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):

August 12, 2019

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.	82-2733395
	(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)
001-03523	Westar Energy, Inc.	48-0290150
	(a Kansas corporation)
	818 South Kansas Avenue
	Topeka, Kansas 66612
	(785) 575-6300
	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 Westar Energy, Inc. (“Westar”). 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 August 19, 2019, Westar issued $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 3.25% Series due 2049 (the “Mortgage Bonds”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated August 12, 2019, among Westar, Barclays Capital Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., 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 (333-228179-02) of Westar (the “Registration Statement”).

In connection with the issuance and sale of the Mortgage Bonds, Westar entered into 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 August 12, 2019, among Westar, Barclays Capital Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
	Exhibit 4.1	Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 19, 2019, between Westar Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
	Exhibit 5.1	Opinion, dated August 19, 2019, of Heather A. Humphrey.
	Exhibit 23.1	Consent of Heather A. Humphrey (included in Exhibit 5.1).
	Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (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
	Westar Energy, Inc.
	/s/ Lori A. Wright
	Lori A. Wright
	Vice President – Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Treasurer
Date: August 19, 2019