8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2021

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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 of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1100

Arlington, VA 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))

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

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

Emerging growth company ☐

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

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Election of Directors

On July 15, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The AES Corporation (the “Company”) elected Maura Shaughnessy to the Board, effective immediately, and appointed her to the Financial Audit Committee and Innovation and Technology Committee of the Board.

Ms. Shaughnessy is a former Global Portfolio Manager at MFS Investment Management (“MFS”). She joined MFS in 1991 and launched MFS’ Utilities Fund, which included utilities, power, telecommunications and energy infrastructure. Under Ms. Shaughnessy’s leadership, the MFS Utilities Fund invested globally across various capital structures. She retired from MFS in 2019. Ms. Shaughnessy graduated with a B.S. in Economics from Colby College and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Ms. Shaughnessy will participate in the non-employee director compensation arrangements described in the Company’s 2021 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2021. Also, consistent with initial grants previously offered to non-employee directors of the Company, Ms. Shaughnessy will receive an initial equity grant consisting of deferred stock units valued at $40,000.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
101	Inline XBRL Document Set for the Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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

			THE AES CORPORATION
Date:	July 15, 2021	By:	/s/ Paul L. Freedman
		Name:	Paul L. Freedman
		Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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