SEC Form FWP filed by The AES Corporation

The notes will bear interest (i) from and including May 21, 2024 to, but

excluding, January 15, 2030 (the “First Reset Date”) at the rate of 7.600%

per annum (the “Initial Interest Rate”) and (ii) from and including the First Reset Date, during each Reset Period (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) at a rate per annum equal to the Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) as of the most recent Reset Interest Determination Date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) plus a spread of 3.201%, to be reset on each Reset Date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement).

For additional information and the definitions of the terms Reset Period,

Five-year U.S. Treasury Rate, Reset Interest Determination Date and

Reset Date, see “Description of the Notes—Interest Rate and Maturity”

in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

payable on the notes during any such Optional Deferral Period unless the Company elects, at its option, to redeem notes during such Optional Deferral Period, in which case accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date will be due and payable on such redemption date only on the notes being redeemed, or unless the principal of and interest on the notes shall have been declared due and payable as the result of an event of default with respect to the notes, in which case all accrued and unpaid interest on the notes shall become due and payable. The Company may elect, at its option, to extend the length of any Optional Deferral Period that is shorter than 20 consecutive semi- annual Interest Payment Periods (so long as the entire Optional Deferral Period does not exceed 20 consecutive semi-annual Interest Payment Periods or extend beyond the final maturity date of the notes) and to shorten the length of any Optional Deferral Period. The Company cannot begin a new Optional Deferral Period until the Company has paid all accrued and unpaid interest on the notes from any previous Optional Deferral Period. During any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the notes will continue to accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the notes (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the notes). In addition, during any Optional Deferral Period, interest on the deferred interest will accrue at the then-applicable interest rate on the notes (as reset from time to time on any Reset Date occurring during such Optional Deferral Period in accordance with the terms of the notes), compounded semi-annually, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

For additional information and the definitions of the terms event of default, Optional Deferral Period and Interest Payment Period, see “Description of the Notes—Events of Default” and “Description of the Notes—Option to Defer Interest Payments” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

The Company may redeem some or all of the notes, at its option, in whole or in part (i) on any day in the period commencing on the date falling 90 days prior to the First Reset Date and ending on and including the First Reset Date and (ii) after the First Reset Date, on any Interest Payment Date, at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus, subject to the terms described in the first paragraph under “Description of the Notes—Redemption— Redemption Procedures; Cancellation of Redemption” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to be redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date.

The Company may at its option redeem the notes, in whole but not in part, at any time following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Tax Event (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) at a redemption price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus, subject to the terms described in the first paragraph under “Description of the Notes—Redemption—Redemption Procedures; Cancellation of Redemption” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to, but excluding, the redemption date.

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