Ameren 4Q 2004 U-9C-3 Report
 


U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3








QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 58 OF
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2004








Ameren Corporation
(Name of Registered Holding Company)

1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)








Inquiries concerning this Form U-9C-3 may
be directed to:

Joan E. Bannon
Ameren Corporation
P.O. Box 66149
St. Louis, MO 63166-6149
314-554-3430





AMEREN CORPORATION
FORM U-9C-3
For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2004
 
 


Table of Contents
 
 

   
Page
     
Item 1.
Organization Chart
1
     
Item 2.
Issuances and Renewals of Securities and Capital Contributions
1
     
Item 3.
Associate Transactions
1
     
Item 4.
Summary of Aggregate Investment
4
     
Item 5.
Other Investments
5
     
Item 6.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
5
     
SIGNATURE
  
5
     
CERTIFICATE
  
6
 
 
 

ITEM 1. - ORGANIZATION CHART

Organizational chart is not required for the fourth quarter filing.


ITEM 2. - ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
 
 
Company
Issuing Security
 
Type of
Security
Principal
Amount
of Security
 
Company to Whom
Securities Were Issued
Collateral
Given With
Security
Consideration
Received for
Each Security
           
Ameren ERC, Inc.
Demand Note
$17,190,000
Non-utility money pool
Not applicable
Not applicable
Ameren Energy, Inc.
Demand Note
7,170,000
Non-utility money pool
    
Missouri Central Railroad
Demand Note
5,750,000
Ameren ERC, Inc.          
   
Ameren Energy Fuels and
Services Company
Demand Note
14,925,000
Non-utility money pool
    
Ameren Energy
Marketing Co.
Demand Note
41,126,567
Non-utility money pool
    

 
ITEM 3. - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS
 
*Part I - Transactions performed by reporting companies on behalf of associate companies.*
 
Reporting
Company
Rendering
Services
Associate
Company
Receiving
Services
 
Types of
Services
Rendered
 
Direct
Costs
Charged
Indirect
Costs
Charged
(Note 1)
 
Cost
of
Capital
 
Total
Amount
Billed
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
Ameren Corporation
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$      74,456
$    14,891
8.8399%
$      89,347
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
AmerenUE
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$ 1,086,764
$  217,353
8.8399%
$ 1,304,117
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
AmerenCIPS
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$    236,613
$    47,323
8.8399%
$    283,936
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
Ameren Energy
Generating Company
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$    595,218
$  119,044
8.8399%
$    714,262
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
AmerenCILCO
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$    223,820
$    44,764
8.8399%
$    268,584
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
AmerenEnergy
Resources
Generating Company
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$    192,574
$    38,515
8.8399%
$    231,089
             



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ITEM 3. - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)


Ameren
Energy, Inc.
Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
Misc. Services
$        4,229
$ 0
8.8399%
$        4,229
             
Ameren
Energy, Inc.
AmerenUE
Energy
Trading
$ 3,344,714
$ 0
8.8399%
$ 3,344,714
             
Ameren
Energy, Inc.
Ameren Energy
Generating Company
Energy
Trading
$ 2,141,465
$ 0
8.8399%
$ 2,141,465
             
 
Note 1: 20% added to Direct charges on intercompany billing journal entries related to Ameren Energy Fuels and Services Company.


*Part II - Transactions performed by associate companies on behalf of reporting companies.*
Associate
Company
Rendering
Services
Reporting
Company
Receiving
Services
 
Types of
Services
Rendered
 
Direct
Costs
Charged
Indirect
Costs
Charged
(Note 2)
 
Cost
of
Capital
 
Total
Amount
Billed
             
Ameren
Services Company
Ameren Energy
Fuels and
Services
Company
Auditing,
Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
$    458,817
$   76,321
8.8399%
$   535,138
             
Ameren
Services Company
Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
Auditing,
Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
$ 1,527,027
$ 300,102
8.8399%
$1,827,129
             



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ITEM 3. - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)



Ameren
Services Company
Ameren Energy, Inc.
Auditing,
Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
$ 367,350
$ 69,460
8.8399%
$ 436,810
             
Ameren
Services Company
Ameren ERC, Inc.
Auditing,
Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
$   99,704
$ 15,348
8.8399%
$ 115,052
             
Ameren
Services Company
CILCORP Energy
Services Inc.
Auditing,
Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
$   51,666
$  4,845
8.8399%
$   56,511
 
 
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 ITEM 3. - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
 
 
             
Ameren
Services Company
CILCORP Infra-
Services Inc.
Auditing,
Real Estate,
Executive,
Eng. & Const.,
Legal, Accounting,
Human Resources,
Corp. Communications,
Investor Services,
Information Technology,
Energy Services, Tax,
Industrial Relations,
Supply Services
$   27,557
$ 3,288
8.8399%
$   30,845
             
Ameren
Services Company
Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
Energy Services
$ 674,808
$        0
8.8399%
$ 674,808
             
AmerenUE
Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
Energy Services
$   88,923
$        0
8.8399%
$   88,923
             
AmerenCIPS
Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
Energy Services
$ 202,735
$        0
8.8399%
$ 202,735
             
AmerenCILCO
Ameren ERC, Inc.
Misc. Services
$   12,668
$ 2,533
8.8399%
$   15,201

Note 2: Charges from Ameren Services Company are charged on indirect corporate or indirect functional service requests. Each month the percentage of corporate service requests costs (or functional costs) to each company (or function) is determined based on their proportion of charges received from direct or indirect service requests in that month.


*All Agreements with Ameren Services Company are in the same format as the standard System Service Agreement in File No. 70-8945.


ITEM 4. - SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT

Investments in energy-related companies (in thousands):
 
Total consolidated capitalization as of December 31, 2004
$11,898,000
  
Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (Line 1 multiplied by 0.15)
    1,784,700
  
Line 2
Greater of $50 million or Line 2
  
$1,784,700
Line 3
Total current aggregate investment:
      
(categorized by major line of energy-related business)
      
Energy-related Business Category V
         47,847
    
Energy-related Business Category VII
         37,865
    
Total current aggregate investment
  
     $85,712
Line 4
Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of
  
$1,698,988
Line 5
capitalization and the total aggregate investment of the
      
registered holding company system (Line 3 less Line 4)
      


Investments in gas-related companies: NONE

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ITEM 5. - OTHER INVESTMENTS

 
Major Line of
Energy-Related
Business
 
Other Investment in
Last U-9C-3 Report
 
Other Investment in
This U-9C-3 Report
 
Reason for Difference
In Other Investment
         
Ameren Energy,
Inc.
Energy Marketing
& Brokering
$450,000
$450,000
  


ITEM 6. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

A.     Financial Statements:
 
No financial statements are required for the fourth quarter filing.

B.     Exhibits: 
 
         1.0 Certificate as to filings with interested state commissions.
 
         Contracts required by Item 3. - NONE



The Fuel and Natural Gas Services Agreement between Ameren Energy Fuels & Services Company, Union Electric Company and Central Illinois Public Service Company was filed in File No. 70-8945 and extended to include Central Illinois Light Company and Illinois Power Company in File Nos. 70-10078 and 70-10220, respectively.

SIGNATURE

The undersigned registered holding company has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer thereunto duly authorized pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
 
 
     
 March 9, 2005 AMEREN CORPORATION
 
 		  
 		  
 
By:   /s/ Jerre E. Birdsong
 
Jerre E. Birdsong
  Vice President and Treasurer

 
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Exhibit 1.0



CERTIFICATE


I certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed via first class U. S. mail on this 9th day of March, 2005 to Ameren Corporation's interested state commissions whose names and addresses are listed below.

Mr. Robert Schallenberg
Director - Utility Services Division
Missouri Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 360
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Ms. Elizabeth A. Rolando, Chief Clerk
Illinois Commerce Commission
527 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, IL 62701

Ms. Mary Selvaggio, Director
Financial Accounting Division
Illinois Commerce Commission
527 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, IL 62701

Mr. Alan S. Pregozen
CFA Finance Department
Financial Analysis Division
Illinois Commerce Commission
527 East Capitol Avenue
Springfield, IL 62701


     
 March 9, 2005 AMEREN CORPORATION
 
 		  
 		  
 
By:   /s/ Ronald K. Evans
 
Ronald K. Evans
  Managing Associate General Counsel
Ameren Services Company
1901 Chouteau Avenue
P. O. Box 66149 (MC-1310)
St. Louis, MO  63166-6149
(314) 554-2156
(314) 554-4014 (fax)
 
 
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