May 2, 2017   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Great Plains Energy Announces Rescheduled Date and Time for First Quarter 2017 Earnings

Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) announced today that it will reschedule the release of its 2017 first quarter earnings announcement to Thursday, May 4, 2017, before the market opens. The Company’s quarterly earnings webcast has also been rescheduled for Thursday, May 4, 2017, at 9 a.m. ET. Terry Bassham, chairman, president and chief executive officer and Kevin Bryant, senior vice president – finance and strategy and chief financial officer will discuss first quarter 2017 earnings, operating results and address the May 4, 2017 deadline for filing a Petition for Reconsideration of the Kansas Corporation Commission’s April 19, 2017 Order denying approval for Great Plains Energy’s acquisition of Westar Energy. Supplemental financial information and the earnings presentation will be available after 8:30 a.m. ET on May 4, on the Great Plains Energy website at www.greatplainsenergy.com.

Stockholders, analysts and other interested parties may access the earnings call by dialing (888) 353-7071 (U.S./Canada) or (724) 498-4416 (international) using pass code 4054800. A replay of the webcast will be available on Great Plains Energy’s website and telephonically through May 11, 2017, at (855) 859-2056 (U.S./Canada) or (404) 537-3406 (international), pass code 4054800.

ABOUT GREAT PLAINS ENERGY

Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company use KCP&L as a brand name. More information about the companies is available on the Internet at: www.greatplainsenergy.com or www.kcpl.com.