dpl-20260313

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2026

Commission File Number 1-9052

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Ohio			31-1163136
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1065 Woodman Drive
Dayton, Ohio			45432
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:			(937) 259-7215

Commission File Number 1-2385

THE DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Ohio			31-0258470
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1065 Woodman Drive
Dayton, Ohio			45432
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:			(937) 259-7215

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
N/A	N/A	N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).


			Emerging growth company
DPL LLC			☐
The Dayton Power and Light Company			☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


DPL LLC			☐
The Dayton Power and Light Company			☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Definitive Material Agreement

On March 13, 2026, following the announcement on March 2, 2026 that The AES Corporation (“AES”) had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among AES, Horizon Parent, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), and Horizon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, The Dayton Power and Light Company (d/b/a AES Ohio) (the “Company”) entered into a First Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “PNC First Amendment”), by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, which amends that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2025 (the “PNC Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent. The PNC First Amendment amends the PNC Credit Agreement, among other things, to modify certain change of control provisions and to permit direct or indirect ownership of AES by Global Infrastructure Management, LLC, EQT Fund Management S.à r.l., Qatar Investment Authority, and certain investment vehicles affiliated with any of the foregoing or with funds, accounts or other entities managed, advised or controlled by any of the foregoing.

The foregoing summary of the PNC First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the PNC First Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	DPL LLC


Date: March 19, 2026	By:	/s/ Brian Hylander
	Name:	Brian Hylander
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



	The Dayton Power and Light Company
	d/b/a AES Ohio

Date: March 19, 2026	By:	/s/ Brian Hylander
	Name:	Brian Hylander
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Exhibit 10.1			First Amendment dated March 13, 2026 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2025, among The Dayton Power and Light Company, each lender from time to time party thereto, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swing loan lender and an issuing lender, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as joint bookrunner and joint lead arranger, and US Bank, National Association, as an issuing lender.

Exhibit 104			The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.