Exhibit 4.4

WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
Illinois Power Company
Craig W. Stensland

One Ameren Plaza (MC 1310)
1901 Chouteau Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63103

ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY

TO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

(FORMERLY BNY MIDWEST TRUST COMPANY),

AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

DATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2008

TO

GENERAL MORTGAGE INDENTURE AND DEED OF TRUST

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1992

This instrument was prepared by Steven R. Sullivan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Illinois Power Company c/o Ameren Corporation, One Ameren Plaza, 1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103.

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of October 1, 2008 (“Supplemental Indenture”), made by and between ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois (the “Company”), party of the first part, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. (formerly BNY Midwest Trust Company), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, as successor trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois (the “Trustee”), as Trustee under the General Mortgage Indenture and Deed of Trust dated as of November 1, 1992, hereinafter mentioned, party of the second part;

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered its General Mortgage Indenture and Deed of Trust dated as of November 1, 1992 as from time to time amended (the “Indenture”), to the Trustee, for the security of the Bonds of the Company issued and to be issued thereunder (the “Bonds”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Indenture there were created and authorized by supplemental indentures thereto bearing the following dates, respectively, the Mortgage Bonds of the series issued thereunder and respectively identified opposite such dates:

and

WHEREAS, a supplemental indenture with respect to the Bonds of the 2007 Series and the Bonds of the 2012 Series listed above was executed and filed but such Bonds of the 2007

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Series and Bonds of the 2012 Series were never issued and a release with respect to such supplemental indenture was subsequently executed and filed; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to create a new series of Bonds to be issued under the Indenture to be known as “Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series DD” (the “Series DD Mortgage Bonds”); and

WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Indenture dated as of June 1, 2006 (the “Senior Note Indenture”) with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Senior Note Trustee”), providing for the issuance from time to time of senior notes thereunder; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires by this Supplemental Indenture to issue to the Senior Note Trustee the Series DD Mortgage Bonds as security for $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “Senior Notes”) to be issued under the Senior Note Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Company, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred upon and reserved to it under the provisions of the Indenture, and pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the Board of Directors, has duly resolved and determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Supplemental Indenture in the form hereof for the purposes herein provided; and

WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument have been done, performed and fulfilled and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects duly authorized;

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

THAT Illinois Power Company, in consideration of the purchase and ownership from time to time of the Bonds and the service by the Trustee, and its successors, under the Indenture and of One Dollar to it duly paid by the Trustee at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hereby covenants and agrees to and with the Trustee and its successors in the trust under the Indenture, for the benefit of those who shall hold the Bonds as follows:

ARTICLE I

DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES DD MORTGAGE BONDS.

Section 1.          The Company hereby creates a new series of Bonds to be known as “Mortgage Bonds, Senior Notes Series DD” (the “Series DD Mortgage Bonds”).  The Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall be executed, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the provisions of, and shall in all respects be subject to, all of the terms, conditions and covenants of the Indenture, as supplemented and modified.  The Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall be issued in the name of the Senior Note Trustee under the Senior Note Indenture to secure any and all of the Company’s obligations under the Senior Notes and any other series of senior notes from time to time outstanding under the Senior Note Indenture.

The Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall be dated as provided in Section 3.03 of Article Three of the Indenture.  The Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall mature on November 15, 2018,

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shall accrue interest from the dates set forth in the Senior Notes and shall bear interest at the same rate of interest as the Senior Notes.  Interest on the Series DD Mortgage Bonds is payable on the same dates as interest on the Senior Notes is paid, until the principal sum is paid in full.

Upon any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, all or any portion of the Senior Notes, whether at maturity or prior to maturity by redemption or otherwise or upon provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with Section 5.01(a) of the Senior Note Indenture, the Series DD Mortgage Bonds in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Senior Notes shall, to the extent of such payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, be deemed paid and the obligation of the Company thereunder to make such payment shall be discharged to such extent and, in the case of the payment of principal (and premium, if any), such Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation as provided in Section 4.08 of the Senior Note Indenture.  The Trustee may at any time and all times conclusively assume that the obligation of the Company to make payments with respect to the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Senior Notes, so far as such payments at the time have become due, has been fully satisfied and discharged pursuant to the foregoing sentence unless and until the Trustee shall have received a written notice from the Senior Note Trustee signed by one of its officers stating (i) the timely payment of principal, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Senior Notes has not been made, (ii) that the Company is in arrears as to the payments required to be made by it to the Senior Note Trustee pursuant to the Senior Note Indenture, and (iii) the amount of the arrearage.

Section 2.          The Series DD Mortgage Bonds and the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication shall be substantially in the following forms respectively:

[FORM OF FACE OF BOND]

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS HEREOF OR IN THE INDENTURE THIS BOND IS NOT ASSIGNABLE OR TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY SECTION 4.04 OF THE INDENTURE DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2006, BETWEEN ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE

ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY

(Incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois)

Illinois Commerce Commission
Identification No.: Ill. C.C. 6505

MORTGAGE BOND, SENIOR NOTES SERIES DD

ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois (the “Company”), which term shall include any successor corporation as defined in the Indenture hereinafter referred to, for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Senior Note Trustee”) under the Indenture dated as of June 1, 2006 (the “Senior Note Indenture”), relating to the Company’s

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9.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 (the “Senior Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000, between the Company and the Senior Note Trustee, or registered assigns, the principal sum of $400,000,000 on November 15, 2018, in any coin or currency of the United States of America, which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts, and to pay interest thereon in like coin or currency from the date of issuance (and thereafter from the dates set forth in the Senior Notes), and at the same rate of interest as the Senior Notes.  Interest on overdue principal, premium, if any, and, to the extent permitted by law, on overdue interest, shall be payable at the interest rate payable on the Senior Notes.  Interest on this Mortgage Bond is payable on the same dates as interest on the Senior Notes is paid, until the principal sum of this Mortgage Bond is paid in full.  Pursuant to Article IV of the Senior Note Indenture, this Mortgage Bond is issued to the Senior Note Trustee to secure any and all obligations of the Company under the Senior Notes and any other series of senior notes from time to time outstanding under the Senior Note Indenture.  Payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Senior Notes shall constitute payments on this Mortgage Bond as further provided herein and in the Supplemental Indenture of October 1, 2008 (as hereinafter defined) pursuant to which this Mortgage Bond has been issued. Both the principal of, premium, if any, and the interest on, this Mortgage Bond are payable at the office of the Senior Note Trustee.

Upon any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, all or any portion of the Senior Notes, whether at maturity or prior to maturity by redemption or otherwise or upon provision for the payment thereof having been made in accordance with Section 5.01(a) of the Senior Note Indenture, a principal amount of this Mortgage Bond equal to the principal amount of such Senior Notes shall, to the extent of such payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, be deemed paid and the obligation of the Company thereunder to make such payment shall be discharged to such extent and, in the case of the payment of principal (and premium, if any), such Mortgage Bonds shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation as provided in Section 4.08 of the Senior Note Indenture.  The Trustee (as hereinafter defined) may at any time and all times conclusively assume that the obligation of the Company to make payments with respect to the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, the Senior Notes, so far as such payments at the time have become due, has been fully satisfied and discharged pursuant to the foregoing sentence unless and until the Trustee shall have received a written notice from the Senior Note Trustee signed by one of its officers stating (i) that timely payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Senior Notes has not been made, (ii) that the Company is in arrears as to the payments required to be made by it to the Senior Note Trustee pursuant to the Senior Note Indenture, and (iii) the amount of the arrearage.

For purposes of Section 4.09 of the Senior Note Indenture, this Mortgage Bond shall be deemed to be the “Related Series of Senior Note Mortgage Bonds” in respect of the Senior Notes.

This Mortgage Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, or become valid or obligatory for any purpose, until the form of certificate endorsed hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly BNY Midwest Trust Company), as successor trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank, the Trustee under the Indenture, or a successor trustee thereto under the Indenture (the “Trustee”).

The provisions of this Mortgage Bond are continued on the reverse hereof and such continued provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Illinois Power Company has caused this Mortgage Bond to be signed (manually or by facsimile signature) in its name by an Authorized Executive Officer, as defined in the aforesaid Indenture, and attested (manually or by facsimile signature) by an Authorized Executive Officer, as defined in such Indenture on the date hereof.

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[FORM OF TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]

This is one of the Mortgage Bonds of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 2008.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

(formerly BNY Midwest Trust Company),

as successor trustee to

Harris Trust and Savings Bank,

TRUSTEE,

By:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

[FORM OF REVERSE OF BOND]

This Mortgage Bond is one of a duly authorized issue of Mortgage Bonds of the Company (the “Mortgage Bonds”) in unlimited aggregate principal amount, of the series hereinafter specified, all issued and to be issued under and equally secured by the General Mortgage Indenture and Deed of Trust (the “Indenture”), dated as of November 1, 1992, executed by the Company to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly BNY Midwest Trust Company), as successor trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank (the “Trustee”) to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the properties mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security, the rights of registered owners of the Mortgage Bonds and of the Trustee in respect thereof, and the terms and conditions upon which the Mortgage Bonds are, and are to be, secured.  The Mortgage Bonds may be issued in series, for various principal sums, may mature at different times, may bear interest at different rates and may otherwise vary as provided in the Indenture.  This Mortgage Bond is one of a series designated as the Series DD Mortgage Bonds of the Company, unlimited in aggregate principal amount, issued under and secured by the Indenture and described in the Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 2008 (the “Supplemental Indenture of October 1, 2008” ), between the Company and the Trustee, supplemental to the Indenture.

This Series DD Mortgage Bond is subject to redemption in accordance with the terms of Article II of the Supplemental Indenture of October 1, 2008.

In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall occur, the principal of all Mortgage Bonds at any such time outstanding under the Indenture may be declared or may become due and payable, upon the conditions and in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.  The Indenture provides that such declaration may be rescinded under certain circumstances.

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ARTICLE II

REDEMPTION.

Section 1.        The Series DD Mortgage Bonds are not redeemable except on the date, in the principal amount and for the redemption price that correspond to the redemption date for, the principal amount to be redeemed of, and the redemption price for, the Senior Notes, and except as set forth in Section 2 of this Article II.

In the event that the Company redeems any Senior Notes prior to maturity in accordance with the provisions of the Senior Note Indenture, the Senior Note Trustee shall on the same date deliver to the Company the Series DD Mortgage Bonds in principal amount corresponding to the Senior Notes so redeemed, as provided in Section 4.08 of the Senior Note Indenture.  The Company agrees to give the Trustee notice of any such redemption of the Senior Notes on or before the date fixed for any such redemption.

Section 2.        Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Senior Note Indenture (as defined therein) and the acceleration of the Senior Notes, the Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall be redeemable in whole upon receipt by the Trustee (with a copy to the Company) of a written demand (hereinafter called a “Redemption Demand”) from the Senior Note Trustee stating that there has occurred under the Senior Note Indenture both an Event of Default and a declaration of acceleration of payment of principal, accrued interest and premium, if any, on the Senior Notes specifying the last date to which interest on such Senior Notes has been paid (such date being hereinafter referred to as the “Initial Interest Accrual Date”) and demanding redemption of the Series DD Mortgage Bonds.  The Company waives any right it may have to prior notice of such redemption under the Indenture.  Upon surrender of the Series DD Mortgage Bonds by the Senior Note Trustee to the Trustee, the Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall be redeemed at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon from the Initial Interest Accrual Date to the redemption date; provided, however, that in the event of a rescission or annulment of acceleration of the Senior Notes pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 8.01(a) of the Senior Note Indenture, then any Redemption Demand shall thereby be deemed to be rescinded by the Senior Note Trustee although no such rescission or annulment shall extend to or affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

ARTICLE III

ISSUE OF THE SERIES DD MORTGAGE BONDS.

Section 1.        The Company hereby exercises the right to obtain the authentication of $400,000,000 principal amount of additional Bonds pursuant to the terms of Section 4.04 of the Indenture, all of which shall be Series DD Mortgage Bonds.  The principal amount of the Series DD Mortgage Bonds outstanding from time to time shall always be equal to the principal amount of the Senior Notes which are outstanding from time to time under the Senior Note Indenture and to the extent the Senior Note Trustee holds Series DD Mortgage Bonds in excess of such principal amount, such Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall be deemed cancelled and retired and no longer outstanding under the Indenture.

Section 2.        Such Series DD Mortgage Bonds may be authenticated and delivered prior to the filing for recordation of this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 3.        For purposes of Section 4.09 of the Senior Note Indenture, the Series DD Mortgage Bonds shall be deemed to be the “Related Series of Senior Notes Mortgage Bonds” in respect of the Senior Notes.

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ARTICLE IV

THE TRUSTEE.

The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts hereby declared and provided, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions in the Indenture set forth and upon the following terms and conditions:

The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made by the Company solely.  In general, each and every term and condition contained in Article Eleven of the Indenture shall apply to this Supplemental Indenture with the same force and effect as if the same were herein set forth in full, with such omissions, variations and modifications thereof as may be appropriate to make the same conform to this Supplemental Indenture.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

This Supplemental Indenture may be simultaneously executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Illinois Power Company has caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed on its behalf by an Authorized Executive Officer as defined in the Indenture, and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and said seal and this Supplemental Indenture to be attested by an Authorized Executive Officer as defined in the Indenture; and said The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly BNY Midwest Trust Company), as successor trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank, in evidence of its acceptance of the trust hereby created, has caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed on its behalf by its President or one of its Vice Presidents and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and said seal and this Supplemental Indenture to be attested by its Secretary or one of its Vice Presidents; all as of October 1, 2008.

ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY

ATTEST:

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

(formerly BNY Midwest Trust Company),

successor trustee to

Harris Trust and Savings Bank,

TRUSTEE,

(CORPORATE SEAL)

ATTEST:

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BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 16th day of October, 2008, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the City and State aforesaid, personally came Jerre E. Birdsong, Vice President and Treasurer and Ronald S. Gieseke, Assistant Secretary, of Illinois Power Company, a corporation duly organized, incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, who are personally known to me to be such officers, and who are personally known to me to be the same persons who executed as such officers the within instrument of writing, and such persons duly acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as their free and voluntary act as such officers and as the free and voluntary act of said Illinois Power Company for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal on the day and year last above written.

My Commission Expires on October 31, 2008

(NOTARIAL SEAL)

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BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 16th day of October, 2008, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally came Rebekah Foltz, Vice President and Daniel G. Dwyer, Vice President, of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a corporation duly organized, incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, who are personally known to me to be the same persons who executed as such officers the within instrument of writing, and such persons duly acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the said instrument as their free and voluntary act as such Vice President and Vice President, and as the free and voluntary act of said The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal on the day and year last above written.

My Commission Expires on January 18, 2009

(NOTARIAL SEAL)

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