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Exhibit 12.2

Union Electric Company
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements
(in millions, except ratios)

 
  Year Ended December 31,   Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
2017
 
 
  2012   2013   2014   2015(a)   2016  

Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined:

                                     

Net income

  $ 419   $ 398   $ 393   $ 355   $ 360   $ 362  

Tax expense based on income

    252     242     229     209     216     218  

Fixed charges(b)

    241     229     231     233     226     168  

Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined

  $ 912   $ 869   $ 853   $ 797   $ 802   $ 748  

Fixed charges, as defined:

                                     

Interest expense on short-term and long-term debt(b)

  $ 232   $ 219   $ 221   $ 224   $ 217     160  

Estimated interest cost within rental expense

    3     3     3     3     3     3  

Amortization of net debt premium, discount, and expenses

    6     7     7     6     6     5  

Total fixed charges, as defined

  $ 241   $ 229   $ 231   $ 233   $ 226     168  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

    3.8     3.8     3.7     3.4     3.5     4.5  

Earnings required for combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:

                                     

Preferred stock dividends

  $ 3   $ 3   $ 3   $ 3   $ 3     3  

Adjustment to pretax basis

    2     2     2     2     2     2  

  $ 5   $ 5   $ 5   $ 5   $ 5     5  

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements

 
$

246
 
$

234
 
$

236
 
$

238
 
$

231
 
$

173
 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements

    3.7     3.7     3.6     3.3     3.5     4.3  

(a)
Includes a $69 million provision for the Callaway construction and operating license. See Note 2—Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, for additional information.

(b)
Includes net interest related to uncertain tax positions.



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