UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2007

 

 

THE AES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

DELAWARE

 

001-12291

 

54-1163725

(State or other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

4300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1100

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arlington, Virginia

 

22203

 

 

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(zip code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(703) 522-1315

 

 

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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:

o               Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o               Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o               Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o               Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



 

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 9, 2007, The AES Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2007.  A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.  Such information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the 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 (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued by The AES Corporation, dated August 9, 2007.

 

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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.

 

THE AES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 9, 2007

 

By:

 

/s/ Mary Wood

 

 

 

 

Name:      Mary Wood

 

 

 

 

Title:        Vice President and Corporate Controller

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

No.

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release issued by The AES Corporation, dated August 9, 2007.

 

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