UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) ~~December 14~~February 21, ~~2017~~2018

WESTAR ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

KANSAS	1-3523		48-0290150	~~48-0290150~~
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)	~~(IRS Employer Identification No.)~~
818 South Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas			66612	~~66612~~
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)	~~(Zip Code)~~
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code		(785) 575-6300

Registrant's telephone number, including area code _(785) 575-6300____________________

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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WESTAR ENERGY, INC.

Item 82.0102. ~~Other~~ ~~Events~~Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On ~~December 14~~February 21, ~~2017~~2018, we ~~amended~~issued a press release announcing our ~~$270~~earnings ~~million~~for ~~revolving~~the ~~credit~~period ~~facility~~ended December 31, ~~dated~~2017. A ~~February~~copy 18of our February 21, ~~2011~~2018 ~~and~~press asrelease ~~amended~~is ~~from~~attached ~~time~~hereto toas ~~time,~~Exhibit 99.1 and ~~our~~is ~~$730~~incorporated ~~million~~herein ~~revolving~~by ~~credit~~reference. We ~~facility,~~are ~~dated~~also ~~September~~including ~~29,~~our ~~2011~~2017 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings package, which is attached hereto as ~~amended~~Exhibit ~~from~~99.2 ~~time~~and tois ~~time~~incorporated herein by reference. The ~~amendment~~information furnished pursuant to ~~the~~this ~~$270~~Item ~~million~~2.02, ~~revolving~~including ~~credit~~Exhibits ~~facility~~99.1 ~~extended~~and ~~the~~99.2, ~~maturity~~will ofnot be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by us under the ~~facility~~Securities toAct ~~February~~of 181933, ~~2019~~as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

InItem ~~addition,~~7.01. ~~pursuant~~Regulation toFD these amendments, the lenders in each credit facility consented to our pending merger with Great Plains Energy Incorporated, and agreed to technical changes that would be required following the closing of the merger.Disclosure

~~All~~We ~~borrowings~~are ~~under~~furnishing ~~both~~our ~~revolving~~updated ~~credit~~2018-2022 ~~facilities~~Capital ~~are~~Forecast, ~~secured~~which byis ~~first~~included ~~mortgage~~in ~~bonds~~Exhibit of99.2 ~~Kansas~~attached ~~Gas~~hereto and ~~Electric~~is ~~Company,~~incorporated herein by reference. This information is available to the public on our ~~wholly-owned~~website, ~~subsidiary~~http://www.WestarEnergy.com. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

The foregoing description of the amendments is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendments, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 1099.~~1Second~~1 Press ~~Amendment~~Release ~~to Credit Agreement,~~ dated ~~December 14~~February 21, ~~2017,~~2018 ~~by and among Westar Energy, Inc. and the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto~~

Exhibit 1099.~~2Second Amendment Agreement, dated December 14,~~ 2 2017, byFourth ~~and~~Quarter ~~among Westar Energy, Inc.~~ and ~~the~~Year-End ~~several~~Earnings ~~banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto~~package

SIGNATURE

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.

		WESTAR ENERGY, INC.
Date:	~~December~~February 1421, ~~2017~~2018	By:	/s/ ~~Jeffrey~~Larry CD. ~~DeBruin~~Irick
		Name:	~~Jeffrey~~Larry CD. ~~DeBruin~~Irick
		Title:	~~Director~~Vice President, ~~Law~~General Counsel and ~~Assistant~~ Corporate Secretary

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