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accession: "0000874761-25-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AES"
cik: "0000874761"
company_name: "AES CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T02:43:39.391037+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# AES annual meeting approves 2025 equity plan, elects directors, rejects recoupment

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with votes ranging from 563M to 574M for; broker non-votes 53.5M.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 487.6M for, 87.0M against, 1.8M abstain.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2025: 622.6M for, 6.8M against.
- Approved 2025 Equity and Incentive Plan: 551.3M for; authorizes up to 14M new shares plus predecessor plan shares.
- Non-binding recoupment policy proposal rejected: 540.4M against, 34.1M for.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000874761-25-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AES
- cik: 0000874761
- company_name: AES CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000054/0000874761-25-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476125000054/aes-20250509.htm

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