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): December 6, 2019
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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 |
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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:
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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).
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. ☐ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On December 6, 2019, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The AES Corporation (the "Company") approved ministerial amendments and related conforming changes (the "Amendments") to Sections 2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 6.06, 7.02 and 8.01 of the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") to expressly permit the Company to hold meetings of stockholders by means of remote communication. The Amendments became effective immediately upon adoption by the Board.
The foregoing description of the Bylaws is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Bylaws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 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.
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| | | | THE AES CORPORATION |
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| Date: | December 10, 2019 | By: | /s/ Paul L. Freedman |
| | | Name: | Paul L. Freedman |
| | | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
