SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-1
(Amendment No. 10)
Tender Offer Statement
(Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Kansas City Power & Light Company
(Name of Subject Company)
Western Resources, Inc.
(Bidder)
Common Stock, Without Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
48513410
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
John K. Rosenberg
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Western Resources, Inc.
818 Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Phone: (913) 575-6300
(Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone
Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Neil T. Anderson
Sullivan & Cromwell
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
(212) 558-4000
William S. Lamb
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P.
125 West 55th Street
New York, New York 10019
(212) 424-8000
This Amendment No. 10 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule 14D-1 (the "Schedule 14D-1"), originally filed by Western Resources,
Inc., a Kansas corporation ("Western Resources"), on July 8, 1996 relating to
the exchange offer disclosed therein to exchange all of the outstanding Shares
for shares of Western Resources Common Stock upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Prospectus, dated July 3, 1996, and the related
Letter of Transmittal. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 14D-1.
Item 11. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto the
following:
(a)(37) Letter mailed to KCPL shareholders.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
Date July 25, 1996 By /s/ JERRY D. COURINGTON
Jerry D. Courington,
Controller
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(a)(37) Letter to KCPL shareholders. 1
Exhibit No. (a)(37)
The following letter was mailed to KCPL shareholders:
July 25, 1996
Dear KCPL Shareowner:
Thank you for returning your GOLD PROXY CARD voting against the proposed
UtiliCorp transaction. We appreciate your support and are committed to making
a Western Resources/KCPL merger a reality. We strongly believe that such a
combination best serves the financial interests of both KCPL and Western
shareowners.
To be sure that your proxy is not revoked, please do not return any proxy
card except the GOLD PROXY CARD.
Your continued support is encouraged and appreciated.
Sincerely,
John E. Hayes, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
This letter is neither an offer to exchange nor a solicitation of an offer to
exchange shares of common stock of KCPL. Such offer is made solely by the
Prospectus dated July 3, 1996, and the related Letter of Transmittal, and is
not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders
of shares of common stock of KCPL in any jurisdiction in which the making of
such offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws
of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdictions where securities, blue sky or other
laws require such offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, such
offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Western Resources, Inc.
by Salomon Brothers Inc or one or more registered brokers or dealers
licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
