ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren Illinois
Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced
today the pricing of a public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25%
senior secured notes due 2025 at 99.943% of their principal
amount. The transaction is expected to close on December 10, 2014.
Ameren Illinois intends to use the net proceeds of the offering
to repay a portion of our outstanding short-term debt.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC,
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and TD
Securities (USA) LLC are acting as
joint book-running managers for the offering.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus and
related prospectus supplement. A prospectus supplement
related to the offering will be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus supplement and
accompanying prospectus, when available, for the offering may be
obtained on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at
www.sec.gov, or by contacting BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 787
Seventh Avenue, New York, New York
10019, Attention: Syndicate Desk, Phone: 1-800-854-5674; J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention:
Investment Grade Syndicate Desk - 3rd Floor, Phone: 1-212-834-4533;
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 222
Broadway, 11th Floor, New York, New
York 10038, Attention: Prospectus Department, Phone:
1-800-294-1322, E-mail: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; or
TD Securities (USA) LLC, 31
West 52nd Street, New York, New
York 10019, Attention: US Debt Capital Markets, Phone:
1-855-495-9846.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or any other securities
and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any
jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, such an offer,
solicitation or sale is unlawful.
About Ameren Illinois
Ameren Illinois delivers energy to 1.2 million electric and
807,000 natural gas customers in Illinois, and its mission is to power the
quality of life. Ameren Illinois' service area covers more than
1,200 communities and 43,700 square miles. For more information,
visit AmerenIllinois.com.
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