CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE CO
10-Q/A, 1998-12-15
ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                   FORM 10-Q/A
                                 Amendment No. 1

[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 1998

[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         For The Transition Period From          to


                         Commission file number 1-3672.


                     CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Illinois                                                37-0211380
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)


               607 East Adams Street, Springfield, Illinois 62739
              (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)



                         Registrant's telephone number,
                       including area code: (217) 523-3600



         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.



                                Yes  X .   No   .



Shares outstanding of each of registrant's classes of common stock as of October
   31, 1998:  Common Stock,  no par value,  held by Ameren  Corporation  (parent
   company of Registrant) - 25,452,373


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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (a)   Exhibits.

               Exhibit 3(ii)-By-Laws of Central Illinois Public Service Company,
               as amended as of August 24, 1998 (previously filed).

               Exhibit 12 -  Computation  of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed  Charges
               and  Preferred  Stock  Dividend  Requirements,  12  Months  Ended
               September 30, 1998 (previously filed).

               Exhibit  15  -  Awareness Letter  and  Review Reports  from inde-
               pendent accountants  regarding unaudited interim financial infor-
               mation,  Three  Months  Ended March 31, 1998,  Six  Months  Ended
               June 30, 1998, and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998.

               Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule (previously filed).

         (b)  Reports  on Form 8-K.  The  Registrant  filed a report on Form 8-K
dated September 24, 1998 reporting on the impact of Ameren Corporation's (parent
company of the  Registrant)  employee  separation  plan and on the effect of the
final  rule  issued  in  September  1998  by  the  United  States  Environmental
Protection Agency pertaining to nitrogen oxide emissions.



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                        CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC
                                            SERVICE COMPANY
                                              (Registrant)


                                      By  /s/ Warner L. Baxter
                                        ------------------------
                                              Warner L. Baxter
                                                 Controller



Date: December 15, 1998

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                                                            Exhibit 15

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549



December 8, 1998


Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have made a review, in accordance with standards  established by the American
Institute of Certified Public  Accountants,  of the unaudited  interim financial
information of Central  Illinois  Public  Service  Company for the periods ended
March 31, 1998 and 1997, June 30, 1998 and 1997 and September  30,1998 and 1997,
as indicated in our reports dated April 24, 1998,  July 23, 1998 and October 15,
1998, respectively; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion
on that information.

We are  aware  that our  reports  referred  to  above  (issued  pursuant  to the
provisions  of  Auditing  Standards  No. 71) are  attached  to this  letter and,
therefore,  are  incorporated  by reference in Central  Illinois  Public Service
Company's Prospectus constituting part of its Registration Statement on Form S-3
(No. 333-18473), as amended. We are also aware of our responsibilities under the
Securities Act of 1933.

Yours very truly,



/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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                        Report of Independent Accountants


To the Board of Directors of
Central Illinois Public Service Company




April 24, 1998


We have  reviewed the  accompanying  balance  sheet of Central  Illinois  Public
Service  Company (the "Company" or  "AmerenCIPS")  as of March 31, 1998, and the
related statements of income and cash flows for the three-month and twelve-month
periods  ended  March 31,  1998 and 1997.  These  financial  statements  are the
responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A review  of  interim  financial
information consists principally of applying analytical  procedures to financial
data and making  inquiries of persons  responsible  for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards,  the  objective  of which is the
expression of an opinion  regarding the financial  statements  taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material  modifications that should
be  made  to the  accompanying  1998  financial  statements  for  them  to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

The balance sheet of the Company at December 31, 1997 and the related statements
of  income,  cash  flows and  stockholder's  equity for the year then ended (not
presented  herein) were audited by other  independent  accountants  whose report
dated February 1, 1998 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.



/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
St. Louis, MO


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                        Report of Independent Accountants


To the Board of Directors of
Central Illinois Public Service Company




July 23, 1998


We have  reviewed the  accompanying  balance  sheet of Central  Illinois  Public
Service  Company (the  "Company" or  "AmerenCIPS")  as of June 30, 1998, and the
related  statements of income and cash flows for the three-month,  six-month and
twelve-month  periods ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.  These financial  statements
are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A review  of  interim  financial
information consists principally of applying analytical  procedures to financial
data and making  inquiries of persons  responsible  for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards,  the  objective  of which is the
expression of an opinion  regarding the financial  statements  taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material  modifications that should
be  made  to the  accompanying  1998  financial  statements  for  them  to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

The balance sheet of the Company at December 31, 1997 and the related statements
of  income,  cash  flows and  stockholder's  equity for the year then ended (not
presented  herein) were audited by other  independent  accountants  whose report
dated February 1, 1998 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.



/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
St. Louis, MO



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                        Report of Independent Accountants


To the Board of Directors of
Central Illinois Public Service Company




October 15, 1998


We have  reviewed the  accompanying  balance  sheet of Central  Illinois  Public
Service  Company (the "Company" or  "AmerenCIPS")  as of September 30, 1998, and
the related statements of income and cash flows for the three-month,  nine-month
and  twelve-month  periods ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997.  These  financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A review  of  interim  financial
information consists principally of applying analytical  procedures to financial
data and making  inquiries of persons  responsible  for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with  generally  accepted  auditing  standards,  the  objective  of which is the
expression of an opinion  regarding the financial  statements  taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material  modifications that should
be  made  to the  accompanying  1998  financial  statements  for  them  to be in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

The balance sheet of the Company at December 31, 1997 and the related statements
of  income,  cash  flows and  stockholder's  equity for the year then ended (not
presented  herein) were audited by other  independent  accountants  whose report
dated February 1, 1998 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.



/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
St. Louis, MO



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