Form 8-K

 

 

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): June 7, 2018

 

 

AMEREN CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Missouri   1-14756   43-1723446

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

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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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).  ☐

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.  ☐

 

 

 


ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)    On June 7, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ameren Corporation (“Ameren”) elected Mr. Ward H. Dickson to the Board, with a term beginning on June 7, 2018, and expiring at Ameren’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2019. Also effective June 7, 2018, the Board appointed Mr. Dickson to the Audit and Risk Committee and Finance Committee of the Board. No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Dickson and Ameren or, to Ameren’s knowledge, any other person or persons pursuant to which Mr. Dickson was selected as a director. Mr. Dickson will receive compensation for Board and committee service as described on Exhibit 10.4 to Ameren’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

Mr. Dickson has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of WestRock Company since July 2015. WestRock Company is a multinational provider of paper and packaging solutions for the consumer and corrugated packaging markets. Mr. Dickson previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RockTenn Company, the predecessor of WestRock Company, from September 2013 to July 2015 and in various positions at Cisco Systems from February 2006 to September 2013, most recently as Senior Vice President of Finance.

Mr. Dickson had no business relationships with Ameren or its subsidiaries in 2017 or to the date hereof in 2018 which are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

 

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 7, 2018, Ameren issued a press release announcing Mr. Dickson’s election to the Board. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Title

99.1    Press Release dated June 7, 2018.


SIGNATURES

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)
By:  

/s/ Gregory L. Nelson

Name:   Gregory L. Nelson
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 7, 2018