Evergy Metro 8-K Other Events

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):

May 18, 2020

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.
001-38515	Evergy, Inc. (a Missouri corporation) 1200 Main Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105 (816) 556-2200	82-2733395
	NOT APPLICABLE
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
000-51873	Evergy Metro, Inc.	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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Evergy, Inc. common stock	EVRG	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

☐

This combined Current Report on Form

8-K

is being filed by the following registrants: Evergy, Inc. and Evergy Metro, Inc. (“Evergy Metro”). Information relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant solely on its own behalf. Each registrant makes no representation as to information relating exclusively to the other registrant.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 26, 2020, Evergy Metro issued $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.25% Mortgage Bonds, Series 2020 due 2030 (the “Mortgage Bonds”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated May 18, 2020, among Evergy Metro, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Mortgage Bonds were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf registration statement on Form

S-3

(333-228179-01)

of Evergy Metro (the “Registration Statement”).

In connection with the issuance and sale of the Mortgage Bonds, Evergy Metro entered into the several agreements and other instruments listed in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form

8-K

and filed as exhibits hereto. These exhibits are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit     No.		Description
	Exhibit 1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated May 18, 2020, among Evergy Metro, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
	Exhibit 4.1	Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2020, between Evergy Metro and UMB Bank, N.A. (formerly United Missouri Bank of Kansas City, N.A.), as trustee.
	Exhibit 5.1	Opinion, dated May 26, 2020, of Heather A. Humphrey, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
	Exhibit 23.1	Consent of Heather A. Humphrey (included in Exhibit 5.1).
	Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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.

Evergy, Inc.

/s/ Lori A. Wright

Lori A. Wright

Vice President – Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Treasurer

Evergy Metro, Inc.

/s/ Lori A. Wright

Lori A. Wright

Vice President – Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Treasurer

Date: May 26, 2020