UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of ~~the~~ ~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~the

~~Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~report~~Act ~~(Date~~ of ~~earliest event reported): February 27, 2026~~1934

Commission File Number	Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number	IRS Employer Identification Number
1-14756	Ameren Corporation (Missouri Corporation) 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 621-3222	43-1723446
1-2967	Union Electric Company (Missouri Corporation) 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 621-3222	43-0559760

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2026

~~Check the~~AMEREN ~~appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions:~~CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri	1-14756	43-1723446
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 621-3222

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share		AEE		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ~~Ameren Corporation~~ ¨ ~~Union Electric Company ¨~~

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Ameren Corporation ¨ Union Electric Company ¨

Co-Registrant CIK	0000100826
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Co-Registrant Form Type	8-K
Co-Registrant DocumentperiodEndDate	2026-02-27
Co-Registrant Written Commuunications	false
Co-Registrant Solicitating Materials	false
Co-Registrant PreCommencement Tender Offer	false
Co-Registrant PreCommencement Tender Offer	false
Co-Registrant Entity PreCommencement Issuer Tender Offer	false

ITEM 8.01

Other Events.

On ~~February 27~~March 4, 2026, ~~Union Electric Company, doing business as~~ Ameren ~~Missouri~~Corporation (“Ameren ~~Missouri~~”)~~, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation,~~ sold $~~450~~400 million principal amount of ~~its 4.80% First Mortgage Bonds due 2036 (the “2036 Bonds”) and $450 million principal amount~~ of its 5.5500% Senior ~~First~~Notes ~~Mortgage Bonds~~ due ~~2056~~2036 (the “~~2056 Bonds~~Notes”~~, and together with the 2036 Bonds, the “Bonds”~~). The ~~Bonds~~Notes were offered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-274977~~-02~~), which became effective on October 13, 2023, and a Prospectus ~~Supplement~~ Supplement dated February 23 26, 2026, to a Prospectus dated October 13, 2023. Ameren ~~Missouri~~ received ~~aggregate~~ net offering proceeds of approximately $~~891~~396.16 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~~Notes.

ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Title
1		Underwriting Agreement relating to the Bonds, dated February 23, 2026, between Ameren Missouri and the several underwriters named therein, for whom Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as representatives.
4.1*		Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated June 15, 1937, from Ameren Missouri to The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee, as amended May 1, 1941, and Second Supplemental Indenture dated May 1, 1941 (Exhibit B-1, File No. 2-4940).
4.2		Supplemental Indenture, dated February 1, 2026, by and between Ameren Missouri and The Bank of New York Mellon, as successor trustee, relating to the 4.80% First Mortgage Bonds due 2036 and the 5.55% First Mortgage Bonds due 2056.
5.1		Opinion of Stephen C. Lee, Esq., Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Ameren Missouri, 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).

Exhibit Number

Title

Underwriting Agreement, dated February 26, 2026, between Ameren and BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the several underwriters named therein.

4.1*

Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2001, by and between Ameren and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, (“Ameren Indenture”) (Exhibit 4.5, File No. 333-81774).

4.2*

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 19, 2008, to the Ameren Indenture (June 30, 2008 Form 10-Q, Exhibit 4.1, File No. 1-14756).

4.3

Company Order, dated March 4, 2026, establishing the Notes.

4.4

Global Note.

5.1

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

5.2

Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP regarding the legality of the Notes (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 Union Electric 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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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~each~~Ameren ~~registrant~~ has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ~~The signature for each undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company or its subsidiaries.~~

AMEREN CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Leonard P. Singh Name: Leonard P. Singh Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ~~UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (Registrant) By: /s/ Michael L. Moehn Name: Michael L. Moehn Title: Interim Chairman and President~~

Date: March ~~February 27~~4, 2026

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