Company: AILIM
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001002910-25-000055
Chunk: 277

Company: Ameren Illinois Co
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 7
Chunk 277
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 to repay then-outstanding short-term debt, and to finance energy transition costs related to the accelerated retirement of the Rush Island Energy Center, which included the remaining unrecovered net plant balance associated with the facility, among other costs. In addition, Ameren Missouri repaid $350 million of long-term debt maturities, $170 million of net commercial paper borrowings, and $306 million of money pool borrowings. During 2024, Ameren Missouri also utilized capital contributions from Ameren (parent) of $476 million along with cash provided by operating activities to fund, in part, capital expenditures. In comparison, in 2023, Ameren Missouri utilized net proceeds of $499 million from the issuance of long-term debt for capital expenditures and to repay then-outstanding short-term debt. Ameren Missouri also repaid net commercial paper borrowings totaling $159 million. In addition, during 2023, Ameren Missouri utilized net proceeds of $306 million from money pool borrowings along with cash provided by operating activities to fund, in part, capital expenditures.

Ameren Illinois’ cash provided by financing activities decreased $513 million during 2024, compared with 2023. During 2024, Ameren Illinois utilized net proceeds of $624 million from the issuance of long-term debt to repay then-outstanding short-term debt. In addition, Ameren Illinois repaid net commercial paper borrowings of $277 million and money pool borrowings of $98 million. During 2024, Ameren Illinois also utilized capital contributions from Ameren (parent) of $36 million along with cash provided by operating activities to fund, in part, capital expenditures. In comparison, in 2023, Ameren Illinois utilized net proceeds of $498 million from the issuance of long-term debt to repay then-outstanding short-term debt and $100 million of long-term debt maturities. In addition, Ameren Illinois utilized proceeds from net commercial paper issuances of $102 million, proceeds of $135 million from money pool borrowings, and capital contributions from Ameren (parent) of $91 million along with cash provided by operating activities to fund, in part, capital expenditures. During 2024, Ameren Illinois paid common stock dividends of $110 million, compared with $41 million in dividend payments in 2023.

Short-term Debt and Liquidity

The liquidity needs of the Ameren Companies are supported through the use of available cash, drawings under committed credit