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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): July 1, 2022
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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”) (collectively, the “Evergy Companies”). 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.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2021, Evergy announced the planned departure of Gregory A. Greenwood, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Evergy, from the Evergy Companies in the middle of 2022. Consistent with this prior disclosure, the Evergy Companies and Mr. Greenwood agreed that Mr. Greenwood will leave the Evergy Companies on July 1, 2022. He will continue to serve the Evergy Companies in an outside advisory role.
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: July 1, 2022 | |
