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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-26-011951
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		13
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260805
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260805
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260805

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874761
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COGENERATION SERVICES & SMALL POWER PRODUCERS [4991]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				541163725
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12291
		FILM NUMBER:		261243552

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

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

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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AES CORPORATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 5, 2026 (this &#8220;<U>Amendment</U>&#8221;), is among THE AES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the &#8220;<U>Borrower</U>&#8221;), the Lenders party hereto, and CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the &#8220;<U>Administrative
Agent</U>&#8221;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement (as defined
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto have entered into that certain Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated
as of September 24, 2021 (as amended, restated or supplemented prior to the date hereof, the &#8220;<U>Existing Credit Agreement</U>&#8221;
and the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment is referred to herein as the &#8220;<U>Credit Agreement</U>&#8221;);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Borrower has
requested (i) that each Lender agree to extend the Termination Date (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof) from August 23,
2027 (the &#8220;<U>Existing Termination Date</U>&#8221;) to August 23, 2028 (the &#8220;<U>Extended Termination Date</U>&#8221;) pursuant
to Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement (giving effect to the waivers included in this Amendment as to certain requirements set forth
therein) and (ii) that each Lender and the Administrative Agent agree to certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Borrower wishes
to terminate and repay all (if any) Green Outstanding Credits under the Credit Agreement and to terminate all Commitments and obligations
of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers with respect to the Green Outstanding Credits and Green Letters of Credit (such termination and repayment,
the &#8220;<U>Green Advances Termination</U>&#8221;);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, each Lender party
hereto that has elected in its signature page to extend the Termination Date and whose name is set forth on Schedule I hereto under the
heading &#8220;<U>Extending Lenders</U>&#8221; is willing to consent to the extension of the Termination Date of all of its Commitments
and Advances (other than with respect to the Green Advances Termination) to the Extended Termination Date upon the terms and conditions
set forth herein (each such consenting Lender, a &#8220;<U>Extending Lender</U>&#8221;), and each Lender whose name is set forth on Schedule
I hereto under the heading &#8220;<U>Non-Extending Lenders</U>&#8221; is not willing to consent to the extension of the Termination Date
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, each Lender party
hereto (each, a &#8220;<U>Consenting Lender</U>&#8221;) and the Administrative Agent agree to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as specified
herein, in each case upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, (a) each existing
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set forth in the Credit Agreement (an &#8220;<U>Extended Commitment</U>&#8221;; each existing Commitment not so extended, a &#8220;<U>Non-Extended
Commitment</U>&#8221;) and (b) each existing Advance of an Extending Lender extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will
be an extended Advance having the terms set forth in the Credit Agreement (an &#8220;<U>Extending Advance</U>&#8221;; each existing Advance
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, Citi (as defined
below) is acting as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner in connection with this Amendment. For purposes of this Amendment, &#8220;Citi&#8221;
shall mean Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citibank, N.A., Citicorp USA, Inc., Citicorp North America, Inc. and/or any of their affiliates
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto agree as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 1 <U>CONSENT TO TERMINATION
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a) <U>Extension</U>. Subject
to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in <U>Section 5</U>, on the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), each Extending
Lender agrees that (i) all of its existing Commitment and Advances (other than those related to the Green Advances Termination) will become
an Extended Commitment and Extending Advance, respectively, of like amount, and (ii) the Termination Date for such Extended Commitments
and Extending Advances will be the Extended Termination Date. The existing Commitments and Advances of each Non-Extending Lender will
remain outstanding as Non-Extended Commitments and Non-Extending Advances respectively, and the Termination Date of such Non-Extended
Commitments and Non-Extending Advances will remain the Existing Termination Date. Any existing Advance that is a Base Rate Advance or
a SOFR Advance prior to giving effect to this Amendment will, subject to clause (b)(iii) below, be converted into an Extending Advance
of the same Type, having the terms set forth in the Credit Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) <U>Other Extension Matters</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii) After giving effect to
the extension of the Termination Date hereby, the Borrower may exercise its right to request an extension of the Termination Date under
Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement on up to one more occasion during the term of the Credit Agreement.</P>

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under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment Effective Date shall remain outstanding as a SOFR Advance pursuant
to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement and shall be deemed to have been borrowed, continued or converted, as applicable, pursuant
to, and shall be subject to, the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement until the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto that
is in effect on the Amendment Effective Date and (b) on the last day of such Interest Period, such SOFR Advance shall be converted to
either an SOFR Advance or Base Rate Advance under the Credit Agreement, as specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of conversion
and, in the case of an SOFR Advance, with the Interest Period specified therein by the Borrower to be applicable thereto. If the Borrower
fails to provide such notice of conversion, such outstanding SOFR Advance shall be automatically converted on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto to an SOFR Advance with an Interest Period of one month.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">assign at any time prior to the close of business
on the Termination Date applicable to such Non-Extending Lender all of its Non-Extended Commitments and Non-Extending Advances to one
or more Extending Lenders or other commercial banks nominated by the Borrower and willing to become Lenders in place of such Non-Extending
Lender (a &#8220;<U>Replacement Lender</U>&#8221;) pursuant to Section 2.18(d) of the Existing Credit Agreement and, upon such assignment,
any such Non-Extended Commitments and Non-Extending Advances shall become additional Extended Commitments and Extending Advances, respectively,
of such Replacement Lender.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 2 <U>GREEN ADVANCES
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to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in <U>Section 5</U>, as of the Amendment Effective Date, all Commitments with
respect to Green Outstanding Credits and Green Letters of Credit under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be terminated, and the Consenting
Lenders hereby waive any prior notice requirement under the Existing Credit Agreement for such termination. On the Amendment Effective
Date, (i) all outstanding Borrowings made under the Existing Credit Agreement that are Green Base Rate Advances or Green SOFR Advances
prior to giving effect to this Amendment shall be ratably reallocated to the Lenders as Borrowings made under the Credit Agreement, (ii)
any outstanding Advance that is a Green Base Rate Advance or a Green SOFR Advance, as applicable, prior to giving effect to this Amendment
will be converted into a Base Rate Advance or, subject to clause (b) below, a SOFR Advance, respectively, of same amount and having the
terms set forth in the Credit Agreement, (iii) all LC Outstandings under Green Letters of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement
shall be ratably reallocated to the Lenders as Letters of Credit issued under the Credit Agreement and (iv) any outstanding Green Letters
of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed Letters of Credit issued under the Credit Agreement.</P>

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outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment Effective Date shall remain outstanding as a Green
SOFR Advance pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement and shall be deemed to have been borrowed, continued or converted,
as applicable, pursuant to, and shall be subject to, the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement until the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto that is in effect on the Amendment Effective Date and (b) on the last day of such Interest Period, such Green SOFR
Advance shall be converted to either an SOFR Advance or Base Rate Advance under the Credit Agreement, as specified by the Borrower in
the applicable notice of conversion and, in the case of an SOFR Advance, with the Interest Period specified therein by the Borrower to
be applicable thereto. If the Borrower fails to provide such notice of conversion, such outstanding SOFR Advance shall be automatically
converted on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto to an SOFR Advance with an Interest Period of one month.</P>

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Effective Date, the Consenting Lenders and the Borrower hereby agree to amend the Existing Credit Agreement to delete the stricken text
(indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: <FONT STYLE="color: red"><STRIKE>stricken text</STRIKE></FONT>) and
to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: <FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline double; color: blue">double-underlined
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</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 4 <U>REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES</U>. The Borrower hereby</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">represents and warrants on the date hereof to
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, immediately before and upon the effectiveness of this Amendment on the Amendment Effective
Date:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a) <U>Representations and
Warranties</U>. The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
and will be true and correct with the same effect as though made on and as of the date hereof and as of the Amendment Effective Date except
to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and
warranties shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) <U>Default</U>. No event
has occurred and is continuing that constitutes an Event of Default or would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that
notice be given or time elapse or both.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(c) <U>Authorization; Validit</U>y.
The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement
are within the Borrower&#8217;s organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action and do not contravene
(i) the Borrower&#8217;s organizational documents, (ii) law applicable to the Borrower or its properties, or (iii) any contractual or
legal restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower or its properties, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, except where such
failure would result in a Material Adverse Effect. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject, however,
to any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, rearrangement, moratorium or similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors&#8217;
rights and remedies and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity
or at law).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) <U>Government Approval,
Regulation, etc</U>. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory
body is required for the due execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment or for the performance by the Borrower of this Amendment
and the Credit Agreement, except for (i) information filings to be made in the ordinary course of business, which filings are not a condition
to the Borrower&#8217;s performance under the Loan Documents and (ii) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 5 <U>EFFECTIVENESS</U>.
This Amendment shall become effective on and as of the date first written above when the following conditions shall have been satisfied
(the &#8220;<U>Amendment Effective Date</U>&#8221;):</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a) The Administrative Agent
shall have received counterparts hereof signed by the Borrower, each Extending Lender, each Consenting Lender (which shall constitute
all Lenders) and the Administrative Agent.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) The Administrative Agent
and Citi shall have received on or before the Amendment Effective Date (i) all reasonable and documented fees and expenses required to
be paid to the</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">Administrative Agent in connection
with the preparation and negotiation of this Amendment pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and (ii) all
other fees required to be paid for the account of Citi or the Lenders as separately agreed between the Borrower and Citi, <I>provided</I>
that, in each case, such fees and expenses have been invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(c) The Administrative Agent
have received the following, each dated as of the Amendment Effective Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i) a certificate of a duly
authorized officer of the Borrower stating that the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 are correct in all material
respects (without duplication of materiality qualifications otherwise set forth in such representations and warranties) on and as of the
Amendment Effective Date, before and after giving effect to this Amendment;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii) certified copies of the
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution and the performance of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement
on and after the Amendment Effective Date, and of all documents evidencing other necessary organizational action and governmental and
regulatory approvals with respect to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the extension of the Termination Date; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iii) an opinion of the counsel
of the Borrower, as to such matters related to the foregoing as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders through the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 6 <U>MISCELLANEOUS</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a) <U>Ratifications</U>.
The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the
Existing Credit Agreement and except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment or as set forth in the Credit Agreement, the
terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full
force and effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) <U>Counterparts</U>. This
Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., &#8220;pdf&#8221; or &#8220;tif&#8221;)
format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The words &#8220;execution,&#8221; &#8220;signed,&#8221;
&#8220;signature,&#8221; and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or electronic records,
each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in all applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures
in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on
the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. In addition, if any Lender or the Administrative Agent reasonably requests that any party hereto
manually execute this Amendment that has not been manually executed by such party, such party shall provide a manually executed original
to the party making such request promptly following such request.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(c) <U>Governing Law</U>.
This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) <U>Incorporation of Credit
Agreement Provisions</U>. The provisions of <U>Section 8.09</U> (Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial) and <U>Section 8.12</U>
(Severability) of the Credit Agreement are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, mutatis mutandis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(e) <U>References</U>. On
the Amendment Effective Date, (i) all references in any of the Loan Documents to the &#8220;Agreement&#8221; or the &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221;
shall mean the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment and (ii) all references in any of the Loan Documents or in any
of the exhibits or schedules thereto to &#8220;Green Base Rate Advance&#8221;, &#8220;Green Loan Sublimit&#8221;, &#8220;Green Outstanding
Credits&#8221; or &#8220;Green SOFR Advances&#8221; shall be disregarded.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(f) <U>Headings</U>. Section
headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for
any other purpose.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(g) <U>Successors and Assigns</U>.
This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuing Banks, the Lenders, the Borrower
and their respective successors and assigns as provided in the Credit Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(h) <U>Loan Document</U>.
The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any
right, power or remedy of any L/C Issuing Bank, any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute
a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a Loan Document.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[<I>Signature Pages Follow</I>]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment
has been duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"></P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">THE AES CORPORATION, as the Borrower</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Jeff MacKay</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Jeff MacKay</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President and Corporate Treasurer</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>


<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>


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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Richard Rivera</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Richard Rivera</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>




<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>


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    <TD COLSPAN="2">CITIBANK, N.A., as an Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Richard Rivera</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Richard Rivera</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>






<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3in">&nbsp;</P>


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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><P>BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., NEW YORK&nbsp;<BR>
BRANCH, as an
Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</P>

</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Andres Barbosa</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Andres Barbosa</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Zara Kamal</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Zara Kamal</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Executive Director</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>






<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>


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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Bank of America, N.A., as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ William Moen</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>William Moen</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>






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    <TD COLSPAN="2">BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as an Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Sydney G. Dennis</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Sydney G. Dennis</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>








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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><P>BNP PARIBAS, as an Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</P>

</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Victor Padilla</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Victor Padilla</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Gabrielle Jacquier</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Gabrielle Jacquier</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Royal Bank of Canada, as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Justin Martin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Justin Martin</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Authorized Signatory</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>










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    <TD COLSPAN="2">GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Andrew Vernon</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Andrew Vernon</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Authorized Signatory</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>










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    <TD COLSPAN="2">JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Santiago Gascon</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Santiago Gascon</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>










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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as an Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Edward Sacks</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Edward Sacks</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>










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    <TD COLSPAN="2">MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Michael King</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Michael King</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Authorized Signatory</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>










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    <TD COLSPAN="2">MUFG Bank, Ltd, as an Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Michael Agrimis</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Michael Agrimis</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>












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    <TD COLSPAN="2">SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as an Extending Lender and <BR>
Consenting Lender</P>


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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Paul Dellova</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Paul Dellova</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK BRANCH, as an
Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Amit Vasani</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Amit Vasani</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Authorized Signatory</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement]</P>












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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as an Extending
Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Andrew Sidford</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Andrew Sidford</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Gordon Yip</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Gordon Yip</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Gillian Hedges</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Gillian Hedges</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">SOCIETE GENERALE, as an Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Richard Bernal</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Richard Bernal</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">The Bank of Nova Scotia, as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ David Dewar</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>David Dewar</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Extending Lender
and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Michael Case</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Michael Case</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Natixis, New York Branch, as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Yash Anand</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Yash Anand</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Nathan Talburt</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Nathan Talburt</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit
Agreement]</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, as an Extending Lender and Consenting
Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Laraib Mahar</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Laraib Mahar</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Director, Relationship Manager</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit
Agreement]</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">United Bank, as an Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Edward J. Goedecke</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Edward J. Goedecke</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Senior Vice President</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Associated Bank, as a Non-Extending Lender and Consenting Lender</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Nathan Woodall</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Nathan Woodall</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to the Credit
Agreement]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>SCHEDULE I</U></B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; width: 59%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt"><B>Extending Lender</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; width: 41%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt"><B>Extended Commitment</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Citibank, N.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Bank of America, N.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Barclays Bank PLC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">BNP Paribas</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Royal Bank of Canada</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Goldman Sachs Bank USA</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Mizuho Bank, Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">MUFG Union Bank, Ltd.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$89,500,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$48,000,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$48,000,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">HSBC Bank USA, N.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$48,000,000.00</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$48,000,000.00</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">The Bank of Nova Scotia</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$48,000,000.00</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Wells Fargo Bank National Association</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$48,000,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Natixis, New York Branch</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$30,000,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Standard Chartered Bank</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$30,000,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">United Bank</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$30,000,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt"><B>TOTAL</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt"><B>$1,452,000,000.00</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; width: 59%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt"><B>Non-Extending Lender</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; width: 41%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt"><B>Non-Extended Commitment</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">Associated Bank, N.A.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt">$48,000,000.00</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt"><B>TOTA</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 4pt"><B>$48,000,000.00</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 10.2</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>


<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT dated as of August 5, 2026 (this &ldquo;<U>Amendment</U>&rdquo;) is among THE AES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<U>Borrower</U>&rdquo;),
the Lenders party hereto, and SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as the Administrative Agent (the &ldquo;<U>Administrative Agent</U>&rdquo;).
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto have entered into the Credit Agreement dated as of December 6, 2024 (as amended, restated
or supplemented prior to the date hereof, the &ldquo;<U>Existing Credit Agreement</U>&rdquo; and the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended
by this Amendment is referred to herein as the &ldquo;<U>Credit Agreement</U>&rdquo;);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, the Borrower has
requested (i) that each Lender agree to extend the Termination Date (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof) from December 6,
2026 (the &ldquo;<U>Existing Termination Date</U>&rdquo;) to December 6, 2027 (the &ldquo;<U>Extended Termination Date</U>&rdquo;) pursuant
to Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement (giving effect to the waivers included in this Amendment as to certain requirements set forth
therein) and (ii) that each Lender and the Administrative Agent agree to certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, each Lender party
hereto (each, a &ldquo;<U>Consenting Lender</U>&rdquo;) is willing to consent to the extension of the maturity of all of its Commitments
and Advances to the Extended Termination Date and each Consenting Lender and the Administrative Agent have agreed to amend the Existing
Credit Agreement as specified herein, in each case upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">WHEREAS, (a) each existing
Commitment of a Consenting Lender extended in accordance with the terms of this Amendment will be an extended Commitment having the terms
set forth in the Credit Agreement (an &ldquo;<U>Extended Commitment</U>&rdquo;) and (b) each existing Advance of a Consenting Lender extended
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement will be an extended Advance having the terms set forth in the Credit Agreement (an &ldquo;<U>Extending
Advance</U>&rdquo;);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto agree as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 1 <U>CONSENT TO TERMINATION
DATE EXTENSION REQUEST</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a) <U>Extension</U>. Subject
to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in <U>Section 4</U>, on the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), each Consenting
Lender agrees that (i) all of its existing Commitment and Advances will become an Extended Commitment and Extending Advance, respectively,
of like amount, and (ii) the Termination Date for such Extended Commitments and Extending Advances will be the Extended Termination Date.
Any existing Advance that is a Base Rate Advance or a SOFR Advance prior to giving effect to this Amendment will, subject to clause (b)(iii)
below, be converted into an Extending Advance of the same Type, having the terms set forth in the Credit Agreement.</P>

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</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) <U>Other Extension Matters</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i) The Consenting Lenders
hereby waive the timing, notice and minimum extension requirements set forth in Section 2.18 of the Existing Credit Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii) After giving effect to
the extension of the Termination Date hereby, the Borrower may exercise its right to request an extension of the Termination Date under
Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement on up to one more occasion during the term of the Credit Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iii) Any SOFR Advance outstanding
under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Amendment Effective Date shall remain outstanding as a SOFR Advance pursuant
to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement and shall be deemed to have been borrowed, continued or converted, as applicable, pursuant
to, and shall be subject to, the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement until the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto that
is in effect on the Amendment Effective Date and (b) on the last day of such Interest Period, such SOFR Advance shall be converted to
either an SOFR Advance or Base Rate Advance under the Credit Agreement, as specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of conversion
and, in the case of an SOFR Advance, with the Interest Period specified therein by the Borrower to be applicable thereto.&nbsp;&nbsp;If
the Borrower fails to provide such notice of conversion, such outstanding SOFR Advance shall be automatically converted on the last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto to an SOFR Advance with an Interest Period of one month.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 2 <U>AMENDMENT</U>.
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in <U>Section 4,</U> the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended
as follows.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The defined term &ldquo;Termination Date&rdquo; set forth in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement
is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;<B>Termination Date</B>&rdquo;
means the earlier to occur of (i) December 6, 2027, or, as to any Lender, such later date that may be established for such Lender pursuant
to Section 2.18 and (ii) the date of termination in whole of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.05 or Section 6.02 hereof; provided
that, if such earlier date is not a Business Day, the Termination Date means the Business Day next preceding such earlier date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The defined term &ldquo;Adjusted Term SOFR&rdquo; set forth in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement
is hereby removed from the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Any reference to &ldquo;Adjusted Term SOFR&rdquo; in the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby now to be
replaced with the term &ldquo;Term SOFR&rdquo;.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The definition of &ldquo;Term SOFR&rdquo; in the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding
the following at the end thereof:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&ldquo;provided that if Term SOFR as
so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 3 <U>REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES</U>. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants on the date hereof to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, immediately
before and upon the effectiveness of this Amendment on the Amendment Effective Date:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Representations
and Warranties</U>. The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
are and will be true and correct with the same effect as though made on and as of the date hereof and as of the Amendment Effective Date
except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations
and warranties shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Default</U>.
No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes an Event of Default or would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement
that notice be given or time elapse or both.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Authorization;
Validit</U>y. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and the
Credit Agreement are within the Borrower&rsquo;s organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action
and do not contravene (i) the Borrower&rsquo;s organizational documents, (ii) law applicable to the Borrower or its properties, or (iii)
any contractual or legal restriction binding on or affecting the Borrower or its properties, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above,
except where such failure would result in a Material Adverse Effect. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms,
subject, however, to any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, rearrangement, moratorium or similar laws affecting generally the enforcement
of creditors&rsquo; rights and remedies and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Government
Approval, Regulation, etc</U>. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority
or regulatory body is required for the due execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Amendment or for the performance by the Borrower
of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, except for (i) information filings to be made in the ordinary course of business, which filings
are not a condition to the Borrower&rsquo;s performance under the Loan Documents and (ii) such as have been obtained or made and are in
full force and effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 4 <U>EFFECTIVENESS</U>.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">This Amendment shall become effective on and as of the date first written above when the following conditions
shall have been satisfied, but not earlier than December 4, 2026 (the &ldquo;<U>Amendment Effective Date</U>&rdquo;):</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof signed by the Borrower, each Lender and
the Administrative Agent.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Amendment Effective Date (i) all reasonable
and documented fees and expenses required to be</TD></TR></TABLE>

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</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">paid to the Administrative
Agent in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Amendment pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Credit
Agreement and (ii) all other fees required to be paid for the account of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders as separately agreed
between the Borrower and Administrative Agent, <I>provided</I> that, in each case, such fees and expenses have been invoiced at least
three Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Administrative Agent have received the following, each dated as of or before the Amendment Effective
Date and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 99pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Borrower stating that the representations and warranties
contained in Section 3 are correct in all material respects (without duplication of materiality qualifications otherwise set forth in
such representations and warranties) on and as of the Amendment Effective Date, before and after giving effect to this Amendment.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 99pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution
and the performance of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement on and after the Amendment Effective Date, and of all documents evidencing
other necessary organizational action and governmental and regulatory approvals with respect to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and
the extension of the Termination Date; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 99pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">an opinion of the counsel of the Borrower, as to such matters related to the foregoing as the Administrative
Agent or the Lenders through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">For the avoidance of doubt,
this Amendment shall be effective on December 4, 2026 automatically to the extent that the foregoing conditions shall have been satisfied
on or before such date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 5 <U>[RESERVED]</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">SECTION 6 <U>MISCELLANEOUS</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Ratifications</U>.
the terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the
Existing Credit Agreement and except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment or as set forth in the Credit Agreement, the
terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full
force and effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Counterparts</U>.
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of
an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">facsimile or in electronic (i.e.,
&ldquo;pdf&rdquo; or &ldquo;tif&rdquo;) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.&nbsp;&nbsp;The
words &ldquo;execution,&rdquo; &ldquo;signed,&rdquo; &ldquo;signature,&rdquo; and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed
to include electronic signatures or electronic records, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as
a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for
in all applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic
Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. In addition, if any Lender
or the Administrative Agent reasonably requests that any party hereto manually execute this Amendment that has not been manually executed
by such party, such party shall provide a manually executed original to the party making such request promptly following such request.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Governing
Law</U>. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Incorporation
of Credit A</U>g<U>reement Provisions</U>. The provisions of <U>Section 8.09</U> (Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial) and <U>Section
8.12</U> (Severability) of the Credit Agreement are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, mutatis mutandis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>References</U>.
On the Amendment Effective Date, all references in any of the Loan Documents to the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Credit Agreement&rdquo;
shall mean the Existing Credit Agreement, as applicable, as amended by this Amendment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Headings</U>.
Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment
for any other purpose.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Successors
and Assigns</U>. This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Borrower
and their respective successors and assigns as provided in the Credit Agreement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Loan
Document</U>. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a
waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver
of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a Loan Document.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[<I>Signature Pages Follow</I>]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment
has been duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">THE AES CORPORATION, as the Borrower</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Jeff MacKay</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Jeff MacKay</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Vice President and Corporate Treasurer</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Second Amendment]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as
Administrative Agent <BR>
and a Lender</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Paul Dellova</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Paul Dellova</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Second Amendment]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as a Lender</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%"></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Andrew Sidford</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Andrew Sidford</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Gordon Yip</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Gordon Yip</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Second Amendment]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>


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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as a Lender</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Edward Sacks</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Edward Sacks</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Second Amendment]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>


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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">MUFG Bank, Ltd, as a Lender</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Michael Agrimis</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Michael Agrimis</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>Managing Director</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature Page to Second Amendment]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>


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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Michael Case</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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<td class="text">THE AES CORPORATION<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey', window );">Entity Central Index Key</a></td>
<td class="text">0000874761<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber', window );">Entity Tax Identification Number</a></td>
<td class="text">54-1163725<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code</a></td>
<td class="text">DE<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
<td class="text">4300 Wilson Boulevard<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2', window );">Entity Address, Address Line Two</a></td>
<td class="text">Suite 1100<span></span>
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<td class="text">Arlington<span></span>
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<td class="text">VA<span></span>
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<td class="text">22203<span></span>
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<td class="text">703<span></span>
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<td class="text">522-1315<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer', window );">Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Title of 12(b) Security</a></td>
<td class="text">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share<span></span>
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<td class="text">AES<span></span>
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<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
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<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period. The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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