Ameren Corporation 2Q 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 June 30, 2005








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:

Annie C. Lang
Ameren Corporation
P.O. Box 66149
St. Louis, MO 63166-6149
314-206-0405





AMEREN CORPORATION
FORM U-9C-3
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2005


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
  
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ITEM 1. - ORGANIZATION CHART

Organizational chart to be filed in paper format as Exhibit 1.0 under Form SE.


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
$16,990,000
Non-utility money pool
Not applicable
Not applicable
Ameren Energy, Inc.
Demand Note
8,470,000
Non-utility money pool
Not applicable
Not applicable
Missouri Central Railroad
Demand Note
5,750,000
Ameren ERC, Inc.
Not applicable
Not applicable
Ameren Energy Fuels and
Services Company
Demand Note
13,625,000
Non-utility money pool
Not applicable
Not applicable
Ameren Energy
Marketing Co.
Demand Note
28,900,000
Non-utility money pool
Not applicable
Not applicable
CILCORP Energy Services Inc.
Demand Note
300,000
Non-utility money pool
Not applicable
Not applicable
 

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
AmerenUE
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$ 925,218
$ 74,017
5.53%
$ 999,235
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
AmerenCIPS
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$ 286,561
$ 22,925
5.53%
$ 309,486
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
Ameren Energy
Generating Company
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$ 458,200
$ 36,656
5.53%
$ 494,856
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
AmerenCILCO
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$ 350,390
$ 28,031
5.53%
$ 378,421
             
Ameren Energy
Fuels and Services
Company
AmerenEnergy
Resources
Generating Company
Fuel
Procurement
Services
$ 171,721
$ 13,738
5.53%
$ 185,459
 
 
Ameren Energy Fuels and Services Company
 
AmerenIP
 
Fuel
Procurement Services
 
$ 520,794
 
$ 41,663
 
5.53%
 
$ 562,457
             

 

 
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ITEM 3. - ASSOCIATE TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)


Ameren
Energy, Inc.
AmerenUE
Energy
Trading
$ 2,934,784
$ 0
5.53%
$ 2,934,784
             
Ameren
Energy, Inc.
Ameren Energy
Generating Company
Energy
Trading
$ 1,938,495
$ 0
5.53%
$ 1,938,495
             
 

Note 1:  8% 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
$ 733,977
$ 123,518
5.53%
$ 857,495
             
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
$ 1,744,171
$ 250,635
5.53%
$1,994,806
             




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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
$ 797,992
$ 109,054
5.53%
$ 907,046
             
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
$ 99,314
$ 12,538
5.53%
$ 111,852
             
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
$ 5,763
$ 728
5.53%
$ 6,491


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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
$ 8,789
$ 1,722
5.53%
$ 10,511
             
Ameren
Services Company
Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
Energy Services
$ 663,949
$ 0
5.53%
$ 663,949
             
AmerenUE
Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
Energy Services
$ 45,937
$ 0
5.53%
$ 45,937
             
AmerenUE
Ameren ERC, Inc.
Misc. Services
$ 1,515
$ 303
5.53%
$ 1,818
             
AmerenCIPS
Ameren Energy
Marketing Company
Energy Services
$ 171,869
$ 0
5.53%
$ 171,869
             
AmerenCILCO
Ameren ERC, Inc.
Misc. Services
$ 1,907
$ 381
5.53%
$ 2,288

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 June 30, 2005
$11,919,000
  
Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (Line 1 multiplied by 0.15)
1,787,850
  
Line 2
Greater of $50 million or Line 2
  
$1,787,850
Line 3
Total current aggregate investment:
      
(categorized by major line of energy-related business)
      
Energy-related Business Category V
36,920
    
Energy-related Business Category VII
36,365
    
Total current aggregate investment
  
     $73,285
Line 4
Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of
  
$1,714,565
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:
To be filed confidentially under Rule 104 as Exhibit 2.0.

B.   Exhibits: 
1.0   Organization Chart required by Item 1.
2.0   Financial Statements required by Item 6.A.
3.0   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.

     
 August 24, 2005 Ameren Corporation
 
 		  
 		  
 
  By:   /s/ Jerre E. Birdsong
 
Jerre E. Birdsong
  Vice President and Treasurer
 
 
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Exhibit 3.0



CERTIFICATE


I certify that a copy of the foregoing was mailed via first class U. S. mail on this 24th day of August, 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


     
 August 24, 2005 Ameren Corporation
 
 		  
 		  
 
  By:   /s/ Ronald K. Evans
 
Ronald K. Evans
 
Deputy 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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