ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On November 22, 2022, Ameren Illinois Company ("Ameren Illinois"), a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, sold $350 million principal amount of its 5.90% First Mortgage Bonds due 2052 (the "Bonds"). The Bonds were offered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-249475-02), which became effective on October 14, 2020, and a Prospectus Supplement dated November 8, 2022, to a Prospectus dated October 14, 2020. Ameren Illinois received net offering proceeds of approximately $345.9 million, before expenses, upon closing of the transaction.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with the offering of the Bonds.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






 (d) Exhibits




  Exhibit Number Title

    1.1            Underwriting Agreement relating to the Bonds, dated November 8,
                 2022, between Ameren Illinois and the several underwriters named
                 therein, for whom BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC,
                 RBC Capital Markets, LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC are acting
                 as representatives.

  4.1*           General Mortgage Indenture and Deed of Trust, dated as of
                 November 1, 1992, from Ameren Illinois to The Bank of New York
                 Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (1992 Form 10-K,
                 Exhibit 4(cc), File No. 1-3004).

    4.2            Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2022, by and
                 between Ameren Illinois and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
                 Company, N.A., as successor trustee, relating to the Bonds.

    5.1            Opinion of Stephen C. Lee, Esq., Vice President and Deputy
                 General Counsel of Ameren Illinois, regarding the legality of the
                 Bonds (including consent).

    5.2            Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP regarding the legality
                 of the Bonds (including consent).

  104            Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

* Incorporated by reference as indicated.

This combined Form 8-K is being filed separately by Ameren Corporation and Ameren Illinois Company (each a "registrant"). Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant has been filed by such registrant on its own behalf. No registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other registrant.

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