Paul L. Freedman - 24 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for AES CORP (AES)

Role: EVP, GC and Corp. Secretary
Signature: /s/ Paul L. Freedman
Issuer symbol: AES
Transactions as of: 24 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$22,583
Form type: 4
Filing time: 26 Feb 2026, 16:16:20 UTC
Previous filing: 24 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Freedman Paul L	EVP, GC and Corp. Secretary	4300 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON	/s/ Paul L. Freedman	26 Feb 2026	0001732841

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AES	Common Stock	Tax liability	$22,583	-1,388	-0.77%	$16.27	178,671	24 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
holding	AES	Common Stock						3,130	24 Feb 2026	By 401(k) Plan	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reflects automatic tax withholding of shares in connection with the vesting and settlement of one-third of the Restricted Stock Units granted on February 24, 2023.
F2	Since the last Form 4 filing on February 24, 2026, the reporting person acquired no additional shares of AES Common Stock pursuant to The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan. This information is based on a plan statement dated February 25, 2026.