The common share dividend is payable March 31, 2004, to stockholders of record March 10, 2004.
Separately, boards of Ameren's operating companies have also declared regular quarterly dividends on all classes of preferred stock. The Union Electric Company (AmerenUE) preferred stock dividend is payable Aug. 15, 2004, to stockholders of record July 20, 2004. The Central Illinois Public Service Company (AmerenCIPS) preferred stock dividend is payable Sept. 30, 2004, to stockholders of record Sept. 15, 2004. The Central Illinois Light Company (AmerenCILCO) preferred stock dividend is payable April 1, 2004, to stockholders of record March 5, 2004.
With assets of $14.3 billion, Ameren serves 1.7 million electric customers and 500,000 natural gas customers in a 49,000-square-mile area of Missouri and Illinois.
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