EX-24 7 a2081516zex-24.txt POWERS OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned William E. Cornelius hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ William E. Cornelius (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared William E. Cornelius, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ K. A. Bell ---------------------------------- K. A. BELL Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: October 13, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Clifford L. Greenwalt hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ Clifford L. Greenwalt (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Clifford L. Greenwalt, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ K. A. Bell ---------------------------------- K. A. BELL Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: October 13, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Thomas A. Hays hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ Thomas A. Hays (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Thomas A. Hays, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ K. A. Bell ---------------------------------- K. A. BELL Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: October 13, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Gordon R. Lohman hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ Gordon R. Lohman (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Gordon R. Lohman, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ K. A. Bell ---------------------------------- K. A. BELL Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: October 13, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Richard A. Lumpkin hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ Richard A. Lumpkin (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Richard A. Lumpkin, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ K. A. Bell ---------------------------------- K. A. BELL Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: October 13, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned John Peters MacCarthy hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ John Peters MacCarthy (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared John Peters MacCarthy, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ K. A. Bell ---------------------------------- K. A. BELL Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: October 13, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Hanne M. Merriman hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set her hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ Hanne M. Merriman (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Hanne M. Merriman, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that she executed the same as her free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ G.L. Waters ---------------------------------- G.L. WATERS Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: March 16, 2003 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Paul L. Miller, Jr. hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ Paul L. Miller, Jr. (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Paul L. Miller, Jr., known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ K. A. Bell ---------------------------------- K. A. BELL Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: October 13, 2002 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned Harvey Saligman hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ Harvey Saligman (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Harvey Saligman, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ G.L. Waters ---------------------------------- G.L. WATERS Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: March 16, 2003 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the undersigned James W. Wogsland hereby appoints Charles W. Mueller and/or Gary L. Rainwater and/or Warner L. Baxter and/or Steven R. Sullivan the true and lawful attorneys-in-fact of the undersigned, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to affix the name of the undersigned as a Director of Ameren Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and any amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, covering new securities of Ameren Corporation in various forms, including senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, trust preferred securities and related guarantees, common stock, stock purchase contracts and stock purchase units, as authorized by the Company's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors on May 30, 2002, and, for the performance of the same acts, each with power to appoint in his place and stead and as his substitute, one or more attorneys-in-fact for the undersigned, with full power of revocation; hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact may do by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal this 30th day of May, 2002. /s/ James W. Wogsland (L.S.) ---------------------------------- STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) SS. CITY OF ST. LOUIS ) On this 30th day of May, 2002, before me, the undersigned Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared James W. Wogsland, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal. /s/ K. A. Bell ---------------------------------- K. A. BELL Notary Public - Notary Seal STATE OF MISSOURI St. Louis County My Commission Expires: October 13, 2002