FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B)
OR (G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
Commission File Number: 0-19281
THE AES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of incorporation or organization)
54-1163725
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1001 North 19th Street
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(Address of principal executive office)
Telephone Number (703) 522-1315
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be registered
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
New York Stock Exchange
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the
following box [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
("Common Shares") of The AES Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (the
"Registrant"), contained on pages 50 through 52 inclusive of Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-62858) filed by the
Registrant on June 8, 1993, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such description, is hereby incorporated by reference in
response to this Item 1.
The description of Registrant's Warrants to purchase Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share, under the caption "Description of the Warrants"
on pages 11 to 12 of the prospectus included as part of Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-95046) of Registrant
filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on April 30, 1996, is
hereby incorporated by reference in response to this Item 1.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to Instruction II as to Exhibits, all exhibits required to be
filed by such Instruction will be filed with the New York Stock Exchange.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
The AES Corporation
(Registrant)
By: BARRY J. SHARP
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BARRY J. SHARP
VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Dated: October 9, 1996
