UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 4, 2017
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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 818 South Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas | 66612 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(785)575-6300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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WESTAR ENERGY, INC.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 4, 2017, Westar Energy, Inc. and Great Plains Energy Incorporated issued a joint press release announcing that they had filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the Kansas Corporation Commission (“KCC”) regarding the KCC’s prior rejection of the parties’ merger application. The joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Once available, the petition can be accessed on the KCC’s website. To access the petition, visit http://www.kcc.state.ks.us, click “Docket Filings” on the left side of the webpage, search for docket16-KCPE-593-ACQ, click on the docket that is retrieved from the search results, click on the “Documents” tab and find the relevant document. The information contained on the KCC’s website is not part of, or incorporated by reference into, this filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Joint Press Release, dated May 4, 2017 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| WESTAR ENERGY, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: | May 4, 2017 | By: | /s/ Larry D. Irick | |||||
| Name: | Larry D. Irick | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Joint Press Release, dated May 4, 2017 | |
