Ameren Corporation Non-Management Director Compensation Summary (Effective September 1, 2008)

Summary

This document outlines the compensation structure for non-management directors of Ameren Corporation, effective September 1, 2008. Directors receive an annual cash retainer, company stock awards, meeting attendance fees, and additional retainers for serving as Lead Director, committee chair, or committee member. Compensation includes both cash and stock, with specific amounts for each role and responsibility. Directors are also reimbursed for travel expenses and may participate in a deferred compensation program.

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Exhibit 10.1

Summary Sheet of Ameren Corporation Non-Management Director Compensation (revised by Ameren

Corporation’s Board of Directors on August 8, 2008 and effective as of September 1, 2008 except as

described below)


$50,000		Base cash annual retainer payable in twelve equal installments;
1,000 Shares (in effect through December 31, 2008) Approximately $80,000 of shares (effective January 1, 2009)		Shares of the Company’s common stock to be awarded to new Directors upon election and annually to all Directors on or about January 1 of each year;
$1,500		Fee for attendance (in person or telephonically) at each meeting of the Board;
$1,500		Fee for attendance (in person or telephonically) at each meeting of Board Committees;
$20,000		Additional annual cash retainer for Lead Director;
$15,000		Additional annual cash retainer for Audit and Risk Committee Chairman;
$10,000		Additional annual cash retainer for all other Committee Chairmen (currently Human Resources Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Nuclear Oversight Committee and Public Policy Committee);
$10,000		Additional annual cash retainer for Audit and Risk Committee members; and
$5,000		Additional annual cash retainer for members of all other Committees; Customary and usual travel expenses to be reimbursed and eligibility to participate in a nonqualified deferred compensation program.