UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 6, 2023
IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-8644
(Commission File Number)
35-1575582
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Monument Circle
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
317-261-8261
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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 March 7, 2023, the Boards of Directors of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (“IPALCO”), a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (“AES”), and IPALCO’s principal subsidiary, Indianapolis Power & Light Company, doing business as AES Indiana (“AES Indiana”), acting through unanimous written consents, appointed Karin Nyhuis as Controller and principal accounting officer of IPALCO and AES Indiana.
Ms. Nyhuis replaces Jon Byers, who resigned as Controller and principal accounting officer of IPALCO and AES Indiana on March 6, 2023.
Ms. Nyhuis, 41, has held various positions of increasing responsibility in the accounting and finance organizations of AES U.S., which includes IPALCO, AES Indiana and other affiliated energy companies of AES, such as DPL Inc. (“DPL”) and its subsidiary, The Dayton Power and Light Company, which also does business as AES Ohio (“AES Ohio”). Most recently, Ms. Nyhuis served as Director of AES U.S. Financial Planning and Analysis since March 2021, Controller and principal accounting officer of IPALCO, AES Indiana, DPL and AES Ohio from March 2018 to March 2021 and of other AES U.S. businesses from April 2019 to March 2021, Director of Financial Reporting and Accounting from June 2016 to March 2018, and has served in various other accounting capacities since joining DPL in 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Nyhuis held roles in Public Accounting with Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Nyhuis received a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Cedarville University and an M.B.A. from Wright State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
IPALCO and AES Indiana do not separately compensate individuals for their service as officers or members of the Board of Directors of IPALCO or AES Indiana. Ms. Nyhuis participates in compensation plans and programs generally available to management of AES and its subsidiaries for services performed for all AES affiliates (including IPALCO and AES Indiana), including those described in IPALCO’s 2021 Form 10-K/A. Other than such compensation, which generally is in excess of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars annually, Ms. Nyhuis has not entered into or proposed to enter into any transactions reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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 by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.
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| Date: March 10, 2023 | By: | /s/ Brian Hylander |
| Name: | Brian Hylander |
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
