Evergy 8-K 2025-03-13

UNITED STATES

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

March 13, 2025

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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act

(§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 being filed by the following registrants: Evergy, Inc. and Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (“Evergy Kansas Central”). 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 registrant.

On March 13, 2025, Evergy Kansas Central issued $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 5.25% Series due 2035 (the “Mortgage Bonds”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 6, 2025, among Evergy Kansas Central, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Regions Securities LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Mortgage Bonds were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the shelf registration statement on Form

S-3

(333-281614-02)

of Evergy Kansas Central (the “Registration Statement”).

On March 13, 2025, Evergy Kansas Central also issued $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Notes, 4.70% Series due 2028 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 6, 2025, among Evergy Kansas Central, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Regions Securities LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Notes were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement.

In connection with the issuance and sale of the Mortgage Bonds and the Notes, Evergy Kansas Central entered into several agreements and other instruments listed in Item 9.01 of this

Current

Report on Form

8-K

and filed as exhibits hereto. These exhibits are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

(d) Exhibits

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.

Date: March 13, 2025