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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mendoza Tish   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AES CORP [AES] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2019 (Street) ARLINGTON, VA 22203 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/22/2019   A   26,012 (1) A (1) 89,103 D   Common Stock 02/22/2019   F   7,830 (2) D $ 17.53 81,273 D   Common Stock 02/22/2019   A   9,733 (3) A (3) 91,006 D   Common Stock 02/23/2019   F   937 (4) D $ 17.53 90,069 D   Common Stock 02/24/2019   F   1,076 (5) D $ 17.53 88,993 D   Common Stock               23,439 (6) I by 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Mendoza Tish 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD ARLINGTON, VA 22203			Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer

Signatures

/s/ Letitia (Tish) D. Mendoza		02/26/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Performance Stock Unit ("PSU") was granted on February 19, 2016 pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan. After the prescribed three year vesting period, the AES Board of Directors approved the performance value for the grant on February 22, 2019. Each earned PSU entitles the holder to one share of AES Common Stock.
(2)	Reflects tax withholding in connection with the settlement of PSUs granted in February 2016.
(3)	This Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 22, 2020, if certain continuing employment and performance conditions are satisfied. If such conditions are satisfied, each RSU entitles the holder to one share of AES Common Stock.
(4)	Reflects tax withholding in connection with the vesting and settlement of one-third of the RSUs granted February 23, 2018.
(5)	Reflects tax withholding in connection with the vesting and settlement of one-third of the RSUs granted February 24, 2017.
(6)	Since the last Form 4 filing on February 21, 2019, the reporting person acquired no additional shares of AES Common Stock pursuant to The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan.

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