Shareholder Vote

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 11, 2023   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 ¨         Co-Registrant CIK 0000100826 Co-Registrant Amendment Flag false Co-Registrant Form Type 8-K Co-Registrant DocumentperiodEndDate 2023-05-11 Co-Registrant Written Commuunications false Co-Registrant Solicitating Materials false Co-Registrant PreCommencement Tender Offer false Co-Registrant Entity PreCommencement Issuer Tender Offer false Co-Registrant CIK 0000018654 Co-Registrant Amendment Flag false Co-Registrant Form Type 8-K Co-Registrant DocumentperiodEndDate 2023-05-11 Co-Registrant Written Commuunications false Co-Registrant Solicitating Materials false Co-Registrant PreCommencement Tender Offer false Co-Registrant Entity PreCommencement Issuer Tender Offer false         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 11, 2023 (“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   Warner L. Baxter   196,489,386   6,359,418   441,041   23,759,108   Cynthia J. Brinkley   197,823,173   4,947,528   519,144   23,759,108   Catherine S. Brune   191,713,360   11,043,256   533,229   23,759,108   J. Edward Coleman   200,359,873   2,383,964   546,008   23,759,108   Ward H. Dickson   200,664,063   2,037,998   587,784   23,759,108   Noelle K. Eder   200,125,028   2,618,699   546,118   23,759,108   Ellen M. Fitzsimmons   200,377,029   2,352,425   560,391   23,759,108   Rafael Flores   199,930,621   2,862,125   497,099   23,759,108   Richard J. Harshman   201,105,507   1,583,581   600,757   23,759,108   Craig S. Ivey   201,049,727   1,710,874   529,244   23,759,108   James C. Johnson   195,782,632   6,947,619   559,594   23,759,108   Steven H. Lipstein   196,703,236   5,994,238   592,371   23,759,108   Martin J. Lyons, Jr.   200,996,267   1,790,636   502,942   23,759,108   Leo S. Mackay, Jr.   200,401,779   2,306,195   581,871   23,759,108     Item (2): Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation   Vote Result   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes   Approved   195,075,541   7,272,936   941,368   23,759,108     Item (3): Advisory Approval of the Frequency of Executive Compensation Shareholder Advisory Vote   Vote Result   Every Year   Every Two Years   Every Three Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes   Every Year   199,790,111   589,712   2,147,881   762,141   —     Based on these results, the Board of Directors has determined that Ameren will hold a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s proxy statement, every year.   Item (4): Ratification of the Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023   Vote Result   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes   Approved   216,552,867   9,834,442   661,644   —           Item (5): Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adoption of Scope 1 and 2 Carbon Emissions Targets   Vote Result   Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes   Not Approved   27,710,328   173,173,775   2,405,742   23,759,108     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, Bhavani Amirthalingam, Fadi M. Diya, Michael L. Moehn, and Chonda J. Nwamu. 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: Leonard P. Singh, Michael L. Moehn, Chonda J. Nwamu, Theresa A. Shaw, and Patrick E. Smith. Each individual received 25,452,373 votes for election and no withheld votes, abstentions or broker non-votes.   ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d)            Exhibits   Exhibit Number  Title   104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)       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/ Chonda J. Nwamu   Name: Chonda J. Nwamu   Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary     UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY   (Registrant)     By: /s/ Chonda J. Nwamu   Name: Chonda J. Nwamu   Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary     AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY   (Registrant)     By: /s/ Chonda J. Nwamu   Name: Chonda J. Nwamu   Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   Date: May 12, 2023