Ameren Corporation will raise its quarterly dividend by 3.7 percent to $0.425 per share in the fourth quarter of 2015. The indicated dividend yield for utility holding company Ameren (AEE) is 3.9%.
The increased common share dividend is payable December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 9, 2015. The ex-date for this next dividend of 42.5 cents per share is December 7, 2015.
Ameren Corporation is a utility holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, generates electricity, delivers electricity, and distributes natural gas to customers in Missouri and Illinois. The Company's subsidiaries include Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois and Ameren Transmission Company (ATXI).