U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 58 OF
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004
Ameren Corporation
(Name of Registered Holding Company)
1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Inquiries concerning this Form U-9C-3 may
be directed to:
Joan E. Bannon
Ameren Corporation
P.O. Box 66149
St. Louis, MO 63166-6149
314-554-3430
AMEREN CORPORATION
FORM U-9C-3
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004
Table of Contents
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Item 1. Organization Chart 1
Item 2. Issuances and Renewals of Securities and Capital Contributions 1
Item 3. Associate Transactions 1
Item 4. Summary of Aggregate Investment 4
Item 5. Other Investments 4
Item 6. Financial Statements and Exhibits 4
SIGNATURE 5
CERTIFICATE 6
ITEM 1. - ORGANIZATION CHART
Organizational chart to be filed in paper format as Exhibit 1.0 under Form SE.
ITEM 2. - ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Principal Collateral Consideration
Company Type of Amount Company to Whom Given With Received for
Issuing Security Security of Security Securities Were Issued Security Each Security
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Ameren ERC, Inc. Demand Note $16,890,000 Non-utility money pool Not Applicable Not Applicable
Ameren Energy, Inc. Demand Note 8,470,000 Non-utility money pool
Missouri Central Railroad Demand Note 5,500,000 Ameren ERC, Inc.
Ameren Energy Fuels and Demand Note 12,125,000 Non-utility money pool
Services Company
Ameren Energy Demand Note 42,100,000 Non-utility money pool
Marketing Co.
CILCORP Energy Demand Note 960,000 Non-utility money pool
Services Inc.
ITEM 3. - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS
Part I - Transactions performed by reporting companies on behalf of associate companies.
Reporting Associate Indirect
Company Company Types of Direct Costs Cost Total
Rendering Receiving Services Costs Charged of Amount
Services Services Rendered Charged (Note 1) Capital Billed
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Ameren Energy Ameren Corporation Fuel $ 35,286 $ 5,293 8.8399% $ 40,579
Fuels and Services Procurement
Company Services
Ameren Energy AmerenUE Fuel $ 821,444 $ 123,217 8.8399% $ 944,661
Fuels and Services Procurement
Company Services
Ameren Energy AmerenCIPS Fuel $ 172,627 $ 25,894 8.8399% $ 198,521
Fuels and Services Procurement
Company Services
Ameren Energy Ameren Energy Fuel $ 384,611 $ 57,692 8.8399% $ 442,303
Fuels and Services Generating Company Procurement
Company Services
Ameren Energy AmerenCILCO Fuel $ 150,112 $ 22,517 8.8399% $ 172,629
Fuels and Services Procurement
Company Services
Ameren Energy AmerenEnergy Fuel $ 195,612 $ 29,342 8.8399% $ 224,954
Fuels and Services Resources Procurement
Company Generating Company Services
Ameren Ameren Energy Misc. Services $ 12,187 $ 0 8.8399% $ 12,187
Energy, Inc. Marketing Company
Ameren AmerenUE Energy $2,650,209 $ 0 8.8399% $2,650,209
Energy, Inc. Trading
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ITEM 3. - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
Ameren Ameren Energy Energy $1,406,021 $ 0 8.8399% $1,406,021
Energy, Inc. Generating Company Trading
Ameren Energy Ameren Services Misc. Services $ 124,005 $ 0 8.8399% $ 124,005
Marketing Company
Note 1: 15% added to Direct charges on intercompany billing journal entries
related to Ameren Energy Fuels and Services Company.
Part II - Transactions performed by associate companies on behalf of reporting companies.
Associate Reporting Indirect
Company Company Types of Direct Costs Cost Total
Rendering Receiving Services Costs Charged of Amount
Services Services Rendered Charged (Note 2) Capital Billed
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Ameren Ameren Energy Auditing, $ 428,150 $ 56,792 8.8399% $ 484,942
Services Company Fuels and Real Estate,
Services Company Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
Ameren Ameren Energy Auditing, $1,387,769 $ 160,492 8.8399% $1,548,261
Services Company Marketing Company Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
Ameren Ameren Energy, Inc. Auditing, $ 588,777 $ 61,830 8.8399% $ 650,607
Services Company Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
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ITEM 3. - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
Ameren Ameren ERC, Inc. Auditing, $ 91,321 $ 18,234 8.8399% $ 109,555
Services Company Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
Ameren CILCORP Energy Auditing, $ 57,591 $ 4,719 8.8399% $ 62,310
Services Company Services Inc. Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
Ameren CILCORP Infra- Auditing, $ 28,509 $ 3,354 8.8399% $ 31,863
Services Company Services Inc. Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
Ameren Ameren Energy Energy Services $4,532,016 $ 0 8.8399% $4,532,016
Services Company Marketing Company
Ameren Ameren Energy, Inc. Energy Services $4,950,363 $ 0 8.8399% $4,950,363
Services Company
AmerenUE Ameren Energy Energy Services $ 148,519 $ 0 8.8399% $ 148,519
Marketing Company
AmerenCIPS Ameren Energy Energy Services $ 243,817 $ 0 8.8399% $ 243,817
Marketing Company
AmerenCILCO CILCORP Energy Misc. Services $ 112,592 $ 22,518 8.8399% $ 135,110
Services Inc.
AmerenCILCO Ameren Energy Misc. Services $ 26,667 $ 5,333 8.8399% $ 32,000
Fuels and
Services Company
AmerenCILCO Ameren ERC, Inc. Misc. Services $ 5,013 $ 1,003 8.8399% $ 6,016
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Note 2: Charges from Ameren Services Company are charged on indirect corporate
or indirect functional service requests. Each month the percentage of corporate
service requests costs (or functional costs) to each company (or function) is
determined based on their proportion of charges received from direct or indirect
service requests in that month.
ITEM 4. - SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT
Investments in energy-related companies (in thousands):
Total consolidated capitalization as of March 31, 2004 $9,807,000 Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (Line 1 multiplied by 0.15) 1,471,050 Line 2
Greater of $50 million or Line 2 $1,471,050 Line 3
Total current aggregate investment:
(categorized by major line of energy-related business)
Energy-related Business Category V 50,120
Energy-related Business Category VII 34,515
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Total current aggregate investment $84,635 Line 4
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Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of $1,386,415 Line 5
capitalization and the total aggregate investment of the
registered holding company system (Line 3 less Line 4)
Investments in gas-related companies: NONE
ITEM 5. - OTHER INVESTMENTS
Major Line of
Energy-Related Other Investment in Other Investment in Reason for Difference
Business Last U-9C-3 Report This U-9C-3 Report in Other Investment
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Ameren Energy, Energy Marketing $450,000 $450,000
Inc. & Brokering
ITEM 6. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
A. Financial Statements:
To be filed confidentially under Rule 104 as Exhibit 2.0.
B. Exhibits:
1.0 Organization Chart required by Item 1.
2.0 Financial Statements required by Item 6.A.
3.0 Certificate as to filings with interested state commissions.
Contracts required by Item 3. - NONE
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SIGNATURE
The undersigned registered holding company has duly caused this quarterly
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer thereunto duly
authorized pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935.
May 28, 2004 Ameren Corporation
By: /s/ Jerre E. Birdsong
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Jerre E. Birdsong
Vice President and Treasurer
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Exhibit 3.0
CERTIFICATE
I certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed via first class U. S.
mail on this 28th day of May, 2004 to Ameren Corporation's interested state
commissions whose names and addresses are listed below.
Mr. Robert Schallenberg
Director - Utility Services Division
Missouri Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 360
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Ms. Elizabeth A. Rolando, Chief Clerk
Illinois Commerce Commission
527 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, IL 62701
Ms. Mary Selvaggio, Director
Financial Accounting Division
Illinois Commerce Commission
527 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, IL 62701
May 28, 2004 Ameren Corporation
By: /s/ Ronald K. Evans
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Ronald K. Evans
Managing Associate General Counsel
Ameren Services Company
1901 Chouteau Avenue
P. O. Box 66149 (MC-1310)
St. Louis, MO 63166-6149
(314) 554-2156
(314) 554-4014 (fax)
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