Form 8-K

 

 

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 23, 2015

 

 

 

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))

 

 

 


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 23, 2015 (“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      Broker Non-Votes  

Warner L. Baxter

     157,766,326         8,218,870         32,808,088   

Catherine S. Brune

     163,872,608         2,112,588         32,808,088   

J. Edward Coleman

     163,496,763         2,488,433         32,808,088   

Ellen M. Fitzsimmons

     162,800,414         3,184,782         32,808,088   

Walter J. Galvin

     162,740,067         3,245,129         32,808,088   

Richard J. Harshman

     163,344,094         2,641,102         32,808,088   

Gayle P. W. Jackson

     163,649,994         2,335,202         32,808,088   

James C. Johnson

     163,569,045         2,416,151         32,808,088   

Steven H. Lipstein

     163,250,923         2,734,273         32,808,088   

Stephen R. Wilson

     163,813,322         2,171,874         32,808,088   

Jack D. Woodard

     163,769,831         2,215,365         32,808,088   

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

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Approved   156,809,760   7,256,910   1,918,526   32,808,088

Item (3): Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2015

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Approved   193,993,981   3,470,757   1,328,546   —  

Item (4): Shareholder Proposal Regarding Having an Independent Board Chairman

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Not Approved   36,903,916   126,787,809   2,293,471   32,808,088

 

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Item (5): Shareholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Lobbying

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Not Approved   57,419,627   82,663,188   25,902,381   32,808,088

Item (6): Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adopting Executive Compensation Incentives for Carbon Reduction

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

Not Approved   11,101,213   126,758,667   28,125,316   32,808,088

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, Fadi M. Diya, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., Michael L. Moehn, 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, Craig D. Nelson and Gregory L. Nelson. Each individual received 25,452,373 votes for election and no withheld votes, abstentions 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: April 24, 2015