Hunton & Williams Advises on Westar Energy, Inc. $180 Million First Mortgage Bond Reopening

Hunton & Williams LLP advised Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as joint book-running managers on an SEC-registered reopening by Westar Energy, Inc. (“Westar Energy”) of $180 million aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds due 2043, of which $250,000,000 were previously issued on March 28, 2013.

Westar Energy, a Kansas corporation incorporated in 1924, is the largest electric utility in Kansas. Westar Energy provides electric generation, transmission and distribution services to approximately 693,000 customers in Kansas. Westar Energy provides these services in central and northeastern Kansas, including the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina and Hutchinson. Kansas Gas and Electric Company (“KGE”), Westar Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary, provides these services in south-central and southeastern Kansas, including the city of Wichita. Both Westar Energy and KGE conduct business using the name Westar Energy.

The Hunton & Williams LLP team included Peter O’Brien, Kevin Felz and Christina Kwon.