Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 19, 2021, The AES Corporation ("AES" or the "Company") notified holders of the Company's units issued pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement dated as of March 11, 2021 by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary (the "Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement") of an irrevocable election to pay all Contract Adjustment Payments (as defined therein) beginning with, and including, the Contract Adjustment Payment scheduled to be paid on February 15, 2022, solely in cash (subject in all respects to the Company's right to defer such payments).

The information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                   Description
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)

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