Ameren (NYSE: AEE) lifts credit lines to $3.2B and pushes maturity to 2030

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Ameren Corporation and its utility subsidiaries amended and restated their main bank credit facilities to increase available liquidity and extend maturities. The Missouri borrowers, Ameren and Ameren Missouri, entered a new $1.9 billion multi-year unsecured revolving credit agreement, up from $1.4 billion. Ameren and Ameren Illinois entered a separate $1.3 billion unsecured revolving credit agreement, up from $1.2 billion, bringing total committed credit under the amended agreements to $3.2 billion.

The maturity of both facilities was extended from December 6, 2028 to December 10, 2030, with options for two additional one-year extensions subject to lender approval. Borrowing limits for each borrower were raised, and the aggregate letter of credit capacity was increased to $400 million for the Missouri facility while remaining at $275 million for the Illinois facility. The agreements include ratings-based pricing, customary covenants and events of default, and leverage covenants capping Ameren’s consolidated debt ratio at 67.5% of total capitalization and Ameren Illinois and Ameren Missouri at 65%.

Insights

Utility credit and capital structure analyst

Ameren significantly refreshes and upsizes its core bank lines, extending liquidity through 2030.

The companies replaced their 2022 revolving credit agreements with larger, longer-dated facilities totaling $3.2B. The Missouri facility rose to $1.9B and the Illinois facility to $1.3B, while maturities moved from December 2028 to December 10, 2030, with two optional one-year extensions subject to lender consent. For a capital-intensive utility group, this supports ongoing access to short-term funding and working capital.

Borrowing sublimits were increased for each borrower, and letter of credit capacity for the Missouri borrowers grew from $250M to $400M, with the Illinois letter of credit cap held at $275M. Pricing remains ratings-based, and the commitments carry quarterly fees, which ties costs directly to credit quality.

The leverage covenants—Ameren’s consolidated debt capped at 67.5% of total capitalization and Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois each at 65%—codify balance-sheet constraints consistent with regulated utility profiles. These are customary rather than aggressive terms, and the absence of cross-guarantees between Ameren and its operating utilities preserves some structural separation of obligations.

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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): December 10, 2025

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:

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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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Reference is made to Note 4 – Short-term Debt and Liquidity to the financial statements under Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, of registrants Ameren Corporation (“Ameren”), Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri (“Ameren Missouri”) and Ameren Illinois Company, doing business as Ameren Illinois (“Ameren Illinois”) for a discussion of the 2022 Credit Agreements (as defined below).

On December 10, 2025, Ameren and Ameren Missouri (together, the “Missouri Borrowers”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent, and the lenders party thereto entered into a $1.9 billion multi-year, senior unsecured revolving Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Missouri Credit Agreement”) that amended and restated the $1.4 billion multi-year, senior unsecured revolving Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2022, among the parties thereto (the “2022 Missouri Credit Agreement”). Also on December 10, 2025, Ameren and Ameren Illinois (together, the “Illinois Borrowers”, and the Illinois Borrowers and the Missouri Borrowers, being, collectively, the “Borrowers”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent, and the lenders party thereto entered into a $1.3 billion multi-year, senior unsecured revolving Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Illinois Credit Agreement” and together with the Amended Missouri Credit Agreement, the “Amended Credit Agreements”) that amended and restated the $1.2 billion multi-year, senior unsecured revolving Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2022, among the parties thereto (the “2022 Illinois Credit Agreement” and, together with the 2022 Missouri Credit Agreement, in each case, as amended effective April 19, 2023, and extended effective December 6, 2024 to mature on December 6, 2028, the “2022 Credit Agreements”). The Amended Credit Agreements provide $3.2 billion of credit cumulatively.

The Amended Credit Agreements extended from December 6, 2028, to December 10, 2030, the maturity date of the commitments under each of the 2022 Credit Agreements. Similar to the 2022 Credit Agreements, the maturity date under each Amended Credit Agreement may be further extended for two additional one-year periods if so requested by the applicable Borrowers and agreed to by the requisite lenders (such maturity date, as it may be extended from time to time, the “Final Maturity Date”). The total facility size of the Amended Missouri Credit Agreement was increased from $1.4 billion to $1.9 billion, and the maximum borrowing limits for the Missouri Borrowers were increased from $1.0 billion to $1.6 billion for Ameren and from $1.0 billion to $1.6 billion for Ameren Missouri. The total facility size of the Amended Illinois Credit Agreement was increased from $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion, and the maximum borrowing limits for the Illinois Borrowers were increased from $700 million to $800 million for Ameren and from $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion for Ameren Illinois. Borrowings by Ameren will be due and payable no later than the Final Maturity Date, while borrowings by Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois will be due and payable no later than the earlier of the Final Maturity Date or 364 days after the date of such borrowing (subject to the right of each such Borrower to reborrow in accordance with the terms of the applicable Amended Credit Agreement).

The maximum amount of letters of credit issuable under the Amended Credit Agreements was increased from $250 million, in aggregate, to $400 million, in aggregate, for the Missouri Borrowers, in the case of the Amended Missouri Credit Agreement, and remains unchanged at $275 million, in aggregate, for the Illinois Borrowers, in the case of the Amended Illinois Credit Agreement. At closing, the Borrowers under each of the Amended Credit Agreements had received commitments from lenders to issue letters of credit of up to $120 million, in aggregate, under each such Amended Credit Agreement. In addition, the $50 million swingline subfacility remains unchanged in each Amended Credit Agreement.

The Amended Credit Agreements provide for revolving loan interest rates to be calculated, at the election of each Borrower, at either the Alternate Base Rate plus such Borrower’s Applicable Margin, the Term SOFR rate applicable to such interest period plus such Borrower’s Applicable Margin, or the Daily Simple SOFR rate plus such Borrower’s Applicable Margin (in each case as such terms are defined in their respective Amended Credit Agreement). The Applicable Margin will continue to be determined based on the particular Borrower’s senior long-term unsecured credit ratings from each of Moody’s and S&P. In addition, a commitment fee shall be payable quarterly on the aggregate commitments.

The Amended Credit Agreements contain customary covenants and events of default, including restrictions from pledging assets and restrictions on certain asset sales. They also contain covenants that require (i) Ameren to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 67.5% or less of its total capitalization and (ii) each of Ameren Illinois and Ameren Missouri to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less of its total capitalization.

Consistent with the 2022 Credit Agreements, neither Ameren nor Ameren Illinois shall be liable for or guarantee the obligations of the other under the Amended Illinois Credit Agreement and neither Ameren nor Ameren Missouri shall be liable for or guarantee the obligations of the other under the Amended Missouri Credit Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Amended Credit Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended Credit Agreements, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Title
10.1	Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2025, by and among Ameren, Ameren Missouri and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent, and the lenders party thereto.
10.2	Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2025, by and among Ameren, Ameren Illinois and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent, and the lenders party thereto.
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/ Michael L. Moehn
	Name:	Michael L. Moehn
	Title:	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Michael L. Moehn
	Name:	Michael L. Moehn
	Title:	Interim Chairman and President, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Michael L. Moehn
	Name:	Michael L. Moehn
	Title:	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 10, 2025

FAQ

What did Ameren (AEE) announce regarding its credit facilities?

Ameren and its utility subsidiaries replaced their 2022 revolving credit agreements with larger, multi-year unsecured facilities totaling $3.2 billion and extended the maturities to December 10, 2030.

How much credit is available to Ameren and its subsidiaries under the new agreements?

The amended Missouri credit agreement provides $1.9 billion and the amended Illinois credit agreement provides $1.3 billion, for a combined total of $3.2 billion in revolving credit.

How were Ameren’s credit facility maturities changed in the new agreements?

The maturity date for both amended credit agreements was extended from December 6, 2028 to December 10, 2030, with options for two additional one-year extensions if lenders agree.

What leverage covenants apply under Ameren’s amended credit agreements?

Ameren must maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 67.5% or less of total capitalization, while Ameren Illinois and Ameren Missouri must each maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% or less.

How did the letter of credit capacity change for Ameren’s facilities?

The maximum letters of credit under the Missouri facility increased from $250 million to $400 million in aggregate, while the Illinois facility’s aggregate $275 million letter of credit cap remained unchanged.

Are Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois guaranteeing each other’s obligations under these credit agreements?

No. Consistent with the prior agreements, neither Ameren nor Ameren Illinois is liable for or guarantees the other’s obligations under the Illinois agreement, and neither Ameren nor Ameren Missouri is liable for or guarantees the other’s obligations under the Missouri agreement.