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 Feb. 15, 2005, to shareholders of record Jan. 20, 2005. The Central Illinois Public Service Company (AmerenCIPS) preferred stock dividend is payable March 31, 2005, to shareholders of record March 9, 2005. The Central Illinois Light Company (AmerenCILCO) preferred stock dividend is payable Oct. 1, 2004, to shareholders of record Sept. 10, 2004.
With assets of $14.7 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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