<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001002910-22-000046.txt : 20220302
<SEC-HEADER>0001002910-22-000046.hdr.sgml : 20220302
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220302193439
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001002910-22-000046
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220228
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220302
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220302

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Lindgren Mark C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001640852

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14756
		FILM NUMBER:		22705991

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 66149
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63166-6149

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMEREN CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001002910
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				431723446
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1901 CHOUTEAU AVE
		STREET 2:		MC 1310
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63166-6149
		BUSINESS PHONE:		314-621-3222

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1901 CHOUTEAU AVE
		STREET 2:		MC 1310
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63103
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    <periodOfReport>2022-02-28</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001002910</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AMEREN CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AEE</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001640852</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Lindgren Mark C</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>P.O. BOX 66149</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ST. LOUIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>63166-6149</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>SVP &amp; Chief HR Officer of Sub</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $.01 Par Value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1374</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(K)</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $.01 Par Value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-02-28</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2319</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>85.95</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>44242</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $.01 Par Value</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-03-01</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1175</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>85.89</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>43067</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents the estimated number of share equivalents held by the reporting person in the unitized stock fund included in the Ameren Corporation Savings Investment Plan as of February 28, 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising in connection with the vesting of performance share units and restricted stock units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $85.47 to $86.14, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Ameren Corporation (Ameren), any security holder of Ameren, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within such range.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Jonathan T. Shade, Asst. Secy. for Ameren Corporation, attorney-in-fact for Mark C. Lindgren</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-03-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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