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 27, 2017

 

 

 

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, IL 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 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)

 

  ☐ 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))

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

   ☐      

 

 

 

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 April 27, 2017 (“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 Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Warner L. Baxter

     162,789,447        3,923,572        829,562        31,373,901  

Catherine S. Brune

     166,195,577        809,349        537,655        31,373,901  

J. Edward Coleman

     166,128,652        842,106        571,823        31,373,901  

Ellen M. Fitzsimmons

     165,955,336        1,027,446        559,799        31,373,901  

Rafael Flores

     166,174,459        807,778        560,344        31,373,901  

Walter J. Galvin

     164,378,630        2,576,956        586,995        31,373,901  

Richard J. Harshman

     165,607,321        1,345,195        590,065        31,373,901  

Gayle P. W. Jackson

     164,290,023        2,677,933        574,625        31,373,901  

James C. Johnson

     163,904,291        3,045,871        592,419        31,373,901  

Steven H. Lipstein

     165,934,447        1,022,095        586,039        31,373,901  

Stephen R. Wilson

     165,813,469        1,147,418        581,694        31,373,901  

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

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
Approved   159,549,507   6,880,356   1,112,718     31,373,901  

Item (3): Non-Binding Advisory Approval on Frequency of Executive Compensation Shareholder Advisory Vote

 

Vote Result

 

One Year

 

Two Years

 

Three Years

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
One Year   150,148,715   754,386   15,856,326   783,154     31,373,901  

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.

 

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Item (4): Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2017

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
Approved   193,882,980   4,443,908   589,594     —  

Item (5): Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Aggressive Renewable Energy Adoption

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
Not Approved   14,650,298   145,519,687   7,372,596     31,373,901  

Item (6): Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on the Impact on the Company’s Generation Portfolio of Public Policies and Technological Advances that are Consistent with Limiting Global Warming

 

Vote Result

  Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker Non-Votes  
Not Approved     73,255,341       80,861,487       13,425,753       31,373,901  

Item (7): Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Coal Combustion Residuals

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
Not Approved   70,661,719   81,482,936   15,397,926     31,373,901  

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, Fadi M. Diya, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., Michael L. Moehn, Gregory L. Nelson, and David N. Wakeman. Each individual received 102,123,834 votes for election and no withheld votes 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: Martin J. Lyons, Jr., Richard J. Mark, Craig D. Nelson, Gregory L. Nelson, and David N. Wakeman. Each individual received 25,452,373 votes for election and no withheld votes or broker non-votes.

 

 

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.

 

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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.

 

 

AMEREN CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Gregory L. Nelson

Name:   Gregory L. Nelson
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Gregory L. Nelson

Name:   Gregory L. Nelson
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Gregory L. Nelson

Name:   Gregory L. Nelson
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: May 1, 2017