<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000874761-16-000107.txt : 20160628
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000874761-16-000107
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	11-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160628
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160628

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AES CORP
		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:		11-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12291
		FILM NUMBER:		161735553

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 WILSON BOULEVARD
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7035221315

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 WILSON BOULEVARD
		CITY:			ARLINGTON
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22203

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AES CORPORATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">or</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:94.140625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:6%;"></td><td style="width:94%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION&#160;13 OR 15(d)&#160;OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">For the transition period from ______ to ______&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Commission File Number 0-1928</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;</font></div><div 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href="#s5F2B8FF33933579F8880DDD96F3D90B1">3</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Notes to Financial Statements as of December&#160;31, 2015 and 2014, and for the Year Ended December 31, 2015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;" href="#sD88CE7591C55556E86F6BC956AEE42BF">4</a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE:</font></div></td><td 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Security Act of 1974, other than the schedule listed above, are omitted because of the absence of the conditions under which they are required.</font></div><div><br></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sB8C01297388950C18CC5B5A06638AA6A"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan Committee:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2014</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan at </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2014</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:30px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;has been </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">ubjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of The AES Corporation Retirement Saving Plan&#8217;s financial statements. The information in the supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the information, we evaluated whether such information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor&#8217;s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 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style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font 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style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Cash</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#8212;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Investments - at fair value</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">323,050,071</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">371,805,214</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:36px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Total cash and investments</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">323,050,071</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">371,805,216</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">RECEIVABLES:</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Notes receivable from participants</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">5,388,867</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">5,797,067</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Participant contributions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">320,943</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">287,086</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Employer contributions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">352,571</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">4,036,813</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Receivables for securities sold</font></div></td><td 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">79,899</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:36px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Total receivables</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">6,079,545</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">10,200,865</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">329,129,616</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">382,006,081</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">See accompanying notes to financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s5F2B8FF33933579F8880DDD96F3D90B1"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">THE AES CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:86%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:12%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">ADDITIONS:</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Contributions:</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:36px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Participant (including rollover contributions of $1,412,498)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11,959,007</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:36px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Employer</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">6,253,623</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:60px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Total contributions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">18,212,630</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Interest income from notes receivable from participants</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">204,957</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Investment interest and dividends</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">13,485,345</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Total additions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">31,902,932</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td 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style="vertical-align:middle;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Benefits paid to participants</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(43,329,244</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Total deductions</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(84,779,397</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">DECREASE IN NET ASSETS</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(52,876,465</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Beginning of year</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">382,006,081</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">End of year</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">329,129,616</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">See accompanying notes to financial statements.</font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sD88CE7591C55556E86F6BC956AEE42BF"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">THE AES CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">AS OF DECEMBER 31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;AND </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2014</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">, AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font></div><div><a name="sCC2FF6BDDCC050638F4F03781F999034"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1.&#160;&#160; PLAN DESCRIPTION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), formerly named The AES Corporation Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan, was established on April&#160;1, 1989. The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan&#8217;s provisions.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">General </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all full-time and part-time employees of The AES Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221; or &#8220;AES&#8221;) and its participating subsidiaries. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (&#8220;ERISA&#8221;). New employees are immediately able to participate in the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Contributions </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; Participants may make pre-tax contributions up to 20% of their annual compensation as well as after-tax contributions subject to annual maximum limits determined by the Internal Revenue Service (the &#8220;IRS&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company matches up to 5% of each participant&#8217;s annual compensation, as defined by the Plan, subject to the annual maximum determined by the IRS. Matching contributions, which are non-participant directed, are made by the Company in the common stock of AES.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In addition, unless otherwise provided under the Plan, the Company may make discretionary profit sharing contributions to the Plan that are allocated to a participant&#8217;s account, on the basis of the participant&#8217;s compensation, as defined by the Plan, up to an annual maximum determined by the IRS. Profit sharing contributions are also made in the Company&#8217;s common stock and are non-participant directed. The Company did not recognize profit sharing contributions for the year ended December 31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;as none were awarded by the Company.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Participant Accounts </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; Each participant&#8217;s account is credited with the participant&#8217;s and the employer&#8217;s contributions, the earnings on investments in the participant&#8217;s account, and dividends on AES common stock. 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A participant vests 20%&#160;per year of service and is fully vested after five years of credited service or upon attainment of normal retirement age.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Notes Receivable from Participants </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; Notes receivable from participants represent participant loans that are recorded at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income on notes receivable from participants is recorded when it is earned. Participants may obtain up to three loans from the Plan in aggregate amounts up to the lesser of (a)&#160;$50,000 or (b)&#160;50% of a participant&#8217;s vested account balance. The loans are collateralized by the balance in the participant&#8217;s account and bear a fixed interest rate, based on the federal prime lending rate plus 1/2%, determined at the commencement of the loan. Interest on all loans is allocated to the participant&#8217;s account from which the loan was funded. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Interest rates on outstanding loans as of December 31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, ranged from </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">3.25%</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;to </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">8.75%</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;with maturities ranging from </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2016</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;to </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2025</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Payment of Benefits </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; Payment of benefits depends on a participant&#8217;s vested account balance and the reason for termination.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In the case of termination of employment for reasons other than death, if the value of a participant&#8217;s vested balance is:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">less than $1,000, the Plan generally makes a cash lump sum distribution;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">between $1,001 and $5,000, the Plan makes an automatic rollover to an IRA with T. Rowe Price on the participant&#8217;s behalf if the participant fails to elect a direct rollover or to receive a cash lump sum payment; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-top:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">greater than $5,000, the participant may elect to (i)&#160;receive a lump sum amount in common stock of AES, cash or a combination of both, equal to the value of the participant&#8217;s vested account balance, or (ii)&#160;receive benefits in monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual installments over a period not to exceed the shorter of 25 years or the participant&#8217;s life expectancy.</font></div></td></tr></table><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">4</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In the case of termination of employment due to death, the entire interest in a participant&#8217;s vested account balance is generally distributed no later than five&#160;years after the participant&#8217;s death if distributions have not already commenced and are distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used if distributions have commenced.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">At December 31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2014</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, there were benefits due to participants who had withdrawn from participation in the Plan of $</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">49,027</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$242,761</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, that were payable and not yet disbursed at year-end.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Forfeitures </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; At December&#160;31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2014</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, forfeited nonvested account balances totaled </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$513,675</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$33,555</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, respectively. Additional forfeitures resulting from nonvested accounts of participants terminated during the year ended December&#160;31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;were </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$880,679</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">. During the year ended December&#160;31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, employer contributions were reduced by </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$667,979</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;that was reallocated from forfeited nonvested accounts. Forfeited nonvested accounts were used to pay Plan expenses of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$115,595</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Voting Rights </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; The Plan provides that each participant is entitled to direct the Trustee as to the manner in which voting rights are exercised with respect to shares of employer stock allocated to his or her account. The Trustee does not vote any allocated shares for which timely instructions have not been given by a participant. The Plan provides that voting rights with respect to unallocated shares will be exercised in the same manner and proportion that voting rights are exercised with respect to shares allocated to participants&#8217; accounts.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Investments </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; The Plan is intended to constitute a Section&#160;404(c)&#160;plan within the meaning of ERISA Section&#160;404(c)&#160;and the regulations issued thereunder. These regulations provide relief from certain fiduciary liability to fiduciaries of individual account plans that (i)&#160;provide participants a broad range of investment alternatives and (ii)&#160;allow participants to exercise independent control over the investment of the assets in their individual accounts.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Under the terms of the Plan, participants can choose to invest their contributions in AES common stock or various mutual funds. Participants also have the option of establishing a self-directed account which is invested pursuant to their instructions. As noted in </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Contributions</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;above, the Company&#8217;s contributions are initially made in AES common stock.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Plan Termination </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. In the event that the Plan is terminated, participants would become 100% vested in their accounts.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Plan Administration and Related Expenses </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; The Plan is administered by the AES Corporation Retirement Savings Committee ("Plan Administrator") appointed pursuant to delegated Board authority of the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer. In January 2015, the Plan Administrator approved a change in recordkeepers for the AES Retirement Savings Plan from Merrill Lynch to T. Rowe Price, which became effective on October 1, 2015. Administrative expenses of the Plan are offset using revenue sharing received from investments in mutual funds and other revenue to T. Rowe Price from record keeping and related services. All remaining administrative, legal, and other expenses of the Plan are paid by the Company, except for certain expenses paid by the Plan participants, such as loan initiation fees; these fees are generally insignificant and are netted against participant contributions in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits. </font></div><div><a name="sD1E56DADA8315677A7FAE4347CA335D2"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2.&#160;&#160; SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Basis of Accounting </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (&#8220;U.S. GAAP&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Use of Estimates </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Plan to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Payment of Benefits </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; Benefits are recorded when paid.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Fair Value </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8212; Fair value, as defined in the fair value measurement accounting guidance, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, or exit price. The Plan applies the fair value measurement accounting guidance to determine the fair value of investments. This guidance requires the use of the principal or most advantageous market from the perspective of the reporting entity. Fair value, where available, is based on observable quoted market prices. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, several valuation techniques are applied. The process involves varying levels of judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price transparency of the instruments or market and the instruments&#8217; complexity.</font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">5</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">To increase consistency and enhance disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments, the fair value measurement accounting guidance contains a fair value hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used to measure fair value into three categories. A financial instrument&#8217;s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input significant to the fair value measurement, where Level 1 is the highest and Level 3 is the lowest. The three levels are defined as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Level 1 &#8212; unadjusted quoted prices in active markets accessible by the reporting entity for identical assets or liabilities. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Level 2 &#8212; pricing inputs other than quoted market prices included in Level 1 that are based on observable market data, that are directly or indirectly observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. These include quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted market prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, adjusted quoted market prices, inputs from observable data such as interest rate and yield curves, volatilities or default rates observable at commonly quoted intervals or inputs derived from observable market data by correlation or other means.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Level 3 &#8212; pricing inputs that are unobservable, or less observable, from objective sources. Unobservable inputs should only be used to the extent observable inputs are not available. 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Parts I and III are not applicable to the Plan. Part II eliminates the requirements to disclose individual investments that represent five percent or more of net assets available for benefits and the net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments by general type, however the net appreciation or depreciation in investments is still required to be presented in aggregate. Part II also eliminates the requirement to disclose investments by nature, characteristics and risks, however, the disclosure of investments by general type is still required. Part II of ASU 2015-12 is effective retroactively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. 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The Plan&#8217;s investment in the Company&#8217;s stock is stated at the closing quoted price. At December&#160;31, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2015</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2014</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">, the closing quoted price of the Company&#8217;s common stock was </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$9.57</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">$13.77</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;per share, respectively. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The following table sets forth the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the Company's common stock, a non-participant directed investment:</font></div><div 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style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Transfers to other plan investments</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(9,109,918</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Ending net asset balance</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid 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Under ERISA rules, these transactions are not prohibited and they qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. See Note 1&#8212;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Plan Description</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;for additional information regarding notes receivable from participants.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In the ordinary course of business, participants invest in various investment options determined by the AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan Committee. These investment options are based on the recommendations of the Plan&#8217;s investment advisor, an unrelated party, and include investment options offered by the Plan Trustee. Under ERISA rules, these transactions are not prohibited and they qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. 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style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">242,761</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:28px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Net Increase (Decrease) as stated on Form 5500</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px 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style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Institutional Index Fund, 193,437 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">36,099,233</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2025 Target Retirement Fund, 270,008 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">4,217,531</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2030 Target Retirement Fund, 153,251 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">4,248,111</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2035 Target Retirement Fund, 255,641 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">4,304,996</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2040 Target Retirement Fund, 119,690 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3,405,175</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2045 Target Retirement Fund, 179,645 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3,194,083</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2050 Target Retirement Fund, 49,288 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">1,404,205</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2055 Target Retirement Fund, 13,922 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">429,201</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Vanguard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Prime Money Market Adm Fund, 22,558,573 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">22,558,573</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">BlackRock</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Global Allocation Fund, Institutional, (Class I), 1,239,361 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">22,221,736</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">BlackRock</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Basic Value Fund, Institutional, (Class I), 798,200 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">17,624,259</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Lazard</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Emerging Markets Fund, 217,554 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2,923,922</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">MFS</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Research International R5 Fund, 553,539 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8,629,672</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Bank of America</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Columbia Small Cap Value II Fund, 565,139 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8,793,568</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Metropolitan West</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Total Return Bond Fund, 2,178,286 shares</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">21,782,860</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Prime Reserve Fund</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">260,523</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Self-Directed Investments</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">35,997,622</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">*</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Participant Loans</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Interest (3.25% - 8.75%), Maturity (2016 - 2025)</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">5,388,867</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">TOTAL</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">328,438,938</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:3%;"></td><td style="width:97%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">*</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Transactions in these items are considered to be exempt party-in-interest transactions under ERISA rules.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">9</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sC87C59086D9454D69735FD6C3739E0A7"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font 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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:96.2890625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:9%;"></td><td style="width:91%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">THE AES CORPORATION</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:5px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">BY:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">/s/ T</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">ISH</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#160;M</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">ENDOZA</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Tish Mendoza</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Chair, AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan Committee</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Date: </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">June&#160;28, 2016</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">10</font></div></div>	</body>
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<TYPE>EX-23.1
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<div><a name="s8226444D8BD353AFA30A54AB39A519D9"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&#160;23.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-97707, 333-158767, and 333-112331) pertaining to The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan of our report dated </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June&#160;28, 2016</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Ernst &amp; Young, LLP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">McLean, Virginia</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June&#160;28, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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<div><a name="s7A28E812680F5D5CB6B37AE88F7911A6"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&#160;99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Certification of Periodic Financial Reports</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, the undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan Committee, that the Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;(the "Report") for The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June&#160;28, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By: </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ T</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">ISH</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">M</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">ENDOZA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Tish Mendoza</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Chair, AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan Committee</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.  This certification shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to liability under that section.  This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act except to the extent this Exhibit 99.1 is expressly and specifically incorporated by reference in any such filing.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to The AES Corporation ("AES") and will be retained by AES and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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