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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-19281

The AES Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
  54-1163725
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1001 North 19th Street, Arlington, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

22209
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 522-1315

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
  Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Title of Each Class
  Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

    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 /x/  No / /

    Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  / /


    The aggregate market value of Registrant's voting stock held by non-affiliates of Registrant, at March 2, 2001, was $21,998,399,015. The number of shares outstanding of Registrant's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, at March 2, 2001, was 490,226,393.


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

    The Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Registrant to be held on April 19, 2001 is hereby incorporated by reference. Certain information therein is incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.




The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to correct certain typographical errors that appeared on the signature page of the Form 10-K as originally filed on March 27, 2001.



SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 28, 2001

    THE AES CORPORATION
(Company)

 

 

By:

 

/s/ 
DENNIS W. BAKKE   
Name: Dennis W. Bakke
Title: President

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name
  Title
  Date

 

 

 

 

 
*
(Roger W. Sant)
  Chairman of the Board   March 28, 2001

*

(Dennis W. Bakke)

 

President, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Director

 

March 28, 2001

*

(Hazel R. O'Leary)

 

Director

 

March 28, 2001

*

(Dr. Alice F. Emerson)

 

Director

 

March 28, 2001

*

(Robert F. Hemphill, Jr.)

 

Director

 

March 28, 2001

*

(Frank Jungers)

 

Director

 

March 28, 2001

*

(John H. McArthur)

 

Director

 

March 28, 2001

 

 

 

 


*

(Thomas I. Unterberg)

 

Director

 

March 28, 2001

*

(Robert H. Waterman, Jr.)

 

Director

 

March 28, 2001

*

(Barry J. Sharp)

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)

 

March 28, 2001

*By:

 

/s/ 
WILLIAM R. LURASCHI   

 

 

 

 
   
Attorney-in-fact
      March 28, 2001



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