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style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-top:7pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:2pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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aes-20210225
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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):
February 25, 2021
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE AES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Delaware
001-12291
54-1163725
(State of Incorporation)
(Commission File No.)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1100
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)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
AES
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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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. ☐
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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.
On February 25, 2021, Jeffrey W. Ubben provided notice of his resignation from the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The AES Corporation (the "Company") effective immediately. Mr. Ubben has served on the Board since January 2018.
Mr. Ubben's resignation for the Board is not due to any disagreement with the Board or the Company.
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:
March 1, 2021
By:
/s/ Paul L. Freedman
Name:
Paul L. Freedman
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary