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
October 27, 2003
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
WESTAR ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Kansas | 1-3523 | 48-0290150 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
818 South Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66612
(Address of principal executive offices)
(785) 575-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
WESTAR ENERGY, INC.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
We are attending the 38th Annual Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference from October 26, 2003 to October 29, 2003 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center, 8701 World Center Drive, Orlando, Florida. We are scheduled to give a presentation on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 11:15 a.m. A copy of the presentation to be used at the conference is attached to this report. The presentation, or information contained in the presentation, may be shared in one or more informal meetings with analysts, investors or others as early as Monday, October 27, 2003. The presentation is also available on our web site, http://www.wr.com.
We are furnishing the information contained in this report pursuant to Regulation FD promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). This information is furnished pursuant to Item 9 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless we specifically incorporate it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, we make no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD or that the information includes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
The information contained in this report is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of our SEC filings and other public announcements that we may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. We disclaim any current intention to revise or update the information contained in this report, although we may do so from time to time as our management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.
SIGNATURE
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.
WESTAR ENERGY, INC. | ||||||
| Date: October 27, 2003 | By: | /s/ MARK A. RUELLE | ||||
Mark A. Ruelle Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Presentation dated October 27-29, 2003 | |
