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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000874761-26-000100"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AES"
cik: "0000874761"
company_name: "AES CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:23:56.371888+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AES annual meeting: all 9 directors elected; comp and auditor approved; special meeting proposal fails

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000874761-26-000100
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AES
- cik: 0000874761
- company_name: AES CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476126000100/0000874761-26-000100-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874761/000087476126000100/aes-20260429.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-26-000100
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-26-000100.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874761-26-000100.txt

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