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AEE · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed May 18, 2026

Ameren Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
May 18, 2026
Period
May 14, 2026
Ticker
AEE
Accession
0001104659-26-063184
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Ameren and affiliates elected directors, approved executive compensation, and ratified PwC as auditor at the 2026 annual meetings.

About Ameren Corp
Market cap
$29.6B
1Y TSR
+16.9%
3Y TSR
+13.3%
Board grade
C
Sector
Utilities
CEO
Martin J Lyons
Last annual meeting: May 14, 2026 · View full Ameren Corp profile →

 

 

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): May 14, 2026

 

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)

10 Richard Mark Way

Collinsville, Illinois 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 registrants 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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading
Symbol(s)

  

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share

  

AEE

  

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

  Emerging Growth Company  
Ameren Corporation ¨  

Union Electric Company

 ¨  
Ameren Illinois Company ¨  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Ameren Corporation ¨  
Union Electric Company ¨  
Ameren Illinois Company ¨  

 

 

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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 May 14, 2026 (“Annual Meeting”), the matters listed below were submitted to a vote of each company’s respective shareholders.

 

Ameren

 

Item (1): Election of Directors

 

The following individuals (comprising Ameren’s full Board of Directors) were elected:

 

Name  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
Cynthia J. Brinkley   211,811,213    6,224,999    509,328    24,519,860 
Ward H. Dickson   215,897,083    2,148,175    500,282    24,519,860 
Jamie L. Engstrom   216,191,429    1,854,870    499,241    24,519,860 
Ellen M. Fitzsimmons   210,790,937    7,306,393    448,210    24,519,860 
Rafael Flores   212,466,281    5,556,585    522,674    24,519,860 
Richard J. Harshman   211,458,704    6,517,496    569,340    24,519,860 
Craig S. Ivey   213,177,307    4,882,181    486,052    24,519,860 
Steven H. Lipstein   203,929,254    14,096,981    519,305    24,519,860 
Martin J. Lyons, Jr.   211,634,204    6,520,326    391,010    24,519,860 
Leo S. Mackay, Jr.   215,933,079    2,121,870    490,591    24,519,860 
Timothy S. Rausch   215,974,758    1,948,882    621,900    24,519,860 
Steven O. Vondran   215,831,571    2,064,068    649,901    24,519,860 

 

Item (2): Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

 

Vote Result  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
Approved   208,210,735    9,383,298    951,507    24,519,860 

 

Item (3): Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2026

 

Vote Result  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
Approved   232,732,466    9,840,141    492,793    — 

 

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: Michael L. Moehn, Ajay K. Arora, David M. Feinberg, Ryan J. Martin, and Leonard P. Singh. 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: Patrick E. Smith Sr., David M. Feinberg, Michael L. Moehn, Theresa A. Shaw, and Leonard P. Singh. 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.

 

 

 

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/ David M. Feinberg
  Name: David M. Feinberg
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
   
  UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY
  (Registrant)
     
  By: /s/ David M. Feinberg
  Name: David M. Feinberg
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
   
  AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY
  (Registrant)
     
  By: /s/ David M. Feinberg
  Name: David M. Feinberg
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

Date: May 18, 2026

 

 

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Ameren Corp (AEE) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on May 18, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001104659-26-063184.
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