ARLINGTON, Va., March 18,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES)
("AES" or the "Company") announced that the previously announced
tender offer to purchase (the "Tender Offer") for cash, subject to
certain terms and conditions, any and all of its outstanding 3.300%
Senior Notes due 2025 (the "Securities") expired at 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on March 18, 2025
(the "Expiration Time"). As of the Expiration Time, $776,214,000 or 86.25%% of the $900 million aggregate principal amount
outstanding of the Securities had been validly tendered and not
validly withdrawn (not including any amount of Securities submitted
pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the
Offer to Purchase, dated March 12,
2025 (the "Offer to Purchase") and the related notice of
guaranteed delivery (the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery" and,
together with the Offer to Purchase, the "Offer Documents").
Payment for the Securities validly tendered and accepted for
purchase will be made on March 21,
2025 (the "Settlement Date").

The following table sets forth certain terms of the Tender
Offer:
Title of Security
|
CUSIP Number
|
Principal Amount
Outstanding
|
Principal Amount
Accepted for Purchase(1)
|
Percentage of Principal
Amount Outstanding(1)
|
3.300% Senior Notes
due 2025
|
144A: 00130H CB9
Reg S: U0080R AQ3
|
$900,000,000
|
$776,214,000
|
86.25%%
|
|
(1) Not
including any amount of Securities submitted pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Offer
Documents.
|
Holders of the Securities who (i) validly tendered their
Securities at or prior to the Expiration Time and did not
subsequently validly withdraw such Securities at or prior to the
Withdrawal Deadline, as described in the Offer Documents, or (ii)
delivered a properly completed and duly executed Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery with respect to its Securities at or prior to
the Expiration Time with such Securities validly tendered at or
prior to the second business day after the Expiration Time, will be
entitled to receive the consideration (the "Purchase Price") of
$995.97 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities validly
tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Tender Offer,
plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities from the
January 15, 2025 interest payment
date up to, but not including, the Settlement Date.
Closing of the Tender Offer is subject to the conditions
described in the Offer to Purchase. However, the Financing
Condition described in the Offer to Purchase is expected to be
satisfied on March 20, 2025 upon the
closing of AES' previously announced offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of its
5.800% Senior Notes due 2032.
AES has retained Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to serve as
Dealer Manager for the Tender Offer. Global Bondholder Services
Corporation has been retained to serve as the Information Agent and
Tender Agent for the Tender Offer.
This press release does not constitute an offer to purchase
securities or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities or
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase any
new securities, nor does it constitute an offer or solicitation in
any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
Capitalized terms used in this press release but not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Offer
Documents.
About AES
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 500 global energy
company accelerating the future of energy. Together with our many
stakeholders, we're improving lives by delivering the greener,
smarter energy solutions the world needs. Our diverse workforce is
committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence,
while partnering with our customers on their strategic energy
transitions and continuing to meet their energy needs today.
Safe Harbor Disclosure
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are not intended
to be a guarantee of future results, but instead constitute AES'
current expectations based on reasonable assumptions. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the
Tender Offer, the details thereof, other expected effects of the
Tender Offer and the concurrent debt financing to satisfy the
Financing Condition and the use of proceeds therefrom.
Actual results could differ materially from those projected in
AES' forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and
other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results
include the successful closing of the concurrent debt financing to
satisfy the Financing Condition, and risks and uncertainties
discussed in the Offer to Purchase related to the Tender Offer and
AES' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC"), including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under
Item 1A: "Risk Factors" and Item 7: "Management's Discussion &
Analysis" in AES' 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any
subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Readers are encouraged to
read AES' filings to learn more about the risk factors associated
with AES' business. AES undertakes no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except where required by
law.
Any stockholder who desires a copy of the Company's 2024 Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed March 11,
2025 with the SEC may obtain a copy (excluding the exhibits
thereto) without charge by addressing a request to the Office of
the Corporate Secretary, The AES Corporation, 4300 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia
22203. Exhibits also may be requested, but a charge equal to the
reproduction cost thereof will be made. A copy of the Annual Report
on Form 10-K may be obtained by visiting the Company's website at
www.aes.com.
Press Release
Investor Contact: Susan Harcourt,
703-682-1204, susan.harcourt@aes.com
Media Contact: Amy Ackerman,
703-682-6399, amy.ackerman@aes.com
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