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
February 25, 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 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 – Investor Presentation dated February 26, 2003.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
We will host an analyst breakfast at 7:45 a.m. (Eastern Time) on February 26, 2003 at the Inter-Continental Hotel, 111 East 48th Street, New York, New York to discuss our plan to reduce debt and refocus exclusively on our electric utility operations. A copy of the investor presentation to be used at the breakfast is attached to this report. The investor 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: February 25, 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 |
Investor Presentation dated February 26, 2003 |
Exhibit 99.1
