| 2 | | | | | | Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among The AES Corporation, Horizon Parent, L.P. and Horizon Merger Sub, Inc., dated as of March 1, 2026 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company's Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2026. | | | | | |
| 4.1 | | | | | | Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture, dated March 18, 2026, between The AES Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (filed herewith). | | | | | |
| 4.2 | | | | | | Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 31, 2026, between The AES Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (filed herewith). | | | | | |
| 10.1 | | | | | | Amendment No. 2 dated as of March 13, 2026, to the credit agreement among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, which amends that certain Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2021, by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Form 8-K filed on March 19, 2026. | | | | | |
| 10.2 | | | | | | First Amendment dated as of March 16, 2026, to the credit agreement among the Company, the lenders party thereto and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, which amends that certain credit agreement, dated as of December 6, 2024, by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form 8-K filed on March 19, 2026. | | | | | |
| 10.3 | | | | | | Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 16, 2026, to the letter of credit agreement by and among the Company and Barclays Bank PLC, as the bank, which amends that certain letter of credit agreement, dated as of December 8, 2025, by and among the Company, as account party, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the bank is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company's Form 8-K filed on March 19, 2026. | | | | | |
| 10.4 | | | | | | The AES Corporation Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Program for Directors dated April 29, 2026 (filed herewith). | | | | | |
| 31.1 | | | | | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Andrés Gluski (filed herewith). | | | | | |
| 31.2 | | | | | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Stephen Coughlin (filed herewith). | | | | | |
| 32.1 | | | | | | Section 1350 Certification of Andrés Gluski (filed herewith). | | | | | |
| 32.2 | | | | | | Section 1350 Certification of Stephen Coughlin (filed herewith). | | | | | |
| 101 | | | | | | The AES Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Cover Page, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (vi) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vii) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | | | | | |
| 104 | | | | | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | | | | | |