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) May 24, 2010 (May 20, 2010)
WESTAR ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| KANSAS | 1-3523 | 48-0290150 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 818 South Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas |
66612 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
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 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
We held our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 20, 2010. At the meeting, the holders of 97,248,305 shares voted either in person or by proxy to elect two Class II directors. Mr. B. Anthony Isaac and Mr. Michael F. Morrissey were elected Class II directors to serve a term of three years. The voting results were as follows:
| Number of Votes | ||||||
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| B. Anthony Isaac |
78,192,097 | 931,072 | 18,125,136 | |||
| Michael F. Morrissey |
78,157,841 | 965,328 | 18,125,136 | |||
The shareholders present or represented at the meeting voted for the ratification and confirmation of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2010. The voting results were as follows:
| Number of Votes | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||
| Deloitte & Touche LLP |
96,355,079 | 623,130 | 270,096 | |||
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: May 24, 2010 | By: | /s/ Larry D. Irick | ||
| Name: | Larry D. Irick | |||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||