Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-205139-02
December 7, 2015
Pricing Term Sheet
Issuer: |
| Ameren Illinois Company |
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Expected Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch)*: |
| A1/A/A |
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Trade Date: |
| December 7, 2015 |
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Settlement Date: |
| December 14, 2015 (T+5)** |
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Issue: |
| 4.15% Senior Secured Notes due 2046 |
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Security: |
| The Senior Secured Notes will be secured by a series of the Issuer’s first mortgage bonds until the release date. |
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Principal Amount: |
| $250,000,000 |
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Coupon (Interest Rate): |
| 4.15% per annum |
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Maturity: |
| March 15, 2046 |
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Benchmark Treasury: |
| 2.875% due August 15, 2045 |
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Benchmark Treasury Price: |
| 98-11 |
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Benchmark Treasury Yield: |
| 2.959% |
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Spread to Treasury: |
| +125 basis points |
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Re-offer Yield: |
| 4.209% |
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Price to Public (Issue Price): |
| 99.001% |
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Interest Payment Dates: |
| March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2016 |
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Optional Redemption: |
| Prior to September 15, 2045, at any time at the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest that would be payable on any Senior Secured Notes to be redeemed if such Senior Secured Notes matured on September 15, 2045 discounted at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, and on or after September 15, 2045, at any time at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. |
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CUSIP / ISIN: |
| 02361DAQ3 / US02361DAQ34 |
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Joint Bookrunners: |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
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| Goldman, Sachs & Co. |
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| Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. |
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| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. |
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| TD Securities (USA) LLC |
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Co-Managers: |
| Apto Partners, LLC |
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| Loop Capital Markets LLC |
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| Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., L.L.C. |
The terms “release date” and “Adjusted Treasury Rate” have the meanings ascribed to those terms in the Issuer’s Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated December 7, 2015.
* A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The rating is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization.
** The Issuer expects to deliver the Senior Secured Notes against payment for the Senior Secured Notes on or about the Settlement Date specified above, which will be the fifth business day following the date hereof. Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Senior Secured Notes on the date hereof or the next succeeding business day will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Senior Secured Notes are expected to initially settle in T+5, to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BNP Paribas Securities Corp. toll-free at 1-800-854-5674, Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll-free at 1-866-471-2526, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. toll-free at 1-877- 649-6848, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-685-4786 or TD Securities (USA) LLC toll-free at 1-855-495-9846.