8-K – 2026-03-10 – d90039d8k.htm

8-K

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 10, 2026
 
 

Evergy, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 

 

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

Title of each class

 
Trading
Symbol(s)

 
Name of each exchange
on which registered

Evergy, Inc. common stock
 
EVRG
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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. ☐
 
 
 

Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On March 10, 2026, Evergy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.250% Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 5, 2026, among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as 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. Each of these exhibits is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
 

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
 

Exhibit
No.

  
Description

 1.1
  
Underwriting Agreement dated March 5, 2026 among Evergy, Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., TD Securities (USA) LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the several underwriters named therein.

 4.1
  
Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 10, 2026 between Evergy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and the form of global note included therein.

 5.1
  
Opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, regarding the validity of the Notes.

23.1
  
Consent of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

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: March 10, 2026
 

 

 
/s/ Geoffrey T. Ley

 

 

 
Geoffrey T. Ley

 

 

 
Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning and Treasurer