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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISISION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 11-K

 

 

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-14756

 

 

 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

AMEREN CORPORATION

SAVINGS INVESTMENT PLAN

 

B. Name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

Ameren Corporation

1901 Chouteau Avenue

St. Louis, Missouri 63103

 

 

 


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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule

December 31, 2014 and 2013


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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

Index

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   
December 31, 2014 and 2013      1   
Financial Statements   
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2014 and 2013
     2   
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
     3   
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2014 and 2013
     4-17   

Supplemental Schedule*

  
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2014
     18-23   

 

* Other schedules required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended, have been omitted because they are not applicable.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Participants and Administrator of the

Ameren Corporation Savings Investment Plan

St. Louis, Missouri

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Ameren Corporation Saving Investment Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Ameren Corporation Saving Investment Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information presented in the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

 

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP
Crowe Horwath LLP

South Bend, Indiana

June 26, 2015


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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

     2014     2013  

Assets

    

Investments at fair value (Notes 3 and 4)

   $ 1,986,811,183      $ 1,883,823,892   

Cash

     1,376,760        649,966   

Receivables

    

Notes receivable from participants

     34,286,429        34,168,061   

Participant contributions

     1,207,220        977,076   

Employer contributions

     408,803        341,156   

Dividends and interest

     543,657        168,492   

Due from brokers for securities sold

     2,572,524        9,798,923   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total receivables

     39,018,633        45,453,708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,027,206,576        1,929,927,566   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Accrued expenses

     512,195        526,670   

Due to brokers for securities purchased

     2,737,609        8,465,461   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,249,804        8,992,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets reflecting all investments at fair value

     2,023,956,772        1,920,935,435   

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     (671,952      
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

   $   2,023,284,820      $   1,920,935,435   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

     2014      2013  

Additions:

     

Investment income

     

Interest and dividends

   $ 19,487,310       $ 17,354,784   

Net appreciation in fair value of investments (Note 3)

     133,252,528         296,520,990   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     152,739,838         313,875,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest on notes receivable from participants

     1,360,540         1,380,670   

Participant contributions

     75,475,166         77,742,838   

Employer contributions

     27,956,504         28,722,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total additions

     257,532,048         421,722,230   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deductions:

     

Benefits paid to participants

     151,955,091         108,842,718   

Administrative expenses (Note 6)

     3,227,572         2,955,066   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deductions

     155,182,663         111,797,784   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     102,349,385         309,924,446   

Net assets available for benefits

     

Beginning of year

     1,920,935,435         1,611,010,989   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $         2,023,284,820       $         1,920,935,435   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

1. Description of the Plan

General

The following is a summary of the various provisions of the Ameren Corporation Savings Investment Plan (the “Plan”). Participants should refer to the Plan document for more complete information.

The Plan is a defined contribution plan. Its purpose is to provide employees eligible to participate (the “Participants”) of Ameren Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries the option to defer a portion of their compensation for federal income tax purposes in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). The Plan is subject to certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended, and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company serves as sponsor of the Plan, and, consequently, has the authority to amend or terminate the Plan subject to certain restrictions. The Board of Directors of the Company has the authority and responsibility for the general administration of the Plan. Fidelity Management Trust Company, as Trustee, has the authority and responsibility to hold and protect the assets of the Plan in accordance with Plan provisions and with the Trust and Administrative Agreement.

Participation

All regular full-time employees are eligible to participate upon employment, and part-time or temporary employees are eligible to participate upon completion of a year of service of at least 1,000 hours. Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) are eligible to participate only if the CBA provides for such participation.

If employees do not make an election, nor opt-out within 30 days of employment; they are automatically enrolled at a 6% pre-tax contribution rate, invested in a Target Date fund based upon the date at which the participant is or will be age 65, and further enrolled in auto-escalation increasing their pre-tax contribution 1% annually. Employees may opt-out or make alternative elections at any time.

Contributions

Each year, Participants may contribute up to 100% of eligible compensation, as defined in the Plan, and subject to annual limitations imposed by the Code.

The Company makes an Employer Basic Matching Contribution plus an Employer Additional Matching Contribution in an amount equal to a percent of the amount each Participant contributes to the Plan, up to a certain maximum percentage of the Participant’s compensation that he or she elects to contribute to the Plan each year. The amount of Company matching contribution depends on the Participant’s employment classification, and for contract employees is determined by the collective bargaining agreement with the specific union representing the Participants. The Company also makes true-up Employer Basic Matching Contributions for Participants who contribute the IRS maximum before the end of the year and, as a result, do not receive the full company match. The Employer Additional Matching Contributions are invested in the Ameren Stock Fund.

 

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Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

The Plan permits “catch-up” contributions for all employees age 50 and older. Eligible employees could contribute $5,500 in 2014 and 2013 as a “catch-up” contribution. The Company does not match “catch-up” contributions.

Participants direct the investment of their contributions and the Employer Basic Matching Contributions to his or her account to any of the investment options available under the Plan, including Company stock. Contributions may be allocated to a single investment option or allocated in increments of one percent to any combination of investment options. Such elections may be changed daily.

Earnings derived from the assets of any investment fund are reinvested in the fund to which they relate. Participants may elect daily to reallocate, by actual dollar or percentage in one percent increments, the value of their accounts between funds. Pending investment of the assets into any investment fund, the Trustee may temporarily make certain short-term investments.

Participant Accounts

Each Participant’s account is credited with the Participant’s contributions and an allocation of (a) the Company’s contributions, and (b) Plan earnings, and is charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Allocations are based on Participant contributions, eligible compensation, Participant account balances, or specific Participant transactions, as defined. The benefit to which the Participant is entitled is the benefit which can be provided from the Participant’s account. Each Participant directs the investment of his or her account to any of the investment options available under the Plan.

Notes Receivable from Participants

The Plan permits Participants to borrow from their accounts within the Plan. Such borrowings may be made subject to the following: (1) the minimum amount of the loan is $1,000, (2) the amount of the loan may not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the vested amount in the Participant’s account, (3) the loan will bear a fixed interest rate and repayments will be made through mutual agreement subject to certain statutory repayment time limits, (4) each loan shall bear a reasonable interest rate as determined under policies established for the Plan and (5) such other rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Company. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the interest rates on participant loans ranged from 4.00 percent to 10.50 percent.

Vesting

The amounts in Participants’ accounts, including Company contributions, are fully vested at all times.

Payment of Benefits

The total amount of a Participant’s account shall be distributed to the Participant according to one of the options as described in the Plan document and as elected by the Participant after termination of employment. All distributions shall be in the form of cash except that Participants may elect to have his or her interest in the Ameren Stock Fund distributed in shares of Ameren common stock. Participants may withdraw certain basic contributions, rollover contributions and related earnings thereon upon reaching age 59 1/2, in the event of total disability or financial hardship as defined by the Plan or the Code. For purposes of distributions, the Participant’s account value will be determined as of the last business day coincident with or immediately preceding the day of distribution. Contributions to the Plan and investment income thereon are taxable to Participants upon distribution pursuant to the rules provided for under the Plan and the Code.

 

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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

The Plan also allows, at the discretion of the Company, participants of the former Union Electric Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the former Ameren Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan for Certain Employees of AmerenCIPS, to receive certain distributions prior to termination of employment.

Plan Termination

The Company intends to continue the Plan indefinitely. However, the Company may at any time and for any reason, subject to ERISA and Internal Revenue Service regulations, suspend or terminate the Plan provided that such action does not retroactively adversely affect the rights of any Participant under the Plan.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting, except that benefit payments to Participants are recorded upon distribution.

Through its investment in a stable value separate account, and prior to February 3, 2014, a stable value collective trust, the Plan has invested in fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. Investment contracts held by defined-contribution plans are required to be reported at fair value. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, as contract value is the amount Participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. Contract value represents contributions made to a contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. On December 9, 2013, in conjunction with the announcement to terminate the stable value collective trust, the investment contracts held in the collective trust were terminated and the underlying assets were liquidated and invested in a money market fund. Therefore, at December 31, 2013, no adjustment from fair value to contract value is presented in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits. On February 3, 2014, the Plan liquidated its investment in the stable value collective trust and invested in a stable value separate account. Thus, as of December 31, 2014, the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts, as well as the adjustment of investment contracts from fair value to contract value.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

All investments are presented at fair value as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 4 for discussion of fair value measurements.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation in fair value of investments includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from Participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest, with no allowance for credit losses, as repayments of principal and interest are received through payroll deductions and the notes are collateralized by the Participants’ account balances. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.

Administrative Expenses

Fees associated with administering the Plan are generally paid by the Plan. Trustee and recordkeeping fees are primarily paid via (1) revenue sharing payments (payments made directly from investment managers to the recordkeeper), (2) fees accrued in the investment funds that do not pay revenue sharing, and (3) flat dollar fees that are assessed to all Participants quarterly.

Risks and Uncertainties

Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term could materially affect the amounts reported in the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

Concentrations

Company common stock comprised 12% and 11% of investments at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

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Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

3. Investments

The following table presents investments of the Plan at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

 

     2014      2013  

Investments at Fair Value

     

Common Stocks

     

Ameren Corporation(1)

   $ 248,306,627       $ 203,615,803   

Jennison Large Cap Growth Equity Portfolio(2)

     91,969,971         87,038,886   

William Blair Small/Mid Cap Growth Portfolio(2)

     52,197,747         56,134,793   

Columbus Circle Small/Mid Cap Growth Portfolio(2)

     43,131,102         48,055,498   

Investment Contracts

     

Galliard Stable Value Portfolio(1)(3)

     271,318,703           

Managed Domestic Equity Funds

     

BlackRock Equity Index Fund(1)(4)

     216,739,324         185,113,320   

BlackRock Russell 2500 NL Fund(1)(4)

     138,419,624         134,604,063   

AllianzGI NFJ Dividend Value CIT(1)(4)

     138,865,150         126,067,370   

NWQ Small/Mid Cap Value Fund(4)

     79,241,954         86,627,893   

Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund(5)

     50,151,187         47,753,206   

Managed International Equity Funds

     

American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund(1)(5)

     122,967,205         135,585,724   

BlackRock MSCI ACWI ex-US IMI Index NL Fund(4)

     46,952,719         34,969,961   

Managed Stable Value Fund

     

Northern Trust Company Collective Stable Asset Fund(1)(4)(6)

             329,987,916   

Managed Fixed Income Funds

     

PIMCO Total Return Fund(5)

     73,200,714         76,347,473   

BlackRock US Debt Index NL Fund(4)

     38,198,496         19,476,360   

BlackRock TIPS Bond Index Fund(4)

     15,630,986         15,383,178   

Fidelity Management Trust Co. Institutional Cash Portfolio(5)

     23,665,552         753,684   

Managed Target Retirement Funds

     

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2020 Fund(4)

     90,104,434         75,592,791   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2025 Fund(4)

     68,739,236         60,287,860   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2030 Fund(4)

     45,847,351         38,412,030   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2015 Fund(4)

             36,768,758   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2035 Fund(4)

     23,818,265         18,864,527   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2040 Fund(4)

     21,325,453         17,117,021   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2045 Fund(4)

     17,629,758         14,366,532   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL Retirement Fund(4)

     44,158,903         13,497,446   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2050 Fund(4)

     15,642,916         12,082,270   

BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2055 Fund(4)

     6,928,616         4,369,855   

Overnight Deposit Instrument

     

BBH&Co. Cash Management Service

     1,659,190         4,949,674   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 1,986,811,183       $ 1,883,823,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

  (1) Investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.
  (2) This portfolio is structured as a separate account and holds individual equity securities.
  (3) This portfolio holds individual investment contracts, which include synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“synthetic GICs”) and separate account guaranteed investment contracts (“separate account GICs”) that have collective trusts and pooled separate accounts as underlying investments, respectively.
  (4) This managed account is structured as a collective trust.
  (5) This managed account is structured as a mutual fund.
  (6) As of December 31, 2013, the Northern Trust Company Collective Stable Asset Fund had terminated its investment contracts and the underlying assets were invested in a money market fund.

During 2014 and 2013, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) appreciated/(depreciated) in value as follows:

 

     2014      2013  

Net appreciation (depreciation)

     

Collective Investment Trusts

   $ 67,449,298       $ 184,207,306   

Common Stocks

     69,975,637         84,363,075   

Pooled Separate Accounts

     1,018,685           

Mutual Funds

     (5,191,092      27,950,609   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net appreciation in fair value of investments

   $ 133,252,528       $ 296,520,990   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

4. Fair Value Measurements

The authoritative guidance issued by the FASB regarding fair value measurement provides a framework for measuring fair value for all assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value. The guidance defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk or the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation, were used in the valuation process. Inputs to valuation can be readily observable, market corroborated, or unobservable. Valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs were used. The provisions also establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. All financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value were classified in one of the following three hierarchy levels:

Level 1: Inputs based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Plan has the ability to access at the reporting date.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

 

   

Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

   

Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

 

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Savings Investment Plan

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December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

   

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;

 

   

Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3: Inputs to the valuation methodology that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.

There have been no changes in the methodologies used during 2014.

 

   

Common stocks: Valued at the closing price reported on the active markets on which the individual securities are traded (Level 1 inputs).

 

   

Mutual funds: Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund (Level 1 inputs). Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (NAV) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.

 

   

Collective trust funds, excluding the stable value collective trust fund: Valued at the NAV of a bank collective trust. The NAV, as provided by the trustee, is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. The NAV is based on the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities (Level 2 inputs). This practical expedient is not used when it is determined to be probable that the fund will sell the investment for an amount different than the reported NAV. Under ordinary market conditions, redemptions of investments in collective trusts are permitted as of daily or monthly valuation dates, as applicable, and are executed at NAV. The investment objective of each of the equity trusts is to track the performance or outperform one of the following indices: the S&P 500 Index, the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Russell 2500 Index, the Russell 2500 Value Index, and the MSCI All Country World Ex-US IMI Index. The investment objective of each of the fixed income trusts is to track the performance or outperform one of the following indices: the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Barclays U.S. TIPS Index, The Barclays 1-3 Year Government Index, the Barclays Intermediate Aggregate Index, and the Barclays 3 Year Treasury Bellwether Index + 75. The investment objective of each of the target retirement trusts is to provide exposure to markets from around the world in one fund, with each fund becoming more conservative as it moves toward its target date.

 

   

Stable value collective trust fund: The fair values of participation units in the stable value collective trust fund were based upon the net asset values of such fund, after adjustments to reflect all fund investments at fair value, including any direct and indirect interests in fully benefit-responsive contracts, as reported in the audited financial statements of the fund as of the Plan’s financial statement date (Level 2 inputs). The fund generally provided for daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset value per share with no advance notice

 

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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

 

requirements. If the Plan requested a full redemption of its interest in the fund, the collective trust provided for payment within 12 months following the redemption request. See Note 2 for a discussion of the fund’s termination of the fully benefit-responsive contracts in December 2013. Through December 9, 2013, the fund invested in conventional and synthetic investment contracts issued by life insurance companies, banks, and other financial institutions, with the objective of providing a competitive, short-term total rate of return while preserving the safety of capital and limiting market risk. Beginning December 10, 2013, in preparation for the fund’s termination, all fund assets were invested in a money market fund. The Plan liquidated its interest in the stable value collective trust fund on February 3, 2014.

 

   

Investment contracts: The fair values of investment contracts are based on the cumulative fair value of the wrapper contracts and the underlying portfolios. The Plan invests in two types of investment contracts: synthetic GICs and separate account GICs. Synthetic GICs are comprised of two components: (1) wrapper contracts issued by a financial institution and (2) collective trust funds which hold fixed income investments whose market prices fluctuate. The fair values of the wrapper contracts are the present values of the difference between the wrapper fees the issuer would charge (i.e., fees re-bid as of year-end provided by the issuer for accounting purposes) and the contracted wrapper fees currently being charged (Level 2 inputs). Units of collective trust funds are valued at NAV, as previously described. Separate account GICs are comprised of two components: (1) wrapper contracts issued by an insurance company and (2) pooled separate accounts which hold segregated portfolios of fixed income securities whose market prices fluctuate. The fair values of wrapper contracts are the present values of the difference between the wrapper fees the issuer would charge (i.e., fees re-bid as of year-end provided by the issuer for accounting purposes) and the contracted wrapper fees currently being charged (Level 2 inputs). The pooled separate accounts are valued daily by the insurance company. The NAV, as provided by the insurance company, is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. The NAV is based on the underlying investments held less its liabilities (Level 2 inputs). Under ordinary market conditions, redemptions of investments in pooled separate accounts are permitted as of daily or monthly valuation dates, as applicable, and are executed at NAV.

 

   

Overnight deposit instrument: The fair value is estimated to approximate deposit account balances, payable on demand, as no discounts for credit quality or liquidity were determined to be applicable (Level 2 inputs).

 

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Savings Investment Plan

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December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014:

 

     Quoted Prices In
Active Markets for
Identified Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant  Other
Unobservable

Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets

           

Common stocks

           

US large capitalization - Plan sponsor stock

   $ 248,306,627       $       $       $ 248,306,627   

US large capitalization - other

     91,969,971                         91,969,971   

US small and mid-capitalization

     95,328,849                         95,328,849   

Mutual funds

           

Domestic equity funds

     50,151,187                         50,151,187   

International equity funds

     122,967,205                         122,967,205   

Fixed income funds

     96,866,266                         96,866,266   

Collective trust funds

           

Domestic equity funds - indexed

             355,158,948                 355,158,948   

Domestic equity funds - actively managed

             218,107,104                 218,107,104   

International equity funds

             46,952,719                 46,952,719   

Fixed income funds

             228,205,708                 228,205,708   

Target retirement date funds

             334,194,932                 334,194,932   

Pooled separate accounts - fixed income

             96,925,104                 96,925,104   

Overnight deposit instrument

             1,659,190                 1,659,190   

Investment contract

             17,373                 17,373   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 705,590,105       $ 1,281,221,078       $       $ 1,986,811,183   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2013:

 

     Quoted Prices In
Active Markets for
Identified Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant Other
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets

           

Common stocks

           

US large capitalization - Plan sponsor stock

   $ 203,615,803       $       $       $ 203,615,803   

US large capitalization - other

     87,038,886                         87,038,886   

US small and mid-capitalization

     104,190,291                         104,190,291   

Mutual funds

           

Domestic equity funds

     47,753,206                         47,753,206   

International equity funds

     135,585,724                         135,585,724   

Fixed income funds

     77,101,157                         77,101,157   

Collective trust funds

           

Domestic equity funds - indexed

             319,717,383                 319,717,383   

Domestic equity funds - actively managed

             212,695,263                 212,695,263   

International equity funds

             34,969,961                 34,969,961   

Stable asset fund

             329,987,916                 329,987,916   

Fixed income funds

             34,859,538                 34,859,538   

Target retirement date funds

             291,359,090                 291,359,090   

Overnight Deposit Instrument

             4,949,674                 4,949,674   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 655,285,067       $ 1,228,538,825       $       $ 1,883,823,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

The Plan does not hold any investments requiring Level 3 measurements, and there have not been any transfers between measurement input levels in 2014 or 2013.

 

5. Investment Contracts

In February 2014, the Plan invested in a stable value separate account managed by Galliard Capital Management (“Galliard”). The separate account holds an investment in a money market mutual fund and investment contracts issued by the following insurance companies:

 

   

American General Life Insurance Company (“AGL”)

 

   

Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”)

 

   

New York Life Insurance Company (“NYL”)

 

   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Mass Mutual”)

 

   

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Met Life”)

The investment contracts with AGL, Prudential, and NYL are generally referred to as security-backed investment contracts and the underlying investments of these contracts are units of collective trust funds. The investment contracts with Mass Mutual and Met Life are generally referred to as separate account GICs and the underlying investments of these contracts are segregated portfolios of fixed income securities.

The interest crediting rates of the investment contracts are based on the contract values, and the fair value, duration, and yield to maturity of the underlying portfolios. These contracts allow for realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying assets to be amortized over the duration of the underlying investments, through adjustments to the future interest crediting rate. Also, the net crediting rate reflects fees paid to investment contract issuers, the contracts are designed to reset their respective crediting rates on a quarterly basis although they can be reset at other times based on portfolio activity or allocation, and the contracts cannot credit an interest rate that is less than zero percent. The crediting rates of the contracts will track current market yields on a trailing basis. The rate reset allows the contract value to converge with the fair value of the underlying portfolio over time, assuming the portfolio continues to earn the current yield for a period of time equal to the current portfolio duration. To the extent that the underlying portfolio of a contract has unrealized and/or realized losses, a positive adjustment is made to the adjustment from fair value to contract value under contract value accounting. As a result, the future crediting rate may be lower over time than the then-current market rates. Similarly, if the underlying portfolio generates unrealized and/or realized gains, a negative adjustment is made to the adjustment from fair value to contract value, and the future crediting rate may be higher than the then-current market rates.

The primary variables impacting the future crediting rates of the investment contracts include:

 

   

the current yield of the assets underlying the contracts,

 

   

the duration of the assets underlying the contracts, and

 

   

the existing difference between the fair values and contract values of the assets within the contracts.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

The contracts use the following compound crediting rate formula:

CR = [(FV/CV)(1/D)*(1+Y)]-1, where:

CR = crediting rate

FV = fair value of underlying portfolio

CV = contract value

D = weighted average duration of the underlying portfolio

Y = annualized weighted average yield to maturity of the underlying portfolio

The yield earned by the account at December 31, 2014 was 1.42%. This represents the annualized earnings of all investments in the account divided by the fair value of all investments in the account at December 31, 2014.

The yield earned by the account with an adjustment to reflect the actual interest rate credited to Participants at December 31, 2014 was 1.18%. This represents the annualized earnings credited to Participants divided by the fair value of all investments in the account at December 31, 2014.

Investment contracts generally provide for withdrawals associated with certain events which are not in the ordinary course of operations. These withdrawals are paid with a market value adjustment applied to the withdrawal as defined in the investment contract. Each contract issuer specifies the events which may trigger a market value adjustment; however, such events may include all or a portion of the following:

 

   

material amendments to the account’s structure or administration;

 

   

changes to the Plans’ competing investment options including the elimination of equity wash provisions;

 

   

complete or partial termination of the investment, including a merger with another investment account;

 

   

the failure of the Plan to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA;

 

   

the redemption of all or a portion of the interests in the account held by a participating plan at the direction of the participating plan sponsor, including withdrawals due to the removal of a specifically identifiable group of employees from coverage under the participating plan (such as a group layoff or early retirement incentive program), the closing or sale of a subsidiary, employing unit, or affiliate, the bankruptcy or insolvency of a plan sponsor, the merger of the Plan with another plan, or the Plan sponsor’s establishment of another tax qualified defined contribution plan;

 

   

any change in law, regulation, ruling, administrative or judicial position, or accounting requirement, applicable to the account or participating plans;

 

   

the delivery of any communication to Participants designed to influence a participant not to invest in the investment option.

At this time, the Company does not believe that the occurrence of any such market value event, which would limit the account’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable.

These contracts contain termination provisions, allowing the contract issuer to terminate with notice, at any time at fair value, and providing for automatic termination of the contract if the contract value or the fair value of the underlying portfolio equals zero. The issuer is obligated to

 

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pay the excess contract value when the fair value is below contract value at the time of termination. In addition, if the Company defaults in its obligations under the contract (including the issuer’s determination that the agreement constitutes a non-exempt prohibited transaction as defined under ERISA), and such default is not corrected within the time permitted by the contract, then the contract may be terminated by the issuer and the Plan will receive the fair value as of the date of termination.

 

6. Transactions with Parties-in-Interest

Parties-in-interest are defined under Department of Labor regulations as any fiduciary of the Plan, any party rendering service to the Plan, the employer, and certain others.

At December 31, 2014, the Plan held Company common stock with a cost and fair value of $188,255,416 and $248,306,627, respectively. During 2014, the Plan purchased shares at a cost of $27,122,220 and sold shares valued at $35,008,574.

At December 31, 2013, the Plan held Company common stock with a cost and fair value of $193,124,708 and $203,615,803, respectively. During 2013, the Plan purchased shares at a cost of $23,776,362 and sold shares valued at $27,778,272.

Dividend income from Company common stock was $8,501,427 and $8,541,962 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

At December 31, 2014, the Plan held shares in the Fidelity Management Trust Company Institutional Cash Portfolio (Note 3). This portfolio is managed by the Trustee, and therefore, qualifies as party-in-interest transactions. Notes receivable from Participants also reflect party-in-interest transactions.

Fees paid by the Plan to the Trustee for recordkeeping and trust services were $1,094,988 and $1,007,262 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Fees paid to and investments issued by various Plan investment managers also reflect party-in-interest transactions.

These transactions are allowable party-in-interest transactions under Section 408(b)(8) of ERISA.

 

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Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

7. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

   $ 2,023,284,820       $ 1,920,935,435   

Amounts allocated to deemed distributions of notes receivable from Participants

     (1,172,844      (1,045,123

Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts

     671,952           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500

   $ 2,022,783,928       $ 1,919,890,312   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deemed distributions of notes receivable from Participants, resulting from defaults of notes receivable from Participants, are no longer considered assets of the Plan with respect to Form 5500 filings.

The following is a reconciliation of total additions per the financial statements to total income per the Form 5500 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  

Total additions per the financial statements

   $ 257,532,048       $ 421,722,230   

Add: Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts as of the current year-end

     671,952           

Less: Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts as of the prior year-end

             (19,429,644

Less: Interest income of defaulted notes receivable from Participants

     (85,152      (77,703
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income per the Form 5500

   $ 258,118,848       $ 402,214,883   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of total deductions per the financial statements to total expenses per the Form 5500 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  

Total deductions per the financial statements

   $ 155,182,663       $ 111,797,784   

Add: Net increase (decrease) in defaulted notes receivable from Participants

     42,569         (15,622
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses per the Form 5500

   $ 155,225,232       $ 111,782,162   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

 

 

8. Federal Income Tax Status

The Company obtained its latest determination letter September 18, 2013, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Plan’s administrator believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2011.

 

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Savings Investment Plan

SCHEDULE H, Line 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

Name of plan sponsor: Ameren Corporation

Employer identification number: 43-1723446

Three-digit plan number: 003

 

(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)      (e)  
    

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or

similar party

  

Description of investment including

maturity date, rate of interest,

collateral, par, or maturity value

   Cost      Current value  
  

Mutual Funds

        
  

American Funds Group

   EuroPacific Growth Fund    $ 106,315,363       $ 122,967,205   
  

Pacific Investment Management Company

   PIMCO Total Return Fund      74,879,612         73,200,714   
  

Sands Capital Management

   Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund      42,819,670         50,151,187   
*   

Fidelity Management Trust Company

   FMTC Institutional Cash Portfolio      23,665,553         23,665,552   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total Mutual Funds

        247,680,198         269,984,658   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Collective Investment Trusts         
   Allianz Global Investors Fund Management    AllianzGI NFJ Dividend Value CIT      100,856,568         138,865,150   
   Nuveen Fund Advisors    NWQ Small/Mid Cap Value Fund      56,330,236         79,241,954   
   Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.    Wells Fargo Fixed Income Fund F      91,393,003         92,272,061   
   Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.    Wells Fargo Fixed Income Fund L      22,800,000         23,449,626   
   Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.    Wells Fargo Fixed Income Fund N      25,600,000         26,320,296   
   Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.    Wells Fargo Fixed Income Fund Q      31,941,154         32,334,243   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock Equity Index Fund      130,758,025         216,739,324   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock Russell 2500 NL Fund      154,911,385         138,419,624   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2020 Fund      77,141,738         90,104,434   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2025 Fund      56,823,898         68,739,236   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2030 Fund      37,458,047         45,847,351   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock MSCI ACWI ex-US IMI Index NL Fund      45,453,251         46,952,719   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL Retirement Fund      42,665,139         44,158,903   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock US Debt Index NL Fund      37,084,617         38,198,496   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2035 Fund      19,453,280         23,818,265   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2040 Fund      17,383,532         21,325,453   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2045 Fund      14,346,410         17,629,758   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2050 Fund      12,542,486         15,642,916   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock TIPS Bond Index Fund      15,624,887         15,630,986   
   BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.    BlackRock LifePath Index NL 2055 Fund      6,296,337         6,928,616   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total Collective Investment Trusts

        996,863,993         1,182,619,411   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Pooled Separate Accounts         
   Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co.    Separate Account #SB43      31,918,376         32,297,606   
   Metropolitan Life Ins Co.    Separate Account #690      31,906,840         32,181,096   
   Metropolitan Life Ins Co.    Separate Account #695      31,810,551         32,446,402   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total Pooled Separate Accounts

        95,635,767         96,925,104   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Common Stocks         
*    Ameren Corporation    5,382,758.000000 Shares      188,255,416         248,306,627   
   ACTAVIS PLC    4,219.000000 Shares      1,124,408         1,086,013   
   PERRIGO CO PLC    7,076.000000 Shares      1,093,685         1,182,824   
   ABBOTT LABORATORIES    45,833.000000 Shares      1,696,861         2,063,402   
   ADOBE SYSTEMS INC    19,464.000000 Shares      1,121,924         1,415,033   
   ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS    7,489.000000 Shares      830,942         1,385,690   
   ALIBABA GROUP HLD SPON AD    13,134.000000 Shares      1,025,115         1,365,148   
   ALLERGAN INC    5,336.000000 Shares      594,920         1,134,380   
   AMAZON.COM INC    8,597.000000 Shares      2,181,675         2,668,079   
   AMERICAN TOWER CORP    10,391.000000 Shares      747,886         1,027,150   
   ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP    11,861.000000 Shares      869,860         978,533   
   APPLE INC    34,906.000000 Shares      3,227,455         3,852,924   
   APPLIED MATERIALS INC    10,308.000000 Shares      242,775         256,875   
   BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL    18,175.000000 Shares      1,158,233         1,643,020   
   BIOGEN IDEC INC    6,569.000000 Shares      1,100,056         2,229,847   

 

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Savings Investment Plan

SCHEDULE H, Line 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

 

Name of plan sponsor: Ameren Corporation

Employer identification number: 43-1723446

Three-digit plan number: 003

 

(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)      (e)  
    

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or

similar party

  

Description of investment including

maturity date, rate of interest,

collateral, par, or maturity value

   Cost      Current value  
  

BOEING CO

   12,294.000000 Shares      936,785         1,597,974   
  

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO

   34,336.000000 Shares      1,722,726         2,026,854   
  

CANADIAN PAC RAILWAY (W/I

   7,373.000000 Shares      883,706         1,420,703   
  

CELGENE CORP

   16,114.000000 Shares      1,144,660         1,802,512   
  

CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL

   1,268.000000 Shares      475,474         867,959   
  

CONCHO RESOURCES INC

   9,794.000000 Shares      831,586         976,952   
  

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP

   13,547.000000 Shares      1,376,718         1,920,287   
  

DISNEY (WALT) CO

   15,989.000000 Shares      837,438         1,506,004   
  

DUNKIN BRANDS GROUP INC

   9,475.000000 Shares      282,698         404,109   
  

EOG RESOURCES INC

   10,526.000000 Shares      617,452         969,129   
  

FACEBOOK INC A

   38,818.000000 Shares      1,335,292         3,028,580   
  

FIREEYE INC

   18,426.000000 Shares      843,676         581,893   
  

FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC

   7,266.000000 Shares      888,345         1,080,527   
  

GILEAD SCIENCES INC

   12,774.000000 Shares      458,433         1,204,077   
  

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

   5,241.000000 Shares      718,298         1,015,863   
  

GOOGLE INC CL A

   3,599.000000 Shares      1,407,584         1,909,845   
  

GOOGLE INC CL C

   3,650.000000 Shares      1,431,959         1,921,360   
  

ILLUMINA INC

   7,847.000000 Shares      464,088         1,448,399   
  

INCYTE CORP

   5,522.000000 Shares      356,938         403,713   
  

LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP

   11,227.000000 Shares      890,714         652,962   
  

LENDINGCLUB CORP

   2,010.000000 Shares      30,150         50,853   
  

LINKEDIN CORP CL A

   7,717.000000 Shares      998,309         1,772,672   
  

MARRIOTT INTL INC A

   18,945.000000 Shares      1,089,172         1,478,278   
  

MASTERCARD INC CL A

   35,493.000000 Shares      1,739,263         3,058,077   
  

MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL INC

   9,876.000000 Shares      865,124         878,766   
  

MONDELEZ INTL INC

   37,527.000000 Shares      1,082,925         1,363,168   
  

MONSANTO CO

   14,379.000000 Shares      1,314,963         1,717,859   
  

MORGAN STANLEY

   44,626.000000 Shares      1,453,742         1,731,489   
  

NETFLIX INC

   3,603.000000 Shares      1,062,216         1,230,821   
  

NIKE INC CL B

   23,316.000000 Shares      1,139,514         2,241,833   
  

PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP

   6,465.000000 Shares      1,067,214         1,557,289   
  

PRICELINE GROUP INC

   1,704.000000 Shares      1,110,830         1,942,918   
  

RED HAT INC

   21,996.000000 Shares      1,153,550         1,520,803   
  

SALESFORCE.COM INC

   31,324.000000 Shares      1,287,889         1,857,826   
  

SCHLUMBERGER LTD

   11,202.000000 Shares      847,286         956,763   
  

SPLUNK INC

   17,816.000000 Shares      677,938         1,050,253   
  

STARBUCKS CORP

   15,664.000000 Shares      1,186,305         1,285,231   
  

TJX COMPANIES INC NEW

   12,055.000000 Shares      522,493         826,732   
  

TESLA MOTORS INC

   3,934.000000 Shares      601,811         874,961   
  

TIFFANY & CO

   9,012.000000 Shares      870,787         963,022   
  

TRIPADVISOR INC

   9,896.000000 Shares      852,621         738,835   
  

TWENTY FIRST CENTURY FOX

   25,653.000000 Shares      828,017         985,203   
  

TWITTER INC

   26,526.000000 Shares      1,055,866         951,488   
  

UNDER ARMOUR INC CL A

   16,035.000000 Shares      647,530         1,088,777   
  

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS

   8,276.000000 Shares      471,613         983,189   
  

VISA INC CL A

   9,548.000000 Shares      1,428,542         2,503,486   
  

VMWARE INC CL A

   7,994.000000 Shares      740,609         659,665   
  

WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC

   19,034.000000 Shares      933,678         959,694   
  

WORKDAY INC CL A

   11,869.000000 Shares      795,608         968,629   
  

SIGNET JEWELERS LTD (US)

   9,670.000000 Shares      1,046,007         1,272,282   
  

JAZZ PHARMA PLC

   1,400.000000 Shares      238,585         229,222   
  

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HLG

   17,600.000000 Shares      695,168         822,976   

 

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Savings Investment Plan

SCHEDULE H, Line 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

 

Name of plan sponsor: Ameren Corporation

Employer identification number: 43-1723446

Three-digit plan number: 003

 

(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)      (e)  
    

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or

similar party

  

Description of investment including

maturity date, rate of interest,

collateral, par, or maturity value

   Cost      Current value  
  

AAC HOLDINGS INC

   7,600.000000 Shares      190,042         234,992   
  

ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC

   4,983.000000 Shares      175,289         203,655   
  

ADEPTUS HEALTH INC A

   8,400.000000 Shares      212,207         314,160   
  

ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS

   6,470.000000 Shares      395,557         627,590   
  

APOGEE ENTERPRISES INC

   8,600.000000 Shares      396,800         364,382   
  

AUTODESK INC

   11,373.000000 Shares      594,018         683,062   
  

BIG LOTS INC

   8,022.000000 Shares      364,340         321,040   
  

BLACKHAWK NETWORK HLDGS A

   9,600.000000 Shares      337,948         372,480   
  

BOSTON BEER COMPANY CL A

   1,000.000000 Shares      293,517         289,540   
  

BUFFALO WILD WINGS INC

   2,700.000000 Shares      425,471         487,026   
  

BURLINGTON STORES INC

   10,300.000000 Shares      459,974         486,778   
  

CAVIUM INC

   8,400.000000 Shares      431,543         519,288   
  

CINTAS CORP

   7,700.000000 Shares      563,889         603,988   
  

COMSCORE INC

   12,804.000000 Shares      293,755         594,490   
  

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR

   34,900.000000 Shares      443,708         498,372   
  

DEALERTRACK TECH INC

   6,700.000000 Shares      302,893         296,877   
  

DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP

   9,450.000000 Shares      745,550         860,328   
  

RADWARE LTD

   16,600.000000 Shares      326,171         365,532   
  

DEXCOM INC

   9,800.000000 Shares      431,865         539,490   
  

DIAMOND FOODS INC

   9,450.000000 Shares      210,635         266,774   
  

EAST WEST BANCORP INC

   8,000.000000 Shares      312,101         309,680   
  

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP

   3,155.000000 Shares      320,771         401,884   
  

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

   7,040.000000 Shares      187,846         330,986   
  

ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING

   9,950.000000 Shares      416,055         426,159   
  

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC

   5,040.000000 Shares      643,730         647,942   
  

EXACT SCIENCES CORP

   8,938.000000 Shares      143,367         245,259   
  

EXPEDIA INC

   4,040.000000 Shares      302,021         344,854   
  

FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC

   9,170.000000 Shares      496,554         574,776   
  

F5 NETWORKS INC

   7,760.000000 Shares      896,580         1,012,408   
  

FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP

   10,450.000000 Shares      342,138         635,360   
  

FORTINET INC

   23,900.000000 Shares      622,027         732,774   
  

FRESHPET INC

   15,708.000000 Shares      258,420         267,978   
  

G-III APPAREL GROUP LTD

   7,670.000000 Shares      523,029         774,747   
  

GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

   10,500.000000 Shares      812,227         847,665   
  

HABIT RESTAURANTS CL A

   5,000.000000 Shares      90,000         161,750   
  

HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC

   8,600.000000 Shares      426,478         501,294   
  

HANESBRANDS INC

   5,650.000000 Shares      413,195         630,653   
  

HARMAN INTL IND INC NEW

   11,586.000000 Shares      949,559         1,236,342   
  

HEADWATERS INC

   32,603.000000 Shares      445,866         488,719   
  

HOSPIRA INC

   7,100.000000 Shares      413,533         434,875   
  

IDEXX LABS INC

   2,100.000000 Shares      317,031         311,367   
  

INCYTE CORP

   3,000.000000 Shares      208,263         219,330   
  

INTEGRATED DEVICE TECH

   19,998.000000 Shares      333,359         391,961   
  

ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS CO

   4,600.000000 Shares      220,306         284,004   
  

JACK IN THE BOX INC

   5,000.000000 Shares      365,401         399,800   
  

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP

   14,200.000000 Shares      218,568         225,212   
  

LENNAR CORP CL A

   11,329.000000 Shares      477,837         507,652   
  

LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC

   10,600.000000 Shares      565,608         591,374   
  

MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY INC

   2,100.000000 Shares      355,742         356,811   
  

MEDIVATION INC

   7,950.000000 Shares      588,109         791,900   
  

MIDDLEBY CORP

   8,070.000000 Shares      596,018         799,737   
  

PVH CORP

   3,600.000000 Shares      446,532         461,412   

 

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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

SCHEDULE H, Line 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

 

Name of plan sponsor: Ameren Corporation

Employer identification number: 43-1723446

Three-digit plan number: 003

 

(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)      (e)  
    

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or

similar party

  

Description of investment including

maturity date, rate of interest,

collateral, par, or maturity value

   Cost      Current value  
  

PTC THERAPEUTICS INC

   5,200.000000 Shares      213,699         269,204   
  

PACIRA PHARMACE

   2,500.000000 Shares      239,199         221,650   
  

PALL CORP

   3,700.000000 Shares      355,991         374,477   
  

PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC

   3,700.000000 Shares      397,918         453,509   
  

PANDORA MEDIA INC

   7,574.000000 Shares      190,138         135,044   
  

PITNEY-BOWES INC

   17,640.000000 Shares      284,054         429,887   
  

PROOFPOINT INC

   16,240.000000 Shares      406,031         783,255   
  

PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC

   1,135.000000 Shares      239,468         214,821   
  

RACKSPACE HOSTING INC

   13,900.000000 Shares      605,488         650,659   
  

RADIAN GROUP INC

   42,700.000000 Shares      717,453         713,944   
  

RITE AID CORP

   65,300.000000 Shares      448,775         491,056   
  

ROBERT HALF INTL INC.

   20,300.000000 Shares      1,012,134         1,185,114   
  

RYDER SYSTEM INC

   4,690.000000 Shares      421,216         435,467   
  

SERVICENOW INC

   18,310.000000 Shares      821,892         1,242,334   
  

SIGNATURE BANK

   5,560.000000 Shares      573,358         700,338   
  

STAMPS.COM INC

   6,700.000000 Shares      314,254         321,533   
  

TEAM HEALTH HOLDINGS INC

   6,700.000000 Shares      386,066         385,451   
  

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP

   4,200.000000 Shares      228,367         212,814   
  

TRACTOR SUPPLY CO.

   4,600.000000 Shares      323,489         362,572   
  

ULTA SALON COSMETICS & FR

   6,800.000000 Shares      811,167         869,312   
  

UNDER ARMOUR INC CL A

   8,242.000000 Shares      388,177         559,632   
  

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SVC CL B

   2,200.000000 Shares      236,874         244,772   
  

VERIFONE SYSTEMS INC

   19,640.000000 Shares      697,247         730,608   
  

VULCAN MATERIALS CO

   8,555.000000 Shares      460,901         562,320   
  

WAGEWORKS INC

   5,406.000000 Shares      161,407         349,065   
  

WHITEWAVE FOODS CO CL A

   15,400.000000 Shares      557,267         538,846   
  

WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC

   3,380.000000 Shares      229,089         255,798   
  

XPO LOGISTICS INC

   23,174.000000 Shares      668,995         947,353   
  

YELP INC

   8,160.000000 Shares      575,192         446,597   
  

ZELTIQ AESTHETICS INC

   15,861.000000 Shares      338,698         442,681   
  

FRANK’S INTERNATIONAL NV

   20,613.000000 Shares      507,679         342,794   
  

LAZARD LTD CL A

   9,290.000000 Shares      485,725         464,779   
  

ABM INDUSTRIES INC

   17,399.000000 Shares      488,650         498,481   
  

ABIOMED INC

   14,640.000000 Shares      302,331         557,198   
  

AFFILIATED MANAGERS GRP

   4,750.000000 Shares      636,555         1,008,140   
  

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC

   12,945.000000 Shares      561,366         815,017   
  

AKORN INC

   16,644.000000 Shares      581,816         602,513   
  

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC

   12,517.000000 Shares      388,873         699,825   
  

ANSYS INC

   7,260.000000 Shares      527,809         595,320   
  

B/E AEROSPACE INC

   7,320.000000 Shares      261,202         424,706   
  

BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL

   10,760.000000 Shares      588,129         972,704   
  

BIO TECHNE CORP

   7,210.000000 Shares      656,294         666,204   
  

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON CL A

   22,953.000000 Shares      505,835         608,943   
  

BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING

   18,050.000000 Shares      469,583         661,894   
  

CBOE HOLDINGS INC

   14,590.000000 Shares      472,725         925,298   
  

CARRIZO OIL & GAS INC

   7,460.000000 Shares      371,325         310,336   
  

CATAMARAN CORP

   10,920.000000 Shares      517,493         565,110   
  

CELANESE CORP SER A

   11,370.000000 Shares      433,368         681,745   
  

CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC

   10,400.000000 Shares      544,611         582,608   
  

CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BRD C

   8,185.000000 Shares      434,018         593,658   
  

COSTAR GROUP INC

   4,343.000000 Shares      406,588         797,505   
  

CYBERONICS INC

   7,655.000000 Shares      481,628         426,230   

 

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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

SCHEDULE H, Line 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

 

Name of plan sponsor: Ameren Corporation

Employer identification number: 43-1723446

Three-digit plan number: 003

 

(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)      (e)  
    

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or

similar party

  

Description of investment including

maturity date, rate of interest,

collateral, par, or maturity value

   Cost      Current value  
  

FIRSTSERVICE CORP

   10,652.000000 Shares      333,669         541,761   
  

DREW INDUSTRIES INC

   9,470.000000 Shares      423,572         483,633   
  

ENCORE CAP GROUP INC

   10,900.000000 Shares      368,284         483,960   
  

EXACT SCIENCES CORP

   23,726.000000 Shares      416,006         651,041   
  

EXAMWORKS GROUP INC

   10,381.000000 Shares      316,620         431,746   
  

FXCM INC CLASS A

   40,678.000000 Shares      627,354         674,034   
  

FACTSET RESEARCH SYS INC

   4,630.000000 Shares      470,892         651,673   
  

FIRST CASH FIN SRVS INC

   6,610.000000 Shares      331,547         367,979   
  

FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SEC

   12,281.000000 Shares      405,955         555,961   
  

FORUM ENERGY TECH INC

   11,820.000000 Shares      384,087         245,029   
  

GARTNER INC

   8,350.000000 Shares      415,132         703,154   
  

GRACO INC

   4,743.000000 Shares      287,622         380,294   
  

GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC

   21,202.000000 Shares      796,949         1,073,457   
  

GULFPORT ENERGY CORP

   6,100.000000 Shares      370,161         254,614   
  

HEALTHCARE SVCS GROUP INC

   16,420.000000 Shares      390,825         507,871   
  

HEALTHSOUTH CORP

   23,296.000000 Shares      673,267         895,964   
  

HELMERICH & PAYNE INC

   3,207.000000 Shares      175,960         216,216   
  

HEXCEL CORPORATION

   14,450.000000 Shares      589,985         599,531   
  

ICF INTERNATIONAL INC

   20,147.000000 Shares      401,022         825,624   
  

IDEXX LABS INC

   4,913.000000 Shares      479,702         728,451   
  

INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & F

   7,430.000000 Shares      709,319         753,105   
  

JARDEN CORP

   16,005.000000 Shares      407,301         766,319   
  

JONES LANG LASALLE INC

   8,200.000000 Shares      791,377         1,229,426   
  

J2 GLOBAL INC

   24,355.000000 Shares      1,079,342         1,510,010   
  

KLX INC W/I

   3,660.000000 Shares      99,344         150,975   
  

LPL FIN HLDGS INC

   10,694.000000 Shares      463,391         476,418   
  

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS

   9,772.000000 Shares      496,510         519,968   
  

MANPOWERGROUP INC

   5,680.000000 Shares      238,490         387,206   
  

MEDIVATION INC

   5,624.000000 Shares      436,353         560,207   
  

MEDNAX INC

   13,710.000000 Shares      737,343         906,368   
  

METTLER-TOLEDO INTL INC

   2,930.000000 Shares      661,938         886,208   
  

MIDDLEBY CORP

   5,984.000000 Shares      487,168         593,014   
  

NEUSTAR INC CL A

   12,536.000000 Shares      580,133         348,501   
  

NU SKIN ENTERPRISES CL A

   13,860.000000 Shares      655,390         605,682   
  

OCEANEERING INTL INC

   4,780.000000 Shares      272,224         281,112   
  

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE

   8,014.000000 Shares      297,946         622,207   
  

PRA GROUP INC

   14,760.000000 Shares      624,013         855,047   
  

PANDORA MEDIA INC

   24,325.000000 Shares      411,883         433,715   
  

POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC

   5,070.000000 Shares      520,255         766,787   
  

QUINTILES TRANSNATL HLDGS

   12,820.000000 Shares      714,651         754,713   
  

ROBERT HALF INTL INC.

   19,890.000000 Shares      549,986         1,161,178   
  

SBA COMM CORP CL A

   8,660.000000 Shares      599,457         959,182   
  

SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC

   18,770.000000 Shares      468,784         576,990   
  

SIGNATURE BANK

   5,420.000000 Shares      508,904         682,703   
  

SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS INC

   10,869.000000 Shares      663,966         949,624   
  

SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT

   26,230.000000 Shares      970,885         1,131,825   
  

STERICYCLE INC

   9,740.000000 Shares      917,514         1,276,719   
  

TEAM HEALTH HOLDINGS INC

   9,966.000000 Shares      299,209         573,344   
  

TORO CO

   7,310.000000 Shares      464,660         466,451   
  

TOWERS WATSON & CO CL A

   6,000.000000 Shares      631,808         679,020   
  

TRACTOR SUPPLY CO.

   7,040.000000 Shares      355,194         554,893   
  

TRANSDIGM GROUP INC

   2,551.000000 Shares      411,220         500,889   

 

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Ameren Corporation

Savings Investment Plan

SCHEDULE H, Line 4i – SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)

December 31, 2014

 

 

Name of plan sponsor: Ameren Corporation

Employer identification number: 43-1723446

Three-digit plan number: 003

 

(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)      (e)  
    

Identity of issue, borrower, lessor, or

similar party

  

Description of investment including

maturity date, rate of interest,

collateral, par, or maturity value

   Cost      Current value  
   TRIMAS CORP    16,082.000000 Shares      411,873         503,206   
   2U INC    20,798.000000 Shares      379,644         408,889   
   VANTIV INC    23,970.000000 Shares      676,388         813,062   
   WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC    12,920.000000 Shares      754,232         977,786   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total Common Stocks

     326,648,862         429,360,679   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Exchange Traded Funds         
   ISHARES RUSSEL MIDCP GRWT    2,090.000000 Shares      192,505         194,851   
   ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GR E    5,750.000000 Shares      791,771         818,685   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     984,276         1,013,536   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
   American Depositary Receipts         
   ARM HOLDINGS PLC SPON ADR    22,113.000000 Shares      889,223         1,023,832   
   INDITEX SA UNSPN ADR    74,360.000000 Shares      949,731         1,055,912   
   NOVO-NORDISK AS CL B ADR    36,951.000000 Shares      1,211,825         1,563,766   
   SHIRE PLC SPON ADR    5,172.000000 Shares      1,103,521         1,099,257   
   WNS HLDGS LTD SP ADR    23,643.000000 Shares      345,874         488,465   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total American Depositary Receipts

     4,500,174         5,231,232   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Investment Contract         
   Metropolitan Life Ins Co.    1.14%              17,373   
   Overnight Deposit Instrument         
   BBH&Co.    BBH&Co. Cash Management Service      1,659,190         1,659,190   
   Notes Receivable         
* / **    Participants    Participant Loans      34,286,429         34,286,429   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
           1,708,258,889         2,021,097,612   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Investment represents allowable transaction with a party-in-interest.
** Interest rates vary from 4.00% to 10.50% on loans maturing through 2025.

 

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SIGNATURES

The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

AMEREN CORPORATION

SAVINGS INVESTMENT PLAN

 

AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY

(Administrator)

By   /s/ Daniel F. Cole
 

Daniel F. Cole

Chairman and President

Ameren Services Company

June 26, 2015


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Exhibit No.

  

Description

23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No. 333-191786 and No. 333-157655 on Form S-8 of Ameren Corporation of our report dated June 26, 2015 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Ameren Corporation Savings Investment Plan for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP
Crowe Horwath LLP

South Bend, Indiana

June 26, 2015

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