Leading the Way to a
Sustainable Energy Future
Sustainability Investor Presentation
May 2024
Cautionary Statements
Forward-looking Statements
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expectations suggested in such "forward-looking" statements. All "forward-looking" statements included in this presentation are based upon information presently available, and Ameren, except to the extent required by the federal securities laws, undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any "forward-looking" statements to reflect new information or current events.
Earnings Guidance and Growth Expectations
In this presentation, Ameren has presented 2024 earnings guidance, multi-year earnings per share growth expectations, and multi-year rate base growth expectations effective as of February 23, 2024. Earnings guidance for 2024 assumes normal temperatures after March 2024 and multi-year growth expectations assume normal temperatures. Earnings guidance for 2024 and multi-year growth expectations, along with estimates for long-term infrastructure investment opportunities, are subject to the effects of, among other things, regulatory, judicial and legislative actions; energy center and energy distribution operations; energy, economic, capital and credit market conditions; customer usage; severe storms; market returns on COLI investments; unusual or otherwise unexpected gains or losses; and other risks and uncertainties outlined, or referred to, in the Forward-looking Statements section of this presentation and in Ameren's periodic reports filed with the SEC.
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Company Description
Fully rate-regulated electric and natural gas utility | 2.4M |
electric
customers
0.9M
gas
customers
~8,000
circuit miles
FERC-regulated
electric
transmission
~10,000MW
regulated electric
generation capability
S&P 500
Component of
Stock Index
Ameren Businesses
Ameren Missouri
- Electric transmission, distribution, and generation business and a natural gas distribution business in Missouri regulated by MoPSC
- Serves 1.2 million electric and 0.1 million gas customers
- ~10,000 MW of total generation capability
Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution
- Electric distribution business in Illinois regulated by ICC
- Serves 1.2 million electric customers
Ameren Illinois Natural Gas
- Natural gas distribution business in Illinois regulated by ICC
- Serves 0.8 million gas customers
Ameren Transmission
- Electric transmission businesses of Ameren Illinois and ATXI regulated by FERC
- Ameren Illinois invests in local reliability projects
- ATXI invests in regionally beneficial projects
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How We Integrate Sustainability
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How We Think About Sustainability
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP
Operating to reduce emissions and waste and preserving natural resources while providing safe, reliable, and affordable electric and natural gas services
GOVERNANCE
Executing policies and principles that integrate sustainability matters into our risk management and strategic planning frameworks, as well as providing strong oversight
Vision:
Leading the Way to
- Sustainable Energy Future
Mission:
To Power the
Quality of Life
SOCIAL IMPACT
Placing people at the center of everything we do by supporting customers, empowering coworkers and enabling more sustainable communities
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Delivering superior and sustainable long-term value to our customers, the communities we serve, our shareholders and the environment
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Our Strong and Diverse Leadership Team
Ameren's Board of Directors1
Cynthia J. Brinkley
Catherine S. Brune
Ward H. Dickson
Noelle K.
Eder
Ellen M.
Fitzsimmons
Rafael Flores
Kimberly J. Harris
Richard J. Harshman
Craig S.
Ivey
James C.
Johnson
Steven H.
Lipstein
Martin J. Lyons, Jr.
Leo S.
Mackay, Jr.
Ameren's Executive Leadership Team
Martin J. Lyons, Jr.
Chairman, President
& CEO
Leonard P. Singh
President Ameren
Illinois
Mark C. Birk
President Ameren
Missouri
Shawn E. Schukar
President Ameren
Transmission
Company
Michael L. Moehn
Senior EVP & Chief
Financial Officer
Gwendolyn G. Mizell
SVP, Chief
Sustainability, Diversity
& Philanthropy Officer
Fadi M. Diya
SVP, Chief Nuclear
Officer
Mark C. Lindgren
EVP, Corporate
Communications &
Chief HR Officer
Chonda J. Nwamu
EVP, General Counsel
& Secretary
1 Reflects director nominees as identified in Ameren's definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 26, 2024; each nominee is currently a member of the board of directors.
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Our Strong Organizational Focus on Sustainability
Ajay Arora | Mark Fronmuller | Gwen Mizell | Chonda Nwamu | John Rhea | Eric Seidler | Kristol Simms |
SVP, Chief | SVP, Corporate | SVP, Chief | EVP, General | VP, Chief Ethics | SVP, Supply | VP, Clean Energy |
Renewable | Development, | Sustainability, | Counsel and | and Compliance | Chain, Corporate | Transition, |
Development | Environmental | Diversity and | Secretary | Officer | Safety, Security | Economic, |
Officer | Strategy and | Philanthropy | and Operations | Community and | ||
Innovation | Officer | Oversight | Business | |||
Development |
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How We View Sustainability Pillars and Risks
PILLARS | ENVIRONMENTAL | SOCIAL IMPACT | GOVERNANCE | SUSTAINABLE | |||||
GROWTH | |||||||||
• | Board Composition and | ||||||||
• | Community Impact | Committee Oversight | • | Infrastructure Investment | |||||
• | Incentive Compensation | ||||||||
KEY | • | Climate Change | • | Diversity, Equity & | • | Disciplined Cost | |||
• | Data Privacy/Cyber | ||||||||
• | Emissions Reductions | Inclusion | Management | ||||||
AREAS | Security | ||||||||
• | Environmental | • | Energy Costs for | • | Constructive Energy and | ||||
• | Enterprise Risk | ||||||||
OF | Compliance | Customers | Economic Policies | ||||||
• | Ethics and Compliance | ||||||||
• | Health and Safety | • | Economic Development | ||||||
• | Natural Resource | ||||||||
FOCUS | • | Management | |||||||
Management | • | Human Capital | • | Efficient Electrification | |||||
Accountability | |||||||||
• | Sustainable Supply Chain | • | Innovation | ||||||
• | Regulatory and Legislative | ||||||||
Engagement | |||||||||
RISKS: FINANCIAL • LEGISLATIVE • REGULATORY • | SECURITY • REPUTATIONAL | ||||||||
Ameren's Enterprise Risk Management program is a comprehensive framework that is designed to identify, evaluate and manage risk across the environmental, social, governance and sustainable growth pillars
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Our Sustainability Value Proposition
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP | SOCIAL IMPACT |
- Responsibly transitioning to a cleaner and more diverse portfolio
- Target carbon reductions from 2005 levels: 60% by 2030; 85% by 2040; net zero by 20451
- Target additional renewable resources: 2,800 MW by 2030 and total of 4,700 MWs by 2036
- Systematic coal-fired energy center retirements; extend life of carbon-free nuclear energy center
- Preferred plan consistent with objective of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius
- Significant transmission investment supporting cleaner energy
- No cast or wrought iron pipes in natural gas system
1 Ameren's goals include both Scope 1 and 2 emissions including other greenhouse gas emissions of methane, nitrous oxide and sulfur hexafluoride.
GOVERNANCE
• Delivered value to customers in 2023 while focused on safety
‒ Ameren-supplied residential customer rates, on average, below Midwest average ‒ Ameren achieved top quartile reliability performance1
‒ Ameren achieved its lowest Recordable Incident Rate
• Socially responsible and economically impactful
‒ Small and diverse business spend in MO and IL ~26% of 2023 sourceable spend ‒ ~$215M to support eligible customers and charities in 2023
• Supporting core values of diversity, equity and inclusion
‒ Inducted into Fair360 Hall of Fame in 2023; became 1 of 12 companies and only utility in Hall of Fame; previously in top 5 on utilities list since 2009
‒ $10M committed to non-profits focused on DE&I 2021-2025
1 As measured by Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois outage frequency indexes (SAIFI).
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
- Diverse BOD focused on strong oversight
- 69% women or racially/ethnically diverse; average tenure of ~8.5 years1
- BOD and committee oversight aligned with sustainability matters
- Strong organizational focus: Chief Sustainability, Diversity, and Philanthropy Officer, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and Chief Renewable Development Officer
- Executive compensation supports sustainable, LT performance
- 10% long-term incentive for clean energy transition
- 5% short-term incentive for supplier and workforce diversity
- Among top ranked companies in CPA-Zicklin Index for Corp. Political
Disclosure and Accountability
1 Based on director nominees identified in Ameren's definitive proxy statement filed with the
SEC on Mar. 26, 2024.
- Expect 6% to 8% EPS CAGR 2024-20281,2
- Expect 8.2% rate base CAGR 2023-20281
- Four regulatory jurisdictions for investment
- Strong long-term infrastructure investment pipeline of $55+ billion 2024-20331
- Expect future dividend growth to be in line with long-term EPS growth expectations
1 Effective as of Feb. 23, 2024 Earnings Conference Call. 2 Using 2024 EPS guidance range midpoint of $4.62 as the base.
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Solid Sustainability Ratings
AAA | 0 |
Sept. 2023 | July 2023 |
A | 27.2 |
Medium Risk |
Range: | Range: | |||||
AAA-CCC | 0-100 | |||||
(AAA is best) | (Lower is better) | |||||
CCC | 100 | |||||
Ameren Corp. 98.6 | ||||||
Trendsetter | ||||||
Oct 2023 | ||||||
A
Feb. 2024
Climate B
Water B
Range: A-F (A is best)
F
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