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  	<b>UNITED STATES<br>
  		SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b><br></div>
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  	<b>FORM 8-K</b>
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  		<b>CURRENT REPORT<br>
          PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF<br>
          THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934<br>
          <br>
  		<font size="2">Date of Report: April 17, 2008 <br>
  		Date of earliest event being reported: April 15, 2008
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  <p align=center><b><font size="5"><u>IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.</u></font></b><br>
  		<font size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
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  		<td><b><u>Indiana</u></b></td>
  		<td><b><u>1-8644</u></b></td>
    		<td><b><u>35-1575582</u></b></td>
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   		<td><font size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></td>
    		<td><font size="2">(Commission file number)</font></td>
    		<td><font size="2">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></td>
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    		<td>&nbsp;</td>
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  		<td><b>One Monument Circle<br>
  			<u>Indianapolis, Indiana</u></b></td>
    		<td>&nbsp;</td>
    		<td><b><u>46204</u></b></td>
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   		<td><font size="2">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></td>
    		<td>&nbsp;</td>
    		<td><font size="2">(Zip Code)</font></td>
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    			<font size="2">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code: </font>
    			<b><u>317-261-8261</u></b></td>
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    		<td>&nbsp;</td>
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    		<td colspan="3"><u><b>Not Applicable</b></u></td>
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    			<font size="2">(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last
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  	<strong>Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </strong>
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  <p>On April&nbsp;15, 2008, IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (&ldquo;we&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;),
  completed its previously announced sale of $400 million aggregate principal
  amount of 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;) pursuant to Rule
  144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes
  were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated April&nbsp;15, 2008, by and between the
  Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &ldquo;Notes
  Indenture&rdquo;). </p>
  
  <p>In connection with this offering of the Notes, the Company conducted a tender
  offer to purchase for cash any and all of the Company&rsquo;s outstanding 8.375%
  senior secured notes due 2008 (original coupon 7.375%) (the &ldquo;2008 Notes&rdquo;), of
  which $375 million were outstanding (the &ldquo;Tender Offer&rdquo;).&nbsp; In addition, we
  solicited and received consents to amend the applicable indenture with respect
  to the 2008 Notes and entered into the Indenture Supplement dated April 15,
  2008, with The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, to the
  Indenture (the &ldquo;Original Indenture&rdquo;) between the parties dated November 14, 2001
  (the &ldquo;Indenture Supplement&rdquo;).&nbsp; The Indenture Supplement amends the Original
  Indenture with respect to the 2008 Notes to eliminate substantially all of the
  restrictive covenants, several affirmative covenants and certain events of
  default, modify the covenant regarding mergers, consolidations and sales of the
  Company&rsquo;s assets and eliminate or modify certain other provisions. </p>
  
  <p>The Notes are secured by the Company&rsquo;s pledge of all of the outstanding
  common stock of Indianapolis Power &amp; Light Company.&nbsp; The lien on the pledged
  shares will be shared equally and ratably with the Company&rsquo;s existing senior
  secured notes.&nbsp; The Company has entered into a Pledge Agreement Supplement with
  The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, dated April 15,
  2008 to the Pledge Agreement between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust
  Company, N.A. as successor Collateral Agent dated November 14, 2001 (the &ldquo;Pledge
  Agreement Supplement&rdquo;). </p>
  <p>We used the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to pay for the 2008 Notes
  tendered in the Tender Offer and intend to use the remaining proceeds for the
  redemption of the 2008 Notes still outstanding and to pay related fees and
  expenses of the issuance of the Notes and the Tender Offer. </p>
  <p>The foregoing descriptions of the Notes, the Notes Indenture, the Indenture
  Supplement, and the Pledge Agreement Supplement do not purport to be complete
  and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Notes Indenture, the
  Indenture Supplement and the Pledge Agreement Supplement, which are filed as
  Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
  reference. </p>
  <p><strong>Item&nbsp;2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
  under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.</strong> </p>
  <p>The information set forth above in response to Item&nbsp;1.01 with respect to the
  Notes, the Notes Indenture, the Pledge Agreement Supplement and the Indenture
  Supplement is incorporated by reference into this Item&nbsp;2.03. </p>
  <p><strong>Item 3.03.&nbsp; Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
  </strong> </p>
  <p>The information set forth above in response to Item 1.01 regarding the
  Indenture Supplement with respect to the 2008 Notes is incorporated by reference
  into this Item 3.03. </p>
  
  
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  	<b>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</b>
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  	(d) Exhibits</p>
  
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  	<tr valign=top><td width=10%><strong>Exhibit 4.1</strong></td>
  		<td width=90%>Indenture between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
  		Trustee, dated April 15, 2008 for the 7.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016<br>
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  	<tr valign=top><td width=10%><strong>Exhibit 4.2</strong></td>
  		<td width=90%>Indenture Supplement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and
  		The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, dated April 15,
  		2008, to the Indenture of Trust between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The
  		Bank of New York Trust Company dated November 14, 2001 <br>
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  	<tr valign=top><td width=10%><strong>Exhibit 4.1</strong></td>
  		<td width=90%>Pledge Agreement Supplement between IPALCO Enterprises,
  		Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent,
  		dated April 15, 2008 to the Pledge Agreement between IPALCO Enterprises,
  		Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company dated November 14, 2001 <br>
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  <p>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.</P>
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  		<TD style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000">IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.</TD>
  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  	    <TD><I>(Registrant)</I></TD>
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  	<TR><TD>Date:</TD>
  		<TD style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000">April 17, 2008</TD>
  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  		<TD style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000">/s/ Kirk B. Michael </TD>
  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  	    <TD>Kirk B. Michael</TD>
  	    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  	    <TD><I>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</I></TD>
  	    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    		<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    	   	<TD><I>(Duly Authorized Officer)</I></TD>
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text: IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. 2008 Form 8-K
  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: April 17, 2008
  Date of earliest event being reported: April 15, 2008
  IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Indiana
  1-8644
  35-1575582
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  (Commission file number)
  (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
  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:
  o
  Written communications pursuant to
  Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
  Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  On April 15, 2008, IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. ("we" or the "Company"),
  completed its previously announced sale of $400 million aggregate principal
  amount of 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the "Notes") pursuant to Rule
  144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes
  were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated April 15, 2008, by and between the
  Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Notes
  Indenture").
  In connection with this offering of the Notes, the Company conducted a tender
  offer to purchase for cash any and all of the Company's outstanding 8.375%
  senior secured notes due 2008 (original coupon 7.375%) (the "2008 Notes"), of
  which $375 million were outstanding (the "Tender Offer").  In addition, we
  solicited and received consents to amend the applicable indenture with respect
  to the 2008 Notes and entered into the Indenture Supplement dated April 15,
  2008, with The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, to the
  Indenture (the "Original Indenture") between the parties dated November 14, 2001
  (the "Indenture Supplement").  The Indenture Supplement amends the Original
  Indenture with respect to the 2008 Notes to eliminate substantially all of the
  restrictive covenants, several affirmative covenants and certain events of
  default, modify the covenant regarding mergers, consolidations and sales of the
  Company's assets and eliminate or modify certain other provisions.
  The Notes are secured by the Company's pledge of all of the outstanding
  common stock of Indianapolis Power & Light Company.  The lien on the pledged
  shares will be shared equally and ratably with the Company's existing senior
  secured notes.  The Company has entered into a Pledge Agreement Supplement with
  The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, dated April 15,
  2008 to the Pledge Agreement between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust
  Company, N.A. as successor Collateral Agent dated November 14, 2001 (the "Pledge
  Agreement Supplement").
  We used the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to pay for the 2008 Notes
  tendered in the Tender Offer and intend to use the remaining proceeds for the
  redemption of the 2008 Notes still outstanding and to pay related fees and
  expenses of the issuance of the Notes and the Tender Offer.
  The foregoing descriptions of the Notes, the Notes Indenture, the Indenture
  Supplement, and the Pledge Agreement Supplement do not purport to be complete
  and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Notes Indenture, the
  Indenture Supplement and the Pledge Agreement Supplement, which are filed as
  Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by
  reference.
  Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
  under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.
  The information set forth above in response to Item 1.01 with respect to the
  Notes, the Notes Indenture, the Pledge Agreement Supplement and the Indenture
  Supplement is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
  Item 3.03.  Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
  The information set forth above in response to Item 1.01 regarding the
  Indenture Supplement with respect to the 2008 Notes is incorporated by reference
  into this Item 3.03.
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d) Exhibits
  Exhibit 4.1
  Indenture between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
  		Trustee, dated April 15, 2008 for the 7.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016
  Exhibit 4.2
  Indenture Supplement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and
  		The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, dated April 15,
  		2008, to the Indenture of Trust between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The
  		Bank of New York Trust Company dated November 14, 2001
  Exhibit 4.1
  Pledge Agreement Supplement between IPALCO Enterprises,
  		Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent,
  		dated April 15, 2008 to the Pledge Agreement between IPALCO Enterprises,
  		Inc. and The Bank of New York Trust Company dated November 14, 2001
  SIGNATURE
  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.
  IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
  (Registrant)
  Date:
  April 17, 2008
  /s/ Kirk B. Michael
  Kirk B. Michael
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Duly Authorized Officer)