Ameren 8-k dated October 13, 2006
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
Exchange Act of 1934
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Missouri
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1-14756
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43-1723446
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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1901
Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(Address
of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (314) 621-3222
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ITEM
1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
ITEM
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
On
October 13, 2006, the Board of Directors of Ameren Corporation (“Ameren”)
elected Stephen F. Brauer to fill a vacancy on the Board. No arrangement or
understanding exists between Mr. Brauer and Ameren, or to Ameren’s
knowledge, any other person or persons pursuant to which Mr. Brauer was
selected as a director. Mr. Brauer was named to the Board’s Audit Committee and
Public Policy Committee. Mr. Brauer will receive director’s compensation
for service on the Board of Directors and the foregoing committees as discussed
in Ameren’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 12, 2006. Mr. Brauer
is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hunter Engineering
Company, which designs, manufactures and sells computer-based automotive
service
equipment worldwide.
Union
Electric Company, doing business as AmerenUE (“UE”), a public utility subsidiary
of Ameren, is a party to business transactions with Hunter Engineering Company.
These transactions relate exclusively to the supply of regulated public utility
energy services. Mr. Brauer had no business relationship with Ameren, UE,
or any
of Ameren’s other subsidiaries in 2005 and 2006 to date or any currently
proposed business relationship that is required to be reported under Item
404(a)
of SEC Regulation S-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
AMEREN
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/
Martin J.
Lyons
Martin
J.
Lyons
Vice
President and Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
Date:
October 13, 2006