8-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2022

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Evergy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Missouri	001-38515	82-2733395
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)	(Commission<br>File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer<br>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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Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Kansas	001-03523	48-0290150
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)	(Commission<br>File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)

818 South Kansas Avenue

Topeka, Kansas 66612

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

(785) 575-6300

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Evergy Metro, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Missouri	000-51873	44-0308720
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)	(Commission<br>File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer<br>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	New York Stock Exchange

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. ☐

This combined Current Report on Form 8-K is provided by the following registrants: Evergy, Inc. (“Evergy”), Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. (“Evergy Kansas Central”) and Evergy Metro, Inc. (“Evergy Metro”) (collectively, the “Evergy Companies”). 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 registrants.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2021, Evergy announced the planned departure of Gregory A. Greenwood, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Evergy, from the Evergy Companies in the middle of 2022. Consistent with this prior disclosure, the Evergy Companies and Mr. Greenwood agreed that Mr. Greenwood will leave the Evergy Companies on July 1, 2022. He will continue to serve the Evergy Companies in an outside advisory role.

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.

Evergy, Inc.
/s/ Heather A. Humphrey
Heather A. Humphrey
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary		Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
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/s/ Heather A. Humphrey
Heather A. Humphrey
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary			Evergy Metro, Inc.
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	/s/ Heather A. Humphrey
	Heather A. Humphrey
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Date: July 1, 2022