UNITED STATES
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On March 4, 2022, Evergy Missouri West, Inc. (“Evergy Missouri West”), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Evergy, Inc., entered into a First Mortgage Indenture and Deed of Trust, dated as of March 1, 2022, with UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee (the “First Mortgage Indenture”) establishing a first mortgage lien on substantially all of its present properties and certain after-acquired properties, subject to certain exceptions enumerated in the First Mortgage Indenture.
In connection with the establishment of the First Mortgage Indenture, Evergy Missouri West concurrently issued first mortgage bonds thereunder (the “Collateralizing First Mortgage Bonds”), which secured all of its outstanding unsecured notes. The outstanding unsecured notes secured by the Collateralizing First Mortgage Bonds are as follows: (i) 3.49% Senior Notes, Series A, due August 15, 2025, (ii) 4.06% Senior Notes, Series B, due August 15, 2033, (iii) 4.74% Senior Notes, Series C, due August 15, 2043, (iv) 2.86% Series A Senior Notes due April 20, 2031, (v) 3.01% Series B Senior Notes due April 20, 2033 and (vi) 3.21% Series C Senior Notes due April 20, 2036 (collectively, the “Unsecured Notes”). As a result, the Unsecured Notes will be effectively secured by the lien of the First Mortgage Indenture and will rank equally and ratably with all of Evergy Missouri West’s first mortgage bonds, regardless of series, from time to time issued and outstanding under the First Mortgage Indenture.
| Item 9.01 Financial | Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | First Mortgage Indenture and Deed of Trust, dated as of March 1, 2022, between Evergy Missouri West, Inc. and UMB Bank, N.A., as trustee | |
| 4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 2022 between Evergy Missouri West, Inc. and UMB Bank N.A., as trustee. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| EVERGY, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lori A. Wright | |
| Name: | Lori A. Wright | |
| Title: | Vice President – Investor Relations and Treasurer | |
Date: March 4, 2022