing with the IURC was held on January 28 and 29, 2026, and AES Indiana anticipates a final order from the IURC in the second quarter of 2026. Please see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - Regulatory Rate Review and Base Rate Orders"* to the Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion.

*2025 IRP*

In January 2025, AES Indiana initiated its 2025 IRP process with external stakeholders. Public advisory meetings for the 2025 IRP took place in January, July, September and October of 2025. On October 31, 2025, AES Indiana filed its 2025 IRP with the IURC, which describes AES Indiana's Preferred Resource Portfolio for meeting generation capacity needs for serving AES Indiana's retail customers over the next several years. The Preferred Resource Portfolio is AES Indiana's reasonable least cost option and provides a reliable and flexible generation mix for customers.

*2022 IRP*

AES Indiana filed its 2022 IRP with the IURC in December 2022. The 2022 IRP short-term action plan includes converting the two remaining coal units at Petersburg to natural gas. Resulting from this IRP, AES Indiana also added three renewable projects to its generation portfolio, including Pike County BESS, Hoosier Wind and Crossvine.

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*Indiana Energy Legislation*

On February 19, 2026, the Indiana General Assembly passed new energy legislation (HEA 1002) (2026), which was signed into law by Indiana Governor Braun and became effective on February 26, 2026. HEA 1002 includes several provisions that affect electric utility ratemaking, such as multi-year rate plans, a low-income rate program, and performance-based ratemaking. AES Indiana is currently reviewing the legislation and evaluating its potential impacts on the Company's operations.

Please see *"Item 1. Business – Regulation"* and Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of these and other regulatory matters.

**CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY**

**Overview**

As of December 31, 2025, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $69.8 million and available borrowing capacity of $500 million under our unsecured revolving AES Indiana Credit Agreement. All of AES Indiana's long-term borrowings must first be approved by the IURC and the aggregate amount of AES Indiana's short-term indebtedness must be approved by the FERC. AES Indiana has approval from the FERC to borrow up to $750 million of short-term indebtedness outstanding at any time through July 29, 2026. In February 2024, AES Indiana received an order from the IURC granting authority through December 31, 2026 to, among other things, issue up to $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of long-term debt, of which $0 million remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. This order also grants authority to have up to $750 million of amounts outstanding under long-term credit agreements and liquidity facilities outstanding at any one time, of which $750 million remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. As an alternative to the sale of all or a portion of $65 million in principal of the long-term debt, AES Indiana has authority to issue up to $65 million of new preferred stock, all of which authority remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. We also have restrictions on the amount of new debt that may be issued due to contractual obligations of AES and by financial covenant restrictions under our existing debt obligations. We do not believe such restrictions will be a limiting factor in our ability to issue debt in the ordinary course of prudent business operations.

We depend on timely and continued access to capital markets to manage our liquidity needs. The inability to raise capital on favorable terms, to refinance existing indebtedness or to fund operations and other commitments during times of political or economic uncertainty or otherwise could have material adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, changes in the timing of tariff increases or delays in the regulatory determinations as well as unfavorable regulatory outcomes could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. See "*Risks related to our indebtedness and financial condition*" in "*Item 1A. Risk Factors*" and "*Regulation*" in "*Item 1 - Business*" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information. From time to time, we may elect to repurchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise when management believes such repurchases are favorable to make. The amounts involved in any such repurchases may be material.

**Cash Flows**

The following table summarizes the changes in operating, investing, and financing cash flows for the comparative periods:

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| | **Years ended December 31,** | **Years ended December 31,** | **Years ended December 31,** | **$ Change** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2025 vs. 2024** |
|  | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by operating activities | $723419 | $239927 | $391933 | $483492 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash used in investing activities | (870776) | (1026057) | (992873) | 155281 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by financing activities | 190544 | 784198 | 427971 | (593654) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 43187 | (1932) | (172969) | 45119 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year | 26652 | 28584 | 201553 | (1932) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year** | $**69839** | $**26652** | $**28584** | $**43187** |

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The following cash flow discussion compares the cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2025 to the cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024. For discussion comparing the cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2024 to the cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023, see *"Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"* of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2025.

*<u>2025 versus 2024</u>*

*Operating Activities*

The following table summarizes the key components of our consolidated operating cash flows:

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| | **Years ended December 31,** | **Years ended December 31,** | **Years ended December 31,** | **$ Change** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** | **2025 vs. 2024** |
|  | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income | $87119 | $105229 | $57027 | $(18110) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation and amortization | 366565 | 329468 | 287863 | 37097 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income taxes and investment tax credit adjustments - net | 72422 | 835 | 32653 | 71587 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tax credit transfer proceeds allocated to noncontrolling interest | 133010 |  |  | 133010 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts | 3671 | 3567 | 3880 | 104 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for equity funds used during construction | (2547) | (3991) | (9315) | 1444 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net income, adjusted for non-cash items | 660240 | 435108 | 372108 | 225132 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net change in operating assets and liabilities | 63179 | (195181) | 19825 | 258360 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net cash provided by operating activities** | $**723419** | $**239927** | $**391933** | $**483492** |

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The net change in operating assets and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024 was driven by the following (in thousands):

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| Increase from current and non-current regulatory assets and liabilities primarily due to higher collections of regulatory assets in the current year and the settlement of a pre-existing purchase power agreement in the prior year | $187584 |
| Increase from accounts payable driven by the accrual of invoices and timing of payments | 69351 |
| Increase from lower net accounts receivable driven by the timing of collections and a temporary pause of customer disconnections and certain collection efforts and write-off processes primarily in the prior year period following AES Indiana's customer billing system upgrade in the fourth quarter of 2023 | 46516 |
| Decrease in other tax payable driven by higher tax payments during the current year | (37551) |
| Other | (7540) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Net change in operating assets and liabilities** | $**258360** |

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*Investing Activities*

Net cash used in investing activities decreased $155.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, which was primarily driven by (in thousands):

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| Lower cash outflows for capital expenditures, net of contributions in aid of construction, related with renewable energy projects and growth related capital expenditures primarily from TDSIC investments | $172227 |
| Increase in cash outflows related to acquisitions made in the current year | (29272) |
| Other | 12326 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Net change in investing activities** | $**155281** |

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*Financing Activities*

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased $593.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the year ended December 31, 2024, which was primarily driven by (in thousands):

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| Increase due to higher contributions from shareholders and noncontrolling interests | $339300 |
| Increase due to higher sales of noncontrolling interests to tax equity partners | 207285 |
| Decrease due to greater repayments of short-term borrowings | (500000) |
| Decrease due to higher distributions to shareholders and noncontrolling interests | (308984) |
| Decrease due to increased net long-term debt issuances at IPALCO and AES Indiana in 2024 | (295000) |
| Decrease due to higher net revolver repayments on AES Indiana's revolving credit facility in 2025 | (45000) |
| Other | 8745 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Net change in financing activities** | $**(593654)** |

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**Capital Requirements**

*Capital Expenditures*

Our capital expenditure program, including development and permitting costs, for the three-year period from 2026 through 2028 is currently estimated to cost approximately $4.2 billion (excluding environmental compliance), and includes estimates as follows (amounts in millions):

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| | **2026** | **2027** | **2028** | **For the three-year period**<br>**from 2026 through 2028** | |
| Power generation related projects | $1042.1 | $1052.6 | $967.3 | $3062.0 | <sup>(1)</sup> |
| Transmission and distribution related additions, improvements and extensions | 197.7 | 259.9 | 381.4 | 839.0 | <sup>(2)</sup> |
| TDSIC Plan investments | 226.6 |  |  | 226.6 |  |
| Other miscellaneous equipment | 45.8 | 23.9 | 17.6 | 87.3 |  |
| Total estimated costs of capital expenditure program | $1512.2 | $1336.4 | $1366.3 | $4214.9 |  |
| <sup>(1)</sup> Includes spending for AES Indiana's power generation and renewable energy projects. | <sup>(1)</sup> Includes spending for AES Indiana's power generation and renewable energy projects. | <sup>(1)</sup> Includes spending for AES Indiana's power generation and renewable energy projects. | <sup>(1)</sup> Includes spending for AES Indiana's power generation and renewable energy projects. | <sup>(1)</sup> Includes spending for AES Indiana's power generation and renewable energy projects. | <sup>(1)</sup> Includes spending for AES Indiana's power generation and renewable energy projects. |
| <sup>(2)</sup> Additions, improvements and extensions to AES Indiana's transmission and distribution lines, substations, power factor and voltage regulating equipment, distribution transformers and street lighting facilities. | <sup>(2)</sup> Additions, improvements and extensions to AES Indiana's transmission and distribution lines, substations, power factor and voltage regulating equipment, distribution transformers and street lighting facilities. | <sup>(2)</sup> Additions, improvements and extensions to AES Indiana's transmission and distribution lines, substations, power factor and voltage regulating equipment, distribution transformers and street lighting facilities. | <sup>(2)</sup> Additions, improvements and extensions to AES Indiana's transmission and distribution lines, substations, power factor and voltage regulating equipment, distribution transformers and street lighting facilities. | <sup>(2)</sup> Additions, improvements and extensions to AES Indiana's transmission and distribution lines, substations, power factor and voltage regulating equipment, distribution transformers and street lighting facilities. | <sup>(2)</sup> Additions, improvements and extensions to AES Indiana's transmission and distribution lines, substations, power factor and voltage regulating equipment, distribution transformers and street lighting facilities. |

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The amounts described in the capital expenditure program above include estimated spending on projects that are subject to regulatory approval, as well as estimated spending under AES Indiana's 2025 IRP filed with the IURC in October 2025. See Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion.

**Capital Resources**

As IPALCO is a holding company, substantially all of its cash is generated by the operating activities of its subsidiaries, principally AES Indiana. None of its subsidiaries, including AES Indiana, are obligated under or have guaranteed to make payments with respect to the 2030 IPALCO Notes or the 2034 IPALCO Notes; however, all of AES Indiana's common stock is pledged to secure these debt obligations. Accordingly, IPALCO's ability to make payments on the 2030 IPALCO Notes and the 2034 IPALCO Notes depends on the ability of AES Indiana to generate cash and distribute it to IPALCO.

*Liquidity*

We expect our existing cash balances, cash generated from operating activities and borrowing capacity on our existing AES Indiana Credit Agreement will be adequate to meet our anticipated operating needs, including interest expense on our debt and dividends to our equity owners. Our business is capital intensive, requiring significant resources to fund operating expenses, construction expenditures, scheduled debt maturities and carrying costs, potential margin requirements related to interest rate and commodity hedges, taxes and dividend payments. For 2026 and subsequent years, we expect to satisfy these requirements with a combination of cash from operations, funds from debt financing, and funds from capital contributions, including contributions from shareholders and our

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tax equity investors, as our internal liquidity needs and market conditions warrant. We also expect that the borrowing capacity under our existing AES Indiana Credit Agreement will continue to be available to manage working capital requirements during those periods. The absence of adequate liquidity could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

*Indebtedness*

<u>Significant Debt Transactions</u>

For further discussion of our significant debt transactions, please see Note 7, "*Debt*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

<u>Line of Credit</u>

AES Indiana entered into a third amendment and restatement of its $500 million revolving AES Indiana Credit Agreement on March 25, 2025 with a syndication of bank lenders, as discussed in Note 7, "*Debt - Line of Credit*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We had the following amounts available under the revolving AES Indiana Credit Agreement:

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| $ in millions | Type | Maturity | Commitment | Amounts available at December 31, 2025 |
| AES Indiana | Revolving | March 2030 | $500.0 | $500.0 |

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<u>Credit Ratings</u>

Our ability to borrow money or to refinance existing indebtedness and the interest rates at which we can borrow money or refinance existing indebtedness are affected by our credit ratings. In addition, the applicable interest rates on the AES Indiana Credit Agreement (as well as the amount of certain other fees in the AES Indiana Credit Agreement) are dependent upon the credit ratings of AES Indiana. Downgrades in the credit ratings of AES could result in AES Indiana's and/or IPALCO's credit ratings being downgraded. Any reduction in our debt or credit ratings may adversely affect the trading price of our outstanding debt securities.

The following table presents the debt ratings and credit ratings (issuer/corporate rating) and outlook for IPALCO and AES Indiana.

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| **Debt ratings** | **IPALCO** | **AES Indiana** | **Outlook** |
| Fitch Ratings | BBB <sup>(a)</sup> | A <sup>(b)</sup> | Stable |
| Moody's Investors Service | Baa3 <sup>(a)</sup> | A2 <sup>(b)</sup> | Negative |
| S&P Global Ratings | BBB- <sup>(a)</sup> | A- <sup>(b)</sup> | Stable |
| **Credit ratings** | **IPALCO** | **AES Indiana** | **Outlook** |
| Fitch Ratings | BBB- | BBB+ | Stable |
| Moody's Investors Service |  | Baa1 | Negative |
| S&P Global Ratings | BBB | BBB | Stable |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) Ratings relate to IPALCO's Senior Secured Notes | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) Ratings relate to IPALCO's Senior Secured Notes | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) Ratings relate to IPALCO's Senior Secured Notes | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) Ratings relate to IPALCO's Senior Secured Notes |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) Ratings relate to AES Indiana's first mortgage bonds | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) Ratings relate to AES Indiana's first mortgage bonds | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) Ratings relate to AES Indiana's first mortgage bonds | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) Ratings relate to AES Indiana's first mortgage bonds |

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We cannot predict whether our current debt and credit ratings or the debt and credit ratings of AES Indiana will remain in effect for any given period of time or that one or more of these ratings will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by a rating agency. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. Such ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization, and each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

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**Contractual Obligations**

Our non-contingent contractual obligations as of December 31, 2025 are set forth below:

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| | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** |
| | **Total** | **Less Than 1 Year** | **1 – 3<br>Years** | **3 – 5<br>Years** | **More Than<br>5 Years** |
| | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** |
| Short-term and long-term debt | $3948.8 | $90.0 | $— | $530.0 | $3328.8 |
| Interest obligations | 2915.0 | 197.8 | 395.3 | 380.8 | 1941.1 |
| Finance lease obligations | 107.2 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 78.7 |
| Purchase obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coal, gas, power purchased and |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; related transportation | 786.9 | 324.3 | 264.3 | 170.1 | 28.2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 203.0 | 197.4 | 5.6 |  |  |
| Total | $7960.9 | $814.6 | $676.5 | $1093.0 | $5376.8 |

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<u>Short-term and long-term debt:</u>

Our short-term and long-term debt at December 31, 2025 consists of AES Indiana first mortgage bonds and IPALCO long-term debt. The long-term debt amounts include current maturities but exclude unamortized debt discounts and deferred financing costs. See Note 7, "*Debt*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

<u>Interest payments:</u>

Interest payments are associated with the short-term and long-term debt described above. Any interest payments relating to variable-rate debt are projected using the interest rates in effect at December 31, 2025.

<u>Finance lease obligations</u>:

Finance lease obligations are primarily related to land. For additional information, see Note 15, "*Leases - Lessee*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

<u>Purchase obligations:</u>

*Purchase commitments for coal, gas, power purchased and related transportation:*

AES Indiana enters into long-term contracts for the purchase of coal, gas, power purchased and related transportation. In general, these contracts are subject to variable quantities or prices and are terminable only in limited circumstances.

*Purchase orders and other contractual obligations:*

At December 31, 2025, we had various other contractual obligations including contracts to purchase goods and services with various terms and expiration dates, as well as obligations under long-term construction contracts. Due to uncertainty regarding the timing and payment of future obligations to the Service Company, and our ability to terminate such obligations upon 90 days' notice, we have excluded such amounts in the contractual obligations table above. This table also does not include (i) regulatory liabilities (see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters*"), (ii) derivatives (see Note 6, "*Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities*"), (iii) taxes (see Note 8, "*Income Taxes*"), (iv) pension and other postretirement employee benefit liabilities (see Note 9, "*Benefit Plans*") and (v) contingencies (see Note 11, "*Commitments and Contingencies*"). See the indicated notes to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on the items excluded.

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**CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES**

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. As such, we are required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are reasonable based upon the information available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period presented. Therefore, the possibility exists for materially different reported amounts under different conditions or assumptions. Significant accounting policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are described in Note 1*, "Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This section addresses only those accounting policies involving amounts material to our financial statements that require the most estimation, judgment or assumptions and should be read in conjunction with Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Revenue Recognition**

For information regarding the nature of our revenue streams and our critical accounting policies affecting revenue recognition, please see Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue Recognition"* and Note 14, "*Revenue*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The effect on 2025 revenue and ending unbilled revenue of a one percentage point change in unbilled MWhs for the month of December 2025 is immaterial.

**Credit Losses**

We use a forward-looking "expected loss" model to recognize allowances for credit losses on customer and other receivables. The allowance for credit losses primarily relates to utility customer receivables, including unbilled amounts. Expected credit loss estimates are developed by disaggregating customers into those with similar credit risk characteristics and using historical credit loss experience. In addition, we also consider how current and future economic conditions are expected to impact the collectability, as applicable, of our receivables balance. Our determination of the allowance for credit losses requires us to make estimates and judgments regarding our customers' ability to pay amounts due, which have required a higher degree of estimation from increases in past due customer receivables following the implementation of our customer billing system upgrade in the fourth quarter of 2023. We believe such estimates and judgments are reasonable and the related allowance for credit losses is adequate as of December 31, 2025; however, changes in such estimates and judgments could result in a different conclusion, which could be material. The effect of a one percentage point change in the assumptions used in the allowance for credit losses estimate as of December 31, 2025 is approximately $2.6 million. See Note 1, "*Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on AES Indiana's receivable balances.

**Income Taxes**

We are subject to federal and state income taxes. Our income tax provision requires significant judgment and is based on calculations and assumptions that are subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the potential outcome of tax examinations when determining the adequacy of our income tax provisions by considering the technical merits of the filing position, case law, and results of previous tax examinations. Accounting guidance for uncertainty in income taxes prescribes a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and measurement requirements for financial statement reporting of our income tax positions. If tax positions do not meet the more-likely-than-not threshold, reserves will be established. These reserves are adjusted only when there is more information available or when an event occurs necessitating a change to the reserves. While we have reasonably determined that a tax reserve is not required as of December 31, 2025, it is possible that the ultimate outcome of future examinations may be materially different than our current assessment of uncertain tax positions. Please see Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Income Taxes"* and Note 8, "*Income Taxes*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

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**Regulatory Assets and Liabilities**

As a regulated utility, we apply the provisions of ASC 980 *"Regulated Operations,"* which gives recognition to the ratemaking and accounting practices of the IURC and the FERC. Regulatory assets generally represent incurred costs that have been deferred because such costs are probable of future recovery in customer rates. Regulatory liabilities generally represent obligations to make refunds or future rate reductions to customers for previous overcollections or the deferral of revenue collected for costs that AES Indiana expects to incur in the future. Specific regulatory assets and liabilities are disclosed in Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters - Regulatory Assets and Liabilities"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The deferral of costs (as regulatory assets) is appropriate only when the future recovery of such costs is probable. In assessing probability, we consider such factors as specific orders from the IURC, regulatory precedent and the current regulatory environment. To the extent recovery of costs is no longer deemed probable, related regulatory assets would be required to be expensed in current period income. Our regulatory assets and liabilities have been created pursuant to specific orders of the IURC or established regulatory practices, such as other utilities under the jurisdiction of the IURC being granted recovery of similar costs. It is probable, but not certain, that these regulatory assets will be recoverable, subject to IURC approval.

**AROs**

In accordance with the provisions of GAAP relating to the accounting for AROs, legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets are required to be recognized at their fair value at the time those obligations are incurred. Upon initial recognition of a legal liability, costs are capitalized as part of the related long-lived asset and allocated to expense over the useful life of the asset. These GAAP provisions also require that components of previously recorded depreciation related to the cost of removal of assets upon future retirement, whether legal AROs or not, must be removed from a company's accumulated depreciation reserve and be reclassified as a regulatory liability. We make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses as they relate to AROs. These assumptions and estimates are based on historical experience and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable at the time. See Note 4, "*ARO*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

**Pension Plans**

The valuation of our benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets, and net periodic benefit costs requires various estimates and assumptions, the most significant of which include the discount rate and expected return on plan assets. We review these and other assumptions, such as mortality, on an annual basis. Please see Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Pension and Postretirement Benefits"* and Note 9, "*Benefit Plans*" to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information.

**Contingent and Other Obligations**

During the conduct of our business, we are subject to a number of federal and state laws and regulations, as well as other factors and conditions that potentially subject us to environmental, litigation, insurance and other risks. We periodically evaluate our exposure to such risks and record estimated liabilities for those matters where a loss is considered probable and reasonably estimable in accordance with GAAP. In recording such estimated liabilities, we may make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses as they relate to contingent and other obligations. These assumptions and estimates are based on historical experience and assumptions and may be subject to change. We believe such estimates and assumptions are reasonable.

Please see Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Contingencies"* and Note 11, *"Commitments and Contingencies"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information about significant contingencies involving us.

**NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS**

Please see Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements and the potential impact to our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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**<u>ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK</u>**

**Overview**

The primary market risks to which we are exposed are those associated with environmental regulation, debt and equity investments, fluctuations in interest rates and certain raw materials. We sometimes use financial instruments and other contracts to hedge against such fluctuations, including, on a limited basis, financial and commodity derivatives. We generally do not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Our U.S. Risk Management Committee (U.S. RMC), comprised of members of senior management, is responsible for establishing risk management policies and the monitoring and reporting of risk exposures related to our operations. The U.S. RMC meets on a regular basis with the objective of identifying, assessing and quantifying material risk issues and developing strategies to manage these risks.

The disclosures presented in this section are based upon a number of assumptions; actual effects may differ. The safe harbor provided in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall apply to the disclosures contained in this section. For further information regarding market risk, see "*Item 1A. Risk Factors*." Our businesses may incur substantial costs and liabilities and be exposed to price volatility as a result of risks associated with the electricity markets, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance; and we may not be adequately hedged against our exposure to changes in interest rates.

**Wholesale Sales**

We engage in wholesale power marketing activities that primarily involve the offering of utility-owned or contracted generation into the MISO day-ahead and real-time markets. Our ability to compete effectively in the wholesale market is dependent on a variety of factors, including our generating availability, the supply of wholesale power, the demand by load-serving entities, and the formation of AES Indiana's offers into the market. Our wholesale revenue is generated primarily from sales directly to the MISO energy market. A decline in wholesale prices could have had a negative impact on wholesale margins, because most of our non-fuel costs are fixed in the short term and lower wholesale prices can result in lower wholesale volumes sold. However, the impact is limited as the 2024 Base Rate Order provides that annual wholesale margins earned above (or below) a benchmark of $28.6 million shall be passed back (or charged) to customer rates through a rate adjustment mechanism. Our wholesale revenue represented 4.8% of our total electric revenue over the past five years. As a result, we anticipate that a 10% change in the market price for wholesale electricity would not have a material impact on our results of operations.

**Fuel**

We have limited exposure to commodity price risk for the purchase of coal and natural gas, the primary fuels used by us for the production of electricity. We have all of our forecasted coal requirements for 2026 currently in inventory or secured under contract for delivery in 2026. In addition, AES Indiana has a rolling three year program in place that incorporates both physical and financial hedges for natural gas in accordance with a hedging program approved by the IURC. Our exposure to fluctuations in the price of fuel is limited because pursuant to Indiana law, we apply to the IURC for a change in our fuel charge every three months to recover our estimated fuel costs, which may be above or below the levels included in our basic rates. We must present evidence in each FAC proceeding that we have made every reasonable effort to acquire fuel and generate or purchase power or both so as to provide electricity to our retail customers at the lowest fuel cost reasonably possible.

**Power Purchased**

We depend on power purchased, in part, to meet our retail load obligations. As a result, we also have limited exposure to commodity price risk for the purchase of electric energy for our retail customers. Power purchased costs can be highly volatile. We are currently committed under a long-term power purchase agreement to purchase all the wind-generated electricity through 2031 from a project in Minnesota, which has a maximum output capacity of 200 MW. In addition, we have 94.5 MW of solar-generated electricity in our service territory under long-term contracts, of which 94.0 MW was in operation as of December 31, 2025. We also purchase up to 8 MW of energy from a combined heat and power facility. We are generally allowed to recover, through our FAC, the energy portion of power purchased costs incurred to meet jurisdictional retail load. In certain circumstances, we may not be allowed to recover a portion of power purchased costs incurred to meet our jurisdictional retail load. See Note

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2, *"Regulatory Matters - FAC and Authorized Annual Jurisdictional Net Operating Income"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Equity Price Risk**

Our Pension Plans are impacted significantly by the economy as a result of the Pension Plans being invested in common equity securities. The performance of the Pension Plans' investments in such common equity securities and other instruments impacts our earnings as well as our funding liability. A hypothetical 10% decrease in prices quoted by stock exchanges would result in reductions in fair value of approximately $7.2 million and $0.2 million as of December 31, 2025, for the Defined Benefit Plan and the Supplemental Retirement Plan, respectively. This would result in an approximate $1.0 million increase in the 2026 pension expense for the Defined Benefit Plan, with no impact on the Supplemental Retirement Plan. Please see Note 9, *"Benefit Plans"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional Pension Plan information.

**Interest Rate Risk**

We use long-term debt as a significant source of capital in our business, which exposes us to interest rate risk. We do not enter into market risk sensitive instruments for trading purposes. We manage our exposure to interest rate risk through the use of fixed-rate debt and by refinancing existing long-term debt at times when it is deemed economic and prudent. In addition, the AES Indiana Credit Agreement bears interest at a variable rate based either on the Prime interest rate or on the SOFR. Fair values relating to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market rates of interest. At December 31, 2025, we had approximately $3,948.8 million principal amount of fixed rate debt and $0.0 million variable rate debt outstanding. In regard to our fixed rate debt, the interest rate risk with respect to long-term debt primarily relates to the potential impact a change in interest rates has on the fair value of our fixed-rate debt and not on our financial condition or results of operations. Our interest rate risk on our fixed-rate debt is associated with refinancing activity.

The following table shows our consolidated indebtedness (in millions) by maturity as of December 31, 2025:

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| | **2026** | **2026** | **2027** | **2028** | **2029** | **2029** | **2030** | **2030** | **Thereafter** | **Thereafter** | **Total** | **Total** | **Fair Value** |
| Fixed-rate | $| 90.0 | $— | $— | $| 55.0 | $| 475.0 | $| 3328.8 | $| 3948.8 | $3812.6 |
| Total Indebtedness | $| 90.0 | $— | $— | $| 55.0 | $| 475.0 | $| 3328.8 | $| 3948.8 | $3812.6 |
| Weighted Average Interest Rates by Maturity | 0.883% | 0.883% | N/A | N/A | 1.400% | 1.400% | 4.250% | 4.250% | 5.308% | 5.308% | 5.025% | 5.025% |  |

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For further discussion of the fair value of our indebtedness and book value of our indebtedness please see Note 5, *"Fair Value"* and Note 7, *"Debt"* to the Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

**Retail Energy Market**

The legislatures of several states have enacted laws that allow various forms of competition or that experiment with allowing some form of customer choice of electricity suppliers for retail sales of electric energy. Indiana has not done so. In Indiana, competition among electric energy providers for sales has focused primarily on the sale of bulk power to other public and municipal utilities. Indiana law provides for electricity suppliers to have exclusive retail service areas. In order to increase sales, we work to attract new customers into our service territory. Although the retail sales of electric energy are regulated, we face competition from other energy sources. For example, customers have a choice of installing electric or natural gas home and hot water heating systems or installing qualified generation facilities on their premises.

**Counterparty Credit Risk**

At times, we may utilize forward purchase contracts to manage the risk associated with power purchases and could be exposed to counterparty credit risk in these contracts. We manage this exposure to counterparty credit risk by entering into contracts with companies that are expected to fully perform under the terms of the contract. Individual credit limits are generally implemented for each counterparty to further mitigate credit risk. We may also require a counterparty to provide collateral in the event certain financial benchmarks are not maintained, or certain credit

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ratings are not maintained. We are also exposed to counterparty credit risk related to our ability to collect electricity sales from our customers, which may be impacted by volatility in the financial markets and the economy.

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**<u>ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA</u>**

**INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

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| **IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries – Consolidated Financial Statements** | **IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries – Consolidated Financial Statements** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – 2025, 2024 and 2023 (PCAOB ID: 42) | <u>[63](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_118)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[66](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_121)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[67](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_124)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | <u>[68](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_130)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[69](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_136)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[70](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_139)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | <u>[71](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_145)</u> |
| **AES Indiana and Subsidiaries – Consolidated Financial Statements** | **AES Indiana and Subsidiaries – Consolidated Financial Statements** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – 2025, 2024 and 2023 (PCAOB ID: 42) | <u>[117](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_208)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[120](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_211)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | <u>[121](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_214)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[122](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_220)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[123](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_223)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | <u>[124](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_226)</u> |

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**Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

**Opinion on the Financial Statements**

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes and financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

**Basis for Opinion**

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

**Critical Audit Matters**

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the Board of Directors and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

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| | ***Regulatory Accounting*** |
| *Description of the Matter* | As described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company applies the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 980 "Regulated Operations", which gives recognition to the ratemaking and accounting practices of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). |
|  | Regulatory assets generally represent incurred costs that have been deferred because such costs are probable of future recovery in customer rates. Regulatory assets can also represent performance incentives permitted by the regulator. Regulatory liabilities generally represent obligations to provide refunds or future rate reductions to customers for previous overcollections or the deferral of revenues collected for costs that the Company expects to incur in the future. Accounting for the economics of rate regulation affects multiple consolidated financial statement line items, including property, plant, and equipment; regulatory assets and liabilities; revenues; and depreciation expense, and related disclosures in the Company's consolidated financial statements. |
|  | Auditing the Company's regulatory accounting was complex due to the significant knowledge and experience required to assess the impact of regulatory orders on the consolidated financial statements including understanding the nature of the rate orders issued, or expected to be issued, and to assess the relevance and reliability of audit evidence to support the impacted account balances and disclosures.  |
| *How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit* | Our audit procedures related to regulatory assets and liabilities included testing the effectiveness of management's controls, such as the Company's evaluation of regulatory orders and other developments that may affect the calculation of recorded amounts, the likelihood of recovering regulatory assets and the sufficiency of regulatory liabilities. Our procedures also included testing management's calculations of recorded amounts, obtaining, reading, and evaluating relevant regulatory orders issued by the IURC to the Company, and considering regulatory precedents established by the IURC, to evaluate the likelihood of recovering regulatory assets, the sufficiency of regulatory liabilities and the accuracy and completeness of required disclosures related to the impacts of rate regulation and regulatory developments. |

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| | ***Asset Retirement Obligations*** |
| *Description of the Matter* | At December 31, 2025, the Company's asset retirement obligations ("ARO") totaled $573.2 million. As described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company's ARO liabilities relate primarily to environmental issues involving asbestos-containing materials, ash ponds, landfills and miscellaneous contaminants associated with its generating plants, transmission system and distribution system. The Company incurred ARO liabilities of $72.6 million and made revisions to cash flow and timing estimates of its existing ARO liabilities of $132.7 million during 2025. In 2025, liabilities incurred primarily relate to additional Coal Combustion Residuals ("CCR") liabilities and revisions were primarily associated with updates to the Petersburg and Harding Street Corrective Measures Assessments related to ash ponds and groundwater treatment.  |
|  | Auditing the Company's 2025 ARO liabilities incurred related to additional CCR liabilities and ARO liabilities revised for the Petersburg and Harding Street Corrective Measures Assessments was complex and highly judgmental due to the significant estimation required by management to determine the cost estimates of the legal obligations associated with the Company's generating plants, transmission system and distribution system. In particular, the estimate was sensitive to the scope and method of decommissioning utilized to determine the related cash flows.  |
| *How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit* | To test these ARO liabilities incurred or revised in 2025, our audit procedures, among others, included testing the effectiveness of management's controls, such as the Company's evaluation of the cost estimate assumption, evaluating the appropriateness of the Company's methodology, interviewing members of the Company's environmental staff and testing the scope and method of decommissioning. We involved our specialists in our assessment of the scope and method of decommissioning for the Company's ARO liabilities incurred or revised, including reviewing the Company's methodology, evaluating the reasonableness of the related cash flows, and assessing completeness of the estimates based upon regulatory requirements.  |

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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2008.

Indianapolis, Indiana

March 2, 2026

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Consolidated Statements of Operations** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **REVENUE** | $1933080 | $1643793 | $1649917 |
| **OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fuel | 476516 | 359132 | 494000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Power purchased | 146464 | 148412 | 159908 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operation and maintenance | 551398 | 476494 | 477880 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation and amortization | 366565 | 329468 | 287863 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes other than income taxes | 26516 | 27478 | 24864 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other, net | (164) | (106) | (361) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total operating costs and expenses | 1567295 | 1340878 | 1444154 |
| **OPERATING INCOME** | 365785 | 302915 | 205763 |
| **OTHER (EXPENSE) / INCOME, NET:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 2547 | 3991 | 9315 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense | (176310) | (172150) | (142926) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other expense, net | (1770) | (1163) | (410) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other expense, net | (175533) | (169322) | (134021) |
| **INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX** | 190252 | 133593 | 71742 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income tax expense | 103133 | 28364 | 14715 |
| **NET INCOME** | 87119 | 105229 | 57027 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (236241) | (28294) | (26093) |
| **NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK** | $323360 | $133523 | $83120 |

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income** | **Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income** | **Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income** | **Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **NET INCOME** | $87119 | $105229 | $57027 |
| **Derivative activity:** |  |  |  |
| Change in derivative fair value, net of income tax effect of $0, $(2193) and $(528), for each respective period  |  | 6626 | 1594 |
| Reclassification to earnings, net of income tax effect of $575, $179 and $(1798), for each respective period  | (1737) | (542) | 5431 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net change in fair value of derivatives | (1737) | 6084 | 7025 |
| **Other comprehensive (loss) / income** | (1737) | 6084 | 7025 |
| **Comprehensive income** | 85382 | 111313 | 64052 |
| Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (236241) | (28294) | (26093) |
| **COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK** | $321623 | $139607 | $90145 |

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Balance Sheets** | **Consolidated Balance Sheets** | **Consolidated Balance Sheets** |
| **December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **December 31, 2025 and 2024** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **ASSETS** |  |  |
| **CURRENT ASSETS:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents | $69834 | $26647 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $14,057 and $29,798, respectively | 296216 | 313078 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventories | 73783 | 99935 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory assets, current | 82136 | 134328 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes receivable | 18247 | 9401 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepayments and other current assets | 28349 | 26087 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current assets | 568565 | 609476 |
| **NON-CURRENT ASSETS:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,288,070 and $3,071,167, respectively | 6019436 | 5461243 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intangible assets, net | 285960 | 232210 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory assets, non-current | 615324 | 619029 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pension plan assets | 33938 | 24941 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other non-current assets | 233954 | 192126 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total non-current assets | 7188612 | 6529549 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**TOTAL ASSETS** | $7757177 | $7139025 |
| **LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY** |  |  |
| **CURRENT LIABILITIES:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt (see Notes 7 and 15) | $90056 | $539841 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | 278886 | 271235 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued taxes | 27636 | 26253 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued interest | 48696 | 43388 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Customer deposits | 15199 | 11892 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory liabilities, current | 32401 | 11915 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asset retirement obligations, current | 40724 | 32161 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued and other current liabilities | 46429 | 26231 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current liabilities | 580027 | 962916 |
| **NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Long-term debt (see Notes 7 and 15) | 3920555 | 3642587 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income tax liabilities | 455941 | 380758 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory liabilities, non-current | 259062 | 404021 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued other postretirement benefits | 3159 | 2834 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asset retirement obligations, non-current | 532463 | 346299 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other non-current liabilities | 8403 | 8499 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total non-current liabilities | 5179583 | 4784998 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total liabilities** | 5759610 | 5747914 |
| **COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (see Note 11)** |  |  |
| **REDEEMABLE STOCK OF SUBSIDIARIES** |  | 38145 |
| **EQUITY:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common shareholders' equity |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock (no par value, 290,000,000 shares authorized; 108,907,318 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024) |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paid in capital | 1808143 | 1247090 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated other comprehensive income | 33641 | 35378 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retained earnings | 3068 | 2067 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total common shareholders' equity | 1844852 | 1284535 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Noncontrolling interests | 152715 | 68431 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total equity** | 1997567 | 1352966 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE STOCK OF SUBSIDIARIES AND EQUITY** | $7757177 | $7139025 |

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| Net income | $87119 | $105229 | $57027 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation and amortization | 366565 | 329468 | 287863 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts | 3671 | 3567 | 3880 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income taxes and investment tax credit adjustments - net | 72422 | 835 | 32653 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for equity funds used during construction | (2547) | (3991) | (9315) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tax credit transfer proceeds allocated to noncontrolling interest | 133010 |  |  |
| Change in certain assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable | (8007) | (54523) | (17398) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventories | 18441 | 24285 | (30171) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current regulatory assets and liabilities | 73180 | (56503) | 30327 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-current regulatory assets and liabilities | (9285) | (67186) | 24031 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepayments and other current assets | (2772) | 2269 | (6476) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | 16400 | (52951) | 46993 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued and other current liabilities | 7254 | (21640) | 2790 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued taxes payable/receivable | (3485) | 34066 | (18375) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued interest | 5308 | 9749 | 192 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pension and other postretirement benefit assets and liabilities | 1167 | 2485 | 1625 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other non-current liabilities | (27209) | (18083) | (9445) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other - net | (7813) | 2851 | (4268) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 723419 | 239927 | 391933 |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:** |  |  |  |
| Capital expenditures | (787270) | (931322) | (902705) |
| Project development costs | (2068) | (4430) | (4462) |
| Acquisitions | (77640) | (48368) |  |
| Cost of removal payments | (31973) | (39133) | (45595) |
| Contributions in aid of construction | 28175 |  |  |
| Insurance proceeds |  |  | 4900 |
| Purchase of intangibles |  | (4363) | (44650) |
| Other |  | 1559 | (361) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (870776) | (1026057) | (992873) |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:** |  |  |  |
| Borrowings under revolving credit facilities | 470000 | 750000 | 435000 |
| Repayments under revolving credit facilities | (570000) | (805000) | (280000) |
| Short-term borrowings |  | 400000 | 300000 |
| Short-term borrowings from affiliate |  | 92000 |  |
| Repayments of short-term borrowings | (400000) | (392000) |  |
| Long-term borrowings | 350000 | 1050000 |  |
| Retirement of long-term borrowings | (40000) | (445000) |  |
| Contributions from shareholders | 564300 | 225000 |  |
| Distributions to shareholders | (325715) | (156638) | (104287) |
| Sales to noncontrolling interests | 291427 | 84142 | 77921 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (143371) | (3464) |  |
| Payments for financing fees | (5659) | (14263) | (350) |
| Payments for financed capital expenditures |  | (23673) |  |
| Proceeds received from termination of interest rate swaps |  | 23114 |  |
| Other | (438) | (20) | (313) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 190544 | 784198 | 427971 |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 43187 | (1932) | (172969) |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year | 26652 | 28584 | 201553 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year | $69839 | $26652 | $28584 |
| **SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:** |  |  |  |
| Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest (net of amount capitalized) | $165833 | $155612 | $129113 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income taxes | $36500 | $— | $— |
| Non-cash investing activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accruals for capital expenditures | $143857 | $162450 | $124626 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes to right-of-use assets - finance leases | $21245 | $72462 | 983 |
| Non-cash financing activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes to financing lease liabilities | $(20146) | $(69318) | $(1408) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-cash contributions from noncontrolling interests | $133010 | $— | $— |

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
| | **Common Shareholders' Equity** | **Common Shareholders' Equity** | **Common Shareholders' Equity** | **Common Shareholders' Equity** | **Common Shareholders' Equity** | **Common Shareholders' Equity** | | |
| | **Common Stock** | **Common Stock** | | | | | | |
| ***(in Thousands)*** | **Outstanding Shares** | **Amount** |<br>**Paid in<br>Capital** |<br>**Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)** |<br>**Retained Earnings (Accumulated<br>Deficit)** |<br>**Total Common Shareholders' Equity** | **Noncontrolling Interests** | **Redeemable Stock Of Subsidiaries** |
| **Balance at January 1, 2023** | 108907 | $— | $1068357 | $22269 | $(108) | $1090518 | $— | $— |
| Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  | 83120 | 83120 | (26093) |  |
| Other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 7025 |  | 7025 |  |  |
| Distributions to shareholders<sup>(1)</sup> |  |  | (46457) |  | (57830) | (104287) |  |  |
| Sales to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79347 |  |
| Other |  |  | 92 |  |  | 92 |  |  |
| **Balance at December 31, 2023** | 108907 |  | 1021992 | 29294 | 25182 | 1076468 | 53254 |  |
| Net income / (loss) |  |  |  |  | 133523 | 133523 | (28294) |  |
| Other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 6084 |  | 6084 |  |  |
| Distributions to shareholders |  |  |  |  | (156638) | (156638) |  |  |
| Sales to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46935 | 38145 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3464) |  |
| Contributions from shareholders |  |  | 225000 |  |  | 225000 |  |  |
| Other |  |  | 98 |  |  | 98 |  |  |
| **Balance at December 31, 2024** | 108907 |  | 1247090 | 35378 | 2067 | 1284535 | 68431 | 38145 |
| Net income / (loss) |  |  |  |  | 323360 | 323360 | (236241) |  |
| Other comprehensive income |  |  |  | (1737) |  | (1737) |  |  |
| Distributions to shareholders<sup>(1)</sup> |  |  | (3356) |  | (322359) | (325715) |  |  |
| Sales to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 239781 | 52960 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | (143371) |  |
| Reclassification of redeemable stock of subsidiaries to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91105 | (91105) |
| Contributions from shareholders |  |  | 564300 |  |  | 564300 |  |  |
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133010 |  |
| Other |  |  | 109 |  |  | 109 |  |  |
| **Balance at December 31, 2025** | 108907 | $— | $1808143 | $33641 | $3068 | $1844852 | $152715 | $— |
| <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. | <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. | <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. | <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. | <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. | <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. | <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. | <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. | <sup>(1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of the distributions. |

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**IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES**

**Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements**

**For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023**

**1. OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**

IPALCO is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana. IPALCO, acquired by AES in March 2001, is owned by AES U.S. Investments (82.35%) and CDPQ (17.65%). AES U.S. Investments is owned by AES U.S. Holdings, LLC (85%) and CDPQ (15%). IPALCO owns all of the outstanding common stock of IPL, which does business as AES Indiana. Substantially all of IPALCO's business consists of generating, transmitting, distributing and selling electric energy conducted through its principal subsidiary, AES Indiana. AES Indiana was incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana in 1926. AES Indiana has approximately 533,000 retail customers in the city of Indianapolis and neighboring cities, towns and communities, and adjacent rural areas all within the state of Indiana. AES Indiana has an exclusive right to provide electric service to those customers.

AES Indiana owns and operates four generating stations all within the state of Indiana. The first station, Petersburg, consists of two coal-fired units; however, AES Indiana is in the process of converting these remaining two coal-fired units to natural gas in 2026 (for further discussion, see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation*"). The second station, Harding Street, consists of three natural gas-fired boilers and steam turbines and uses natural gas and fuel oil to power five combustion turbines. In addition, AES Indiana operates a 20 MW battery energy storage unit at this location, which provides frequency response. The third station, Eagle Valley, is a CCGT natural gas plant. The fourth station, Georgetown, is a peaking station that uses natural gas to power combustion turbines. As of December 31, 2025, AES Indiana's net electric generation design capacity at these generating stations for winter is 3,070 MW and summer is 2,925 MW.

AES Indiana also owns four renewable energy facilities currently in operations, all within the state of Indiana. The first renewable facility is a 195 MW solar project ("Hardy Hills Solar"). The second is a 106 MW wind facility ("Hoosier Wind"). The third is a 200 MW (800 MWh) battery energy storage system facility ("Pike County BESS"). The fourth is a 250 MW solar and 45 MW (180 MWh) energy storage facility ("Petersburg Energy Center"). See Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters"* for further information regarding these renewable facilities.

On May 16, 2025, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition of Crossvine Solar 1, LLC ("Crossvine"), including the development of 85 MW of solar and 85 MW (340 MWh) of energy storage which is expected to be placed in service in mid-2027.

For further discussion about AES Indiana's plans for wind, solar, and battery energy storage projects, please see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation.*"

IPALCO's other direct subsidiary is Mid-America. Mid-America is the holding company for IPALCO's unregulated activities, which have not been material to the financial statements in the periods covered by this report. IPALCO's regulated business is conducted through AES Indiana.

**Principles of Consolidation**

IPALCO's consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IPALCO, its regulated utility subsidiary, AES Indiana, and its unregulated subsidiary, Mid-America. Furthermore, VIEs in which the Company has an ownership interest and is the primary beneficiary, thus controlling the VIE, as described below, have been consolidated. All intercompany items have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain costs for shared resources among AES Indiana and IPALCO, such as labor and benefits, are allocated to each entity based on allocation methodologies that management believes to be reasonable. We have evaluated subsequent events through the date this report is issued.

*Consolidated VIEs*

At December 31, 2025, AES Indiana consolidates a number of entities that have been identified as VIEs under ASC 810, *Consolidation*. These entities are primarily limited liability entities structured to develop and construct renewable generation and energy storage facilities and related assets. These entities were generally determined to

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have insufficient equity to finance their activities during development and construction without additional subordinated financial support. AES Indiana also has tax equity arrangements entered into with third parties in order to monetize certain tax credits associated with renewables facilities. These tax equity partnerships meet the definition of a VIE as the holders of the membership interests, as a group, lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, including substantive kickout rights. Under these arrangements, the third-party investors are allocated earnings, tax attributes, and distributable cash in accordance with the respective limited liability company agreements. The assets of these tax equity partnerships are restricted from transfer under the terms of their limited liability company agreements. The third-party investor's ownership interest is recorded as either "*Redeemable stock of subsidiaries"* or "*Noncontrolling interests"* in the Consolidated Balance Sheets based on applicable guidance. See Note 10, "*Equity - Equity Transactions with Noncontrolling Interests"* for further information.

Determining whether AES Indiana is the primary beneficiary of a VIE requires judgment, including an assessment of contractual rights, operational responsibilities, and exposure to variability in returns. AES Indiana is considered the primary beneficiary of these VIEs when it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect their economic performance, such as construction, budgeting, operations, and maintenance, and it has the obligation to absorb expected losses and the right to receive benefits through its variable interests.

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the assets of these VIEs were approximately $1,488.7 million and $1,169.3 million, primarily consisting of property, plant and equipment, construction work in progress and other non-current assets. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the liabilities of these VIEs were approximately $276.4 million and $180.5 million, primarily consisting of finance leases and accounts payable.

**Noncontrolling Interests** 

Noncontrolling interests are classified as a separate component of equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. Additionally, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is reflected separately from consolidated net income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. Any change in ownership of a subsidiary while the controlling financial interest is retained is accounted for as an equity transaction between the controlling and noncontrolling interests. Losses continue to be attributed to the noncontrolling interests, even when the noncontrolling interests' basis has been reduced to zero.

Noncontrolling interests with redemption features that are not solely within the control of the issuer are classified as temporary equity and are included in Redeemable stock of subsidiaries on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Generally, these instruments are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently adjusted for income and dividends allocated to the noncontrolling interest. Subsequent measurement varies depending on whether the instrument is probable of becoming redeemable. For securities that are currently redeemable or where it is probable that the instrument will become redeemable, any changes from the carrying value to redemption value are recognized in temporary equity against retained earnings or additional paid-in capital in the absence of retained earnings. When the instrument is not probable of becoming redeemable, no adjustment to the carrying value is recognized.

**Allocation of Earnings**

The Company's renewable project partnerships are subject to profit-sharing arrangements where the allocation of earnings, cash distributions, and tax benefits are not based on fixed ownership percentages. These arrangements exist to designate different allocations of value among the investors, where the allocations change in form or percentage over the life of the partnership. IPALCO uses the HLBV method when it is a reasonable approximation of the profit-sharing arrangement. The HLBV method calculates the proceeds that would be attributable to each partner based on the liquidation provisions of the respective operating partnership agreement if the partnership was to be liquidated at book value at the balance sheet date. Each partner's share of income in the period is equal to the change in the amount of net equity they are legally able to claim based on a hypothetical liquidation of the entity at the end of a reporting period compared to the beginning of that period, adjusted for any capital transactions (for further discussion, see Note 10, "*Equity - Equity Transactions with Noncontrolling Interests*").

The HLBV method is used to calculate the earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest when the business is consolidated by IPALCO. In the early months of operations of a renewable generation facility where HLBV results in a significant decrease in the hypothetical liquidation proceeds attributable to the tax equity investor due to the

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recognition of ITCs or other adjustments as required by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, the Company records the impact (sometimes referred to as the "Day one gain*"*) to income in the same period.

The following table summarizes the allocation of earnings and tax attributes to tax equity partners under the HLBV method and recognized as *Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests* on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations (see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* for further information on these renewable projects):

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| | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Hardy Hills Solar | $6872 | $28294 | $26093 |
| Pike County BESS | 107618 |  |  |
| Petersburg Energy Center | 121751 |  |  |
|  | $236241 | $28294 | $26093 |

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**Use of Management Estimates**

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that management make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period may also be affected by the estimates and assumptions management is required to make. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include: recognition of revenue including unbilled revenue; the carrying value of property, plant and equipment; the valuation of insurance and claims liabilities; the valuation of allowances for credit losses and deferred income taxes; regulatory assets and liabilities; liabilities recorded for income tax exposures; litigation; contingencies; and assets and liabilities related to AROs and employee benefits.

**Reclassifications**

Certain amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

**Cash and Cash Equivalents**

Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. All highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less are considered cash equivalents.

**Restricted Cash**

Restricted cash includes cash which is restricted as to withdrawal or usage. The nature of the restrictions includes restrictions imposed by agreements related to deposits held as collateral.

The following table provides a summary of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash amounts reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that reconcile to the total of such amounts as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

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| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cash and cash equivalents | $69834 | $26647 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Restricted cash (included in Prepayments and other current assets) | 5 | 5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash** | $69839 | $26652 |

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**Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses**

The following table summarizes our accounts receivable balances at December 31:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Accounts receivable, net** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Customer receivables | $184471 | $207353 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unbilled revenue | 94875 | 90731 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amounts due from related parties | 8533 | 6461 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other | 22394 | 38331 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Allowance for credit losses | (14057) | (29798) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total accounts receivable, net** | $296216 | $313078 |

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The following table is a rollforward of our allowance for credit losses related to the accounts receivable balances for the periods indicated:

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| **Allowance for credit losses:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Beginning balance | $29798 | $2283 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Current period provision | 26888 | 26662 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Write-offs charged against allowance | (43143) | (902) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recoveries | 514 | 1755 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ending Balance | $14057 | $29798 |

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The allowance for credit losses primarily relates to utility customer receivables, including unbilled amounts. Expected credit loss estimates are developed by disaggregating customers into those with similar credit risk characteristics and using historical credit loss experience. In addition, we also consider how current and future economic conditions are expected to impact the collectability, as applicable, of our receivables balance. Amounts are written off when reasonable collections efforts have been exhausted. Beginning in 2024 and continuing into 2025, the current period provision and allowance for credit losses increased due to a temporary pause of customer disconnections and certain collection efforts and write-off processes after the implementation of AES Indiana's customer billing system upgrade in the fourth quarter of 2023. This has resulted in higher past due customer receivables. AES Indiana reinstituted the customer disconnections and write-off processes in March 2025, and third-party collection efforts were reinstituted in the third quarter of 2025.

**Inventories**

We maintain coal, fuel oil, natural gas, materials and supplies inventories for use in the production of electricity. These inventories are accounted for at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the average cost. The following table summarizes our inventories balances at December 31:

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| **Inventories** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fuel | $21694 | $50842 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Materials and supplies, net | 52089 | 49093 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total inventories** | $73783 | $99935 |

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**Regulatory Accounting**

The retail utility operations of AES Indiana are subject to the jurisdiction of the IURC. AES Indiana's wholesale power transactions are subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC. These agencies regulate AES Indiana's utility business operations, tariffs, accounting, depreciation allowances, services, issuances of securities and the sale and acquisition of utility properties. The financial statements of AES Indiana are based on GAAP, including the provisions of FASB ASC 980, *"Regulated Operations,"* which gives recognition to the ratemaking and accounting practices of these agencies. See also Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters - Regulatory Assets and Liabilities",* for a discussion of specific regulatory assets and liabilities.

**Property, Plant and Equipment**

Property, plant and equipment is stated at original cost as defined for regulatory purposes. The cost of additions to property, plant and equipment and replacements of retirement units of property are charged to plant accounts. Units of property replaced or abandoned in the ordinary course of business are retired from the plant accounts at cost; such amounts, less salvage, are charged to accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method based on functional rates approved by the IURC and averaged 3.9%, 3.8% and 3.7% during 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Depreciation expense was $307.4 million, $268.6 million, and $244.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. *"Depreciation and amortization"* expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations is presented net of regulatory deferrals of depreciation expense and also includes amortization of intangible assets and amortization of previously deferred regulatory costs.

AES Indiana may receive contributions in aid of construction ("CIAC") from customers that are intended to defray all or a portion of the costs for certain capital projects. AES Indiana accounts for CIAC as a reduction to property, plant and equipment as costs are incurred for the related capital project, while CIAC received in advance of costs incurred are recognized as a liability. As of December 31, 2025, AES Indiana recorded a CIAC liability of $19.2 million, included in "*Accrued and other current liabilities*" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

**AFUDC**

In accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts prescribed by FERC, AES Indiana capitalizes an allowance for the net cost of funds (interest on borrowed funds and a reasonable rate of return on equity funds) used for construction purposes during the period of construction with a corresponding credit to income. AES Indiana capitalized amounts using pretax composite rates of 5.4%, 6.6% and 7.1% during 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. AFUDC equity and AFUDC debt were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

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| AFUDC equity | $2547 | $3991 | $9315 |
| AFUDC debt | $33163 | $32240 | $13739 |

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**Impairment of Long-lived Assets**

GAAP requires that we test long-lived assets for impairment when indicators of impairment exist. If an asset is deemed to be impaired, we are required to write down the asset to its fair value with a charge to current earnings. The net book value of our property, plant, and equipment was $6.0 billion and $5.5 billion as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, AES Indiana had $226.7 million and $230.4 million, respectively, of long-term regulatory assets associated with retirement costs for Petersburg Units 1 and 2 and the conversion of Petersburg Units 3 and 4*.* We do not believe any of these assets are currently impaired. In making this assessment, we consider such factors as: the overall condition and generating and distribution capacity of the assets; the expected ability to recover additional expenditures in the assets; the anticipated demand and relative pricing of retail electricity in our service territory and wholesale electricity in the region; and the cost of fuel.

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**Intangible Assets**

Finite-lived intangible assets primarily include capitalized software and project development intangible assets amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives. The following table presents information related to the Company's intangible assets, including the gross amount capitalized and related amortization:

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|<br>**$ in thousands** |<br>**Weighted average amortization periods (in years)** | **2025** | **2024** |
| Capitalized software | 6 | $297631 | $280020 |
| Project development intangible assets | 29 | 145370 | 83149 |
| Other | Various | 809 | 797 |
| Less: Accumulated amortization |  | (157850) | (131756) |
| Intangible assets - net |  | $285960 | $232210 |
|  | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Amortization expense | $27107 | $26193 | $14570 |
| Estimated future amortization |  |  |  |
| Years ending December 31, |  |  |  |
| 2026 |  |  | $26435 |
| 2027 |  |  | 23717 |
| 2028 |  |  | 24014 |
| 2029 |  |  | 23463 |
| 2030 |  |  | 20943 |
| Total |  |  | $118572 |

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**Implementation Costs Related to Software as a Service**

IPALCO has recorded prepayments for implementation costs related to software as a service in support of utility customer services of $2.7 million and $2.5 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which are recorded within "*Prepayments and other current assets*" and "*Other non-current assets*" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

**Debt Issuance Costs**

Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of long-term debt are deferred and presented as a direct reduction from the face amount of that debt and amortized over the related financing period using the effective interest method. Debt issuance costs related to a line-of-credit or revolving credit facility are deferred and presented as an asset and amortized on a straight-line basis over the related financing period. Make-whole payments in connection with early debt retirements are classified as cash flows from financing activities.

**Contingencies**

IPALCO accrues for loss contingencies when the amount of the loss is probable and estimable. We are subject to various environmental regulations and are involved in certain legal proceedings. If IPALCO's actual environmental and/or legal obligations are different from our estimates, the recognition of the actual amounts may have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, although that has not been the case during the periods covered by this report. Accruals for loss contingencies were not material as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. See Note 11, "*Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies*" for additional information.

**Concentrations of Risk**

Substantially all of AES Indiana's customers are located within the Indianapolis area. Approximately 68% of AES Indiana's employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements in two bargaining units: a physical unit and a clerical-technical unit.

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**Financial Derivatives**

All derivatives are recognized as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheets and are measured at fair value. Changes in the fair value are recorded in earnings unless the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge of a forecasted transaction or it qualifies for the normal purchases and sales exception.

AES Indiana has contracts involving the physical delivery of energy and fuel. Because some of these contracts qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception in ASC 815, AES Indiana has elected to account for them as accrual contracts, which are not adjusted for changes in fair value. AES Indiana has or previously had FTRs and forward power contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting or the normal purchases and sales exceptions under ASC 815. Accordingly, FTRs are recorded at fair value when acquired and subsequently amortized over the annual period as they are used. FTRs are initially recorded at fair value using the income approach. The forward power contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in the fair value charged or credited to the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which the change occurred. Forward power contracts are fair valued using the market approach.

Additionally, we use interest rate hedges to manage the interest rate risk associated with refinancing our long-term debt. We use cash flow hedge accounting when the hedge or a portion of the hedge is deemed to be highly effective, which results in changes in the fair value being recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders' equity. We have elected not to offset net derivative positions in the Financial Statements. Accordingly, we do not offset such derivative positions against the fair value of amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral or the obligation to return cash collateral under master netting agreements. See Note 6, *"Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities"* for additional information.

**Leases**

The Company has finance leases primarily for land in which the Company is the lessee. Operating leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet, but are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company's leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees, restrictive covenants or subleases.

Right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term while lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized on commencement of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Generally, the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable; as such, we use the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company determines discount rates based on its existing credit rates of its borrowings, which are then adjusted for the appropriate lease term. The right-of-use asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives that are paid or payable to the lessee at commencement. The lease term includes periods covered by the option to extend if it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised and periods covered by an option to terminate if it is reasonably certain that the option will not be exercised.

**ARO**

The Company records the fair value of a liability for a legal obligation to retire an asset in the period in which the obligation is incurred. When a new liability is recognized, the Company capitalizes the costs of the liability by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. The liability is accreted to its present value each period and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. Upon settlement of the obligation, the Company eliminates the liability and, based on the actual cost to retire, may incur a gain or loss.

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**Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)**

The amounts reclassified out of AOCI / (AOCL) by component during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):

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| **Details about AOCI / (AOCL) components** | **Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
| **Details about AOCI / (AOCL) components** | **Affected line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Net (gains) / losses on cash flow hedges (Note 6): | Interest expense | $(2312) | $(721) | $7229 |
|  | Income tax effect | 575 | 179 | (1798) |
| Total reclassifications for the period, net of income taxes |  | $(1737) | $(542) | $5431 |

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See Note 6, "*Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Cash Flow Hedges*" for further information on the changes in the components of AOCI / (AOCL).

**Revenue Recognition**

Revenue related to the sale of energy is generally recognized when service is rendered or energy is delivered to customers. However, the determination of the energy sales to individual customers is based on the reading of their meters, which occurs on a systematic basis throughout the month. At the end of each month, amounts of energy delivered to certain customers since the date of the last meter reading are estimated and the corresponding unbilled revenue is accrued. In making its estimates of unbilled revenue, AES Indiana uses models that consider various factors including daily generation volumes; known amounts of energy usage by nearly all residential, commercial and industrial customers; and estimated customer rates based on prior period billings. Given the use of these models, and that customers are billed on a monthly cycle, we believe it is unlikely that materially different results will occur in future periods when revenue is billed. An allowance for credit losses is maintained and amounts are written off when normal collection efforts have been exhausted. Our provision for expected credit losses included in *"Operating expenses - Operation and maintenance"* on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations was $27.1 million, $27.4 million and $7.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

AES Indiana's basic rates include a provision for fuel costs as established in AES Indiana's most recent rate proceeding, which last adjusted AES Indiana's rates in May 2024. AES Indiana is permitted to recover actual costs of power purchased and fuel consumed, subject to certain restrictions. This is accomplished through quarterly FAC proceedings, in which AES Indiana estimates the amount of fuel and power purchased costs in future periods. Through these proceedings, AES Indiana is also permitted to recover, in future rates, underestimated fuel and power purchased costs from prior periods, subject to certain restrictions, and therefore the over or underestimated costs are deferred or accrued and amortized into fuel expense in the same period that AES Indiana's rates are adjusted. See also Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters*", for a discussion of other costs that AES Indiana is permitted to recover through periodic rate adjustment proceedings and the status of current rate adjustment proceedings.

In addition, we are one of many transmission system owner members of MISO, an RTO which maintains functional control over the combined transmission systems of its members and manages one of the largest energy markets in the U.S. See Note 14, *"Revenue"* for additional information of MISO sales and other revenue streams.

**Operating Expenses – Other, Net**

Operating expenses – Other, net generally includes gains or losses on asset sales, dispositions or acquisitions, gains or losses on the sale or acquisition of businesses, and other expense or income from miscellaneous operating transactions.

**Pension and Postretirement Benefits**

We recognize in our Consolidated Balance Sheets an asset or liability reflecting the funded status of pension and other postretirement plans with current-year changes in the funded status, that would otherwise be recognized in AOCI, recorded as a regulatory asset as this can be recovered through future rates. All plan assets are recorded at fair value. We follow the measurement date provisions of the accounting guidance, which require a year-end measurement date of plan assets and obligations for all defined benefit plans.

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We account for and disclose pension and postretirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of GAAP relating to the accounting for pension and other postretirement plans. These GAAP provisions require the use of assumptions, such as the discount rate for liabilities and long-term rate of return on assets, in determining the obligations, annual cost and funding requirements of the plans. Consistent with the requirements of ASC 715, we apply a disaggregated discount rate approach for determining service cost and interest cost for our defined benefit pension plans and postretirement plans.

See Note 9, "*Benefit Plans*" for more information.

**Income Taxes**

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of the existing assets and liabilities, and their respective income tax bases. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company's tax positions are evaluated under a more likely than not recognition threshold and measurement analysis before they are recognized for financial statement reporting.

Uncertain tax positions are classified as non-current income tax liabilities unless expected to be paid within one year. The Company's policy for interest and penalties is to recognize interest and penalties as a component of the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Income tax assets or liabilities, which are included in allowable costs for ratemaking purposes in future years, are recorded as regulatory assets or liabilities with a corresponding deferred tax liability or asset. Investment tax credits that reduced federal income taxes in the years they arose have been deferred and are being amortized to income over the useful lives of the properties in accordance with regulatory treatment. See Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters*" for additional information.

IPALCO and its subsidiaries file U.S. federal income tax returns as part of the consolidated U.S. income tax return filed by AES. The consolidated tax liability is allocated to each subsidiary based on the separate return method which is specified in our tax allocation agreement and which provides a consistent, systematic and rational approach. See Note 8, "*Income Taxes*" for additional information.

**Tax Credit Transferability**

During the year ended December 31, 2025, Pike County Energy Storage JV, LLC executed an agreement to transfer ITCs directly to a third party for $133.0 million. This amount was allocated to noncontrolling interest and treated as a capital contribution from the noncontrolling interest holder with no income tax benefit recorded by the Company. Pike County Energy Storage JV, LLC received and distributed to the noncontrolling interest holder cash proceeds from these tax credit transfers of $133.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2025.

**Repair and Maintenance Costs**

Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.

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**Per Share Data**

IPALCO is owned by AES U.S. Investments and CDPQ. IPALCO does not report earnings on a per-share basis.

**New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in 2025**

The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting pronouncements that had an impact on the Company's Financial Statements. Accounting pronouncements not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or did not have a material impact on the Company's Financial Statements.

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| **New Accounting Standards Adopted** | **New Accounting Standards Adopted** | **New Accounting Standards Adopted** | **New Accounting Standards Adopted** |
| **ASU Number and Name** | **Description** | **Date of Adoption** | **Effect on the Financial Statements upon adoption** |
| 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures | The amendments in this Update require that public business entities on an annual basis (1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. Furthermore, companies are required to disclose a disaggregated amount of income taxes paid at a federal, state, and foreign level as well as a breakdown of income taxes paid in a jurisdiction that comprises 5% of a company's total income taxes paid. Lastly, this ASU requires that companies disclose income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax at a domestic and foreign level and that companies disclose income tax expense from continuing operations on a federal, state, and foreign level. | December 31, 2025 | The Company adopted the standard on a prospective basis. See Note 8, "Income Taxes" for impact. |

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**New Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Effective**

The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting pronouncements that could have a material impact on the Company's Financial Statements once adopted. Accounting pronouncements not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have no material impact on the Company's Financial Statements.

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| 2024-03: Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) | The amendments in this Update require disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments require that at each interim and annual reporting period an entity:<br>1. Disclose the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, (d) intangible asset amortization, and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities (DD&A) (or other amounts of depletion expense) included in each relevant expense caption. A relevant expense caption is an expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations that contains any of the expense categories listed in (a)–(e).<br>2. Include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements.<br>3. Disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively.<br>4. Disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity's definition of selling expenses. | The date for each amendment in this Update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. | We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our consolidated financial statements. This ASU only affects disclosures, which will be provided when the amendment becomes effective. |

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| 2025-06: Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software | The amendments in this Update remove all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages (referred to as "project stages") throughout Subtopic 350-40. Therefore, an entity is required to start capitalizing software costs when both of the following occur:<br>1. Management has authorized and committed to funding the software project.<br>2. It is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended.<br>In evaluating the probable-to-complete recognition threshold, an entity is required to consider whether there is significant uncertainty associated with the development activities of the software. The two factors to consider in determining whether there is significant development uncertainty are whether: <br>1. The software being developed has technological innovations or novel, unique, or unproven functions or features, and the uncertainty related to those technological innovations, functions, or features, if identified, has not been resolved through coding and testing.<br>2. The entity has determined what it needs the software to do (for example, functions or features), including whether the entity has identified or continues to substantially revise the software's significant performance requirements. | The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. | We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our consolidated financial statements. |
| 2025-09: Hedge Accounting Improvements  | Issue 1: Similar Risk Assessment for Cash Flow Hedges <br>The amendments in this Update permit grouping forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge based on similar risk exposures, subject to initial and ongoing risk assessments.<br>Issue 2: Hedging Forecasted Interest Payments on Choose-Your-Rate Debt<br>The amendments in this Update provide a model to facilitate the application of cash flow hedge accounting for forecasted interest payments on variable-rate debt that permits borrowers to change the interest rate index and reset frequency ("choose-your-rate" debt).<br>Issue 3: Cash Flow Hedges of Nonfinancial Forecasted Transactions<br>The amendments in this Update expand hedge accounting for forecasted purchases and sales of nonfinancial assets by allowing hedging of eligible price components and subcomponents, subject to specific criteria.<br>Issue 4: Net Written Options as Hedging Instruments<br>The amendments in this Update eliminate the requirement to apply the net written option test to compound derivatives consisting of a swap and a written option that are designated as hedging instruments in cash flow or fair value hedges of interest rate risk.<br>Issue 5: Foreign-Currency-Denominated Debt Used in Dual Hedges<br>The amendments in this Update eliminate recognition and presentation mismatches in dual hedge strategies by excluding fair value hedge basis adjustments from net investment hedge effectiveness assessments and requiring related foreign exchange gains and losses to be recognized in earnings. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, and should be applied prospectively for all hedging relationships that exist at the date of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its consolidated financial statements. | The amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, and should be applied prospectively for all hedging relationships that exist at the date of adoption. | We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our consolidated financial statements. |

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| 2025-11: Interim Reporting (Topic 270)—Narrow-Scope Improvements | The amendments in this Update clarify interim disclosure requirements and the applicability of Topic 270 by organizing existing GAAP interim disclosure requirements into a single framework and clarifying when additional disclosures are required for material events occurring after the most recent annual reporting period. | The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. | We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our consolidated financial statements. |
| 2025-12: Codification Improvements | The amendments in this Update include 34 issues that represent changes to the Codification that clarify, correct errors, or make minor improvements, making the Codification easier to understand and apply. The amendments in this Update are varied in nature and may affect the application of guidance in cases in which the original guidance may have been unclear. | The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted on an issue-by-issue basis as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. | We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on our consolidated financial statements. |

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**2. REGULATORY MATTERS**

**General**

AES Indiana is subject to regulation by the IURC as to its services and facilities, the valuation of property, the construction, purchase, or lease of electric generating facilities, the classification of accounts, rates of depreciation, retail rates and charges, the issuance of securities (other than evidences of indebtedness payable less than twelve months after the date of issue), the acquisition and sale of some public utility properties or securities and certain other matters.

In addition, AES Indiana is subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC with respect to, among other things, short-term borrowings not regulated by the IURC, the sale of electricity at wholesale, the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, the classification of accounts, reliability standards, and the acquisition and sale of utility property in certain circumstances as provided by the Federal Power Act. As a regulated entity, AES Indiana is required to use certain accounting methods prescribed by regulatory bodies which may differ from those accounting methods required to be used by unregulated entities.

AES Indiana is also affected by the regulatory jurisdiction of the EPA at the federal level, and the IDEM at the state level. Other significant regulatory agencies affecting AES Indiana include, but are not limited to, the NERC, the U.S. Department of Labor and the IOSHA.

**Basic Rates and Charges**

Our basic rates and charges represent the largest component of our annual revenue. Our basic rates and charges are determined after giving consideration, on a pro-forma basis, to all allowable costs for ratemaking purposes, including a fair return on the fair value of the utility property used and useful in providing service to customers. These basic rates and charges are set and approved by the IURC after public hearings. Such proceedings, which have occurred at irregular intervals, involve AES Indiana, the IURC, the OUCC, and other interested stakeholders. Pursuant to statute, the IURC is to conduct a periodic review of the basic rates and charges of all Indiana utilities at least once every four years, but the IURC has the authority to review the rates of any Indiana utility at any time. Once set, the basic rates and charges authorized do not assure the realization of a fair return on the fair value of property.

Our declining block rate structure generally provides for residential and commercial customers to be charged a lower per kWh rate at higher consumption levels. Therefore, as volumes increase, the weighted average price per kWh decreases. Numerous factors including, but not limited to, weather, inflation, customer growth and usage, the level of actual operating and maintenance expenditures, fuel costs, generating unit availability, and capital expenditures, including those required by environmental regulations, can affect the return realized.

**Regulatory Rate Review and Base Rate Orders**

On June 3, 2025, AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC for authority to increase its basic rates and charges to cover the rising operational costs and needs associated with continuing to serve its customers safely and reliably. The factors leading to AES Indiana's base rate increase request include inflationary impacts on operations and maintenance expenses and continued investments in generation, transmission and distribution assets. AES Indiana is also seeking recovery of increased costs to support its vegetation management plan, storm restoration costs and technology to enhance resiliency and reliability. On October 15, 2025, AES Indiana entered into a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement*"*) with most parties in AES Indiana's pending regulatory rate review at the IURC. This Settlement provides for updated base rates for electric services in AES Indiana's territory and is subject to, and conditioned upon, approval by the IURC. Among other things, the Settlement proposes an increase in AES Indiana's revenue of $90.7 million and provides a return on common equity of 9.75% and cost of long-term debt of 5.34%, on a rate base of approximately $5.5 billion for AES Indiana's 2027 electric service base rates. The partial settlement agreement also includes a commitment to not implement additional base rate increases, following the implementation of new base rates under the Settlement, until at least January of 2030 and to not start a second TDSIC Plan before January of 2028. An evidentiary hearing with the IURC was held on January 28 and 29, 2026, and AES Indiana anticipates a final order from the IURC in the second quarter of 2026.

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On April 17, 2024, the IURC issued an order (the "2024 Base Rate Order") approving the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement that AES Indiana entered into on November 22, 2023, with the OUCC and the other intervening parties in AES Indiana's base rate case filing. Among other matters and consistent with the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement, the 2024 Base Rate Order approves an increase in AES Indiana's total annual operating revenue of $71 million for AES Indiana's electric service and provides a return on common equity of 9.9% and cost of long-term debt of 4.9% on a rate base of approximately $3.5 billion. Updated customer rates and charges became effective on May 9, 2024. The 2024 Base Rate Order provides that annual wholesale margins earned above (or below) the benchmark of $28.6 million shall be passed back (or charged) to customer rates through a rate adjustment mechanism. Similarly, the 2024 Base Rate Order provides that all capacity sales and expenses above (or below) an expense benchmark of $19.0 million shall be passed back (or charged) to customer rates through a rate adjustment mechanism. The factors leading to AES Indiana's base rate increase request included inflationary impacts on operations and maintenance expenses, investments in the transmission and distribution systems, and modernization of its customer systems.

**FAC and Authorized Annual Jurisdictional Net Operating Income**

AES Indiana may apply to the IURC for a change in AES Indiana's fuel charge every three months to recover AES Indiana's estimated fuel costs, including the energy portion of power purchased costs, which may be above or below the levels included in AES Indiana's basic rates and charges. AES Indiana must present evidence in each FAC proceeding that it has made every reasonable effort to acquire fuel and generate or purchase power or both so as to provide electricity to its retail customers at the lowest fuel cost reasonably possible.

Independent of the IURC's ability to review basic rates and charges, Indiana law requires electric utilities under the jurisdiction of the IURC to meet operating expense and income test requirements as a condition for approval of requested changes in the FAC. A utility may be unable to recover all of its fuel costs if its rolling twelve-month operating income, determined at quarterly measurement dates, exceeds its authorized annual jurisdictional net operating income and there are not sufficient applicable cumulative net operating income deficiencies ("Cumulative Deficiencies") to offset it. The Cumulative Deficiencies calculation provides that only five years' worth of historical earnings deficiencies or surpluses are included, unless it has been greater than five years since the most recent rate case.

AES Indiana has not reported earnings in excess of the authorized level that exceeds the Cumulative Deficiency for any FAC periods in calendar years 2023, 2024 and 2025.

**ECCRA** 

AES Indiana may apply to the IURC for approval of a rate adjustment known as the ECCRA periodically to recover costs (including a return) to comply with certain environmental regulations applicable to AES Indiana's generating stations, recover costs (including a return) on certain investments in renewable and battery energy storage projects, and recover the retail portion of costs for generation consumables and environmental allowances. The total amount of AES Indiana's environmental equipment and renewable projects approved for ECCRA recovery as of December 31, 2025 was $851.6 million. The jurisdictional revenue requirement approved by the IURC to be included in AES Indiana's rates for the twelve-month period ending February 2026 is a net cost to customers of $114.9 million.

**DSM**

Through various rate orders from the IURC, AES Indiana has been able to recover its costs of implementing various DSM programs throughout the periods covered by this report. In 2025, 2024 and 2023, AES Indiana also had the ability to receive financial incentives, dependent upon the level of success of the programs. Financial incentives included in rates for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $4.6 million, $3.8 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

On December 29, 2020, the IURC approved a settlement agreement establishing a new three-year DSM plan for AES Indiana through 2023. The approval included cost recovery of programs as well as financial incentives, depending on the level of success of the programs. The order also approved recovery of lost revenue, consistent with the provisions of the settlement agreement.

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AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC on May 26, 2023 asking for approval of a one-year DSM interim plan. On December 27, 2023, the IURC approved a one-year DSM plan for AES Indiana through 2024. The approval included cost recovery of programs as well as financial incentives, depending on the level of success of the programs. The order also approved recovery of lost revenue, consistent with the provisions of the settlement agreement.

AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC on May 31, 2024 asking for approval of a two-year DSM plan for the 2025-2026 program years, which was approved by the IURC on January 8, 2025. The approval included cost recovery of programs as well as financial incentives, depending on the level of success of the programs. The order also approved recovery of lost revenue, consistent with the provisions of the settlement agreement.

**Wind and Solar Power Purchase Agreements**

We are currently committed under another agreement to purchase all wind-generated electricity through 2031 from a project in Minnesota, which has a maximum output capacity of approximately 200 MW. In addition, we have 94.5 MW of solar-generated electricity in our service territory under long-term contracts (these long-term contracts have expiration dates ranging from 2026 to 2033), of which 94.0 MW was in operation as of December 31, 2025. We have authority from the IURC to recover the costs for all of these agreements through an adjustment mechanism administered within the FAC. If and when AES Indiana sells the renewable energy attributes (in the form of renewable energy credits) generated from these facilities, the proceeds would pass back to benefit AES Indiana's retail customers through the FAC.

We were previously committed under a power purchase agreement to purchase all wind-generated electricity through 2029 from a wind project in Indiana ("Hoosier Wind"), which had a maximum output capacity of approximately 100 MW. AES Indiana acquired Hoosier Wind in February 2024, and the existing power purchase agreement was terminated upon closing (see "*IRP Filings and Replacement Generation - Hoosier Wind*" below for further information).

**TDSIC**

In 2013, Senate Enrolled Act 560, the Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvement Charge ("TDSIC") statute, was signed into law. The TDSIC statute was revised in 2019. Among other provisions, this legislation provides for cost recovery outside of a base rate proceeding for new or replacement electric and gas transmission, distribution, and storage projects that a public utility undertakes for the purposes of safety, reliability, system modernization, or economic development. Provisions of the TDSIC statute require that, among other things, requests for recovery include a plan of at least five years and not more than seven for eligible investments. The first eighty percent of eligible costs can be recovered using a periodic rate adjustment mechanism. The cost recovery mechanism is referred to as a TDSIC mechanism. Recoverable costs include a return on, and of, the investment, including AFUDC, post-in-service carrying charges, operation and maintenance expenses, depreciation, and property taxes. The remaining twenty percent of recoverable costs are to be deferred for future recovery in the public utility's next base rate case. The periodic rate adjustment mechanism is capped at an annual increase of no more than two percent of total retail revenue.

On March 4, 2020, the IURC issued an order approving the projects in a seven-year TDSIC Plan for eligible transmission, distribution and storage system improvements totaling $1.2 billion from 2020 through 2026. Beginning in June 2020, AES Indiana files an annual TDSIC rate adjustment for a return on and of investments through March 31 with rates requested to be effective each November. Annual TDSIC plan update filings are required to be staggered with the TDSIC rider rate filings by six months as ordered by the IURC and are filed each December.

Per the TDSIC statute, a public utility may not file a petition within nine months after the date on which the commission issues an order changing the public utility's basic rates and charges with respect to the same type of utility service. The TDSIC Rider rate filing in June 2025 included twenty-four months of TDSIC revenue requirement because there was no TDSIC Rider rate filing in 2024 due to the timing of the 2024 Base Rate Order.

The total amount of AES Indiana's equipment net of depreciation, including carrying costs, approved for TDSIC recovery as of December 31, 2025 was $488.5 million. The jurisdictional revenue requirement approved by the IURC to be included in AES Indiana's rates for the twelve-month period ending October 2026 is a net cost to customers of $43.9 million.

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**IRP Filings and Replacement Generation**

Electric utilities in Indiana are required to submit Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) every three years. The IRPs are subject to a rigorous stakeholder process. IRPs describe how the utility plans to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient electricity at just and reasonable rates.

*2025 IRP*

In January 2025, AES Indiana initiated its 2025 IRP process with external stakeholders. Public advisory meetings for the 2025 IRP took place in January, July, September and October of 2025. On October 31, 2025, AES Indiana filed its 2025 IRP with the IURC, which describes AES Indiana's Preferred Resource Portfolio for meeting generation capacity needs for serving AES Indiana's retail customers over the next several years. The Preferred Resource Portfolio is AES Indiana's reasonable least cost option and provides a reliable and flexible generation mix for customers.

*2022 IRP*

In December 2022, AES Indiana filed its 2022 IRP with the IURC, which describes AES Indiana's Preferred Resource Portfolio for meeting generation capacity needs for serving AES Indiana's retail customers over the next several years. The Preferred Resource Portfolio is AES Indiana's reasonable least cost option and provides a cleaner and more diverse generation mix for customers. The 2022 IRP short-term action plan includes converting the two remaining coal units at Petersburg to natural gas (see "Petersburg Repowering" below for further information). Resulting from this IRP, AES Indiana also added three renewable projects to its generation portfolio, including Pike County BESS, Hoosier Wind and Crossvine.

*Petersburg Repowering* 

On March 11, 2024, AES Indiana filed for approval of a CPCN with the IURC to convert Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas ("Petersburg Repowering") and to recover costs through future rates. On November 6, 2024, the IURC issued an order approving the CPCN which includes: (1) approval of Petersburg Repowering and (2) approval of the accounting and ratemaking requests associated with Petersburg Repowering including AES Indiana's creation of regulatory assets for the remaining net book value of the Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retired assets, and certain materials and supplies inventories that will no longer be used, and recovery of certain other costs. Petersburg Unit 3 was taken offline in February 2026, and Petersburg Unit 4 is expected to be taken offline in June 2026. Construction activities are ongoing, with the units as converted expected to come back online for commissioning by May 2026 and October 2026, respectively.

As a result of the resolutions from this order, AES Indiana has $113.9 million and $101.0 million of projected Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retirement costs (including MATS equipment which was approved for recovery in Cause No. 44242 – CPCN to construct, install and use clean coal technology), and $20.7 million and $20.4 million of materials and supplies inventories that will no longer be used, upon retirement, recorded as long-term regulatory assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

*Hardy Hills Solar*

In January 2021, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, executed an agreement for the acquisition and construction of 195 MW Hardy Hills Solar to be developed in Clinton County, Indiana. In December 2023, the first stage of construction for Hardy Hills Solar was completed and placed in service, with initial operations for over half of the project commencing on December 28, 2023. Construction was completed for the remaining MW and the project achieved full commercial operations in May 2024.

*Petersburg Energy Center*

In July 2021, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, executed an agreement for the acquisition and construction of a 250 MW solar and 45 MW (180 MWh) energy storage facility to be developed in Pike County, Indiana. In October 2022, the agreement was amended to revise the project schedule, including shifting the completion date to 2025, and adjusting for increased project costs. On December 22, 2022, AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC for approval of these revisions, which was approved in May 2023. On August 31, 2023, AES

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Indiana closed on the agreement for the acquisition and construction of Petersburg Energy Center. This transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition of a VIE that did not meet the definition of a business; therefore, the individual assets were recorded at their fair values. Total net assets of $48.7 million were recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with the transaction, primarily consisting of project development intangible assets (see Note 1, "*Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets*" for further information). In November 2025, Petersburg Energy Center was placed in service.

*Pike County BESS*

In June 2023, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, executed an agreement for the construction of the 200 MW (800 MWh) Pike County BESS to be developed at the AES Indiana Petersburg Plant site in Pike County, Indiana. On July 19, 2023, AES Indiana filed a petition and case-in-chief with the IURC seeking approval for a Clean Energy project and associated timely cost recovery under Indiana Code for this project. A hearing for this case was held in October 2023, and IURC approval was received on January 17, 2024. In March 2025, Pike County BESS was placed in service.

*Hoosier Wind*

In August 2023, AES Indiana filed for IURC issuance of a CPCN approving the acquisition of 100% of the membership interests in Hoosier Wind, LLC ("Hoosier Wind"), which is an existing 106 MW wind facility located in Benton County, Indiana. IURC approval was received on January 24, 2024, and the transaction closed on February 29, 2024. Immediately following the acquisition of Hoosier Wind, the legal entity was dissolved by AES Indiana. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition that did not meet the definition of a business. Of the total consideration transferred of $92.6 million, including transaction costs, approximately $48.8 million was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired on a relative fair value basis, primarily consisting of tangible wind farm assets and typical working capital items. The remaining consideration was allocated to the termination of the pre-existing power purchase agreement between AES Indiana and Hoosier Wind, which was deferred as a long-term regulatory asset.

*Crossvine*

On August 1, 2024, AES Indiana executed an agreement for the acquisition of a development stage solar and BESS project to be developed in Dubois County, Indiana. AES Indiana plans to build 85 MW of solar and 85 MW (340 MWh) of energy storage which is expected to be placed in service in mid-2027. AES Indiana filed a petition and case-in-chief with the IURC in August 2024, seeking a CPCN for this project, and IURC approval was received on April 9, 2025. On May 16, 2025, AES Indiana closed on the agreement for the acquisition of Crossvine Solar 1, LLC. This transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition of a variable interest entity that did not meet the definition of a business; therefore, the identifiable assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair values. Total net assets of $77.6 million were recorded on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with the transaction, primarily consisting of a project development intangible asset valued at $63.5 million and construction work in progress (see Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets"* for further information).

*Incentives for Clean Energy Projects*

Indiana Code 8-1-8 (the "clean energy statute") offers certain incentives for clean energy projects. Primarily, it allows for the timely recovery of costs and expenses incurred during construction and operation of eligible projects outside of a base rate proceeding. Clean energy projects eligible for incentives under this statute include renewable energy resources such as wind, photovoltaic cells and panels, solar energy, and energy storage systems or technologies, among others. AES Indiana filed for and received IURC approval of Crossvine, Hoosier Wind, Pike County BESS, Petersburg Energy Center, Hardy Hills Solar and Petersburg Repowering under this statute. AES Indiana continues to evaluate projects which may also be filed under this statute.

**Regulatory Assets and Liabilities**

Regulatory assets and liabilities represent deferred costs or credits that have been included as allowable costs or credits for ratemaking purposes. AES Indiana has recorded regulatory assets or liabilities relating to certain costs or credits as authorized by the IURC or established regulatory practices in accordance with ASC 980. AES Indiana is amortizing non tax-related regulatory assets to expense over periods ranging from 1 to 35 years.

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The following table presents AES Indiana's regulatory assets and liabilities:

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| | | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **Type of Recovery** | **Recovery Period** | **2025** | **2024** |
|  |  |  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Regulatory assets, current:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undercollections of rate riders | B | 2026 | $68922 | $115911 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Costs being recovered through basic rates and charges | A/B | 2026 | 13214 | 18417 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory assets, current** |  |  | 82136 | 134328 |
| **Regulatory assets, non-current:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrecognized pension and other |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;postretirement benefit plan costs | A/B | Ongoing | 108355 | 124176 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Petersburg Units 1 and 2 retirement costs | A | 2033 | 112803 | 129375 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retirement costs | A/B | Undetermined <sup>(C)</sup> | 134608 | 121351 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TDSIC costs | A | 2060 | 71758 | 52469 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Environmental costs | A/B | 2044 | 54000 | 65186 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hoosier Wind | A | 2039 | 48208 | 53394 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other undercollections to be collected through rate riders | A/B | Various | 39613 | 27607 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other costs being recovered through basic rates and charges | A/B | Various | 26619 | 29140 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other regulatory assets, non-current | A/B | Various | 19360 | 16331 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory assets, non-current** |  |  | 615324 | 619029 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory assets** |  |  | $697460 | $753357 |
| **Regulatory liabilities, current:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Overcollections and other credits being passed |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to customers through rate riders | B | 2026 | $27078 | $8959 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to customers through transmission rates | A | 2026 | 1817 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FTRs | B | 2026 | 3506 | 2956 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory liabilities, current** |  |  | 32401 | 11915 |
| **Regulatory liabilities, non-current:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ARO and accrued asset removal costs | B | Not applicable | 188456 | 344506 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income taxes payable to customers through rates | B | Ongoing | 54663 | 58378 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Environmental Compliance Rider | B | Ongoing | 12060 | 146 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other regulatory liabilities, non-current | B | 2028 | 3883 | 991 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory liabilities, non-current** |  |  | 259062 | 404021 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory liabilities** |  |  | $291463 | $415936 |

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A – Recovery of incurred costs plus rate of return. Refund of incurred credits, plus rate of return.

B – Recovery of incurred costs without a rate of return. Refund of incurred credits without a rate of return.

C – Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retirement costs included in pending rate case filed with IURC in June 2025. Recovery period pending final order from the IURC.

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**Current Regulatory Assets and Liabilities**

Current regulatory assets and liabilities primarily represent costs that are being recovered per specific rate orders; recovery for the remaining costs is probable, but not certain.

*Undercollections to be collected through rate riders*

Current undercollections to be collected through rate riders include: (i) DSM, (ii) ECCRA costs, (iii) Off System Sales Margin Sharing, (iv) Capacity rider costs, (v) overcollection of MISO rider costs, and (vi) TDSIC.

*Costs being recovered through basic rates and charges*

Current regulatory assets also include the current portion of certain deferred costs to be collected through base rates, which include: (i) Rate case costs, (ii) COVID-19 costs, (iii) one-time implementation costs and Software as a Service costs related to the ACE project, and (iv) environmental costs. With the exception of environmental costs, costs recovered through base rates do not earn a return on investment.

*Overcollections and other credits being returned through rate riders*

Current overcollections to be returned through rate riders include: (i) Green Power and (ii) deferred fuel costs.

*Overcollections being returned through transmission Rates*

Transmission formula rate assets and liabilities represent the amounts due from/to customers as a result of the implementation of transmission formula rates, which are adjusted each year based on actual revenue and costs from a previous year.

*FTRs*

In connection with AES Indiana's participation in MISO, in the second quarter of each year AES Indiana is granted financial instruments that can be converted into cash or FTRs based on AES Indiana's forecasted peak load for the period. See Note 5*, "Fair Value - Fair Value Hierarchy and Valuation Techniques - Financial Assets - FTRs"* for additional information.

**Non-Current Regulatory Assets and Liabilities**

*Other undercollections to be collected through rate riders*

Non-current undercollections to be collected through rate riders include: (i) Hardy Hills Solar project costs, (ii) Petersburg Energy Center project costs, (iii) Pike County BESS project costs, and (iv) Crossvine project costs.

*Other costs being recovered through basic rates and charges*

Non-current regulatory assets also include the non-current portion of certain deferred costs to be collected through base rates, which include: (i) Major storm costs, (ii) COVID-19 costs, and (iii) one-time implementation costs and Software as a Service costs related to the ACE project. With the exception of ACE one-time implementation costs and Software as a Service costs, costs recovered through base rates do not earn a return on investment.

*Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plan Costs*

In accordance with ASC 715 *"Compensation – Retirement Benefits"* and ASC 980, we recognize a regulatory asset equal to the unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs. Pension expenses or income are recorded based on the benefit plan's actuarially determined pension liability or asset and associated level of annual expenses or income to be recognized. The other postretirement benefit plan's deferred benefit cost is the excess of the other postretirement benefit liability over the amount previously recognized.

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*Petersburg Units 1 and 2 Retirement Costs*

These consist of the remaining unamortized net book value of Petersburg Unit 1 and 2 which were retired as a result of AES Indiana's 2019 IRP. These costs are currently being recovered through base rates under the 2024 Base Rate Order over a period of ten years.

*Petersburg Units 3 and 4 Retirement Costs*

On November 6, 2024, the IURC issued an order approving the CPCN to convert Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas. As a result of this order and in accordance with ASC 980, it was determined that the conversion of Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas became probable, and the projected remaining net book value of the Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retired assets of $113.9 million and materials and supplies inventories that will no longer be used of $20.7 million were reclassified from net property, plant and equipment and inventories, respectively, to long-term regulatory assets. See *"IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* above for additional discussion.

*TDSIC Costs*

These consist of various costs incurred for AES Indiana's approved TDSIC Plan. These costs were approved for recovery through AES Indiana's TDSIC proceedings and amortization periods range from 1 to 36 years. See *"TDSIC"* above for additional discussion.

*Environmental Compliance Rider*

These consist of various costs and credits incurred to comply with environmental regulations. These costs and credits were approved for recovery or return either through AES Indiana's ECCRA proceedings or in the 2024 Base Rate Order. Amortization periods vary, ranging from 1 to 18 years.

*Hoosier Wind*

As discussed above in *"IRP Filings and Replacement Generation",* AES Indiana acquired Hoosier Wind on February 29, 2025. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition and a portion of the consideration transferred was allocated to the termination of the pre-existing power purchase agreement between AES Indiana and Hoosier Wind, which was deferred as a long-term regulatory asset. This regulatory asset also includes deferred operation and maintenance and carrying costs on AES Indiana's investment in accordance with the approved CPCN. The investment costs, including operations and maintenance and carrying costs, were approved for recovery via the ECCRA rider until the project is included in a future base rate case.

*ARO and Accrued Asset Removal Costs*

In accordance with ASC 410 and ASC 980, AES Indiana recognizes the amount collected in customer rates for costs of removal not yet incurred that do not have an associated legal retirement obligation as a deferred regulatory liability. This amount is net of the portion of legal ARO costs that are deferred that is also being recovered in rates.

*Deferred Income Taxes Recoverable/Payable Through Rates*

A deferred income tax asset or liability is created from a difference in timing of income recognition between tax laws and accounting methods. As a regulated utility, AES Indiana includes in ratemaking the impacts of current income taxes and changes in deferred income tax liabilities or assets.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. federal government enacted the TCJA, which, among other things, reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, beginning January 1, 2018. As required by GAAP, on December 31, 2017, AES Indiana and IPALCO remeasured their deferred income tax assets and liabilities using the new tax rate. The impact of the reduction of the income tax rate on deferred income taxes was utilized in the 2018 Base Rate Order to reduce jurisdictional retail rates. Accordingly, we have a net regulatory deferred income tax liability of $54.7 million and $58.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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**3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT**

The original cost of property, plant and equipment segregated by functional classifications follows:

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| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| Production | $5193079 | $4303827 |
| Transmission | 569083 | 516178 |
| Distribution | 2818347 | 2562827 |
| General plant | 284679 | 251715 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total property, plant and equipment in service** | 8865188 | 7634547 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | 3288070 | 3071167 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net property, plant and equipment in service** | 5577118 | 4563380 |
| Construction work in progress | 442318 | 897863 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Property, plant and equipment, net** | $6019436 | $5461243 |

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**4. ARO**

ASC 410 *"Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations"* addresses financial accounting and reporting for legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal operation. A legal obligation for purposes of ASC 410 is an obligation that a party is required to settle as a result of an existing law, statute, ordinance, written or oral contract or the doctrine of promissory estoppel.

AES Indiana's ARO liabilities relate primarily to environmental issues involving asbestos-containing materials, ash ponds, landfills and miscellaneous contaminants associated with its generating plants, transmission system and distribution system. The following is a roll forward of the ARO legal liabilities for the periods indicated:

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|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Balance as of January 1** | $378460 | $249930 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liabilities incurred | 72621 | 9060 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liabilities settled | (28301) | (14539) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Revisions to cash flow and timing estimates | 132736 | 117743 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accretion expense | 17671 | 16266 |
| **Balance as of December 31** | $573187 | $378460 |
| Less: ARO liabilities, current | 40724 | 32161 |
| **ARO liabilities, non-current** | $532463 | $346299 |

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ARO liabilities incurred primarily relate to additional CCR liabilities, as well as decommissioning costs for AES Indiana's renewable projects. AES Indiana recorded revisions to its ARO liabilities during these two periods primarily to reflect revisions to cash flow estimates due to increases in closure costs and groundwater treatment measures for ash ponds and landfills. For the year ended December 31, 2025, revisions were primarily associated with updates to the Petersburg and Harding Street Corrective Measures Assessments related to ash ponds and groundwater treatment. For the year ended December 31, 2024, revisions were primarily associated with a revised decommissioning study for AES Indiana. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, AES Indiana did not have any assets that are legally restricted for settling its ARO liabilities.

**5. FAIR VALUE**

The fair value of current financial assets and liabilities approximates their reported carrying amounts. The estimated fair value of the Company's assets and liabilities have been determined using available market information.

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Because these amounts are estimates and based on hypothetical transactions to sell assets or transfer liabilities, the use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

**Fair Value Hierarchy and Valuation Techniques**

ASC 820 defines and establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis and/or financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, which have been adjusted to fair value during the period. In accordance with ASC 820, we have categorized our financial assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, following the three-level fair value hierarchy prescribed by ASC 820 as follows:

Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market;

Level 2 - inputs from quoted prices in markets where trading occurs infrequently or quoted prices of instruments with similar attributes in active markets; and

Level 3 - unobservable inputs reflecting management's own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

Whenever possible, quoted prices in active markets are used to determine the fair value of our financial instruments. Our financial instruments are not held for trading or other speculative purposes. The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that we could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

**Financial Assets**

*VEBA Assets*

IPALCO has VEBA investments that are to be used to fund certain employee postretirement health care benefit plans. These assets are primarily comprised of open-ended mutual funds, which are valued using the net assets value per unit. These investments are recorded at fair value within "*Other non-current assets*" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and classified as equity securities. All changes to fair value on the VEBA investments are included in income in the period that the changes occur and are recorded in "*Other expense, net*" on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. These changes to fair value were not material for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, or 2023.

*FTRs*

In connection with AES Indiana's participation in MISO, in the second quarter of each year AES Indiana is granted financial instruments that can be converted into cash or FTRs based on AES Indiana's forecasted peak load for the period. FTRs are used in the MISO market to hedge AES Indiana's exposure to congestion charges, which result from constraints on the transmission system. AES Indiana's FTRs are valued at the cleared auction prices for FTRs in MISO's annual auction. Because of the infrequent nature of this valuation, the fair value assigned to the FTRs is considered a Level 3 input under the fair value hierarchy required by ASC 820. An offsetting regulatory liability has been recorded as these revenue or costs will be flowed through to customers through the FAC. As such, there is no impact on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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*Forward Power Contracts*

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, all outstanding forward power contracts had settled and there was no notional amount outstanding. All changes in the market value of the forward power contracts were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which the change occurred. See also Note 6, "*Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Derivatives Not Designated as Hedge"* for further information.

*Interest Rate Hedges*

In March 2024, IPALCO's interest rate hedges with a combined notional amount of $400.0 million were terminated in conjunction with the issuance of the 2034 IPALCO Notes. All changes in the market value of the interest rate hedges are recorded in AOCI. See also Note 6, "*Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Cash Flow Hedges*" for further information.

**Recurring Fair Value Measurements**

The fair value of assets at December 31, 2025 and 2024 measured on a recurring basis and the respective category within the fair value hierarchy for IPALCO was determined as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** |
| | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Financial assets:** | | | | | | | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VEBA investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Money market funds | $104 | $— | $— | $104 | $86 | $— | $— | $86 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mutual funds | 4324 |  |  | 4324 | 3947 |  |  | 3947 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total VEBA investments | 4428 |  |  | 4428 | 4033 |  |  | 4033 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FTRs |  |  | 1584 | 1584 |  |  | 1526 | 1526 |
| **Total financial assets measured at fair value** | $4428 | $— | $1584 | $6012 | $4033 | $— | $1526 | $5559 |

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The following table presents a roll forward of financial instruments, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy (note, amounts in this table indicate carrying values, which approximate fair values):

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| | **Reconciliation of Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Balance at January 1, 2024** | $1388 |
| Issuances | 3811 |
| Settlements | (3673) |
| **Balance at December 31, 2024** | 1526 |
| Issuances | 4718 |
| Settlements | (4660) |
| **Balance at December 31, 2025** | $1584 |

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**Financial Instruments not Measured at Fair Value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets**

*Debt*

The fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate debt has been determined on the basis of the quoted market prices of the specific securities issued and outstanding. In certain circumstances, the market for such securities was inactive and therefore the valuation was adjusted to consider changes in market spreads for similar securities. Accordingly, the purpose of this disclosure is not to approximate the value on the basis of how the debt might be refinanced.

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The following table shows the face value and the fair value of fixed-rate and variable-rate indebtedness (Level 2) for the periods ending:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Face Value** | **Fair Value** | **Face Value** | **Fair Value** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| Fixed-rate | $3948800 | $3812563 | $3638800 | $3404473 |
| Variable-rate |  |  | 500000 | 500000 |
| **Total indebtedness** | $3948800 | $3812563 | $4138800 | $3904473 |

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The difference between the face value and the carrying value of this indebtedness represents the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• unamortized deferred financing costs of $36.5 million and $34.7 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• unamortized discounts of $10.3 million and $9.4 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

**6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES**

We use derivatives principally to manage the interest rate risk associated with refinancing our long-term debt and the risk of price changes for fuel and power purchased. The derivatives that we use to economically hedge these risks are governed by our risk management policies for forward and futures contracts. Our net positions are continually assessed within our structured hedging programs to determine whether new or offsetting transactions are required. We monitor and value derivative positions monthly as part of our risk management processes. We use published sources for pricing, when possible, to mark positions to market. All of our derivative instruments are used for risk management purposes and are designated as cash flow hedges if they qualify under ASC 815 for accounting purposes.

At December 31, 2025**,** AES Indiana's outstanding derivative instruments were as follows:

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| **Commodity** | **Accounting Treatment** <sup>(a)</sup> | **Unit** | **Notional <br>(in thousands)** | **Sales <br>(in thousands)** | **Net Notional <br>(in thousands)** |
| FTRs | Not Designated | MWh | 3068 |  | 3068 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Refers to whether the derivative instruments have been designated as a cash flow hedge.

**Cash Flow Hedges**

As part of our risk management processes, we identify the relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. The fair values of cash flow hedges are determined by current public market prices. The change in the fair value of a hedging instrument is recorded in AOCI and amounts deferred are reclassified to earnings in the same income statement line as the hedged item in the period in which it settles.

IPALCO's three forward-starting interest rate swaps with a combined notional value of $400.0 million were terminated for total cash proceeds of $23.1 million in conjunction with the issuance of the 2034 IPALCO Notes in March 2024. AOCI of $95.4 million associated with the interest rate swaps through the date of the termination is currently being amortized out into interest expense over the 10-year life of the 2034 IPALCO Notes. IPALCO previously de-designated three forward-starting interest rate swaps used to hedge the interest risk associated with refinancing the IPALCO 2020 maturities. AOCL of $72.3 million was frozen at the date of de-designation, which is currently being amortized into interest expense over the remaining life of the 2030 IPALCO Notes.

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The following tables provide information on gains or losses recognized in AOCI / (AOCL) for the cash flow hedges for the periods indicated:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Interest Rate Hedges for the Years Ended December 31,** | **Interest Rate Hedges for the Years Ended December 31,** | **Interest Rate Hedges for the Years Ended December 31,** |
|<br>$ in thousands (net of tax) | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Beginning accumulated derivative gain in AOCI | $35378 | $29294 | $22269 |
| Net gains associated with current period hedging transactions |  | 6626 | 1594 |
| Net (gains) / losses reclassified to interest expense | (1737) | (542) | 5431 |
| Ending accumulated derivative gain in AOCI | $33641 | $35378 | $29294 |
| Net gain expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months | $1737 |  |  |

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**Derivatives Not Designated as Hedge**

AES Indiana's FTRs and forward power contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting or the normal purchases and sales exceptions under ASC 815. Accordingly, FTRs are recorded at fair value using the income approach when acquired and subsequently amortized over the annual period as they are used. The forward power contracts are recorded at fair value using the market approach with changes in the fair value charged or credited to the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which the change occurred. This is commonly referred to as "MTM accounting." Realized gains and losses on the forward power contracts are included in future FAC filings, therefore any realized and unrealized gains and losses are deferred as regulatory liabilities or regulatory assets.

Certain qualifying derivative instruments have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, as provided under GAAP. Derivative contracts that have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales under GAAP are not subject to hedge or MTM accounting and are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations on an accrual basis.

When applicable, IPALCO has elected not to offset derivative assets and liabilities and not to offset net derivative positions against the right to reclaim cash collateral pledged (an asset) or the obligation to return cash collateral received (a liability) under derivative agreements. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, IPALCO did not have any offsetting positions.

The following table summarizes the fair value, balance sheet classification and hedging designation of IPALCO's derivative instruments (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
|<br>**Commodity** |<br>**Hedging Designation** |<br>**Balance sheet classification** | **2025** | **2024** |
| FTRs | Not a Cash Flow Hedge | Derivative assets, current | $1584 | $1526 |

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**7. DEBT**

The following table presents our long-term debt:

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| | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
|<br>**Series** |<br>**Due** | **2025** | **2024** |
|  |  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **AES Indiana first mortgage bonds:** | **AES Indiana first mortgage bonds:** |  |  |
| 0.65% <sup>(1)</sup> | August 2025 | $— | $40000 |
| 0.75% <sup>(2)</sup> | April 2026 | 30000 | 30000 |
| 0.95% <sup>(2)</sup> | April 2026 | 60000 | 60000 |
| 1.40% <sup>(1)</sup> | August 2029 | 55000 | 55000 |
| 5.65% | December 2032 | 350000 | 350000 |
| 6.60% | January 2034 | 100000 | 100000 |
| 5.05% | August 2035 | 350000 |  |
| 6.05% | October 2036 | 158800 | 158800 |
| 6.60% | June 2037 | 165000 | 165000 |
| 4.875% | November 2041 | 140000 | 140000 |
| 4.65% | June 2043 | 170000 | 170000 |
| 4.50% | June 2044 | 130000 | 130000 |
| 4.70% | September 2045 | 260000 | 260000 |
| 4.05% | May 2046 | 350000 | 350000 |
| 4.875% | November 2048 | 105000 | 105000 |
| 5.70% | April 2054 | 650000 | 650000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unamortized discount – net |  | (9021) | (8093) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred financing costs |  | (27705) | (25469) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total AES Indiana first mortgage bonds** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total AES Indiana first mortgage bonds** | **3037074** | **2730238** |
| **Total long-term debt – AES Indiana** | **Total long-term debt – AES Indiana** | **3037074** | **2730238** |
| **Long-term debt – IPALCO:** | **Long-term debt – IPALCO:** |  |  |
| 4.25% Senior Secured Notes | May 2030 | 475000 | 475000 |
| 5.75% Senior Secured Notes | April 2034 | 400000 | 400000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unamortized discount – net |  | (1249) | (1331) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred financing costs |  | (7448) | (8279) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total long-term debt – IPALCO** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total long-term debt – IPALCO** | **866303** | **865390** |
| **Total consolidated IPALCO long-term debt** | **Total consolidated IPALCO long-term debt** | **3903377** | **3595628** |
| Less: current portion of long-term debt | Less: current portion of long-term debt | 89902 | 39910 |
| **Net consolidated IPALCO long-term debt**<sup>(3)</sup> | **Net consolidated IPALCO long-term debt**<sup>(3)</sup> | $**3813475** | $**3555718** |

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(1)First mortgage bonds issued to the Indiana Finance Authority, to secure the loan of proceeds from tax-exempt bonds issued by the Indiana Finance Authority.

(2)First mortgage bonds issued to the Indiana Finance Authority, to secure the loan of proceeds from tax-exempt bonds issued by the Indiana Finance Authority. The notes have a final maturity date of December 31, 2038, but are subject to a mandatory put in April 2026.

(3)Excludes $0.2 million and $0.2 million (current) and $107.1 million and $86.9 million (non-current) finance lease liabilities included in the respective short and long-term debt line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 15, "*Leases*" for further information.

**Line of Credit**

AES Indiana entered into a third amendment and restatement of its $500 million revolving Credit Agreement on March 25, 2025 with a syndicate of bank lenders. The AES Indiana Credit Agreement is an unsecured committed line of credit to be used: (i) to finance capital expenditures; (ii) to refinance certain existing indebtedness, (iii) to support working capital; and (iv) for general corporate purposes. This agreement matures on March 25, 2030, and

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bears interest at variable rates as described in the agreement. It includes an uncommitted $200 million accordion feature to provide AES Indiana with an option to request an increase in the size of the facility at any time prior to March 25, 2029, subject to approval by the lenders. The AES Indiana Credit Agreement also includes two one-year extension options, allowing AES Indiana to extend the maturity date subject to approval by the lenders. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, AES Indiana had $0.0 million and $100.0 million in outstanding borrowings on the committed AES Indiana Credit Agreement, respectively.

**Debt Maturities**

Maturities on long-term indebtedness subsequent to December 31, 2025 are as follows:

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| **Year** | **Amount** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| 2026 | $90000 |
| 2027 |  |
| 2028 |  |
| 2029 | 55000 |
| 2030 | 475000 |
| Thereafter | 3328800 |
|  | 3948800 |
| Unamortized discounts | (10270) |
| Deferred financing costs, net | (35153) |
| Total long-term debt | $3903377 |

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**Significant Transactions**

*AES Indiana First Mortgage Bonds and AES Indiana Term Loans*

In August 2025, AES Indiana issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds, 5.05% Series, due August 2035, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The net proceeds from this offering of approximately $345.2 million, after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and fees and expenses for the offering, were used to repay amounts outstanding on the $400 million Term Loan Agreement (described below), outstanding borrowings on the Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes.

In August 2024, AES Indiana entered into an unsecured $400 million Term Loan Agreement, which was drawn in two tranches, with the proceeds being used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was fully repaid in June and August 2025.

In March 2024, AES Indiana issued $650 million aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds, 5.70% Series, due April 2054, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The net proceeds from this offering of approximately $640.5 million, after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and fees and expenses for the offering, were used to repay the $300 million Term Loan Agreement (described below), outstanding borrowings on the AES Indiana Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes.

In November 2023, AES Indiana entered into an unsecured $300 million Term Loan Agreement, which was fully drawn at closing with the proceeds being used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was fully repaid in March 2024.

*IPALCO's Senior Secured Notes*

In March 2024, IPALCO completed the sale of the 2034 IPALCO Notes pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The net proceeds from this offering of $394.0 million, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem the 2024 IPALCO Notes, and to pay certain related fees and expenses.

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement dated March 14, 2024, IPALCO agreed to register the 2034 IPALCO Notes under the Securities Act by filing an exchange offer registration statement or, under specified circumstances,

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a shelf registration statement with the SEC. IPALCO filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the 2034 IPALCO Notes with the SEC on May 28, 2024 in respect of its obligations under such registration rights agreement, and this registration statement was declared effective on June 6, 2024. The exchange offer closed on July 12, 2024.

*Other*

In February 2024, AES Indiana received a $92.0 million short-term loan from AES. This loan was fully repaid in March 2024.

**Restrictions on Issuance of Debt** 

All of AES Indiana's long-term borrowings must first be approved by the IURC and the aggregate amount of AES Indiana's short-term indebtedness must be approved by the FERC. AES Indiana has approval from FERC to borrow up to $750 million of short-term indebtedness outstanding at any time through July 29, 2026. In February 2024, AES Indiana received an order from the IURC granting AES Indiana authority through December 31, 2026 to, among other things, issue up to $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of long-term debt, of which $0 million remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. This order also grants AES Indiana authority to have up to $750 million of amounts outstanding at any one time under long-term credit agreements and liquidity facilities, of which $750 million remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. As an alternative to the sale of all or a portion of $65 million in principal of the long-term debt mentioned above, we have authority to issue up to $65 million of new preferred stock, all of which authority remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. AES Indiana also has restrictions on the amount of new debt that may be issued due to contractual obligations of AES and by financial covenant restrictions under our existing debt obligations. Under such restrictions, AES Indiana is generally allowed to fully draw the amounts available on its AES Indiana Credit Agreement, refinance existing debt and issue new debt approved by the IURC and issue certain other indebtedness.

The mortgage and deed of trust of AES Indiana, together with the supplemental indentures thereto, secure the first mortgage bonds issued by AES Indiana. Pursuant to the terms of the mortgage, substantially all property owned by AES Indiana is subject to a first mortgage lien securing indebtedness of $3,073.8 million as of December 31, 2025. The AES Indiana first mortgage bonds require net income as calculated thereunder be at least two and one-half times the annual interest requirements before additional bonds can be authenticated on the basis of property additions. AES Indiana was in compliance with such requirements as of December 31, 2025.

**Credit Ratings**

Our ability to borrow money or to refinance existing indebtedness and the interest rates at which we can borrow money or refinance existing indebtedness are affected by our credit ratings. In addition, the applicable interest rates on the AES Indiana Credit Agreement are dependent upon the credit ratings of AES Indiana. Downgrades in the credit ratings of AES could result in AES Indiana's and/or IPALCO's credit ratings being downgraded.

**8. INCOME TAXES**

IPALCO follows a policy of comprehensive interperiod income tax allocation. Investment tax credits related to utility property have been deferred and are being amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related property. Investment tax credits related to joint venture renewable projects have been deferred and are being amortized over 12 months through the ECCRA.

AES files federal and state income tax returns which consolidate IPALCO and its subsidiaries. Under a tax sharing agreement with AES, IPALCO is responsible for the income taxes associated with its own taxable income and records the provision for income taxes as if IPALCO and its subsidiaries each filed separate income tax returns. IPALCO is no longer subject to U.S. or state income tax examinations for tax years through 2021, but is open for all subsequent periods. IPALCO made tax sharing payments to AES of $36.5 million, $0.0 million and $0.0 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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**Income Tax Provision**

The entire amount of income before income tax relates to domestic operations. Federal and state income taxes charged to income are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Components of income tax expense:** |  |  |  |
| Current income taxes: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | $24247 | $22125 | $(14222) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 6464 | 5404 | (3716) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current income taxes | 30711 | 27529 | (17938) |
| Deferred income taxes: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | 57496 | 5515 | 24885 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 14926 | (4680) | 7768 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred income taxes | 72422 | 835 | 32653 |
| **Total income tax expense** | $**103133** | $**28364** | $**14715** |

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**Effective and Statutory Rate Reconciliation**

The provision for income taxes is different than the amount computed by applying the statutory tax rate to pretax income. The reasons for the difference for 2025, stated in amount and as a percentage of pretax income following the prospective adoption of ASU 2023-09, are as follows:

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| | **2025** | **2025** |
| ($ in thousands) | **Amount** | **Percentage** |
| U.S. Federal statutory tax rate | $39953 | 21.0% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effects <sup>(1)</sup> | 16898 | 8.9% |
| Tax credits | (839) | (0.4)% |
| Nontaxable or nondeductible items | 876 | 0.4% |
| Noncontrolling interest of subsidiaries | 49611 | 26.1% |
| Reversal of excess deferred taxes | (3353) | (1.8)% |
| Other - net | (13) | —% |
| **Total income tax expense / Effective tax rate** | $**103133** | **54.2%** |

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(1) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State taxes in Indiana make up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.

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The reasons for the difference for 2024 and 2023, stated as a percentage of pretax income, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, are as follows:

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| | **2024** | **2023** |
| Federal statutory tax rate | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Depreciation flow through and amortization | (9.7)% | (12.9)% |
| AFUDC - equity | 0.5% | (0.3)% |
| Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | 5.2% | 9.0% |
| Other – net | 0.3% | (0.2)% |
| **Effective tax rate** | **21.2%** | **20.5%** |

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**Deferred Income Taxes**

The significant items comprising IPALCO's net accumulated deferred tax liability recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

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| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Deferred tax liabilities:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Utility property, net | $454283 | $438018 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory assets recoverable through future rates | 129944 | 112389 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee benefit plans | 1906 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right of use asset |  | 17670 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments in tax partnerships | 33320 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 12003 | 19005 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total deferred tax liabilities** | **631456** | **587082** |
| **Deferred tax assets:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment tax credit | 127 | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory liabilities including ARO | 169096 | 170236 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee benefit plans |  | 265 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments in tax partnerships |  | 6670 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lease liability |  | 18169 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 6292 | 10980 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total deferred tax assets** | **175515** | **206324** |
| **Deferred income tax liability – net** | $**455941** | $**380758** |

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**Uncertain Tax Positions**

Tax years subsequent to 2021 remain open to examination by taxing authorities. While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular uncertain tax position, we believe unrecognized tax benefits of $0 at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are the appropriate accrual for our uncertain tax positions. However, audit outcomes and the timing of audit settlements and future events that would impact our previously recorded unrecognized tax benefits are subject to significant uncertainty. It is possible that the ultimate outcome of future examinations may exceed our provision for current unrecognized tax benefits.

Tax-related interest expense and income is reported as part of the provision for federal and state income taxes. Penalties, if incurred, would also be recognized as a component of tax expense. There are no interest or penalties applicable to the periods contained in this report.

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**9. BENEFIT PLANS**

**Defined Contribution Plans**

All of AES Indiana's employees are covered by one of two defined contribution plans, the Thrift Plan or the RSP:

*The Thrift Plan*

Approximately 76% of AES Indiana's active employees are covered by the Thrift Plan, a qualified defined contribution plan. All union new hires are covered under the Thrift Plan. Participants elect to make contributions to the Thrift Plan based on a percentage of their base compensation. Each participant's contribution is matched up to certain thresholds of base compensation. The IBEW clerical-technical union new hires receive an annual lump sum company contribution into the Thrift Plan in addition to the company match. Employer contributions to the Thrift Plan were $4.3 million, $3.9 million and $3.7 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

*The RSP*

Approximately 24% of AES Indiana's active employees are covered by the RSP, a qualified defined contribution plan containing both match and nondiscretionary components. All non-union new hires are covered under the RSP. Participants elect to make contributions to the RSP based on a percentage of their eligible compensation. Each participant's contribution is matched in amounts up to, but not exceeding, 5% of the participant's eligible compensation. Starting in 2018, the RSP also includes a 4% nondiscretionary contribution based as a percentage of each participant's eligible compensation. Employer contributions (by AES Indiana) relating to the RSP were $3.0 million, $2.7 million and $2.5 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

**Defined Benefit Plans**

Approximately 61% of AES Indiana's active employees are covered by the qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan; while approximately 15% of active employees are IBEW clerical-technical unit employees who are only eligible for the Thrift Plan. The remaining 24% of active employees are covered by the RSP. All non-union new hires are covered under the RSP, while IBEW physical unit union new hires are covered under the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Thrift Plan. The IBEW clerical-technical unit new hires are no longer covered under the Defined Benefit Pension Plan but do receive an annual lump sum company contribution into the Thrift Plan, in addition to the company match. The Defined Benefit Pension Plan is noncontributory and is funded by AES Indiana through a trust. Benefits for non-union participants in the Defined Benefit Pension Plan are based on salary, years of service and accrued benefits at April 1, 2015. Benefits for eligible union participants are based on each individual employee's pension band and years of service as opposed to their compensation. Pension bands are based primarily on job duties and responsibilities.

Additionally, a small group of former officers and their surviving spouses are covered under a funded non-qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan. The total number of participants in the plan as of December 31, 2025 was 19. The plan is closed to new participants.

AES Indiana also provides postretirement health care benefits to certain active or retired employees and the spouses of certain active or retired employees. Approximately 112 active employees and 30 retirees (including spouses) were receiving such benefits or entitled to future benefits as of January 1, 2025. The plan is unfunded. These postretirement health care benefits and the related unfunded obligation of $3.3 million and $3.0 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, were not material to the consolidated financial statements in the periods covered by this report.

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The following table presents information relating to the Pension Plans:

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| | **Pension benefits<br>as of December 31,** | **Pension benefits<br>as of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Change in benefit obligation:** |  |  |
| Projected benefit obligation at January 1 | $534253 | $549546 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Service cost | 4260 | 5011 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest cost | 27565 | 26958 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actuarial loss / (gain) | 4682 | (18044) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments (primarily increases in pension bands) |  | 7948 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits paid | (67126) | (37166) |
| Projected benefit obligation at December 31 | 503634 | 534253 |
| **Change in plan assets:** |  |  |
| Fair value of plan assets at January 1 | 559194 | 590819 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actual return on plan assets | 45471 | 5526 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employer contributions | 33 | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits paid | (67126) | (37166) |
| Fair value of plan assets at December 31 | 537572 | 559194 |
| **Funded status** | $33938 | $24941 |
| **Amounts recognized in the statement of financial position:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-current assets | $33938 | $24941 |
| **Net amount recognized at end of year** | $33938 | $24941 |
| **Sources of change in regulatory assets**<sup>(1)</sup>**:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior service cost arising during period | $— | $7948 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net (gain) / loss arising during period | (9756) | 6204 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service cost | (2336) | (1900) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of loss | (5031) | (4828) |
| **Total recognized in regulatory assets** | $(17123) | $7424 |
| **Amounts included in regulatory assets:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss | $101887 | $116674 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior service cost | 13847 | 16183 |
| **Total amounts included in regulatory assets** | $115734 | $132857 |

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(1)Amounts that would otherwise be charged/credited to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss upon application of ASC 715, "Compensation – Retirement Benefits," are recorded as a regulatory asset or liability because AES Indiana has historically recovered and currently recovers pension and other postretirement benefit expenses in rates. These are unrecognized amounts not yet recognized as components of net periodic benefit costs.

**Significant Loss / (Gain) Related to Changes in the Benefit Obligation for the Period**

As shown in the table above, an actuarial loss of $4.7 million and an actuarial gain of $18.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, were recognized in the benefit obligation, primarily due to changes in the discount rate.

**Pension Benefits and Expense**

Reported expenses relevant to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan are dependent upon numerous factors resulting from actual plan experience and assumptions of future experience, including the performance of plan assets and actual benefits paid out in future years. Pension costs associated with the Defined Benefit Pension Plan are impacted by the level of contributions made to the plan, income on plan assets, the adoption of new mortality tables, and employee demographics, including age, job responsibilities, salary and employment periods. Changes made to the provisions of the Defined Benefit Pension Plan may impact current and future pension costs. Pension costs may

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also be significantly affected by changes in key actuarial assumptions, including anticipated rates of return on plan assets and the corporate bond discount rates, as well as the adoption of a new mortality table used in determining the projected benefit obligation and pension costs.

The 2025 net actuarial gain of $9.8 million recognized in regulatory assets is comprised of two parts: (1) a $4.7 million pension liability actuarial loss primarily due to an increase in the discount rate used to value pension liabilities; and (2) a $14.5 million pension asset actuarial gain primarily due to higher than expected return on assets. The unrecognized net loss of $101.9 million in the Pension Plans has accumulated over time primarily due to the long-term declining trend in corporate bond rates and the adoption of new mortality tables which have historically increased the expected benefit obligation due to the longer expected lives of plan participants. In 2025, the accumulated net loss decrease was primarily attributed to an annuity buyout involving a small portion of retirees along with the amortization of accumulated losses, which was partially offset by a reduced discount rate utilized in valuing pension liabilities. The unrecognized net loss, to the extent that it exceeds 10% of the greater of the benefit obligation or the assets, will be amortized and included as a component of net periodic benefit cost in future years. The amortization period is approximately 12.21 years based on estimated demographic data as of December 31, 2025. The projected benefit obligation of $503.6 million less the fair value of assets of $537.6 million results in an overfunded status of $33.9 million at December 31, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Pension benefits for<br>years ended December 31,** | **Pension benefits for<br>years ended December 31,** | **Pension benefits for<br>years ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Components of net periodic benefit cost:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Service cost | $4260 | $5011 | $5189 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest cost | 27565 | 26958 | 29818 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected return on plan assets | (31032) | (29774) | (33107) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service cost | 2336 | 1900 | 2172 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of actuarial loss | 5031 | 4828 | 6145 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net periodic benefit cost | 8160 | 8923 | 10217 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Less: amounts capitalized | 1787 | 1780 | 1689 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount charged to expense | $6373 | $7143 | $8528 |
| **Rates relevant to each year's expense calculations:** |  |  |  |
| Discount rate – defined benefit pension plan | 5.66% | 5.15% | 5.41% |
| Discount rate – supplemental retirement plan | 5.16% | 5.66% | 5.32% |
| Expected return on defined benefit pension plan assets | 5.75% | 5.20% | 5.60% |
| Expected return on supplemental retirement plan assets | 6.15% | 6.35% | 6.45% |
| Rate of compensation increase - defined benefit pension plan | 2.50% | 2.50% | 2.50% |

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Pension expense for the following year is determined as of the December 31 measurement date. The assumptions used in developing the required estimate include the following factors: a discount rate used to determine the projected benefit obligation, salary growth, retirement rates, inflation, expected return on plan assets, and mortality rates.

As of the December 31, 2025 measurement date, AES Indiana decreased the discount rate from 5.66% to 5.49% for the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and decreased the discount rate from 5.16% to 5.03% for the Supplemental Retirement Plan. In addition, AES Indiana decreased the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets from 5.75% to 5.65% for the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and for the Supplemental Retirement Plan it remained the same at 6.15% for 2026. The discount rate and expected long-term rate of return assumptions affect the pension expense determined for 2026. A 25 basis point increase / decrease in the assumed discount rate would result in a corresponding decrease / increase in 2026 pension expense of approximately $0.6 million. A 100 basis point increase / decrease in the assumed long-term rate of return assumptions would result in a corresponding decrease / increase in 2026 pension expense of approximately $5.2 million.

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In determining the discount rate to use for valuing liabilities, we use the market yield curve on high-quality fixed income investments as of December 31, 2025. We project the expected benefit payments under the plan based on participant data and based on certain assumptions concerning mortality, retirement rates, termination rates, etc. The expected benefit payments for each year are discounted back to the measurement date using the appropriate spot rate for each half-year from the yield curve, thereby obtaining a present value of all expected future benefit payments using the yield curve. Finally, an equivalent single discount rate is determined which produces a present value equal to the present value determined using the full yield curve.

**Pension Plan Assets and Fair Value Measurements**

Pension plan assets consist of investments in cash and cash equivalents, government debt securities, and mutual funds (equity and debt). Differences between actual portfolio returns and expected returns may result in increased or reduced pension costs in future periods. Pension costs for 2026 are determined as of the plans' measurement date of December 31, 2025. Pension costs are determined for the following year based on the market value of pension plan assets, expected employer contributions, a discount rate used to determine the projected benefit obligation and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.

Fair value is defined under ASC 820 as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded as earned. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Pension Plans' gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held, during the year.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for each major class of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The non-qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan investments have quoted market prices and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan investments in common collective trusts are valued based on the daily net asset value and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, except for cash and cash equivalents which are categorized as level 1.

The primary objective of the Pension Plans is to provide a source of retirement income for its participants and beneficiaries, while the primary financial objective is to improve the funded status of the Pension Plans. A secondary financial objective is, where possible, to minimize pension expense volatility. The objective is based on a long-term investment horizon, so that interim fluctuations should be viewed with appropriate perspective. There can be no assurance that these objectives will be met.

In establishing our expected long-term rate of return assumption, we utilize a methodology developed by the plan's investment consultant, who maintains a capital market assumption model that takes into consideration risk, return and correlation assumptions across asset classes. A combination of quantitative analysis of historical data and qualitative judgment is used to capture trends, structural changes and potential scenarios not reflected in historical data.

The result of the analyses is a series of inputs that produce a picture of how the plan consultant believes portfolios are likely to behave through time. Capital market assumptions are intended to reflect the behavior of asset classes observed over several market cycles. Stress assumptions are also examined, since the characteristics of asset classes are constantly changing. A dynamic model is employed to manage the numerous assumptions required to estimate portfolio characteristics under different base currencies, time horizons and inflation expectations.

The Pension Plans' consultant develops forward-looking, long-term capital market assumptions for risk, return and correlations for a variety of global asset classes, interest rates and inflation. These assumptions are created using a combination of historical analysis, current market environment assessment and by applying the consultant's own judgment. The consultant then determines an equilibrium long-term rate of return. We then take into consideration

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the investment manager/consultant expenses, as well as any other expenses expected to be paid out of the Pension Plans' trust. Finally, we have the Pension Plans' actuary perform a tolerance test of the consultant's equilibrium expected long-term rate of return. We use an expected long-term rate of return compatible with the actuary's tolerance level.

The following table summarizes the Company's target pension plan allocation for 2025:

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| **Asset Category:** | **Target Allocations** |
| Equity Securities | 13.5% |
| Debt Securities | 86.5% |

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| | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** |
| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** |
| | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** |
| | | **Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets** | **Significant Observable Inputs** | |
|<br>**Asset Category** |<br>**Total** | **(Level 1)** | **(Level 2)** |<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;**%** |
| Common collective trusts: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Equities <sup>(a)</sup> | $74743 | $2289 | $72454 | 14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debt securities <sup>(b)</sup> | 350500 | 951 | 349549 | 66% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Government debt securities <sup>(c)</sup> | 109665 | 508 | 109157 | 20% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total common collective trusts | 534908 | 3748 | 531160 | 100% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cash and cash equivalents <sup>(d)</sup> | 2664 | 2664 |  | —% |
| Total pension plan assets | $537572 | $6412 | $531160 | 100% |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) This category represents investments that invest in equity securities of U.S. companies of any market capitalization and other investments (i.e.: futures, swaps, currency forwards) of foreign, emerging markets and seeks to provide long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income. The funds are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This category represents investments that invest in high quality issues within the U.S. corporate bond markets and global high yield bonds and emerging markets debt denominated in local currency. The funds seek to provide current income and long-term capital preservation along with access to higher yielding, relatively liquid fixed income securities. The funds are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This category represents investments that invest in U.S. treasury strips, U.S. government agency obligations, and U.S. treasury obligations. The funds seek investment returns over the long term and are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This category represents an investment that seeks to maximize current income on cash reserves to the extent consistent with principal preservation and maintenance of liquidity from a portfolio of obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies or municipalities, and related money market instruments. Principal preservation is a primary objective. The fund is valued at cost.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** |
| | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** |
| | | **Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets** | **Significant Observable Inputs** | |
|<br>**Asset Category** |<br>**Total** | **(Level 1)** | **(Level 2)** |<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;**%** |
| Common collective trusts: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Equities <sup>(a)</sup> | $76939 | $2325 | $74614 | 14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debt securities <sup>(b)</sup> | 364121 | 1135 | 362986 | 65% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Government debt securities <sup>(c)</sup> | 115228 | 373 | 114855 | 21% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total common collective trusts | 556288 | 3833 | 552455 | 100% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cash and cash equivalents <sup>(d)</sup> | 2906 | 2906 |  | —% |
| Total pension plan assets | $559194 | $6739 | $552455 | 100% |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) This category represents investments that invest in equity securities of U.S. companies of any market capitalization and other investments (i.e.: futures, swaps, currency forwards) of foreign, emerging markets and seeks to provide long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income. The funds are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This category represents investments that invest in high quality issues within the U.S. corporate bond markets and global high yield bonds and emerging markets debt denominated in local currency. The funds seek to provide current income and long-term capital preservation along with access to higher yielding, relatively liquid fixed income securities. The funds are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This category represents investments that invest in U.S. treasury strips, U.S. government agency obligations, and U.S. treasury obligations. The funds seek investment returns over the long term and are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This category represents an investment that seeks to maximize current income on cash reserves to the extent consistent with principal preservation and maintenance of liquidity from a portfolio of obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies or municipalities, and related money market instruments. Principal preservation is a primary objective. The fund is valued at cost.

**Pension Funding**

We contributed $0.0 million, $0.0 million, and $0.1 million to the Pension Plans in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Funding for the qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan is based upon actuarially determined contributions that take into account the amount deductible for income tax purposes and the minimum contribution required under ERISA, as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as well as targeted funding levels necessary to meet certain thresholds.

From an ERISA funding perspective, AES Indiana's funded target liability percentage was estimated to be 91%. In general, AES Indiana must contribute the normal service cost earned by active participants during the plan year; however, this amount can be offset by any surplus or credit balance carried by the Pension Plan. The normal cost is expected to be approximately $5.4 million in 2026 (including $0.5 million for plan expenses), which is expected to be fully offset by the surplus amount. Each year thereafter, if the Pension Plans' underfunding increases to more than the present value of the remaining annual installments, the excess is separately amortized over a seven-year period. AES Indiana does not expect to make an employer contribution for the calendar year 2026. AES Indiana's funding policy for the Pension Plans is to contribute annually no less than the minimum required by applicable law, and no more than the maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes.

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Benefit payments made from the Pension Plans for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $67.1 million, $37.2 million and $73.3 million, respectively. Benefit payments, which reflect future service, are expected to be paid out of the Pension Plans as follows:

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| **Year** | **Pension Benefits** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| 2026 | $36821 |
| 2027 | 37553 |
| 2028 | 38030 |
| 2029 | 38294 |
| 2030 | 38518 |
| 2031 through 2035 | 189408 |

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**10. EQUITY**

**Paid In Capital**

During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, IPALCO received $564.3 million, $225.0 million and $0.0 million, respectively, in contributions from shareholders. IPALCO then made the same investments in AES Indiana. The proceeds are intended primarily for funding needs related to AES Indiana's capital expenditure program. The equity capital contributions were made on a proportional share basis and, therefore, did not change AES' or CDPQ's ownership interests in IPALCO.

**Dividend Restrictions**

AES Indiana's mortgage and deed of trust and its amended articles of incorporation contain restrictions on AES Indiana's ability to issue certain securities or pay cash dividends. So long as any of the several series of bonds of AES Indiana issued under its mortgage remains outstanding, and subject to certain exceptions, AES Indiana is restricted in the declaration and payment of dividends, or other distribution on shares of its capital stock of any class, or in the purchase or redemption of such shares, to the aggregate of its net income, as defined in the mortgage, after December 31, 1939. In addition, pursuant to AES Indiana's articles, no dividends may be paid or accrued, and no other distribution may be made on AES Indiana's common stock unless dividends on all outstanding shares of AES Indiana preferred stock have been paid or declared and set apart for payment. As of December 31, 2025, and as of the filing of this report, AES Indiana was in compliance with these restrictions.

AES Indiana is also restricted in its ability to pay dividends if it is in default under the terms of its AES Indiana Credit Agreement, which could happen if AES Indiana fails to comply with certain covenants. These covenants, among other things, require AES Indiana to maintain a ratio of total debt to total capitalization not in excess of 0.67 to 1. As of December 31, 2025, and as of the filing of this report, AES Indiana was in compliance with all covenants and no event of default existed.

IPALCO's Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation contain provisions which state that IPALCO may not make a distribution to its shareholders or make a loan to any of its affiliates (other than its subsidiaries), unless: (a) there exists no event of default (as defined in the articles) and no such event of default would result from the making of the distribution or loan; and either (b)(i) at the time of, and/or as a result of, the distribution or loan, IPALCO's leverage ratio does not exceed 0.67 to 1 and IPALCO's interest coverage ratio is not less than 2.50 to 1 or, (b)(ii) if such ratios are not within the parameters, IPALCO's senior long-term debt rating from one of the three major credit rating agencies is at least investment grade. As of December 31, 2025, and as of the filing of this report, IPALCO was in compliance with all covenants and no event of default existed.

During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, IPALCO declared and paid distributions to its shareholders totaling $325.7 million, $156.6 million and $104.3 million, respectively.

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**Equity Transactions with Noncontrolling Interests**

Hardy Hills Solar, Pike County BESS, and Petersburg Energy Center are financed with a tax equity structure, in which a tax equity investor receives a portion of the economic attributes of the facility, including tax attributes, that vary over the life of the project.

On October 2, 2025, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, sold a noncontrolling interest in Petersburg Energy Center to a tax equity investor, resulting in a $53.0 million increase to Redeemable stock of subsidiaries. The redemption feature of the tax equity partnership agreement was contingent upon the underlying assets being placed in service by a guaranteed date. In November 2025, the Petersburg Energy Center project was placed in service, resulting in the expiration of the redemption feature. As a result, the noncontrolling ownership interest of $53.0 million was reclassified from Redeemable stock of subsidiaries to Noncontrolling interests on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequently in December 2025, AES Indiana received an additional $89.6 million from the tax equity investor, resulting in an increase in Noncontrolling interests. In February 2026, the tax equity investor made an additional contribution of $119.9 million under the agreement.

On December 6, 2024, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, sold a noncontrolling interest in Pike County BESS to a tax equity investor, resulting in a $38.1 million increase to Redeemable stock of subsidiaries. The redemption feature of the tax equity partnership agreement was contingent upon the underlying assets being placed in service by a guaranteed date. In March 2025, the Pike County BESS was placed in service, resulting in the expiration of the redemption feature. As a result, the noncontrolling ownership interest of $38.1 million was reclassified from Redeemable stock of subsidiaries to Noncontrolling interests on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequently in March 2025, AES Indiana received an additional $150.2 million from the tax equity investor, resulting in an increase in Noncontrolling interests.

On December 1, 2023, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, sold a noncontrolling interest in Hardy Hills Solar to a tax equity investor, resulting in a $79.3 million increase to Noncontrolling interests. In May 2024, the project reached commercial operations and AES Indiana received an additional $46.9 million from the tax equity investor.

**11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES**

**Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments**

We enter into various contractual obligations and other commercial commitments that may affect the liquidity of our operations. At December 31, 2025, these include:

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| | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** |
| | **Total** | **Less Than 1 Year** | **1 – 3<br>Years** | **3 – 5<br>Years** | **More Than<br>5 Years** |
| | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** |
| Purchase obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coal, gas, power purchased and |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; related transportation | $786.9 | $324.3 | $264.3 | $170.1 | $28.2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | $203.0 | $197.4 | $5.6 | $— | $— |

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<u>Purchase obligations:</u>

*Purchase commitments for coal, gas, power purchased and related transportation:*

AES Indiana enters into long-term contracts for the purchase of coal, gas, power purchased and related transportation. In general, these contracts are subject to variable quantities or prices and are terminable only in limited circumstances.

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*Purchase orders and other contractual obligations:*

At December 31, 2025, we had various other contractual obligations including contracts to purchase goods and services with various terms and expiration dates, as well as obligations under long-term construction contracts. Due to uncertainty regarding the timing and payment of future obligations to the Service Company, and our ability to terminate such obligations upon 90 days' notice, we have excluded such amounts in the contractual obligations table above. This table also does not include (i) regulatory liabilities (see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters*"), (ii) derivatives (see Note 6, "*Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities*"), (iii) taxes (see Note 8, "*Income Taxes*"), (iv) pension and other postretirement employee benefit liabilities (see Note 9, "*Benefit Plans*") and (v) contingencies (see Note 11, "*Commitments and Contingencies*"). See the indicated notes to the Financial Statements for additional information on the items excluded.

***Contingencies***

**Subsidiary Guarantees**

In connection with AES Indiana's renewable projects financed with a tax equity structure, AES Indiana has expressly undertaken limited obligations and commitments on behalf of certain of the Company's subsidiaries, which will only be effective upon the occurrence of future events, such as IRS recapture of tax credits, which is not expected to occur, and will be terminated upon the occurrence of future events. As of December 31, 2025, the maximum undiscounted potential exposure to tax equity financing related guarantees was $443.3 million.

**Legal Matters**

IPALCO and AES Indiana are involved in litigation arising in the normal course of business. We accrue for litigation and claims when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. While the ultimate outcome of outstanding litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that final outcomes will not have a material adverse effect on IPALCO's results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Accruals for legal loss contingencies were not material as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

*Coal Ash Insurance Litigation* 

In August 2021, AES Indiana filed a civil action against various third-party insurance providers. The complaint seeks damages for breach of contract and a declaratory judgment declaring that such insurers must defend and indemnify AES Indiana under liability insurance policies issued between 1950 and the filing of the civil action against certain environmental liabilities arising from CCR at Harding Street, Petersburg and Eagle Valley. At this time, we cannot predict the outcome of this matter.

**Environmental Matters**

We are subject to various federal, state, regional and local environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations governing, among other things, the generation, storage, handling, use, disposal and transportation of regulated materials, including ash; the use and discharge of water used in generation boilers and for cooling purposes; the emission and discharge of hazardous and other materials, including GHGs, into the environment; climate change; and the health and safety of our employees. These laws and regulations often require a lengthy and complex process of obtaining and renewing permits and other governmental authorizations from federal, state and local agencies. Violation of these laws, regulations or permits can result in substantial fines, other sanctions, permit revocation and/or facility shutdowns. We cannot assure that we have been or will be at all times in full compliance with such laws, regulations and permits. Accruals for environmental contingencies were not material as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

*NSR and other CAA NOVs*

On March 23, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana approved and entered a judicial consent decree among AES Indiana, the United States on behalf of the EPA, and the IDEM. The decree resolved allegations by EPA and IDEM that AES Indiana had violated the federal CAA at its Petersburg Station, which AES Indiana denies. Under the decree, AES Indiana agreed to certain emission limits and annual caps on NOx, SO2 and PM emissions at the four Units at the station; paid a civil penalty of $1.525 million; retired Units 1 and 2, spent

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$0.325 million on an environmentally beneficial project to preserve local, ecologically-significant lands (notice of completion of which was provided May 8, 2025 and confirmed satisfactory by IDEM on September 8, 2025); and will spend a total of $5 million on a further environmental mitigation project to build and operate a new, non-emitting source of generation at the site. AES Indiana previously had a contingent liability recorded related to these NSR and other CAA NOV matters.

**12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**

**Service Company**

The Service Company provides services including operations, accounting, legal, human resources, information technology and other corporate services on behalf of certain AES U.S. companies, including, among other companies, IPALCO and AES Indiana. The Service Company allocates the costs for these services based on cost drivers designed to result in fair and equitable allocations. This includes ensuring that the regulated utilities served, including AES Indiana, are not subsidizing costs incurred for the benefit of other businesses.

**Insurance Programs**

AES Indiana participates in a property insurance program in which AES Indiana buys insurance from AGIC, a majority-owned subsidiary of AES. AES Indiana is not self-insured on property insurance, but does take a $5 million per occurrence deductible. Except for AES Indiana's large substations, AES Indiana does not carry insurance on transmission and distribution assets, which are considered to be outside the scope of property insurance. AES and other AES subsidiaries, including IPALCO, also participate in the AES global insurance program. AES Indiana pays premiums for a policy that is written and administered by a third-party insurance company. The premiums paid to this third-party administrator by the participants are paid to AGIC and all claims are paid from a trust fund funded by and owned by AGIC, but controlled by the third-party administrator. AES Indiana also has third-party insurance in which the premiums are paid directly to the third-party insurers.

**Benefit Plans**

AES Indiana participates in an agreement with Health and Welfare Benefit Plans LLC, an affiliate of AES, to participate in a group benefits program, including but not limited to, health, dental, vision and life benefits. Health and Welfare Benefit Plans LLC administers the financial aspects of the group insurance program, receives all premium payments from the participating affiliates, and makes all vendor payments.

**Income Taxes**

AES files federal and state income tax returns which consolidate IPALCO and its subsidiaries. Under a tax sharing agreement with AES, IPALCO is responsible for the income taxes associated with its own taxable income and records the provision for income taxes using a separate return method. IPALCO had a receivable balance under this agreement of $18.2 million and $9.4 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is recorded in "*Taxes receivable"* on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 8, "*Income Taxes*" for more information.

**Long-term Compensation Plan**

During 2025, 2024 and 2023, some of AES Indiana's non-union employees received benefits under the AES Long-term Compensation Plan, a deferred compensation program. This type of plan is a common employee retention tool used in our industry. Benefits under this plan are granted in the form of performance units payable in cash and AES restricted stock units. Restricted stock units vest ratably over a three-year period. The performance units payable in cash vest at the end of the three-year performance period and are subject to certain AES performance criteria. Total deferred compensation expense recorded during 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $0.1 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and was included in "*Operating expenses - Operation and maintenance"* on IPALCO's Consolidated Statements of Operations. The value of these benefits is being recognized over the three-year vesting period and a portion is recorded as miscellaneous deferred credits with the remainder recorded as "*Paid in capital"* on IPALCO's Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with ASC 718 *"Compensation – Stock Compensation."*

See also Note 9, "*Benefit Plans"* for a description of benefits awarded to AES Indiana employees by AES under the RSP.

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**Other**

In the second quarter of 2023, AES Indiana engaged a vendor that is a related party through a competitive RFP process as part of its replacement capacity resource construction projects. AES Indiana payments to this vendor are recorded primarily in "*Property, plant and equipment, net*" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table provides a summary of our related party transactions:

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** |
| Transactions included in *Operation and Maintenance* on the Consolidated Statements of Operations: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net charges from the Service Company | $74.7 | $70.0 | $61.9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Charges from AGIC | $21.5 | $11.6 | $11.7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Charges from Health and Welfare Benefit Plans LLC | $30.8 | $20.1 | $19.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Services provided by other related parties | $3.6 | $6.7 | $7.4 |
| Transactions primarily included in *Property, plant and equipment, net* and *Intangible assets, net* on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Charges from the Service Company | $15.0 | $15.9 | $47.1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Charges from other related parties | $45.0 | $72.9 | $223.3 |
| Transactions primarily included in *Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses* on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: | $11.5 | $2.3 | $— |
| Balances with related parties included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: | **At December 31, 2025** | **At December 31, 2024** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses  | $8.9 | $6.5 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepayments and other current assets | $8.2 | $13.3 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payables | $24.0 | $— |  |

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**13. BUSINESS SEGMENTS**

IPALCO manages its business through one reportable operating segment, the Utility segment, led by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who, collectively, are the Chief Operating Decision Maker. The primary segment performance measures are income / (loss) before income tax and net income / (loss) as management has concluded that these measures best reflect the underlying business performance of IPALCO and are the most relevant measures considered in IPALCO's internal evaluation of the financial performance of its segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker uses income / (loss) before income tax and net income / (loss) in the annual budget and forecasting process, including making decisions on reinvesting profits to support Utility segment growth. On a monthly basis, the Chief Operating Decision Maker reviews variances in budget versus actual results and monitors changes in forecasted results to assess the underlying operating performance and analyze risks and opportunities for the Utility segment.

The Utility segment is comprised of AES Indiana, a vertically integrated electric utility, with all other nonutility business activities aggregated separately. See Note 1, "*Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies*" for further information on AES Indiana. The "Other" nonutility category primarily includes the 2024 IPALCO Notes, 2030 IPALCO Notes, 2034 IPALCO Notes and related interest expense, balances associated with IPALCO's interest rate hedges, cash and other immaterial balances. See "Note 6 "*Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities*" and Note 7 "*Debt*" for further information on the interest rate swaps related to the 2024 IPALCO Notes. The accounting policies of the identified segment are consistent with those policies and procedures described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

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The following table provides information about IPALCO's business segments (in thousands):

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| | **2025** | **2025** | **2025** | **2024** | **2024** | **2024** | **2023** | **2023** | **2023** |
| | Utility | Other | Total | Utility | Other | Total | Utility | Other | Total |
| Revenue | $1933080 | $— | $1933080 | $1643793 | $— | $1643793 | $1649917 | $— | $1649917 |
| Fuel | 476516 |  | 476516 | 359132 |  | 359132 | 494000 |  | 494000 |
| Power purchased | 146464 |  | 146464 | 148412 |  | 148412 | 159908 |  | 159908 |
| Operation and maintenance | 550888 | 510 | 551398 | 475778 | 716 | 476494 | 477497 | 383 | 477880 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 366565 |  | 366565 | 329468 |  | 329468 | 287863 |  | 287863 |
| Taxes other than income taxes | 26516 |  | 26516 | 27478 |  | 27478 | 24865 | (1) | 24864 |
| Allowance for equity funds used during construction | (2547) |  | (2547) | (3991) |  | (3991) | (9315) |  | (9315) |
| Interest expense | 134520 | 41790 | 176310 | 129023 | 43127 | 172150 | 99051 | 43875 | 142926 |
| Other segment items <sup>(a)</sup> | 2101 | (495) | 1606 | 3102 | (2045) | 1057 | 285 | (236) | 49 |
| Income/(loss) before income tax | 232057 | (41805) | 190252 | 175391 | (41798) | 133593 | 115763 | (44021) | 71742 |
| Income tax expense / (benefit) | 113537 | (10404) | 103133 | 38763 | (10399) | 28364 | 25666 | (10951) | 14715 |
| Net income / (loss) | $118520 | $(31401) | $87119 | $136628 | $(31399) | $105229 | $90097 | $(33070) | $57027 |
| Capital expenditures <sup>(b)</sup> | $787270 | $— | $787270 | $954995 | $— | $954995 | $902705 | $— | $902705 |
|  | **As of December 31, 2025** | **As of December 31, 2025** | **As of December 31, 2025** | **As of December 31, 2024** | **As of December 31, 2024** | **As of December 31, 2024** | **As of December 31, 2023** | **As of December 31, 2023** | **As of December 31, 2023** |
| Total assets | $7748106 | $9071 | $7757177 | $7123241 | $15784 | $7139025 | $6129581 | $51942 | $6181523 |

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(a) Other segment items primarily includes other miscellaneous gains and losses in Other (expense) income, net.

(b) Capital expenditures includes $0 thousand, $23,673 thousand and $0 thousand of payments for financed capital expenditures in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

**14. REVENUE**

Revenue is primarily earned from retail and wholesale electricity sales and electricity transmission and distribution delivery services. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue is recorded net of any taxes assessed on and collected from customers, which are remitted to the governmental authorities.

*Retail revenue* - AES Indiana energy sales to utility customers are based on the reading of meters at the customer's location that occurs on a systematic basis throughout the month. AES Indiana sells electricity directly to end-users, such as homes and businesses, and bills customers directly. Retail revenue has a single performance obligation, as the promise to transfer energy and other distribution and/or transmission services are not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts and, therefore, are not distinct. Additionally, as the performance obligation is satisfied over time as energy is delivered, and the same method is used to measure progress, the performance obligation meets the criteria to be considered a series.

In exchange for the exclusive right to sell or distribute electricity in our service area, AES Indiana is subject to rate regulation by federal and state regulators. This regulation sets the framework for the prices ("tariffs") that AES Indiana is allowed to charge customers for electric services. Since tariffs are approved by the regulator, the price that AES Indiana has the right to bill corresponds directly with the value to the customer of AES Indiana's performance completed in each period. Therefore, revenue under these contracts is recognized using an output method measured by the MWhs delivered each month at the approved tariff. Customer payments are typically due on a monthly basis.

*Wholesale revenue* - Power produced at the generation stations in excess of our retail load is sold into the MISO market. Such sales are made at either the day-ahead or real-time hourly market price, and these sales are classified as wholesale revenue. We sell to and purchase power from MISO, and such sales and purchases are settled and accounted for on a net hourly basis.

In the MISO market, wholesale revenue is recorded at the spot price based on the quantities of MWh delivered in each hour during each month. As a member of MISO, we are obligated to declare the availability of our energy production into the wholesale energy market, but we are not obligated to commit our previously declared availability.

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As such, contract terms end as the energy for each day is delivered to the market in the case of the day-ahead market and for each hour in the case of the real-time market.

*Miscellaneous revenue* - Miscellaneous revenue is mainly comprised of MISO transmission revenue and capacity revenue. MISO transmission revenue is earned when AES Indiana's power lines are used in transmission of energy by power producers other than AES Indiana. As AES Indiana owns and operates transmission lines in central and southern Indiana, demand charges collected from network customers by MISO are allocated to the appropriate transmission owners (including AES Indiana) and recognized as transmission revenue. Capacity revenue is also included in miscellaneous revenue, and represents compensation received from MISO for making installed generation capacity available to satisfy system integrity and reliability requirements through the annual MISO capacity auction. Capacity, which is a stand-ready obligation to deliver energy when called upon by the RTO, is measured using MWs.

Transmission and capacity revenue each have a single performance obligation, as they each represent a distinct service or good. Additionally, as these performance obligations are satisfied over time and the same method is used to measure progress, the performance obligations meet the criteria to be considered a series. For transmission revenue, the price that the transmission operator has the right to bill corresponds directly with the value to the customer of AES Indiana's performance completed in each period as the price paid is the transmission operator's allocation of the tariff rate (as approved by the regulator) charged to network participants. For capacity revenue, the capacity price that clears at the auction is fixed and AES Indiana is compensated based on the cleared MWs and cleared price.

AES Indiana's revenue from contracts with customers was as follows (in thousands):

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| | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Revenue from contracts with customers | $1903820 | $1616000 | $1616462 |

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The following table presents our revenue from contracts with customers and other revenue (in thousands):

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| | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Retail Revenue** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail revenue from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Residential | $778528 | $688728 | $660559 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Small commercial and industrial | 281119 | 250777 | 241800 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Large commercial and industrial | 675267 | 606565 | 619899 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Public lighting | 10404 | 10366 | 9767 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other <sup>(1)</sup> | 11853 | 10638 | 14016 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total retail revenue from contracts with customers | 1757171 | 1567074 | 1546041 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alternative revenue programs | 25615 | 24964 | 30414 |
| **Wholesale Revenue** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wholesale revenue from contracts with customers | 136686 | 37519 | 56557 |
| **Miscellaneous Revenue** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Capacity revenue | 4110 | 305 | 8210 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transmission and other revenue | 5853 | 11102 | 5654 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total miscellaneous revenue from contracts with customers | 9963 | 11407 | 13864 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other miscellaneous revenue <sup>(2)</sup> | 3645 | 2829 | 3041 |
| **Total Revenue** | $1933080 | $1643793 | $1649917 |

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(1) Other retail revenue from contracts with customers includes miscellaneous charges to customers, including reconnection and late fee charges.

(2) Other miscellaneous revenue includes lease and other miscellaneous revenue not accounted for under ASC 606.

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The balances of receivables from contracts with customers were as follows (in thousands):

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| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Receivables from contracts with customers | $280922 | $298984 |

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Payment terms for all receivables from contracts with customers typically do not extend beyond 30 days, unless a customer qualifies for payment extension.

The Company has elected to apply the optional disclosure exemptions under ASC 606. Therefore, the Company has not included disclosure pertaining to revenue expected to be recognized in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, as we exclude contracts with an original length of one year or less, contracts for which we recognize revenue based on the amount we have the right to invoice for services performed, and contracts with variable consideration allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation when the consideration relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy the performance obligation and depicts the amount to which we expect to be entitled.

**15. LEASES** 

**LESSEE**

The Company is the lessee under financing leases primarily for land. Right-of-use assets are long-term by nature. The following table summarizes the amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to lease asset and liability balances as of the periods indicated (in thousands):

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| | **Consolidated Balance Sheet Classification** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** |
| **Assets** | | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right-of-use assets — finance leases | Other non-current assets | $104506 | $86707 |
| **Liabilities** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Finance lease liabilities (current) | Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 154 | 217 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Finance lease liabilities (non-current) | Long-term debt | 107079 | 86869 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total finance lease liabilities |  | $107233 | $87086 |

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The following table summarizes supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of the periods indicated:

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| **Lease Term and Discount Rate** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term — finance leases | 35 years | 36 years |
| Weighted-average discount rate — finance leases | 5.74% | 5.67% |

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The following table summarizes the components of lease expense recognized in "*Operating Costs and Expenses*" on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively (in thousands):

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| | **For the Year Ended December 31,** | **For the Year Ended December 31,** | **For the Year Ended December 31,** |
| **Components of Lease Cost** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amortization of right-of-use assets | $1320 | $638 | $445 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on lease liabilities | 2830 | 1585 | 933 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total lease cost | $4150 | $2223 | $1378 |

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Operating cash outflows from finance leases were $4.8 million, $3.9 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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The following table shows the future lease payments under finance leases together with the present value of the net lease payments as of December 31, 2025 for 2026 through 2030 and thereafter (in thousands):

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| | Finance Leases |
| 2026 | $5114 |
| 2027 | 5438 |
| 2028 | 5893 |
| 2029 | 6010 |
| 2030 | 6130 |
| Thereafter | 259787 |
| Total | 288372 |
| Less: Imputed interest | (181139) |
| Present value of lease payments | $107233 |

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**LESSOR**

The Company is the lessor under operating leases for land, office space and operating equipment. Lease receipts from such contracts are recognized as operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term whereas contingent rentals are recognized when earned.

The following table presents lease revenue from operating leases in which the Company is the lessor for the periods indicated (in thousands):

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| | **For the Year Ended December 31,** | **For the Year Ended December 31,** | **For the Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Total lease revenue | $1478 | $1452 | $1537 |

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The following table presents the underlying gross assets and accumulated depreciation of operating leases included in "*Property, plant and equipment, net*" for the periods indicated (in thousands):

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| **Property, Plant and Equipment, Net** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** |
| Gross assets | $8617 | $4387 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Less: Accumulated depreciation | (3660) | (1426) |
| Net assets | $4957 | $2961 |

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The option to extend or terminate a lease is based on customary early termination provisions in the contract.

The following table shows the future minimum lease receipts for 2026 through 2030 and thereafter (in thousands):

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| | Operating Leases |
| 2026 | $680 |
| 2027 | 683 |
| 2028 | 486 |
| 2029 | 449 |
| 2030 | 417 |
| Thereafter | 262 |
| Total | $2977 |

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**16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS**

**Merger Agreement** — On March 1, 2026, AES entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among AES, Horizon Parent, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), and Horizon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into AES (the "Merger"), with AES continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Parent is controlled by investment vehicles affiliated with one or more funds, accounts or

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other entities managed or advised by Global Infrastructure Management, LLC and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund. Consummation of the Merger is subject to various closing conditions.

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**Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Indianapolis Power & Light Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

**Opinion on the Financial Statements**

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Indianapolis Power & Light Company and subsidiaries, d/b/a AES Indiana, (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

**Basis for Opinion**

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

**Critical Audit Matter**

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the Board of Directors and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

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| | ***Regulatory Accounting*** |
| *Description of the Matter* | As described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company applies the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 980 "Regulated Operations", which gives recognition to the ratemaking and accounting practices of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). |
|  | Regulatory assets generally represent incurred costs that have been deferred because such costs are probable of future recovery in customer rates. Regulatory assets can also represent performance incentives permitted by the regulator. Regulatory liabilities generally represent obligations to provide refunds or future rate reductions to customers for previous overcollections or the deferral of revenues collected for costs that the Company expects to incur in the future. Accounting for the economics of rate regulation affects multiple consolidated financial statement line items, including property, plant, and equipment; regulatory assets and liabilities; revenues; and depreciation expense, and related disclosures in the Company's consolidated financial statements. |
|  | Auditing the Company's regulatory accounting was complex due to the significant knowledge and experience required to assess the impact of regulatory orders on the consolidated financial statements including understanding the nature of the rate orders issued, or expected to be issued, and to assess the relevance and reliability of audit evidence to support the impacted account balances and disclosures. |
| *How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit* | Our audit procedures related to regulatory assets and liabilities included testing the effectiveness of management's controls, such as the Company's evaluation of regulatory orders and other developments that may affect the calculation of recorded amounts, the likelihood of recovering regulatory assets and the sufficiency of regulatory liabilities. Our procedures also included testing management's calculations of recorded amounts, obtaining, reading, and evaluating relevant regulatory orders issued by the IURC to the Company, and considering regulatory precedents established by the IURC, to evaluate the likelihood of recovering regulatory assets, the sufficiency of regulatory liabilities and the accuracy and completeness of required disclosures related to the impacts of rate regulation and regulatory developments. |

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| | ***Asset Retirement Obligations*** |
| *Description of the Matter* | At December 31, 2025, the Company's asset retirement obligations ("ARO") totaled $573.2 million. As described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company's ARO liabilities relate primarily to environmental issues involving asbestos-containing materials, ash ponds, landfills and miscellaneous contaminants associated with its generating plants, transmission system and distribution system. The Company incurred ARO liabilities of $72.6 million and made revisions to cash flow and timing estimates of its existing ARO liabilities of $132.7 million during 2025. In 2025, liabilities incurred primarily relate to additional Coal Combustion Residuals ("CCR") liabilities and revisions were primarily associated with updates to the Petersburg and Harding Street Corrective Measures Assessments related to ash ponds and groundwater treatment. |
|  | Auditing the Company's 2025 ARO liabilities incurred related to additional CCR liabilities and ARO liabilities revised for the Petersburg and Harding Street Corrective Measures Assessments was complex and highly judgmental due to the significant estimation required by management to determine the cost estimates of the legal obligations associated with the Company's generating plants, transmission system and distribution system. In particular, the estimate was sensitive to the scope and method of decommissioning utilized to determine the related cash flows.  |
| *How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit* | To test these ARO liabilities incurred or revised in 2025, our audit procedures, among others, included testing the effectiveness of management's controls, such as the Company's evaluation of the cost estimate assumption, evaluating the appropriateness of the Company's methodology, interviewing members of the Company's environmental staff and testing the scope and method of decommissioning. We involved our specialists in our assessment of the scope and method of decommissioning for the Company's ARO liabilities incurred or revised, including reviewing the Company's methodology, evaluating the reasonableness of the related cash flows, and assessing completeness of the estimates based upon regulatory requirements. |

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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2008.

Indianapolis, Indiana

March 2, 2026

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| **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Consolidated Statements of Operations** | **Consolidated Statements of Operations** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **REVENUE** | $1933080 | $1643793 | $1649917 |
| **OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fuel | 476516 | 359132 | 494000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Power purchased | 146464 | 148412 | 159908 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operation and maintenance | 550888 | 475778 | 477497 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation and amortization | 366565 | 329468 | 287863 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes other than income taxes | 26516 | 27478 | 24865 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other, net | (164) | (106) | (361) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total operating costs and expenses | 1566785 | 1340162 | 1443772 |
| **OPERATING INCOME** | 366295 | 303631 | 206145 |
| **OTHER (EXPENSE) / INCOME, NET:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for equity funds used during construction | 2547 | 3991 | 9315 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest expense | (134520) | (129023) | (99051) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other expense, net | (2265) | (3208) | (646) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total other expense, net | (134238) | (128240) | (90382) |
| **INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX** | 232057 | 175391 | 115763 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income tax expense | 113537 | 38763 | 25666 |
| **NET INCOME** | 118520 | 136628 | 90097 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (236241) | (28294) | (26093) |
| **NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK** | $354761 | $164922 | $116190 |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Balance Sheets** | **Consolidated Balance Sheets** | **Consolidated Balance Sheets** |
| **December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **December 31, 2025 and 2024** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **ASSETS** |  |  |
| **CURRENT ASSETS:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents | $64632 | $24259 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $14,057 and $29,798, respectively | 296294 | 313124 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventories | 73783 | 99935 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory assets, current | 82136 | 134328 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes receivable | 18741 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepayments and other current assets | 28335 | 26074 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current assets | 563921 | 597720 |
| **NON-CURRENT ASSETS:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,288,070 and $3,071,167, respectively | 6019436 | 5461243 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intangible assets, net | 285960 | 232210 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory assets, non-current | 615324 | 619029 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pension plan assets | 33938 | 24941 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other non-current assets | 229527 | 188098 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total non-current assets | 7184185 | 6525521 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**TOTAL ASSETS** | $7748106 | $7123241 |
| **LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY** |  |  |
| **CURRENT LIABILITIES:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt (see Notes 7 and 15) | $90056 | $539841 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | 278740 | 271118 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued taxes | 27636 | 26556 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued interest | 39548 | 34239 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Customer deposits | 15199 | 11892 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory liabilities, current | 32401 | 11915 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asset retirement obligations, current | 40724 | 32161 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued and other current liabilities | 46129 | 25932 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current liabilities | 570433 | 953654 |
| **NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Long-term debt (see Notes 7 and 15) | 3054251 | 2777197 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income tax liabilities | 444608 | 368949 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes payable | 3312 | 3785 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory liabilities, non-current | 259062 | 404021 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued other postretirement benefits | 3159 | 2834 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asset retirement obligations, non-current | 532463 | 346299 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other non-current liabilities | 5093 | 4715 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total non-current liabilities | 4301948 | 3907800 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total liabilities** | 4872381 | 4861454 |
| **COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (see Note 11)** |  |  |
| **REDEEMABLE STOCK OF SUBSIDIARIES** |  | 38145 |
| **EQUITY:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Common shareholder's equity |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock (no par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized; 17,206,630 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024) | 324537 | 324537 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paid in capital | 1982704 | 1418296 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retained earnings | 415769 | 412378 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total common shareholder's equity | 2723010 | 2155211 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Noncontrolling interests | 152715 | 68431 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total equity** | 2875725 | 2223642 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE STOCK OF SUBSIDIARIES AND EQUITY** | $7748106 | $7123241 |

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| **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:** |  |  |  |
| Net income | $118520 | $136628 | $90097 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation and amortization | 366565 | 329468 | 287863 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts | 2758 | 2488 | 2406 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income taxes and investment tax credit adjustments - net | 72324 | 9971 | 23582 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for equity funds used during construction | (2547) | (3991) | (9315) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tax credit transfer proceeds allocated to noncontrolling interest | 133010 |  |  |
| Change in certain assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable | (8039) | (54519) | (17398) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventories | 18441 | 24285 | (30171) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current regulatory assets and liabilities | 73180 | (56503) | 30327 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-current regulatory assets and liabilities | (9285) | (67186) | 24031 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepayments and other current assets | (2203) | 2278 | (6476) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | 16370 | (53052) | 47016 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued and other current liabilities | 7254 | (21640) | 2790 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued taxes payable/receivable | (14252) | 12429 | 1647 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued interest | 5308 | 8994 | 192 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pension and other postretirement benefit assets and liabilities | 1167 | 2485 | 1625 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other non-current liabilities | (26199) | (20102) | (16663) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other - net | (6117) | 3008 | (4074) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 746255 | 255041 | 427479 |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:** |  |  |  |
| Capital expenditures | (787270) | (931322) | (902705) |
| Project development costs | (2068) | (4430) | (4462) |
| Acquisitions | (77640) | (48368) |  |
| Cost of removal payments | (31973) | (39133) | (45595) |
| Contribution in aid of construction | 28175 |  |  |
| Insurance proceeds |  |  | 4900 |
| Purchase of intangibles |  | (4363) | (44650) |
| Other |  | 1559 | (361) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (870776) | (1026057) | (992873) |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:** |  |  |  |
| Borrowings from revolving credit facilities | 470000 | 750000 | 435000 |
| Repayments from revolving credit facilities | (570000) | (805000) | (280000) |
| Short-term borrowings |  | 400000 | 300000 |
| Repayment of short-term borrowings | (400000) | (300000) |  |
| Long-term borrowings | 350000 | 650000 |  |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | (40000) | (40000) |  |
| Equity contributions from IPALCO | 564300 | 225000 |  |
| Distributions to shareholders | (351370) | (162100) | (140200) |
| Payments for financing fees | (5652) | (5377) | (350) |
| Sales to noncontrolling interests | 291427 | 84142 | 77921 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (143371) | (3464) |  |
| Payments for financed capital expenditures |  | (23673) |  |
| Other | (440) | (20) | (313) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 164894 | 769508 | 392058 |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 40373 | (1508) | (173336) |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year | 24264 | 25772 | 199108 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year | $64637 | $24264 | $25772 |
| **SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:** |  |  |  |
| Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest (net of amount capitalized) | $122645 | $113598 | $93544 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income taxes paid to IPALCO | $57200 | $22900 | $— |
| Non-cash investing activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accruals for capital expenditures | $143857 | $162450 | $124626 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes to right-of-use assets - finance leases | $21245 | $72462 | $983 |
| Non-cash financing activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes to financing lease liabilities | $(20146) | $(69318) | $(1408) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-cash contributions from noncontrolling interests | $133010 | $— | $— |

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| **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** | **Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
| | **Common Shareholder's Equity** | **Common Shareholder's Equity** | **Common Shareholder's Equity** | **Common Shareholder's Equity** | **Common Shareholder's Equity** | | |
| | **Common Stock** | **Common Stock** | | | | | |
| ***(in Thousands)*** | **Outstanding Shares** | **Amount** |<br>**Paid in Capital** |<br>**Retained Earnings** |<br>**Total Common Shareholder's Equity** | **Noncontrolling Interests** | **Redeemable Stock Of Subsidiaries** |
| **Balance at January 1, 2023** | 17207 | $324537 | $1193107 | $426066 | $1943710 | $— | $— |
| Net income / (loss) |  |  |  | 116190 | 116190 | (26093) |  |
| Cash dividends declared on common stock |  |  |  | (140200) | (140200) |  |  |
| Sales to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 79347 |  |
| Other |  |  | 92 |  | 92 |  |  |
| **Balance at December 31, 2023** | 17207 | 324537 | 1193199 | 402056 | 1919792 | 53254 |  |
| Net income / (loss) |  |  |  | 164922 | 164922 | (28294) |  |
| Cash dividends declared on common stock |  |  |  | (154600) | (154600) |  |  |
| Sales to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 46935 | 38145 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  | (3464) |  |
| Contributions from IPALCO |  |  | 225000 |  | 225000 |  |  |
| Other |  |  | 97 |  | 97 |  |  |
| **Balance at December 31, 2024** | 17207 | 324537 | 1418296 | 412378 | 2155211 | 68431 | 38145 |
| Net income / (loss) |  |  |  | 354761 | 354761 | (236241) |  |
| Cash dividends declared on common stock |  |  |  | (351370) | (351370) |  |  |
| Sales to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 239781 | 52960 |
| Distributions to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  | (143371) |  |
| Reclassification of redeemable stock of subsidiaries to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 91105 | (91105) |
| Contributions from IPALCO |  |  | 564300 |  | 564300 |  |  |
| Contributions from noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  | 133010 |  |
| Other |  |  | 108 |  | 108 |  |  |
| **Balance at December 31, 2025** | 17207 | $324537 | $1982704 | $415769 | $2723010 | $152715 | $— |

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**AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES**

**Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements**

**For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023**

**1. OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**

IPL, which does business as AES Indiana, was incorporated under the laws of the state of Indiana in 1926. All of the outstanding common stock of AES Indiana is owned by IPALCO. IPALCO, acquired by AES in March 2001, is owned by AES U.S. Investments and CDPQ. AES U.S. Investments is owned by AES (85%) and CDPQ (15%). AES Indiana is engaged primarily in generating, transmitting, distributing and selling electric energy to approximately 533,000 retail customers in the city of Indianapolis and neighboring cities, towns and communities, and adjacent rural areas all within the state of Indiana. AES Indiana has an exclusive right to provide electric service to those customers.

AES Indiana owns and operates four generating stations all within the state of Indiana. The first station, Petersburg, consists of two coal-fired units; however, AES Indiana is in the process of converting these remaining two coal-fired units to natural gas in 2026 (for further discussion, see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation*"). The second station, Harding Street, consists of three natural gas-fired boilers and steam turbines and uses natural gas and fuel oil to power five combustion turbines. In addition, AES Indiana operates a 20 MW battery energy storage unit at this location, which provides frequency response. The third station, Eagle Valley, is a CCGT natural gas plant. The fourth station, Georgetown, is a peaking station that uses natural gas to power combustion turbines. As of December 31, 2025, AES Indiana's net electric generation design capacity at these generating stations for winter is 3,070 MW and summer is 2,925 MW.

AES Indiana also owns four renewable energy facilities currently in operations, all within the state of Indiana. The first renewable facility is a 195 MW solar project ("Hardy Hills Solar"). The second is a 106 MW wind facility ("Hoosier Wind"). The third is a 200 MW (800 MWh) battery energy storage system facility ("Pike County BESS"). The fourth is a 250 MW solar and 45 MW (180 MWh) energy storage facility ("Petersburg Energy Center"). See Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters"* for further information regarding these renewable facilities.

On May 16, 2025, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition of Crossvine Solar 1, LLC ("Crossvine"), including the development of 85 MW of solar and 85 MW (340 MWh) of energy storage which is expected to be placed in service in mid-2027.

For further discussion about AES Indiana's plans for wind, solar, and battery energy storage projects, please see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation.*"

**Principles of Consolidation**

AES Indiana's consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP and in conjunction with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AES Indiana and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Furthermore, VIEs in which the Company has an ownership interest and is the primary beneficiary, thus controlling the VIE, as described below, have been consolidated. All intercompany items have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain costs for shared resources among AES Indiana and IPALCO, such as labor and benefits, are allocated to each entity based on allocation methodologies that management believes to be reasonable. We have evaluated subsequent events through the date this report is issued.

*Consolidated VIEs*

At December 31, 2025, AES Indiana consolidates a number of entities that have been identified as VIEs under ASC 810, *Consolidation*. These entities are primarily limited liability entities structured to develop and construct renewable generation and energy storage facilities and related assets. These entities were generally determined to have insufficient equity to finance their activities during development and construction without additional subordinated financial support. AES Indiana also has tax equity arrangements entered into with third parties in order to monetize certain tax credits associated with renewables facilities. These tax equity partnerships meet the definition of a VIE as the holders of the membership interests, as a group, lack the characteristics of a controlling

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financial interest, including substantive kickout rights. Under these arrangements, the third-party investors are allocated earnings, tax attributes, and distributable cash in accordance with the respective limited liability company agreements. The assets of these tax equity partnerships are restricted from transfer under the terms of their limited liability company agreements. The third-party investor's ownership interest is recorded as either "*Redeemable stock of subsidiaries"* or "*Noncontrolling interests"* in the Consolidated Balance Sheets based on applicable guidance. See Note 10, "*Equity - Equity Transactions with Noncontrolling Interests"* for further information.

Determining whether AES Indiana is the primary beneficiary of a VIE requires judgment, including an assessment of contractual rights, operational responsibilities, and exposure to variability in returns. AES Indiana is considered the primary beneficiary of these VIEs when it has the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect their economic performance, such as construction, budgeting, operations, and maintenance, and it has the obligation to absorb expected losses and the right to receive benefits through its variable interests.

At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the assets of these VIEs were approximately $1,488.7 million and $1,169.3 million, primarily consisting of property, plant and equipment, construction work in progress and other non-current assets. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the liabilities of these VIEs were approximately $276.4 million and $180.5 million, primarily consisting of finance leases and accounts payable.

**Noncontrolling Interests** 

Noncontrolling interests are classified as a separate component of equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. Additionally, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is reflected separately from consolidated net income on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. Any change in ownership of a subsidiary while the controlling financial interest is retained is accounted for as an equity transaction between the controlling and noncontrolling interests. Losses continue to be attributed to the noncontrolling interests, even when the noncontrolling interests' basis has been reduced to zero.

Noncontrolling interests with redemption features that are not solely within the control of the issuer are classified as temporary equity and are included in Redeemable stock of subsidiaries on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Generally, these instruments are initially measured at fair value and are subsequently adjusted for income and dividends allocated to the noncontrolling interest. Subsequent measurement varies depending on whether the instrument is probable of becoming redeemable. For securities that are currently redeemable or where it is probable that the instrument will become redeemable, any changes from the carrying value to redemption value are recognized in temporary equity against retained earnings or additional paid-in capital in the absence of retained earnings. When the instrument is not probable of becoming redeemable, no adjustment to the carrying value is recognized.

**Allocation of Earnings**

AES Indiana's renewable project partnerships are subject to profit-sharing arrangements where the allocation of earnings, cash distributions, and tax benefits are not based on fixed ownership percentages. These arrangements exist to designate different allocations of value among the investors, where the allocations change in form or percentage over the life of the partnership. AES Indiana uses the HLBV method when it is a reasonable approximation of the profit-sharing arrangement. The HLBV method calculates the proceeds that would be attributable to each partner based on the liquidation provisions of the respective operating partnership agreement if the partnership was to be liquidated at book value at the balance sheet date. Each partner's share of income in the period is equal to the change in the amount of net equity they are legally able to claim based on a hypothetical liquidation of the entity at the end of a reporting period compared to the beginning of that period, adjusted for any capital transactions (for further discussion, see Note 10, "*Equity - Equity Transactions with Noncontrolling Interests*").

The HLBV method is used to calculate the earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest when the business is consolidated by AES Indiana. In the early months of operations of a renewable generation facility where HLBV results in a significant decrease in the hypothetical liquidation proceeds attributable to the tax equity investor due to the recognition of ITCs or other adjustments as required by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, AES Indiana records the impact (sometimes referred to as the "Day one gain*"*) to income in the same period.

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The following table summarizes the allocation of earnings and tax attributes to tax equity partners under the HLBV method and recognized as Net *loss attributable to noncontrolling interests* on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations (see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters - IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* for further information on these renewable projects):

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| | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Hardy Hills Solar | $6872 | $28294 | $26093 |
| Pike County BESS | 107618 |  |  |
| Petersburg Energy Center | 121751 |  |  |
|  | $236241 | $28294 | $26093 |

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**Use of Management Estimates**

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that management make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period may also be affected by the estimates and assumptions management is required to make. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include: recognition of revenue including unbilled revenue; the carrying value of property, plant and equipment; the valuation of insurance and claims liabilities; the valuation of allowances for credit losses and deferred income taxes; regulatory assets and liabilities; liabilities recorded for income tax exposures; litigation; contingencies; and assets and liabilities related to AROs and employee benefits.

**Reclassifications**

Certain amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

**Cash and Cash Equivalents**

Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. All highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less are considered cash equivalents.

**Restricted Cash**

Restricted cash includes cash which is restricted as to withdrawal or usage. The nature of the restrictions includes restrictions imposed by agreements related to deposits held as collateral.

The following table provides a summary of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash amounts reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that reconcile to the total of such amounts as shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

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| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cash and cash equivalents | $64632 | $24259 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Restricted cash (included in Prepayments and other current assets) | 5 | 5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash** | $64637 | $24264 |

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**Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses**

The following table summarizes our accounts receivable balances at December 31:

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| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Accounts receivable, net** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Customer receivables | $184471 | $207353 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Unbilled revenue | 94875 | 90731 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amounts due from related parties | 8611 | 6508 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other | 22394 | 38330 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Allowance for credit losses | (14057) | (29798) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total accounts receivable, net** | $296294 | $313124 |

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The following table is a rollforward of our allowance for credit losses related to the accounts receivable balances for the periods indicated:

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| | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Allowance for credit losses:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Beginning balance | $29798 | $2283 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Current period provision | 26888 | 26662 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Write-offs charged against allowance | (43143) | (902) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recoveries | 514 | 1755 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ending Balance | $14057 | $29798 |

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The allowance for credit losses primarily relates to utility customer receivables, including unbilled amounts. Expected credit loss estimates are developed by disaggregating customers into those with similar credit risk characteristics and using historical credit loss experience. In addition, we also consider how current and future economic conditions are expected to impact the collectability, as applicable, of our receivables balance. Amounts are written off when reasonable collections efforts have been exhausted. Beginning in 2024 and continuing into 2025, the current period provision and allowance for credit losses increased due to a temporary pause of customer disconnections and certain collection efforts and write-off processes after the implementation of AES Indiana's customer billing system upgrade in the fourth quarter of 2023. This has resulted in higher past due customer receivables. AES Indiana reinstituted the customer disconnections and write-off processes in March 2025, and third-party collection efforts were reinstituted in the third quarter of 2025.

**Inventories**

AES Indiana maintains coal, fuel oil, natural gas, materials and supplies inventories for use in the production of electricity. These inventories are accounted for at the lower of cost or net realizable value, using the average cost. The following table summarizes our inventories balances at December 31:

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| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
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|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Inventories** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fuel | $21694 | $50842 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Materials and supplies, net | 52089 | 49093 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total inventories** | $73783 | $99935 |

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**Regulatory Accounting**

The retail utility operations of AES Indiana are subject to the jurisdiction of the IURC. AES Indiana's wholesale power transactions are subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC. These agencies regulate AES Indiana's utility business operations, tariffs, accounting, depreciation allowances, services, issuances of securities and the sale and acquisition of utility properties. The financial statements of AES Indiana are based on GAAP, including the provisions of FASB ASC 980, *"Regulated Operations,"* which gives recognition to the ratemaking and accounting practices of these agencies. See also Note 2, *"Regulatory Matters - Regulatory Assets and Liabilities",* for a discussion of specific regulatory assets and liabilities.

**Property, Plant and Equipment**

Property, plant and equipment is stated at original cost as defined for regulatory purposes. The cost of additions to property, plant and equipment and replacements of retirement units of property are charged to plant accounts. Units of property replaced or abandoned in the ordinary course of business are retired from the plant accounts at cost; such amounts, less salvage, are charged to accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method based on functional rates approved by the IURC and averaged 3.9%, 3.8% and 3.7% during 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Depreciation expense was $307.4 million, $268.6 million, and $244.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. *"Depreciation and amortization"* expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations is presented net of regulatory deferrals of depreciation expense and also includes amortization of intangible assets and amortization of previously deferred regulatory costs.

AES Indiana may receive contributions in aid of construction ("CIAC") from customers that are intended to defray all or a portion of the costs for certain capital projects. AES Indiana accounts for CIAC as a reduction to property, plant and equipment as costs are incurred for the related capital project, while CIAC received in advance of costs incurred are recognized as a liability. As of December 31, 2025, AES Indiana recorded a CIAC liability of $19.2 million, included in "*Accrued and other current liabilities*" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

**AFUDC**

In accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts prescribed by FERC, AES Indiana capitalizes an allowance for the net cost of funds (interest on borrowed funds and a reasonable rate of return on equity funds) used for construction purposes during the period of construction with a corresponding credit to income. AES Indiana capitalized amounts using pretax composite rates of 5.4%, 6.6% and 7.1% during 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. AFUDC equity and AFUDC debt were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

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|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| AFUDC equity | $2547 | $3991 | $9315 |
| AFUDC debt | $33163 | $32240 | $13739 |

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**Impairment of Long-lived Assets**

GAAP requires that AES Indiana test long-lived assets for impairment when indicators of impairment exist. If an asset is deemed to be impaired, AES Indiana is required to write down the asset to its fair value with a charge to current earnings. The net book value of AES Indiana's property, plant, and equipment was $6.0 billion and $5.5 billion as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, AES Indiana had $226.7 million and $230.4 million, respectively, of long-term regulatory assets associated with retirement costs for Petersburg Units 1 and 2 and the conversion of Petersburg Units 3 and 4. AES Indiana does not believe any of these assets are currently impaired. In making this assessment, AES Indiana considers such factors as: the overall condition and generating and distribution capacity of the assets; the expected ability to recover additional expenditures in the assets; the anticipated demand and relative pricing of retail electricity in its service territory and wholesale electricity in the region; and the cost of fuel.

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**Intangible Assets**

Finite-lived intangible assets primarily include capitalized software and project development intangible assets amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives. The following table presents information related to the Company's intangible assets, including the gross amount capitalized and related amortization:

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|<br>**$ in thousands** |<br>**Weighted average amortization periods (in years)** | **2025** | **2924** |
| Capitalized software | 6 | $297631 | $280020 |
| Project development intangible assets | 29 | 145370 | 83149 |
| Other | Various | 809 | 797 |
| Less: Accumulated amortization |  | (157850) | (131756) |
| Intangible assets - net |  | $285960 | $232210 |
|  | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Amortization expense | $27107 | $26193 | $14570 |
| Estimated future amortization |  |  |  |
| Years ending December 31, |  |  |  |
| 2026 |  |  | $26435 |
| 2027 |  |  | 23717 |
| 2028 |  |  | 24014 |
| 2029 |  |  | 23463 |
| 2030 |  |  | 20943 |
| Total |  |  | $118572 |

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**Implementation Costs Related to Software as a Service**

AES Indiana has recorded prepayments for implementation costs related to software as a service in support of utility customer services of $2.7 million and $2.5 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which are recorded within *"Prepayments and other current assets"* and *"Other non-current assets"* on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

**Debt Issuance Costs**

Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of long-term debt are deferred and presented as a direct reduction from the face amount of that debt and amortized over the related financing period using the effective interest method. Debt issuance costs related to a line-of-credit or revolving credit facility are deferred and presented as an asset and amortized on a straight-line basis over the related financing period. Make-whole payments in connection with early debt retirements are classified as cash flows from financing activities.

**Contingencies**

AES Indiana accrues for loss contingencies when the amount of the loss is probable and estimable. AES Indiana is subject to various environmental regulations and is involved in certain legal proceedings. If AES Indiana's actual environmental and/or legal obligations are different from our estimates, the recognition of the actual amounts may have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, although that has not been the case during the periods covered by this report. Accruals for loss contingencies were not material as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. See Note 11, "*Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies*" for additional information.

**Concentrations of Risk**

Substantially all of AES Indiana's customers are located within the Indianapolis area. Approximately 68% of AES Indiana's employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements in two bargaining units: a physical unit and a clerical-technical unit.

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**Financial Derivatives**

All derivatives are recognized as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheets and are measured at fair value. Changes in the fair value are recorded in earnings unless the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge of a forecasted transaction or it qualifies for the normal purchases and sales exception.

AES Indiana has contracts involving the physical delivery of energy and fuel. Because some of these contracts qualify for the normal purchases and normal sales scope exception in ASC 815, AES Indiana has elected to account for them as accrual contracts, which are not adjusted for changes in fair value. AES Indiana has or previously had FTRs and forward power contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting or the normal purchases and sales exceptions under ASC 815. Accordingly, FTRs are recorded at fair value when acquired and subsequently amortized over the annual period as they are used. FTRs are initially recorded at fair value using the income approach. The forward power contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in the fair value charged or credited to the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which the change occurred. Forward power contracts are fair valued using the market approach.

**Leases**

The Company has finance leases primarily for land in which the Company is the lessee. Operating leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet, but are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company's leases do not contain any material residual value guarantees, restrictive covenants or subleases.

Right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term while lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized on commencement of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Generally, the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable; as such, we use the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company determines discount rates based on its existing credit rates of its borrowings, which are then adjusted for the appropriate lease term. The right-of-use asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives that are paid or payable to the lessee at commencement. The lease term includes periods covered by the option to extend if it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised and periods covered by an option to terminate if it is reasonably certain that the option will not be exercised.

**ARO**

AES Indiana records the fair value of a liability for a legal obligation to retire an asset in the period in which the obligation is incurred. When a new liability is recognized, AES Indiana capitalizes the costs of the liability by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. The liability is accreted to its present value each period and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. Upon settlement of the obligation, AES Indiana eliminates the liability and, based on the actual cost to retire, may incur a gain or loss.

**Revenue Recognition**

Revenue related to the sale of energy is generally recognized when service is rendered or energy is delivered to customers. However, the determination of the energy sales to individual customers is based on the reading of their meters, which occurs on a systematic basis throughout the month. At the end of each month, amounts of energy delivered to certain customers since the date of the last meter reading are estimated and the corresponding unbilled revenue is accrued. In making its estimates of unbilled revenue, AES Indiana uses models that consider various factors including daily generation volumes; known amounts of energy usage by nearly all residential, commercial and industrial customers; and estimated customer rates based on prior period billings. Given the use of these models, and that customers are billed on a monthly cycle, we believe it is unlikely that materially different results will occur in future periods when revenue is billed. An allowance for credit losses is maintained and amounts are written off when normal collection efforts have been exhausted. AES Indiana's provision for expected credit losses included in "*Operating expenses - Operation and maintenance"* on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations was $27.1 million, $27.4 million and $7.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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AES Indiana's basic rates include a provision for fuel costs as established in AES Indiana's most recent rate proceeding, which last adjusted AES Indiana's rates in May 2024. AES Indiana is permitted to recover actual costs of power purchased and fuel consumed, subject to certain restrictions. This is accomplished through quarterly FAC proceedings, in which AES Indiana estimates the amount of fuel and power purchased costs in future periods. Through these proceedings, AES Indiana is also permitted to recover, in future rates, underestimated fuel and power purchased costs from prior periods, subject to certain restrictions, and therefore the over or underestimated costs are deferred or accrued and amortized into fuel expense in the same period that AES Indiana's rates are adjusted. See also Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters*", for a discussion of other costs that AES Indiana is permitted to recover through periodic rate adjustment proceedings and the status of current rate adjustment proceedings.

In addition, AES Indiana is one of many transmission system owner members of MISO, an RTO which maintains functional control over the combined transmission systems of its members and manages one of the largest energy markets in the U.S. See Note 14, *"Revenue"* for additional information of MISO sales and other revenue streams.

**Operating Expenses – Other, Net**

Operating expenses – Other, net generally includes gains or losses on asset sales, dispositions or acquisitions, gains or losses on the sale or acquisition of businesses, and other expense or income from miscellaneous operating transactions.

**Pension and Postretirement Benefits**

AES Indiana recognizes in its Consolidated Balance Sheets an asset or liability reflecting the funded status of pension and other postretirement plans with current-year changes in the funded status, that would otherwise be recognized in AOCI, recorded as a regulatory asset as this can be recovered through future rates. All plan assets are recorded at fair value. AES Indiana follows the measurement date provisions of the accounting guidance, which require a year-end measurement date of plan assets and obligations for all defined benefit plans.

AES Indiana accounts for and discloses pension and postretirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of GAAP relating to the accounting for pension and other postretirement plans. These GAAP provisions require the use of assumptions, such as the discount rate for liabilities and long-term rate of return on assets, in determining the obligations, annual cost and funding requirements of the plans. Consistent with the requirements of ASC 715, AES Indiana applies a disaggregated discount rate approach for determining service cost and interest cost for its defined benefit pension plans and postretirement plans.

See Note 9, "*Benefit Plans*" for more information.

**Income Taxes**

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of the existing assets and liabilities, and their respective income tax bases. AES Indiana establishes a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. AES Indiana's tax positions are evaluated under a more likely than not recognition threshold and measurement analysis before they are recognized for financial statement reporting.

Uncertain tax positions are classified as non-current income tax liabilities unless expected to be paid within one year. AES Indiana's policy for interest and penalties is to recognize interest and penalties as a component of the provision for income taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Income tax assets or liabilities which are included in allowable costs for ratemaking purposes in future years are recorded as regulatory assets or liabilities with a corresponding deferred tax liability or asset. Investment tax credits that reduced federal income taxes in the years they arose have been deferred and are being amortized to income over the useful lives of the properties in accordance with regulatory treatment. See Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters*" for additional information.

AES Indiana files U.S. federal income tax returns as part of the consolidated U.S. income tax return filed by AES. The consolidated tax liability is allocated to each subsidiary based on the separate return method which is specified in our tax allocation agreement and which provides a consistent, systematic and rational approach. See Note 8, "*Income Taxes*" for additional information.

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**Tax Credit Transferability**

During the year ended December 31, 2025, Pike County Energy Storage JV, LLC executed an agreement to transfer ITCs directly to a third party for $133.0 million. This amount was allocated to noncontrolling interest and treated as a capital contribution from the noncontrolling interest holder with no income tax benefit recorded by the Company. Pike County Energy Storage JV, LLC received and distributed to the noncontrolling interest holder cash proceeds from these tax credit transfers of $133.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2025.

**Repair and Maintenance Costs**

Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.

**Per Share Data**

IPALCO owns all of the outstanding common stock of AES Indiana. AES Indiana does not report earnings on a per-share basis.

**New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in 2025**

The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting pronouncements that had an impact on AES Indiana's Financial Statements. Accounting pronouncements not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or did not have a material impact on AES Indiana's Financial Statements.

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| **New Accounting Standards Adopted** | **New Accounting Standards Adopted** | **New Accounting Standards Adopted** | **New Accounting Standards Adopted** |
| **ASU Number and Name** | **Description** | **Date of Adoption** | **Effect on the Financial Statements upon adoption** |
| 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures | The amendments in this Update require that public business entities on an annual basis (1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. Furthermore, companies are required to disclose a disaggregated amount of income taxes paid at a federal, state, and foreign level as well as a breakdown of income taxes paid in a jurisdiction that comprises 5% of a company's total income taxes paid. Lastly, this ASU requires that companies disclose income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax at a domestic and foreign level and that companies disclose income tax expense from continuing operations on a federal, state, and foreign level. | December 31, 2025 | The Company adopted the standard on a prospective basis. See Note 8, "Income Taxes" for impact. |

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**New Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Effective**

The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting pronouncements that could have a material impact on the AES Indiana's Financial Statements once adopted. Accounting pronouncements not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have no material impact on AES Indiana's Financial Statements.

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| **ASU Number and Name** | **Description** | **Date of Adoption** | **Effect on the Financial Statements upon adoption** |
| 2024-03: Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) | The amendments in this Update require disclosure, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments require that at each interim and annual reporting period an entity:<br>1. Disclose the amounts of (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation, (c) depreciation, (d) intangible asset amortization, and (e) depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities (DD&A) (or other amounts of depletion expense) included in each relevant expense caption. A relevant expense caption is an expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations that contains any of the expense categories listed in (a)–(e).<br>2. Include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements.<br>3. Disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively.<br>4. Disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, an entity's definition of selling expenses. | The date for each amendment in this Update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. | AES Indiana is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its consolidated financial statements. This ASU only affects disclosures, which will be provided when the amendment becomes effective. |
| 2025-06: Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software | The amendments in this Update remove all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages (referred to as "project stages") throughout Subtopic 350-40. Therefore, an entity is required to start capitalizing software costs when both of the following occur:<br>1. Management has authorized and committed to funding the software project.<br>2. It is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended.<br>In evaluating the probable-to-complete recognition threshold, an entity is required to consider whether there is significant uncertainty associated with the development activities of the software. The two factors to consider in determining whether there is significant development uncertainty are whether: <br>1. The software being developed has technological innovations or novel, unique, or unproven functions or features, and the uncertainty related to those technological innovations, functions, or features, if identified, has not been resolved through coding and testing.<br>2. The entity has determined what it needs the software to do (for example, functions or features), including whether the entity has identified or continues to substantially revise the software's significant performance requirements. | The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. | AES Indiana is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its consolidated financial statements. |

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| 2025-09: Hedge Accounting Improvements  | Issue 1: Similar Risk Assessment for Cash Flow Hedges <br>The amendments in this Update permit grouping forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge based on similar risk exposures, subject to initial and ongoing risk assessments.<br>Issue 2: Hedging Forecasted Interest Payments on Choose-Your-Rate Debt<br>The amendments in this Update provide a model to facilitate the application of cash flow hedge accounting for forecasted interest payments on variable-rate debt that permits borrowers to change the interest rate index and reset frequency ("choose-your-rate" debt).<br>Issue 3: Cash Flow Hedges of Nonfinancial Forecasted Transactions<br>The amendments in this Update expand hedge accounting for forecasted purchases and sales of nonfinancial assets by allowing hedging of eligible price components and subcomponents, subject to specific criteria.<br>Issue 4: Net Written Options as Hedging Instruments<br>The amendments in this Update eliminate the requirement to apply the net written option test to compound derivatives consisting of a swap and a written option that are designated as hedging instruments in cash flow or fair value hedges of interest rate risk.<br>Issue 5: Foreign-Currency-Denominated Debt Used in Dual Hedges<br>The amendments in this Update eliminate recognition and presentation mismatches in dual hedge strategies by excluding fair value hedge basis adjustments from net investment hedge effectiveness assessments and requiring related foreign exchange gains and losses to be recognized in earnings. The amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, and should be applied prospectively for all hedging relationships that exist at the date of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its consolidated financial statements. | The amendments in this Update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, and should be applied prospectively for all hedging relationships that exist at the date of adoption. | AES Indiana is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its consolidated financial statements. |
| 2025-11: Interim Reporting (Topic 270)—Narrow-Scope Improvements | The amendments in this Update clarify interim disclosure requirements and the applicability of Topic 270 by organizing existing GAAP interim disclosure requirements into a single framework and clarifying when additional disclosures are required for material events occurring after the most recent annual reporting period. | The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. | AES Indiana is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its consolidated financial statements. |
| 2025-12: Codification Improvements | The amendments in this Update include 34 issues that represent changes to the Codification that clarify, correct errors, or make minor improvements, making the Codification easier to understand and apply. The amendments in this Update are varied in nature and may affect the application of guidance in cases in which the original guidance may have been unclear. | The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted on an issue-by-issue basis as of the beginning of an annual reporting period. | AES Indiana is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the standard on its consolidated financial statements. |

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**2. REGULATORY MATTERS**

**General**

AES Indiana is subject to regulation by the IURC as to its services and facilities, the valuation of property, the construction, purchase, or lease of electric generating facilities, the classification of accounts, rates of depreciation, retail rates and charges, the issuance of securities (other than evidences of indebtedness payable less than twelve months after the date of issue), the acquisition and sale of some public utility properties or securities and certain other matters.

In addition, AES Indiana is subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC with respect to, among other things, short-term borrowings not regulated by the IURC, the sale of electricity at wholesale, the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, the classification of accounts, reliability standards, and the acquisition and sale of utility property in certain circumstances as provided by the Federal Power Act. As a regulated entity, AES Indiana is required to use certain accounting methods prescribed by regulatory bodies which may differ from those accounting methods required to be used by unregulated entities.

AES Indiana is also affected by the regulatory jurisdiction of the EPA at the federal level, and the IDEM at the state level. Other significant regulatory agencies affecting AES Indiana include, but are not limited to, the NERC, the U.S. Department of Labor and the IOSHA.

**Basic Rates and Charges**

AES Indiana's basic rates and charges represent the largest component of its annual revenue. AES Indiana's basic rates and charges are determined after giving consideration, on a pro-forma basis, to all allowable costs for ratemaking purposes, including a fair return on the fair value of the utility property used and useful in providing service to customers. These basic rates and charges are set and approved by the IURC after public hearings. Such proceedings, which have occurred at irregular intervals, involve AES Indiana, the IURC, the OUCC, and other interested stakeholders. Pursuant to statute, the IURC is to conduct a periodic review of the basic rates and charges of all Indiana utilities at least once every four years, but the IURC has the authority to review the rates of any Indiana utility at any time. Once set, the basic rates and charges authorized do not assure the realization of a fair return on the fair value of property.

AES Indiana's declining block rate structure generally provides for residential and commercial customers to be charged a lower per kWh rate at higher consumption levels. Therefore, as volumes increase, the weighted average price per kWh decreases. Numerous factors including, but not limited to, weather, inflation, customer growth and usage, the level of actual operating and maintenance expenditures, fuel costs, generating unit availability, and capital expenditures, including those required by environmental regulations, can affect the return realized.

**Regulatory Rate Review and Base Rate Orders**

On June 3, 2025, AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC for authority to increase its basic rates and charges to cover the rising operational costs and needs associated with continuing to serve its customers safely and reliably. The factors leading to AES Indiana's base rate increase request include inflationary impacts on operations and maintenance expenses and continued investments in generation, transmission and distribution assets. AES Indiana is also seeking recovery of increased costs to support its vegetation management plan, storm restoration costs and technology to enhance resiliency and reliability. On October 15, 2025, AES Indiana entered into a Stipulation and Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement*"*) with most parties in AES Indiana's pending regulatory rate review at the IURC. This Settlement provides for updated base rates for electric services in AES Indiana's territory and is subject to, and conditioned upon, approval by the IURC. Among other things, the Settlement proposes an increase in AES Indiana's revenue of $90.7 million and provides a return on common equity of 9.75% and cost of long-term debt of 5.34%, on a rate base of approximately $5.5 billion for AES Indiana's 2027 electric service base rates. The partial settlement agreement also includes a commitment to not implement additional base rate increases, following the implementation of new base rates under the Settlement, until at least January of 2030 and to not start a second TDSIC Plan before January of 2028. An evidentiary hearing with the IURC was held on January 28 and 29, 2026, and AES Indiana anticipates a final order from the IURC in the second quarter of 2026.

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On April 17, 2024, the IURC issued an order (the "2024 Base Rate Order") approving the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement that AES Indiana entered into on November 22, 2023, with the OUCC and the other intervening parties in AES Indiana's base rate case filing. Among other matters and consistent with the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement, the 2024 Base Rate Order approves an increase in AES Indiana's total annual operating revenue of $71 million for AES Indiana's electric service and provides a return on common equity of 9.9% and cost of long-term debt of 4.9% on a rate base of approximately $3.5 billion. Updated customer rates and charges became effective on May 9, 2024. The 2024 Base Rate Order provides that annual wholesale margins earned above (or below) the benchmark of $28.6 million shall be passed back (or charged) to customer rates through a rate adjustment mechanism. Similarly, the 2024 Base Rate Order provides that all capacity sales and expenses above (or below) an expense benchmark of $19.0 million shall be passed back (or charged) to customer rates through a rate adjustment mechanism. The factors leading to AES Indiana's base rate increase request included inflationary impacts on operations and maintenance expenses, investments in the transmission and distribution systems, and modernization of its customer systems.

**FAC and Authorized Annual Jurisdictional Net Operating Income**

AES Indiana may apply to the IURC for a change in AES Indiana's fuel charge every three months to recover AES Indiana's estimated fuel costs, including the energy portion of power purchased costs, which may be above or below the levels included in AES Indiana's basic rates and charges. AES Indiana must present evidence in each FAC proceeding that it has made every reasonable effort to acquire fuel and generate or purchase power or both so as to provide electricity to its retail customers at the lowest fuel cost reasonably possible.

Independent of the IURC's ability to review basic rates and charges, Indiana law requires electric utilities under the jurisdiction of the IURC to meet operating expense and income test requirements as a condition for approval of requested changes in the FAC. A utility may be unable to recover all of its fuel costs if its rolling twelve-month operating income, determined at quarterly measurement dates, exceeds its authorized annual jurisdictional net operating income and there are not sufficient applicable cumulative net operating income deficiencies ("Cumulative Deficiencies") to offset it. The Cumulative Deficiencies calculation provides that only five years' worth of historical earnings deficiencies or surpluses are included, unless it has been greater than five years since the most recent rate case.

AES Indiana has not reported earnings in excess of the authorized level that exceeds the Cumulative Deficiency for any FAC periods in calendar years 2023, 2024 and 2025.

**ECCRA** 

AES Indiana may apply to the IURC for approval of a rate adjustment known as the ECCRA periodically to recover costs (including a return) to comply with certain environmental regulations applicable to AES Indiana's generating stations, recover costs (including a return) on certain investments in renewable and battery energy storage projects, and recover the retail portion of costs for generation consumables and environmental allowances. The total amount of AES Indiana's environmental equipment and renewable projects approved for ECCRA recovery as of December 31, 2025 was $851.6 million. The jurisdictional revenue requirement approved by the IURC to be included in AES Indiana's rates for the twelve-month period ending February 2026 is a net cost to customers of $114.9 million.

**DSM**

Through various rate orders from the IURC, AES Indiana has been able to recover its costs of implementing various DSM programs throughout the periods covered by this report. In 2025, 2024 and 2023, AES Indiana also had the ability to receive financial incentives, dependent upon the level of success of the programs. Financial incentives included in rates for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $4.6 million, $3.8 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

On December 29, 2020, the IURC approved a settlement agreement establishing a new three-year DSM plan for AES Indiana through 2023. The approval included cost recovery of programs as well as financial incentives, depending on the level of success of the programs. The order also approved recovery of lost revenue, consistent with the provisions of the settlement agreement.

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AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC on May 26, 2023 asking for approval of a one-year DSM interim plan. On December 27, 2023, the IURC approved a one-year DSM plan for AES Indiana through 2024. The approval included cost recovery of programs as well as financial incentives, depending on the level of success of the programs. The order also approved recovery of lost revenue, consistent with the provisions of the settlement agreement.

AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC on May 31, 2024 asking for approval of a two-year DSM plan for the 2025-2026 program years which was approved by the IURC on January 8, 2025. The approval included cost recovery of programs as well as financial incentives, depending on the level of success of the programs. The order also approved recovery of lost revenue, consistent with the provisions of the settlement agreement.

**Wind and Solar Power Purchase Agreements**

AES Indiana is currently committed under another agreement to purchase all wind-generated electricity through 2031 from a project in Minnesota, which has a maximum output capacity of approximately 200 MW. In addition, AES Indiana has 94.5 MW of solar-generated electricity in its service territory under long-term contracts (these long-term contracts have expiration dates ranging from 2026 to 2033), of which 94.0 MW was in operation as of December 31, 2025. AES Indiana has authority from the IURC to recover the costs for all of these agreements through an adjustment mechanism administered within the FAC. If and when AES Indiana sells the renewable energy attributes (in the form of renewable energy credits) generated from these facilities, the proceeds would pass back to benefit AES Indiana's retail customers through the FAC.

AES Indiana was previously committed under a power purchase agreement to purchase all wind-generated electricity through 2029 from a wind project in Indiana ("Hoosier Wind"), which had a maximum output capacity of approximately 100 MW. AES Indiana acquired Hoosier Wind in February 2024, and the existing power purchase agreement was terminated upon closing (see "*IRP Filings and Replacement Generation - Hoosier Wind*" below for further information).

**TDSIC**

In 2013, Senate Enrolled Act 560, the Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvement Charge ("TDSIC") statute, was signed into law. The TDSIC statute was revised in 2019. Among other provisions, this legislation provides for cost recovery outside of a base rate proceeding for new or replacement electric and gas transmission, distribution, and storage projects that a public utility undertakes for the purposes of safety, reliability, system modernization, or economic development. Provisions of the TDSIC statute require that, among other things, requests for recovery include a plan of at least five years and not more than seven for eligible investments. The first eighty percent of eligible costs can be recovered using a periodic rate adjustment mechanism. The cost recovery mechanism is referred to as a TDSIC mechanism. Recoverable costs include a return on, and of, the investment, including AFUDC, post-in-service carrying charges, operation and maintenance expenses, depreciation, and property taxes. The remaining twenty percent of recoverable costs are to be deferred for future recovery in the public utility's next base rate case. The periodic rate adjustment mechanism is capped at an annual increase of no more than two percent of total retail revenue.

On March 4, 2020, the IURC issued an order approving the projects in a seven-year TDSIC Plan for eligible transmission, distribution and storage system improvements totaling $1.2 billion from 2020 through 2026. Beginning in June 2020, AES Indiana files an annual TDSIC rate adjustment for a return on and of investments through March 31 with rates requested to be effective each November. Annual TDSIC plan update filings are required to be staggered with the TDSIC rider rate filings by six months as ordered by the IURC and are filed each December.

Per the TDSIC statute, a public utility may not file a petition within nine months after the date on which the commission issues an order changing the public utility's basic rates and charges with respect to the same type of utility service. The TDSIC Rider rate filing in June 2025 included twenty-four months of TDSIC revenue requirement because there was no TDSIC Rider rate filing in 2024 due to the timing of the 2024 Base Rate Order.

The total amount of AES Indiana's equipment net of depreciation, including carrying costs, approved for TDSIC recovery as of December 31, 2025 was $488.5 million. The jurisdictional revenue requirement approved by the IURC to be included in AES Indiana's rates for the twelve-month period ending October 2026 is a net cost to customers of $43.9 million.

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**IRP Filings and Replacement Generation**

Electric utilities in Indiana are required to submit Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) every three years. The IRPs are subject to a rigorous stakeholder process. IRPs describe how the utility plans to deliver safe, reliable, and efficient electricity at just and reasonable rates.

*2025 IRP*

In January 2025, AES Indiana initiated its 2025 IRP process with external stakeholders. Public advisory meetings for the 2025 IRP took place in January, July, September and October of 2025. On October 31, 2025, AES Indiana filed its 2025 IRP with the IURC, which describes AES Indiana's Preferred Resource Portfolio for meeting generation capacity needs for serving AES Indiana's retail customers over the next several years. The Preferred Resource Portfolio is AES Indiana's reasonable least cost option and provides a reliable and flexible generation mix for customers.

*2022 IRP*

In December 2022, AES Indiana filed its 2022 IRP with the IURC, which describes AES Indiana's Preferred Resource Portfolio for meeting generation capacity needs for serving AES Indiana's retail customers over the next several years. The Preferred Resource Portfolio is AES Indiana's reasonable least cost option and provides a cleaner and more diverse generation mix for customers. The 2022 IRP short-term action plan includes converting the two remaining coal units at Petersburg to natural gas (see "Petersburg Repowering" below for further information). Resulting from this IRP, AES Indiana also added three renewable projects to its generation portfolio, including Pike County BESS, Hoosier Wind and Crossvine.

*Petersburg Repowering* 

On March 11, 2024, AES Indiana filed for approval of a CPCN with the IURC to convert Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas ("Petersburg Repowering") and to recover costs through future rates. On November 6, 2024, the IURC issued an order approving the CPCN which includes: (1) approval of Petersburg Repowering and (2) approval of the accounting and ratemaking requests associated with Petersburg Repowering including AES Indiana's creation of regulatory assets for the remaining net book value of the Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retired assets, and certain materials and supplies inventories that will no longer be used, and recovery of certain other costs. Petersburg Unit 3 was taken offline in February 2026, and Petersburg Unit 4 is expected to be taken offline in June 2026. Construction activities are ongoing, with the units as converted expected to come back online for commissioning by May 2026 and October 2026, respectively.

As a result of the resolutions from this order, AES Indiana has $113.9 million and $101.0 million of projected Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retirement costs (including MATS equipment which was approved for recovery in Cause No. 44242 – CPCN to construct, install and use clean coal technology), and $20.7 million and $20.4 million of materials and supplies inventories that will no longer be used, upon retirement, recorded as long-term regulatory assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

*Hardy Hills Solar*

In January 2021, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, executed an agreement for the acquisition and construction of 195 MW Hardy Hills Solar to be developed in Clinton County, Indiana. In December 2023, the first stage of construction for Hardy Hills Solar was completed and placed in service, with initial operations for over half of the project commencing on December 28, 2023. Construction was completed for the remaining MW and the project achieved full commercial operations in May 2024.

*Petersburg Energy Center*

In July 2021, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, executed an agreement for the acquisition and construction of a 250 MW solar and 45 MW (180 MWh) energy storage facility to be developed in Pike County, Indiana. In October 2022, the agreement was amended to revise the project schedule, including shifting the completion date to 2025, and adjusting for increased project costs. On December 22, 2022, AES Indiana filed a petition with the IURC for approval of these revisions, which was approved in May 2023. On August 31, 2023, AES Indiana closed on the agreement for the acquisition and construction of Petersburg Energy Center. This transaction

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was accounted for as an asset acquisition of a VIE that did not meet the definition of a business; therefore, the individual assets were recorded at their fair values. Total net assets of $48.7 million were recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with the transaction, primarily consisting of project development intangible assets (see Note 1, "*Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets*" for further information). In November 2025, Petersburg Energy Center was placed in service.

*Pike County BESS*

In June 2023, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, executed an agreement for the construction of the 200 MW (800 MWh) Pike County BESS to be developed at the AES Indiana Petersburg Plant site in Pike County, Indiana. On July 19, 2023, AES Indiana filed a petition and case-in-chief with the IURC seeking approval for a Clean Energy project and associated timely cost recovery under Indiana Code for this project. A hearing for this case was held in October 2023, and IURC approval was received on January 17, 2024. In March 2025, Pike County BESS was placed in service.

*Hoosier Wind*

In August 2023, AES Indiana filed for IURC issuance of a CPCN approving the acquisition of 100% of the membership interests in Hoosier Wind, LLC ("Hoosier Wind"), which is an existing 106 MW wind facility located in Benton County, Indiana. IURC approval was received on January 24, 2024, and the transaction closed on February 29, 2024. Immediately following the acquisition of Hoosier Wind, the legal entity was dissolved by AES Indiana. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition that did not meet the definition of a business. Of the total consideration transferred of $92.6 million, including transaction costs, approximately $48.8 million was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired on a relative fair value basis, primarily consisting of tangible wind farm assets and typical working capital items. The remaining consideration was allocated to the termination of the pre-existing power purchase agreement between AES Indiana and Hoosier Wind, which was deferred as a long-term regulatory asset.

*Crossvine*

On August 1, 2024, AES Indiana executed an agreement for the acquisition of a development stage solar and BESS project to be developed in Dubois County, Indiana. AES Indiana plans to build 85 MW of solar and 85 MW (340 MWh) of energy storage which is expected to be placed in service in mid-2027. AES Indiana filed a petition and case-in-chief with the IURC in August 2024, seeking a CPCN for this project, and IURC approval was received on April 9, 2025. On May 16, 2025, AES Indiana closed on the agreement for the acquisition of Crossvine Solar 1, LLC. This transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition of a variable interest entity that did not meet the definition of a business; therefore, the identifiable assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair values. Total net assets of $77.6 million were recorded on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets associated with the transaction, primarily consisting of a project development intangible asset valued at $63.5 million and construction work in progress (see Note 1, *"Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets"* for further information).

*Incentives for Clean Energy Projects*

Indiana Code 8-1-8 (the "clean energy statute") offers certain incentives for clean energy projects. Primarily, it allows for the timely recovery of costs and expenses incurred during construction and operation of eligible projects outside of a base rate proceeding. Clean energy projects eligible for incentives under this statute include renewable energy resources such as wind, photovoltaic cells and panels, solar energy, and energy storage systems or technologies, among others. AES Indiana filed for and received IURC approval of Crossvine, Hoosier Wind, Pike County BESS, Petersburg Energy Center, Hardy Hills Solar and Petersburg Repowering under this statute. AES Indiana continues to evaluate projects which may also be filed under this statute.

**Regulatory Assets and Liabilities**

Regulatory assets and liabilities represent deferred costs or credits that have been included as allowable costs or credits for ratemaking purposes. AES Indiana has recorded regulatory assets or liabilities relating to certain costs or credits as authorized by the IURC or established regulatory practices in accordance with ASC 980. AES Indiana is amortizing non tax-related regulatory assets to expense over periods ranging from 1 to 35 years.

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The following table presents AES Indiana's regulatory assets and liabilities:

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| | | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **Type of Recovery** | **Recovery Period** | **2025** | **2024** |
|  |  |  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Regulatory assets, current:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undercollections of rate riders | B | 2026 | $68922 | $115911 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Costs being recovered through basic rates and charges | A/B | 2026 | 13214 | 18417 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory assets, current** |  |  | 82136 | 134328 |
| **Regulatory assets, non-current:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrecognized pension and other |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;postretirement benefit plan costs | A/B | Ongoing | 108355 | 124176 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Petersburg Units 1 and 2 retirement costs | A | 2033 | 112803 | 129375 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retirement costs | A/B | Undetermined <sup>(C)</sup> | 134608 | 121351 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TDSIC costs | A | 2060 | 71758 | 52469 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Environmental costs | A/B | 2044 | 54000 | 65186 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hoosier Wind | A | 2039 | 48208 | 53394 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other undercollections to be collected through rate riders | A/B | Various | 39613 | 27607 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other costs being recovered through basic rates and charges | A/B | Various | 26619 | 29140 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other regulatory assets, non-current | A/B | Various | 19360 | 16331 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory assets, non-current** |  |  | 615324 | 619029 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory assets** |  |  | $697460 | $753357 |
| **Regulatory liabilities, current:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Overcollections and other credits being passed |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to customers through rate riders | B | 2026 | $27078 | $8959 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to customers through transmission rates | A | 2026 | 1817 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FTRs | B | 2026 | 3506 | 2956 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory liabilities, current** |  |  | 32401 | 11915 |
| **Regulatory liabilities, non-current:** |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ARO and accrued asset removal costs | B | Not applicable | 188456 | 344506 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income taxes payable to customers through rates | B | Ongoing | 54663 | 58378 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Environmental Compliance Rider | B | Ongoing | 12060 | 146 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other regulatory liabilities, non-current | B | 2028 | 3883 | 991 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory liabilities, non-current** |  |  | 259062 | 404021 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total regulatory liabilities** |  |  | $291463 | $415936 |

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A – Recovery of incurred costs plus rate of return. Refund of incurred credits, plus rate of return.

B – Recovery of incurred costs without a rate of return. Refund of incurred credits without a rate of return.

C – Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retirement costs included in pending rate case filed with IURC in June 2025. Recovery period pending final order from the IURC.

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**Current Regulatory Assets and Liabilities**

Current regulatory assets and liabilities primarily represent costs that are being recovered per specific rate orders; recovery for the remaining costs is probable, but not certain.

*Undercollections to be collected through rate riders*

Current undercollections to be collected through rate riders include: (i) DSM, (ii) ECCRA costs, (iii) Off System Sales Margin Sharing, (iv) Capacity rider costs, (v) overcollection of MISO rider costs, and (vi) TDSIC.

*Costs being recovered through basic rates and charges*

Current regulatory assets also include the current portion of certain deferred costs to be collected through base rates, which include: (i) Rate case costs, (ii) COVID-19 costs, (iii) one-time implementation costs and Software as a Service costs related to the ACE project, and (iv) environmental costs. With the exception of environmental costs, costs recovered through base rates do not earn a return on investment.

*Overcollections and other credits being returned through rate riders*

Current overcollections to be returned through rate riders include: (i) Green Power and (ii) deferred fuel costs.

*Overcollections being returned through transmission Rates*

Transmission formula rate assets and liabilities represent the amounts due from/to customers as a result of the implementation of transmission formula rates, which are adjusted each year based on actual revenue and costs from a previous year.

*FTRs*

In connection with AES Indiana's participation in MISO, in the second quarter of each year AES Indiana is granted financial instruments that can be converted into cash or FTRs based on AES Indiana's forecasted peak load for the period. See Note 5*, "Fair Value - Fair Value Hierarchy and Valuation Techniques - Financial Assets - FTRs"* for additional information.

**Non-Current Regulatory Assets and Liabilities**

*Other undercollections to be collected through rate riders*

Non-current undercollections to be collected through rate riders include: (i) Hardy Hills Solar project costs, (ii) Petersburg Energy Center project costs, (iii) Pike County BESS project costs, and (iv) Crossvine project costs.

*Other costs being recovered through basic rates and charges*

Non-current regulatory assets also include the non-current portion of certain deferred costs to be collected through base rates, which include: (i) Major storm costs, (ii) COVID-19 costs, and (iii) one-time implementation costs and Software as a Service costs related to the ACE project. With the exception of ACE one-time implementation costs and Software as a Service costs, costs recovered through base rates do not earn a return on investment.

*Unrecognized Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plan Costs*

In accordance with ASC 715 *"Compensation – Retirement Benefits"* and ASC 980, we recognize a regulatory asset equal to the unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs. Pension expenses or income are recorded based on the benefit plan's actuarially determined pension liability or asset and associated level of annual expenses or income to be recognized. The other postretirement benefit plan's deferred benefit cost is the excess of the other postretirement benefit liability over the amount previously recognized.

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*Petersburg Units 1 and 2 Retirement Costs*

These consist of the remaining unamortized net book value of Petersburg Unit 1 and 2 which were retired as a result of AES Indiana's 2019 IRP. These costs are currently being recovered through base rates under the 2024 Base Rate Order over a period of ten years.

*Petersburg Units 3 and 4 Retirement Costs*

On November 6, 2024, the IURC issued an order approving the CPCN to convert Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas. As a result of this order and in accordance with ASC 980, it was determined that the conversion of Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas became probable, and the projected remaining net book value of the Petersburg Units 3 and 4 retired assets of $113.9 million and materials and supplies inventories that will no longer be used of $20.7 million were reclassified from net property, plant and equipment and inventories, respectively, to long-term regulatory assets. See *"IRP Filings and Replacement Generation"* above for additional discussion.

*TDSIC Costs*

These consist of various costs incurred for AES Indiana's approved TDSIC Plan. These costs were approved for recovery through AES Indiana's TDSIC proceedings and amortization periods range from 1 to 36 years. See *"TDSIC"* above for additional discussion.

*Environmental Compliance Rider*

These consist of various costs and credits incurred to comply with environmental regulations. These costs and credits were approved for recovery or return either through AES Indiana's ECCRA proceedings or in the 2024 Base Rate Order. Amortization periods vary, ranging from 1 to 18 years.

*Hoosier Wind*

As discussed above in *"IRP Filings and Replacement Generation",* AES Indiana acquired Hoosier Wind on February 29, 2025. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition and a portion of the consideration transferred was allocated to the termination of the pre-existing power purchase agreement between AES Indiana and Hoosier Wind, which was deferred as a long-term regulatory asset. This regulatory asset also includes deferred operation and maintenance and carrying costs on AES Indiana's investment in accordance with the approved CPCN. The investment costs, including operations and maintenance and carrying costs, were approved for recovery via the ECCRA rider until the project is included in a future base rate case.

*ARO and Accrued Asset Removal Costs*

In accordance with ASC 410 and ASC 980, AES Indiana recognizes the amount collected in customer rates for costs of removal not yet incurred that do not have an associated legal retirement obligation as a deferred regulatory liability. This amount is net of the portion of legal ARO costs that are deferred that is also being recovered in rates.

*Deferred Income Taxes Recoverable/Payable Through Rates*

A deferred income tax asset or liability is created from a difference in timing of income recognition between tax laws and accounting methods. As a regulated utility, AES Indiana includes in ratemaking the impacts of current income taxes and changes in deferred income tax liabilities or assets.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. federal government enacted the TCJA, which, among other things, reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, beginning January 1, 2018. As required by GAAP, on December 31, 2017, AES Indiana and IPALCO remeasured their deferred income tax assets and liabilities using the new tax rate. The impact of the reduction of the income tax rate on deferred income taxes was utilized in the 2018 Base Rate Order to reduce jurisdictional retail rates. Accordingly, we have a net regulatory deferred income tax liability of $54.7 million and $58.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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**3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT**

The original cost of property, plant and equipment segregated by functional classifications follows:

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| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| Production | $5193079 | $4303827 |
| Transmission | 569083 | 516178 |
| Distribution | 2818347 | 2562827 |
| General plant | 284679 | 251715 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total property, plant and equipment in service** | 8865188 | 7634547 |
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | 3288070 | 3071167 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Net property, plant and equipment in service** | 5577118 | 4563380 |
| Construction work in progress | 442318 | 897863 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Property, plant and equipment, net** | $6019436 | $5461243 |

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**4. ARO**

ASC 410 *"Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations"* addresses financial accounting and reporting for legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal operation. A legal obligation for purposes of ASC 410 is an obligation that a party is required to settle as a result of an existing law, statute, ordinance, written or oral contract or the doctrine of promissory estoppel.

AES Indiana's ARO liabilities relate primarily to environmental issues involving asbestos-containing materials, ash ponds, landfills and miscellaneous contaminants associated with its generating plants, transmission system and distribution system. The following is a roll forward of the ARO legal liabilities for the periods indicated:

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| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Balance as of January 1** | $378460 | $249930 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liabilities incurred | 72621 | 9060 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liabilities settled | (28301) | (14539) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Revisions to cash flow and timing estimates | 132736 | 117743 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accretion expense | 17671 | 16266 |
| **Balance as of December 31** | $573187 | $378460 |
| Less: ARO liabilities, current | 40724 | 32161 |
| **ARO liabilities, non-current** | $532463 | $346299 |

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ARO liabilities incurred primarily relate to additional CCR liabilities, as well as decommissioning costs for AES Indiana's renewable projects. AES Indiana recorded revisions to its ARO liabilities during these two periods primarily to reflect revisions to cash flow estimates due to increases in closure costs and groundwater treatment measures for ash ponds and landfills. For the year ended December 31, 2025, revisions were primarily associated with updates to the Petersburg and Harding Street Corrective Measures Assessments related to ash ponds and groundwater treatment. For the year ended December 31, 2024, revisions were primarily associated with a revised decommissioning study for AES Indiana. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, AES Indiana did not have any assets that are legally restricted for settling its ARO liabilities.

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**5. FAIR VALUE**

The fair value of current financial assets and liabilities approximates their reported carrying amounts. The estimated fair value of AES Indiana's assets and liabilities have been determined using available market information. Because these amounts are estimates and based on hypothetical transactions to sell assets or transfer liabilities, the use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

**Fair Value Hierarchy and Valuation Techniques**

ASC 820 defines and establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis and/or financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, which have been adjusted to fair value during the period. In accordance with ASC 820, AES Indiana has categorized its financial assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, following the three-level fair value hierarchy prescribed by ASC 820 as follows:

Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market;

Level 2 - inputs from quoted prices in markets where trading occurs infrequently or quoted prices of instruments with similar attributes in active markets; and

Level 3 - unobservable inputs reflecting management's own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

Whenever possible, quoted prices in active markets are used to determine the fair value of AES Indiana's financial instruments. AES Indiana's financial instruments are not held for trading or other speculative purposes. The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that AES Indiana could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

**Financial Assets**

*FTRs*

In connection with AES Indiana's participation in MISO, in the second quarter of each year AES Indiana is granted financial instruments that can be converted into cash or FTRs based on AES Indiana's forecasted peak load for the period. FTRs are used in the MISO market to hedge AES Indiana's exposure to congestion charges, which result from constraints on the transmission system. AES Indiana's FTRs are valued at the cleared auction prices for FTRs in MISO's annual auction. Because of the infrequent nature of this valuation, the fair value assigned to the FTRs is considered a Level 3 input under the fair value hierarchy required by ASC 820. An offsetting regulatory liability has been recorded as these revenue or costs will be flowed through to customers through the FAC. As such, there is no impact on AES Indiana's Consolidated Statements of Operations.

*Forward Power Contracts*

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, all outstanding forward power contracts had settled and there was no notional amount outstanding. All changes in the market value of the forward power contracts were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which the change occurred. See also Note 6, "*Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Derivatives Not Designated as Hedge"* for further information.

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**Recurring Fair Value Measurements**

The fair value of assets at December 31, 2025 and 2024 measured on a recurring basis and the respective category within the fair value hierarchy for AES Indiana was determined as follows:

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| | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** |
| | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Financial assets:** | | | | | | | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FTRs | $— | $— | $1584 | $1584 | $— | $— | $1526 | $1526 |
| **Total financial assets measured at fair value** | $— | $— | $1584 | $1584 | $— | $— | $1526 | $1526 |

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The following table presents a roll forward of financial instruments, measured at fair value on a recurring basis, classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy (note, amounts in this table indicate carrying values, which approximate fair values):

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| | **Reconciliation of Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Balance at January 1, 2024** | $1388 |
| Issuances | 3811 |
| Settlements | (3673) |
| **Balance at December 31, 2024** | 1526 |
| Issuances | 4718 |
| Settlements | (4660) |
| **Balance at December 31, 2025** | $1584 |

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**Financial Instruments not Measured at Fair Value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets**

*Debt*

The fair value of AES Indiana's outstanding fixed-rate debt has been determined on the basis of the quoted market prices of the specific securities issued and outstanding. In certain circumstances, the market for such securities was inactive and therefore the valuation was adjusted to consider changes in market spreads for similar securities. Accordingly, the purpose of this disclosure is not to approximate the value on the basis of how the debt might be refinanced.

The following table shows the face value and the fair value of fixed-rate and variable-rate indebtedness (Level 2) for the periods ending:

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| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Face Value** | **Fair Value** | **Face Value** | **Fair Value** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| Fixed-rate | $3073800 | $2937587 | $2763800 | $2555449 |
| Variable-rate |  |  | 500000 | 500000 |
| **Total indebtedness** | $3073800 | $2937587 | $3263800 | $3055449 |

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The difference between the face value and the carrying value of this indebtedness represents the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• unamortized deferred financing costs of $27.7 million and $26.4 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• unamortized discounts of $9.0 million and $8.1 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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**6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES**

AES Indiana uses derivatives principally to manage the risk of price changes for fuel and power purchased. The derivatives that AES Indiana uses to economically hedge this risk is governed by our risk management policies for forward and futures contracts. AES Indiana's net positions are continually assessed within its structured hedging programs to determine whether new or offsetting transactions are required. AES Indiana monitors and values derivative positions monthly as part of its risk management processes. AES Indiana uses published sources for pricing, when possible, to mark positions to market. All of AES Indiana's derivative instruments are used for risk management purposes and are designated as cash flow hedges if they qualify under ASC 815 for accounting purposes.

At December 31, 2025**,** AES Indiana's outstanding derivative instruments were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Commodity** | **Accounting Treatment** <sup>(a)</sup> | **Unit** | **Notional <br>(in thousands)** | **Sales <br>(in thousands)** | **Net Notional <br>(in thousands)** |
| FTRs | Not Designated | MWh | 3068 |  | 3068 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Refers to whether the derivative instruments have been designated as a cash flow hedge.

**Derivatives Not Designated as Hedge**

AES Indiana's FTRs and forward power contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting or the normal purchases and sales exceptions under ASC 815. Accordingly, FTRs are recorded at fair value using the income approach when acquired and subsequently amortized over the annual period as they are used. The forward power contracts are recorded at fair value using the market approach with changes in the fair value charged or credited to the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period in which the change occurred. This is commonly referred to as "MTM accounting." Realized gains and losses on the forward power contracts are included in future FAC filings, therefore any realized and unrealized gains and losses are deferred as regulatory liabilities or regulatory assets.

Certain qualifying derivative instruments have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales contracts, as provided under GAAP. Derivative contracts that have been designated as normal purchases or normal sales under GAAP are not subject to hedge or MTM accounting and are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations on an accrual basis.

When applicable, AES Indiana has elected not to offset derivative assets and liabilities and not to offset net derivative positions against the right to reclaim cash collateral pledged (an asset) or the obligation to return cash collateral received (a liability) under derivative agreements. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, AES Indiana did not have any offsetting positions.

The following table summarizes the fair value, balance sheet classification and hedging designation of AES Indiana's derivative instruments (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
|<br>**Commodity** |<br>**Hedging Designation** |<br>**Balance sheet classification** | **2025** | **2024** |
| FTRs | Not a Cash Flow Hedge | Prepayments and other current assets | $1584 | $1526 |

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**7. DEBT**

The following table presents AES Indiana's long-term debt:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
|<br>**Series** |<br>**Due** | **2025** | **2024** |
|  |  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **AES Indiana first mortgage bonds:** | **AES Indiana first mortgage bonds:** |  |  |
| 0.65% <sup>(1)</sup> | August 2025 | $— | $40000 |
| 0.75% <sup>(2)</sup> | April 2026 | 30000 | 30000 |
| 0.95% <sup>(2)</sup> | April 2026 | 60000 | 60000 |
| 1.40% <sup>(1)</sup> | August 2029 | 55000 | 55000 |
| 5.65% | December 2032 | 350000 | 350000 |
| 6.60% | January 2034 | 100000 | 100000 |
| 5.05% | August 2035 | 350000 |  |
| 6.05% | October 2036 | 158800 | 158800 |
| 6.60% | June 2037 | 165000 | 165000 |
| 4.875% | November 2041 | 140000 | 140000 |
| 4.65% | June 2043 | 170000 | 170000 |
| 4.50% | June 2044 | 130000 | 130000 |
| 4.70% | September 2045 | 260000 | 260000 |
| 4.05% | May 2046 | 350000 | 350000 |
| 4.875% | November 2048 | 105000 | 105000 |
| 5.70% | April 2054 | 650000 | 650000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unamortized discount – net |  | (9021) | (8093) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred financing costs |  | (27705) | (25469) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total AES Indiana first mortgage bonds** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total AES Indiana first mortgage bonds** | **3037074** | **2730238** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total consolidated AES Indiana long-term debt** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total consolidated AES Indiana long-term debt** | **3037074** | **2730238** |
| Less: current portion of long-term debt | Less: current portion of long-term debt | 89902 | 39910 |
| **Net consolidated AES Indiana long-term debt**<sup>(3)</sup> | **Net consolidated AES Indiana long-term debt**<sup>(3)</sup> | $**2947172** | $**2690328** |

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(1)First mortgage bonds issued to the Indiana Finance Authority, to secure the loan of proceeds from tax-exempt bonds issued by the Indiana Finance Authority.

(2)First mortgage bonds issued to the Indiana Finance Authority, to secure the loan of proceeds from tax-exempt bonds issued by the Indiana Finance Authority. The notes have a final maturity date of December 31, 2038, but are subject to a mandatory put in April 2026.

(3)Excludes $0.2 million and $0.2 million (current) and $107.1 million and $86.9 million (non-current) finance lease liabilities included in the respective short and long-term debt line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 15, "*Leases*" for further information.

**Line of Credit**

AES Indiana entered into a third amendment and restatement of its $500 million revolving Credit Agreement on March 25, 2025 with a syndicate of bank lenders. The AES Indiana Credit Agreement is an unsecured committed line of credit to be used: (i) to finance capital expenditures; (ii) to refinance certain existing indebtedness, (iii) to support working capital; and (iv) for general corporate purposes. This agreement matures on March 25, 2030, and bears interest at variable rates as described in the agreement. It includes an uncommitted $200 million accordion feature to provide AES Indiana with an option to request an increase in the size of the facility at any time prior to March 25, 2029, subject to approval by the lenders. The AES Indiana Credit Agreement also includes two one-year extension options, allowing AES Indiana to extend the maturity date subject to approval by the lenders. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, AES Indiana had $0.0 million and $100.0 million in outstanding borrowings on the committed AES Indiana Credit Agreement, respectively.

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**Debt Maturities**

Maturities on long-term indebtedness subsequent to December 31, 2025 are as follows:

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|:---|:---|
| **Year** | **Amount** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| 2026 | $90000 |
| 2027 |  |
| 2028 |  |
| 2029 | 55000 |
| 2030 |  |
| Thereafter | 2928800 |
|  | 3073800 |
| Unamortized discounts | (9021) |
| Deferred financing costs, net | (27705) |
| Total long-term debt | $3037074 |

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**Significant Transactions**

*AES Indiana First Mortgage Bonds and AES Indiana Term Loans*

In August 2025, AES Indiana issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds, 5.05% Series, due August 2035, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The net proceeds from this offering of approximately $345.2 million, after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and fees and expenses for the offering, were used to repay amounts outstanding on the $400 million Term Loan Agreement (described below), outstanding borrowings on the Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes.

In August 2024, AES Indiana entered into an unsecured $400 million Term Loan Agreement, which was drawn in two tranches, with the proceeds being used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was fully repaid in June and August 2025.

In March 2024, AES Indiana issued $650 million aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds, 5.70% Series, due April 2054, pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The net proceeds from this offering of approximately $640.5 million, after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and fees and expenses for the offering, were used to repay the $300 million Term Loan Agreement (described below), outstanding borrowings on the AES Indiana Credit Agreement and for general corporate purposes.

In November 2023, AES Indiana entered into an unsecured $300 million Term Loan Agreement, which was fully drawn at closing with the proceeds being used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was fully repaid in March 2024.

***Other***

In February 2024, AES Indiana received a $92.0 million short-term loan from AES. This loan was fully repaid in March 2024.

**Restrictions on Issuance of Debt**

All of AES Indiana's long-term borrowings must first be approved by the IURC and the aggregate amount of AES Indiana's short-term indebtedness must be approved by the FERC. AES Indiana has approval from FERC to borrow up to $750 million of short-term indebtedness outstanding at any time through July 29, 2026. In February 2024, AES Indiana received an order from the IURC granting AES Indiana authority through December 31, 2026 to, among other things, issue up to $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of long-term debt, of which $0 million remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. This order also grants AES Indiana authority to have up to $750 million of amounts outstanding at any one time under long-term credit agreements and liquidity facilities, of which $750 million remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. As an alternative to the sale of all or a

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portion of $65 million in principal of the long-term debt mentioned above, we have authority to issue up to $65 million of new preferred stock, all of which authority remains available under the order as of December 31, 2025. AES Indiana also has restrictions on the amount of new debt that may be issued due to contractual obligations of AES and by financial covenant restrictions under our existing debt obligations. Under such restrictions, AES Indiana is generally allowed to fully draw the amounts available on its AES Indiana Credit Agreement, refinance existing debt and issue new debt approved by the IURC and issue certain other indebtedness.

The mortgage and deed of trust of AES Indiana, together with the supplemental indentures thereto, secure the first mortgage bonds issued by AES Indiana. Pursuant to the terms of the mortgage, substantially all property owned by AES Indiana is subject to a first mortgage lien securing indebtedness of $3,073.8 million as of December 31, 2025. The AES Indiana first mortgage bonds require net income as calculated thereunder be at least two and one-half times the annual interest requirements before additional bonds can be authenticated on the basis of property additions. AES Indiana was in compliance with such requirements as of December 31, 2025.

**Credit Ratings**

AES Indiana's ability to borrow money or to refinance existing indebtedness and the interest rates at which AES Indiana can borrow money or refinance existing indebtedness are affected by AES Indiana's credit ratings. In addition, the applicable interest rates on the AES Indiana Credit Agreement are dependent upon the credit ratings of AES Indiana. Downgrades in the credit ratings of AES and/or IPALCO could result in AES Indiana's credit ratings being downgraded.

**8. INCOME TAXES**

AES Indiana follows a policy of comprehensive interperiod income tax allocation. Investment tax credits related to utility property have been deferred and are being amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related property. Investment tax credits related to joint venture renewable projects have been deferred and are being amortized over 12 months through the ECCRA.

AES files federal and state income tax returns which consolidate IPALCO and AES Indiana. Under a tax sharing agreement with IPALCO, AES Indiana is responsible for the income taxes associated with its own taxable income and records the provision for income taxes as if AES Indiana filed separate income tax returns. AES Indiana is no longer subject to U.S. or state income tax examinations for tax years through 2021, but is open for all subsequent periods. AES Indiana made tax sharing payments to IPALCO of $57.2 million, $22.9 million and $0.0 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

**Income Tax Provision**

The entire amount of income before income tax relates to domestic operations. Federal and state income taxes charged to income are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Components of income tax expense:** |  |  |  |
| Current income taxes: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | $32673 | $23166 | $1816 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 8540 | 5626 | 268 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current income taxes | 41213 | 28792 | 2084 |
| Deferred income taxes: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | 57418 | 12821 | 17631 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 14906 | (2850) | 5951 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred income taxes | 72324 | 9971 | 23582 |
| **Total income tax expense** | $**113537** | $**38763** | $**25666** |

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**Effective and Statutory Rate Reconciliation**

The provision for income taxes is different than the amount computed by applying the statutory tax rate to pretax income. The reasons for the difference for 2025, stated in amount and as a percentage of pretax income following the prospective adoption of ASU 2023-9, are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **2025** | **2025** |
| ($ in thousands) | **Amount** | **Percentage** |
| U.S. Federal statutory tax rate | $48732 | 21.0% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effects <sup>(1)</sup> | 18523 | 8.0% |
| Tax credits | (839) | (0.4)% |
| Nontaxable or nondeductible items | 876 | 0.4% |
| Noncontrolling interest of subsidiaries | 49611 | 21.4% |
| Reversal of excess deferred taxes | (3353) | (1.5)% |
| Other - net | (13) | —% |
| **Total income tax expense / Effective tax rate** | $**113537** | **48.9%** |

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(1) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State taxes in Indiana make up the majority (greater than 50 percent) of the tax effect in this category.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

The reasons for the difference for 2024 and 2023, stated as a percentage of pretax income, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **2024** | **2023** |
| Federal statutory tax rate | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Depreciation flow through and amortization | (7.4)% | (8.0)% |
| AFUDC - equity | 0.4% | (0.2)% |
| Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries | 4.0% | 5.6% |
| Other – net | 0.2% | (0.1)% |
| **Effective tax rate** | **22.1%** | **22.2%** |

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**Deferred Income Taxes**

The significant items comprising AES Indiana's net accumulated deferred tax liability recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Deferred tax liabilities:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Utility property, net | $454283 | $438018 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory assets recoverable through future rates | 129944 | 112389 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee benefit plans | 1906 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right of use asset |  | 17670 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments in tax partnerships | 33320 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 670 | 7175 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total deferred tax liabilities** | **620123** | **575252** |
| **Deferred tax assets:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment tax credit | 127 | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulatory liabilities including ARO | 169096 | 170236 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employee benefit plans |  | 265 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investments in tax partnerships |  | 6649 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lease liability |  | 18169 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 6292 | 10980 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total deferred tax assets** | **175515** | **206303** |
| **Deferred income tax liability – net** | $**444608** | $**368949** |

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**Uncertain Tax Positions**

Tax years subsequent to 2021 remain open to examination by taxing authorities. While it is often difficult

to predict the final outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular uncertain tax position, AES Indiana believes

unrecognized tax benefits of $0 at December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are the appropriate accrual for our uncertain tax positions. However, audit outcomes and the timing of audit settlements and future events that would impact AES Indiana's previously recorded unrecognized tax benefits are subject to significant uncertainty. It is possible that the ultimate outcome of future examinations may exceed AES Indiana's provision for current unrecognized tax benefits.

Tax-related interest expense and income is reported as part of the provision for federal and state income taxes. Penalties, if incurred, would also be recognized as a component of tax expense. There are no interest or penalties applicable to the periods contained in this report.

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**9. BENEFIT PLANS**

**Defined Contribution Plans**

All of AES Indiana's employees are covered by one of two defined contribution plans, the Thrift Plan or the RSP:

*The Thrift Plan*

Approximately 76% of AES Indiana's active employees are covered by the Thrift Plan, a qualified defined contribution plan. All union new hires are covered under the Thrift Plan. Participants elect to make contributions to the Thrift Plan based on a percentage of their base compensation. Each participant's contribution is matched up to certain thresholds of base compensation. The IBEW clerical-technical union new hires receive an annual lump sum company contribution into the Thrift Plan in addition to the company match. Employer contributions to the Thrift Plan were $4.3 million, $3.9 million and $3.7 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

*The RSP*

Approximately 24% of AES Indiana's active employees are covered by the RSP, a qualified defined contribution plan containing both match and nondiscretionary components. All non-union new hires are covered under the RSP. Participants elect to make contributions to the RSP based on a percentage of their eligible compensation. Each participant's contribution is matched in amounts up to, but not exceeding, 5% of the participant's eligible compensation. Starting in 2018, the RSP also includes a 4% nondiscretionary contribution based as a percentage of each participant's eligible compensation. Employer contributions (by AES Indiana) relating to the RSP were $3.0 million, $2.7 million and $2.5 million for 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

**Defined Benefit Plans**

Approximately 61% of AES Indiana's active employees are covered by the qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan; while approximately 15% of active employees are IBEW clerical-technical unit employees who are only eligible for the Thrift Plan. The remaining 24% of active employees are covered by the RSP. All non-union new hires are covered under the RSP, while IBEW physical unit union new hires are covered under the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Thrift Plan. The IBEW clerical-technical unit new hires are no longer covered under the Defined Benefit Pension Plan but do receive an annual lump sum company contribution into the Thrift Plan, in addition to the company match. The Defined Benefit Pension Plan is noncontributory and is funded by AES Indiana through a trust. Benefits for non-union participants in the Defined Benefit Pension Plan are based on salary, years of service and accrued benefits at April 1, 2015. Benefits for eligible union participants are based on each individual employee's pension band and years of service as opposed to their compensation. Pension bands are based primarily on job duties and responsibilities.

Additionally, a small group of former officers and their surviving spouses are covered under a funded non-qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan. The total number of participants in the plan as of December 31, 2025 was 19. The plan is closed to new participants.

AES Indiana also provides postretirement health care benefits to certain active or retired employees and the spouses of certain active or retired employees. Approximately 112 active employees and 30 retirees (including spouses) were receiving such benefits or entitled to future benefits as of January 1, 2025. The plan is unfunded. These postretirement health care benefits and the related unfunded obligation of $3.3 million and $3.0 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, were not material to the consolidated financial statements in the periods covered by this report.

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The following table presents information relating to the Pension Plans:

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Pension benefits<br>as of December 31,** | **Pension benefits<br>as of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Change in benefit obligation:** |  |  |
| Projected benefit obligation at January 1 | $534253 | $549546 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Service cost | 4260 | 5011 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest cost | 27565 | 26958 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actuarial loss / (gain) | 4682 | (18044) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendments (primarily increases in pension bands) |  | 7948 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits paid | (67126) | (37166) |
| Projected benefit obligation at December 31 | 503634 | 534253 |
| **Change in plan assets:** |  |  |
| Fair value of plan assets at January 1 | 559194 | 590819 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actual return on plan assets | 45471 | 5526 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Employer contributions | 33 | 15 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Benefits paid | (67126) | (37166) |
| Fair value of plan assets at December 31 | 537572 | 559194 |
| **Funded status** | $33938 | $24941 |
| **Amounts recognized in the statement of financial position:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-current assets | $33938 | $24941 |
| **Net amount recognized at end of year** | $33938 | $24941 |
| **Sources of change in regulatory assets**<sup>(1)</sup>**:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior service cost arising during period | $— | $7948 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net (gain) / loss arising during period | (9756) | 6204 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service cost | (2336) | (1900) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of loss | (5031) | (4828) |
| **Total recognized in regulatory assets** | $(17123) | $7424 |
| **Amounts included in regulatory assets:** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss | $101887 | $116674 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior service cost | 13847 | 16183 |
| **Total amounts included in regulatory assets** | $115734 | $132857 |

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(1)Amounts that would otherwise be charged/credited to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income or Loss upon application of ASC 715, "Compensation – Retirement Benefits," are recorded as a regulatory asset or liability because AES Indiana has historically recovered and currently recovers pension and other postretirement benefit expenses in rates. These are unrecognized amounts not yet recognized as components of net periodic benefit costs.

**Significant Loss / (Gain) Related to Changes in the Benefit Obligation for the Period**

As shown in the table above, an actuarial loss of $4.7 million and an actuarial gain of $18.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, were recognized in the benefit obligation, primarily due to changes in the discount rate.

**Pension Benefits and Expense**

Reported expenses relevant to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan are dependent upon numerous factors resulting from actual plan experience and assumptions of future experience, including the performance of plan assets and actual benefits paid out in future years. Pension costs associated with the Defined Benefit Pension Plan are impacted by the level of contributions made to the plan, income on plan assets, the adoption of new mortality tables, and employee demographics, including age, job responsibilities, salary and employment periods. Changes made to the provisions of the Defined Benefit Pension Plan may impact current and future pension costs. Pension costs may

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also be significantly affected by changes in key actuarial assumptions, including anticipated rates of return on plan assets and the corporate bond discount rates, as well as the adoption of a new mortality table used in determining the projected benefit obligation and pension costs.

The 2025 net actuarial gain of $9.8 million recognized in regulatory assets is comprised of two parts: (1) a $4.7 million pension liability actuarial loss primarily due to an increase in the discount rate used to value pension liabilities; and (2) a $14.5 million pension asset actuarial gain primarily due to higher than expected return on assets. The unrecognized net loss of $101.9 million in the Pension Plans has accumulated over time primarily due to the long-term declining trend in corporate bond rates and the adoption of new mortality tables which have historically increased the expected benefit obligation due to the longer expected lives of plan participants. In 2025, the accumulated net loss decrease was primarily attributed to an annuity buyout involving a small portion of retirees along with the amortization of accumulated losses, which was partially offset by a reduced discount rate utilized in valuing pension liabilities. The unrecognized net loss, to the extent that it exceeds 10% of the greater of the benefit obligation or the assets, will be amortized and included as a component of net periodic benefit cost in future years. The amortization period is approximately 12.21 years based on estimated demographic data as of December 31, 2025. The projected benefit obligation of $503.6 million less the fair value of assets of $537.6 million results in an overfunded status of $33.9 million at December 31, 2025.

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| | **Pension benefits for<br>years ended December 31,** | **Pension benefits for<br>years ended December 31,** | **Pension benefits for<br>years ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Components of net periodic benefit cost:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Service cost | $4260 | $5011 | $5189 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest cost | 27565 | 26958 | 29818 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expected return on plan assets | (31032) | (29774) | (33107) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of prior service cost | 2336 | 1900 | 2172 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of actuarial loss | 5031 | 4828 | 6145 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net periodic benefit cost | 8160 | 8923 | 10217 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Less: amounts capitalized | 1787 | 1780 | 1689 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount charged to expense | $6373 | $7143 | $8528 |
| **Rates relevant to each year's expense calculations:** |  |  |  |
| Discount rate – defined benefit pension plan | 5.66% | 5.15% | 5.41% |
| Discount rate – supplemental retirement plan | 5.16% | 5.66% | 5.32% |
| Expected return on defined benefit pension plan assets | 5.75% | 5.20% | 5.60% |
| Expected return on supplemental retirement plan assets | 6.15% | 6.35% | 6.45% |
| Rate of compensation increase - defined benefit pension plan | 2.50% | 2.50% | 2.50% |

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Pension expense for the following year is determined as of the December 31 measurement date. The assumptions used in developing the required estimate include the following factors: a discount rate used to determine the projected benefit obligation, salary growth, retirement rates, inflation, expected return on plan assets, and mortality rates.

As of the December 31, 2025 measurement date, AES Indiana decreased the discount rate from 5.66% to 5.49% for the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and decreased the discount rate from 5.16% to 5.03% for the Supplemental Retirement Plan. In addition, AES Indiana decreased the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets from 5.75% to 5.65% for the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and for the Supplemental Retirement Plan it remained the same at 6.15% for 2026. The discount rate and expected long-term rate of return assumptions affect the pension expense determined for 2026. A 25 basis point increase / decrease in the assumed discount rate would result in a corresponding decrease / increase in 2026 pension expense of approximately $0.6 million. A 100 basis point increase / decrease in the assumed long-term rate of return assumptions would result in a corresponding decrease / increase in 2026 pension expense of approximately $5.2 million.

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In determining the discount rate to use for valuing liabilities, we use the market yield curve on high-quality fixed income investments as of December 31, 2025. We project the expected benefit payments under the plan based on participant data and based on certain assumptions concerning mortality, retirement rates, termination rates, etc. The expected benefit payments for each year are discounted back to the measurement date using the appropriate spot rate for each half-year from the yield curve, thereby obtaining a present value of all expected future benefit payments using the yield curve. Finally, an equivalent single discount rate is determined which produces a present value equal to the present value determined using the full yield curve.

**Pension Plan Assets and Fair Value Measurements**

Pension plan assets consist of investments in cash and cash equivalents, government debt securities, and mutual funds (equity and debt). Differences between actual portfolio returns and expected returns may result in increased or reduced pension costs in future periods. Pension costs for 2026 are determined as of the plans' measurement date of December 31, 2025. Pension costs are determined for the following year based on the market value of pension plan assets, expected employer contributions, a discount rate used to determine the projected benefit obligation and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.

Fair value is defined under ASC 820 as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., an exit price). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded as earned. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Pension Plans' gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held, during the year.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for each major class of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The non-qualified Supplemental Retirement Plan investments have quoted market prices and are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan investments in common collective trusts are valued based on the daily net asset value and are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, except for cash and cash equivalents which are categorized as level 1.

The primary objective of the Pension Plans is to provide a source of retirement income for its participants and beneficiaries, while the primary financial objective is to improve the funded status of the Pension Plans. A secondary financial objective is, where possible, to minimize pension expense volatility. The objective is based on a long-term investment horizon, so that interim fluctuations should be viewed with appropriate perspective. There can be no assurance that these objectives will be met.

In establishing AES Indiana's expected long-term rate of return assumption, we utilize a methodology developed by the plan's investment consultant, who maintains a capital market assumption model that takes into consideration risk, return and correlation assumptions across asset classes. A combination of quantitative analysis of historical data and qualitative judgment is used to capture trends, structural changes and potential scenarios not reflected in historical data.

The result of the analyses is a series of inputs that produce a picture of how the plan consultant believes portfolios are likely to behave through time. Capital market assumptions are intended to reflect the behavior of asset classes observed over several market cycles. Stress assumptions are also examined, since the characteristics of asset classes are constantly changing. A dynamic model is employed to manage the numerous assumptions required to estimate portfolio characteristics under different base currencies, time horizons and inflation expectations.

The Pension Plans' consultant develops forward-looking, long-term capital market assumptions for risk, return and correlations for a variety of global asset classes, interest rates and inflation. These assumptions are created using a combination of historical analysis, current market environment assessment and by applying the consultant's own judgment. The consultant then determines an equilibrium long-term rate of return. AES Indiana then takes into

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consideration the investment manager/consultant expenses, as well as any other expenses expected to be paid out of the Pension Plans' trust. Finally, AES Indiana has the Pension Plans' actuary perform a tolerance test of the consultant's equilibrium expected long-term rate of return. AES Indiana uses an expected long-term rate of return compatible with the actuary's tolerance level.

The following table summarizes AES Indiana's target pension plan allocation for 2025:

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| **Asset Category:** | **Target Allocations** |
| Equity Securities | 13.5% |
| Debt Securities | 86.5% |

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| | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** |
| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** |
| | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** |
| | | **Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets** | **Significant Observable Inputs** | |
|<br>**Asset Category** |<br>**Total** | **(Level 1)** | **(Level 2)** |<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**%** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common collective trusts: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Equities <sup>(a)</sup> | $74743 | $2289 | $72454 | 14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debt securities <sup>(b)</sup> | 350500 | 951 | 349549 | 66% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Government debt securities <sup>(c)</sup> | 109665 | 508 | 109157 | 20% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total common collective trusts | 534908 | 3748 | 531160 | 100% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cash and cash equivalents <sup>(d)</sup> | 2664 | 2664 |  | —% |
| Total pension plan assets | $537572 | $6412 | $531160 | 100% |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) This category represents investments that invest in equity securities of U.S. companies of any market capitalization and other investments (i.e.: futures, swaps, currency forwards) of foreign, emerging markets and seeks to provide long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income. The funds are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This category represents investments that invest in high quality issues within the U.S. corporate bond markets and global high yield bonds and emerging markets debt denominated in local currency. The funds seek to provide current income and long-term capital preservation along with access to higher yielding, relatively liquid fixed income securities. The funds are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This category represents investments that invest in U.S. treasury strips, U.S. government agency obligations, and U.S. treasury obligations. The funds seek investment returns over the long term and are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This category represents an investment that seeks to maximize current income on cash reserves to the extent consistent with principal preservation and maintenance of liquidity from a portfolio of obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies or municipalities, and related money market instruments. Principal preservation is a primary objective. The fund is valued at cost.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** | **Fair Value Measurements at** |
| | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** | ***(in thousands)*** |
| | | **Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets** | **Significant Observable Inputs** | |
|<br>**Asset Category** |<br>**Total** | **(Level 1)** | **(Level 2)** |<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**%** |
| Common collective trusts: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Equities <sup>(a)</sup> | $76939 | $2325 | $74614 | 14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debt securities <sup>(b)</sup> | 364121 | 1135 | 362986 | 65% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Government debt securities <sup>(c)</sup> | 115228 | 373 | 114855 | 21% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total common collective trusts | 556288 | 3833 | 552455 | 100% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cash and cash equivalents <sup>(d)</sup> | 2906 | 2906 |  | —% |
| Total pension plan assets | $559194 | $6739 | $552455 | 100% |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) This category represents investments that invest in equity securities of U.S. companies of any market capitalization and other investments (i.e.: futures, swaps, currency forwards) of foreign, emerging markets and seeks to provide long-term total return, which includes capital appreciation and income. The funds are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This category represents investments that invest in high quality issues within the U.S. corporate bond markets and global high yield bonds and emerging markets debt denominated in local currency. The funds seek to provide current income and long-term capital preservation along with access to higher yielding, relatively liquid fixed income securities. The funds are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This category represents investments that invest in U.S. treasury strips, U.S. government agency obligations, and U.S. treasury obligations. The funds seek investment returns over the long term and are valued using the net asset value method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This category represents an investment that seeks to maximize current income on cash reserves to the extent consistent with principal preservation and maintenance of liquidity from a portfolio of obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies or municipalities, and related money market instruments. Principal preservation is a primary objective. The fund is valued at cost.

**Pension Funding**

AES Indiana contributed $0.0 million, $0.0 million, and $0.1 million to the Pension Plans in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Funding for the qualified Defined Benefit Pension Plan is based upon actuarially determined contributions that take into account the amount deductible for income tax purposes and the minimum contribution required under ERISA, as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as well as targeted funding levels necessary to meet certain thresholds.

From an ERISA funding perspective, AES Indiana's funded target liability percentage was estimated to be 91%. In general, AES Indiana must contribute the normal service cost earned by active participants during the plan year; however, this amount can be offset by any surplus or credit balance carried by the Pension Plan. The normal cost is expected to be approximately $5.4 million in 2026 (including $0.5 million for plan expenses), which is expected to be fully offset by the surplus amount. Each year thereafter, if the Pension Plans' underfunding increases to more than the present value of the remaining annual installments, the excess is separately amortized over a seven-year period. AES Indiana does not expect to make an employer contribution for the calendar year 2026. AES Indiana's funding policy for the Pension Plans is to contribute annually no less than the minimum required by applicable law, and no more than the maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes.

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Benefit payments made from the Pension Plans for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were $67.1 million, $37.2 million and $73.3 million, respectively. Benefit payments, which reflect future service, are expected to be paid out of the Pension Plans as follows:

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| **Year** | **Pension Benefits** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| 2026 | $36821 |
| 2027 | 37553 |
| 2028 | 38030 |
| 2029 | 38294 |
| 2030 | 38518 |
| 2031 through 2035 | 189408 |

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**10. EQUITY**

**Paid in Capital and Capital Stock**

During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, AES Indiana received equity capital contributions of $564.3 million and $225.0 million and $0 million, respectively, from IPALCO. The proceeds are intended primarily for funding needs related to AES Indiana's capital expenditure program.

All of the outstanding common stock of AES Indiana is owned by IPALCO. AES Indiana's common stock is pledged under the 2030 IPALCO Notes and 2034 IPALCO Notes. There have been no changes in the capital stock of AES Indiana during the three years ended December 31, 2025.

**Dividend Restrictions**

AES Indiana's mortgage and deed of trust and its amended articles of incorporation contain restrictions on AES Indiana's ability to issue certain securities or pay cash dividends. So long as any of the several series of bonds of AES Indiana issued under its mortgage remains outstanding, and subject to certain exceptions, AES Indiana is restricted in the declaration and payment of dividends, or other distribution on shares of its capital stock of any class, or in the purchase or redemption of such shares, to the aggregate of its net income, as defined in the mortgage, after December 31, 1939. In addition, pursuant to AES Indiana's articles, no dividends may be paid or accrued, and no other distribution may be made on AES Indiana's common stock unless dividends on all outstanding shares of AES Indiana preferred stock have been paid or declared and set apart for payment. As of December 31, 2025, and as of the filing of this report, AES Indiana was in compliance with these restrictions.

AES Indiana is also restricted in its ability to pay dividends if it is in default under the terms of its AES Indiana Credit Agreement, which could happen if AES Indiana fails to comply with certain covenants. These covenants, among other things, require AES Indiana to maintain a ratio of total debt to total capitalization not in excess of 0.67 to 1. As of December 31, 2025, and as of the filing of this report, AES Indiana was in compliance with all covenants and no event of default existed.

During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, AES Indiana declared dividends to its shareholder totaling $351.4 million, $154.6 million, and $140.2 million, respectively.

**Equity Transactions with Noncontrolling Interests**

Hardy Hills Solar, Pike County BESS, and Petersburg Energy Center are financed with a tax equity structure, in which a tax equity investor receives a portion of the economic attributes of the facility, including tax attributes, that vary over the life of the project.

On October 2, 2025, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, sold a noncontrolling interest in Petersburg Energy Center to a tax equity investor, resulting in a $53.0 million increase to Redeemable stock of subsidiaries. The redemption feature of the tax equity partnership agreement was contingent upon the underlying assets being placed in service by a guaranteed date. In November 2025, the Petersburg Energy Center project was placed in

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service, resulting in the expiration of the redemption feature. As a result, the noncontrolling ownership interest of $53.0 million was reclassified from Redeemable stock of subsidiaries to Noncontrolling interests on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequently in December 2025, AES Indiana received an additional $89.6 million from the tax equity investor, resulting in an increase in Noncontrolling interests. In February 2026, the tax equity investor made an additional contribution of $119.9 million under the agreement.

On December 6, 2024, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, sold a noncontrolling interest in Pike County BESS to a tax equity investor, resulting in a $38.1 million increase to Redeemable stock of subsidiaries. The redemption feature of the tax equity partnership agreement was contingent upon the underlying assets being placed in service by a guaranteed date. In March 2025, the Pike County BESS was placed in service, resulting in the expiration of the redemption feature. As a result, the noncontrolling ownership interest of $38.1 million was reclassified from Redeemable stock of subsidiaries to Noncontrolling interests on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequently in March 2025, AES Indiana received an additional $150.2 million from the tax equity investor, resulting in an increase in Noncontrolling interests.

On December 1, 2023, AES Indiana, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, sold a noncontrolling interest in Hardy Hills Solar to a tax equity investor, resulting in a $79.3 million increase to Noncontrolling interests. In May 2024, the project reached commercial operations and AES Indiana received an additional $46.9 million from the tax equity investor.

**11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES**

**Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments**

We enter into various contractual obligations and other commercial commitments that may affect the liquidity of our operations. At December 31, 2025, these include:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** | **Payments due in:** |
| | **Total** | **Less Than 1 Year** | **1 – 3<br>Years** | **3 – 5<br>Years** | **More Than<br>5 Years** |
| | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** |
| Purchase obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coal, gas, power purchased and |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; related transportation | $786.9 | $324.3 | $264.3 | $170.1 | $28.2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | $203.0 | $197.4 | $5.6 | $— | $— |

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<u>Purchase obligations:</u>

*Purchase commitments for coal, gas, power purchased and related transportation:*

AES Indiana enters into long-term contracts for the purchase of coal, gas, power purchased and related transportation. In general, these contracts are subject to variable quantities or prices and are terminable only in limited circumstances.

*Purchase orders and other contractual obligations:*

At December 31, 2025, we had various other contractual obligations including contracts to purchase goods and services with various terms and expiration dates, as well as obligations under long-term construction contracts. Due to uncertainty regarding the timing and payment of future obligations to the Service Company, and our ability to terminate such obligations upon 90 days' notice, we have excluded such amounts in the contractual obligations table above. This table also does not include (i) regulatory liabilities (see Note 2, "*Regulatory Matters*"), (ii) derivatives (see Note 6, "*Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities*"), (iii) taxes (see Note 8, "*Income Taxes*"), (iv) pension and other postretirement employee benefit liabilities (see Note 9, "*Benefit Plans*") and (v) contingencies (see Note 11, "*Commitments and Contingencies*"). See the indicated notes to the Financial Statements for additional information on the items excluded.

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***Contingencies***

**Subsidiary Guarantees**

In connection with AES Indiana's renewable projects financed with a tax equity structure, AES Indiana has expressly undertaken limited obligations and commitments on behalf of certain of the Company's subsidiaries, which will only be effective upon the occurrence of future events, such as IRS recapture of tax credits, which is not expected to occur, and will be terminated upon the occurrence of future events. As of December 31, 2025, the maximum undiscounted potential exposure to tax equity financing related guarantees was $443.3 million.

**Legal Matters**

AES Indiana is involved in litigation arising in the normal course of business. AES Indiana accrues for litigation and claims when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. While the ultimate outcome of outstanding litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that final outcomes will not have a material adverse effect on AES Indiana's results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Accruals for legal loss contingencies were not material as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

*Coal Ash Insurance Litigation* 

In August 2021, AES Indiana filed a civil action against various third-party insurance providers. The complaint seeks damages for breach of contract and a declaratory judgment declaring that such insurers must defend and indemnify AES Indiana under liability insurance policies issued between 1950 and the filing of the civil action against certain environmental liabilities arising from CCR at Harding Street, Petersburg and Eagle Valley. At this time, we cannot predict the outcome of this matter.

**Environmental Matters**

AES Indiana is subject to various federal, state, regional and local environmental protection and health and safety laws and regulations governing, among other things, the generation, storage, handling, use, disposal and transportation of regulated materials, including ash; the use and discharge of water used in generation boilers and for cooling purposes; the emission and discharge of hazardous and other materials, including GHGs, into the environment; climate change; and the health and safety of AES Indiana's employees. These laws and regulations often require a lengthy and complex process of obtaining and renewing permits and other governmental authorizations from federal, state and local agencies. Violation of these laws, regulations or permits can result in substantial fines, other sanctions, permit revocation and/or facility shutdowns. AES Indiana cannot assure that it has been or will be at all times in full compliance with such laws, regulations and permits. Accruals for environmental contingencies were not material as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

*NSR and other CAA NOVs*

On March 23, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana approved and entered a judicial consent decree among AES Indiana, the United States on behalf of the EPA, and the IDEM. The decree resolved allegations by EPA and IDEM that AES Indiana had violated the federal CAA at its Petersburg Station, which AES Indiana denies. Under the decree, AES Indiana agreed to certain emission limits and annual caps on NOx, SO2 and PM emissions at the four Units at the station; paid a civil penalty of $1.525 million; retired Units 1 and 2, spent $0.325 million on an environmentally beneficial project to preserve local, ecologically-significant lands (notice of completion of which was provided May 8, 2025 and confirmed satisfactory by IDEM on September 8, 2025); and will spend a total of $5 million on a further environmental mitigation project to build and operate a new, non-emitting source of generation at the site. AES Indiana previously had a contingent liability recorded related to these NSR and other CAA NOV matters.

**12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**

**Service Company**

The Service Company provides services including operations, accounting, legal, human resources, information technology and other corporate services on behalf of certain AES U.S. companies, including, among other companies, AES Indiana. The Service Company allocates the costs for these services based on cost drivers

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designed to result in fair and equitable allocations. This includes ensuring that the regulated utilities served, including AES Indiana, are not subsidizing costs incurred for the benefit of other businesses.

**Insurance Programs**

AES Indiana participates in a property insurance program in which AES Indiana buys insurance from AGIC, a majority-owned subsidiary of AES. AES Indiana is not self-insured on property insurance, but does take a $5 million per occurrence deductible. Except for AES Indiana's large substations, AES Indiana does not carry insurance on transmission and distribution assets, which are considered to be outside the scope of property insurance. AES and other AES subsidiaries, including AES Indiana, also participate in the AES global insurance program. AES Indiana pays premiums for a policy that is written and administered by a third-party insurance company. The premiums paid to this third-party administrator by the participants are paid to AGIC and all claims are paid from a trust fund funded by and owned by AGIC, but controlled by the third-party administrator. AES Indiana also has third-party insurance in which the premiums are paid directly to the third-party insurers.

**Benefit Plans**

AES Indiana participates in an agreement with Health and Welfare Benefit Plans LLC, an affiliate of AES, to participate in a group benefits program, including but not limited to, health, dental, vision and life benefits. Health and Welfare Benefit Plans LLC administers the financial aspects of the group insurance program, receives all premium payments from the participating affiliates, and makes all vendor payments.

**Income Taxes**

AES files federal and state income tax returns which consolidate IPALCO and its subsidiaries, including AES Indiana. Under a tax sharing agreement with IPALCO, AES Indiana is responsible for the income taxes associated with its own taxable income and records the provision for income taxes using a separate return method. AES Indiana had a receivable balance under this agreement of $18.7 million and $0.0 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which is recorded in "*Taxes receivable"* on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 8, "*Income Taxes*" for more information.

**Long-term Compensation Plan**

During 2025, 2024 and 2023, some of AES Indiana's non-union employees received benefits under the AES Long-term Compensation Plan, a deferred compensation program. This type of plan is a common employee retention tool used in our industry. Benefits under this plan are granted in the form of performance units payable in cash and AES restricted stock units. Restricted stock units vest ratably over a three-year period. The performance units payable in cash vest at the end of the three-year performance period and are subject to certain AES performance criteria. Total deferred compensation expense recorded during 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $0.1 million, $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and was included in "*Operating expenses - Operation and maintenance"* on AES Indiana's Consolidated Statements of Operations. The value of these benefits is being recognized over the three-year vesting period and a portion is recorded as miscellaneous deferred credits with the remainder recorded as "*Paid in capital"* on AES Indiana's Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with ASC 718 *"Compensation – Stock Compensation."*

See also Note 9, *"Benefit Plans"* for a description of benefits awarded to AES Indiana employees by AES under the RSP.

**Other**

In the second quarter of 2023, AES Indiana engaged a vendor that is a related party through a competitive RFP process as part of its replacement capacity resource construction projects. AES Indiana payments to this vendor are recorded primarily in "*Property, plant and equipment, net*" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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The following table provides a summary of our related party transactions:

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** | ***(In Millions)*** |
| Transactions included in *Operation and Maintenance* on the Consolidated Statements of Operations: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Net charges from the Service Company | $74.4 | $69.8 | $61.7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Charges from AGIC | $21.5 | $11.6 | $11.7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Charges from Health and Welfare Benefit Plans LLC | $30.8 | $20.1 | $19.0 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Services provided by other related parties | $3.6 | $6.7 | $7.4 |
| Transactions primarily included in *Property, plant and equipment, net* and *Intangible assets, net* on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Charges from the Service Company | $15.0 | $15.9 | $47.1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Charges from other related parties | $45.0 | $72.9 | $223.3 |
| Transactions primarily included in *Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses* on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: | $11.5 | $2.3 | $— |
| Balances with related parties included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets: | **At December 31, 2025** | **At December 31, 2024** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses  | $9.0 | $6.5 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepayments and other current assets | $8.2 | $13.3 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payables | $24.0 | $— |  |

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**13. BUSINESS SEGMENTS**

All of AES Indiana's current business consists of the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric energy, and therefore AES Indiana has only one reportable segment, led by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who, collectively, are the Chief Operating Decision Maker. The primary segment performance measures are income / (loss) before income tax and net income / (loss) as management has concluded that these measures best reflect the underlying business performance of AES Indiana and are the most relevant measures considered in AES Indiana's internal evaluation of the financial performance of its segment. The Chief Operating Decision Maker uses income / (loss) before income tax and net income / (loss) in the annual budget and forecasting process, including making decisions on reinvesting profits to support AES Indiana's growth. On a monthly basis, the Chief Operating Decision Maker reviews variances in budget versus actual results and monitors changes in forecasted results to assess the underlying operating performance and analyze risks and opportunities for AES Indiana. See Note 1, "*Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"* for further information on AES Indiana.

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The following table provides information about AES Indiana's business segment (in thousands):

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| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Revenue | $1933080 | $1643793 | $1649917 |
| Fuel | 476516 | 359132 | 494000 |
| Power purchased | 146464 | 148412 | 159908 |
| Operation and maintenance | 550888 | 475778 | 477497 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 366565 | 329468 | 287863 |
| Taxes other than income taxes | 26516 | 27478 | 24865 |
| Allowance for equity funds used during construction | (2547) | (3991) | (9315) |
| Interest expense | 134520 | 129023 | 99051 |
| Other segment items <sup>(a)</sup> | 2101 | 3102 | 285 |
| Income/(loss) before income tax | 232057 | 175391 | 115763 |
| Income tax expense / (benefit) | 113537 | 38763 | 25666 |
| Net income / (loss) | $118520 | $136628 | $90097 |
| Capital expenditures <sup>(b)</sup> | $787270 | $954995 | $902705 |
|  | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Total assets | $7748106 | $7123241 | $6129581 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Other segment items primarily includes other miscellaneous gains and losses in Other (expense) income, net.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Capital expenditures includes $0 thousand, $23,673 thousand and $0 thousand of payments for financed capital expenditures in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

**14. REVENUE**

Revenue is primarily earned from retail and wholesale electricity sales and electricity transmission and distribution delivery services. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue is recorded net of any taxes assessed on and collected from customers, which are remitted to the governmental authorities.

*Retail revenue* - AES Indiana energy sales to utility customers are based on the reading of meters at the customer's location that occurs on a systematic basis throughout the month. AES Indiana sells electricity directly to end-users, such as homes and businesses, and bills customers directly. Retail revenue has a single performance obligation, as the promise to transfer energy and other distribution and/or transmission services are not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts and, therefore, are not distinct. Additionally, as the performance obligation is satisfied over time as energy is delivered, and the same method is used to measure progress, the performance obligation meets the criteria to be considered a series.

In exchange for the exclusive right to sell or distribute electricity in our service area, AES Indiana is subject to rate regulation by federal and state regulators. This regulation sets the framework for the prices ("tariffs") that AES Indiana is allowed to charge customers for electric services. Since tariffs are approved by the regulator, the price that AES Indiana has the right to bill corresponds directly with the value to the customer of AES Indiana's performance completed in each period. Therefore, revenue under these contracts is recognized using an output method measured by the MWhs delivered each month at the approved tariff. Customer payments are typically due on a monthly basis.

*Wholesale revenue* - Power produced at the generation stations in excess of our retail load is sold into the MISO market. Such sales are made at either the day-ahead or real-time hourly market price, and these sales are classified as wholesale revenue. We sell to and purchase power from MISO, and such sales and purchases are settled and accounted for on a net hourly basis.

In the MISO market, wholesale revenue is recorded at the spot price based on the quantities of MWh delivered in each hour during each month. As a member of MISO, we are obligated to declare the availability of our energy production into the wholesale energy market, but we are not obligated to commit our previously declared availability.

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As such, contract terms end as the energy for each day is delivered to the market in the case of the day-ahead market and for each hour in the case of the real-time market.

*Miscellaneous revenue* - Miscellaneous revenue is mainly comprised of MISO transmission revenue and capacity revenue. MISO transmission revenue is earned when AES Indiana's power lines are used in transmission of energy by power producers other than AES Indiana. As AES Indiana owns and operates transmission lines in central and southern Indiana, demand charges collected from network customers by MISO are allocated to the appropriate transmission owners (including AES Indiana) and recognized as transmission revenue. Capacity revenue is also included in miscellaneous revenue, and represents compensation received from MISO for making installed generation capacity available to satisfy system integrity and reliability requirements through the annual MISO capacity auction. Capacity, which is a stand-ready obligation to deliver energy when called upon by the RTO, is measured using MWs.

Transmission and capacity revenue each have a single performance obligation, as they each represent a distinct service or good. Additionally, as these performance obligations are satisfied over time and the same method is used to measure progress, the performance obligations meet the criteria to be considered a series. For transmission revenue, the price that the transmission operator has the right to bill corresponds directly with the value to the customer of AES Indiana's performance completed in each period as the price paid is the transmission operator's allocation of the tariff rate (as approved by the regulator) charged to network participants. For capacity revenue, the capacity price that clears at the auction is fixed and AES Indiana is compensated based on the cleared MWs and cleared price.

AES Indiana's revenue from contracts with customers was as follows (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Revenue from contracts with customers | $1903820 | $1616000 | $1616462 |

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The following table presents AES Indiana's revenue from contracts with customers and other revenue (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** | **For the Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Retail Revenue** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retail revenue from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Residential | $778528 | $688728 | $660559 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Small commercial and industrial | 281119 | 250777 | 241800 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Large commercial and industrial | 675267 | 606565 | 619899 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Public lighting | 10404 | 10366 | 9767 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other <sup>(1)</sup> | 11853 | 10638 | 14016 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total retail revenue from contracts with customers | 1757171 | 1567074 | 1546041 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alternative revenue programs | 25615 | 24964 | 30414 |
| **Wholesale Revenue** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wholesale revenue from contracts with customers | 136686 | 37519 | 56557 |
| **Miscellaneous Revenue** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Capacity revenue | 4110 | 305 | 8210 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transmission and other revenue | 5853 | 11102 | 5654 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total miscellaneous revenue from contracts with customers | 9963 | 11407 | 13864 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other miscellaneous revenue <sup>(2)</sup> | 3645 | 2829 | 3041 |
| **Total Revenue** | $1933080 | $1643793 | $1649917 |

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(1) Other retail revenue from contracts with customers includes miscellaneous charges to customers, including reconnection and late fee charges.

(2) Other miscellaneous revenue includes lease and other miscellaneous revenue not accounted for under ASC 606.

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The balances of receivables from contracts with customers were as follows (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **As of December 31,** | **As of December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Receivables from contracts with customers | $280922 | $298984 |

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Payment terms for all receivables from contracts with customers typically do not extend beyond 30 days, unless a customer qualifies for payment extension.

AES Indiana has elected to apply the optional disclosure exemptions under ASC 606. Therefore, AES Indiana has not included disclosure pertaining to revenue expected to be recognized in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, as we exclude contracts with an original length of one year or less, contracts for which we recognize revenue based on the amount we have the right to invoice for services performed, and contracts with variable consideration allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation when the consideration relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy the performance obligation and depicts the amount to which AES Indiana expects to be entitled.

**15. LEASES** 

**LESSEE**

The Company is the lessee under financing leases primarily for land. Right-of-use assets are long-term by nature. The following table summarizes the amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to lease asset and liability balances as of the periods indicated (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Consolidated Balance Sheet Classification** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** |
| **Assets** | | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right-of-use assets — finance leases | Other non-current assets | $104506 | $86707 |
| **Liabilities** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Finance lease liabilities (current) | Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 154 | 217 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Finance lease liabilities (non-current) | Long-term debt | 107079 | 86869 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total finance lease liabilities |  | $107233 | $87086 |

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The following table summarizes supplemental balance sheet information related to leases as of the periods indicated:

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Lease Term and Discount Rate** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** |
| Weighted-average remaining lease term — finance leases | 35 years | 36 years |
| Weighted-average discount rate — finance leases | 5.74% | 5.67% |

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The following table summarizes the components of lease expense recognized in "*Operating Costs and Expenses*" on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively (in thousands):

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **For the Year Ended December 31,** | **For the Year Ended December 31,** | **For the Year Ended December 31,** |
| **Components of Lease Cost** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amortization of right- of-use assets | $1320 | $638 | $445 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on lease liabilities | 2820 | 1585 | 933 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total lease cost | $4140 | $2223 | $1378 |

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Operating cash outflows from finance leases were $4.8 million, $3.9 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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The following table shows the future lease payments under finance leases together with the present value of the net lease payments as of December 31, 2025 for 2026 through 2030 and thereafter (in thousands):

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| | Finance Leases |
| 2026 | $5114 |
| 2027 | 5438 |
| 2028 | 5893 |
| 2029 | 6010 |
| 2030 | 6130 |
| Thereafter | 259787 |
| Total | 288372 |
| Less: Imputed interest | (181139) |
| Present value of lease payments | $107233 |

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**LESSOR**

The Company is the lessor under operating leases for land, office space and operating equipment. Lease receipts from such contracts are recognized as operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease term whereas contingent rentals are recognized when earned.

The following table presents lease revenue from operating leases in which the Company is the lessor for the periods indicated (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **For the Year Ended December 31,** | **For the Year Ended December 31,** | **For the Year Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Total lease revenue | $1478 | $1452 | $1537 |

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The following table presents the underlying gross assets and accumulated depreciation of operating leases included in "*Property, plant and equipment, net*" for the periods indicated (in thousands):

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Property, Plant and Equipment, Net** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** |
| Gross assets | $8617 | $4387 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Less: Accumulated depreciation | (3660) | (1426) |
| Net assets | $4957 | $2961 |

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The option to extend or terminate a lease is based on customary early termination provisions in the contract.

The following table shows the future minimum lease receipts for 2026 through 2030 and thereafter (in thousands):

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| | Operating Leases |
| 2026 | $680 |
| 2027 | 683 |
| 2028 | 486 |
| 2029 | 449 |
| 2030 | 417 |
| Thereafter | 262 |
| Total | $2977 |

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**16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS**

**Merger Agreement** — On March 1, 2026, AES entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among AES, Horizon Parent, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Parent"), and Horizon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into AES (the "Merger"), with AES continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Parent is controlled by investment vehicles affiliated with one or more funds, accounts or

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other entities managed or advised by Global Infrastructure Management, LLC and the EQT Infrastructure VI fund. Consummation of the Merger is subject to various closing conditions.

**<u>ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE</u>**

None.

**<u>ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES</u>**

***Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures***

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

The Company carried out the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b), under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of our "disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based upon this evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that as of December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

***Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting***

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• provide reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements are prevented or detected timely.

Management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our internal controls will prevent or detect all misstatements and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. In addition, any evaluation of the effectiveness of controls is subject to risks that those internal controls may become inadequate in future periods because of changes in business conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures deteriorates.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025. In making this assessment, management used the criteria established in Internal Control *–* Integrated Framework issued by the COSO in 2013. Based on this assessment, management believes that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025.

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***Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting***

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

**<u>ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION</u>**

None.

**<u>ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS</u>**

Not applicable.

**PART III**

**<u>ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE</u>**

The information required to be furnished pursuant to this item with respect to Directors and Executive Officers of IPALCO will be set forth under the captions "Directors" and "Executive Officers" in IPALCO's Proxy Statement to be furnished to shareholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

The information required to be furnished pursuant to this item for IPALCO with respect to the identification of the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee financial expert and the registrant's code of ethics will be set forth under the caption "Corporate Governance" in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

**<u>ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</u>**

The information required to be furnished pursuant to this item for IPALCO will be set forth under the caption "Executive Compensation" in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

**<u>ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS</u>**

The information required to be furnished pursuant to this item for IPALCO will be set forth under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters" in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

**<u>ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE</u>**

The information required to be furnished pursuant to this item for IPALCO will be set forth under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence" in the Proxy Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

**<u>ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES</u>**

The Financial Audit Committee of AES pre-approves the audit and non-audit services provided by the independent auditors for itself and its subsidiaries, including IPALCO and its subsidiaries. The AES Financial Audit Committee maintained its policy established in 2002 within which to judge if the independent auditor may be eligible to provide certain services outside of its main role as outside auditor. Services within the established framework include audit and related services and certain tax services. Services outside of the framework require AES Financial Audit Committee approval prior to the performance of the service. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 addresses auditor independence and this framework is consistent with the provisions of the Act. No services performed by the independent auditor with respect to IPALCO and its subsidiaries were approved after the fact by the AES Financial Audit Committee other than those that were considered to be de minimis and approved in accordance with Regulation 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) to Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act.

In addition to the pre-approval policies of the AES Financial Audit Committee, the IPALCO Board of Directors has established a pre-approval policy for audit, audit related, and certain tax and other non-audit services. The Board of

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Directors will specifically approve the annual audit services engagement letter, including terms and fees, with the independent auditor. Other audit, audit related and tax consultation services are specifically identified in the pre-approval policy and the policy is subject to review at least annually. This pre-approval allows management to request the specified services on an as-needed basis during the year. Any such services are reviewed with the Board of Directors on a timely basis. Any audit or non-audit services that involve a service not listed on the pre-approval list must be specifically approved by the Board of Directors prior to commencement of such work. No services were approved after the fact by the IPALCO Board of Directors other than those that were considered to be de minimis and approved in accordance with Regulation 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(c) to Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act.

Audit fees are fees billed or expected to be billed by our principal accountant for professional services for the audit of the Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and review of financial statements included in IPALCO's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, services that are normally provided by our principal accountants in connection with statutory, regulatory or other filings or engagements or any other service performed to comply with generally accepted auditing standards and include comfort and consent letters in connection with SEC filings and financing transactions.

The following table lists fees billed to IPALCO for products and services provided by our principal accountants:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Audit Fees | $1909937 | $1647294 |
| Audit Related Fees: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees for the audit of AES Indiana's employee benefit plans | 72800 | 71400 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assurance services for debt offering documents | 125000 | 150000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 10400 | 10200 |
| **Total Principal Accountant Fees and Services** | $2118137 | $1878894 |

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**PART IV**

**<u>ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES</u>**

**(a) Index to the financial statements, supplementary data and financial statement schedules**

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| **IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries – Consolidated Financial Statements** | **<u>Page</u>** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – 2025, 2024 and 2023 (PCAOB ID: 42) | <u>[63](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_118)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[66](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_121)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 | <u>[67](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_124)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | <u>[68](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_130)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[69](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_136)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[70](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_139)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | <u>[71](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_145)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant | <u>[173](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_328)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | <u>[182](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_373)</u> |
| **AES Indiana and Subsidiaries – Consolidated Financial Statements** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – 2025, 2024 and 2023 (PCAOB ID: 42) | <u>[117](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_208)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[120](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_211)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | <u>[121](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_214)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[122](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_220)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 | <u>[123](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_223)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | <u>[124](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_226)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves | <u>[182](#i9eb54bbb0e73452083598f0832dcf5af_376)</u> |

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| **(b) Exhibits**<br>**Exhibit No.** |<br>**Document** |
| 3.1 | <u>[Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to IPALCO's Form 8-K dated as of February 18, 2015)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000134100415000154/ex3_01.htm)</u> |
| 3.2 | <u>[Amended and Restated By-Laws of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to IPALCO's Form 8-K dated as of February 18, 2015)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000134100415000154/ex3_02.htm)</u> |
| 3.3 | <u>[Amendment to By-Laws of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., effective April 4, 2025 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to IPALCO's Form 8-K dated as of April 10, 2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010325004679/dp227256_ex0301.htm)</u> |
| 4.1 | <u>[Pledge Agreement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. dated as of November 14, 2001 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No 4.1 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex0401.txt)</u> |
| 4.2 | <u>[Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of May 1, 1940, between IPL and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, NA, as successor in interest to American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago, Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.2 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex0402.htm)</u> |
| 4.3 | <u>The following supplemental indentures to the Mortgage and Deed of Trust referenced in 4.2 above:</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1949 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex0403.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1960 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex0403.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 15, 1974 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex0403.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Forty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex0403.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Fifty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex0403.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Fifty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex0403.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixtieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's December 31, 2011 Form 10-K)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839112000002/exhibit043.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO's June 30, 2013 Form 10-Q)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839113000014/exhibit041.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO's June 30, 2014 Form 10-Q)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839114000019/exhibit041.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on September 28, 2015)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839115000023/exhibit43-xsixtyxthirdsupp.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO's June 30, 2016 Form 10-Q)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839116000065/ipalco10q20160630ex41.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's December 31, 2018 Form 10-K)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839119000012/a201810-kexhibit43.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3A to IPALCO's December 31, 2020 Form 10-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839121000015/a202010-kexhibit43a.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3B to IPALCO's December 31, 2020 Form 10-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839121000015/a202010-kexhibit43b.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Sixty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO's June 30, 2021 Form 10-Q)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839121000074/ipalco10q20210630ex41.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2022 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO's December 31, 2022 Form 10-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839123000015/ipalco10k20221231ex43.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2024 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.4 to IPALCO's March 18, 2024 Form 8-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839124000026/exhibit44-72ndsupplement.htm)</u> |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>[Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010325010255/dp233011_ex0401.htm)[, 2025 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO's August 1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010325010255/dp233011_ex0401.htm)[3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010325010255/dp233011_ex0401.htm)[, 2025 Form 8-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010325010255/dp233011_ex0401.htm)</u> |
| 4.4 | <u>[Indenture between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, dated April 14, 2020 for the 4.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO's April 14, 2020 Form 8-K)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010320007488/dp126051_ex0401.htm)</u> |
| 4.5 | <u>[Pledge Agreement Supplement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, dated April 14, 2020 to the Pledge Agreement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company dated November 14, 2001, as amended and supplemented (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.2 to IPALCO's April 14, 2020 Form 8-K)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010320007488/dp126051_ex0402.htm)</u> |
| 4.6 | <u>[Indenture between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee, dated March 14, 2024 for the 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2034 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO's March 18, 2024 Form 8-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839124000026/exhibit41-ipalcoxindentu.htm)</u> |
| 4.7 | <u>[Pledge Agreement Supplement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, dated March 14, 2024 to the Pledge Agreement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company dated November 14, 2001, as amended and supplemented (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.2 to IPALCO's March 18, 2024 Form 8-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839124000026/exhibit42-ipalcopledgeag.htm)</u> |

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| 10.1 | <u>[Interconnection Agreement, dated April 1, 2008, between American Electric Power Service Corporation, as agent for Indiana Michigan Power Company, and IPL (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex1001.htm)</u> |
| 10.2 | <u>[Interconnection Agreement, dated December 2, 1968, between IPL and Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company as modified through Modification Number 11 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex1002.txt)</u> |
| 10.3 | <u>[Interconnection Agreement dated December 1, 1981, between IPL and Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., as modified through Modification 6 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.3 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex1003.txt)</u> |
| 10.4 | <u>[Tenth Supplemental Agreement to the Interconnection Agreement between IPL and PSI Energy, Inc., dated as of June 26, 2002, amending and completely restating prior agreements (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.4 to IPALCO's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010311004224/dp26469_ex1004.htm)</u> |
| 10.5 | <u>[$500,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 25, 2025, among Indianapolis Power & Light Company, each lender from time to time party thereto, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as Joint Bookrunner and Joint Lead Arranger, U.S. Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, Joint Bookrunner and Joint Lead Arranger and The Huntington National Bank, as Documentation Agent (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to IPALCO's Form 8-K dated as of March 26, 2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839125000026/ipalco8-k32625exhibit101.htm)</u> |
| 10.6 | <u>[Subscription Agreement by and between IPALCO and CDP Infrastructures Fund G.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of La Caisse de dépȏt et placement du Québec dated December 14, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to IPALCO's December 31, 2014 10-K/A)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839115000007/exh1010.htm)</u> |
| 10.7 | <u>[IPALCO's Shareholders' Agreement by and among AES U.S. Investments, Inc., IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and CDP Infrastructures Fund G.P. dated as of February 11, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to IPALCO's March 31, 2015 10-Q)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839115000011/exh101.htm)</u> |
| 10.8 | <u>[Amendment to IPALCO Shareholders' Agreement, dated April 4, 2025 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to IPALCO's Form 8-K dated as of April 10, 2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000095010325004679/dp227256_ex1001.htm)</u> |
| 10.9 | <u>[The AES Corporation 20](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit105.htm)[0](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit105.htm)[3 Long Term Compensation Plan, as amended and restated, dated October 11, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of The AES Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit105.htm)</u> |
| 10.10 | <u>[Form of AES Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of The AES Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit107.htm)</u> |
| 10.11 | <u>[Form of AES Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit1023.htm)[23](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit1023.htm)[of The AES Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit1023.htm)</u> |
| 10.12 | <u>[Form of AES Performance Cash Unit Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of The AES Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit109.htm)</u> |
| 10.13 | <u>[Form of AES Performance](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit1011.htm)[Unit Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of The AES Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit1011.htm)</u> |
| 10.14 | <u>[The AES Corporation Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, effective](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[June](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[25](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[of The AES Corporation's Form 10-](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[Q](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[for the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[quarter](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[ended](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[June](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[0](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[, 202](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)[)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000075/aes630202510-qexhibit104.htm)</u> |
| 10.15 | <u>[The AES Corporation Amended and Restated Severance Plan and Summary Plan Description](ipalco10k20251231ex1015.htm)[(filed herewith](ipalco10k20251231ex1015.htm)[)](ipalco10k20251231ex1015.htm)</u> |
| 10.16 | <u>[Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000073/aes0930202210-qexhibit1030.htm)[(I](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000073/aes0930202210-qexhibit1030.htm)[ncorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000073/aes0930202210-qexhibit1030.htm)[AES](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000073/aes0930202210-qexhibit1030.htm)[Co](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000073/aes0930202210-qexhibit1030.htm)[rporation's](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000073/aes0930202210-qexhibit1030.htm)[Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000073/aes0930202210-qexhibit1030.htm)[)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476122000073/aes0930202210-qexhibit1030.htm)</u> |
| 10.17 | <u>[The AES Corporation Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on October 10, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of The AES Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476124000011/aes1231202310-kexhibit1015.htm)</u> |
| 10.18 | <u>[The AES Corporation 2025 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 9, 2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000050/aes052025s-8xex991equityan.htm)</u> |
| 10.19 | <u>[AES Offer Letter for Gustavo Garavaglia, dated December 8, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to IPALCO's December 31, 2024 10-K/A)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839125000034/a2024ipalcoform10-kaex1019.htm)</u> |
| 10.20 | <u>[Stipulation and Settlement Agreement dated October 15, 2025 (Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to IPALCO's October 15, 2025 Form 8-K)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/000072839125000053/ipalco8-k101525exhibit101.htm)</u> |
| 21 | <u>[Subsidiaries of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.](a202510-kexhibit21.htm)</u> |
| 31.1 | <u>[Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](a202510-kexhibit311.htm)</u> |
| 31.2 | <u>[Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](a202510-kexhibit312.htm)</u> |
| 32.1 | <u>[Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](a202510-kexhibit321.htm)</u> |
| 32.2 | <u>[Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](a202510-kexhibit322.htm)</u> |
| 101.INS | XBRL Instance Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) |
| 101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) |
| 101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) |
| 101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) |
| 101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) |
| 101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) |

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**(c) Financial Statement Schedules**

Schedules other than those listed below are omitted as the information is either not applicable, not required, or has been furnished in the financial statements or notes thereto included in Item 8 hereof.

**SCHEDULE I – CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT**

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** |
| **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** |
| **Unconsolidated Statements of Operations** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Operations** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Operations** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Operations** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSE), NET:** |  |  |  |
| Equity in income of subsidiaries | $354761 | $164922 | $116190 |
| Interest expense | (41790) | (43127) | (43877) |
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt |  | (329) |  |
| Other (expense) / income, net | (15) | 1658 | (121) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total other income, net | 312956 | 123124 | 72192 |
| **INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAX** | 312956 | 123124 | 72192 |
| Income tax benefit | (10404) | (10399) | (10928) |
| **NET INCOME** | $323360 | $133523 | $83120 |

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** |
| **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** |
| **Unconsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **NET INCOME** | $323360 | $133523 | $83120 |
| **Derivative activity:** |  |  |  |
| Change in derivative fair value, net of income tax effect of $0, $(2193) and $(528), for each respective period  |  | 6626 | 1594 |
| Reclassification to earnings, net of income tax effect of $575, $179 and $(1798), for each respective period | (1737) | (542) | 5431 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Net change in fair value of derivatives | (1737) | 6084 | 7025 |
| **Other comprehensive (loss) / income** | (1737) | 6084 | 7025 |
| **COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCK** | $321623 | $139607 | $90145 |

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** |
| **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** |
| **Unconsolidated Balance Sheets** | **Unconsolidated Balance Sheets** | **Unconsolidated Balance Sheets** |
| **December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **December 31, 2025 and 2024** | **December 31, 2025 and 2024** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **ASSETS** | **ASSETS** |  |
| **CURRENT ASSETS:** |  |  |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $3113 | $299 |
| Taxes receivable |  | 9401 |
| Prepayments and other current assets | 14 | 317 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current assets | 3127 | 10017 |
| **OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS:** |  |  |
| Investment in subsidiaries | 2724766 | 2156967 |
| Other non-current assets | 4427 | 4027 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other non-current assets | 2729193 | 2160994 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**TOTAL ASSETS** | $2732320 | $2171011 |
| **LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY** | **LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY** | **LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY** |
| **CURRENT LIABILITIES:** |  |  |
| Accounts payable | $224 | $162 |
| Accrued taxes | 494 |  |
| Accrued interest | 9114 | 9115 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current liabilities | 9832 | 9277 |
| **NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:** |  |  |
| Long-term debt | 866303 | 865390 |
| Deferred tax liability - long-term | 11333 | 11809 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total non-current liabilities | 877636 | 877199 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total liabilities** | 887468 | 886476 |
| **SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY** |  |  |
| Paid in capital | 1808143 | 1247090 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 33641 | 35378 |
| Retained earnings | 3068 | 2067 |
| **&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total shareholders' equity** | 1844852 | 1284535 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY** | $2732320 | $2171011 |

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See Notes to Schedule I.

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** |
| **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** |
| **Unconsolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Cash Flows** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Cash Flows** |
|  | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
|  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATIONS:** |  |  |  |
| Net income | $323360 | $133523 | $83120 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | (354761) | (164922) | (116190) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash dividends received from subsidiary companies | 351370 | 162100 | 140200 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt premium | 913 | 1079 | 1474 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income taxes – net | 98 | (9136) | 9276 |
| Change in certain assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | 30 | 101 | (23) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued taxes payable/receivable | 10767 | 21637 | (20022) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued interest |  | 755 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other – net | (3243) | 2035 | 6798 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 328534 | 147172 | 104633 |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:** |  |  |  |
| Investment in subsidiaries | (564300) | (225000) |  |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (564300) | (225000) |  |
| **CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:** |  |  |  |
| Long-term borrowings |  | 400000 |  |
| Retirement of long-term borrowings |  | (405000) |  |
| Distributions to shareholders | (325715) | (156638) | (104287) |
| Equity contributions from shareholders | 564300 | 225000 |  |
| Proceeds received from termination of interest rate swaps |  | 23114 |  |
| Deferred financing costs paid and other | (5) | (8886) |  |
| Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities | 238580 | 77590 | (104287) |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 2814 | (238) | 346 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | 299 | 537 | 191 |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $3113 | $299 | $537 |
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |  |  |  |
| Cash paid during the period for: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest (net of amount capitalized) | $43188 | $42014 | $35569 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income taxes | $36500 | $— | $— |

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| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.** |
| **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** | **Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant** |
| **Unconsolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit)** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit)** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit)** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit)** | **Unconsolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit)** |
| | **Paid in Capital** | **Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)** | **Retained Earnings (Accumulated<br>Deficit)** | **Total Shareholders' Equity** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Balance at January 1, 2023** | $1068357 | $22269 | $(108) | $1090518 |
| Net comprehensive income |  | 7025 | 83120 | 90145 |
| Distributions to shareholders<sup>(1)</sup> | (46457) |  | (57830) | (104287) |
| Other | 92 |  |  | 92 |
| **Balance at December 31, 2023** | 1021992 | 29294 | 25182 | 1076468 |
| Net comprehensive income |  | 6084 | 133523 | 139607 |
| Distributions to shareholders |  |  | (156638) | (156638) |
| Contributions from shareholders | 225000 |  |  | 225000 |
| Other | 98 |  |  | 98 |
| **Balance at December 31, 2024** | 1247090 | 35378 | 2067 | 1284535 |
| Net comprehensive (loss) / income |  | (1737) | 323360 | 321623 |
| Distributions to shareholders<sup>(1)</sup> | (3356) |  | (322359) | (325715) |
| Contributions from shareholders | 564300 |  |  | 564300 |
| Other | 109 |  |  | 109 |
| **Balance at December 31, 2025** | $1808143 | $33641 | $3068 | $1844852 |
| <sup>1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of distributions. | <sup>1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of distributions. | <sup>1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of distributions. | <sup>1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of distributions. | <sup>1)</sup> IPALCO made return of capital payments of $3.4 million, $0.0 million and $46.5 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing the portion of distributions to shareholders that exceed the Retained Earnings balance at the time of distributions. |

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See Notes to Schedule I.

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**IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.**

**Schedule I – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant**

**Notes to Schedule I**

**1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**

Accounting for Subsidiaries and Affiliates – IPALCO has accounted for the earnings of its subsidiaries on the equity method in the unconsolidated condensed financial information.

**2. FAIR VALUE**

The fair value of current financial assets and liabilities approximate their reported carrying amounts. The estimated fair value of the Company's assets and liabilities have been determined using available market information. Because these amounts are estimates and based on hypothetical transactions to sell assets or transfer liabilities, the use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

**Fair Value Hierarchy and Valuation Techniques**

ASC 820 defined and established a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis and/or financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, which have been adjusted to fair value during the period. In accordance with ASC 820, we have categorized our financial assets and liabilities that are adjusted to fair value, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, following the three-level fair value hierarchy prescribed by ASC 820 as follows:

Level 1 - unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market;

Level 2 - inputs from quoted prices in markets where trading occurs infrequently or quoted prices of instruments with similar attributes in active markets; and

Level 3 - unobservable inputs reflecting management's own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability.

Whenever possible, quoted prices in active markets are used to determine the fair value of our financial instruments. Our financial instruments are not held for trading or other speculative purposes. The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that we could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

**Financial Assets**

*VEBA Assets*

IPALCO has VEBA investments that are to be used to fund certain employee postretirement health care benefit plans. These assets are primarily comprised of open-ended mutual funds, which are valued using the net assets value per unit. These investments are recorded at fair value within *"Other non-current assets"* on the accompanying Unconsolidated Balance Sheets and classified as equity securities. All changes to fair value on the VEBA investments are included in income in the period that the changes occur. These changes to fair value were not material for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, or 2023. Any unrealized gains or losses are recorded in *"Other income / (expense), net"* on the accompanying Unconsolidated Statements of Operations.

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**Financial Assets**

*Interest Rate Hedges*

In March 2024, IPALCO's interest rate hedges with a combined notional amount of $400.0 million were terminated in conjunction with the issuance of the 2034 IPALCO Notes. All changes in the market value of the interest rate hedges are recorded in AOCI. See also Note 3, *"Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Cash Flow Hedges"* for further information.

**Summary**

The fair value of assets at December 31, 2025 and 2024 measured on a recurring basis and the respective category within the fair value hierarchy for IPALCO was determined as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2025** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** | **Fair Value as of December 31, 2024** |
| | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Level 3** | **Total** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Financial assets:** | | | | | | | | |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VEBA investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Money market funds | $104 | $— | $— | $104 | $86 | $— | $— | $86 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mutual funds | 4324 |  |  | 4324 | 3947 |  |  | 3947 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total VEBA investments | 4428 |  |  | 4428 | 4033 |  |  | 4033 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest rate hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Total financial assets measured at fair value** | $4428 | $— | $— | $4428 | $4033 | $— | $— | $4033 |

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**Financial Instruments not Measured at Fair Value in the Unconsolidated Balance Sheets**

*Debt*

The fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate debt has been determined on the basis of the quoted market prices of the specific securities issued and outstanding. In certain circumstances, the market for such securities was inactive and therefore the valuation was adjusted to consider changes in market spreads for similar securities. Accordingly, the purpose of this disclosure is not to approximate the value on the basis of how the debt might be refinanced.

The following table shows the face value and the fair value of fixed-rate indebtedness (Level 2) for the periods ending:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2024** | **December 31, 2024** |
| | **Face Value** | **Fair Value** | **Face Value** | **Fair Value** |
| | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| Fixed-rate | $875000 | $874976 | $875000 | $849024 |
| **Total indebtedness** | $875000 | $874976 | $875000 | $849024 |

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The difference between the face value and the carrying value of this indebtedness represents the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• unamortized deferred financing costs of $7.4 million and $8.3 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• unamortized discounts of $1.2 million and $1.3 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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**3. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES**

**Cash Flow Hedges**

As part of our risk management processes, we identify the relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. The fair values of cash flow hedges are determined by current public market prices. The change in the fair value of a hedging instrument is recorded in AOCI and amounts deferred are reclassified to earnings in the same income statement line as the hedged item in the period in which it settles.

IPALCO's three forward-starting interest rate swaps with a combined notional value of $400.0 million were terminated for total cash proceeds of $23.1 million in conjunction with the issuance of the 2034 IPALCO Notes in March 2024. AOCI of $95.4 million associated with the interest rate swaps through the date of the termination is currently being amortized out into interest expense over the 10-year life of the 2034 IPALCO Notes. IPALCO previously de-designated three forward-starting interest rate swaps used to hedge the interest risk associated with refinancing the IPALCO 2020 maturities. AOCL of $72.3 million was frozen at the date of de-designation, which is currently being amortized into interest expense over the remaining life of the 2030 IPALCO Notes.

The following tables provide information on gains or losses recognized in AOCI / (AOCL) for the cash flow hedges for the period indicated:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Interest Rate Hedges for the Year Ended December 31,** | **Interest Rate Hedges for the Year Ended December 31,** | **Interest Rate Hedges for the Year Ended December 31,** |
|<br>$ in thousands (net of tax) | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Beginning accumulated derivative gain in AOCI | $35378 | $29294 | $22269 |
| Net gains associated with current period hedging transactions |  | 6626 | 1594 |
| Net (gains) / losses reclassified to interest expense | (1737) | (542) | 5431 |
| Ending accumulated derivative gain in AOCI | $33641 | $35378 | $29294 |
| Net gain expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months | $1737 |  |  |

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When applicable, IPALCO has elected not to offset derivative assets and liabilities and not to offset net derivative positions against the right to reclaim cash collateral pledged (an asset) or the obligation to return cash collateral received (a liability) under derivative agreements. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, IPALCO did not have any offsetting positions.

**4. DEBT**

The following table presents IPALCO's long-term indebtedness:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
|<br>**Series** |<br>**Due** | **2025** | **2024** |
|  |  | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Long-Term Debt** | **Long-Term Debt** |  |  |
| 4.25% Senior Secured Notes | May 2030 | $475000 | $475000 |
| 5.75% Senior Secured Notes | April 2034 | 400000 | 400000 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Unamortized discount – net |  | (1249) | (1331) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred financing costs – net |  | (7448) | (8279) |
| **Total long-term debt** |  | $866303 | $865390 |

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*IPALCO's Senior Secured Notes*

In March 2024, IPALCO completed the sale of the 2034 IPALCO Notes pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The net proceeds from this offering of $394.0 million, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem the 2024 IPALCO Notes, and to pay certain related fees and expenses.

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Pursuant to a registration rights agreement dated March 14, 2024, IPALCO agreed to register the 2034 IPALCO Notes under the Securities Act by filing an exchange offer registration statement or, under specified circumstances, a shelf registration statement with the SEC. IPALCO filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the 2034 IPALCO Notes with the SEC on May 28, 2024 in respect of its obligations under such registration rights agreement, and this registration statement was declared effective on June 6, 2024. The exchange offer closed on July 12, 2024.

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**SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** | **IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
| ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Column A – Description** | **Column B** | **Column C – Additions** | **Column C – Additions** | **Column D – Deductions** | **Column E** |
|  | Balance at Beginning<br>of Period | Charged to<br>Income | Charged to Other<br>Accounts | Net<br>Write-offs | Balance at<br>End of Period |
| Year ended December 31, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Accumulated Provisions Deducted from |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assets – Doubtful Accounts | $29798 | $27402 | $— | $43143 | $14057 |
| Deducted from Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Valuation Allowance for Materials and Supplies | $20480 | $649 | $— | $447 | $20682 |
| Year ended December 31, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Accumulated Provisions Deducted from |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assets – Doubtful Accounts | $2283 | $28417 | $— | $902 | $29798 |
| Deducted from Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Valuation Allowance for Materials and Supplies | $3440 | $— | $20480 | $3440 | $20480 |
| Year ended December 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Accumulated Provisions Deducted from |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assets – Doubtful Accounts | $1117 | $8930 | $— | $7764 | $2283 |
| Deducted from Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Valuation Allowance for Materials and Supplies | $5160 | $736 | $— | $2456 | $3440 |

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| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** | **AES INDIANA and SUBSIDIARIES** |
| **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** | **Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves** |
| **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** | **For the Years Ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023** |
| ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** | ***(In Thousands)*** |
| **Column A – Description** | **Column B** | **Column C – Additions** | **Column C – Additions** | **Column D – Deductions** | **Column E** |
|  | Balance at Beginning<br>of Period | Charged to<br>Income | Charged to Other<br>Accounts | Net<br>Write-offs | Balance at<br>End of Period |
| Year ended December 31, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Accumulated Provisions Deducted from |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assets – Doubtful Accounts | $29798 | $27402 | $— | $43143 | $14057 |
| Deducted from Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Valuation Allowance for Materials and Supplies | $20480 | $649 | $— | $447 | $20682 |
| Year ended December 31, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Accumulated Provisions Deducted from |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assets – Doubtful Accounts | $2283 | $28417 | $— | $902 | $29798 |
| Deducted from Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Valuation Allowance for Materials and Supplies | $3440 | $— | $20480 | $3440 | $20480 |
| Year ended December 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Accumulated Provisions Deducted from |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Assets – Doubtful Accounts | $1117 | $8930 | $— | $7764 | $2283 |
| Deducted from Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Valuation Allowance for Materials and Supplies | $5160 | $736 | $— | $2456 | $3440 |

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**<u>ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY</u>**

None.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.</u> 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Registrant)

Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>March 2, 2026</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Kenneth J. Zagzebski</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenneth J. Zagzebski

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **<u>Signature</u>** | **<u>Capacity</u>** | **<u>Date</u>** |
| /s/ Kenneth J. Zagzebski | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer) | March 2, 2026 |
| Kenneth J. Zagzebski | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer) | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Ricardo Manuel Falú | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Ricardo Manuel Falú | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Bernerd Da Santos | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Bernerd Da Santos | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Paul L. Freedman | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Paul L. Freedman | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Susan Harcourt | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Susan Harcourt | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Marc Michael | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Marc Michael | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Stephen Coughlin | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Stephen Coughlin | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Brandi Davis-Handy | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Brandi Davis-Handy | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Sherry Kohan | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Sherry Kohan | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Thomas A. Raga | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Thomas A. Raga | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Margaret Tigre | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Margaret Tigre | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Tish Mendoza | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Tish Mendoza | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Renaud Faucher | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Renaud Faucher | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Olivier Roy Durocher | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| Olivier Roy Durocher | Director | March 2, 2026 |
| /s/ Gustavo Garavaglia | Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Acting Principal Accounting Officer) | March 2, 2026 |
| Gustavo Garavaglia | Director, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Acting Principal Accounting Officer) | March 2, 2026 |

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**Supplemental Information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15 (d) of the Act by Registrants Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act**

No annual report or proxy material has been sent to security holders.

## Exhibit 10.15

**THE AES CORPORATION**

**AMENDED AND RESTATED**

**SEVERANCE PLAN AND** 

**SUMMARY PLAN DESCRIPTION**

**December 4, 2025**

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**<u>ARTICLE I</u>**

**<u>GENERAL PROVISIONS</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Establishment and Purpose</u>.

The purpose of the AES Corporation Amended and Restated Severance Plan (as may be further amended and restated from time to time, the "Plan"), is to provide certain severance and welfare benefits, as set forth herein, to certain Eligible Employees who are involuntarily terminated from employment as provided herein. Benefits payable under this Plan are generally intended for Participants who are involuntarily terminated without Cause. Please review Article 7 entitled "Plan Amendments" regarding the Company's reservation of rights to amend and terminate the Plan.

This document is designed to serve as both the Plan document and the summary plan description for the Plan. The legal rights and obligations of any person having an interest in the Plan are determined solely by the provisions of the Plan, as interpreted by the Administrator.

The Plan is not intended to be an "employee pension benefit plan" or "pension plan" within the meaning of Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"). Rather, this Plan is intended to be a "welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA and to meet the descriptive requirements of a plan constituting a "severance pay plan" within the meaning of regulations published by the Secretary of Labor at Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2510.3-2(b). Accordingly, the benefits paid by the Plan are not deferred compensation and no employee shall have a vested right to such benefits.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.2 <u>Term</u>.

The Plan shall generally be effective on the Effective Date. This Plan supersedes any prior severance plans, policies, guidelines, arrangements, agreements, letters and/or other communication, whether formal or informal, written or oral sponsored by the Employer and/or entered into by any representative of the Employer. This Plan represents exclusive severance benefits provided to Participants and such individuals shall not be eligible for other benefits provided in other severance plans, policies, programs, guidelines, arrangements, letters, etc. of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.3 <u>Definitions</u>.

Except as may otherwise be specified or as the context may otherwise require, for purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto, or as set forth on a Benefit Schedule to the Plan.

"<u>Administrator</u>" means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee or persons designated by the Board and/or Compensation Committee to assume duties of the Administrator.

"<u>Affiliated Employer</u>" means any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) which includes the Company;

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any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Section 414(c) of the Code) with the Company; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined in Section 414(m) of the Code) which includes the Company; and any other entity required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to regulations under Section 414(o) of the Code.

"<u>Annual Compensation</u>" means (i) a Participant's annualized base salary as in effect as of the Participant's Termination Date or (ii) in the event that a Participant is an hourly employee, the person's cumulative base earnings (excluding bonuses for the previous completed calendar year prior to the Participant's Termination Date. Unless otherwise provided on a Benefit Schedule, Annual Compensation shall: (i) include: pre-tax employee contributions under any qualified defined contribution retirement plan, salary deferrals under any unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation plan, amounts deferred under a flexible spending account established pursuant to Section 125 of the Code, and deductions from base salary to pay premiums for any health, welfare, or insurance plans; and (ii) exclude: any amounts contributed by the Employer to any plan established pursuant to Section 125 of the Code, overtime pay, bonuses, shift differential, annual incentive payments, long-term incentive awards (including, but not limited to, stock options, restricted stock and performance unit awards), and any other form of supplemental compensation.

"<u>Benefit Schedule</u>" means any schedule attached to the Plan which sets forth the benefits of specified groups of one or more Participants, as approved by the Company and updated by the Administrator from time to time.

"<u>Board</u>" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

"<u>Bonus</u>" means a Participant's annual target bonus compensation as established by the Employer and in effect on the Participant's Termination Date.

"<u>Cause</u>" means, except as otherwise provided in a Benefit Schedule, Separation From Service by action of the Employer, or resignation in lieu of such Separation From Service, on account of the Participant's dishonesty; insubordination; continued and repeated failure to perform the Participant's assigned duties or willful misconduct in the performance of such duties; intentionally engaging in unsatisfactory job performance; failing to make a good faith effort to bring unsatisfactory job performance to an acceptable level; violation of the Employer's policies, procedures, work rules or recognized standards of behavior; misconduct related to the Participant's employment; or a charge, indictment or conviction of, or a plea of guilty or *nolo contendere* to, a felony, whether or not in connection with the performance by the Participant of his or her duties or obligations to the Employer.

"<u>Change in Control</u>" means the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company to any Person or group (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "<u>Exchange Act</u>")) of Persons, (ii) a Person or group (as so defined) of Persons (other than Management of the Company on the date of the most recent adoption of the 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (or successor plan) by the Company's stockholders or their "affiliates" (as

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defined below)) shall have become the "beneficial owner" (as defined below) of more than 35% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company, (iii) during any one-year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board (together with any new Director whose election or nomination was approved by a majority of the Directors then in office who were either Directors at the beginning of such period or who were previously so approved, but excluding under all circumstances any such new Director whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity or group, including through the use of proxy access procedures as may be provided in the Company's bylaws) cease to constitute a majority of the Board, or (iv) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company unless securities representing 65% or more of the then outstanding voting stock of the corporation resulting from such transaction are held subsequent to such transaction by the Person or Persons who were the "beneficial owners" (as defined below) of the outstanding voting stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision to the contrary, if a payment under this Plan is subject to Section 409A (and not excepted therefrom) and a Change in Control affects the time or schedule for such payment, the foregoing definition of Change in Control shall be interpreted, administered and construed in a manner necessary to ensure that the occurrence of any such event shall result in a Change in Control only if such event qualifies as a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation, as applicable, within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5). For purposes of this

definition, (i) "<u>beneficial owner(s)</u>" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the

Exchange Act and (ii) "<u>affiliate</u>" means: (A) any Subsidiary of the Company; (B) any entity or Person or group of Persons that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by the Company; and (C) any entity or Person or group of Persons in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Compensation Committee, including any

"affiliates" which become such after adoption of this Plan.

"<u>COBRA Coverage</u>" means medical, dental and vision coverage which is required to be offered to terminated employees under Section 4980B of the Code and Section 606 of ERISA; provided, however, that no provision of this Plan shall be construed to require the Employer to contribute on behalf of a Participant towards continuation coverage for a health spending account.

"<u>Code</u>" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

"<u>Company" or "AES</u>" means The AES Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or

any successor thereto.

"<u>Compensation Committee</u>" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

"<u>Disability</u>" or "<u>Disability Termination</u>" means, except as otherwise provided in a Benefit Schedule, a Separation From Service: (a) on account of the Participant's failure to return to full-time employment following exhaustion of short-term disability benefits provided by the Employer; (b) following the date the Participant is determined to be eligible for: (i) long-term

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disability benefits under any long-term disability insurance policy or plan maintained by the Employer; or (ii) disability pension or retirement benefits under any qualified retirement plan maintained by the Employer; or (c) due to a physical or mental condition that substantially restricts the Participant's ability to perform his or her usual duties, as determined by the Employer.

"<u>Effective Date</u>" means as originally effective on October 28, 2011, and as last

amended on December 4, 2025.

"<u>Eligible Employee</u>" means any Employee of the Employer who: (i) is not an Ineligible Employee (within the meaning of Section 2.2) and (ii) has completed one Year-of-Service as a full-time Employee.

"<u>Employee</u>" means any person who is employed by the Company or a Subsidiary as a common law employee and is listed as an employee on the payroll records of the Employer as a full-time employee. Any person hired by the Employer as a consultant or independent contractor and any other individual whom the Employer does not treat as its employee for federal income tax purposes shall not be an Employee for purposes of this Plan, even if it is subsequently determined by a court or administrative agency that such individual should be, or should have been, properly classified as a common law employee of the Employer.

"<u>Employer</u>" means the Company and any Affiliated Employer that participates in the Plan with the consent of the Company. The Administrator shall maintain a list of participating Employers.

"<u>Good Reason</u>" or "<u>Good Reason Termination</u>" means, without a Participant's written consent, the Separation From Service (for reasons other than death, Disability or Cause) by a Participant due to any of the following events occurring within two years of the consummation of a Change in Control: (i) the relocation of a Participant's principal place of employment to a location that is more than 50 miles from the principal place of employment in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control; (ii) a material diminution in the duties or responsibilities of a Participant from those in place immediately prior to such Change in Control;

(iii) a material reduction in the "total compensation and benefits" of a Participant from what was in place immediately prior to such Change in Control; and (d) the failure of any successor entity to the Company following a Change in Control to assume the Plan, as in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control.

"Total compensation and benefits" includes, but is not limited to: (i) annual base salary, annual variable compensation opportunity (taking into account the target bonus amount of annual variable compensation); (ii) long term stock-based and cash incentive opportunity (taking into account the target compensation amount); and (iii) benefits under pension, savings, deferred compensation, life insurance, medical, health, disability, accident and material fringe benefit plans of the Company or its Subsidiaries or affiliates in which the Participant was participating immediately before the Change in Control.

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In order for a Participant to terminate for Good Reason, (i) a Participant must notify the successor entity in writing, within ninety (90) days of the event constituting Good Reason of the Participant's intent to terminate employment for Good Reason, that specifically identifies in reasonable detail the manner of the Good Reason event, (ii) the event must remain uncorrected for thirty (30) days following the date that a Participant notifies the successor entity in writing of the Participant's intent to terminate employment for Good Reason (the "<u>Notice</u> <u>Period</u>"), and (iii) the Termination Date must occur within sixty (60) days after expiration of the Notice Period.

"<u>Ineligible Termination</u>" means, except as otherwise provided in a Benefit

Schedule, a Participant's Separation From Service on account of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Participant's voluntary resignation, including but not limited to the Participant's unilateral Separation From Service at any time prior to the Termination Date established by the Employer, other than for Good Reason;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Any Separation From Service that the Employer determines (either before or after the Separation From Service and whether or not any notice is given to the employee) the payment of benefits under the Plan in connection with such Separation From Service would be inconsistent with the intent and purposes of the Plan;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A Separation From Service in connection with a Participant's failure to return to work immediately following the conclusion of an approved leave-of-absence;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A Separation From Service for, or on account of, Cause;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• A Disability Termination;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Participant's death;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Other than in connection with a Separation From Service following a Change in Control, the Participant declines to accept a New Job Position offered by the Employer that is located equal to or less than 50 miles of the Participant's then assigned work site of the Employer;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Sale of Business Rule set forth in Section 2.4 herein; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The voluntary transfer of employment from the Participant's Employer to another AES related entity, irrespective of whether the Participant is required to relocate or whether the AES related entity qualifies as an Affiliated Employer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"<u>Involuntary Termination</u>" means a Participant's involuntary Separation From Service that is (i) not an Ineligible Termination and (ii) by action of the Employer on account of:

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Reduction-in-force;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Permanent job elimination;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The restructuring or reorganization of a business unit, division, department or other segment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Termination by Mutual Consent or termination without Cause; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Participant declines to accept a New Job Position offered by the Employer that requires the Participant to relocate to a work site location that is located <u>greater than</u> 50 miles from the Participant's then assigned work site of the Employer; provided, however, that except (i) as provided in Section 2.4 or (ii) in connection with a Separation From Service following a Change in Control, a Participant who is an officer of the Company as appointed by the Board shall not incur an Involuntary Termination if such Participant declines a New Job Position (regardless of its location) at a time when the Participant's existing job position is being eliminated.

"<u>New Job Position</u>" means: (i) with respect to a Participant who has demonstrated inadequate or unsatisfactory performance, as determined by the Employer, any job position offered by the Employer; or (ii) with respect to all other Participants, a full-time job position offered by the Employer that does not result in a reduction of the Participant's Annual Compensation.

"<u>Participant</u>" means an Eligible Employee who satisfies the terms and conditions specified in this Plan.

"<u>Person</u>" means any individual, corporation, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

"<u>Plan</u>" means The AES Corporation Severance Plan as set forth herein, and as the

same may from time to time be amended.

"<u>Section 409A</u>" shall mean Section 409A of the Code, the regulations and other

binding guidance promulgated thereunder.

"<u>Separation From Service</u>" shall mean a Participant's termination of employment with the Company and all of its controlled group members within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes hereof, the determination of controlled group members shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code; provided that the language "at least 50 percent" shall be used instead of "at least 80 percent" in each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) of the Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.414(c)-2; provided, further, where legitimate business reasons exist (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h)(3)),

the language "at least 20 percent" shall be used instead of "at least 80 percent" in each place it

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appears. Whether a Participant has a Separation From Service will be determined based on all of the facts and circumstances and in accordance with the guidance issued under Section 409A.

"<u>Specified Employee</u>" means a key employee (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) of the Company as determined in accordance with the regulations issued under Code Section 409A and the procedures established by the Company.

"<u>Subsidiary</u>" means any entity in which the Company owns or otherwise controls, directly or indirectly, stock or other ownership interests having the voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors, or other governing group having functions similar to a board of directors, as determined by the Company.

"<u>Termination by Mutual Consent</u>" means an involuntary Separation From Service pursuant to which the Company agrees, in its sole discretion, that benefits are payable under this Plan.

"<u>Termination Date</u>" means the date of the Participant's Separation From Service (or scheduled date of Separation From Service, as applicable).

"<u>Weeks Compensation</u>" means one fifty second (1/52) of a Participant's Annual Compensation.

"<u>Year-of-Service</u>" means each twelve-month period measured from the

Participant's first day of employment with an Employer, as reduced to reflect breaks in service and/or services performed during such period the Participant was otherwise ineligible to participate in the Plan, as determined under the rules promulgated by the Administrator. Service with a predecessor employer (that was not an Affiliated Employer) shall be recognized to the extent such service is recognized under The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan. Service shall also include services performed prior to the effective date of the Plan. In the event a

Participant's Separation From Service and the Participant is subsequently reemployed by the Employer, the Participant's service for calculation of any severance benefits under Article IV of the Plan shall be based only upon the Participant's service credited since the most recent starting date of employment with the Employer.

**<u>ARTICLE II</u>**

**<u>PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.1 <u>Eligibility</u>.

A Participant shall, upon execution of the release in the form specified in Article III of this Plan in the time and manner set forth in Section 3.1 of the Plan, be eligible for the severance benefits provided under Article IV of this Plan if the Participant's Separation From Service is by reason of an Involuntary Termination or for Good Reason. A Participant who fails to execute the release in the time and manner set forth in Section 3.1 or who subsequently revokes execution of the release in accordance with its terms shall not be entitled to receive benefits under this Plan. A Participant who satisfies all of the terms and conditions specified in this Plan and who

becomes entitled to receive benefits hereunder shall be referred to herein as a "Participant."

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.2 <u>Ineligible Employees</u>. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the following Employees ("Ineligible Employees") are not eligible to participate in the Plan:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Any Employee who has been hired to work on a part-time, seasonal or temporary basis or who is classified as a part-time, seasonal or temporary Employee, or a student intern on the Employer's records;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Any Employee who has been hired by the Employer to work in a job share position (provided that such Employee is not otherwise employed on a full-time basis);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An Employee who is member of a collective bargaining unit to which this Plan has not been specifically extended by a collective bargaining agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• An Employee entitled to a severance type payment pursuant to any other plan, policy, arrangement, agreement, letter or other communication sponsored by, or entered into with, or maintained by the Employer, including but not limited to an employment agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Leased employees, including those within the meaning of section 414(n) of the Code;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Nonresident aliens (other than those nonresident aliens to whom the Employer has extended participation in the Plan with the written consent of the Company);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Any individual who has agreed in writing that he or she waives his or her eligibility to receive benefits under the Plan; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Any Employee who has an enforceable right to resume employment or to be recalled to employment with the Employer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.3 <u>Transfer of Employment</u>.

If a Participant transfers to a location of AES to which this Plan has not been extended, such Participant shall cease to be eligible to participate in this Plan unless the

Participant's prior Employer has agreed in writing to continue to extend participation in the Plan to the Employee with the consent of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.4 <u>Sale of Business Rule</u>.

A Participant shall not be eligible for benefits under the Plan if the Participant's Separation From Service is in connection with the sale of the stock or other ownership interests of the Employer or other related entity, or the sale, lease, or other transfer of the assets, products, services or operations of the Employer or other related entity to another organization if either of the following occurs:

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Participant is employed by the new organization immediately following the sale, transfer or lease or is so employed within a time period specified in an agreement between the Employer and the new organizations; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Employer terminates the employment of a Participant who did not accept an offer of employment from the new organization when the new organization offered a compensation and benefits package that was, in the aggregate, generally comparable to the compensation and benefits provided by the Employer; provided that such Participant was not required to relocate to a work site location that is located greater than 50 miles from the Participant's then assigned work site of the Employer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 2.4 shall not apply if a Participant's

Separation From Service occurs in connection with a Change of Control.

**<u>ARTICLE III</u>**

**<u>RELEASES</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 <u>Release</u>.

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, no benefits of any sort or nature (other than as provided in Section 3.3) shall be due or paid under this Plan to any Participant unless the Participant executes a written release and covenant not to sue, in form and substance satisfactory to the Employer, in its sole discretion, within the time stated in the release; provided, however, that in all cases such release must become final, binding and irrevocable within sixty (60) days following the Participant's Termination Date. The written release shall waive any and all claims against the Employer and all related parties including, but not limited to, claims arising out of the Participant's employment by the Employer, the Participant's Separation From Service and claims relating to the benefits paid under this Plan. At the sole discretion of the Employer, the release also may include such noncompetition, nonsolicitation and nondisclosure provisions as the Employer considers necessary or appropriate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in the Plan is intended to preclude or limit a Participant from communicating with, responding to inquiries from, volunteering information to, or providing testimony before any federal, state or local government legislature, agency, or commission, or any self-regulatory organization, with respect to suspected violations of law, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or New York Stock Exchange (or any other national exchange on which the shares of the Company's common stock are listed).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2 <u>Revocation</u>.

The release described in Section 3.1 must be executed and binding on the Participant within the timeframe specified by the Company before benefits are due or paid. A Participant who revokes execution of the release in accordance with the terms of the release shall not be entitled to receive benefits under the Plan.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3 <u>Outplacement Services</u>.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article III, the Outplacement Services set forth under Section 4.3 herein may or may not be provided, at the discretion of the Employer, to a Participant prior to the execution of a release under this Plan.

**<u>ARTICLE IV</u>**

**<u>SEVERANCE BENEFITS</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 <u>Separation Payment</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1.1 A Participant shall be entitled to receive a separation payment as set forth on the applicable Benefit Schedule and herein. Except as otherwise provided in a Benefit Schedule, the separation payment shall be paid at least monthly in substantially equal installments as salary continuation in accordance with the Employer's established payroll policies and practices over the same time period upon which the separation payment is based, which shall be set forth in the Benefit Schedule. The separation payments will commence on the Employer's next normal pay date occurring after the date the Participant's release becomes final, binding and irrevocable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1.2 For purposes of Section 409A: (i) the right to salary continuation installment payments under Section 4.1.1 shall be treated as the right to a series of separate payments; and (ii) a payment shall be treated as made on the scheduled payment date if such payment is made at such date or a later date in the same calendar year or, if later, by the 15th day of the third calendar month following the scheduled payment date. A Participant shall have no right to designate the date of any payment under the Plan. For purposes of the Plan, each salary continuation installment payment in Section 4.1.1 is intended to be excepted from Section 409A to the maximum extent provided under Section 409A as follows: (i) each salary continuation installment payment that is scheduled to be made on or before March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year containing the Termination Date is intended to be excepted under the short-term deferral exception as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4); and (ii) each salary continuation installment payment that is not otherwise excepted under the short-term deferral exception is intended to be excepted under the involuntary pay exception as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 <u>Continuation of Certain Welfare Benefits</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2.1 <u>Medical/Dental/Vision</u>. For the period set forth below in Section 4.2.3 and beginning in the calendar month following the calendar month in which the Termination Date occurs, the Participant shall be eligible to participate in the Employer's medical, dental and vision employee welfare benefit plans applicable to the Participant on his or her Termination Date. To receive such benefits, the Participant must properly enroll in COBRA coverage, and must also pay such premiums and other costs for such coverage as generally applicable to the Employer's active employees. The Employer will continue to pay its share of the applicable premiums under the medical, dental and vision plans for the same level and type of coverage in which the Participant is enrolled as of the Termination Date.

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Except as provided in a Benefit Schedule to the Plan, if a Participant has elected the "no benefit coverage" option under the medical, dental or vision plans as of his or her actual Termination Date, the Participant shall not be entitled to continuation coverage or cash in lieu thereof. Following expiration of coverage under this Section 4.2.1, a Participant may, to the extent eligible, continue to participate in such plans for the remainder of the COBRA continuation period, if any.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2.2 <u>Concurrent COBRA Period</u>. The continuation period for medical, dental and vision coverage under this Plan shall be deemed to run concurrent with the continuation period federally mandated by COBRA (generally 18 months), or any other legally mandated and applicable federal, state, or local coverage period for benefits provided to terminated employees under the health care plan. The continuation period will be deemed to commence on the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the Termination Date falls. Notwithstanding the foregoing, COBRA Coverage will only be available if the Participant is eligible for and timely elects COBRA Coverage, and timely remits payment of the premiums for COBRA Coverage.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2.3 <u>Length of Benefits</u>. Except as provided in a Benefit Schedule, benefits under this Section 4.2 shall be for the same time period upon which the separation payment was based; provided, however that in no event will the time period exceed 18 months.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2.4 <u>Implications of Section 409A</u>. Post-termination medical benefits are intended to be excepted from Section 409A under the medical benefits exceptions as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 <u>Outplacement Services</u>.

As set forth on the applicable Benefit Schedule, a Participant shall be eligible for such outplacement services typically provided to employees of the same job classification or level. Outplacement services may be provided by an independent agency or by the Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the availability, duration, and appropriateness of outplacement services shall be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion; provided, however, that outplacement expenses must be reasonable, must be actually incurred by the Participant and may not extend beyond the December 31 of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurred (or such shorter period as specified by the Employer). Any such reimbursement shall be as soon as administratively feasible, but in no event later than December 31st of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurred. Post-termination outplacement benefits are intended to be excepted from Section 409A under the separation payment benefits exceptions as specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(A).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4 <u>Bonus Compensation</u>.

As set forth on the applicable Benefit Schedule and subject to any deferral election that the Participant has made with respect to such amounts, a Participant will be eligible for (i) a prorated Bonus; and (ii) any accrued but unpaid bonus compensation for completed performance periods. The prorated Bonus specified in Section 4.4(i) will be prorated based on

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the amount of time the Participant was actively at work on a full-time basis in the calendar year in which the Participant's Termination Date falls, and will be paid within the applicable 2½ month period specified in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(4). The bonus compensation specified in Section 4.4(ii) shall be paid no later than the time that such amounts are paid to similarly situated employees in accordance with the applicable plan terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to bonuses paid in accordance with the terms of The AES Corporation Performance Incentive Plan (or any successor plan, the "<u>Performance Incentive Plan</u>"), any such bonus compensation shall be paid only to the extent earned in accordance with the terms of the Performance Incentive Plan and on the payment date specified therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5 <u>Enhanced Benefits</u>.

In the event a Participant has a Separation From Service due to an Involuntary Termination by the Company (other than for Cause or Disability or due to death), or the Participant has a Separation From Service for Good Reason, in either case within two (2) years following a Change in Control, then the Participant shall receive a separation payment under Section 4.1 multiplied by 2.0 and medical/dental/vision benefits under Section 4.2 multiplied by 2.0; provided, however, that unless otherwise specifically provided in the Benefit Schedule, the time period for medical/dental/vision benefits set forth in Section 4.2 will never exceed eighteen

(18) months, as described in Section 4.2.3.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6 <u>Delay in Payment</u>.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, to the extent that a payment hereunder is subject to Section 409A (and not excepted therefrom), such payment shall be delayed for a period of six months after the Termination Date (or, if earlier, the death of the Participant) for any Participant that is a Specified Employee. Any payment that would otherwise have been due or owing during such six-month period will be paid on the first business day of the seventh month following the Separation From Service.

**<u>ARTICLE V</u>**

**<u>PLAN ADMINISTRATION</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1 <u>Operation of the Plan</u>.

The Administrator shall be the named fiduciary responsible for carrying out the provisions of the Plan and for purposes of ERISA. The Administrator may delegate any and all of its powers and responsibilities hereunder or appoint agents to carry out such responsibilities, and any such delegation or appointment may be rescinded at any time. The Administrator shall establish the terms and conditions under which any such agents serve. The Administrator shall have the full and absolute authority to employ and rely on such legal counsel, actuaries and accountants (which may also be those of the Employer) as it may deem advisable to assist in the administration of the Plan.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.2 <u>Administration of the Plan</u>.

To the extent that the Administrator in its sole discretion deems necessary or desirable, the Administrator may establish rules for the administration of the Plan, prescribe appropriate forms, and adopt procedures for handling claims and the denial of claims. The Administrator shall have the exclusive authority and discretion to interpret, construe, and administer the provisions of the Plan and to decide all questions concerning the Plan and its administration. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator shall have the authority to determine eligibility for, and the amount of any benefits due to, a Participant in accordance with this Plan and the applicable Benefit Schedule and in connection with the foregoing, to make factual determinations, to correct deficiencies, and to supply omissions, including resolving any ambiguity or uncertainty arising under or existing in the terms and provisions of the Plan or any Benefit Schedule. Any and all such determinations of the Administrator shall be final, conclusive, and binding on the Employer, the Participant and any and all interested parties.

A termination of a Participant's employment with the Company and any Affiliated Employer, except as expressly provided herein, shall automatically, with no further act of the Company or any Affiliated Employer, terminate any right of such Participant to participate in, or receive any benefits under, the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.3 <u>Funding</u>.

The Plan shall be unfunded and all payments hereunder and expenses incurred in connection with this Plan shall be paid from the general assets of the Employer. Benefits will be paid directly by the Employer employing the Participant, and no other Employer or Affiliated Employer will be responsible for any benefits hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.4 <u>Code Section 409A</u>.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if any benefit provided under this Plan is subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder, the provisions of the Plan will be administered, interpreted and construed in a manner necessary to comply with Section 409A or an exception thereto (or disregarded to the extent such provision cannot be so administered, interpreted, or construed). With respect to payments subject to Section 409A of the Code: (i) it is intended that distribution events authorized under the Plan qualify as permissible distribution events for purposes of Section 409A of the Code; and (ii) the Company and each Employer reserve the right to accelerate and/or defer any payment to the extent permitted and consistent with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrator, the Company, an Affiliated Employer or Subsidiary (or their employees, officers, directors or affiliates) have any liability to any Participant (or any other person) due to the failure of the Plan to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A or any other applicable law.

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**<u>ARTICLE VI</u>**

**<u>CLAIMS</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.1 <u>General</u>.

If a Participant believes that he or she is eligible for benefits under the Plan and has not been so notified, a Participant should submit a written request for benefits to the Administrator. Any claim for benefits must be made within <u>six months</u> of a Participant's Termination Date, or the Participant will be forever barred from pursuing a claim. For purposes of this Article VI, a Participant making a claim for benefits under the Plan shall be referred to as a "claimant". The claimant shall file the claim with and in the manner prescribed by the Administrator. The Administrator shall make the initial determination concerning rights to and amount of benefits payable under this Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.2 <u>Claim Evaluation</u>.

A properly filed claim will be evaluated and the claimant will be notified of the approval or the denial of the claim within ninety (90) days after the receipt of the claim, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing. Written notice of the extension will be furnished to the claimant prior to the expiration of the initial ninety-day (90-day) period, and will specify the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which a decision will be reached (provided the claim evaluation will be completed within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date the claim was filed).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.3 <u>Notice of Disposition</u>.

A claimant will be given a written notice in which the claimant will be advised as to whether the claim is granted or denied, in whole or in part. If a claim is denied, in whole or in part the notice will contain: (i) the specific reasons for the denial; (ii) references to pertinent Plan provisions upon which the denial is based; (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and (iv) the claimant's rights to seek review of the denial.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4 <u>Appeals</u>.

If a claim is denied, in whole or in part, the claimant, or his duly authorized representative, has the right to (i) request that the Administrator review the denial, (ii) review pertinent documents, and (iii) submit issues and comments in writing, provided that the claimant files a written appeal with the Administrator within sixty (60) days after the date the claimant received written notice of the denial. Within sixty (60) days after an appeal is received, the review will be made and the claimant will be advised in writing of the decision, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for reviewing the appeal, in which case the claimant will be given written notice within the initial sixty-day (60-day) period specifying the reasons for the extension and when the review will be completed (provided the review will be completed within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date the appeal was filed). The decision on appeal will be forwarded to the claimant in writing and will include specific reasons for the decision and references to the Plan provisions upon which the decision is based. A decision on

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appeal will be final and binding on all persons for all purposes. If a claimant's claim for benefits

is denied in whole or in part, the claimant may file suit in a state or federal court.

***Notwithstanding the aforementioned, before the claimant may file suit in a state or federal court, the claimant <u>must</u> exhaust the Plan's administrative claims procedure set forth in this Article VI. If any such state or federal judicial or administrative proceeding is undertaken, the evidence presented will be strictly limited to the evidence timely presented to the Administrator. In addition, any such state or federal judicial or administrative proceeding must be filed within six (6) months after the Administrator's final decision. Any such state or federal judicial or administrative proceeding relating to this Plan shall only be brought in the Circuit Court for Arlington County, Virginia or in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. If any such action or proceeding is brought in any other location, then the filing party expressly consents to the transfer of such action to the Circuit Court for Arlington County, Virginia or the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division. Nothing in this clause shall be deemed to prevent any party from removing an action or proceeding to enforce or interpret this Plan from the Circuit Court for Arlington County, Virginia to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division.***

**<u>ARTICLE VII</u>**

**<u>PLAN AMENDMENTS</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1 <u>Amendment Authority</u>.

The Board may, at any time and in its sole discretion, amend, modify or terminate the Plan, including any Benefit Schedule, as the Board, in its judgment shall deem necessary or advisable; provided, however, that except as provided in Section 7.2, no such amendment,

modification or termination shall be effective until twelve (12) months (the "12-Month Period") following the adoption of such amendment, modification or termination of the Plan, without the express written consent of the affected Participant(s).

The Board may delegate its amendment authority to the Administrator or such other persons as the Board considers appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Board (or its designee) may at any time (in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Participant) modify, amend or terminate any or all of the provisions of this Plan or take any other action, to the extent necessary or advisable, to conform the provisions of the Plan with Section 409A of the Code, the regulations issued thereunder or an exception thereto, regardless of whether such modification, amendment or termination of this Plan or other action shall adversely affect the rights of a Participant under the Plan. Termination of this Plan shall not be a distribution event under the Plan unless otherwise permitted under Section 409A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2 <u>Change in Control</u>.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, any amendment, modification or termination of the Plan (including, without limitation, this Section 7.2) as applied to any particular Participant, following a Change in Control, shall not be effective for twenty-

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four (24) months after the adoption of such amendment, modification or termination of the Plan; provided further that, if a Change in Control occurs within the 12-Month Period, such amendment, modification or termination of the Plan shall not be effective for twenty-four (24) months after the Change in Control without the express written consent of such affected Participant(s), except in the event the Board or its designee determines to amend the Plan in order to conform the provisions of the Plan with Section 409A, the regulations issued thereunder or an exception thereto, regardless of whether such modification, amendment, or termination of the Plan shall adversely affect the rights of a Participant under the Plan.

**<u>ARTICLE VIII</u>**

**<u>MISCELLANEOUS</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.1 <u>Plan Document</u>.

To the extent any other written communication to a Participant conflicts with this Plan, the Plan document shall control.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.2 <u>Impact on Other Benefits</u>.

Except as otherwise provided herein, any amounts paid to a Participant under this Plan shall have no effect on the Participant's rights or benefits under any other employee benefit plan sponsored by the Employer; provided, however, that in no event shall any Participant be entitled to any payment or benefit under the Plan which duplicates a payment or benefit received or receivable by the Participant under any severance plan, policy, guideline, arrangement, agreement, letter and/or other communication, whether formal or informal, written or oral sponsored by the Employer or an affiliate thereof and/or entered into by any representative of the Employer and/or any affiliate thereof. Further, any such amounts shall not be used to determine eligibility for or the amount of any benefit under any employee benefit plan, policy, or arrangement sponsored by the Employer or any affiliate thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.3 <u>Tax Withholding</u>.

The Employer shall have the right to withhold from any benefits payable under the Plan or any other wages payable to a Participant an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local tax withholding requirements, if any, arising from or in connection with the

Participant's receipt of benefits under the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.4 <u>No Employment or Service Rights</u>.

Nothing contained in the Plan shall confer upon any Employee any right with respect to continued employment with the Employer, nor shall the Plan interfere in any way with the right of the Employer to at any time reassign an Employee to a different job, change the

compensation of the Employee or terminate the Employee's employment for any reason.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.5 <u>Nontransferability</u>.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the benefits payable under the Plan may not be subject to voluntary or involuntary anticipation, alienation,

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sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or such other person, other than pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution, without the consent of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.6 <u>Successors</u>.

The Company and its affiliates shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company and its affiliates (taken as a whole) expressly to assume and agree to perform under the terms of the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company and its affiliates would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place (provided that such a requirement to perform which arises by operation of law shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for such an express assumption and agreement), and in such event the Company and its affiliates (as constituted prior to such succession) shall have no further obligation under or with respect to the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.7 <u>Headings and Captions</u>.

The headings and captions herein are provided for reference and convenience only. They shall not be considered as part of the Plan and shall not be employed in the construction of the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.8 <u>Gender and Number</u>.

Where the context admits, words in any gender shall include any other gender, and, except where clearly indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and vice-versa.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.9 <u>Nonalienation of Benefits</u>.

None of the payments, benefits or rights of any Participant shall be subject to any claim of any creditor of any Participant and, in particular, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all such payments, benefits and rights shall be free from attachment, garnishment (if permitted

under applicable law), trustee's process, or any other legal or equitable process available to any creditor of such Participant. No Participant shall have the right to alienate, anticipate, commute, plead, encumber or assign any of the benefits or payments that he or she may expect to receive under this Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.10 <u>Governing Law</u>.

Except as otherwise preempted by the laws of the United States, this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions. If any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Plan.

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**<u>ARTICLE IX</u>**

**<u>STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS</u>**

As a Participant in the Plan, each Participant is entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. ERISA provides that all Participants shall be entitled to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.1 <u>Receive Information About the Plan and Benefits</u>.

Examine, without charge, at the Administrator's office, all documents governing

the Plan.

Obtain, upon written request to the Administrator, copies of documents governing

the operation of the Plan and an updated summary plan description. The Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.2 <u>Prudent Actions by Plan Fiduciaries</u>.

In addition to creating rights for Participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the employee benefit plan. The people who operate the Plan, called "fiduciaries" of the Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the

interest of Participants and beneficiaries. No one, including a Participant's Employer or any other person, may fire such Participant or otherwise discriminate against a Participant in any way to prevent such Participant from obtaining a welfare benefit or exercising such Participant's rights under ERISA. However, this rule neither guarantees continued employment, nor affects

the Company's right to terminate a Participant's employment for other reasons.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.3 <u>Enforce Participant Rights</u>.

If a Participant's claim for a benefit is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, a Participant has a right to know why this was done, to obtain copies of documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within certain time schedules.

Under ERISA, there are steps a Participant can take to enforce the above rights.

For instance, if a Participant requests a copy of Plan documents and does not receive them within 30 days, such Participant may file suit in a Federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Administrator to provide the materials and pay such Participant up to $110 a day until Participant receives the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Administrator. If a Participant has a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, such Participant may file suit in a state or Federal court. If a

Participant is discriminated against for asserting such Participant's rights, such Participant may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or may file suit in a Federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If a Participant is successful the court may order the person such Participant has sued to pay these costs and fees. If a Participant loses, the court may order such Participant to pay these costs and fees, for example, if it finds such

Participant's claim is frivolous.

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9.4 <u>Assistance with Participant Question</u>.

If a Participant has any questions about the Plan, such Participant should contact the Administrator. If a Participant has any questions about this statement or about such

Participant's rights under ERISA, or if a Participant needs assistance in obtaining documents from the Administrator, such Participant should contact the nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in such Participant's telephone directory or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. A Participant may also obtain certain publications about such

Participant's rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

**<u>ARTICLE X</u>**

**<u>SUMMARY INFORMATION</u>**

**Name of Plan:** The name of the plan under which benefits are provided is The AES Corporation Amended and Restated Severance Plan.

**Plan Number**: 502

**Plan Sponsor:** The Sponsor of the Plan is

The AES Corporation

4300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1100

Arlington, Virginia 22203

**Plan Administrator:** The Administrator of the Plan is:

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors

of The AES Corporation

4300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1100

Arlington, Virginia 22203

**Employer Identification Number:** The Employer Identification Number (EIN)

assigned to the Plan Sponsor by the Internal Revenue Service is 54-1163725.

**Type of Plan:** Severance Pay Employee Welfare Benefit Plan.

**Type of Administration:** The Plan is self-administered.

**Funding:** Benefits payable under the Plan are provided from the general assets of the Company.

**Agent for Service of Legal Process:** For disputes arising under the Plan, service of legal process may be made upon the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company.

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**Plan Year:** The Plan's fiscal records are kept on a calendar year basis (January 1 to

December 31).

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The AES Corporation Amended and Restated Severance Plan has been duly executed by the undersigned on this December day of 4, 2025.

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|:---|:---|
| | The AES Corporation |
| By: | <u>/s/ Tish Mendoza</u> |
|  | Tish Mendoza |
|  | Executive Vice President and Chief Human |
|  | Resources Officer |

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**<u>BENEFITS SCHEDULE</u>**

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Title/Grade Classification** | **Severance Benefits**<br>**(Min. 1 Year-of-Service for Eligibility)** |
| <br>Global Band 12-14 | &nbsp;&nbsp;One (1) times (Annual Compensation) (Section 4.1)Health Benefits (Section 4.2)<br>Outplacement Benefits (Section 4.3)<br>Prorated Bonus (Section 4.4)<br>Special Enhanced Benefits (Section 4.5) |
| <br>Global Band 7-11 | Three (3) months prorated Annual Compensation plus two<br>(2) Weeks' Compensation for each Year-of-Service up to a<br>maximum of thirty-nine (39) Week's Compensation (Section<br>4.1)<br>Health Benefits (Section 4.2) |
| <br>Global Band 1-6 | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two (2) months prorated Annual Compensation plus two (2)Weeks' Compensation for each Year-of-Service up to a<br>maximum of twenty-six (26) Week's Compensation (Section<br>4.1)<br>Health Benefits (Section 4.2) |

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**THE AES CORPORATION SEVERANCE PLAN**

**List of Participating Employers**

The Administrator maintains a list of Participating Employers

## Ex-21

**Exhibit 21**

**<u>Subsidiaries of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.</u>** 

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|:---|:---|:---|
| <br>**<u>Name of Subsidiary</u>** | **State of Incorporation**<br>**<u>or Organization</u>** | **<u>D/B/A</u>** |
| Indianapolis Power & Light Company | <br>Indiana | AES Indiana |
| Mid-America Capital Resources, Inc. | <br>Indiana | N/A |
| AES Indiana Devco Holdings 1, LLC | Indiana | N/A |
| AES Indiana Devco Holdings 2, LLC | Indiana | N/A |
| AES Indiana Devco Holdings 3, LLC | Indiana | N/A |
| AES Indiana Devco Holdings 4, LLC | Indiana | N/A |
| AES Indiana Partner Sub, LLC | Delaware | N/A |
| Store Heat and Produce Energy, Inc. | Indiana | N/A |
| AES Indiana Sponsor | Delaware | N/A |
| Pike County Energy Storage JV, LLC | Delaware | N/A |
| AES Pike County Energy Storage, LLC | Delaware | N/A |
| Hardy Hills JV, LLC | Delaware | N/A |
| Hardy Hills Solar Energy LLC | Delaware | N/A |
| Petersburg Energy Center JV, LLC | Delaware | N/A |
| Petersburg Energy Center, LLC | Delaware | N/A |
| Crossvine Solar 1, LLC | Delaware | N/A |

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## Exhibit 31.1

**Exhibit 31.1**

**<u>Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities</u> <u>and</u> <u>Exchange Act of 1934</u>**

I, Kenneth J. Zagzebski, certify that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (the "registrant");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>March 2, 2026</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Kenneth J. Zagzebski</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenneth J. Zagzebski

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive Officer

## Exhibit 31.2

**Exhibit 31.2**

**<u>Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934</u>**

I, Gustavo Garavaglia, certify that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (the "registrant");

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>March 2, 2026</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Gustavo Garavaglia</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gustavo Garavaglia

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

## Exhibit 32.1

**Exhibit 32.1**

**<u>Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002</u>**

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "Report") for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

Kenneth J. Zagzebski, Chief Executive Officer of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. ("IPALCO"), certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of IPALCO.

Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>March 2, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Kenneth J. Zagzebski</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kenneth J. Zagzebski

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to IPALCO and will be retained by IPALCO and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

## Exhibit 32.2

**Exhibit 32.2**

**<u>Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002</u>**

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the "Report") for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

Gustavo Garavaglia, Chief Financial Officer of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. ("IPALCO"), certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of IPALCO.

Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>March 2, 2026</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Gustavo Garavaglia</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gustavo Garavaglia

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to IPALCO and will be retained by IPALCO and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

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