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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950103-02-001038.txt : 20021028
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-02-001038
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20021028
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20021028

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AES CORPORATION
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874761
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS [4991]
		IRS NUMBER:				541163725
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12291
		FILM NUMBER:		02800260

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 N 19TH ST
		STREET 2:		STE 2000
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22209
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7035221315
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<P align=center>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
  WASHINGTON, D.C.20549<BR>
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  FORM 8-K<BR>
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  CURRENT REPORT<BR>
  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF<BR>
  THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934<BR>
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  Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):<BR>
  October 28, 2002<BR>
  <BR>
  THE AES CORPORATION<BR>
  (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<BR>
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        <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=260>DELAWARE<BR>
          (State of Incorporation)</TD>
        <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=260>333-15487<BR>
          (Commission File No.)</TD>
        <TD vAlign=top align=middle width=260>54-1163725<BR>
          (IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<P align=center>1001 North 19th Street, Suite 2000<BR>
  Arlington, Virginia 22209<BR>
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</P>
<P align=center>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:<BR>
  (703) 522-1315</P>
<P align=center>NOT APPLICABLE<BR>
  (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)</P>
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size=4>Item 5. Other Events </FONT></td>
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    <td><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"
size=4>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On October
      28, 2002, The AES Corporation (the &quot;registrant&quot;) issued the press
      release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein
      by reference.</FONT></td>
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      <TD colSpan=5> <DIV align=center><B>SIGNATURES</B></DIV></TD>
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      <TD colSpan=5><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=4>Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
        has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
        hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></TD>
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      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD colSpan=3>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD colSpan=2>&nbsp;</TD>
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      <TD colSpan=3>THE AES CORPORATION</TD>
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    <TD width=418><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=4>Date: October
      28, 2002</FONT></TD>
      <TD width=70>&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD width=37>By:</TD>
      <TD width=19>&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD width=294>/s/ Brian
      Miller </TD>
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    <TD>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Brian
      Miller</TD>
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    <TD>Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Secretary</TD>
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<p align=right><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit 99.1</font></p>
<p align=center><strong><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">THE AES CORPORATION
  EXTENDS EARLY TENDER DATE</font></strong></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><hr align=left width=100% size=1 noshade>
<strong>ARLINGTON, VA,
  October 28, 2002</strong> &#151; The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced today
  that it had extended from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 25, 2002
  until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 30, 2002 the deadline by which
  holders of its outstanding $300,000,000 8.75% Senior Notes due 2002 (&#8220;2002
  Notes&#8221;) and $200,000,000 7.375% Remarketable and Redeemable Securities
  due 2013, which are puttable in 2003 (&#8220;ROARs&#8221;) must tender in order
  to be eligible to receive the early tender bonus payment. Holders that tender
  on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 30, 2002 and do not
  withdraw such securities will, if the exchange offer is consummated, be entitled
  to an early tender bonus payment in the amount of $15 for each $1,000 principal
  amount of 2002 Notes tendered and $5 for each $1,000 principal amount of ROARs
  tendered. Consummation of the exchange offer is subject to a number of significant
  conditions.</font></p>

<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">The offering of the new
  senior secured notes in the exchange offer is being made only to &#8220;qualified
  institutional buyers&#8221; and &#8220;persons other than a U.S. person&#8221;
  located outside the United States, as such terms are defined in accordance with
  Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">The new senior secured
  notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, or any state
  securities laws. Therefore, the new senior secured notes may not be offered
  or sold in the United States absent an exemption from the registration requirements
  of the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities laws. This
  announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy
  the new notes.</font></p>
<p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> CONTACT: AES Corp. Kenneth
  R. Woodcock, 703/522-1315</font></p>
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