Ameren 8-K, dated May 23, 2007
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
CURRENT
REPORT
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to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
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of Incorporation;
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(Missouri
Corporation)
1901
Chouteau Avenue
St.
Louis, Missouri 63103
(314)
621-3222
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1-2967
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Union
Electric Company
(Missouri
Corporation)
1901
Chouteau Avenue
St.
Louis, Missouri 63103
(314)
621-3222
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43-0559760
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ITEM
8.01 Other Events.
Reference
is made to Note 3 - Rate and Regulatory Matters to our financial statements
under Part II, Item 8; Outlook under Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and Part I,
Item
1A. Risk Factors, all in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006; and Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters to our
financial statements under Part I, Item 1; Outlook under Part I, Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations; and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors, all in the Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, of registrant Ameren Corporation and
its
registrant subsidiary, Union Electric Company, doing business as AmerenUE
(“UE”), for a discussion of the rate case filed with the Missouri Public Service
Commission (“MoPSC”) by UE in July 2006 which originally requested an increase
in base rates for electric service of $361 million. On May 22, 2007, the
MoPSC issued an order, effective June 1, 2007, (which is subject to appeal)
authorizing approximately a $43 million increase in UE’s base rates for electric
service based on a return on equity of 10.2%. Under generally accepted
accounting principles, UE will conform the accounting for certain expenses,
including a reduction in depreciation expense, with the treatment prescribed
in
the MoPSC rate order. UE’s request to utilize a fuel and purchased power cost
recovery mechanism was denied, but UE’s existing treatment of the December 2005
expiration of a cost-based power supply contract between UE and its affiliate,
Electric Energy, Inc. was accepted by the MoPSC. UE continues to evaluate the
order.
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This
combined Form 8-K is being filed separately by Ameren Corporation and UE (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)
/s/ Martin J.
Lyons
Martin
J.
Lyons
Vice
President and Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
UNION
ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Registrant)
/s/ Martin J.
Lyons
Martin
J.
Lyons
Vice
President and Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
Date:
May
23, 2007