8-K

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: February 12, 2024

(Date of earliest event reported)


Commission File Number	Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter	State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization	IRS Employer Identification Number
333-268913	EVERGY MISSOURI WEST, INC.	Delaware	44-0541877
333-268913-01	EVERGY MISSOURI WEST STORM FUNDING I, LLC	Delaware	92-1105743


EVERGY MISSOURI WEST, INC.		EVERGY MISSOURI WEST STORM FUNDING I, LLC
1200 Main Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105		818 S. Kansas Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66612
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)		(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


(816) 556-2200		(785) 575-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)		(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).


Emerging growth company	Evergy Missouri West, Inc.	☐

Emerging growth company	Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC	☐

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.


Evergy Missouri West, Inc.		☐

Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC		☐

Item 8.01.

Other Events

On February 14, 2024, Evergy Missouri West, Inc. (the “Utility”) and Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC (the “Issuing Entity”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as the underwriters, with respect to the purchase and sale of $331,127,000 of Securitized Utility Tariff Bonds, Series 2024-A (the “Bonds”), to be issued by the Issuing Entity pursuant to an Indenture and Series Supplement (together, the “Indenture”), each to be dated as of February 23, 2024, the forms of which are annexed hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively. The Bonds were offered pursuant to the prospectus dated February 14, 2024 (the “Prospectus”). In connection with the issuance of the Bonds, the Utility and the Issuing Entity also expect to enter into a Securitized Utility Tariff Property Servicing Agreement, Securitized Utility Tariff Property Purchase and Sale Agreement, Administration Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, each to be dated as of February 23, 2024, the forms of which are annexed hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively. In addition, the Utility and Issuing Entity expect to enter into an Intercreditor Agreement to be dated on February 23, 2024 with the parties to the Utility’s accounts receivable sales program, the form of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 10.4. The Underwriting Agreement is annexed hereto as Exhibit 1.1.

Additionally, effective as of February 12, 2024, the Issuing Entity adopted an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “A&R LLC Agreement”) in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. The A&R LLC Agreement, which is described in the Prospectus, was previously approved by the Utility, the sole member of the Issuing Entity. The description of the A&R LLC Agreement in the Prospectus is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R LLC Agreement, which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

1.1		Underwriting Agreement among Evergy Missouri West, Inc., Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as the Underwriters party thereto, dated February 14, 2024

3.2		Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC, dated as of February 12, 2024

4.1		Form of Indenture between Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., to be dated as of February 23, 2024

4.2		Form of Series Supplement between Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (including forms of the Bonds), to be dated as of February 23, 2024

10.1		Form of Securitized Utility Tariff Property Servicing Agreement between Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC and The Evergy Missouri West, Inc., as Servicer, to be dated as of February 23, 2024

10.2		Form of Securitized Utility Tariff Property Purchase and Sale Agreement between Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC and Evergy Missouri West, Inc., as Seller, to be dated as of February 23, 2024

10.3		Form of Administration Agreement between Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC and Evergy Missouri West, Inc., as Administrator, to be dated as of February 23, 2024

10.4		Form of Intercreditor Agreement among Evergy Missouri West, Inc., Evergy Missouri West Storm Funding I, LLC, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Evergy Missouri West Receivables Company and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, to be dated as of February 23, 2024

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	EVERGY MISSOURI WEST, INC.

	By:	/s/ Geoffrey T. Ley
		Geoffrey T. Ley
		Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer

Dated: February 16, 2024

	EVERGY MISSOURI WEST STORM FUNDING I, LLC

	By:	/s/ Geoffrey T. Ley
		Geoffrey T. Ley
		Manager and President

Dated: February 16, 2024