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 28, 2016

 

 

 

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 28, 2016 (“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

     158,503,266         7,733,358         1,246,857         33,167,957   

Catherine S. Brune

     165,963,954         980,251         539,276         33,167,957   

J. Edward Coleman

     165,899,895         1,017,450         566,136         33,167,957   

Ellen M. Fitzsimmons

     163,704,070         3,246,251         533,160         33,167,957   

Rafael Flores

     165,890,765         1,029,778         562,938         33,167,957   

Walter J. Galvin

     165,004,567         1,899,820         579,094         33,167,957   

Richard J. Harshman

     165,374,038         1,542,449         566,994         33,167,957   

Gayle P. W. Jackson

     164,654,877         2,268,113         560,491         33,167,957   

James C. Johnson

     164,475,542         2,440,212         567,727         33,167,957   

Steven H. Lipstein

     165,792,271         1,113,758         577,452         33,167,957   

Stephen R. Wilson

     165,719,943         1,193,675         569,863         33,167,957   

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

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
Approved   159,340,158   7,130,754   1,012,569     33,167,957   

Item (3): Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2016

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
Approved   196,861,071   3,218,138   572,229       

Item (4): Shareholder Proposal Relating to a Report on Aggressive Renewable Energy Adoption

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

 
Not Approved   14,166,532   112,673,253   40,643,696     33,167,957   

 

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Item (5): Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adopting a Senior Executive Share Retention Policy

 

Vote Result

 

Votes For

   

Votes Against

   

Abstentions

   

Broker Non-Votes

 
Not Approved     58,010,896        84,756,287        24,716,298        33,167,957   

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 against 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: Mark C. Birk, 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 against 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 29, 2016