8-K
filed April 30, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker AES
CIK 0000874761
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.10
AES annual meeting: all 9 directors elected; comp and auditor approved; special meeting proposal fails
AES CORP
- All nine director nominees elected; votes for ranged from 466M to 489M.
- Executive compensation advisory vote approved with 475.8M for, 20.2M against.
- Ernst & Young LLP ratified as independent auditor for 2026 with 560.4M for, 7.8M against.
- Non-binding stockholder proposal on ability to call special meetings defeated: 322.9M against, 172.3M for.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.98
AES CORP shareholders approved Election of nine directors at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1 : The election of nine directors, each to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2027. Director Name For Against Broker Non-Votes Abstain Gerard M. Anderson 466,163,142 30,428,273 71,601,507 782,449 Inderpal S. Bhandari 489,500,883 6,687,223 71,601,507 1,185,758 Janet G. Davidson 489,000,158 7,624,122 71,601,507 749,584 Andrés R. Gluski 488,185,169 8,373,990 71,601,507 814,705 Holly K. Koeppel 480,112,131 16,523,865 71,601,507 737,868 Julie M. Laulis 488,112,822 8,458,904 71,601,507 802,138 Alain Monié 489,144,636 7,441,654 71,601,507 787,574 Moisés Naím 482,278,738 14,291,601 71,601,507 803,414 Teresa M. Sebastian 484,373,303 12,213,321 71,601,507 787,202
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.98
AES CORP shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor of the Company for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3 : Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditor of the Company for fiscal year 2026. For: 560,408,498 Against: 7,791,622 Abstain: 775,251 Broker Non-Votes: 0
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.98
AES CORP shareholders rejected Non-binding stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ability to call a special meeting at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4 : A non-binding stockholder proposal regarding stockholder ability to call a special meeting. For: 172,348,730 Against: 322,918,277 Abstain: 2,106,857 Broker Non-Votes: 71,601,507
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.98
AES CORP shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2 : Approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company's executive compensation. For: 475,793,626 Against: 20,179,586 Abstain: 1,400,652 Broker Non-Votes: 71,601,507
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