| UNITED STATES | ||||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||||
| FORM 8-K | ||||
| Current Report | ||||
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the | ||||
| Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | ||||
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | ||||
| February 10, 2015 | ||||
| Commission File Number | Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. | ||
| 001-32206 | GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED | 43-1916803 | ||
| (A Missouri Corporation) | ||||
| 1200 Main Street | ||||
| Kansas City, Missouri 64105 | ||||
| (816) 556-2200 | ||||
| NOT APPLICABLE | ||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||||
| 000-51873 | KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | 44-0308720 | ||
| (A Missouri Corporation) | ||||
| 1200 Main Street | ||||
| Kansas City, Missouri 64105 | ||||
| (816) 556-2200 | ||||
| NOT APPLICABLE | ||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||||
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This combined Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed by Great Plains Energy Incorporated (Great Plains Energy) and Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L). KCP&L is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Plains Energy and represents a significant portion of its assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and operations. Thus, all information contained in this report relates to, and is filed by, Great Plains Energy. Information that is specifically identified in this report as relating solely to Great Plains Energy, such as its financial statements and all information relating to Great Plains Energy’s other operations, businesses and subsidiaries, including KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company (GMO), does not relate to, and is not filed by, KCP&L. KCP&L makes no representation as to that information. Neither Great Plains Energy nor GMO has any obligation in respect of KCP&L’s debt securities and holders of such securities should not consider Great Plains Energy’s or GMO’s financial resources or results of operations in making a decision with respect to KCP&L’s debt securities. Similarly, KCP&L has no obligation in respect of securities of Great Plains Energy or GMO.
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers Compensation Actions |
Compensation Actions
On February 10, 2015, the independent members of the Board, upon the recommendation of its Compensation and Development Committee, approved time-based restricted stock and performance share awards for the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2017 to all officers of Great Plains Energy and its wholly-owned subsidiary, KCP&L. The current named executive officers or “NEOs” receiving awards are Mr. Terry Bassham, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, James C. Shay, Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Scott H. Heidtbrink, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of KCP&L, Heather A. Humphrey, Senior Vice President-Human Resources and General Counsel, and Michael L. Deggendorf, Senior Vice President-Corporate Services of KCP&L. These awards will be made pursuant to Great Plains Energy's Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) and will be granted on March 2, 2015. The LTIP awards are based on a percentage of base salary for each NEO. The percentage of base salary used to calculate the aggregate dollar amount of the LTIP awards at target performance for each NEO is as follows: Mr. Bassham, 270 percent, Mr. Shay, 120 percent, Mr. Heidtbrink, 175 percent, Ms. Humphrey, 120 percent, and Mr. Deggendorf, 100 percent. The award distribution is 25 percent restricted stock and 75 percent performance share awards.
The sole performance objective for the 2015-2017 performance period share grants is Great Plains Energy's total shareholder return compared to the Edison Electric Institute index of electric companies for the 2015-2017 period.
2015 Annual Incentive Plan Awards
Additionally, on February 10, 2015, the independent members of the Board, upon recommendation of its Compensation and Development Committee, approved its 2015 Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP”) that is applicable to all officers of Great Plains Energy and KCP&L, including NEOs Messrs. Bassham, Shay, Heidtbrink, Deggendorf and Ms. Humphrey. The awards are based upon the base salary of the NEO, and the percentage of base salary used to calculate the aggregate dollar amount of the AIP awards, at target performance for each NEO is as follows: Mr. Bassham, 100 percent, Mr. Shay, 60 percent, Mr. Heidtbrink, 70 percent, Mr. Deggendorf, 50 percent, and Ms. Humphrey, 50 percent.
The Board also established different performance objectives, compared to the 2014 annual incentive performance objectives. The 2015 annual incentive performance objectives and their respective weightings are: earnings per share (70 percent); Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (“DART”)(10 percent); System Average Interruption Duration Index (“SAIDI”) (10 percent); equivalent availability factor — summer and winter peak — coal (5 percent); and equivalent availability factor — nuclear (5 percent).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED | |
| /s/ Ellen E. Fairchild | |
| Ellen E. Fairchild | |
Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | |
| KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY | |
| /s/ Ellen E. Fairchild | |
| Ellen E. Fairchild | |
Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | |
Date: February 17, 2015