| ☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| A. | Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
| B. | Name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
Ameren Corporation
Savings Investment Plan
Index
| * | 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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Crowe LLP Independent Member Crowe Global |
| /s/ Crowe LLP |
| Crowe LLP |
2025 |
2024 |
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Assets |
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Investments, at fair value |
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Investments, at contract value |
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Total investments |
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Receivables |
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Notes receivable from participants |
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Participant contributions |
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Employer contributions |
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Dividends and interest |
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Due from brokers for securities sold |
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Total receivables |
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Total assets |
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Liabilities |
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Accrued expenses |
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Due to brokers for securities purchased |
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Total liabilities |
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Net assets available for benefits |
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2025 |
2024 |
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Additions: |
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Investment Income |
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Interest and dividends |
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Net appreciation in fair value of investments |
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Total income |
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Interest on notes receivable from participants |
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Participant contributions |
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Employer contributions |
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Total additions |
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Deductions: |
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Benefits paid to participants |
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Administrative expenses |
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Total deductions |
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Net increase |
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Net assets available for benefits |
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Beginning of year |
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End of year |
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1. |
Description of the Plan |
2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
3. |
Fair Value Measurements |
| • | Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; |
| • | Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; |
| • | Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and |
| • | Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. |
| • | Common stocks: Valued at the closing price reported on the U.S. active markets on which the individual securities are traded (Level 1 inputs). |
| • | American depositary receipts (ADRs): Valued at the closing price reported on U.S. active markets on which the individual securities are traded (Level 1 inputs). |
| • | Collective trust funds: The fair values of participation units held in collective trusts are based on the Net Asset Value (“NAV”) reported by the fund managers as of the financial statement dates and recent transaction prices. Under ordinary market conditions, redemptions of investments in collective trusts are permitted daily and are executed at NAV as a practical expedient. The objective of the SSGA Short Term Investment Fund (value of $ |
| • | 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 NAV and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded. |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identified Assets (Level 1) |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
Measured at Net Asset Value as a Practical Expedient (a) |
Total |
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Assets |
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Common stocks-Plan sponsor stock |
$ | $ | — | $ | — | $ | ||||||||||
Common stocks-other than Plan sponsor stock |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
American depositary receipts (ADRs) |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Collective trust funds |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Mutual funds |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Total assets reported at fair value |
$ | $ | — | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| (a) | In accordance with accounting guidance, certain investments measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount measured at NAV presented in this table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the investments at fair value presented in the statement of net assets available for benefits. |
Quoted Prices |
Significant |
Measured |
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In Active |
Other |
at Net Asset |
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Markets for |
Observable |
Value as a |
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Identified Assets |
Inputs |
Practical |
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(Level 1) |
(Level 2) |
Expedient (a) |
Total |
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Assets |
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Common stocks-Plan sponsor stock |
$ | $ | — | $ | — | $ | ||||||||||
Common stocks-other than Plan sponsor stock |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
American depositary receipts (ADRs) |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Collective trust funds |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Mutual funds |
— | — | ||||||||||||||
Total assets reported at fair value |
$ | $ | — | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| (a) | In accordance with accounting guidance, certain investments measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amount measured at NAV presented in this table is intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the investments at fair value presented in the statement of net assets available for benefits. |
4. |
Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts |
| • | American General Life Insurance Company (“AGL”) |
| • | Transamerica Life Insurance Company (“Transamerica”) |
| • | Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (“Voya”) |
| • | Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Mass Mutual”) |
| • | Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (“Met Life”) |
| • | material amendments to the Plan’s structure or administration; |
| • | changes to the Plan’s competing investment options including the elimination of equity wash provisions; |
| • | complete or partial termination of the stable value account, 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 stable value 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 stable value account or participating plans; |
| • | the delivery of any communication to Participants designed to influence a Participant’s decision to stop investing in this investment option; and |
| • | the addition of an Asset Allocation or Managed Account service without prior approval of the contract issuer, or a material change in such service. |
5. |
Transactions with Parties-in-Interest |
6. |
Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 |
2025 |
2024 |
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Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements |
$ | $ | ||||||
Amounts allocated to deemed distributions of notes receivable from Participants |
( |
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Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts |
( |
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Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500 |
$ | $ | ||||||
Net increase in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements |
$ | |||
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts as of the current year-end |
( |
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Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts as of the prior year-end |
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Net decrease in defaulted notes receivable from Participants |
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Interest income of defaulted notes receivable from Participants |
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Total net income per the Form 5500 |
$ | |||
7. |
Federal Income Tax Status |
8. |
Subsequent Events |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
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Identity of issue, borrower, |
Description of investment including maturity date, |
Current |
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lessor, or similar party |
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
Cost |
value |
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Interest-bearing Cash |
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Total Interest-bearing Cash |
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Mutual Funds |
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Total Mutual Funds |
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Collective Investment Trusts |
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Total Collective Investment Trusts |
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Common Stocks |
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(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
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Identity of issue, borrower, |
Description of investment including maturity date, |
Current |
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lessor, or similar party |
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
Cost |
value |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
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Identity of issue, borrower, |
Description of investment including maturity date, |
Current |
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lessor, or similar party |
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
Cost |
value |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
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Identity of issue, borrower, |
Description of investment including maturity date, |
Current |
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lessor, or similar party |
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
Cost |
value |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
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Identity of issue, borrower, |
Description of investment including maturity date, |
Current |
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lessor, or similar party |
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
Cost |
value |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
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Identity of issue, borrower, |
Description of investment including maturity date, |
Current |
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lessor, or similar party |
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
Cost |
value |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
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Identity of issue, borrower, |
Description of investment including maturity date, |
Current |
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lessor, or similar party |
rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
Cost |
value |
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Total Common Stocks |
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Notes Receivable |
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Participants |
Participant Loans | ||||||||
| * | Investment represents allowable transaction with a party-in-interest. |
| ** | Interest rates vary from |
SIGNATURE
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustee (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMEREN CORPORATION | ||
| SAVINGS INVESTMENT PLAN | ||
| AMEREN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE | ||
| (Administrator) | ||
| By: | /s/ Rupinder Budhan | |
| Rupinder Budhan | ||
| Member of the Administrative Committee | ||
June 26, 2026