# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000874761
**File Stem:** 0000874761-26-000100
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 6721
**Document Hash:** 0025448b30c0c6e0bb459c82fa8692d3
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000874761-26-000100.hdr.sgml**: 20260430

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000874761-26-000100

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 11

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260429

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260430

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260430

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AES CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000874761
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS [4991]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 541163725
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-12291
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26925463

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD
- **CITY:** ARLINGTON
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22203
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7035221315

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD
- **CITY:** ARLINGTON
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22203

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** AES CORPORATION
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930328

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM 8-K** 

**________________________________________________________________**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)**

**OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2026**

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**THE AES CORPORATION**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Delaware** | **001-12291** | **54-1163725** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer Identification No.)** |

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**4300 Wilson Boulevard** 

**Arlington, Virginia 22203** 

**(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)**

**Registrant's telephone number, including area code:**

**(703) 522-1315** 

**NOT APPLICABLE**

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

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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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>** |
| **Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share** | **AES** | **New York Stock Exchange** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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**Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

On April 29, 2026, The AES Corporation (the "Company") held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") virtually via live webcast. The final voting results for each of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

<u>Proposal 1</u>: The election of nine directors, each to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Director Name** | For | <br>Against | Broker <br>Non-Votes | Abstain |
| Gerard M. Anderson | 466163142 | 30428273 | 71601507 | 782449 |
| Inderpal S. Bhandari | 489500883 | 6687223 | 71601507 | 1185758 |
| Janet G. Davidson | 489000158 | 7624122 | 71601507 | 749584 |
| Andrés R. Gluski | 488185169 | 8373990 | 71601507 | 814705 |
| Holly K. Koeppel | 480112131 | 16523865 | 71601507 | 737868 |
| Julie M. Laulis | 488112822 | 8458904 | 71601507 | 802138 |
| Alain Monié | 489144636 | 7441654 | 71601507 | 787574 |
| Moisés Naím | 482278738 | 14291601 | 71601507 | 803414 |
| Teresa M. Sebastian | 484373303 | 12213321 | 71601507 | 787202 |

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<u>Proposal</u> <u>2</u>: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| For: | 475,793,626 |
| Against: | 20,179,586 |
| Abstain: | 1,400,652 |
| Broker Non-Votes: | 71,601,507 |

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<u>Proposal 3</u>: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor of the Company for fiscal year 2026.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| For: | 560,408,498 |
| Against: | 7,791,622 |
| Abstain: | 775,251 |
| Broker Non-Votes: | 0 |

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<u>Proposal 4</u>: A non-binding stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ability to call a special meeting.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| For: | 172,348,730 |
| Against: | 322,918,277 |
| Abstain: | 2,106,857 |
| Broker Non-Votes: | 71,601,507 |

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**SIGNATURES**

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

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| | | | THE AES CORPORATION |
| Date: | April 30, 2026 | By: | /s/ Paul L. Freedman |
|  |  | Name: | Paul L. Freedman |
|  |  | Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |

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