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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 18, 2009
 

 
Commission
File Number
  
 
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
  
I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number
         
001-32206
  
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
  
43-1916803
   
(A Missouri Corporation)
    
   
1201 Walnut Street
    
   
Kansas City, Missouri  64106
    
   
(816) 556-2200
    
         
   
NOT APPLICABLE
    
(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report)
         
         
000-51873
  
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
  
44-0308720
   
(A Missouri Corporation)
    
   
1201 Walnut Street
    
   
Kansas City, Missouri  64106
    
   
(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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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

This combined Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished by Great Plains Energy Incorporated (Great Plains Energy) and Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L).  KCP&L is a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Plains Energy and represents a significant portion of its assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and operations.  Thus, all information contained in this report relates to, and is furnished by, Great Plains Energy.  Information that is specifically identified in this report as relating solely to Great Plains Energy, such as its financial statements and all information relating to Great Plains Energy’s other operations, businesses and subsidiaries, including KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company (GMO) does not relate to, and is not furnished by, KCP&L.  KCP&L makes no representation as to that information.  Neither Great Plains Energy nor GMO has any obligation in respect of KCP&L’s debt securities and holders of such securities should not consider Great Plains Energy’s or GMO’s financial resources or results of operations in making a decision with respect to KCP&L’s debt securities.  Similarly, KCP&L has no obligation in respect of securities of Great Plains Energy or GMO.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure

Commencing on August 19, 2009, Great Plains Energy will participate in meetings with investors.  A copy of the investor handout to be used in such meetings is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.  The investor handout contains information regarding KCP&L.  Accordingly, information in the investor handout relating to KCP&L is also being furnished on behalf of KCP&L.

The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The information under Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless otherwise indicated in such registration statement or other document.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
(d)  Exhibits
  
   
99.1
Investor handout (furnished and not deemed filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
 




SIGNATURES

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.

 
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INCORPORATED
   
   
 
/s/Terry Bassham
 
Terry Bassham
 
Executive Vice President- Finance & Strategic Development and Chief Financial Officer

 
KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
   
   
 
/s/ Terry Bassham
 
Terry Bassham
 
Executive Vice President- Finance & Strategic Development and Chief Financial Officer


Date: August 18, 2009.

Exhibit Index
   
Exhibit No.
Title
   
99.1
Investor handout (furnished and not deemed filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
 




ex99_1.htm
Exhibit 99.1

Great Plains Energy

Investor Meetings
August 2009


  
Terry Bassham
Executive Vice President
Finance & Strategic Development
and Chief Financial Officer
Ellen Fairchild
Director Investor Relations
816-556-2083
ellen.fairchild@kcpl.com
 
 
 
1
Statements made in this presentation that are not based on historical facts are forward-looking, may involve risks and uncertainties, and are intended
to be as of the date when made. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the outcome of regulatory proceedings, cost estimates of
the Comprehensive Energy Plan and other matters affecting future operations. In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the registrants are providing a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
provided forward-looking information. These important factors include: future economic conditions in regional, national and international markets and
their effects on sales, prices and costs, including, but not limited to, possible further deterioration in economic conditions and the timing and extent of
any economic recovery; prices and availability of electricity in regional and national wholesale markets; market perception of the energy industry,
Great Plains Energy, KCP&L and GMO; changes in business strategy, operations or development plans; effects of current or proposed state and
federal legislative and regulatory actions or developments, including, but not limited to, deregulation, re-regulation and restructuring of the electric
utility industry; decisions of regulators regarding rates KCP&L and GMO can charge for electricity; adverse changes in applicable laws, regulations,
rules, principles or practices governing tax, accounting and environmental matters including, but not limited to, air and water quality; financial market
conditions and performance including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates and credit spreads and in availability and cost of capital and the
effects on nuclear decommissioning trust and pension plan assets and costs; credit ratings; inflation rates; effectiveness of risk management policies
and procedures and the ability of counterparties to satisfy their contractual commitments; impact of terrorist acts; increased competition including, but
not limited to, retail choice in the electric utility industry and the entry of new competitors; ability to carry out marketing and sales plans; weather
conditions including, but not limited to, weather-related damage and their effects on sales, prices and costs; cost, availability, quality and deliverability
of fuel; ability to achieve generation planning goals and the occurrence and duration of planned and unplanned generation outages; delays in the
anticipated in-service dates and cost increases of additional generating capacity and environmental projects; nuclear operations; workforce risks,
including, but not limited to, retirement compensation and benefits costs; the ability to successfully integrate KCP&L and GMO operations and the
timing and amount of resulting synergy savings; and other risks and uncertainties.
This list of factors is not all-inclusive because it is not possible to predict all factors. Other risk factors are detailed from time to time in Great Plains
Energy’s and KCP&L’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. Great Plains Energy and KCP&L
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
Forward Looking Statement
 
 
 
2
Pro Forma 2008 Revenue by Customer Segment
Pro Forma 2008 Revenue by Utility Jurisdiction
Service Territories: KCP&L and GMO
Business Highlights
• Solid Midwest electric utility - KCP&L brand
• Transformational events in 2008 to focus business model on fully
 regulated utility operations
 – Sale of Strategic Energy
 – Acquisition of Aquila
• Company attributes post-acquisition
 • 800,000+ customers / 3,200+ employees
 • ~6,000 MW of primarily low-cost baseload generation
 • 5-year projected synergies of $670 million
 • ~$7.9bn in assets and $3.6bn in rate base at 2008YE
Total: $1.7bn
Total: $1.7bn
Regulated Electric Utility Operations
 
 
 
3
• Strong Midwest electric utilities focused on regulated operations in Missouri and Kansas
• Diversified customer base includes 820,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers
• ~6,000 Megawatts of generation capacity
• Low-cost generation mix - projected 76% coal, 17% nuclear (Wolf Creek) in 2009
100% Regulated
Electric Utility
Operations Focus
• Significant projected rate base growth from $3.6bn in 2008 to $6.8bn in 2012 - 15% CAGR
• Growth and stability in earnings driven by sizable regulated investments as part of the Comprehensive
 Energy Plan (“CEP”)
 • Wind and environmental retrofit components of CEP in place; Iatan 2 baseload coal plant
 targeted for completion in late summer 2010
• Anticipated growth beyond 2010 driven by additional environmental capex and wind
Attractive Platform
for Long-Term
Earnings Growth
• Successful outcomes in 2006, 2007 and 2008 rate cases in Missouri and Kansas
• Combined annual rate increases from 2008 cases of $59mm in Kansas and $159mm in Missouri; new
 rates effective August 1st  in Kansas and September 1st in Missouri
Focused Regulatory
Approach
• Cash flow and earnings heavily driven by regulated operations and cost recovery mechanisms
• Ample liquidity currently available under $1.5bn credit facilities
• Sustainable dividend and pay-out, right-sized to fund growth and to preserve liquidity
• Committed to maintaining current investment grade credit ratings
Stable and
Improving Financial
Position
Strong Platform for Growth
 
 
 
4
 
Project description 
Comments
 
 100 MW plant in Spearville, KS
 Began construction in 2005
ü  Completed in Q3 2006
ü  In rate base from 1/1/2007
ü  No regulatory disallowance
 
 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) unit at LaCygne 1
 plant
ü  Completed in Q2 2007
ü  In rate base from 1/1/2008
ü  No regulatory disallowance
 
 Air Quality Control System at Iatan 1 coal plant
ü Completed in Q2 2009
ü In rate base starting 3Q 2009 (KS 08/1 & MO 9/1)
ü No regulatory disallowance in 2009 MO case; minimal
 exposure in 2010 MO case
 
 Construction of Iatan 2 super-critical coal plant (850 MW;
 73% GXP share of ownership)1
ü  On track for completion late summer 2010
ü  Expected in rate base Q4 2010 / 1Q 2011
Iatan 2
Iatan 1
Environmental
LaCygne
Environmental
Wind
Great Plains Energy has effectively executed all elements of its Comprehensive Energy Plan to date
and received positive, just, and reasonable regulatory treatment
Comprehensive Energy Plan
1 Includes post-combustion environmental technologies including an SCR system, wet flue gas desulphurization system and fabric filter to control
emissions
Strong Track Record of Execution
 
 
 
5
Reinvesting in the business and growing rate base ($bn)
CapEx breakdown (2009E-2011E) ($mm)
Path to future growth
• Rate base expected to grow at a 15% CAGR from 2008 to 2012
•  Comprehensive Energy Plan (base load generation and environmental projects)
 – 100 MW wind completed in Q3 2006 - in rate base 1/1/07
 – Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) at LaCygne 1 coal plant completed in 2007 - in rate base 1/1/08
 – Air Quality Control System (AQCS) installed at Iatan 1 coal plant in 2009 - in rate base 3Q09
 – Iatan 2 coal plant scheduled for completion late summer 2010 - expected to be included in rate base 4Q10 / 1Q11
• Non-CEP rate base additions
 – GMO – Jeffrey and Sibley 3 environmental
 – KCP&L – environmental at LaCygne 1 / LaCygne 2 / Montrose, additional wind (all beyond 2011)
•  Diligent focus on managing regulatory relationships and process
Note: As of 10-K, 12/31/2008
Note: Iatan 2 assumed in rate base 4Q 2010
Attractive Platform for Long-Term Growth
 
 
 
Operational Overview
 
 
 
7
• Iatan 2 reforecast completed; construction continues on budget and on schedule
 Ø No change in top end of previously-disclosed cost range
 Ø Planned completion on-track for late summer 2010
• Iatan 1 and Sibley 3 environmental projects completed, settlements approved in five
 rate cases
• Improved KCP&L coal plant performance, excluding Iatan 1, in first half 2009
 compared to first half of both 2007 and 2008
• On track to exceed original overall GMO acquisition synergy target
• Achieved Tier 1 customer satisfaction ranking
 
 
Operations Highlights - 2009 First Half
 
 
 
8
Iatan 2 Estimate Range
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
2008 rate cases
 
 
Company
Last Allowed
ROE
Effective Date
of Last
Allowed ROE
ROE
requested1
Requested
revenue increase
Stipulated /
settled
revenue
increase
Tariff implementation
RPS2
Fuel
Clause?
 
 
10.25%
6/1/07
11.55%
$66mm
$48mm
9/1/09
(Settled 5/09; MPSC
approval 6/10/09)
ü
Yes
(95%)
 
 
 
10.25%
6/1/07
11.55%
17mm
$15mm
9/1/09
(Settled 5/09; MPSC
approval 6/10/09)
ü
Yes
(95%)
 
 
—3
 
N/A
11.55%
1mm
$1mm
7/1/09
(Settled 5/09; MPSC
approval 6/10/09)
ü
Yes
(85%)
 
 
10.75%
1/1/08
11.55%
102mm
$95mm
9/1/09
(Settled 4/09; MPSC
approval 6/10/09)
ü
No
 
 
—3
 
N/A
11.40%
72mm
$59mm
 
8/1/09
(Settled 6/18; KCC
approval 6/24/09)
ü
 
Yes
(100%)
GMO-MPS
GMO-L&P
GMO-Steam
KCP&L-KS
KCP&L-MO
1 ROE of 10.75% originally requested in all cases; requests increased in rebuttal testimony based on financial market developments. All cases settled; ROE not disclosed
2 Missouri mandatory Renewable Portfolio Standard of 15% by 2021; Kansas has targets of 10% by 2011, 15% by 2016 and 20% by 2020
3 “Black Box” settlement - ROE not disclosed
Focused Regulatory Approach
 
 
 
10
Missouri Regulatory Update
Rate Cases:
 KCP&L - MO
   - $95 million rate increase (incl. $10 million addl. amortization) effective 9/1/09
   - Set maximum MO jurisdictional prudence exposure of Iatan 1 AQCS and
  common costs in next rate case at $30 million
   - Deferral of costs associated with AQCS and common assets that
                   are in service, but not yet included in rate base
   - Establishes wholesale margin threshold of $30 million (total KCP&L; implied MO  
      jurisdictional portion of ~$17 million)
 GMO - MPS and SJLP
 - Rate increases of $48 million for MPS / $15 million for L&P effective 9/1/09
 - Same treatment as KCP&L of prudency of GMO’s portion of Iatan 1 AQCS and
  common costs; maximum exposure in next GMO MO rate case set at $15 million
 - Same treatment as KCP&L regarding deferral of GMO’s costs associated with
  Iatan 1 AQCS and common assets in-service but not in rate base
 - Continuation of GMO’s electric Fuel Adjustment Clauses
 GMO - Steam
   - Rate increase of approximately $1 million effective 7/1/09
 
 
 
11
KS Regulatory Update
Kansas Rate Case:
 KCP&L - KS
 - Rate increases of $59 million (incl. $18 million additional amortization) effective 8/1/09
 - Set maximum KS jurisdictional prudence exposure of Iatan 1 AQCS and common costs in next
 rate case at effectively $7.5 million (the cap on disallowance is $7.5 million unless the final cost
 of Iatan 1 and common were to exceed our disclosed budget, in which case the KS jurisdictional
 portion of the excess would not be subject to the cap)
 
 
 
12
KCP&L Coal Fleet
KCP&L Nuclear Plant
GMO Coal Fleet
Impact of extended
nuclear refueling outage
Impact of unplanned
coal outages
Q4 08 and Q1 09
Impact of Iatan I unit
overhaul and AQCS tie-ins
Q4 08 and Q1 09 impact
Sibley environmental
upgrade
• Excluding Iatan 1, KCP&L’s coal plant
 equivalent availability and capacity
 in 2Q 2009 were 79% and 72%, respectively
• Excluding Iatan 1, KCP&L’s coal plant
 equivalent availability and capacity
 in the first half of 2009 were
 77% and 71%, respectively
Plant Performance
 
 
 
13
ORIGINAL TARGET = $643M
*6 months of actual, 6 months estimated
5-Year Post Acquisition Synergy Projection
Synergies - Current View
 
 
 
14
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Tier 4
KCP&L
JD Power Residential Customer Satisfaction
YTD Peer Group Comparison
Customer Satisfaction Tier 1
 
 
 
15
• Appointment of new MPSC
 commissioner
• Legislation supporting “recovery of and
 return on” energy efficiency investment
 signed by governor
• Proposition C continues in rule-
    making phase
• Formal reappointment of one KCC
 commissioner
• Omnibus energy bill with an RPS,
      net metering and other measures
      signed by governor.
Missouri
Kansas
Legislative
 
 
 
Financial Overview
 
 
 
17
• Electric Utility segment earnings increased $34.9 million as a result of a) GMO utility operations earnings; b) improved operating
 results at KCP&L; and c) lower taxes at KCP&L
• Other segment earnings decreased $11.3 million primarily as a result of increased interest from the equity units issued in May and
 various favorable impacts reflected in 2008 earnings
• Loss from the discontinued operations of Strategic Energy, which Great Plains sold in June 2008, was about $15 million less than
 2008
• An approximate 50% increase in average number of shares outstanding since the second quarter of 2008 resulted in $0.13 per
 share dilution
 
 
 
18
• Increased Electric Utility segment earnings of $25.3 million attributable to a) GMO utility operations earnings; b) higher AFUDC at
 KCP&L; and c) lower taxes at KCP&L
• Increased Other segment earnings of $25.4 million due primarily to GMO non-utility operations’ contribution, primarily from a tax
 benefit related to an audit settlement, and various unfavorable impacts included in 2008 results
• Loss in 2009 related to a tax accrual for the discontinued operations of Strategic Energy compares unfavorably to earnings from
 discontinued operations for the first half of 2008
• Increase of 38.1 million average dilutive shares outstanding resulted in $0.20 per share dilution
 
 
 
19
Earnings
Key Earnings Drivers:
+ GMO utility operations earnings contribution of $7.9 million or $0.06 per share
+ Decline in KCP&L’s purchased power expense of $23.8 million
+ Decreased income taxes of $13.0 million at KCP&L (higher in ’08 due to change in composite tax rate)
+ Decreased non-fuel O&M of $8.3 million at KCP&L
- Decline in wholesale revenue of $11.5 million, or 21% at KCP&L
- Increased depreciation and amortization of $4.4 million at KCP&L
- Increased interest expense at KCP&L, net of AFUDC, of $3.3 million
- Higher shares outstanding caused electric utility segment dilution of $0.17
 $7.9
$42.8
2Q ‘08
2Q ‘09
(millions except
where indicated)
$34.9
KCP&L
KCP&L
GMO
$7.9
          2Q ‘09 
Utility Total
$0.09
$0.33
2Q ‘08
2Q ‘09
$0.27
KCP&L
$0.06
         2Q ‘09 
Utility Total
GMO
KCP&L
Electric Utility Second Quarter Results
 
 
 
20
Earnings
Earnings Per Share
$24.9
$50.2
$0.29
$0.41
(millions except
where indicated)
YTD ‘08
YTD ‘09
YTD ‘08
YTD ‘09
Earnings Drivers:
+ GMO utility earnings contribution of $6.9 million or $0.06 per share
+ Decreased purchase power expense of $30.2 million at KCP&L
+ Decreased income taxes of $13.4 million at KCP&L
+ Increase in KCP&L’s AFUDC equity of $7.1 million
+ Decreased non-fuel operations and maintenance expanse of $6.9 million at KCP&L
- Reduced KCP&L revenues of $30.3 million, including $27.3 million drop in wholesale
- Increased KCP&L depreciation and amortization of $5.8 million
- Increased interest expense, net of AFUDC, of $3.7 million at KCP&L
- Dilution of $0.17 caused by additional shares outstanding
KCP&L
GMO
       YTD ‘09 
Utility Total
KCP&L
KCP&L
KCP&L
 YTD ‘09 
Utility Total
$0.06
$0.35
$6.9
$43.3
GMO
Electric Utility Year-to-Date Results
 
 
 
21
 
2Q 2009 Compared to 2Q 2008
YTD 2009 Compared to YTD 2008
GPE
Customers
Use/Customer
Change
MWh
Sales
Customers
Use/Customer
Change
MWh
Sales
Residential
0.5%
-0.7%
-0.1%
0.5%
-0.6%
-0.1%
Commercial
0.3%
0.2%
 0.5%
0.3%
0.5%
 0.8%
Industrial
-0.6%
-11.0%
-11.5%
-0.6%
-9.1%
-9.6%
             
Retail MWh Sales by Customer Class 6/30/09
Weather Normalized Retail MWh Sales and Customer Growth Rates
KCP&L and GMO Combined
 
 
 
22
Earnings
Earnings Per Share
$0.06
$(0.05)
Key Earnings Drivers:
+ GMO non-utility operations contributed $0.5 million or $0.01 per share
- Increased interest of $3.5 million from equity units
- Unfavorable comparison to 2008, which included positive earnings impact from
 interest rate hedge
- Additional shares caused anti-dilution effect of $0.04 per share
$(6.4)
$4.9
(millions except
where indicated)
2Q ‘09
2Q ‘08
2Q ‘09
2Q ‘08
Other Segment Quarterly Results
 
 
 
23
Earnings
Key Drivers:
+ $16.0 million first quarter GMO tax benefit
+ Favorable comparison to 2008, which included net loss of $7.1 million from a number of items
– Higher interest expense of $3.5 million
- Additional shares outstanding caused $0.03 per share of dilution
 
$7.5
$(17.9)
(millions except
where indicated)
YTD ‘09
YTD ‘08
$0.06
$(0.20)
Other Segment Year-to-Date Results
 
 
 
24
Liquidity
 
 
 
25
Capital Structure at 6/30/09
Great Plains Energy Debt
Long-term Debt Maturities
Credit Ratings
*Includes current maturities
Credit Ratings, Debt, Capital Structure
 
 
 
26
$ Billions
$3.6
$6.8
$6.1
$5.8
$4.3
• Year-end rate base projections
 • Iatan 1 and Sibley environmental in rate base 3Q09
 • Iatan 2 assumed in rate base 4Q 2010
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Solid Rate Base Growth