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): April 17, 2014
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) | |||
(703) 522-1315
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 17, 2014, the Company held its Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virginia. The results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are provided below.
Proposal 1: The election of twelve directors to hold office for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting in 2015 and until their respective successors are elected and qualified:
Director Name | For | Against | Broker Non-Votes | Abstained | ||||
Andrés R. Gluski | 597,985,844 | 26,510,634 | 25,136,718 | 520,615 | ||||
Zhang Guo Bao | 611,982,772 | 12,483,874 | 25,136,718 | 550,447 | ||||
Charles L. Harrington | 623,530,333 | 951,142 | 25,136,718 | 535,618 | ||||
Kristina M. Johnson | 611,761,698 | 12,735,364 | 25,136,718 | 519,357 | ||||
Tarun Khanna | 616,251,806 | 8,215,788 | 25,136,718 | 549,499 | ||||
Philip Lader | 531,057,724 | 93,357,958 | 25,136,718 | 601,411 | ||||
James H. Miller | 620,597,698 | 3,893,331 | 25,136,718 | 526,064 | ||||
Sandra O. Moose | 613,741,991 | 10,749,696 | 25,136,718 | 525,406 | ||||
John B. Morse, Jr. | 613,795,336 | 10,697,325 | 25,136,718 | 524,432 | ||||
Moisés Naim | 616,263,461 | 8,221,816 | 25,136,718 | 531,816 | ||||
Charles O. Rossotti | 534,252,601 | 90,240,976 | 25,136,718 | 523,516 | ||||
Sven Sandstrom | 612,413,366 | 12,083,652 | 25,136,718 | 520,075 | ||||
Proposal 2: The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as AES’ Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year 2014.
For: | 648,606,082 |
Against: | 1,020,118 |
Abstained: | 527,611 |
Broker Non-Votes: | 0 |
Proposal 3: The consideration of a (non-binding) advisory vote on executive compensation.
For: | 599,534,337 |
Against: | 15,474,167 |
Abstained: | 10,008,589 |
Broker Non-Votes: | 25,136,718 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE AES CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: April 18, 2014 | By: | /s/ Brian A. Miller | ||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||