DPL LLC

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Purchase Agreements On April 4, 2025, DPL LLC (formerly known as DPL Inc.) (the "Company" or "DPL"), a wholly owned subsidiary of The AES Corporation, and Astrid Holdings LP ("Investor"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ("CDPQ"), consummated the transactions contemplated by (i) a Purchase and Sale Agreement entered into by and between the Company and Investor, dated as of September 13, 2024, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to Investor 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, no par value per share, of AES Ohio Holdings, Inc. ("Ohio Holdings" and, such agreement, the "Ohio Holdings Purchase Agreement") for a purchase price of approximately $272 million, and (ii) a Purchase and Sale Agreement entered into by and between the Company and Investor, dated as of September 13, 2024, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to Investor 17.65% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, no par value per share, of AES Ohio Investments, Inc. ("Ohio Investments" and, such agreement, the "Ohio Investments Purchase Agreement" and together with the Ohio Holdings Purchase Agreement, the "Purchase Agreements") for a purchase price of approximately $272 million. Pursuant to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Ohio Holdings Purchase Agreement (the "Ohio Holdings Closing") and the Ohio Investments Purchase Agreement (the "Ohio Investments Closing" and together with the Ohio Holdings Closing, the "Closings"), CDPQ owns an aggregate indirect equity interest in The Dayton Power and Light Company, doing business as AES Ohio ("AES Ohio"), of approximately 30%, with total proceeds to the Company of approximately $544 million. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreements, prior to the Ohio Holdings Closing, the Company contributed to Ohio Holdings 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of AES Ohio, such that Ohio Holdings owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of AES Ohio. Immediately after the Ohio Holdings Closing and immediately prior to the Ohio Investments Closing, the Company contributed to Ohio Investments 85% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Ohio Holdings, such that Ohio Investments owns a direct equity interest in Ohio Holdings of 85%. Following the Closings, the Company owns 82.35% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Ohio Investments, Ohio Investments owns 85% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Ohio Holdings, and Ohio Holdings owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of AES Ohio. Shareholders' Agreement In connection with the Closings, on April 4, 2025, Investor, Ohio Investments and the Company entered into a Shareholders' Agreement with respect to Ohio Investments (the "Shareholders' Agreement"), the form of which had been agreed to by the parties. The Shareholders' Agreement establishes the general framework governing the relationship between and among Investor and the Company, and their respective successors and transferees, as shareholders of Ohio Investments. Under the Shareholders' Agreement, the board of directors of Ohio Investments will consist of sixteen directors, three nominated by Investor, and thirteen nominated by the Company. The Shareholders' Agreement contains restrictions on Ohio Investments and its subsidiaries taking certain major decisions without the prior affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors of Ohio Investments. In addition, for so long as Investor holds at least 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Ohio Investments, Investor will have review and consultation rights with respect to certain actions of Ohio Investments and its subsidiaries. Certain transfer restrictions and other transfer rights apply to Investor and the Company under the Shareholders' Agreement, including certain rights of first offer, drag along rights, tag along rights and put rights. In connection with the Closings under the Purchase Agreements, Investor, Ohio Holdings and Ohio Investments entered into a Shareholders' Agreement with respect to Ohio Holdings with substantially identical terms. In connection with the Closings, the Company will use a portion of the proceeds to repay in full the $415 million in aggregate principal amount 4.125% senior notes due July 1, 2025. The remaining proceeds from the transactions will be used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of equity contributions to AES Ohio. The foregoing summaries of the Purchase Agreements and the Shareholders' Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full terms of the Purchase Agreements, which were filed with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2024, and the full terms of the Shareholders' Agreement, which will be filed with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year On April 3, 2025, DPL Inc. converted its form of business organization from an Ohio corporation to an Ohio limited liability company (the "Conversion"). Upon the Conversion, DPL Inc. changed its name to DPL LLC. In connection with the Conversion, the former Articles of Incorporation and Regulations were terminated and DPL LLC adopted Articles of Organization including a Certificate of Conversion and an Operating Agreement. The Operating Agreement of DPL LLC modified the prior organizational documents of DPL Inc., including by removing the concept of an independent director. The foregoing description of the Conversion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Articles of Organization including Certificate of Conversion and Operating Agreement which are attached as Exhibits 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.