Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement · Other Events
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. On August 24, 2026, Evergy, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated the $500 million Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2026, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, which was to mature on February 10, 2027.…
Filed Aug 24, 2026Accepted Aug 24, 2026, 4:18 PM EDTCIK 1711269Accession 0001193125-26-363625
Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG), serves 1.7 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. Evergy’s mission is to empower a better future. We are leading the way in delivering affordable, reliable and sustainable energy that creates the foundation for thriving and growing communities. Our focus is on delivering reliable power while keeping bills as low as possible. We value innovation and adaptability to give our customers better ways to manage their energy use, to create a safe and rewarding workplace for our employees and to add value for our investors. Headquartered in Kansas City, our employees live, work and volunteer in the communities we serve.
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Item 1.02Item 1.02 - Termination of Material Agreement
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 24, 2026, Evergy, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated the $500 million Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2026, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, which was to mature on February 10, 2027. The Company incurred no early termination penalties as a result of such termination.
Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 24, 2026, the Company issued $600,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.40% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2057 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated August 17, 2026, among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. 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.
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Exhibit 4.1
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 5
Dated as of August 24, 2026
Between
EVERGY, INC.,
As Issuer and
THE BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
As Trustee
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 5 (this “Supplemental Indenture
No. 5”), dated as of August 24, 2026, between EVERGY, INC., a Missouri corporation (the “Company”) (and successor by the Merger (hereinafter defined) to Great Plains Energy Incorporated, the
“Predecessor Company”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), amends and supplements the Subordinated Indenture, dated as of
May 18, 2009 between the Company and the Trustee, governing the issuance of debt securities (the “Base Indenture”), Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of May 18, 2009, between the Predecessor Company and the
Trustee (“Supplemental Indenture No. 1”), Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of March 22, 2012, between the Predecessor Company and the Trustee (“Supplemental Indenture
No. 2”), Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of June 4, 2018, among the Predecessor Company, the Company and the Trustee (“Supplemental Ind…