UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT (Preferred Stock, Preference Stock, Depositary Shares, Common Stock)Underwriting Agreement • April 5th, 2007 • Westar Energy Inc /Ks • Electric & other services combined • New York
We (the “Manager”) are acting on behalf of the underwriter or underwriters (including ourselves) named below (such underwriter or underwriters being herein called the “Underwriters”), and we understand that Westar Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell the number of shares of its securities identified as Firm Securities herein (the “Firm Securities”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell not more than the number of shares of its securities, if any, identified as Additional Securities herein (the “Additional Securities”), if and to the extent that we, as Manager of this offering, shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such Additional Securities granted to the Underwriters herein. The Firm Securities and the Additional Securities are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Offered Securities.”
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT (Debt Securities)Underwriting Agreement • April 5th, 2007 • Westar Energy Inc /Ks • Electric & other services combined • New York
We (the “Manager”) are acting on behalf of the underwriter or underwriters (including ourselves) named below (such underwriter or underwriters being herein called the “Underwriters”), and we understand that Westar Energy, Inc., a Kansas corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell $[ ] aggregate principal amount of [ ]% Notes Due [ ] (the “Offered Securities”). The Offered Securities are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the [specify the indenture] [and guaranteed on an unsecured [and unsubordinated] [subordinated] basis by [ ] (the Guarantor[s])].
