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) ~~March~~April 727, 2018

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 85.0104. Temporary ~~Other~~Suspension ~~Events~~of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.

AsOn ~~previously~~April ~~disclosed~~27, ~~on July 9~~2018, ~~2017,~~ Westar Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) received a notice from the administrator of the Westar Energy, Inc. Employees’ 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”),. The ~~Great~~notice ~~Plains~~stated that the Westar Energy ~~Incorporated~~Stock Fund (the “~~Great~~Westar ~~Plains~~Stock ~~Energy~~Fund”) ~~and~~in ~~certain~~the ~~other~~Plan ~~parties~~will ~~entered~~be ~~into~~entering ana ~~Amended~~blackout ~~and~~period ~~Restated~~due ~~Agreement~~to ~~and~~the ~~Plan~~pending ofmerger ~~Merger~~ (the “Merger ~~Agreement~~”) of the Company with a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy Incorporated. OnThe ~~August~~notice 25stated that, ~~2017~~several days prior to closing of the Merger, (a) the Westar ~~Energy~~Stock Fund will close to new investments and ~~Great~~(b) ~~Plains~~there ~~Energy~~will ~~filed~~be a ~~joint~~limited ~~application~~blackout ~~with~~period during which transactions in the ~~Kansas~~Westar ~~Corporation~~Stock ~~Commission~~Fund ~~(“KCC”)~~will ~~requesting~~not ~~approval~~be permitted. The blackout period is expected to commence several days prior to the closing of the ~~transactions~~Merger, ~~contemplated~~and bycould last up to 14 days. The Company is unable to determine the closing date of the Merger ~~Agreement~~and it is therefore unable to determine the exact dates for the blackout period.

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A copy of the notice that was sent by the Company to its directors and executive officers is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Westar Energy, Inc., dated May 1, 2018

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:	~~March~~May 71, 2018	By:	/s/ Larry D. Irick
		Name:	Larry D. Irick
		Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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