{"url_path":"/sec/cik-0000728391/8-k/2026-07-15/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/0000728391-26-000033-index.html","accession_number":"0000728391-26-000033","cik":"0000728391","ticker":null,"issuer_name":"IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/728391/0000728391-26-000033-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000728391","primary_entity_name":"IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC."},"word_count":422,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.\n\nOn July 10, 2026, the Boards of Directors of IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. (“IPALCO”), a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (“AES”), and IPALCO’s principal subsidiary, Indianapolis Power & Light Company, doing business as AES Indiana (“AES Indiana”), acting through unanimous written consents, appointed Robert Osborn as Controller and principal accounting officer of IPALCO and AES Indiana.\n\nSherry Kohan, who had been serving as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller, and designated principal accounting officer of IPALCO and AES Indiana, will continue in the role of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IPALCO and AES Indiana.\n\nMr. Osborn, 44, previously served as Director of Revenue Accounting, Internal Controls and Finance Transformation of the AES US Utilities, including IPALCO, AES Indiana, DPL LLC (“DPL”) and The Dayton Power and Light Company, doing business as AES Ohio (“AES Ohio”), since March 2025 and Director of Internal Controls and Finance Transformation of the AES US Utilities from August 2024 to February 2025. Mr. Osborn also serves as an officer of other AES affiliates, including as Controller and principal accounting officer of DPL and AES Ohio since July 2026. Prior to rejoining AES in June 2024, Mr. Osborn served as Corporate Controller of USIC from July 2023 to June 2024. Mr. Osborn initially joined AES in August 2013 and held various positions of increasing responsibility in the accounting and finance organizations of the AES US Utilities, including serving as Assistant Controller of the AES US Utilities from March 2021 to July 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Osborn held various roles in accounting capacities at Stanley Black & Decker, Constellation Energy and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Osborn received a B.S. from Towson University, a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Accounting from University of Maryland Global Campus, an M.B.A. from University of Baltimore, and an M.S. in Finance from Indiana University.\n\nIPALCO and AES Indiana do not separately compensate individuals for their service as officers or members of the Board of Directors of IPALCO or AES Indiana. Mr. Osborn participates in compensation plans and programs generally available to management of AES and its subsidiaries for services performed for all AES affiliates (including IPALCO and AES Indiana), including those described in IPALCO’s 2025 Form 10-K/A. Other than such compensation, which generally is in excess of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars annually, Mr. Osborn has not entered into or proposed to enter into any transactions reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K."}