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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
OR
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-8644
IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
 
35-1575582
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Monument Circle
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
46204
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 317-261-8261
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
N/A
N/A
N/A
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¨ No þ
(The registrant is a voluntary filer. The registrant has filed all applicable reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer ¨ 
Non-accelerated filer þ
Smaller reporting company ¨
Emerging growth company ¨





If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ

At April 15, 2020, 108,907,318 shares of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. common stock were outstanding, of which (i) 89,685,177 shares were owned by AES U.S. Investments, Inc. (“AES U.S. Investments”), which is owned by AES U.S. Holdings, LLC (“AES U.S. Holdings”) and (ii) 19,222,141 shares were owned by CDP Infrastructures Fund G.P. (“CDPQ”), a wholly owned subsidiary of La Caisse de dépȏt et placement du Québec. AES U.S. Holdings is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The AES Corporation (“AES”).

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company,” “IPALCO,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) to amend the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 10-K”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 28, 2020, to include the information required by Items 10 through 13 of Part III of the 2019 10-K. This information was previously omitted from the 2019 10-K in reliance on General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K, which permits the information in the above-referenced items to be incorporated in the Form 10-K by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement or to be provided as an amendment to Form 10-K, if such statement or amendment is filed no later than 120 days after the Company’s fiscal year-end. The Company is filing this Amendment to provide certain information required by Part III (Items 10, 11, 12 and 13) of Form 10-K to be incorporated by reference into the 2019 10-K and to delete the references to the definitive proxy statement in Part III of the 2019 10-K. The cover page of the 2019 10-K is also amended to delete the reference to the incorporation by reference of the definitive proxy statement.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the 2019 10-K, and this Amendment does not modify, amend or update in any way any of the financial or other information contained in the 2019 10-K. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the date of the filing of the 2019 10-K, nor does it amend, modify or otherwise update any other information in the 2019 10-K, except as noted in the immediately preceding paragraph. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the 2019 10-K and with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the 2019 10-K.
In addition, pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), this Amendment also amends and restates Part IV, Item 15 to include the currently dated certifications from the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and this Amendment does not contain or amend any disclosures with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted and we are not including certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Terms used but not defined herein are as defined in the 2019 10-K.





    



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
 
Page
 
 
 
 
PART III
 
 
     ITEM 10.
 
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
     ITEM 11.
 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
     ITEM 12.
 
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
 
 
 
     MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
     ITEM 13.
 
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND
 
 
 
     DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
PART IV
 
 
     ITEM 15.
 
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
SIGNATURES
 
 




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PART III
ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DIRECTORS
Set forth below is certain information regarding each of IPALCO’s current directors as of April 15, 2020, including the qualifications of such persons to serve as directors. Directors are elected annually to serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal from office. Please see “Corporate Governance-Nomination of Directors” below for a discussion of certain rights with respect to the nomination and election of directors held by certain of IPALCO’s shareholders.
Sanjeev Addala, 54, has been a Director of IPALCO since April 2019. Mr. Addala has served as Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer of AES since October 2018 and also serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates. Mr. Addala brings extensive experience in digital transformations, business growth strategies, business model innovations, information management/AI and technology leadership to the Board of Directors (the “Board”). Prior to joining AES, Mr. Addala was Chief Digital Officer at GE from 2016 to September 2018, Chief Digital Officer at Caterpillar from 2013 to 2015, and Chief Information Officer, Americas, Climate Control Technologies at Ingersoll-Rand from 2008 to 2013. He also previously held business and technology leadership roles at General Motors from 1994 to 2008. He served on Energize Ventures and AppLariat advisory Boards and is currently serving on Uplight’s Board. Mr. Addala holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Tech. and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Addala has also completed an Executive Leadership program at Duke University.
Barry J. Bentley, 55, has been a Director of IPALCO since March 2017. Mr. Bentley has served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of IPALCO since February 2019 and as Senior Vice President, U.S. Utilities Operations for IPALCO and the US SBU (as defined in “Executive Officers” below) since March 2018, where he is responsible for the operation of transmission and distribution facilities across the AES U.S. region. Mr. Bentley also serves as Vice President, U.S. Utilities Operations for Indianapolis Power & Light Company (“IPL”) and its Ohio sister company, The Dayton Power and Light Company (“DP&L”), and Interim President and CEO and Senior Vice President, U.S. Utilities for DP&L’s parent, DPL Inc. (“DPL”). In addition, Mr. Bentley serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates, including as a Director of IPL, DP&L, DPL and IPALCO’s parent company, AES U.S. Investments. Mr. Bentley brings extensive experience in energy company operations to the Board. Prior to assuming his current roles, Mr. Bentley served as the Market Business Leader of the US SBU from June 2017 to March 2018 and as the Vice President of Customer Operations of the US SBU until June 2017. Since joining AES in 1988, Mr. Bentley has held several other positions, including IPL Senior Vice President of Customer Operations and was responsible for IPL’s transmission and distribution system, Customer Service, Strategic Accounts, and Supply Chain. He also was a Senior Investment Associate with IPALCO. Prior to joining AES, Mr. Bentley served as Principal with EnerTech Capital Partners, a venture capital firm in Wayne, Pennsylvania focused on early stage venture investments in energy and telecommunications. Mr. Bentley received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University in 1988 and has participated in executive education programs at the University of Michigan and the Darden School of Business. He is a member of the executive committee of the board of directors for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis (IUPUI) Dean’s Industry Advisory Council and serves on the executive committee and was Chairman of the board of directors of the Midwest Energy Association in 2019.
Paul L. Freedman, 50, has been a Director of IPALCO since February 2015. Mr. Freedman joined AES in 2007 and has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AES since February 2018 and Corporate Secretary since October 2018. Mr. Freedman has held several positions at AES including Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer from April 2016 to February 2018, Assistant General Counsel from 2014 to 2016, General Counsel North America Generation from 2011 to 2014, Senior Corporate Counsel from 2010 to 2011 and Counsel from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Freedman serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates, including as a Director of AES U.S. Investments and DP&L. Mr. Freedman brings to the Board his legal and industry experience together with his experience at AES in a wide range of areas, including commercial transactions, financings, corporate strategy, regulatory and environmental matters, and corporate governance. Prior to joining AES, Mr. Freedman was Chief


    



Counsel for credit programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development, and he previously worked as an associate at the law firms of White & Case and Freshfields. Mr. Freedman received a B.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. He also is currently on the board of directors of the Business Council for International Understanding and the Coalition for Integrity.
Lisa Krueger, 56, has been a Director of IPALCO since November 2018. Ms. Krueger has served as President of the US SBU since September 2018 and is a Senior Vice President of AES. In addition, Ms. Krueger serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates, including as a Director of IPL, DP&L, DPL, AES U.S. Investments and sPower. Ms. Krueger brings extensive commercial, renewables development, and utility experience to the Board. Prior to joining AES, Ms. Krueger served as an energy consultant from July 2017 to August 2018, Chief Commercial Officer of Cogentrix Energy Power Management, LLC, the portfolio management company of Carlyle Power Partners, from January 2017 to June 2017, and President and CEO of Essential Power, LLC, a wholesale power generator and marketer with facilities throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England, from March 2014 to June 2017. Ms. Krueger also served as Vice President - Sustainable Development of First Solar, one of the world’s largest photovoltaic manufacturers and system integrators, where she led the development and implementation of various domestic and internal strategic plans focused on market and business development and served as the President of First Solar Electric. Prior to First Solar, Ms. Krueger held a variety of executive level positions with Dynegy, Inc., including Vice President - Enterprise Risk Control, Vice President - Northeast Commercial Operations, Vice President - Origination and Retail Operations, and Vice President - Environmental, Health & Safety. She also held a variety of leadership roles at Illinois Power, including positions in transmission planning and system operations, generation planning and system operations, and environmental, health & safety. Ms. Krueger received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and an M.B.A from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University.
Frédéric Lesage, 53, has been a Director of IPALCO since September 2017. Mr. Lesage is also a member of the Board of Directors of AES U.S. Investments. Mr. Lesage brings extensive experience in strategic planning, general management and post-merger integration to the Board. Mr. Lesage joined CDPQ in 2017 and is currently Managing Director, Infrastructure. From 2015 to 2017, Mr. Lesage was the Chief Executive Officer of FL Investments and Advisory Inc., assisting businesses with strategic and organizational matters, and, from 2007 to 2014, he held various positions within TAQA - ABU Dhabi National Energy Co., a $30 billion energy and water operator, including Chief Strategy Officer, Regional President and Managing Director, and Group Vice-President, and served on the company’s Executive Committee. Previously, Mr. Lesage served as a management consultant and lawyer. Mr. Lesage holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Université De Montréal and an M.B.A. from Richard Ivey School of Business.
Fady Mansour, 47, has been a Director of IPALCO since April 2020. Mr. Mansour is also a member of the Board of Directors of AES U.S. Investments. Mr. Mansour brings extensive experience in strategic planning, project development and integration, and deep financial expertise to the Board.  Mr. Mansour joined CDPQ in 2020 and is currently a Senior Director in the infrastructure group. prior to joining CDPQ, Mr. Mansour spent over 20 years in several senior management functions at Canadian National Railway Company (CN). CN is the largest freight railway in Canada, one of the largest in North America and the only railway that reaches all three North American costs (Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico). Mr. Mansour held senior management roles in the Corporate Strategy and Innovation group, Business Development group, and key financial roles in the Financial Planning and Financial Reporting groups.  Mr. Mansour holds a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Concordia University and is a CPA. 
Marc Michael, 46, has been a Director of IPALCO since April 2019. Mr. Michael has managed a broad range of disputes for AES since 2005. In his current role as Chief Counsel, Global Dispute Resolution, of AES, Mr. Michael oversees material dispute resolution proceedings involving AES and its affiliates, including federal and state litigation, cross-border disputes, domestic and international commercial arbitration, and investment treaty arbitration. Mr. Michael also serves as a Director of AES U.S. Investments. Mr. Michael brings to the Board his legal and industry experience, including extensive experience in international law. Prior to joining AES, Mr. Michael worked as a litigation associate at the law firm Winston & Strawn LLP from September 1998 to February 2005. Mr. Michael received a B.A. from The Catholic University of America and a J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

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Mark E. Miller, 58, has been a Director of IPALCO since February 2018 and has served as Chief Operating Officer of IPALCO since May 2019. Mr. Miller has served as Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. and has been responsible for the operations of AES’ generation facilities across the U.S. since March 2017. Mr. Miller also serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates, including as Chief Operating Officer of IPL, DPL and DP&L and as a Director of AES U.S. Investments and DP&L. Mr. Miller joined AES in June 1989 and has helped manage numerous AES generation and distribution businesses in the last 30 years in six international markets, including as the UK country manager from 2009-2014 where he was responsible for commercial operations and development efforts in the Irish electricity market and the UK renewables sector. Mr. Miller brings to the Board substantial background in power plant operations across a range of technologies and energy sector commercial activities. In his prior role as East Complex Manager for the US SBU, Mr. Miller was responsible for a portfolio of coal, wind and energy storage assets operating in the PJM market. Prior to joining AES, Mr. Miller served 10 years in the U.S. Navy and is a graduate of the Naval Nuclear Program.
Vincent Parisi, 51, has been a Director of IPALCO since June 2019 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of IPL and DP&L since June 2019. Mr. Parisi also serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates, including as a Director of AES U.S. Investments and DP&L. Mr. Parisi brings extensive experience in regulatory compliance and community relations to the Board. Prior to joining AES, Mr. Parisi served as Vice President, External and Customer Affairs for Columbia Gas of Ohio from November 2016 to June 2019. In this role, he was responsible for regulatory affairs, communications, government affairs and large customer relations, as well as customer care and regulatory compliance. Mr. Parisi also served in a variety of other senior executive positions in the natural gas industry, including roles in strategic planning, risk mitigation, and regulatory law. He served as Vice President, General Counsel of Gas Natural Inc. from July 2015 to November 2016 and as General Counsel and Vice President, National Regulatory and Legislative Policy of IGS Energy Inc. from September 2003 to March 2015. Mr. Parisi received a Bachelor’s in economics from The Ohio State University and J.D. and LL.M from Capital University. He currently sits on the boards of and as an executive committee member for Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Dayton Chamber of Commerce (where he is also the Chair of the External Affairs and Policy Committee), and Indiana Energy Association, and sits on the board of directors of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Parisi also provided past service on the board of directors of Good Will Columbus, and Smart Columbus Accelerator Partner Board.
Gustavo Pimenta, 41, has been a Director of IPALCO since February 2018. Mr. Pimenta has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AES since January 2019. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Pimenta served as the Chief Financial Officer for IPALCO and the US SBU and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IPL from March 2018 to November 2018 and Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Financial Officer of AES from February 2018 to December 2018. Mr. Pimenta also serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates, including as a Director of AES U.S. Investments, AES Gener and sPower. Mr. Pimenta brings extensive experience in finance and accounting to the Board. Mr. Pimenta also has served as the Chief Financial Officer for AES operations in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean from December 2014 to February 2018. From 2009-2014, Mr. Pimenta held several senior management positions at AES in Brazil, including as Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for the listed companies AES Tiete Energia S.A. and AES Eletropaulo S.A. Prior to joining AES in 2009, Mr. Pimenta held various positions at Citigroup, including Vice President of Strategy and M&A in London and New York City. Prior to Citigroup, Mr. Pimenta served as Senior Auditor at KPMG. Over the years, Mr. Pimenta has successfully led several multi-billion dollar equity and debt capital markets transactions in the US and across Latin America. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) and a Master’s degree with honors in Economics and Finance from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), and has also participated in development programs in Finance, Strategy and Risk Management at New York University, University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and Georgetown University.
Kenneth J. Zagzebski, 60, has been a Director of IPALCO and IPL since March 2009 and has served as Chairman of the Board of IPALCO and IPL since March 2018. Mr. Zagzebski also oversees AES’ Southland Energy operations in California and serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates and Chairman of the Board of AES U.S. Investments, DPL and DP&L. Mr. Zagzebski served as President and Chief Executive Officer of IPALCO from April 2011 to March 2018, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of IPL from July 2015 to June 2016, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of IPL from April 2011 until June 2013 and Chief Executive Officer of IPL from April 2011 to March 2014. Mr. Zagzebski joined IPL as Senior Vice President of Customer Operations in September 2007 and was responsible for the Power Delivery, Customer Services and Enterprise Information

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Systems business groups. Mr. Zagzebski also served as a Director of sPower from July 2017 through August 2018, AES SUL, LLC from April 2012 through January 2013 and AES Eletropaulo S.A. from December 2011 through February 2013. Mr. Zagzebski has more than 30 years of industry experience in diverse executive management, business development and financial roles, including Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Field Operations at Xcel Energy. His background also includes experience in international energy as Executive Director of NRG Energy Asia-Pacific region, from 1997 to September 1999 where he was responsible for the company’s Asia-Pacific investments. Mr. Zagzebski’s broad industry experience and extensive knowledge and understanding of IPL and IPALCO allow him to provide invaluable insight to the Board. Mr. Zagzebski has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and an M.B.A. from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Zagzebski currently Chairs the Marian University Educators College Board of Visitors and serves on the Executive Committee of the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee. He is also a member of the board of directors for the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis and the board of directors of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Set forth below is certain information regarding each of our current executive officers as of April 15, 2020. IPALCO was acquired by AES in March 2001 and is currently a majority-owned subsidiary of AES U.S. Investments. IPL is our primary operating subsidiary. AES manages its business through a strategic business unit (“SBU”) platform. AES businesses in the United States, including IPALCO and IPL, their Ohio sister companies, DPL and DP&L, and other power plants in the U.S. outside of AES’ Distributed Energy and sPower businesses are part of the US SBU (the “US SBU”); however, the US SBU is not a legal entity. AES U.S. Services, LLC (the “Service Company”), another subsidiary of AES, is a service company established in late 2013 to provide operational and corporate services on behalf of companies that are part of the US SBU, including among other companies, IPALCO and IPL. As a result of this structure, IPALCO and IPL do not directly employ all of the executives responsible for the management of our business.
Once elected, officers hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until earlier death, resignation or removal from office. There are no family relationships among our Directors and Executive Officers.
Name
Age
Position
Barry J. Bentley
55
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
Senior Vice President, U.S. Utilities Operations
Gustavo Garavaglia
34
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
Jennifer Killer
44
Vice President, Human Resources
 
 
 
Mark Miller
58
Chief Operating Officer
 
 
 
Vincent Parisi
51
President and Chief Executive Officer, IPL
 
 
 
Judi L. Sobecki
48
General Counsel and Secretary
 
 
 

Mr. Bentley, Mr. Miller and Mr. Parisi also serve on the Board of IPALCO, and their biographies are presented under “-Directors” above.
Gustavo Garavaglia, 34, is Chief Financial Officer of IPALCO and the US SBU and has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IPL since November 2018. Mr. Garavaglia also serves as Chief Financial Officer of DPL and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DP&L and serves as a director or officer of other AES affiliates, including as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AES U.S. Investments and as a Director of IPL. Previously, Mr. Garavaglia served as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Development and Transactions for the AES Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean SBU (the “MCAC SBU”) from April 2017 to November 2018. Mr. Garavaglia has held several other positions at AES, including as Senior Manager of Development and Transactions for AES MCAC from March 2015 to March 2017, Investment Analysis and Risk Manager for AES Brazil from November 2013 to February 2015, M&A Associate for AES from May 2013 to November 2013, and Strategic Planning Specialist for AES Brazil from June 2012 to April 2013. Mr. Garavaglia

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received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Campinas (Unicamp) and a Master’s degree in Business from FGV Brazil, and is a CFA Charterholder.
Jennifer Killer, 44, is Vice President, Human Resources for the US SBU, which includes IPALCO and IPL. Previously, Ms. Killer served as Vice President, Human Resources, Global Functions of AES from January 2014 until June 2016. Since joining AES in 2007, Ms. Killer has held several other positions including Director of Human Resources, Global Functions; Director of Global Compensation and Benefits; and Director of Global Human Resources Operations. Ms. Killer also serves as an officer of other AES affiliates. Prior to joining AES, Ms. Killer worked as a human resources manager for Intelsat General Corporation, and as a human resources manager, compensation and benefits analyst and recruiter for PanAmSat Corporation. Ms. Killer received a B.A. from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Fairfield University.
Judi L. Sobecki, 48, is General Counsel and Secretary of IPALCO and the US SBU and also serves as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of IPL. Ms. Sobecki oversees all legal and regulatory matters for AES’ two electric utilities (IPL and DP&L) and other generation assets located in the United States. Ms. Sobecki also serves as General Counsel and Secretary of DPL and Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of DP&L, leads the regulatory affairs teams at IPL and DP&L and serves as an officer of other AES affiliates, including as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of AES U.S. Investments. Previously, Ms. Sobecki served as Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory for the US SBU from July 2013 to February 2015. In that role, she supported all of AES’ U.S. businesses in connection with state public utility commission regulatory matters. Ms. Sobecki joined DP&L in 2007 as Senior Counsel, leading the legal regulatory efforts for DP&L. Prior to joining DP&L, Ms. Sobecki spent over 10 years in a private law practice as a civil trial lawyer, with many of those years representing DP&L in a variety of matters. Ms. Sobecki received a B.S. from Kent State University and a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Code of Ethics
The AES Code of Conduct (“Code of Conduct”), adopted by the AES Board of Directors, is intended to govern, as a requirement of employment, the actions of AES employees, including employees of its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the CEO, CFO and Controller of IPL and IPALCO. The Ethics and Compliance Department of AES provides training, information, and certification programs for employees of AES and its subsidiaries (including IPL and IPALCO) related to the Code of Conduct. The Ethics and Compliance Department also has programs in place to prevent and detect criminal conduct, promote an organizational culture that encourages ethical behavior and a commitment to compliance with the law, and to monitor and enforce AES policies on corruption, bribery, money laundering and associations with terrorist groups. The Code of Conduct is located in its entirety on the AES website (www.aes.com). Any person may obtain a copy of the Code of Conduct without charge by making a written request to: Corporate Secretary, IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., One Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46204. If any amendments (other than technical, administrative or other non-substantive amendments) to, or waivers from, the Code of Conduct are made, in each case relating to the CEO, CFO and Controller of IPL and IPALCO, AES will disclose such amendments or waivers on its website (www.aes.com). Except for such Code of Conduct, the information contained on or accessible through the AES website is not incorporated by reference into this Amendment or the 2019 Form 10-K.
Corporate Governance
The Board has not established any committees, including an audit committee, a compensation committee or a nominating committee, or any committee performing similar functions. The functions of those committees are undertaken by the Board. The Board may designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other committees in the future.
IPALCO’s securities are not quoted on an exchange that has requirements that a majority of the Board be independent, and IPALCO is not currently otherwise subject to any law, rule or regulation requiring that all or any portion of the Board include “independent” directors, nor is IPALCO required to establish or maintain an Audit Committee (including an Audit Committee Financial Expert) or other committee.

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Nomination of Directors
As of April 15, 2020, IPALCO had not effected any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board. IPALCO’s Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-Laws do not provide formal procedures for shareholders to recommend nominees to the Board. Except as described below, the Board has determined that it is in the best position to evaluate IPALCO’s requirements as well as the qualifications of each candidate when the Board considers a nominee for a position on the Board.
AES U.S. Investments, IPALCO and CDPQ are parties to a Shareholders’ Agreement dated February 11, 2015 (the “Shareholders’ Agreement”). The Shareholders’ Agreement provides AES U.S. Investments the right to nominate nine directors of the IPALCO Board and CDPQ the right to nominate two directors of the IPALCO Board. CDPQ most recently exercised its right in connection with the nomination of Mr. Lesage to the Board in April 2019 and Mr. Mansour in April 2020, and AES U.S. Investments exercised its right in connection with the nomination of the other directors of the Board in April 2019. See “Shareholders’ Agreement” in “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” of this Amendment.

ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The purpose of this compensation discussion and analysis (this “CD&A”) is to provide information about the material elements of compensation that were paid or awarded to, or earned by, our named executive officers (“NEOs”) in 2019. The compensation paid to our NEOs in 2019 is set forth in the Summary Compensation Table (2019, 2018, and 2017) (the “Summary Compensation Table”) below. Our NEOs for 2019 were:
Barry J. Bentley, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (since February 2019) and Senior Vice President, U.S. Utilities Operations;*

Gustavo Garavaglia, Chief Financial Officer;

Jennifer Killer, Vice President, Human Resources;

Mark E. Miller, Chief Operating Officer; and

Judi L. Sobecki, General Counsel and Secretary.
 
 
 
*During January 2019, we did not have an individual serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer.
In this CD&A, explanations of how non-GAAP measures are calculated from the audited financial statements are either included under the heading “Non-GAAP Measures” or in the description of the applicable program in this Amendment.
Background
AES Family of Companies
In order to better understand our compensation programs for our NEOs, we think that it is helpful to describe how the management of IPALCO is operated within the AES family of companies. IPALCO was acquired by AES in March 2001, is a majority-owned subsidiary of AES U.S. Investments, and has a minority interest holder, CDPQ, as of February 11, 2015. IPL is our primary operating subsidiary. Most of the key members of our management team are employed by other AES companies and perform roles for both IPALCO and other AES entities.

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AES manages its business through a strategic business unit platform. AES’ businesses in the United States, including IPALCO and IPL, are part of the US SBU; however, the US SBU is not a legal entity. AES also has an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, the Service Company, which was established in late 2013. The Service Company provides services, including operations, accounting, legal, human resources, information technology and other corporate services on behalf of companies that are part of the US SBU, including, among other companies, IPALCO and IPL. As a result of this structure, IPALCO and IPL do not directly employ all of the executives responsible for the management of our business. In 2019, our NEOs were all executive officers of one or more of IPALCO, IPL and the Service Company.
The Service Company allocates the costs for services provided based on cost drivers designed to result in fair and equitable allocations pursuant to a Cost Alignment and Allocation Manual (the “CAAM”). As a result, the costs associated with our executive compensation for those officers performing work for other entities are also allocated pursuant to the terms of the CAAM, based on the amount of time that each executive officer devotes to our business as described under “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence - Service Company.” The executive compensation reported in this Amendment reflects the entire compensation paid or awarded to, or earned by, each NEO for their services on behalf of one or more of IPALCO, IPL, the Service Company, AES and other AES affiliated entities and not just the portion of such compensation that is allocated to IPALCO and IPL.
Our Executive Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Our compensation philosophy is consistent with AES’ compensation philosophy, which emphasizes pay-for-performance. Our compensation philosophy is to provide compensation opportunities to each of our NEOs that are commensurate with his or her position, experience, and scope of responsibilities, to furnish incentives sufficient for each NEO to meet and exceed short-term and long-term corporate objectives and to provide executive compensation and incentives that will attract, motivate, and retain a highly skilled management team.
Consistent with this philosophy and our goal of aligning our executives’ compensation with Company performance, the key features of our executive compensation program include the following:
Our compensation program allocates a significant portion of each applicable NEO’s total compensation to short- and long-term performance goals. As such, payouts are dependent upon the strategic, financial, and operational performance of AES and the US SBU, which includes IPALCO and IPL, and the performance of the AES stock price;
Our compensation program is continually reviewed to ensure that it meets our objectives and executive compensation philosophy and remains competitive; and
We generally do not provide perquisites to our NEOs, with the exception of relocation expenses under certain circumstances.

In order to meet these objectives, our total compensation structure includes a mix of short-term compensation, in the form of base salaries and annual cash bonuses, and long-term compensation, in the form of AES equity-based and cash-based performance awards. As part of their total compensation packages, Ms. Sobecki participates in the retirement program of DP&L, The Dayton Power and Light Company Retirement Income Plan (the “DP&L Retirement Income Plan”), and Mr. Bentley participates in the retirement program of IPL, the Employee’s Retirement Plan of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (the “IPL Retirement Plan”), as more fully described herein.
Our Compensation Process
The Chief Operating Officer of AES (the “AES COO”) and the Chief Human Resources Officer of AES (the “AES CHRO”, and together with the AES COO, the “Executive Compensation Review Team”) have the responsibility of reviewing and administering compensation for the officers of the Service Company, IPALCO, and IPL, including our NEOs. The Executive Compensation Review Team, with assistance from the US SBU human resources team, determines the appropriate pay grade for our NEOs at the date of hire based upon each individual’s position, responsibilities, skills and experience, and reassesses each NEO’s position within the applicable pay grade at the end of each year.

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The pay grades comprising our compensation framework are established by the AES human resources team and include specific base salary ranges and short-term bonus and long-term compensation targets for each pay grade. The AES human resources team uses survey data from Willis Towers Watson and other sources with regard to looking at the overall pay structure at a high level. The structure is compared annually to market data from various sources, including Willis Towers Watson’s survey data, to assess the external competitiveness of the base salary ranges and incentive targets for the pay grades. During our performance review cycle, the Executive Compensation Review Team measures the specific amount and resulting incentive compensation for our NEOs based on (i) the operational and financial performance of the US SBU and AES, and (ii) the NEO’s target opportunity for his or her applicable pay grade.
Awards of short-term compensation are made in the form of annual cash bonuses to our NEOs under the AES Performance Incentive Plan (the “PI Plan”) and are determined by the Executive Compensation Review Team in the first quarter of the year following the review period as described below. Awards of long-term compensation are made to our NEOs under the AES 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (the “LTC Plan”) and are determined by the Board of Directors of AES based upon the recommendations of the Executive Compensation Review Team in the last quarter of each year as described below.
The use and weight of cash versus non-cash, fixed versus variable, and short- versus long-term components of executive compensation is generally dictated by the applicable pay grade for each NEO, as described above. As we are not subject to the federal proxy rules, we are not required to hold a shareholder advisory vote on our executive compensation, or a “Say-on-Pay” vote or the related “Say-on-Frequency” vote.
Elements of Compensation
The fundamental elements of our compensation program are:
base salary;
performance-based, short-term annual cash bonuses under the PI Plan;
cash-based incentive awards granted under the LTC Plan;
equity incentive awards granted under the LTC Plan in AES equity, for which there is a public market; and
other broad-based benefits, such as retirement and health and welfare benefits.

The pay grades comprising our compensation framework provide allocations of cash versus equity compensation and short- and long-term compensation. The Executive Compensation Review Team sets each individual element of total compensation within the parameters of the pay grade applicable to each particular NEO, as set forth below.
2019 Compensation Determinations
Base Salary
Base salary represents the “fixed” component of our executive compensation program for our NEOs. We provide our NEOs with base salaries in order to provide fixed cash compensation that is competitive and reflects experience, responsibility, and expertise. Base salaries are reviewed annually in the last quarter of each year and are adjusted as appropriate within the base ranges of the applicable pay grade. Base salary is also reviewed for an executive officer if there is a promotion or a newly appointed executive officer. Internal company salary guidance regarding annual base pay adjustments is also taken into consideration, and adjustments to base salaries are made when needed to reflect individual performance and retention considerations, and to address internal equity. Please see the “Salary” column of the Summary Compensation Table below for the base salary amounts paid to our NEOs for the years indicated.
2019 Performance Incentive Plan Payouts
In addition to base salaries, in 2019 we provided performance-based, annual cash bonuses under the PI Plan. Each pay grade has a corresponding PI Plan target opportunity, which is assessed annually. Each NEO's opportunity corresponds to the opportunity applicable to his or her pay grade. These awards are paid based on the achievement of AES and US SBU measures in three performance categories: safety, financial, and strategic and operational

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objectives (as described in the tables below), which were established in early 2019. The PI Plan is structured in a manner that provides our NEOs with a direct incentive to achieve such objectives, with 25% based on the achievement of the AES goals and 75% based on the achievement of the US SBU goals.
In 2019, payments under the PI Plan were determined based on the AES and US SBU 2019 performance measures as described in the tables below (the AES performance measures were approved by the AES Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors) (the “AES Compensation Committee”). Performance measures were based upon the Executive Compensation Review Team’s and US SBU leadership’s business goals for the US SBU, including IPALCO and IPL, for 2019. The Executive Compensation Review Team approved performance measures and objectives across all three categories that it considered to be challenging, but achievable, with US SBU leadership and CDPQ providing input with regard to objectives applicable to IPALCO and IPL. Targets for the 2019 financial measures for AES and the US SBU were based on 2019 budget. Individual awards are paid out at 0-200% of the target applicable to each pay grade depending on scores achieved relative to the performance measures.
AES 2019 Actual Results: The AES Compensation Committee determined to pay the 2019 corporate performance score based on actual results of the pre-established performance measures as shown below. As a result, the AES performance score for 2019 was determined to be 104%, as follows:
Strategic Goal & Weight
Measure
2019 Target
2019 Actuals
Payout Factor
Safety
5%
Serious Safety Incidents
No Incidents
2 incidents
0%
5%
Proactive Safety Metrics
Achieve Targets
Exceeded Targets
120%
Financials
60%
Adjusted EPS - 30%2
$1.34
$1.36
115%
Parent Free Cash Flow - 20%2
$725M
$726M
101%
Investment Grade - 10%
(Parent FCF to Debt Ratio)
20%
21.1%
106%
Green Growth
30%
Growth - 7.50%
2,500 MW
2,798 MW
112%
Customer Centricity
Fluence MW Additions - 3.75%
Green Blend & Extend - 3.75%
600 MW
NPV of $200M
900 MW
NPV of $215M
150%
108%
New Business Models
New LNG Margin - 2.50%
Partnership Initiative - 2.50%
Launch New Business - 2.50%
$25M
Achieve Threshold
1 New Business
$44.8M
In Progress
Uplight
179%
0%
100%
Leading Technology
Digital & Synergies - 7.50%
$50M in run rate savings
$50M
100%
AES Corporate Performance Score - 104%1 

1The AES Corporate Performance score is rounded to the nearest whole number.

2Assuming the threshold financial requirement for each measure is met, the score ranges from 50% to 200%: a 50% score corresponds to actual results at 90% of the target goal, and a 200% score corresponds to actual results at 110% of the target goal.



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US SBU 2019 Performance: The US SBU performance for 2019 was assessed based on a number of factors, which are described in the following chart. Taking these factors together as a whole, the US SBU performance for 2019 was determined to be 112%, as follows:
Strategic Goal & Weight
Measure
2019 Target
2019 Actuals
Payout Factor
Safety
5%
Serious Safety Incidents
No Incidents
No incidents
100%
5%
Proactive Safety Metrics
Achieve Targets
Exceeded Targets
121%
Financials2
45%
Adjusted Pre-Tax Contribution - 22.5%
$319.2M
$382.3M
149%
Subsidiary Distributions -22.5%
$320.9M
$350.8M
123%
Green Growth
45%
US SBU Asset Sales - 5%
Southland Commercial Strategy - 5%
Based on Sales Amounts
Based on Value Creation Amounts
Above Target
Not fully achieved
111%
50%
Customer Centricity
IPL Investment Plans and Filing-10%
DPL Plan - 10%
Approved and Filed
Execute on Plan
Achieved
Not fully achieved
100%
58%
Operation and Construction
Operational KPIs - 5%3
Construction KPIs - 5%
Operations Center - 5%
100%
On Time/on Budget
Operational by 12/31/19
106.7%
112.9%
Achieved
107%
113%
100%

US SBU Performance Score - 112%1 

1The US SBU Performance score is rounded to the nearest whole number.

2Assuming the threshold financial requirement for each measure is met, the score ranges from 0% to 200%: 50% score corresponds to actual results at 85% of the target goal, and a 200% score corresponds to actual results at 110% of the target goal

3KPIs and weights for generation businesses are as follows: Commercial Availability 41.1%, Equivalent Forced Outage Factor 29.1%, Equivalent Availability Factor 16.3%, and Heat Rate 13.5%. KPIs and weights for distribution businesses are as follows: System Average Interruption Duration Index 50.0%, System Average Interruption Frequency Index 30.0%, Customer Satisfaction Index 10.0%, and Days Sales Outstanding 10.0%.

As described above, our NEOs receive bonus amounts based on a bonus payout factor formula that considers both AES corporate performance (25%) and US SBU performance as a whole (75%), the latter of which includes IPALCO and IPL. The Executive Compensation Review Team approved the annual incentive payout as a percent of the target for each of the NEOs below based on the AES Corporate Performance Score and US SBU Performance Score.
The following table sets forth the amounts of the annual incentive cash awards under the PI Plan earned by our NEOs in 2019, which were paid in early 2020.
 
 
 
Actual 2019 Annual Incentive Cash Award
NEO
2019 Target Annual Incentive ($)
2019 Target Annual Incentive (% of base salary)
Dollar Value ($)
% of Target Annual Incentive
Barry J. Bentley
$146,205
50%
$160,825
110%
Gustavo Garavaglia
$119,250
45%
$131,175
110%
Jennifer Killer
$184,730
65%
$203,203
110%
Mark E. Miller
$136,060
50%
$149,666
110%
Judi L. Sobecki
$135,000
50%
$148,500
110%


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2019 Special Annual Bonuses
In connection with the performance of the US SBU and the individual contributions of each NEO in 2019, the Executive Compensation Review Team determined it was appropriate to grant each of the NEOs additional bonus amounts as set forth in the table below. These additional bonuses were paid to the NEOs in the first quarter of 2020.
NEO
2019 Special Bonus Amount ($)
Barry J. Bentley
$11,112
Gustavo Garavaglia
$15,741
Jennifer Killer
$16,108
Mark E. Miller
$25,579
Judi L. Sobecki
$25,380

Long Term Compensation Elements
AES grants a mix of cash- and equity-based awards under the LTC Plan. These awards help the Company to attract and retain key individuals who are critical to the success of our business and align the interests of our NEOs with those of AES’ stockholders over the long term. Grants to our NEOs under the LTC Plan, whether in cash or stock, vest over a three-year period and are determined based on a percentage of the individual’s base salary. In 2019, our NEOs received awards as follows: 50% in cash in the form of Performance Units (“PUs”) and 50% in stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”). No stock options, performance stock units or performance cash units were granted to our NEOs in 2019.
Performance Units (PUs)
PUs represent the right to receive a cash-based payment subject to performance- and service-based vesting conditions. PUs granted in 2019 are eligible to vest subject to AES’ three-year cumulative Proportional Free Cash Flow. Proportional Free Cash Flow is a measure of long-term cash generation driven by increasing revenue, reducing costs, improving productivity and efficiently utilizing capital. A description of how Proportional Free Cash Flow is calculated from AES’ audited financial statements is described in “Non-GAAP Measures” below.
The Proportional Free Cash Flow target is set for the three-year performance period and is subject to pre-defined, objective adjustments during the three-year performance period based on changes to AES’ portfolio, such as an asset divestiture or sale of a portion of equity in a subsidiary.
The value of each PU is equal to $1.00, and the number of PUs that vest depends upon the level of Proportional Free Cash Flow achieved over the three-year measurement period. If a threshold level of Proportional Free Cash Flow is achieved, a percentage of the units vest and are settled in cash in the calendar year that immediately follows the end of the performance period.
The following table illustrates the vesting percentage at each Proportional Free Cash Flow level for targets set for the 2019-2021 performance period:
Performance Level
Vesting Percentage
75% of Performance Target or below
0%
Equal to 87.5% of Performance Target
50%
Equal to 100% of Performance Target
100%
Equal to or greater than 125% of Performance Target
200%

Between the Proportional Free Cash Flow levels listed in the above table, straight-line interpolation is used to determine the vesting percentage for the award. The ability to earn PUs is also generally subject to the continued employment of the NEO. The AES Compensation Committee approved a Proportional Free Cash Flow performance target for the 2019 PUs that is believed by the AES Compensation Committee to be challenging, but achievable.

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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
RSUs represent the right to receive a single share of AES Common Stock subject to service-based vesting conditions. AES grants RSUs to assist in retaining executives and also to increase their ownership of AES Common Stock, which further aligns executives’ interests with those of AES stockholders. RSUs vest based on continued service with AES in three equal installments, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Each NEO received 50% of his or her 2019 long-term compensation in the form of RSUs. Further details on 2019 RSU grants can be found in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards (2019) Table in this Amendment.
2019 Long Term Compensation Grants
As in previous years, the allocation of long-term compensation components granted in 2019 was based on a review of market practice conducted by AES and is aligned with the objective of fostering the long-term corporate performance of AES, as our parent company, and rewarding individual performance.
The following table sets forth the aggregate target grant value for grants under the LTC Plan made to our NEOs in 2019 (RSUs and PUs).
 
February 2019 Long-Term Compensation Aggregate Target Grant Value
Name
As % of Base Salary*
Dollar Amount
Barry J. Bentley
50%
 
$142,500
 
Gustavo Garavaglia
93%
 
$165,625
 
Jennifer Killer
92%
 
$257,600
 
Mark E. Miller
50%
 
$132,613
 
Judi L. Sobecki
63%
 
$150,000
 
*Targets are based on Base Salary as of December 31, 2018.

As discussed under “Our Compensation Process” above, the long-term compensation target grant values are generally guided by each NEOs applicable AES pay grade (and in the case of the RSUs are rounded down to the nearest whole share at the time of grant). Further detail on all long-term compensation grants to our NEOs can be found in the Summary Compensation Table and the Grants of Plan-Based Awards (2019) Table in this Amendment.
Prior Year PUs Vesting in 2019
All of our current NEOs received a grant of PUs in February 2017 for the January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019 performance period (the “2017-2019 PUs”). For the 2017-2019 PUs, performance was based on AES’ Proportional Free Cash Flow performance during the 2017-2019 period.
The 2017-2019 PUs paid out at 104.2% of target based on AES’ actual Proportional Free Cash Flow results of $3,960M, which was 101.05% of the target Proportional Free Cash Flow and is based on the same performance scale as the 2019 PUs. The performance payout level is derived using straight-line interpolation: for every one percentage point performance is above the target goal, the payout is increased by approximately four percentage points. The total payout for this award for the NEOs, is shown in the following table:
NEO
Target Number of Performance Units
% of Target Value Based on Proportional Free Cash Flow
Final Vested Value
Barry J. Bentley
73,183
104.2
%
$76,257
Gustavo Garavaglia
7,350
104.2
%
$7,659
Jennifer Killer
63,019
104.2
%
$65,666
Mark E. Miller
77,250
104.2
%
$80,495
Judi L. Sobecki
62,599
104.2
%
$65,228


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Further details regarding the 2017-2019 PU payouts can be found in the Summary Compensation Table in this Amendment.
Other Relevant Compensation Elements and Policies
Perquisites
We generally do not provide any perquisites to our NEOs, with the exception of relocation expenses under certain circumstances.
Retirement and Other Broad-Based Employee Benefits
Our NEOs, as well as our other employees, are eligible for the following benefits: participation in a defined contribution (401(k)) plan, group health insurance (including medical, dental, and vision), long- and short-term disability insurance, basic life insurance and paid time off. Ms. Sobecki participates in the DP&L Retirement Income Plan and Mr. Bentley participates in the IPL Retirement Plan. Our NEOs are eligible to participate in the AES Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan (the “RSRP”), a nonqualified deferred compensation plan, which is intended to restore benefits that are limited under our broad-based retirement plans due to statutory limits imposed by the United States Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The RSRP’s objectives are consistent with our philosophy to provide competitive levels of retirement benefits and retain talented executives. The RSRP does not contain any enhanced or special formulas for our NEOs. Contributions to the RSRP made in 2019 are included in the All Other Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table in this Amendment. Additional information regarding the RSRP is contained in the “Narrative Disclosure Relating to the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Table” in this Amendment.
Severance and Change in Control Arrangements
AES maintains certain severance and change in control arrangements, including The AES Corporation Amended and Restated Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”) and change in control provisions in the long-term compensation award agreements. Upon a change in control of AES, unvested long-term compensation awards held by our NEOs would only fully vest and become payable immediately should a double-trigger occur. The double-trigger only allows for vesting if a qualifying termination occurs in connection with the change in control. Any PUs would vest based on attainment of target levels of performance. In addition, all NEOs are entitled to payments and benefits under the Severance Plan, in the event of qualifying terminations of employment, both related and unrelated to a change in control, as provided in the Benefits Schedule included therein. Finally, upon a termination of service or in the event of a change in control, participants’ account balances in the RSRP (described in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation (2019) Table below) would be paid out, either as a lump-sum payment or according to the participant’s election. Please see “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control (2019)” below for a more detailed summary of these payments and benefits.
Clawback Policy
AES has adopted a “clawback policy” which provides the AES Compensation Committee with the discretion to seek the reimbursement of any annual incentive payment or long-term compensation award, as defined under the policy, to certain executives of AES and its affiliates, including our NEOs, when:
The initial payment was calculated based upon achieving certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a material restatement of AES’ financial statements;
The AES Compensation Committee, in its discretion, determines that the executive engaged in fraud or willful misconduct that caused, or substantially caused, the need for the restatement; and
A lower payment would have been made to the executive based upon the restated financial results.

In each such instance, the AES Compensation Committee has the discretion to determine whether it will seek recovery from the individual executive and has discretion to determine the amount. The policy applies to annual incentive payments made in or after 2013 under the PI Plan and PU awards granted in or after 2012.

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Employment Agreements and Other Arrangements
Our NEOs do not have any employment agreements or other arrangements, except as disclosed herein or in “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control (2019).”
Non-GAAP Measures
In this CD&A, we reference certain non-GAAP measures, including Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS), Adjusted Pretax Contribution (Adjusted PTC), Subsidiary Distributions, Proportional Free Cash Flow, Parent Free Cash Flow and Parent Free Cash Flow to Debt Ratio, which are publicly disclosed in AES’ periodic filings with the SEC or in other materials posted on the AES website. These measures are described below.
Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS). The GAAP measure most comparable to Adjusted EPS is diluted earnings per share from continuing operations. AES defines Adjusted EPS as diluted earnings per share from continuing operations excluding gains or losses of both consolidated entities and entities accounted for under the equity method due to (a) unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions and equity securities; (b) unrealized foreign currency gains or losses; (c) gains, losses, benefits and costs associated with dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, including early plant closures, and the tax impact from the repatriation of sales proceeds, and gains and losses recognized at commencement of sale-type leases; (d) losses due to impairments; (e) gains, losses and costs due to the early retirement of debt; (f) costs directly associated with a major restructuring program, including, but not limited to, workforce reduction efforts, relocations, and office consolidation; and (g) tax benefit or expense related to the enactment effects of 2017 U.S. tax law reform and related regulations and any subsequent period adjustments related to enactment effects.
Adjusted Pretax Contribution (Adjusted PTC). The GAAP measure most comparable to Adjusted PTC is income from continuing operations attributable to AES. AES uses Adjusted PTC as its primary segment performance measure. AES defines Adjusted PTC as pretax income from continuing operations attributable to AES excluding gains or losses of the consolidated entity due to (a) unrealized gains or losses related to derivative transactions and equity securities; (b) unrealized foreign currency gains or losses; (c) gains, losses, benefits and costs associated with dispositions and acquisitions of business interests, including early plant closures, and gains and losses recognized at commencement of sale-type leases; (d) losses due to impairments; (e) gains, losses and costs due to the early retirement of debt; and (f) costs directly associated with a major restructuring program, including, but not limited to, workforce reduction efforts, relocations, and office consolidation. Adjusted PTC also includes net equity in earnings of affiliates on an after-tax basis, adjusted for the same gains or losses excluded from consolidated entities.
Subsidiary Distributions. The GAAP measure most comparable to Subsidiary Distributions is net cash provided by operating activities. The difference between Subsidiary Distributions and net cash provided by operating activities consists of cash generated from operating activities that is retained at the subsidiaries for a variety of reasons, which are both discretionary and non-discretionary in nature. Subsidiary Distributions are important to AES because AES is a holding company that does not derive any significant direct revenues from its own activities, but instead relies on its subsidiaries’ business activities and the resultant distributions to fund its debt service, investment and other cash needs.
Proportional Free Cash Flow. The GAAP measure most comparable to Proportional Free Cash Flow is cash flows from operating activities. AES Proportional Free Cash Flow is defined as Net Cash from Operating Activities less Maintenance and Environmental Capital Expenditures, adjusted for AES ownership percentage.
Parent Free Cash Flow. Parent Free Cash Flow is Subsidiary Distributions less cash used for interest costs, development, general and administrative activities and tax payments by AES. Subsidiary Distributions should not be construed as an alternative to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities which is determined in accordance with GAAP. Subsidiary Distributions are important to AES because AES is a holding company that does not derive any significant direct revenues from its own activities but instead relies on its subsidiaries’ business activities and the resultant distributions to fund the debt service, investment and other cash needs of AES. The reconciliation of the difference between the Subsidiary Distributions and the Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities consists of cash generated from operating activities that is retained at the subsidiaries for a variety of reasons which are both discretionary and non-discretionary in nature. These factors include, but are not limited to, retention of cash to fund

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capital expenditures at the subsidiary, cash retention associated with non-recourse debt covenant restrictions and related debt service requirements at the subsidiaries, retention of cash related to sufficiency of local GAAP statutory retained earnings at the subsidiaries, retention of cash for working capital needs at the subsidiaries, and other similar timing differences between when the cash is generated at the subsidiaries and when it reaches the parent company and related holding companies.
Parent Free Cash Flow to Debt Ratio. Parent Free Cash Flow to Debt Ratio is defined using the aforementioned Parent Free Cash Flow definition, and Debt is defined as permanent parent debt held by AES.
Compensation Risk
We believe that the applicable compensation programs and policies are designed and administered with the appropriate mix of compensation elements and balance current and long-term performance objectives, cash and equity compensation, and risks and rewards associated with our executives’ roles. As a result, we believe that the risks arising from our employee compensation program are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board has reviewed and had the opportunity to discuss the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on this review and discussion, recommended that it be included in this Amendment and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The Board of Directors of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.
Sanjeev Addala
Marc Michael
Barry J. Bentley
Mark E. Miller
Paul L. Freedman
Vincent Parisi
Lisa Krueger
Gustavo Pimenta
Frédéric Lesage
Kenneth J. Zagzebski
Fady Mansour
 





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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE (2019, 2018 and 2017) (1) 
Name and Principal Position (a)
Year
(b)
Salary ($) (c)(2)
Bonus ($) (d)
Stock Awards ($) (e)(3)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
(g)(4)
Change In Pension Value ($) (h)(5)
All Other Compensation ($) (i)(6)
Total ($)
(j)
Barry J. Bentley
Interim Pres. and CEO
Senior VP, U.S. Utilities
2019
$
292,410

$
11,112

$
71,242

$
237,082

$
322,280

$
11,200

$
945,326

 
2018
$
285,001

$

$
71,248

$
261,434

$

$
11,000

$
628,683

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gustavo Garavaglia
CFO
2019
$
263,713

$
15,741

$
82,812

$
138,834

$

$
22,932

$
524,032

 
2018
$
178,100

$

$

$
99,302

$

$
17,810

$
295,212

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jennifer Killer
VP of HR
2019
$
284,200

$
16,108

$
128,793

$
268,869

$

$
36,572

$
734,542

 
2018
$
246,555

$

$
55,670

$
304,717

$

$
18,807

$
625,749

 
2017
$
220,565

$

$
63,014

$
174,512

$

$
25,127

$
483,218

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark E. Miller
COO
2019
$
272,120

$
25,579

$
66,298

$
230,161

$

$
37,497

$
631,655

 
2018
$
265,225

$

$
66,307

$
265,223

$

$
37,677

$
634,432

 
2017
$
265,225

$

$
77,247

$
174,838

$

$
37,162

$
554,472

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Judi L. Sobecki
Secretary and
General Counsel
2019
$
270,001

$
25,380

$
74,993

$
213,728

$
162,682

$
9,800

$
756,584

 
2018
$
240,000

$

$
60,003

$
239,102

$
10,929

$
9,625

$
559,659

 
2017
$
240,000

$

$
62,597

$
164,083

$

$
9,275

$
475,955

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
The compensation disclosed in this table represents the full amount of compensation paid to each NEO and is not limited to the portion of each NEOs compensation allocated to and paid by IPALCO.
(2)
The base salary earned by each NEO during fiscal years 2019, 2018 or 2017, as applicable. Compensation information for an NEO is given for the earliest of the last three completed years that the officer was a NEO of the Company and all subsequent completed years.
(3)
Aggregate grant date fair value of RSUs granted to each NEO in the year, which are computed in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation” (“FASB ASC Topic 718”), disregarding any estimate of forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. A discussion of the relevant assumptions made in the valuation may be found in the financial statements, footnotes to financial statements (footnote 19), or Management’s Discussion & Analysis, as appropriate, contained in the 2019 10-K, which also includes information for 2017 and 2016.
(4)
The value of all non-equity incentive plan awards earned during the 2019 fiscal year and paid in 2020, which includes awards earned under the PI Plan (our annual incentive plan) and awards earned for the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2019 for our cash-based 2017-2019 PUs granted under the LTC Plan. The following chart shows the breakdown of awards under these two plans for each NEO.



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Name
Year
Annual Incentive Plan Award
Payouts for Performance Unit Award
Total Non- Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Barry J. Bentley
2019
$
160,825

$
76,257

$
237,082

 
 
 
 
 
Gustavo Garavaglia
2019
$
131,175

$
7,659

$
138,834

 
 
 
 
 
Jennifer Killer
2019
$
203,203

$
65,666

$
268,869

 
 
 
 
 
Mark E. Miller
2019
$
149,666

$
80,495

$
230,161

 
 
 
 
 
Judi L. Sobecki
2019
$
148,500

$
65,228

$
213,728

 
 
 
 
 

(5)
Ms. Sobecki participates in the DP&L Retirement Income Plan and Mr. Bentley participates in the IPL Retirement Plan. The pension plan change in value for Ms. Sobecki and Mr. Bentley is provided for the years indicated. Details of this pension plans (and related assumptions) are set forth in the Pension Benefits Table (2019). Mr. Garavaglia, Ms. Killer and Mr. Miller do not participate in an employer sponsored pension plan.
(6)
All Other Compensation includes employer contributions to both qualified and nonqualified defined contribution retirement plans. The following chart shows the breakdown of contributions under these plans for each NEO.
    
Name
Year
Employer Contribution to Qualified Defined Contribution Plans
Employer Contribution to Nonqualified Defined Contribution Plans
Other
Total Other Compensation
Barry J. Bentley
2019
$
11,200

$

$

$
11,200

 
 
 
 
 
 
Gustavo Garavaglia
2019
$
22,932

$

$

$
22,932

 
 
 
 
 
 
Jennifer Killer
2019
$
25,200

$
11,372

$

$
36,572

 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark E. Miller
2019
$
25,200

$
12,297

$

$
37,497

 
 
 
 
 
 
Judi L. Sobecki
2019
$
9,800

$

$

$
9,800




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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS (2019)
The following table provides information about the plan based cash and equity awards granted to our NEOs in 2019.
 
 
 
Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
 
Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (3)
All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units(#)(3)
(i)
Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards
($)(4)
(j)
Name
(a)
Grant Date
(b)
Units
Threshold ($)
(c)
Target ($)
(d)
Maximum ($)
(e)
 
Threshold (#)
(f)
Target (#)
(g)
Maximum (#)
(h)
Barry J. Bentley

 
$

$
146,205

$
292,410

(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 

71,250

$
35,625

$
71,250

$
142,500

(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
22-Feb-19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,064

$
71,242

Gustavo Garavaglia

 
$

119,250

238,500

(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 

82,813

$
41,407

82,813

165,626

(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
22-Feb-19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,724

$
82,812

Jennifer Killer

 
$

$
184,730

$
369,460

(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 

128,800

$
64,400

$
128,800

$
257,600

(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
22-Feb-19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,347

$
128,793

Mark E. Miller

 
$

$
136,060

$
272,120

(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 

66,306

$
33,153

$
66,306

$
132,612

(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
22-Feb-19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,782

$
66,298

Judi L. Sobecki

 
$

$
135,000

$
270,000

(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 

75,000

$
37,500

$
75,000

$
150,000

(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
22-Feb-19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,278

$
74,993



(1)
Each NEO received an opportunity to earn a performance-based, annual cash bonus under the PI Plan (our annual cash incentive plan) in 2019. The first row of data for each NEO shows the threshold, target and maximum award values under the PI Plan. For the PI Plan, the threshold award is 0% of the target award, and the maximum award is 200% of the target award. The extent to which awards are payable depends upon AES’ performance against goals established in the first quarter of the fiscal year. This award was paid in the first quarter of 2020 to all NEOs and the actual payout amounts are shown in footnote 4 to the Summary Compensation Table.
(2)
Each NEO received a grant of PUs on February 22, 2019, which were awarded under the LTC Plan and are paid in cash. These units vest based on (i) the performance condition of Proportional Free Cash Flow for the three-year period ending December 31, 2021 (as more fully described in the CD&A) and (ii) a service-based condition. The second row of data for each NEO shows the threshold, target and maximum award value of the PUs. At threshold performance, the vesting percentage is 50%. At maximum performance, the vesting percentage is 200%. Straight-line interpolation is applied for performance between the threshold and target levels and between the target and maximum levels.
(3)
Each NEO received a grant of RSUs on February 22, 2019 awarded under the LTC Plan. These units vest on a service-based condition in three equal installments in which one-third of the RSUs vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.
(4)
Aggregate grant date fair values of RSUs granted in the year which are computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 disregarding any estimates of forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions. A discussion of the relevant assumptions made in the valuation may be found in AES’ financial statements, footnotes to the financial statements (footnote 19), or Management’s Discussion & Analysis, as appropriate, contained in 2019 Form 10-K.
  
Descriptions of the compensation elements included in the Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards (2019) Table, including the PI Plan and LTC Plan and awards made thereunder, are set forth in the CD&A.

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END (2019)
The following table contains information concerning unvested stock awards with respect to AES stock granted to the NEOs that were outstanding on December 31, 2019. The market value of stock awards is based on the closing price per share of AES Common Stock on December 31, 2019 of $19.90, the last business day of the 2019 fiscal year. The NEOs do not hold any equity in IPALCO.
 
Option Awards
 
Stock Awards
Name
(a)
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable
(b)
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable
(c)
Option Exercise Price ($)
(e)
Option Expiration Date

(f)
 
Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)
(g)(1)
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)
(h)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)
(i)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
(j)
Barry J. Bentley


 
 
 
 
10,637

$
211,676


$

Gustavo Garavaglia


 
 
 
 
4,930

$
98,107



Jennifer Killer


 
 
 
 
12,646

$
251,655



Mark E. Miller


 
 
 
 
10,155

$
202,085



Judi L. Sobecki


 
 
 
 
9,841

$
195,836




(1)
Included in this column are grants of RSUs that vest in three equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date. These awards include:

An RSU grant made to all NEOs on February 24, 2017 that vests in one final installment on February 24, 2020.

An RSU grant made to all NEOs on February 23, 2018 that vests in two remaining installments on February 23, 2020, and February 23, 2021.

An RSU grant made to all NEOs on February 22, 2019 that vests in three installments on February 22, 2020, February 22, 2021, and February 22, 2022.
OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED (2019)
The following table contains information concerning the vesting of RSU awards held by the NEOs during 2019.
 
Option Awards
Stock Awards (1)
Name (a)
Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)(b)
Value Realized on Exercise ($)(c)
Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)(d)
Value Realized on Vesting ($)(e)
Barry J. Bentley


6,826

$
118,779

Gustavo Garavaglia


453

$
7,855

Jennifer Killer


5,382

$
93,698

Mark E. Miller


6,922

$
120,413

Judi L. Sobecki


5,739

$
99,875


(1)
Vesting of stock awards in 2019 consisted of three separate grants, as set forth in the following tables:


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Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#)
Name
2/19/2016 RSUs (i)
2/24/2017 RSUs (ii)
2/23/2018 RSUs (iii)
Total (#)
Barry J. Bentley
2,517

2,045

2,264

6,826

Gustavo Garavaglia
248

205


453

Jennifer Killer
1,852

1,761

1,769

5,382

Mark E. Miller
2,657

2,158

2,107

6,922

Judi L. Sobecki
2,084

1,749

1,906

5,739

Value Realized on Vesting ($)
Name
2/19/2016 RSUs (i)
2/24/2017 RSUs (iii)
2/23/2018 RSUs (iv)
Total
Barry J. Bentley
43,242

35,849

39,688

118,779

Gustavo Garavaglia
4,261

3,594


7,855

Jennifer Killer
31,817

30,870

31,011

93,698

Mark E. Miller
45,647

37,830

36,936

120,413

Judi L. Sobecki
35,803

30,660

33,412

99,875


(i) The February 19, 2016 RSU grant vests in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. The vesting of the third installment occurred on February 19, 2019 at a vesting price of $17.18.

(ii) The February 24, 2017 RSU grant vests in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. The vesting of the second installment occurred on February 24, 2019 at a vesting price of $17.53.

(iii) The February 23, 2018 RSU grant vests in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. The vesting of the first installment occurred on February 23, 2019 at a vesting price of $17.53.


PENSION BENEFITS (2019)

The following table provides information with respect to the DP&L Retirement Income Plan and the IPL Retirement Plan, which are the only defined benefit pension plans in which any of the NEOs participate. During 2019, no payments or benefits were paid to any of the NEOs under the DP&L Retirement Income Plan or the IPL Retirement Plan.
Name (a)
Plan Name (b)
Number of Years Credited Service (#) (c)(2)
Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($) (d)(3)(4)
Barry J. Bentley
IPL Employer's Retirement Plan
31.7

$
1,845,704

Gustavo Garavaglia (1)

$

Jennifer Killer (1)

$

Mark E. Miller (1)

$

Judi L. Sobecki
DP&L Retirement Income Plan
11

$
426,190


(1)
Mr. Garavaglia, Ms. Killer and Mr. Miller do not participate in an employer-sponsored pension plan.
(2)
Assumes 1,000 hours earned in plan years 2000-2019.
(3)
Based on the census data as reported by AES for valuation purposes and the following assumptions:




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Measurement Date
12/31/2019

12/31/2018

12/31/2017

12/31/2016

Discount Rate - DPL
3.33
%
4.35
%
3.66
%
4.28
%
Discount Rate - IPL
3.33
%
4.36
%
3.67
%
N/A

Post-retirement Mortality
MRP 2006 projected generationally with MSS-2018

MRP 2006 projected generationally with MSS-2018

MRP 2006 projected generationally with MSS-2017

MRP 2007 projected generationally with MSS-2016

Pre-retirement Mortality
None

None

None

None

Withdrawal
None

None

None

None

Retirement Age - DPL
62

62

62

62

Retirement Age - IPL
55 (unreduced)

55 (unreduced)

55 (unreduced)

55 (unreduced)

Form of Payment
Single Life Annuity

Single Life Annuity

Single Life Annuity

Single Life Annuity


Additionally, these calculations assume census information as follows:
 
Date of Birth
Date of Hire
Ms. Sobecki
9/2/1971
8/1/2007
Mr. Bentley
4/26/1965
5/9/1998
Compensation:
Year
Ms. Sobecki
Mr. Bentley
IRS Maximum Compensation
 
 
 
 
2019
$
270,000

$
280,000

$
280,000

2018
$
240,000

$
275,000

$
275,000

2017
$
224,281

$
251,261

$
270,000

2016
$
208,663

$
251,261

$
265,000

2015
$
195,466

$
243,942

$
265,000

 
 
 
 

(4)
Accumulated Benefit calculations for Ms. Sobecki include the $187.50 monthly supplemental benefit payable from age 62 to age 65.
 

Employee Retirement Plans
The DP&L Retirement Income Plan

The DP&L Retirement Income Plan is a qualified defined benefit plan that provides retirement benefits to employees of DP&L and its affiliates who are participating employers who meet the participation requirements, including Ms. Sobecki. DP&L is a sister company to IPALCO and NEOs may receive benefits under DP&L plans if they were previously employed by DP&L. The DP&L Retirement Income Plan covers both union (unit) and nonunion (management) employees. Plan provisions differ by union, management pre-2011 hires (Legacy), and management post-2010 hires. Ms. Sobecki is in the management - pre-2011 hires category. Ms. Sobecki is not currently eligible for early retirement benefits under the DP&L Retirement Income Plan.

Management - pre-2011 hires. Participants must be at least 21 years old and must have completed at least one year of service to be eligible for the DP&L Retirement Income Plan. Participants earn a year of service for each plan year during which they work 1,000 hours beginning with the plan year which includes their participation date. In general, employees receive pension benefits in an amount equal to (a) 1.25% of the average of the employee’s highest three consecutive annual base salaries for the five years immediately preceding the employee’s termination of employment, plus 0.45% of such average pay in excess of the employee’s 35-year average of Social Security wages, multiplied by (b) the employee’s years of service (not exceeding 30 years). Generally, an employee’s normal pension retirement benefits are fully available on his or her 65th birthday. If an employee is no longer employed by a participating employer prior to vesting in the DP&L Retirement Income Plan (five years), the employee forfeits his or her pension benefits. Early retirement benefits are available to employees at any time once they reach age 55 and have completed 10 years of vesting service. However, if pension payments start before age 62, the monthly benefit is reduced by 3/12% for each month before age 62. Participants retiring early receive an additional $187.50 per

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month until age 65. Generally, pension benefits under the DP&L Retirement Income Plan are paid in monthly installments upon retirement; however, such benefits may be paid in a lump sum depending on the amount of pension benefits available to the employee. Employees have a right to choose a surviving spouse benefit option. If this option is chosen, pension benefits to the employee are reduced.

The IPL Retirement Plan

The IPL Retirement Plan is a qualified defined benefit plan that provides retirement benefits to employees of IPL and its affiliates who are participating employers who meet the participation requirements, including Mr. Bentley. IPL is a subsidiary of IPALCO and NEOs may receive benefits under IPL plans if they were previously employed by IPL. The IPL Retirement Plan covers both union (clerical and physical) and nonunion (non-bargaining) employees. Plan provisions differ by union and nonunion. Mr. Bentley is in the non-bargaining category. As of December 31, 2019, Mr. Bentley was not eligible for early retirement benefits under the IPL Retirement Plan.

Non-Bargaining. Participants must be at least 21 and must have completed one year of service to be eligible. All non-union employees who were hired before July 9, 2001 and who completed 1,000 hours of employment in the 12-month period measured by anniversaries of the date of hire become participants as of the first of the month following completion of one year of service.

In general, a member’s accrued benefit at any time is the amount payable at age 65 determined by considering the member’s pension band and credited service prior to such time. This value is equal to the sum of 1) years of service (up to 20) multiplied by the dollar factor applicable to the Salaried Pension Band and 2) years of service (in excess of 20) multiplied by the dollar factor applicable to the Salaried Pension Band.

This benefit formula was frozen as of March 31, 2015 and updated to use the following “A + B” structure for benefits accrued after March 31, 2015, where:

A = Plan benefit accrued as of March 31, 2015, based on the plan’s benefit formula prior to the plan change,
multiplied by the quantity:
(1+ {25% * RFAE}), and

B = FAE at termination date
multiplied by the sum of:
{1.90% * (NYOS, for total career service up to 20 years)
+ 0.83% * (NYOS, for total career service in excess of 20 years)}

Definitions are as follows:
“FAE” = average of final 60 months of compensation at date of determination
“RFAE” = percentage rate of increase in FAE from April 1, 2015 to ending FAE (when participant leaves
employment due to death, disability, termination, or retirement)
“NYOS” = years of service after March 31, 2015.

Generally, pension benefits under the IPL Retirement Plan are paid in monthly installments upon retirement. Employees have a right to choose a surviving spouse benefit option. If this option is chosen, pension benefits to the employee are reduced.





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NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION (2019)

The following table contains information for the NEOs for each of our plans that provides for the deferral of compensation that is not tax-qualified.
Name (a)(1)
Executive Contributions in Last Fiscal Year ($)
(b)(2)
Employer Contributions in Last Fiscal Year ($)
(c)(3)
Aggregate Earnings in Last Fiscal Year ($)
(d)(4)
Aggregate Withdrawals/Distributions ($)
(e)(5)
Aggregate Balance at Last FYE ($)
(f)(6)
Barry J. Bentley - RSRP
$

$

$

$

$

Gustavo Garavaglia - RSRP
$

$

$

$

$

Jennifer Killer - RSRP
$
36,739

$
11,372

$
37,284

$
5,920

$
224,171

Mark E. Miller - RSRP
$
26

$
12,297

$
3,781

$

$
27,288

Judi L. Sobecki - RSRP
$

$

$

$

$


(1)
Because Mr. Bentley and Ms. Sobecki do not participate in the AES 401(k) plan (but rather the IPL and DPL 401(k) plans), they are not eligible to receive an employer match on RSRP contributions.
(2)
Amounts in this column represent elective contributions to the RSRP in 2019.
(3)
Amounts in this column represent employer contributions to the RSRP in 2019. The amount reported in this column, as well as the employer’s additional contributions to the AES, IPL or DPL 401(k) plans, are included in the amounts reported in the 2019 row of the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
(4)
Amounts in this column represent investment earnings under the RSRP.
(5)
Amounts in this column represent distributions from the RSRP.
(6)
Amounts in this column represent the balance of amounts in the RSRP at the end of 2019 and are included in the Summary Compensation Table as described in footnote 3 herein. In the 2017 and 2018 rows of the Summary Compensation Table, the amounts $2,073 and $7,807 were previously reported for Ms. Killer. In the 2018 row of the Summary Compensation Table, the amount $12,297 was previously reported for Mr. Miller.

Narrative Disclosure Relating to the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table
The AES Corporation Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan (RSRP) and the AES Corporation International Retirement Plan (IRP)

The Code places statutory limits on the amount that participants, such as our NEOs, can contribute to The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the “AES 401(k) Plan”). As a result of these regulations, matching contributions to the AES 401(k) Plan accounts of certain of our NEOs who participated in that plan in fiscal year 2019 were limited. To address the fact that participant and company contributions are restricted by the statutory limits imposed by the Code, certain of our NEOs and other highly compensated employees are eligible to participate in the RSRP, which is designed primarily to restore benefits limited under our broad-based retirement plans due to statutory limits imposed by the Code.

Under the AES 401(k) Plan, eligible employees, including certain of our NEOs, can elect to defer a portion of their compensation into the AES 401(k) Plan, subject to certain statutory limitations imposed by the Code such as the limitations imposed by Sections 402(g) and 401(a)(17) of the Code. AES matches, dollar-for-dollar, the first five percent of compensation that an individual contributes to the AES 401(k) Plan. In addition, individuals who participate in the RSRP may defer up to 80% of their compensation (excluding bonuses) and up to 100% of their annual bonus under the RSRP. AES provides a matching contribution to the RSRP for individuals who actively defer and who are also subject to the statutory limits as described above.

AES may maintain up to four separate deferral accounts, each of which may have a different distribution date and a different distribution option. A participant in the RSRP may elect to have distributions made in a lump-sum payment or annually over a period of two to fifteen years. All RSRP distributions are made in cash.

Under the RSRP individuals have the ability to select from a list of hypothetical investments. The investment options are functionally equivalent to the investments made available to all participants in the AES 401(k) Plan.

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Individuals may change their hypothetical investments within the time periods that are permitted by the AES Compensation Committee, provided that they are entitled to change such designations at least quarterly.

Earnings or losses are credited to the deferral accounts by the amount that would have been earned or lost if the amounts were actually invested.

Individual RSRP account balances are always 100% vested.    

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL (2019)

The following table contains estimated payments and benefits to each of the NEOs in connection with a termination of employment, both related and unrelated to a change in control, or a change in control of AES. The following amounts assume that a termination or change in control of AES occurred on December 31, 2019, and, where applicable, uses the closing price per share of AES Common Stock of $19.90 (as reported on the NYSE on December 31, 2019). None of the applicable NEOs would be entitled to compensation upon a change in control of IPALCO.

For each applicable NEO, the payments and benefits detailed in the table below are in addition to any payments and benefits under our plans and arrangements that are offered or provided generally to all salaried employees on a non-discriminatory basis and any accumulated vested benefits for each NEO, including those set forth in the Pension Benefits (2019).

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                             Termination
Name
Voluntary or for Cause
Without Cause
In Connection with Change in Control
Death
Disability
Change in Control Only (No Termination)
Barry J. Bentley
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Severance (1)
$

$
292,410

$
292,410

$

$

$

Accelerated Vesting of LTC (2)
$

$

$
354,176

$
354,176

$
354,176

$

Benefits Continuation (3)
$

$
16,776

$
16,776

$

$

$

Outplacement Assistance (4)
$

$

$

$

$

$

Total
$

$
309,186

$
663,362

$
354,176

$
354,176

$

Gustavo Garavaglia
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Severance (1)
$

$
167,356

$
167,356

$

$

$

Accelerated Vesting of LTC (2)
$

$

$
180,920

$
180,920

$
180,920

$

Benefits Continuation (3)
$

$
9,886

$
9,886

$

$

$

Outplacement Assistance (4)
$

$

$

$

$

$

Total
$

$
177,242

$
358,162

$
180,920

$
180,920

$

Jennifer Killer
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Severance (1)
$

$
284,200

$
568,400

$

$

$

Accelerated Vesting of LTC (2)
$

$

$
436,122

$
436,122

$
436,122

$

Benefits Continuation (3)
$

$
19,172

$
28,758

$

$

$

Outplacement Assistance (4)
$

$
25,000

$
25,000

$

$

$

Total
$

$
328,372

$
1,058,280

$
436,122

$
436,122

$

Mark E. Miller
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Severance (1)
$

$
272,120

$
272,120

$

$

$

Accelerated Vesting of LTC (2)
$

$

$
334,697

$
334,697

$
334,697

$

Benefits Continuation (3)
$

$
17,070

$
17,070

$

$

$

Outplacement Assistance (4)
$

$

$

$

$

$

Total
$

$
289,190

$
623,887

$
334,697

$
334,697

$

Judi L. Sobecki
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Severance (1)
$

$
192,116

$
192,116

$

$

$

Accelerated Vesting of LTC (2)
$

$

$
330,836

$
330,836

$
330,836

$

Benefits Continuation (3)
$

$
4,492

$
4,492

$

$

$

Outplacement Assistance (4)
$

$

$

$

$

$

Total
$

$
196,608

$
527,444

$
330,836

$
330,836

$

 

(1)
In addition to the amounts reflected in the above table, a pro rata bonus, to the extent earned, would be payable to Mr. Zagzebski and Ms. Killer upon a termination without cause or a qualifying termination following a change in control. Pro rata bonus amounts are not included in the above table because, as of December 31, 2018, the service and performance conditions under AES’ 2018 annual incentive plan would have been satisfied, so such amounts would be paid irrespective of whether a termination or change in control occurs.
(2)
Accelerated vesting of Long-Term Compensation (“LTC”) includes:
The value of outstanding RSUs granted in February 2017, 2018 and 2019; and
The value of unvested PUs granted in February 2018 and 2019, at the target payout level.

The following table provides further detail on accelerated vesting of LTC awards by award type.
Name
Bentley
Garavaglia
Killer
Miller
Sobecki
Long-Term Award Type:
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted Stock Units
$
211,676

$
98,107

$
251,655

$
202,085

$
195,836

Performance Units
$
142,500

$
82,813

$
184,467

$
132,612

$
135,000

Total Accelerated LTC Vesting
$
354,176

$
180,920

$
436,122

$
334,697

$
330,836


(3)
Upon a termination without cause or a qualifying termination following a change in control, the NEO may receive continued medical, dental and vision benefits. The value of this benefits continuation is based on the share of premiums paid by the employer on each NEO’s

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behalf in 2019, based on the coverage in place at the end of December 2019. For the benefit continuation period, each NEO is responsible for paying the portion of premiums previously paid as an employee.
(4)
Upon a termination without cause or a qualifying termination following a change in control, Ms. Killer is eligible for outplacement benefits. The estimated value of this benefit is $25,000.

Additional Information Relating to Potential Payments upon Termination of Employment or Change in Control

The following narrative outlining our compensatory arrangements with our NEOs is in addition to other summaries of their terms found in the CD&A of this Amendment.

Potential Payments upon Termination under the AES Corporation Severance Plan

The Severance Plan provides for certain payments and benefits to participants upon the Involuntary Termination or Termination for Good Reason of their employment under certain circumstances, including the execution of a release by the participant pursuant to the terms of the Severance Plan. All of our NEOs were entitled to the benefits provided by the Severance Plan in 2019 and are entitled to the applicable severance payments and benefits set forth on the benefits scheduled included therein.

Certain employees, including the NEOs, are eligible for severance benefits, including salary continuation, applicable benefits and severance payments under the Severance Plan if the employee separates from service due to Involuntary Termination or for Good Reason (each as defined below). Benefits under the Severance Plan require a minimum one year of service eligibility, and are not available under the Severance Plan if the individual’s employment is terminated in connection with certain events as set forth in the Severance Plan, including, but not limited to, (a) an employee’s (i) voluntary resignation (other than for Good Reason), (ii) separation from service for Cause (or for reasons that the employer determines would be inconsistent with the purposes of the Severance Plan), or (iii) declining a new job position located within 50 miles of the employee’s current work site, or (b) due to death or disability, the sale of a business, or in connection with a voluntary transfer of employment.

Upon the termination of employment under the above circumstances, Ms. Killer would be entitled to receive the following:

Salary continuation payments equal to the NEO’s annual base salary, which would be paid over time in accordance with our payroll practices and the terms of the Severance Plan;
An additional payment equal to a pro rata portion of the NEO’s annual cash bonus, to the extent earned, based upon the time the NEO was employed during the year in which his or her employment terminates, provided that applicable performance conditions are met;
In the event that the NEO elects COBRA coverage under the health plan in which he or she participates, we would pay an amount of the premium he or she pays for such coverage (for up to 12 months) equal to the premium we pay for active employees. The Company would also provide the NEO with continuation of dental and vision benefit programs, with the NEO paying the same portion of the premiums as were previously paid as an employee;
The NEO will be provided with outplacement services provided by an independent agency, provided that the benefit is incurred by and may not extend beyond December 31 of the second calendar year following the calendar year in which the termination occurred; and
In the event that termination of the NEO’s employment occurs due to the circumstances described above and within two years after a “change in control,” the amount of the NEO’s salary continuation payment will be doubled, and the length of the healthcare benefit continuation period will also be doubled but can never be more than 18 months.

In the event of a qualifying termination under the Severance Plan, Mr. Bentley and Mr. Miller each would be entitled to 12 months prorated annual compensation and continuation of health, dental and vision benefits during this 12-month period, Ms. Sobecki would be entitled to 9-months prorated annual compensation and continuation of health, dental and vision benefits during this 9-month period, and Mr. Garavaglia would be entitled to 8-months prorated annual compensation and continuation of health, dental and vision benefits during this 8-month period.


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The obligation to provide these payments and benefits to the NEOs under the Severance Plan would be conditioned upon the execution and delivery of a written release of claims against the Company and AES. At our discretion, the release may also contain such noncompetition, nonsolicitation and nondisclosure provisions as we may consider necessary or appropriate.

Payment of Long-Term Compensation Awards in the Event of Termination or Change in Control as Determined by the Provisions Set Forth in the 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (for all NEOs)

The vesting of RSUs and PUs and the ability of our NEOs to receive payments under those awards changes in the case of (1) termination of a NEO’s employment or (2) as a result of a change in control. The vesting conditions are defined by the provisions set forth in the 2003 LTC Plan as outlined below:

Restricted Stock Units and Performance Units. All of our NEOs hold outstanding RSUs and PUs. If an NEO’s employment is terminated by reason of death or disability prior to the third anniversary of the grant date of an RSU, the RSUs will immediately vest and be delivered. If a NEO separates from service prior to the end of a performance period due to death or disability, all PUs will vest on such termination date and a cash amount equal to $1 for each PU generally will be paid to the NEO on such date or as soon as practicable thereafter.

With RSUs and PUs, voluntary termination or termination for cause prior to the end of the three-year performance period will result in the forfeiture of all outstanding units. Involuntary termination allows prorated time-vesting in increments of one-third or two-thirds vesting in the case of PUs. Under a qualified retirement, which requires approval of the AES Compensation Committee, the NEO must either reach i) 60 years of age and 7 years of service with the Company or an affiliate or ii) at least 57 years of age and at least 10 years of service with the Company or an affiliate, and, if the AES Compensation Committee so approves, such awards will be paid on the original schedule and, in the case of performance awards, subject to performance against the applicable goals of the awards. In the case of Mr. Miller, he has reached both the age and years of service criteria to be eligible for qualified retirement.  If he had retired on December 31, 2019, and if the AES Compensation Committee approved a qualified retirement, the aggregate value of his PUs (assuming target performance) and RSUs would have been $411,947.

If a change in control occurs prior to the payment date of an RSU or PU award, outstanding RSUs, and PUs will only become fully vested should a double-trigger occur. The double-trigger only allows for vesting if a qualifying termination occurs in connection with the change in control.

The AES Corporation Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan (RSRP)

In the event of a termination of the NEO’s employment (other than by reason of death) prior to reaching retirement eligibility, or, in the event of a change in control (defined in the same manner as the term “change-in-control” in the RSRP described below), the balances of all of the NEO’s deferral accounts under the RSRP will be paid in a lump sum. In the event of a NEO’s death or retirement, the balances in the NEO’s deferral accounts will be paid according to his or her elections if the NEO was 59 1/2 or more years old at the time of his or her death or retirement. In the event of the NEO’s death or retirement before age 59 1/2, the value of the deferral account will be paid in a lump sum.

Definition of Terms

The following definitions are provided in the Severance Plan and related Benefits Schedule used in this description:

“Cause” generally means termination of service due to the participant’s dishonesty, insubordination; continued and repeated failure to perform his or her assigned duties or willful misconduct in the performance of such duties; intentionally engaging in unsatisfactory job performance; failing to make a good faith effort to bring unsatisfactory job performance to an acceptable level; violation of the policies, procedures, work rules or recognized standards of behavior; misconduct related to his or her employment; or a charge, indictment or conviction of, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony, whether or not in connection with the performance of his or her duties.


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“Change in Control” generally means the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) a transfer or sale of all or substantially all of AES’ assets, (ii) a person (other than someone in AES Management) becomes the beneficial owner of more than 35% of AES outstanding stock, (iii) during any one year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of AES (together with any new Director whose election or nomination was approved by a majority of the Directors who were either in office at the beginning of such period or who were so approved, excluding anyone who became a Director as a result of a threatened or actual proxy contest or solicitation, including through the use of proxy access procedures as may be provided in the AES bylaws) cease to constitute a majority of the Board, or (iv) the consummation of a merger or similar transaction involving AES securities representing 65% or more of the then-outstanding voting stock of the corporation resulting from such transaction are held subsequent to such transaction by beneficial owners of AES immediately prior to such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such transaction.

“Good Reason” or “Good Reason Termination” generally means, without a participant’s written consent, his or her separation from service (for reasons other than death, disability or Cause) by a participant due to the following events, within two years of the consummation of a Change in Control: (i) the relocation of a participant’s principal place of employment to a location that is more than 50 miles from his or her previous principal place of employment; (ii) a material diminution in the duties or responsibilities of a participant; (iii) a material reduction in the base salary or annual incentive opportunity of a participant.

Involuntary Termination” generally means an involuntary separation from service (that is not otherwise an ineligible termination) due to a reduction in force, permanent job elimination, the restructuring or reorganization of a business unit, division, department, or other business segment, a termination by mutual consent where AES agrees that the participant is entitled to benefits, or declining an offer to relocate to a new job position more than 50 miles from the participant’s current location (provided, however, that if the participant is an executive of AES, he or she will not incur an Involuntary Termination if he or she declines a new job position, regardless of its location if such person’s existing job is being terminated).

The following definition is provided in the RSRP of the terms used in this description:

“Change-in-Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of AES to any Person or Group (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of Persons; (ii) a Person or Group (as so defined) of Persons (other than AES Management on the date of the adoption of the RSRP or their affiliates) shall have become the beneficial owner of more than 35% of the outstanding voting stock of AES; or (iii) during any one-year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of AES (together with any new Director whose election or nomination was approved by a majority of the Directors then in office who were either Directors at the beginning of such period or who were previously so approved, but excluding under all circumstances any such new Director whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity or group) cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of the RSRP to the contrary, the foregoing definition of change-in-control shall be interpreted, administered and construed in manner necessary to ensure that the occurrence of any such event shall result in a change-in-control only if such event qualifies as a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation, as applicable, within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5).

The following definition is provided in the 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan of the terms used in this description:

“Change-in-Control” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of AES to any Person or Group (as that term is used in Section 13(d) (3) of the Exchange Act) of Persons, (ii) a Person or Group (as so defined) of Persons (other than AES Management on the date of the adoption of the 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan or their affiliates) shall have become the beneficial owner of more than 35% of the outstanding voting stock of AES, or (iii) during any one-year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period

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constitute the Board of AES (together with any new Director whose election or nomination was approved by a majority of the Directors then in office who were either Directors at the beginning of such period or who were previously so approved, but excluding under all circumstances any such new Director whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any individual, corporation, partnership or other entity or group) cease to constitute a majority of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of the 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan to the contrary, if an award is subject to Section 409A (and not excepted therefrom) and a Change of Control is a distribution event for purposes of an award, the foregoing definition of Change-in-Control shall be interpreted, administered and construed in manner necessary to ensure that the occurrence of any such event shall result in a Change of Control only if such event qualifies as a change in the ownership or effective control of a corporation, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a corporation, as applicable, within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5).

Director Compensation

None of our current directors receives any compensation for his or her services on the Board. The compensation for our NEOs who also serve as directors is fully reflected in the Summary Compensation Table and other tables set forth in this Amendment. No director who served on our Board for any part of 2019 that is or was also an employee of IPL, AES, or any of its affiliates, received any additional payment for their services on the Board. Information regarding the compensation received by current and former directors in their capacities as employees of our affiliates is set forth in “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” of this Amendment. We did not have any non-employee directors who received compensation for their services on the Board in 2019.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The Board of IPALCO does not have a compensation committee. Please see the CD&A in this Amendment for a discussion of the process undertaken in setting executive compensation, including the persons who, during the last completed fiscal year, participated in the NEO compensation process. The Executive Compensation Review Team (consisting of the AES COO and the AES CHRO) is responsible for reviewing and administering compensation for our NEOs. Accordingly, none of our executive officers who are also members of our Board, participate in the deliberations and/or approvals regarding their own compensation.

For information regarding the board memberships and, officer and employee positions held by our executive officers and directors with AES and other companies affiliated with IPALCO, see the biographies of our executive officers and directors included under “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” and the disclosures relating to these individuals included under “Item 13. Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence,” each set forth in this Amendment and incorporated by reference herein as to this information.

CEO Pay Ratio

As required by SEC rules, we are disclosing the median of the annual total compensation of all employees of IPL (excluding the CEO), the annual total compensation of the CEO, and the ratio of the median of the annual total compensation of all employees to the annual total compensation of the chief executive officer.

Consistent with SEC rules, we may identify our median employee for purposes of providing pay ratio disclosure once every three years and calculate and disclose total compensation for that employee each year; provided that, during the last completed fiscal year, there has been no change in the employee population or employee compensation arrangements that we reasonably believe would result in a significant change to the prior pay ratio disclosure. We have reviewed the changes in our employee population and employee compensatory arrangements and, based on that review, determined that there has been no change in our employee population or employee compensatory arrangements that would significantly impact the pay ratio disclosure.


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For purposes of reporting annual total compensation and the ratio of annual total compensation of the CEO to the median employee, both the CEO and median employee’s annual total compensation are calculated consistent with the disclosure requirements of executive compensation under Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K.

For fiscal 2019, the median employee’s annual total compensation was $204,593, and the total annual compensation of our Interim President and CEO (Mr. Bentley) was $945,326. Based on this information, the ratio of the total annual compensation of our CEO to the total annual compensation of our median employee for fiscal 2019 is 4.6:1.

The Company has not made any of the adjustments permissible by the SEC, nor have any material assumptions or estimates been made to identify the median employee or to determine total annual compensation.


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ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT     AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following two tables set forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of IPALCO’s Common Stock and AES’ Common Stock as of March 15, 2020 by (a) each current Director of IPALCO and each NEO set forth in the Summary Compensation Table in this Amendment, (b) all Directors and Executive Officers of IPALCO as a group and (c) all persons who are known by IPALCO to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the Common Stock of IPALCO. Under SEC Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, “beneficial ownership” includes shares for which the individual, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power (which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the shares) or investment power (which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares), whether or not the shares are held for individual benefit. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed the beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest. Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, each of the beneficial owners has, to the best of our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the indicated shares of IPALCO and AES Common Stock.
Except as otherwise indicated, the address for each person below is c/o IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. One Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
(a)    Common Stock of IPALCO(1)
Name and Address of Beneficial Holder
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
Percent of IPALCO Common Stock Outstanding
AES U.S. Investments, Inc.
89,685,177

82.35%

CDP Infrastructures Fund, G.P.
 
 
  1000, Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle
 
 
  Montréal (Québec) H2Z 2B3
19,222,141

17.65
%
All Directors and Executive Officers
  as a Group (14 people)
0

0%



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(b)    Common Stock of The AES Corporation
Name/Address
Position Held
With the Company
Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned (2)(3)
Percent of Class (2)(3)
Sanjeev Addala
Director
11,383
*
Barry J. Bentley
Director and Executive Officer
8,574
*
Paul L. Freedman
Director
29,977
*
Gustavo Garavaglia
Executive Officer
7,537
*
Jennifer Killer
Executive Officer
28,930
*
Lisa Krueger
Director
12,078
*
Frédéric Lesage
Director
0
*
Fady Mansour
Director
0
*
Marc Michael
Director
15,526
*
Mark E. Miller
Director and Executive Officer
11,312
*
Vincent Parisi
Director and Executive Officer
4,120
*
Gustavo Pimenta
Director
50,938
*
Judi L. Sobecki
Executive Officer
15,407
*
Kenneth J. Zagzebski
Director
114,508
*
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (14 people)
 
310,290
*
*Shares held represent less than 1% of the total number of outstanding shares of AES Common Stock.
(1)
Pursuant to the terms of the Shareholders’ Agreement, AES U.S. Investments and CDPQ have agreed that, during the term of the Shareholders’ Agreement, each of AES U.S. Investments and CDPQ shall vote, or act by written consent with respect to, all shares of IPALCO beneficially owned by them for the election to the Board of the individuals nominated by AES U.S. Investments and CDPQ. For additional information regarding the Shareholders’ Agreement, including the number of directors that may be nominated by AES and CDPQ, please refer to “Shareholders’ Agreement” under “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” of this Amendment.
(2)
The shares of AES Common Stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of SEC regulations governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the SEC rules, shares of AES Common Stock, which are subject to options, units or other securities that are exercisable or convertible into shares of AES Common Stock within 60 days of March 15, 2020, are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the persons holding such options, units or other securities. Such underlying shares of Common Stock are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
(3)
Includes (a) the following shares issuable upon exercise of options outstanding as of March 15, 2020 that are able to be exercised within 60 days of March 15, 2020: Mr. Addala - 0 shares; Mr. Bentley - 0 shares; Mr. Freedman - 0 shares; Mr. Garavaglia - 0 shares; Ms. Killer - 0 shares; Ms. Krueger - 0 shares; Mr. Lesage - 0 shares; Mr. Mansour - 0 shares; Mr. Michael - 0 shares; Mr. Miller - 0 shares; Mr. Parisi - 0 shares; Mr. Pimenta - 0 shares; Ms. Sobecki - 0 shares; Mr. Zagzebski - 65,664 shares; all directors and executive officers as a group - 65,664 shares; (b) the following shares held in The AES Retirement Savings Plan or IPL Thrift Plan: Mr. Addala - 0 shares; Mr. Bentley - 77 shares; Mr. Freedman - 2,515 shares; Mr. Garavaglia - 0 shares; Ms. Killer - 2,005 shares; Ms. Krueger - 0 shares; Mr. Lesage - 0 shares; Mr. Mansour - 0 shares; Mr. Michael - 13 shares; Mr. Miller - 3,404 shares; Mr. Parisi - 0 shares; Mr. Pimenta - 0 shares; Ms. Sobecki - 0 shares; Mr. Zagzebski - 0 shares; all directors and executive officers as a group - 8,014 shares.
Change in Control
IPALCO was acquired by AES in March 2001, and currently is majority-owned by AES U.S. Investments, with a minority interest held by CDPQ, a wholly owned subsidiary of La Caisse de dépȏt et placement du Québec. AES U.S. Investments is owned by AES U.S. Holdings, LLC (85%) and CDPQ (15%). AES U.S. Holdings, LLC is wholly owned by AES. The interest in AES U.S. Holdings, LLC has been pledged by AES under the terms of its credit agreement providing for its senior secured credit facility. Any exercise of remedies under this pledge could result at a subsequent date in a change in control of IPALCO.

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Equity Securities under Compensation Plans
As described in this Amendment, there are no equity compensation plans under which equity securities of IPALCO are authorized for issuance. All equity compensation plans provide for the issuance of AES Common Stock. For information regarding AES’ LTC Plan, see the “Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans (As of December 31, 2019)” table in the AES Form 10-K.
ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Insurance, Employee Benefit Plans and Tax Arrangements with AES
IPL participates in a property insurance program in which IPL buys insurance from AES Global Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of AES. IPL is not self-insured on property insurance, but does take a $5 million per occurrence deductible. Except for IPL’s large substations, IPL does not carry insurance on transmission and distribution assets, which are considered to be outside the scope of property insurance. AES and other AES subsidiaries, including IPALCO, also participate in the AES global insurance program. IPL pays premiums for a policy that is written and administered by a third-party insurance company. The premiums paid to this third-party administrator by the participants are paid to AES Global Insurance Company and all claims are paid from a trust fund funded by and owned by AES Global Insurance Company, but controlled by a third-party administrator. IPL also has third-party insurance in which the premiums are paid directly to the third-party insurers. The cost to IPL of coverage under this program with AES Global Insurance Company was approximately $4.3 million, $3.1 million and $3.1 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and is recorded in “Operating expenses - Operation and maintenance” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations accompanying the 2019 10-K. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had prepaid approximately $2.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, which is recorded in “Prepayments and other current assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets accompanying the 2019 10-K.
IPL participates in an agreement with Health and Welfare Benefit Plans LLC, an affiliate of AES, to participate in a group benefits program, including but not limited to, health, dental, vision and life benefits. Health and Welfare Benefit Plans LLC administers the financial aspects of the group insurance program, receives all premium payments from the participating affiliates, and makes all vendor payments. The costs of coverage under this program were approximately $20.2 million, $21.5 million and $24.9 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and are recorded in “Operating expenses - Operation and maintenance” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations accompanying the 2019 10-K. We had no prepaids for coverage under this plan as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
AES files federal and state income tax returns, which consolidate IPALCO and its subsidiaries. Under a tax sharing agreement with AES, IPALCO is responsible for the income taxes associated with its own taxable income and records the provision for income taxes using a separate return method. IPALCO had a receivable balance under this agreement of $23.7 million and $13.8 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which is recorded in “Prepayments and other current assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets accompanying the 2019 10-K.
Long Term Compensation Plan
During 2019, 2018 and 2017, many of IPL’s non-union employees received benefits under AES’ LTC Plan. This type of plan is a common employee retention tool used in our industry. Benefits under this plan are granted in the form of PUs payable in cash and AES RSUs. RSUs vest ratably over a three-year period. The PUs payable in cash vest at the end of the three-year performance period and are subject to certain AES performance criteria. Total deferred compensation expense recorded during 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $0.3 million, $0.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and was included in “Operating expenses - Operation and maintenance” on IPALCO’s Consolidated Statements of Operations accompanying the 2019 10-K. The value of these benefits is being recognized over the 36-month vesting period and a portion is recorded as miscellaneous deferred credits with the remainder recorded as “Paid in capital” on IPALCO’s Consolidated Balance Sheets accompanying the 2019 10-K in accordance with ASC 718 “Compensation - Stock Compensation.”
See also Note 9, “Benefit Plans” to the audited consolidated financial statements of IPL for a description of benefits awarded to IPL employees by AES under the RSP.
Service Company
Effective January 1, 2014, the Service Company began providing certain services including operations, accounting, legal, human resources, information technology and other corporate services on behalf of companies that are part of the US Operations. The Service Company allocates the costs for these services based on cost drivers designed to result in fair and equitable allocations. This includes ensuring that the regulated utilities served, including IPL, are not subsidizing costs incurred for the benefit of non-regulated businesses. Total costs incurred by the Service Company on behalf of IPALCO were $42.0 million, $44.5 million and $34.4 million during 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total costs incurred by IPALCO on behalf of the Service Company during 2019, 2018 and 2017 were $9.7 million, $10.1 million and $10.7 million, respectively, which are included as a reduction in charges from the Service Company. IPALCO had a payable balance with the Service Company of $8.4 million and $3.8 million as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, which is recorded in “Accounts payable” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets accompanying the 2019 10-K.
Shareholders’ Agreement
AES U.S. Investments, IPALCO and CDPQ, are parties to a Shareholders’ Agreement dated February 11, 2015. The Shareholders’ Agreement established the general framework governing the relationship between CDPQ and AES U.S. Investments and their respective successors and transferees, as shareholders of IPALCO. The Shareholders’ Agreement provides AES U.S. Investments the right to nominate nine directors of the IPALCO Board and CDPQ the right to nominate two directors of the IPALCO Board. If the amount of outstanding IPALCO shares beneficially owned by CDPQ is equal to or less than the lesser of (A) 8.825% and (B) one-half of the Maximum Subscription Percentage (as defined in the Shareholders’ Agreement) but remains greater than the lesser of (x) one-third of 17.65% and (y) one-third of the Maximum Subscription Percentage, then CDPQ shall have the right to nominate one director. Additionally, if at any time the amount of outstanding IPALCO shares beneficially owned by CDPQ decreases to less than or equal to the lesser of (A) one-third of 17.65% and (B) one-third of the Maximum Subscription Percentage, then CDPQ shall cease to have any rights to nominate any directors. The Shareholders’ Agreement contains restrictions on IPALCO making certain major decisions without the prior affirmative vote of a majority of the IPALCO Board. In addition, for so long as CDPQ beneficially owns at least 5% of the total number of IPALCO shares outstanding, CDPQ will have review and consultation rights with respect to certain actions of IPALCO. Certain transfer restrictions and other transfer rights also apply to CDPQ and AES U.S. Investments under the Shareholders’ Agreement, including certain rights of first offer, drag along rights, tag along rights, put rights and rights of first refusal.
Related Person Policies and Procedures
IPALCO is owned by two shareholders, one of which is wholly-owned by AES. As such, IPALCO does not maintain the type of separate related person transaction policy that is customarily maintained by more widely-held public companies. The US SBU has a designated compliance officer who ensures that the core values of AES and its subsidiaries are communicated to, and followed by, employees throughout the organization as set forth in the Code of Conduct and other policies adopted by IPALCO and its affiliated companies. The Code of Conduct expressly requires that employees avoid conflicts of interests and engage in fair dealing, among other requirements, to ensure that transactions entered into by IPALCO and other affiliated companies are in the best interests of the organization.
IPL and IPALCO also utilize a due diligence questionnaire with certain business partners, vendors and suppliers as part of the corporate compliance program to ensure that the highest ethical and legal standards are upheld in all business transactions. The corporate compliance program includes a “know your business partner” program, which requires us to conduct due diligence on prospective business partners prior to entering into certain business agreements with an estimated value in excess of $250,000 or that are otherwise identified as high risk. Our compliance program requires that the due diligence questionnaires for all such business partners be updated prior to execution of any new agreement with IPL or IPALCO if the questionnaire on file is more than two years old.
A due diligence questionnaire is also completed annually by directors and executive officers in order to determine if a related person transaction or other conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest may exist that should be brought to the attention of the designated compliance officer of the US SBU and/or the Office of the General Counsel for further investigation and analysis. The designated compliance officer of the US SBU and/or the

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Office of the General Counsel may take action to approve or recommend the approval of a related person transaction, or determine to take other appropriate actions, based on the facts and circumstances.
Employees of IPALCO and CDPQ Affiliated Companies
None of our Board members are directly employed by IPALCO. All of our Board members are employees of our two shareholders and/or their affiliated companies, and only receive compensation in their capacities as employees of these affiliated entities. The compensation paid to IPALCO directors that are also NEOs for services performed as employees of our affiliates for 2019 is set forth in “Item 11. Executive Compensation” of this Amendment. None of our Board members are compensated for their service on our Board.
The compensation received by each of our executive officers and directors who are employees of companies affiliated with AES was in excess of $120,000 in 2019 for services performed on behalf of AES or the US SBU, including for services provided to IPALCO and IPL. The components of the compensation paid to all of our executive officers in 2019 was consistent with the compensation elements for our NEOs as disclosed in “Item 11. Executive Compensation” of this Amendment.
For information regarding the board memberships and officer and employee positions held by our executive officers and directors with AES and other companies affiliated with IPALCO, see the biographies of our executive officers and directors included under “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” set forth in this Amendment and incorporated by reference herein as to this information.
Director Independence
IPALCO does not have securities listed on a national securities exchange and is not required to have independent Directors. See “Corporate Governance” in “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance of this Amendment.





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PART IV
ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a)
All financial statement schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the required information is included in our consolidated financial statements or notes thereto, included in Part II, Item 8, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(b)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Document
3.1
Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to IPALCO’s Form 8-K dated as of February 18, 2015)
3.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 3.2 to IPALCO’s Form 8-K dated as of February 18, 2015)
4.1
Pledge Agreement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. dated as of November 14, 2001 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No 4.1 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
4.2
Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of May 1, 1940, between IPL and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, NA, as successor in interest to American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago, Trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.2 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
4.3
The following supplemental indentures to the Mortgage and Deed of Trust referenced in 4.2 above:
 
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1949 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
 
Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1960 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
 
Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 15, 1974 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
 
Forty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
 
Fifty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
 
Fifty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
 
Fifty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
 
Fifty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
 
Sixtieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s December 31, 2011 Form 10-K)
 
Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO’s June 30, 2013 Form 10-Q)
 
Sixty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO’s June 30, 2014 Form 10-Q)
 
Sixty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on September 28, 2015)
 
Sixty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO’s June 30, 2016 Form 10-Q)
 
Sixty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s December 31, 2016 Form 10-K)
 
Sixty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.3 to IPALCO’s December 31, 2018 Form 10-K)

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4.4
Indenture between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated June 25, 2015 for IPALCO’s 3.45% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to IPALCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 25, 2015)
4.5
Pledge Agreement Supplement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, dated June 25, 2015 to the Pledge Agreement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company dated November 14, 2001, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to IPALCO’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 25, 2015)
4.6
Indenture between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee, dated August 22, 2017 for IPALCO’s 3.70% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.1 to IPALCO’s August 22, 2017 Form 8-K)
4.7
Pledge Agreement Supplement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, dated August 22, 2017 to the Pledge Agreement between IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company dated November 14, 2001, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 4.2 to IPALCO’s August 22, 2017 Form 8-K)
10.1
Interconnection Agreement, dated April 1, 2008, between American Electric Power Service Corporation, as agent for Indiana Michigan Power Company, and IPL (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
10.2
Interconnection Agreement, dated December 2, 1969, between IPL and Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company as modified through Modification Number 11 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.2 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
10.3
Interconnection Agreement dated December 1, 1981, between IPL and Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., as modified through Modification 6 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.3 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
10.4
Tenth Supplemental Agreement to the Interconnection Agreement between IPL and PSI Energy, Inc., dated as of June 26, 2002, amending and completely restating prior agreements (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.4 to IPALCO’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on October 11, 2011)
10.5
$250,000,000 Revolving Credit Facilities Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Indianapolis Power & Light Company, The Lenders Party Hereto, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger, Fifth Third Bank, as Syndication Agent and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as Documentation Agent, dated as of May 6, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to IPALCO’s March 31, 2014 Form 10-Q).
10.6
Subscription Agreement by and between IPALCO and CDP Infrastructures Fund G.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of La Caisse de dépȏt et placement du Québec dated December 14, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to IPALCO’s December 31, 2014 10-K/A)
10.7
IPALCO’s Shareholders’ Agreement by and among AES U.S. Investments, Inc., IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. and CDP Infrastructures Fund G.P. dated as of February 11, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to IPALCO’s March 31, 2015 10-Q)
10.8
First Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among IPL, the Lenders party thereto, Fifth Third Bank, as syndication agent, BMO Harris Bank N.A., as documentation agent and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, dated as of October 16, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to IPALCO’s September 30, 2015 10-Q)
10.9
Loan Agreement between Indiana Financing Authority and Indianapolis Power & Light Company relating to $30,000,000 Environmental Facilities Refunding Revenue Notes, Series 2015A (Indianapolis Power & Light Company Project) and $60,000,000 Environmental Facilities Refunding Revenue Notes, Series 2015B (Indianapolis Power & Light Company Project) dated as of December 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to IPALCO’s December 31, 2015 10-K)
10.10
Note Purchase and Covenants Agreement by and among Indianapolis Power & Light Company the Lenders Party Hereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent relating to $30,000,000 Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Facilities Refunding Revenue Notes, Series 2015A (Indianapolis Power & Light Company Project) and $60,000,000 Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Facilities Refunding Revenue Notes, Series 2015B (Indianapolis Power & Light Company Project) dated as of December 22, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to IPALCO’s December 31, 2015 10-K)

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10.11
Second Amendment dated as of April 22, 2016 to Credit Agreement by and among IPL, the Lenders party thereto, Fifth Third Bank, as syndication agent, BMO Harris Bank N.A., as document agent and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, dated as of May 6, 2014, as amended by First Amendment thereto dated as of October 16, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to IPALCO’s June 30, 2016 10-Q)
10.12
First Amendment dated as of April 29, 2016 to Note Purchase and Covenants Agreement by and among IPL, the Lenders party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent relating to $30,000,000 Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Facilities Refunding Revenue Notes, Series 2015A (Indianapolis Power & Light Company Project) and $60,000,000 Indiana Finance Authority Environmental Facilities Refunding Revenue Notes, Series 2015B (Indianapolis Power & Light Company Project) dated as of December 22, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.3 to IPALCO’s June 30, 2016 10-Q)
10.13
The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan, as amended and restated, dated April 23, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of The AES Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2015)
10.14
The AES Corporation Performance Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on April 23, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of The AES Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2015)
10.15
The AES Corporation Severance Plan, as amended and restated on August 4, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of The AES Corporation’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017)
10.16
The AES Corporation Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan, as amended and restated, effective January 1, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of The AES Corporation’s Form S-8 filed on August 6, 2019)
10.17
Form of AES Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of The AES Corporation’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015)
10.18
Form of AES Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of The AES Corporation’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015)
10.19
Form of AES Performance Unit Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of The AES Corporation’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015)
10.20
Form of AES Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of The AES Corporation’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015)
10.21
Form of AES Performance Cash Unit Award Agreement under The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of The AES Corporation’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015)
21
Subsidiaries of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 of IPALCO’s December 31, 2018 Form 10-K)
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 31.1 of IPALCO’s December 31, 2019 Form 10-K)
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 31.2 of IPALCO’s December 31, 2019 Form 10-K)
31.3
31.4
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 32.1 of IPALCO’s December 31, 2019 Form 10-K)
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 32.1 of IPALCO’s December 31, 2019 Form 10-K)
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) *

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101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) *
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) *
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) *
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) *
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (furnished herewith as provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T) *

*Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2020, and incorporated herein by reference.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, and in the capacities indicated, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
Date:
April 28, 2020
 
By:
/s/ Barry J. Bentley
 
 
 
 
Name:
Barry J. Bentley
 
 
 
 
Title:
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer



Supplemental Information to be Furnished With Reports Filed Pursuant to Section 15 (d) of the Act by Registrants Which Have Not Registered Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Act
No annual report or proxy material has been sent to security holders.

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