Ameren Missouri Announces Completion of Tender Off
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Ameren Missouri Announces Completion of Tender Offer ST. LOUIS , Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the completion of its previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash its outstanding 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the "6.00% Notes"), 6.70% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the "6.70% Notes"), 5.10% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the "2018 5.10% Notes") and 5.10% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the "2019 5.10% Notes" and, together with the 6.00% Notes, the 6.70% Notes and the 2018 5.10% Notes, the "Notes"). The following table sets forth the aggregate principal amount of each series of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of midnight, New York City time, on September 19, 2012 (the "Expiration Date"), along with certain other terms of the tender offer:
| Title of Security | Acceptance Priority Level | Principal Amount Tendered as of Expiration Date | Total Consideration (per $1,000 principal amount) 1 | Tender Offer Consideration (per $1,000 principal amount) | Principal Amount Outstanding After Acceptance of Tendered Notes |
| 6.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 | 1 | $71,480,000 | $1,230.98 | $1,200.98 | $178,520,000 |
| 6.70% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 | 2 | $120,717,000 | $1,281.58 | $1,251.58 | $329,283,000 |
| 5.10% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 | 3 | $1,343,000 | $1,178.76 | $1,148.76 | $198,657,000 |
| 5.10% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 | 4 | $55,689,000 | $1,193.69 | $1,163.69 | $244,311,000 |
1 The Total Consideration includes an early tender premium of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Date. Ameren Missouri has accepted for purchase all Notes which were validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date. The settlement date is expected to be today, September 20 , 2012. Holders who validly tendered (and did not subsequently withdraw) their Notes prior to 5:00 p.m. , New York City time, on September 5, 2012 (the "Early Tender Date"), will receive the applicable Total Consideration set forth in the table above, in each case which includes an early tender premium of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of such Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant series of Notes up to, but not including, the settlement date. Holders of Notes that were validly tendered after the Early Tender Date but at or prior to the Expiration Date will receive the applicable Tender Offer Consideration set forth in the table above, plus any accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant series of Notes up to, but not including, the settlement date. Any notes that were not tendered and purchased in the tender offer will remain outstanding and continue to be obligations of Ameren Missouri. The table above sets forth the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes that will remain outstanding after giving effect to the purchase of the tendered Notes. Barclays Capital Inc. acted as the dealer manager for the tender offer and Global Bondholder Services Corporation acted as the depositary and information agent for the tender offer. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy or an offer to purchase or sell any securities. The tender offer was made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, dated as of August 20, 2012 , and only in such jurisdictions as was permitted under applicable law. About Ameren Missouri Ameren Missouri delivers energy to 1.2 million electric and 127,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri , and its mission is to meet their energy needs in a safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally responsible manner. Ameren Missouri's service area covers 63 counties and 500 towns, including the greater St. Louis area. For more information, visit AmerenMissouri.com. Forward-looking Statements Statements made in this release which are not based on historical facts are considered "forward-looking" and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Although such "forward-looking" statements have been made in good faith and are based on reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that the expected results will be achieved. These statements include, without limitation, statements as to future expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, events, conditions, and financial performance. Ameren Missouri is providing this cautionary statement to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The following factors, in addition to those discussed under Risk Factors in Ameren Missouri's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 , and elsewhere in this release and in its other filings with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ materially from management expectations suggested in such "forward-looking" statements: Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, Ameren Missouri undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. SOURCE Ameren Corporation Media: Brian Bretsch, +1-314-554-4135, bbretsch@ameren.com, Analysts: Doug Fischer, +1-314-554-4859, dfischer@ameren.com, Investors: Investor Services, 1-800-255-2237, invest@ameren.com http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=9...highlight=
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