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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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, 2021
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Evergy, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Missouri | | 001-38515 | | 82-2733395 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
1200 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(816) 556-2200
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Kansas | | 001-03523 | | 48-0290150 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
818 South Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(785) 575-6300
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Evergy Metro, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Missouri | | 000-51873 | | 44-0308720 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
1200 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(816) 556-2200
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| 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 of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §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 provided by the following registrants: Evergy, Inc. (“Evergy”), Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (“Evergy Kansas Central”) and Evergy Metro, Inc. (“Evergy Metro”). 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 registrants.
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On August 12, 2021, Evergy announced that Gregory A. Greenwood, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, has been named as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Mr. Greenwood will continue to lead Evergy’s Enterprise Analytics and Continuous Improvement departments and will work directly with David Campbell, Evergy’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to provide strategic oversight on the Sustainability Transformation Plan through his anticipated departure and retirement in the middle of 2022. Mr. Greenwood then plans to transition to an advisory role following his retirement through early 2024.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| (d) Exhibits | |
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Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 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.
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| Evergy, Inc. |
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| /s/ Heather A. Humphrey |
| Heather A. Humphrey |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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| Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. |
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| /s/ Heather A. Humphrey |
| Heather A. Humphrey |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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| Evergy Metro, Inc. |
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| /s/ Heather A. Humphrey |
| Heather A. Humphrey |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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| Date: August 12, 2021 | |
