AES Corp. stockholders approved the company’s pending merger with Horizon Parent, L.P. at a special meeting held on June 26, 2026, clearing a key shareholder hurdle for the transaction announced under a March 1, 2026 merger agreement. Under that agreement, Horizon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Parent, will merge with and into AES, subject to the terms and conditions of the deal. The filing does not state the merger consideration or price per share, but it confirms that stockholders voted to adopt the merger agreement and approve the related transactions. At the special meeting, 489,710,776 shares of AES common stock were represented in person via Internet or by proxy. That represented 68.66% of the company’s issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of the May 5, 2026 record date, and constituted a quorum. The merger proposal passed by a wide margin. AES reported 479,072,642 votes in favor, 10,131,991 votes against, and 506,143 abstentions. Stockholders also approved, on a nonbinding advisory basis, merger-related compensation that will or may become payable to AES named executive officers. That proposal received 468,049,756 votes for, 18,201,141 votes against, and 3,459,879 abstentions. AES had also solicited proxies for a potential adjournment of the special meeting, including to seek additional votes if there were insufficient support for the merger proposal or no quorum. Because a quorum was present and the merger proposal received sufficient approval, the adjournment proposal was not needed and no vote result was determined for it. Separately, AES disclosed that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act expired at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 22, 2026, with respect to the merger. While that satisfies an important antitrust timing condition, the company noted that completion of the merger remains subject to other closing conditions, including receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The filing also notes that AES issued a press release on June 26 announcing the special meeting vote results. This report does not describe any insider stock purchases or sales; its significance is that AES shareholders have formally approved the proposed merger, moving the transaction closer to completion while regulatory and other closing conditions remain outstanding.