Document:

Exhibit

Bureau County        Exhibit 4.79

WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: 
Ameren Illinois Company 
Craig W. Stensland
One Ameren Plaza (MC 1310) 
1901 Chouteau Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63103

AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
(SUCCESSOR TO ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY)

TO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 15, 2019

TO

GENERAL MORTGAGE INDENTURE AND DEED OF TRUST

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1992

This instrument was prepared by Chonda J. Nwamu, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Ameren Illinois Company c/o Ameren Corporation, One Ameren Plaza, 1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103.

    

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of December 15, 2019 (“this Supplemental Indenture”), made by and between AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (formerly named Central Illinois Public Service Company (“CIPS”) and successor to Illinois Power Company (“IP”) pursuant to the Merger, as defined below), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois (hereinafter sometimes called the “Company”), party of the first part, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as successor trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) under the General Mortgage Indenture and Deed of Trust dated as of November 1, 1992, hereinafter mentioned, party of the second part;
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered its General Mortgage Indenture and Deed of Trust dated as of November 1, 1992 as from time to time amended and supplemented (the “Indenture”), to the Trustee, for the security of the Bonds issued and to be issued thereunder (the “Bonds”); and
WHEREAS, as of 12:01 a.m. Central Time (the “Effective Time”) on October 1, 2010, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 13, 2010 among CIPS, IP and Central Illinois Light Company (“CILCO”), IP and CILCO were merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”) whereby the Company is the surviving corporation; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 13.01 and 14.01(a) of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee executed the Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 2010 whereby, among other things, the Company (a) assumed the due and punctual payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on all of the Bonds then Outstanding and the performance and observance of every covenant and condition of the Indenture to be performed or observed by IP and (b) subjected to the Lien of the Indenture all equipment and fixtures (other than Excepted Property, which is expressly excepted and excluded from the Lien of the Indenture) that were owned by CIPS immediately prior to the Effective Time and were of the same kind and character as the Mortgaged Property immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 13.02 and 14.01(a)(i) of the Indenture, the Company has succeeded to, and has been substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, IP under the Indenture with the same effect as if the Company had been named the “Company” in the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14.01(a) of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee executed 59 Supplemental Indentures dated as of January 15, 2011 subjecting to the Lien of the Indenture certain real property that was owned by CIPS immediately prior to the Merger; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Indenture there were created and authorized by supplemental indentures thereto bearing the following dates, respectively, the Bonds of the series issued thereunder and respectively identified opposite such dates:
	
			
	DATE OF 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
INDENTURE
	IDENTIFICATION OF SERIES
	CALLED

	February 15, 1993
	8% Series due 2023 (redeemed)
	Bonds of the 2023 Series

	March 15, 1993
	6 1/8% Series due 2000 (paid at maturity)
	Bonds of the 2000 Series

	March 15, 1993
	6 3/4% Series due 2005 (paid at maturity)
	Bonds of the 2005 Series

	July 15, 1993
	7 1/2% Series due 2025 (redeemed)
	Bonds of the 2025 Series

	August 1, 1993
	6 1/2% Series due 2003 (paid at maturity)
	Bonds of the 2003 Series

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	DATE OF 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
INDENTURE
	IDENTIFICATION OF SERIES
	CALLED

	October 15, 1993
	5 5/8% Series due 2000 (paid at maturity)
	Bonds of the Second 2000 Series

	November 1, 1993
	Pollution Control Series M (redeemed)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series M

	November 1, 1993
	Pollution Control Series N (redeemed)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series N

	November 1, 1993
	Pollution Control Series O (redeemed)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series O

	April 1, 1997
	Pollution Control Series P (retired)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series P

	April 1, 1997
	Pollution Control Series Q (retired)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series Q

	April 1, 1997
	Pollution Control Series R (retired)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series R

	March 1, 1998
	Pollution Control Series S (redeemed)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series S

	March 1, 1998
	Pollution Control Series T (redeemed)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series T

	July 15, 1998
	6 1/4% Series due 2002 (paid at maturity)
	Bonds of the 2002 Series

	September 15, 1998
	6% Series due 2003 (paid at maturity)
	Bonds of the Second 2003 Series

	June 15, 1999
	7.50% Series due 2009 (paid at maturity)
	Bonds of the 2009 Series

	July 15, 1999
	Pollution Control Series U (redeemed)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series U

	July 15, 1999
	Pollution Control Series V (redeemed)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series V

	May 1, 2001
	Pollution Control Series W (retired)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series W

	May 1, 2001
	Pollution Control Series X (retired)
	Bonds of the Pollution Control Series X

	July 1, 2002
	10 5/8% Series due 2007 (not issued)
	Bonds of the 2007 Series

	July 1, 2002
	10 5/8% Series due 2012 (not issued)
	Bonds of the 2012 Series

	December 15, 2002
	11.50% Series due 2010 (redeemed)
	Bonds of the 2010 Series

	June 1, 2006
	Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series AA (retired)
	Bonds of Series AA

	August 1, 2006
	Mortgage Bonds, 2006 Credit Agreement Series Bonds (retired)
	2006 Credit Agreement Series Bonds

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	DATE OF 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
INDENTURE
	IDENTIFICATION OF SERIES
	CALLED

	March 1, 2007
	Mortgage Bonds, 2007 Credit Agreement Series Bonds (retired)
	2007 Credit Agreement Series Bonds

	November 15, 2007
	Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series BB (retired)
	Bonds of Series BB

	April 1, 2008
	Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series CC (retired)
	Bonds of Series CC

	October 1, 2008
	Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series DD (retired)
	Bonds of Series DD

	June 15, 2009
	Mortgage Bonds, 2009 Credit Agreement Series Bonds (retired)
	2009 Credit Agreement Series Bonds

	October 1, 2010
	Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series CIPS-AA
	Series CIPS-AA Mortgage Bonds

	October 1, 2010
	Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series CIPS-BB (retired)
	Series CIPS-BB Mortgage Bonds

	October 1, 2010
	Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series CIPS-CC
	Series CIPS-CC Mortgage Bonds

	August 1, 2012
	First Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series EE
	Bonds of Series EE

	December 1, 2013
	First Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series FF
	Bonds of Series FF

	June 1, 2014
	First Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series GG
	Bonds of Series GG

	December 1, 2014
	First Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series HH
	Bonds of Series HH

	December 1, 2015
	First Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series II
	Bonds of Series II

	November 1, 2017
	3.70% First Mortgage Bonds due 2047
	Bonds of the 2047 Series

	May 1, 2018
	3.80% First Mortgage Bonds due 2028
	Bonds of the 2028 Series

	November 1, 2018
	4.50% First Mortgage Bonds due 2049
	Bonds of the 2049 Series

	October 15, 2019
	First Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series CILCO-AA
	Series CILCO-AA Mortgage Bonds

	November 1, 2019
	3.25% First Mortgage Bonds due 2050
	Bonds of the 2050 Series

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WHEREAS, a supplemental indenture with respect to the Bonds of the 2007 Series and the Bonds of the 2012 Series listed above was executed and filed but such Bonds of the 2007 Series and Bonds of the 2012 Series were never issued and a release with respect to such supplemental indenture was subsequently executed and filed; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14.01(a)(xi) of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee executed a Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 25, 2017 amending the Indenture and reserving rights to amend the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14.01(a) of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee executed the Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 15, 2019 whereby, among other things, the Company subjected to the Lien of the Indenture (a) all equipment and fixtures (other than Excepted Property, which is expressly excepted and 

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excluded from the Lien of the Indenture) that were owned by CILCO immediately prior to the Merger and were of the same kind and character as the Mortgaged Property immediately prior to the Merger (the “CILCO Equipment and Fixtures”), (b) all property, real, personal and mixed, acquired by the Company after the Merger (other than Excepted Property, which is expressly excepted and excluded from the Lien of the Indenture) which constitutes an improvement, extension or addition to the CILCO Equipment and Fixtures or a renewal, replacement or substitution of or for any part thereof, and (c) all franchises, permits, licenses, easements and rights of way that are owned by the Company and are transferable and necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Mortgaged Property; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14.01(a) of the Indenture, the Company elects to subject to the Lien of the Indenture certain real property owned by CILCO immediately prior to the Effective Time; and
WHEREAS, the Company, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred upon and reserved to it under the provisions of the Indenture, and pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the Board of Directors, has duly resolved and determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Supplemental Indenture in the form hereof for the purposes herein provided; and
WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument have been done, performed and fulfilled and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects duly authorized;
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

THAT to secure the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all Bonds issued and Outstanding under the Indenture when payable in accordance with the provisions thereof and hereof, and to secure the performance by the Company of, and its compliance with, the covenants and conditions of the Indenture, and in consideration of the premises and of One Dollar paid to the Company by the Trustee, the Company does hereby grant, bargain, sell, release, convey, quitclaim, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, set over and confirm unto the Trustee, and to its successors in trust and to its assigns, all of the property, rights and interests in property described in the attached Property Schedule (other than Excepted Property, which is expressly excepted and excluded from the Lien of the Indenture); the Company expressly reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, by one or more supplemental indentures, to subject to the Lien and operation of the Indenture any part or all of the Excepted Property upon such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions, limitations and reservations as may be set forth in such supplemental indenture or indentures; together with all other property of whatever kind and nature subjected to or intended to be subjected to the Lien of the Indenture by any of the terms and provisions thereof.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all such properties, rights and interests in property granted, bargained, sold, warranted, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, pledged, set over and confirmed or in which a security interest has been granted by the Company in the Indenture or intended or agreed to be so granted, together with all the appurtenances thereto, unto the Trustee and its successors and assigns forever,
SUBJECT, HOWEVER, to Permitted Liens and to Liens which have been granted by the Company to other Persons prior to the date of the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, and subject also, as to any property hereafter acquired by the Company, to vendors’ Liens, purchase money mortgages and other Liens thereon at the time of the acquisition thereof (including, but not limited to the Lien of any Prior Mortgage), it being understood that with respect to any of such property which is now or hereafter becomes subject to the Lien of any Prior Mortgage, the Lien of the Indenture shall at all times be junior and subordinate to the Lien of such Prior Mortgage;
BUT IN TRUST, NEVERTHELESS, for the equal and proportionate benefit and security of all present and future holders of the Bonds and any coupons issued and to be issued thereunder and secured by the Lien of the Indenture, and to secure the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds issued and Outstanding under the Indenture when payable in accordance with the provisions thereof and hereof, and to secure the performance of the Company, of, and its compliance with, the covenants and conditions of the Indenture without 

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any preference, priority or distinction of any one Bond over any other Bond by reason of priority in the issue or negotiation thereof or otherwise;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if, after the right, title and interest of the Trustee in and to the Mortgaged Property shall have ceased and become void in accordance with Article Nine, then and in that case the Indenture and the estate and rights thereby granted shall cease, terminate and be void, and the Trustee shall cancel and discharge the Indenture and execute and deliver to the Company such instruments as the Company shall require to evidence the discharge thereof; otherwise the Indenture shall be and remain in full force and effect; and
IT IS HEREBY COVENANTED AND AGREED, by and between the Company and the Trustee, that all Bonds and coupons, if any, are to be authenticated, delivered and issued, and that all Mortgaged Property is to be held, subject to the further covenants, conditions, uses and trusts in the Indenture set forth, and the Company, for itself and its successor and assigns, hereby covenants and agrees to and with the Trustee and its successors in trust under the Indenture, for the benefit of those who shall hold Bonds, as follows:
ARTICLE I

THE TRUSTEE

The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts hereby declared and provided, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions in the Indenture set forth and upon the following terms and conditions:
The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made by the Company solely.  In general, each and every term and condition contained in Article Eleven of the Indenture shall apply to this Supplemental Indenture with the same force and effect as if the same were herein set forth in full, with such omissions, variations and modifications thereof as may be appropriate to make the same conform to this Supplemental Indenture.
ARTICLE II

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Except as otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein defined.  This Supplemental Indenture may be simultaneously executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
The Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture and all other indentures supplemental thereto, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Ameren Illinois Company has caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed on its behalf by an Authorized Executive Officer as defined in the Indenture, and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and said seal and this Supplemental Indenture to be attested by an Authorized Executive Officer as defined in the Indenture; and said The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank, in evidence of its acceptance of the trust hereby created, has caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed on its behalf by one of its Vice Presidents and this Supplemental Indenture to be attested by its Secretary or one of its Vice Presidents; all as of December 15, 2019.

AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
	
					
	 
	 
	 

	(CORPORATE SEAL)
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ Darryl T. Sagel

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	Darryl T. Sagel

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	Vice President and Treasurer

ATTEST:

	
					
	By:
	/s/ Craig W. Stensland
	 
	 

	 
	 Name:
	Craig W. Stensland
	 
	 

	 
	 Title:
	Assistant Secretary
	 
	 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
successor trustee to
Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
TRUSTEE,

	
					
	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ M. Callahan

	 
	 
	 
	Name:
	M. Callahan

	 
	 
	 
	Title:
	Vice President

ATTEST:

	
					
	By:
	/s/ D.G. Donnovan
	 
	 

	 
	Name:
	D.G. Donovan
	 
	 

	 
	Title:
	Vice President
	 
	 

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	STATE OF MISSOURI
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	ss.

	CITY OF ST. LOUIS
	)
	 

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 13th day of December, 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the City and State aforesaid, personally came Darryl T. Sagel, Vice President and Treasurer, and Craig W. Stensland, Assistant Secretary, of Ameren Illinois Company, a corporation duly organized, incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, who are personally known to me to be such officers, and who are personally known to me to be the same persons who executed as such officers the within instrument of writing, and such persons duly acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as their free and voluntary act as such officers and as the free and voluntary act of said Ameren Illinois Company for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal on the day and year last above written.
	
		
	 
	Kelly J. Roth

	 
	NOTARY PUBLIC

	 
	 

	 
	Kelly J Roth

	 
	Notary Public – Notary Seal
State of Missouri
Commissioned for St. Charles County
My Commission Expires: May 12, 2022
Commission Number: 14440245

	 
	 

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	STATE OF ILLINOIS
	)
	 

	 
	 
	ss.

	COUNTY OF COOK
	)
	 

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 12th day of December, 2019, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally came M. Callahan, Vice President and D.G. Donovan, Vice President, of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association duly organized, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, who are personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the same persons who executed as such officers the within instrument of writing, and such persons duly acknowledged that they signed and delivered the said instrument as their free and voluntary act as such Vice President and Vice President, and as the free and voluntary act of said The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal on the day and year last above written.
	
		
	 
	/s/ Lawrence M. Kusch

	 
	NOTARY PUBLIC

Official Seal
Lawrence M Kusch
Notary Public – State of Illinois
My Commission Expires 10/24/22

 

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PROPERTY SCHEDULE
BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS

The following described real estate of the Company situated in Bureau County, Illinois:  PIN # 25-31-100-001

A part of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 31, Township 14 North, Range 8 East of the 4th Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows, to wit:  Commencing at the Northwest corner of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 31 and the place of beginning of the tract to be described; thence North 89° 34' 54" East, 250 feet; thence South 0° 01' 00" West, 250 feet; thence South 89° 34' 54" West, 250 feet; thence North 0° 01' 00" East, 250 feet to the place of beginning, containing 1.435 acres.

The following described real estate of the Company situated in Bureau County, Illinois:  PIN # 16-11-200-004

A parcel of land located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 11, Princeton Township, Township 16 North, Range 9 East of the 4th Principal Meridian, Bureau County, Illinois, being more particularly described as follows, to wit:  Commencing at an iron rod marking the Northeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section; thence S-1°-10'-26"-E along the West line of said Section, 86.0 feet to an iron rod marking the Point of Beginning of the tract of land to be described; thence continuing S-1°-10'-26"-E along the aforedescribed course 145.0 feet to an iron rod; thence S-89°-53'-56"-W, 230.0 feet to an iron rod; thence N-1°-10'-26"-W, 231.0 feet to an iron rod on the North line of said Section; thence N-89°-53'-56"-E along the North line of said Section 95.0 feet to an iron rod; thence S-1°-10'-26"-E, 86.0 feet to an iron rod; thence N-89°-53'-56"-E, 135.0 feet to the place of beginning.  Containing 0.953 acre including 0.167 acre within the right of way limits of the township roads.

The following described real estate of the Company situated in Bureau County, Illinois:  PIN # 16-12-100-004

The North 261 feet of the West 350 feet of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 16 North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, except coal and minerals and the right to mine and remove the same; Situated in Bureau County, Illinois.

    

Schedule

The Company filed substantially similar supplemental indentures in various counties in the State of Illinois to subject to the Lien of the Indenture certain real property owned by CILCO immediately prior to the Merger.  The only material difference among these supplemental indentures is the description of the real property set forth on the property schedule being subjected to the Lien of the Indenture, which, by necessity, differs from county to county.
 

2Exhibit

Exhibit 4.92

Description of Securities 
Registered Pursuant to Section 12  
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
As of January 31, 2020 (“Description Date”), Ameren Corporation (“Ameren”) had one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934—its common stock, $.01 par value per share (“common stock”).  The common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol “AEE.”
The following description is as of the Description Date.
In this Description of Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, “Ameren,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to Ameren Corporation, unless the context requires otherwise.
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
General
The following statements describing Ameren’s common stock are not intended to be a complete description but rather are a summary of certain rights and distinguishing characteristics relating to the common stock currently authorized by our Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (“articles of incorporation”).  For additional information, please see our articles of incorporation and by-laws.  Each of these documents has been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and each is an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10-K to which this Description of Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is an exhibit.  Reference is also made to the laws of the state of Missouri.
Under our articles of incorporation, we are authorized to issue 400 million shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, and 100 million shares of preferred stock, $.01 par value per share.  As of Description Date, 246,231,712 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.

Dividend Rights and Limitations
The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as our board of directors may from time to time declare, subject to any rights of the holders of our preferred stock, if any is outstanding.  Our ability to pay dividends depends primarily upon the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or otherwise transfer funds to us.  Various financing arrangements, corporate organizational documents and statutory and regulatory requirements may impose restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances.
Voting Rights
Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the voting rights of holders of our preferred stock, if any is issued, the holders of our common stock have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes.  Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders, including the election of directors, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election of directors can elect 100% of the directors and the holders of the remaining shares voting for the election of directors will not be able to elect any directors.  The common stock shall vote together as a single class.  The holders of our common stock are not entitled to cumulate votes for the election of directors.  At annual and special meetings of shareholders, a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock constitutes a quorum.
Liquidation Rights
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, voluntarily or involuntarily, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive the remainder, if any, of our assets after the payment of all our debts and liabilities and after the payment in full of any preferential amounts to which holders of any preferred stock may be entitled.
Uncertificated Shares and Certificates of Stock
The interest of each shareholder of any class of our stock shall not be evidenced by certificates for shares and all shares of all classes of stock shall be uncertificated shares; provided, however, that (a) any shares of our stock represented by a certificate shall continue to be represented by such certificate until such certificate is surrendered to us and (b) we may, at our option but without obligation, issue certificates for some or all of any shares of some or all of any classes of stock as we determine from time to time.
Miscellaneous
The outstanding shares of common stock are, and any shares of common stock sold hereunder will be, upon payment for them, fully paid and nonassessable.  The holders of our common stock are not entitled to any preemptive or preferential rights to subscribe for or purchase any part of any new or additional issue of stock or securities convertible into stock.  Our common stock does not contain any redemption provisions or conversion rights.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Ameren Services Company, a subsidiary of Ameren, serves as transfer agent and registrar for the common stock.
Certain Anti-Takeover Matters
Our articles of incorporation and by-laws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of discouraging persons from acquiring large blocks of our stock or delaying or preventing a change in our control.  The material provisions that may have such an effect include:
		
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	authorization for our board of directors to issue our preferred stock in series and to fix rights and preferences of the series (including, among other things, whether, and to what extent, the shares of any series will have voting rights and the extent of the preferences of the shares of any series with respect to dividends and other matters);

		
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	advance notice procedures with respect to nominations of directors or proposals other than those adopted or recommended by our board of directors;

		
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	the prohibition of shareholder action by less than unanimous written consent without a meeting; and

		
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	provisions specifying that only the chief executive officer, the board of directors (by a majority vote of the entire board of directors) or, for certain purposes, shareholders owning 25% of our outstanding common stock for certain purposes may call special meetings of shareholders, and that the chairman of the meeting may adjourn a meeting of shareholders from time to time, whether or not a quorum is present.

In addition, the Missouri General and Business Corporation Law, or the MGBCL, contains certain provisions, including control share acquisition provisions and business combination provisions that would be applicable to certain mergers, share exchanges or sales of substantially all assets involving us or a subsidiary and a significant shareholder and which could have the effect of substantially increasing the cost to the acquiror and thus discouraging any such transaction.  The MGBCL permits shareholders to adopt an amendment to the articles of incorporation opting out of the control share acquisition provisions, and our articles of incorporation opt out of such provisions.
Under the Illinois Public Utilities Act, Illinois Commerce Commission approval is required for any transaction which, regardless of the means by which it is accomplished, results in a change in the ownership of a majority of the voting capital stock of an Illinois public utility or the ownership or control of any entity which owns or controls a majority of the voting capital stock of a public utility.  Because we control a majority of the voting stock of Ameren Illinois, a public utility subject to Illinois utility regulation, any change in our ownership or control, within the meaning of the Illinois Public Utilities Act, would require Illinois Commerce Commission approval.  Certain acquisitions by any person of our outstanding voting shares would also require approval under the Federal Power Act and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

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