UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2014

 

 

 

Commission File Number		Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number		IRS Employer Identification Number
1-14756		Ameren Corporation (Missouri Corporation) 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 621-3222		43-1723446
1-2967		Union Electric Company (Missouri Corporation) 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 621-3222		43-0559760
1-3672		Ameren Illinois Company (Illinois Corporation) 6 Executive Drive Collinsville, Illinois 62234 (618) 343-8039		37-0211380

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of shareholders of each of Ameren Corporation (“Ameren”), Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri (“Ameren Missouri”) and Ameren Illinois Company d/b/a Ameren Illinois (“Ameren Illinois”) held on April 24, 2014 (each, its respective “Annual Meeting”), the matters listed below were submitted to a vote of each company’s respective shareholders.

Ameren

Item (1): Election of Directors

At Ameren’s Annual Meeting, the following individuals (comprising Ameren’s full Board of Directors) were elected:

Name		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Warner L. Baxter			161,607,685				3,280,622			—			34,279,052
Catherine S. Brune			162,788,440				2,099,867			—			34,279,052
Ellen M. Fitzsimmons			162,843,836				2,044,471			—			34,279,052
Walter J. Galvin			162,790,277				2,098,030			—			34,279,052
Richard J. Harshman			162,812,017				2,076,290			—			34,279,052
Gayle P. W. Jackson			162,554,662				2,333,645			—			34,279,052
James C. Johnson			161,632,211				3,256,096			—			34,279,052
Steven H. Lipstein			162,260,317				2,627,990			—			34,279,052
Patrick T. Stokes			161,824,950				3,063,357			—			34,279,052
Thomas R. Voss			161,886,732				3,001,575			—			34,279,052
Stephen R. Wilson			162,817,804				2,070,503			—			34,279,052
Jack D. Woodard			162,136,850				2,751,457			—			34,279,052

Item (2): Non-Binding Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

 

Vote Result		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Approved		154,807,961		7,158,176		2,922,170		34,279,052

Item (3): Approval of the 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan

 

Vote Result		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Approved		150,245,017		12,484,930		2,158,360		34,279,052

Item (4): Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014

 

Vote Result		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Approved		195,274,798		2,463,774		1,428,787		—

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Item (5): Shareholder Proposal Regarding Having an Independent Board Chairman

 

Vote Result		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Not approved		42,696,653		119,941,156		2,250,498		34,279,052

Item (6): Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Lobbying

 

Vote Result		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Not approved		49,362,573		84,974,123		30,551,611		34,279,052

Item (7): Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This shareholder proposal, which was included in Ameren’s proxy materials, was withdrawn and was not voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

Ameren Missouri

Item (1): Election of Directors

At Ameren Missouri’s Annual Meeting, the following individuals (comprising Ameren Missouri’s full Board of Directors) were elected: Daniel F. Cole, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., Michael L. Moehn, Charles D. Naslund and Gregory L. Nelson. Each individual received 102,123,834 votes for election and no withheld votes, abstentions or broker non-votes.

Ameren Illinois

Item (1): Election of Directors

At Ameren Illinois’ Annual Meeting, the following individuals (comprising Ameren Illinois’ full Board of Directors) were elected: Daniel F. Cole, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., Richard J. Mark and Gregory L. Nelson. Each individual received 25,452,373 votes for election and no withheld votes, abstentions or broker non-votes.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signature for each undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company or its subsidiaries.

 

Date: April 25, 2014