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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): May 11, 2023

 

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)
10 Richard Mark Way
Collinsville, Illinois 62234
(618) 343-8150		 37-0211380

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants 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)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading
Symbol(s)

  

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

  

AEE

  

New York Stock Exchange

 

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  
Ameren Corporation ¨  
Union Electric Company ¨  
Ameren Illinois 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.

 

Ameren Corporation ¨  
Union Electric Company ¨  
Ameren Illinois Company ¨  

 

 

 

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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, doing business as Ameren Missouri (“Ameren Missouri”), and Ameren Illinois Company, doing business as Ameren Illinois (“Ameren Illinois”), held on May 11, 2023 (“Annual Meeting”), the matters listed below were submitted to a vote of each company’s respective shareholders.

 

Ameren

 

Item (1): Election of Directors

 

The following individuals (comprising Ameren’s full Board of Directors) were elected:

 

Name  Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes  
Warner L. Baxter  196,489,386  6,359,418  441,041  23,759,108  
Cynthia J. Brinkley  197,823,173  4,947,528  519,144  23,759,108  
Catherine S. Brune  191,713,360  11,043,256  533,229  23,759,108  
J. Edward Coleman  200,359,873  2,383,964  546,008  23,759,108  
Ward H. Dickson  200,664,063  2,037,998  587,784  23,759,108  
Noelle K. Eder  200,125,028  2,618,699  546,118  23,759,108  
Ellen M. Fitzsimmons  200,377,029  2,352,425  560,391  23,759,108  
Rafael Flores  199,930,621  2,862,125  497,099  23,759,108  
Richard J. Harshman  201,105,507  1,583,581  600,757  23,759,108  
Craig S. Ivey  201,049,727  1,710,874  529,244  23,759,108  
James C. Johnson  195,782,632  6,947,619  559,594  23,759,108  
Steven H. Lipstein  196,703,236  5,994,238  592,371  23,759,108  
Martin J. Lyons, Jr.  200,996,267  1,790,636  502,942  23,759,108  
Leo S. Mackay, Jr.  200,401,779  2,306,195  581,871  23,759,108  

 

Item (2): Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

 

Vote Result  Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes 
Approved  195,075,541  7,272,936  941,368  23,759,108 

 

Item (3): Advisory Approval of the Frequency of Executive Compensation Shareholder Advisory Vote

 

Vote Result  Every Year  Every Two Years  Every Three Years  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes 
Every Year  199,790,111  589,712  2,147,881  762,141  — 

 

Based on these results, the Board of Directors has determined that Ameren will hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement, every year.

 

Item (4): Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023

 

Vote Result  Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes 
Approved  216,552,867  9,834,442  661,644  — 

 

 

 

 

Item (5): Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adoption of Scope 1 and 2 Carbon Emissions Targets

 

Vote Result  Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes 
Not Approved  27,710,328  173,173,775  2,405,742  23,759,108 

 

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: Mark C. Birk, Bhavani Amirthalingam, Fadi M. Diya, Michael L. Moehn, and Chonda J. Nwamu. 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: Leonard P. Singh, Michael L. Moehn, Chonda J. Nwamu, Theresa A. Shaw, and Patrick E. Smith. Each individual received 25,452,373 votes for election and no withheld votes, abstentions or broker non-votes.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)            Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number  Title

 

104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

 

 

 

This combined Form 8-K is being filed separately by Ameren Corporation, Union Electric Company and Ameren Illinois Company (each a “registrant”). Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant has been filed by such registrant on its own behalf. No registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other registrant.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  AMEREN CORPORATION
  (Registrant)
 
  By: /s/ Chonda J. Nwamu
  Name: Chonda J. Nwamu
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
  UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY
  (Registrant)
 
  By: /s/ Chonda J. Nwamu
  Name: Chonda J. Nwamu
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
  AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
  (Registrant)
 
  By: /s/ Chonda J. Nwamu
  Name: Chonda J. Nwamu
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

Date: May 12, 2023