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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 5, 2024, Evergy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.65% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2055 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated December 2, 2024, among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-3 of the Company, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 2024 (File No. 333-281614).
In connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, the Company entered into the several agreements and other instruments listed in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and filed as exhibits hereto. Also, in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, the Company is filing a legal opinion regarding the validity of the Notes as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and a legal opinion regarding certain tax matters as Exhibit 8.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of incorporating such opinions into the Registration Statement. Each of these exhibits is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
| Evergy, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: December 5, 2024 | /s/ Geoffrey T. Ley | |||||
| Geoffrey T. Ley | ||||||
| Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer | ||||||