Ameren (NYSE: AEE) Announces Third Quarter 2018 Results

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced third quarter 2018 net income attributable to common shareholders in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) of $357 million, or $1.45 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2017 GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders of $288 million, or $1.18 per diluted share. Excluding certain tax-related items discussed and outlined in the table below, Ameren recorded third quarter 2018 core net income of $370 million, or $1.50 per diluted share, compared to third quarter 2017 core net income of $302 million, or $1.24 per diluted share.

The increase in year-over-year third quarter earnings reflected higher Ameren Missouri electric retail sales primarily due to warmer summer temperatures compared to near-normal temperatures in the year-ago period, as well as earnings on increased infrastructure investments made at Ameren Transmission and Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution. The comparison also benefited from a timing difference between income tax expense and revenue reductions at Ameren Missouri related to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). This timing difference is not expected to impact full-year results. These favorable factors were partially offset by increased Ameren Missouri other operations and maintenance expenses.

"Our team continues to successfully execute all elements of our strategy," said Warner L. Baxter, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation. "As a result of this solid execution and higher Ameren Missouri electric retail sales, we expect to deliver 2018 core earnings within a range of $3.35 to $3.45 per share, up from our prior GAAP and core range of $3.15 to $3.35 per share."

"On September 1, Ameren Missouri elected to utilize the electric grid modernization legislation passed earlier this year, enabling much needed investments for the benefit of our customers and the state," Baxter said. "We are excited to ramp up grid modernization projects in Missouri as similar investments are already delivering significant customer benefits and have created meaningful jobs in our Ameren Illinois business. Finally, we are pleased with the progress made on the proposed ownership of at least 700 megawatts of wind generation by Ameren Missouri to better serve our customers and comply with the Missouri Renewable Energy Standard."

Ameren recorded GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2018, of $747 million, or $3.04 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2017, of $583 million, or $2.39 per diluted share. Excluding certain tax-related items discussed and outlined in the table below, Ameren recorded core net income for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2018, of $760 million, or $3.09 per diluted share, compared to core net income of $597 million, or $2.45 per diluted share, for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2017.

The increase in the year-over-year nine month earnings reflected higher Ameren Missouri electric retail sales, primarily due to colder winter and warmer summer temperatures, higher Ameren Missouri electric service rates, effective April 1, 2017, as well as earnings on increased infrastructure investments made at Ameren Transmission, Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution and Ameren Illinois Natural Gas. The comparison also benefited from a timing difference between income tax expense and revenue reductions at Ameren Missouri related to the TCJA. This timing difference is not expected to impact full-year results. These favorable factors were partially offset by increased Ameren Missouri other operations and higher maintenance expenses.

As reflected in the table below, the following items were excluded from core earnings:

    --  A non-cash charge for a true-up to the revaluation of deferred taxes
        associated with the TCJA resulting primarily from recently issued
        regulations related to bonus depreciation, which decreased earnings for
        the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 by $13 million.
    --  A non-cash charge, at the parent company, for the revaluation of
        deferred taxes resulting from a July 2017 change in Illinois law that
        increased the state's corporate income tax rate, which decreased
        earnings for the third quarter and first nine months of 2017 by $14
        million.

A reconciliation of three-month and nine-month GAAP to core earnings is as follows:


                                                                              
       
       (In millions, except per share amounts)


                                             
      
            Three Months Ended                                            
            
           Nine Months Ended
                                                   Sept. 30,                                                                      Sept. 30,


                                                   2018                                  2017                                           2018                      2017


                   GAAP Earnings /
                    Diluted EPS         $
     
       357                         $
       
       1.45                            $
            
           288                 $
      
       1.18         $
     
     747              $
     
     3.04 $
       
        583 $
        
         2.39


        Charge for
         revaluation of
         deferred taxes
         from increased
         Illinois state
         income tax rate                                                             22                     0.09                                                            22              0.09


        Less: Federal
         income tax
         benefit                                                                    (8)                  (0.03)                                                          (8)           (0.03)


        Charge, net of
         tax benefit               
      $                      
            $                                                       $
         14                      $
     0.06   
         $                   
     $              $
      14        $
       0.06





        Charge for
         revaluation of
         deferred taxes
         from decreased
         federal income
         tax rate                    13                0.05                                                                                        13             0.05


        Less: State
         income tax
         benefit



        Charge, net of
         tax benefit                 13                0.05                                                                                        13             0.05



                   Core Earnings /
                    Diluted EPS         $
     
       370                         $
       
       1.50                            $
            
           302                 $
      
       1.24         $
     
     760              $
     
     3.09 $
       
        597 $
        
         2.45

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Earnings Guidance

Ameren raised its 2018 GAAP earnings guidance range to $3.30 to $3.40 per diluted share, compared to the prior range of $3.15 to $3.35 per diluted share, and established its 2018 core earnings guidance range at $3.35 to $3.45 per diluted share. Core earnings guidance excludes the third quarter charge for the true-up to the revaluation of deferred taxes associated with the TCJA.

GAAP and core earnings guidance for 2018 assume normal temperatures for the last three months of this year and are subject to the effects of, among other things: 30-year U.S. Treasury bond yields; regulatory, judicial and legislative actions; energy center and energy distribution operations; energy, economic, capital and credit market conditions; severe storms; unusual or otherwise unexpected gains or losses; and other risks and uncertainties outlined, or referred to, in the Forward-looking Statements section of this press release.

Ameren Missouri Segment Results

Ameren Missouri third quarter 2018 GAAP and core earnings were $294 million and $298 million, respectively, compared to third quarter 2017 earnings of $234 million. Core earnings in 2018 excluded a $4 million non-cash charge for the true-up to the revaluation of deferred taxes. The increase in year-over-year earnings reflected an approximately $40 million timing difference between income tax expense and revenue reductions related to the TCJA. This timing difference is not expected to impact full-year results. The comparison also benefited from higher electric retail sales primarily due to warmer summer temperatures compared to near-normal temperatures in the year-ago period. These favorable factors were partially offset by increased other operations and maintenance expenses.

Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution Segment Results

Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution third quarter 2018 GAAP and core earnings were $35 million and $38 million, respectively, compared to third quarter 2017 earnings of $31 million. Core earnings in 2018 excluded a $3 million non-cash charge for the true-up to the revaluation of deferred taxes. The year-over-year improvement reflected increased earnings on infrastructure investments, as well as a higher allowed return on equity due to a higher average 30-year U.S. Treasury bond yield in 2018 compared to 2017.

Ameren Illinois Natural Gas Segment Results

Ameren Illinois Natural Gas reported no third quarter 2018 GAAP earnings and third quarter 2018 core earnings of $1 million, compared to third quarter 2017 earnings of $2 million. Core earnings in 2018 excluded a $1 million non-cash charge for the true-up to the revaluation of deferred taxes.

Ameren Transmission Segment Results

Ameren Transmission third quarter 2018 earnings were $48 million, compared to third quarter 2017 earnings of $38 million. The year-over-year improvement reflected increased earnings on infrastructure investments.

Other Results

Other results, which includes items not reported in a business segment, were a GAAP and core loss of $20 million and $15 million, respectively, for the third quarter 2018, compared to a GAAP and core loss of $17 million and $3 million, respectively, for the third quarter 2017. Core results for 2018 and 2017 excluded non-cash charges that decreased earnings by $5 million and $14 million, respectively, reflecting the revaluation of deferred taxes. The decrease in year-over-year core results primarily reflected lower net state and federal income tax benefits.

Analyst Conference Call

Ameren will conduct a conference call for financial analysts at 9 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, Oct. 31, to discuss 2018 earnings, earnings guidance and other matters. Investors, the news media and the public may listen to a live broadcast of the call at AmerenInvestors.com by clicking on "Webcast" under "Q3 2018 Earnings Conference Call," where an accompanying slide presentation will also be available. The conference call and presentation will be archived for one year in the "Investor News & Events" section of the website under "Events and Presentations."

About Ameren

St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries. Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Ameren Missouri provides electric generation, transmission and distribution service, as well as natural gas distribution service. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois develops, owns and operates rate-regulated regional electric transmission projects. For more information, visit Ameren.com, or follow us on Twitter at @AmerenCorp, Facebook.com/AmerenCorp, or LinkedIn/company/Ameren.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements in this release not based on historical facts are considered "forward-looking" and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Although such forward-looking statements have been made in good faith and are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that the expected results will be achieved. These statements include (without limitation) statements as to future expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, events, conditions, and financial performance. In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we are providing this cautionary statement to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The following factors, in addition to those discussed under Risk Factors in Ameren's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, and elsewhere in this release and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results to differ materially from management expectations suggested in such forward-looking statements:

    --  regulatory, judicial, or legislative actions, including the effects of
        the TCJA, and any changes in regulatory policies and ratemaking
        determinations, such as those that may result from the complaint case
        filed in February 2015 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
        seeking a reduction in the allowed base return on common equity under
        the Midcontinent Independent System Operator tariff, Ameren Missouri's
        proposed renewable energy standard-rate adjustment mechanism (RESRAM)
        filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) in May 2018,
        Ameren Missouri's requested certificate of convenience and necessity for
        a wind generation facility filed with the MoPSC in October 2018, Ameren
        Missouri's proposed customer energy-efficiency plan under the Missouri
        Energy Efficiency Investment Act (MEEIA) filed with the MoPSC in June
        2018 and revised in October 2018, Ameren Illinois' natural gas
        regulatory rate review filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission in
        January 2018, Ameren Illinois' April 2018 annual electric distribution
        formula rate update filing, and future regulatory, judicial, or
        legislative actions that change regulatory recovery mechanisms;
    --  the effect of Ameren Illinois' participation in performance-based
        formula ratemaking frameworks under the Illinois Energy Infrastructure
        Modernization Act and the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA),
        including the direct relationship between Ameren Illinois' return on
        common equity and 30-year United States Treasury bond yields, and the
        related financial commitments;
    --  the effect of the implementation of Missouri Senate Bill 564 on Ameren
        Missouri, including Ameren Missouri's election to use plant-in-service
        accounting and the resulting customer rates caps;
    --  the effects of changes in federal, state, or local laws and other
        governmental actions, including monetary, fiscal, and energy policies;
    --  the effects of changes in federal, state, or local tax laws,
        regulations, interpretations, or rates, amendments or technical
        corrections to the TCJA, and any challenges to the tax positions we have
        taken;
    --  the effects on demand for our services resulting from technological
        advances, including advances in customer energy efficiency and private
        generation sources, which generate electricity at the site of
        consumption and are becoming more cost-competitive;
    --  the effectiveness of Ameren Missouri's customer energy-efficiency
        programs and the related revenues and performance incentives earned
        under its MEEIA programs, including Ameren Missouri's proposed customer
        energy-efficiency plan filed with the MoPSC in June 2018 and revised in
        October 2018;
    --  Ameren Illinois' ability to achieve the FEJA electric customer
        energy-efficiency goals and the resulting impact on its allowed return
        on program investments;
    --  our ability to align overall spending, both operating and capital, with
        frameworks established by our regulators and to recover these costs in a
        timely manner in our attempt to earn our allowed returns on equity;
    --  the cost and availability of fuel, such as ultra-low-sulfur coal,
        natural gas, and enriched uranium used to produce electricity; the cost
        and availability of purchased power, zero emission credits, renewable
        energy credits, and natural gas for distribution; and the level and
        volatility of future market prices for such commodities and credits,
        including our ability to recover the costs for such commodities and
        credits and our customers' tolerance for any related price increases;
    --  disruptions in the delivery of fuel, failure of our fuel suppliers to
        provide adequate quantities or quality of fuel, or lack of adequate
        inventories of fuel, including nuclear fuel assemblies from one Nuclear
        Regulatory Commission-licensed supplier of Callaway Energy Center's
        assemblies;
    --  the cost and availability of transmission capacity for the energy
        generated by Ameren Missouri's energy centers or required to satisfy
        Ameren Missouri's energy sales;
    --  the effectiveness of our risk management strategies and our use of
        financial and derivative instruments;
    --  the ability to obtain sufficient insurance, including insurance for
        Ameren Missouri's Callaway Energy Center, or, in the absence of
        insurance, the ability to recover uninsured losses from our customers;
    --  business and economic conditions, including their impact on interest
        rates, collection of our receivable balances, and demand for our
        products;
    --  disruptions of the capital markets, deterioration in our credit metrics,
        including as a result of the implementation of the TCJA, or other events
        that may have an adverse effect on the cost or availability of capital,
        including short-term credit and liquidity;
    --  the actions of credit rating agencies and the effects of such actions;
    --  the inability of our counterparties to meet their obligations with
        respect to contracts, credit agreements, and financial instruments;
    --  the impact of weather conditions and other natural phenomena on us and
        our customers, including the impact of system outages;
    --  the construction, installation, performance, and cost recovery of
        generation, transmission, and distribution assets;
    --  the effects of breakdowns or failures of equipment in the operation of
        natural gas transmission and distribution systems and storage
        facilities, such as leaks, explosions, and mechanical problems, and
        compliance with natural gas safety regulations;
    --  operation of Ameren Missouri's Callaway Energy Center, including planned
        and unplanned outages, and decommissioning costs;
    --  the impact of current environmental regulations and new, more stringent,
        or changing requirements, including those related to carbon dioxide and
        the proposed repeal and replacement of the Clean Power Plan and
        potential adoption and implementation of the Affordable Clean Energy
        Rule, other emissions and discharges, cooling water intake structures,
        coal combustion residuals, and energy efficiency, that could limit or
        terminate the operation of certain of Ameren Missouri's energy centers,
        increase our costs or investment requirements, result in an impairment
        of our assets, cause us to sell our assets, reduce our customers' demand
        for electricity or natural gas, or otherwise have a negative financial
        effect;
    --  the impact of complying with renewable energy portfolio requirements in
        Missouri and Illinois and with the zero emission standard in Illinois;
    --  Ameren Missouri's ability to acquire wind and other renewable generation
        facilities and recover its cost of investment and related return in a
        timely manner, which is affected by the ability to obtain all necessary
        project approvals; the availability of federal production and investment
        tax credits related to renewable energy and Ameren Missouri's ability to
        use such credits; the cost of wind generation technologies; Ameren
        Missouri's ability to obtain timely interconnection agreements with MISO
        or other Regional Transmission Organizations, including the costs of
        such interconnections; and the implementation of a proposed RESRAM;
    --  labor disputes, work force reductions, future wage and employee benefits
        costs, including changes in discount rates, mortality tables, returns on
        benefit plan assets, and other assumptions;
    --  the impact of negative opinions of us or our utility services that our
        customers, legislators, or regulators may have or develop, which could
        result from a variety of factors, including failures in system
        reliability, failure to implement our investment plans or to protect
        sensitive customer information, increases in rates, or negative media
        coverage;
    --  the impact of adopting new accounting guidance;
    --  the effects of strategic initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions
        and divestitures;
    --  legal and administrative proceedings;
    --  the impact of cyberattacks, which could, among other things, result in
        the loss of operational control of energy centers and electric and
        natural gas transmission and distribution systems and/or the loss of
        data, such as customer, employee, financial, and operating system
        information; and
    --  acts of sabotage, war, terrorism, or other intentionally disruptive
        acts.

New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained or implied in any forward-looking statement. Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events.


                                                                               
              
                AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)


                                                                           
              
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME


                                                                        
              (Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)




                                                                          Three Months Ended                                             Nine Months Ended
                                                                 September 30,                                                  September 30,


                                                       2018                                        2017                             2018               2017

                                                                                                                                                     ---


       
                Operating Revenues:



       Electric                                            $
          
                1,590                                  $
              1,594                   $
       
       4,209  $
       4,183



       Natural gas                                     134                                           129                                       663                     592



        Total operating revenues                      1,724                                         1,723                                     4,872                   4,775




       
                Operating Expenses:



       Fuel                                            216                                           199                                       590                     594



       Purchased power                                 148                                           163                                       453                     493


        Natural gas purchased for resale                 30                                            25                                       252                     196


        Other operations and maintenance                429                                           413                                     1,299                   1,262


        Depreciation and amortization                   241                                           225                                       713                     668


        Taxes other than income taxes                   127                                           129                                       374                     364



        Total operating expenses                      1,191                                         1,154                                     3,681                   3,577



                     Operating Income                   533                                           569                                     1,191                   1,198


                     Other Income, Net                   32                                            23                                        84                      61


                     Interest Charges                   101                                            97                                       302                     295



                     Income Before Income Taxes         464                                           495                                       973                     964


                     Income Taxes                       105                                           205                                       221                     376



                     Net Income                         359                                           290                                       752                     588


                     Less: Net Income Attributable to
                      Noncontrolling Interests            2                                             2                                         5                       5



                     Net Income Attributable to
                      Ameren Common Shareholders              $
          
                357                                    $
              288                     $
       
       747    $
       583

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                     Earnings per Common Share -
                      Basic                                  $
          
                1.46                                   $
              1.19                    $
       
       3.06   $
       2.40




                     Earnings per Common Share -
                      Diluted                                $
          
                1.45                                   $
              1.18                    $
       
       3.04   $
       2.39




                     Weighted-average Common Shares
                      Outstanding - Basic             244.1                                         242.6                                     243.6                   242.6


                     Weighted-average Common Shares
                      Outstanding - Diluted           246.3                                         244.7                                     245.5                   244.0

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                AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)


                                                                      
         
                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET


                                                                         
              (Unaudited, in millions)




                                                                           September 30,                                   December 31,
                                                                                    2018                                            2017

                                                                                                                                    ---

                               
              
                ASSETS



       
                Current Assets:



       Cash and cash equivalents                                                              $
              
                11                          $
         10


        Accounts receivable -trade (less
         allowance for doubtful accounts)                                            605                                                    445



       Unbilled revenue                                                             260                                                    323


        Miscellaneous accounts receivable                                             84                                                     70



       Inventories                                                                  525                                                    522



       Current regulatory assets                                                     72                                                    144



       Other current assets                                                          83                                                     98




       Total current assets                                                       1,640                                                  1,612



                     Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net                          22,379                                                 21,466



       
                Investments and Other Assets:


        Nuclear decommissioning trust fund                                           752                                                    704



       Goodwill                                                                     411                                                    411



       Regulatory assets                                                          1,130                                                  1,230



       Other assets                                                                 647                                                    522



        Total investments and other assets                                         2,940                                                  2,867

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                TOTAL ASSETS                                                          $
              
                26,959                      $
         25,945

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                LIABILITIES AND EQUITY



       
                Current Liabilities:


        Current maturities of long-term debt                                                  $
              
                649                         $
         841



       Short-term debt                                                              521                                                    484



       Accounts and wages payable                                                   591                                                    902



       Taxes accrued                                                                154                                                     52



       Interest accrued                                                             108                                                     99



       Customer deposits                                                            126                                                    108


        Current regulatory liabilities                                               114                                                    128



       Other current liabilities                                                    317                                                    326




       Total current liabilities                                                  2,580                                                  2,940



                     Long-term Debt, Net                                           7,614                                                  7,094


                     Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:


        Accumulated deferred income taxes,
         net                                                                       2,692                                                  2,506


        Accumulated deferred investment tax
         credits                                                                      45                                                     49



       Regulatory liabilities                                                     4,652                                                  4,387


        Asset retirement obligations                                                 640                                                    638


        Pension and other postretirement
         benefits                                                                    529                                                    545


        Other deferred credits and
         liabilities                                                                 409                                                    460



        Total deferred credits and other
         liabilities                                                               8,967                                                  8,585



                     Ameren Corporation Shareholders' Equity:



       Common stock                                                                   2                                                      2


        Other paid-in capital, principally
         premium on common stock                                                   5,598                                                  5,540



       Retained earnings                                                          2,073                                                  1,660


        Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                        (17)                                                  (18)



        Total Ameren Corporation
         shareholders' equity                                                      7,656                                                  7,184


                     Noncontrolling Interests                                        142                                                    142




       Total equity                                                               7,798                                                  7,326

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                     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                          $
              
                26,959                      $
         25,945

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                AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)


                                        
              
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS


                                                          
              (Unaudited, in millions)




                                                                                               Nine Months Ended September 30,


                                                                             2018                                        2017

                                                                                                                         ---


       
                Cash Flows From Operating Activities:



       Net income                                                                  $
              
                752                        $
      588


        Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
         operating activities:



       Depreciation and amortization                                         699                                                   653



       Amortization of nuclear fuel                                           71                                                    71


        Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/
         discounts                                                             16                                                    16


        Deferred income taxes and investment tax
         credits, net                                                         212                                                   366


        Allowance for equity funds used during
         construction                                                        (25)                                                 (16)



       Stock-based compensation costs                                         15                                                    12



       Other                                                                  21                                                   (7)



       Changes in assets and liabilities                                    (75)                                                 (36)



                     Net cash provided by operating activities              1,686                                                 1,647

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                Cash Flows From Investing Activities:



       Capital expenditures                                              (1,689)                                              (1,523)



       Nuclear fuel expenditures                                            (30)                                                 (52)


        Purchases of securities - nuclear
         decommissioning trust fund                                         (172)                                                (187)


        Sales and maturities of securities - nuclear
         decommissioning trust fund                                           159                                                   175



       Other                                                                  13                                                     3



                     Net cash used in investing activities                (1,719)                                              (1,584)

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                Cash Flows From Financing Activities:



       Dividends on common stock                                           (334)                                                (320)


        Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest
         holders                                                              (5)                                                  (5)



       Short-term debt, net                                                   36                                                 (112)



       Maturities of long-term debt                                        (522)                                                (425)



       Issuances of long-term debt                                           853                                                   849



       Issuances of common stock                                              56


        Repurchases of common stock for stock-based
         compensation                                                           -                                                 (24)


        Employee payroll taxes related to stock-based
         compensation                                                        (19)                                                 (15)



       Debt issuance costs                                                   (9)                                                  (5)



       Other                                                                   1                                                   (1)



                     Net cash provided by (used in) financing
                      activities                                               57                                                  (58)


                     Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and
                      restricted cash                                          24                                                     5


                     Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at
                      beginning of year                                        68                                                    52



                     Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at
                      end of period                                                  $
              
                92                         $
      57

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              AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)


                                                                                             
          
              OPERATING STATISTICS




                                                                            Three Months Ended                                   Nine Months Ended


                                                                              September 30,                                      September 30,


                                                           2018                                2017                  2018                             2017

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                     Electric Sales -kilowatthours (in millions):



       
                Ameren Missouri



       Residential                                       3,875                                        3,667                                       11,001              9,589



       Commercial                                        4,100                                        4,065                                       11,352             10,953



       Industrial                                        1,211                                        1,197                                        3,401              3,368


        Street lighting and public authority                 24                                           28                                           78                 85



        Ameren Missouri retail load subtotal              9,210                                        8,957                                       25,832             23,995



       Off-system                                        2,413                                        2,463                                        7,278              9,122




       Ameren Missouri total                            11,623                                       11,420                                       33,110             33,117



                     Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution



       Residential                                       3,453                                        3,172                                        9,383              8,305



       Commercial                                        3,454                                        3,420                                        9,568              9,271



       Industrial                                        3,035                                        3,003                                        8,770              8,569


        Street lighting and public authority                129                                          131                                          388                388



        Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution
         total                                           10,071                                        9,726                                       28,109             26,533




       Eliminate affiliate sales                         (126)                                       (117)                                       (288)             (382)




       Ameren Total                                     21,568                                       21,029                                       60,931             59,268

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                     Electric Revenues (in millions):



       
                Ameren Missouri



       Residential                                                 $
        
                508                                   $
              491               $
       
         1,272  $
       1,135



       Commercial                                          417                                          409                                        1,033                971



       Industrial                                          101                                          100                                          249                242


        Other, including street lighting and
         public authority                                    13                                           34                                           25                 80



        Ameren Missouri retail load subtotal                      $
        
                1,039                                 $
              1,034               $
       
         2,579  $
       2,428



       Off-system                                           72                                           65                                          203                330




       Ameren Missouri total                                     $
        
                1,111                                 $
              1,099               $
       
         2,782  $
       2,758



                     Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution



       Residential                                                 $
        
                223                                   $
              224                 $
       
         663    $
       651



       Commercial                                          131                                          133                                          381                395



       Industrial                                           28                                           27                                           96                 83


        Other, including street lighting and
         public authority                                    10                                           20                                           39                 49



        Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution
         total                                                      $
        
                392                                   $
              404               $
       
         1,179  $
       1,178




       
                Ameren Transmission


        Ameren Illinois Transmission(a)                              $
        
                71                                    $
              72                 $
       
         195    $
       197



       
                       ATXI                             42                                           47                                          125                129




       Ameren Transmission total                                   $
        
                113                                   $
              119                 $
       
         320    $
       326



        Other and intersegment
         eliminations(a)                                   (26)                                        (28)                                        (72)              (79)




       Ameren Total                                              $
        
                1,590                                 $
              1,594               $
       
         4,209  $
       4,183

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              (a)                Includes $15 million, $14
                                   million, $41 million and $32
                                   million, respectively, of
                                   electric operating revenues
                                   from transmission services
                                   provided to the Ameren Illinois
                                   Electric Distribution segment.


                                                                                                
          
         AMEREN CORPORATION (AEE)


                                                                                                  
          
         OPERATING STATISTICS




                                                                 Three Months Ended                                                          Nine Months Ended


                                                                   September 30,                                                               September 30,


                                               2018                                             2017                                2018                                 2017

                                                                                                                                                                       ---

                     Gas Sales -dekatherms (in millions):


        Ameren Missouri                           3                                                                      3                                                15                         12


        Ameren Illinois Natural
         Gas                                     25                                                                     26                                               127                        113




       Ameren Total                             28                                                                     29                                               142                        125

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                Gas Revenues (in millions):


        Ameren Missouri                                $
      
      18                                                                          $
       17                                    $
         
           94   $
      83


        Ameren Illinois Natural
         Gas                                    116                                                                    112                                               569                        510


        Eliminate affiliate
         revenues                                 -                                                                                                                                              (1)




       Ameren Total                                  $
      
      134                                                                         $
       129                                   $
         
           663  $
      592

    ---

                                                                                    September 30,                                                           December 31,


                                                                                             2018                                                                    2017




       
                Common Stock:


        Shares outstanding (in millions)                                                    244.2                                                                             242.6



       Book value per share                                                                        $
         
          31.35                                                                 $
        29.61

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