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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 |
For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 |
For
the transition period from to
Commission
File Number 1-3523
Westar
Energy, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Kansas
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48-0290150
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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818
South Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66612 (785)
575-6300
(Address,
including Zip code and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s
principal executive offices)
Securities
registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common
Stock, par value $5.00 per share
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New
York Stock Exchange
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(Title
of each class)
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(Name
of each exchange on which registered)
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Securities
registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:
Preferred Stock, 4-1/2%
Series, $100 par value
(Title
of Class)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days. Yes  No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent
filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein,
and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge,
in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference
in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes No
The aggregate market value of the voting common equity
held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $1,095,919,835
at June 28, 2002.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of
the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.
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Common
Stock, par value $5.00 per share
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71,809,320
shares
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(Class)
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(Outstanding
at March 14, 2003)
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