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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Da Santos Bernerd   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AES CORP [AES] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/19/2016 (Street) ARLINGTON, VA 22203 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/19/2016   A   4,195 A (1) 61,840 D   Common Stock 02/19/2016   F   1,351 (2) D $ 9.41 60,489 D   Common Stock 02/19/2016   F   716 (3) D $ 9.41 59,773 D   Common Stock 02/19/2016   F   1,110 (4) D $ 9.41 58,663 D   Common Stock 02/19/2016   A   19,384 A (5) 78,047 D   Common Stock               22,011 (6) I by 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Units

(7)

02/19/2016

A

1,791

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

1,791

$ 9.41

13,055

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Da Santos Bernerd 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD ARLINGTON, VA 22203			Sr. VP and COO

Signatures

/s/ Bernerd R. DaSantos		02/23/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Performance Stock Unit ("PSU") was granted on February 15, 2013 pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan. After the prescribed three year vesting period, the AES Board of Directors approved the performance value for the grant. Each earned PSU entitles the holder to one share of AES Common Stock.
(2)	Reflects tax withholding in connection with the vesting and settlement of earned PSUs granted in February 2013.
(3)	Reflects tax withholding in connection with the vesting and settlement of one third of the Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") granted in February 2014.
(4)	Reflects tax withholding in connection with the vesting and settlement of one third of RSUs granted in February 2015.
(5)	This RSU award was granted pursuant to The AES Corporation 2003 Long Term Compensation Plan and will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 19, 2017, if certain continuing employment conditions are satisfied. If such conditions are satisfied, each RSU entitles the holder to one share of AES Common Stock.
(6)	Since the last Form 4 filing on February 17, 2016, the reporting person acquired 252 shares of AES Common Stock under The AES Corporation Retirement Savings Plan. This information is based on a plan statement dated February 19, 2016.
(7)	These units were awarded pursuant to the Restoration Supplemental Retirement Plan ("Restoration Plan"). Generally, units under the Restoration Plan are paid out in cash following termination of employment or later per the Restoration Plan document. Each unit represents a hypothetical AES investment equal to one share of AES Common Stock, and units under the Restoration Plan are 100% vested upon award.

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